Czech rail records
The fastest steam locomotive
Locomotive 498.106 ČSD, nicknamed Albatross, reached top speed 162 km/h on railway test circuit Velim (August 27, 1964)
High-speed rail in the United Kingdom
Various claims exist for the first locomotive to break the barrier, notably the Great Western Railway's "City of Truro" (1904) and the LNER's "Flying Scotsman" (1934). Locomotive power capable of reaching has existed in Britain since 1938, when the LNER's "Mallard" broke the steam locomotive speed record.