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Hi 21C. i quite believe the speed capabilities of the bulieds. especialy the merchant navy class. plenty of power and free running ability. would dearly love to know the exact maximum speed possible out of a merchant navy. I can assure you that speeds in excess of 100mph used to be a common thing. i personaly witnessed 110 before my driver had to shut off, and that was on a west country class (converted) unless one was ever run flat out on a dynomometer we will never know the truth. lets just say that if ever it were possible to do so I would put my money on a merchant navy against mallard any day, and she would complete her run, Duchess of hamilton proved to be faster than mallard 2 weeks before mallards run and completed the journey without having to be taken off at peterboro. Alas she was not pulling a dynomometer car at the time. however several stop watches present rated her as much faster.
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