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Originally Posted by TheSoundCollector
I took a class 37 up to 136mph! I don't doubt that the real thing can exceed the '80mph max' printed in the cab, but by how much I wonder?
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Not a lot, the windings on the traction motors would disintegrate. The class 47s had a max speed of 95 mph but the 47/7s on the Edinburgh-Glasgow push pull services could run at 100mph. Only modification done was a yellow sticker on the driver's desk saying they could run at 100mph in push pull formation. They were worked so hard the brake blocks had to be replaced at every "A" exam, 55 hours in traffic.