TRAINS!

Famous Locomotives

100

This British locomotive supposedly was the first to break 100 mph

GWR City Of Truro

200

This American locomotive supposedly went 100 mph first

New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999

300

This train was made famous by being used for a popular movie franchise

GWR Olton Hall

400

This locomotive DID go 100 mph first, in the year 1934

LNER Flying Scotsman

500

This is the fastest steam locomotive in history

LNER Mallard

Locomotives At War

100

This was Germany's largest gun during WW2, but was too big to be useful

Schwerer Gustav

200

This American narrow gauge locomotive was used during WW1 in the trenches.

Baldwin 10-12d 

300

This type of British locomotive was sent over to the Middle East during WW2 to help keep countries like Turkey neutral.

LMS 8F 

400

This event from the American Civil War, saw Union soldiers stealing a Confederate locomotive, named The General

The Great Locomotive chase

500

This American loco was sent all over the world and thrived in foreign countries.

SR USA class

Famous Railway People

100

This man built the most successful and famous locomotives in history

Sir Nigel Gresley

200

This man revolutionized the use of steam transport by creating the Rocket Locomotive.

George Stephenson 

300

This American engineer invented the sleeper coach on trains.

George Pullman

400

This man is a popular American legend, as he saved the lives of so many people at the cost of his own life.

Casey Jones

500

This man invented the steam engine

Richard Trevithick 

Different heritage railways

100

This is the largest railway museum in Britain.

National Railway Museum

200

This is the only rack railway in Britain.

Snowdon Mountain Railway

300

This miniature railway also in Britain was used in WW2 to transport troops to the coast.

Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway

400

This Narow Gauge railway was the first to be run by volunteers and the first preserved railway.

Tallylyn Railway

500

This standard gauge railway is famous for one of the engines being a character in the show Thomas the Tank Engine, and its vintage collection.

The Bluebell Railway

Weird and failed trains

100

This locomotive used the boiler of a boat to help create more boiler pressure and earned a nickname because it was so secret

LNER Hush Hush

200

This locomotive also used high pressure, and the boiler tubes ended up bursting on the first run

LMS Fury

300

This train both used steam and diesel to run

Kitson Still engine

400

This locomotive was built to scam investors.

Holman Locomotive

500

This experimental Russian train was the worst locomotive ever built

Soviet Union AA20