Performance
They were able to haul 275 ton trains at an average of 50 mph, with a top speed, on lighter trains, of 85 mph, taking part in the 1895 Race to the North. GNR Stirling No 775 made the 82 miles to York in 1 hour 16 minutes. This means an average speed of 64.7 mph = 108 km/h.
Members of the 1894 series were originally built weighing 49.55 long tons (50.35 t) but following two high-speed derailments in 1895 the weight was reduced to 48,755 long tons (49,537 t).
.
Read more about this topic: GNR Stirling 4-2-2
Famous quotes containing the word performance:
“True balance requires assigning realistic performance expectations to each of our roles. True balance requires us to acknowledge that our performance in some areas is more important than in others. True balance demands that we determine what accomplishments give us honest satisfaction as well as what failures cause us intolerable grief.”
—Melinda M. Marshall (20th century)
“The value of old age depends upon the person who reaches it. To some men of early performance it is useless. To others, who are late to develop, it just enables them to finish the job.”
—Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)
“No performance is worth loss of geniality. ‘Tis a cruel price we pay for certain fancy goods called fine arts and philosophy.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)