Events on May 9 in history

GWR 3700 Class 3440 City of Truro (May 9, 1904)

The steam locomotive City of Truro becomes the first steam engine in Europe to exceed 100 mph (160 km/h).

GWR 3700 Class 3440 City of Truro is a 4-4-0 steam locomotive built in 1903 for the Great Western Railway (GWR) at Swindon Works to a design by George Jackson Churchward. It was partially rebuilt in 1911 and 1915, and renumbered 3717 in 1912. Although it is a point of contention, some believe the locomotive to be the first to attain a speed of 100 miles per hour (160.9 km/h) during a run from Plymouth to London Paddington in 1904.

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GWR 3700 Class 3440 City of Truro

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Events on 1904

17 Jan

The Cherry Orchard
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3 Mar

Thomas Edison
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany becomes the first person to make a sound recording of a political document, using Thomas Edison's phonograph cylinder.
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The Book of the Law
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Cy Young
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Events on May 9 in history

GWR 3700 Class 3440 City of Truro (May 9, 1904)

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The Cherry Orchard

Thomas Edison

The Book of the Law

Cy Young

Vacuum tube