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GWR 4-4-0 No 3440 City of Truro with a GWR mail coach at the Old Oak Common Open Day 5 August 2000 Digital photo by Peter Hewitt (peter.j.hewitt@btinternet.com - email me for a full-size, uncompressed image)

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On 3 December 2004 City of Truro returned from Plymouth to Bristol and again was in superb form on a brilliantly sunny, but very cold morning. The 4-4-0 is seen here at Combe Fishacre, climbing the 1 in 38 (2.63%) slope of Dainton Bank – again being driven very hard in an (unsuccessful) attempt to capture the eastbound speed record for preserved steam. Photo and scan Roger Griffiths; jrcs@blueyonder.co.uk

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An hour or so later City of Truro made an even more aggressive assault on the fearsome 1 in 36/44 (2.77%/2.27%) grades of Dainton Bank. Seen here on the last section of the hill before entering Dainton Tunnel, the City is travelling at 36.5mph (58.4kph), which was the fastest that any preserved steam locomotive had achieved on this stretch of line. True, the load is light, but what a tremendous performance from a machine 101 years old! Photo and scan Roger Griffiths; jrcs@blueyonder.co.uk

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The first locomotive to break the 100mph barrier (although unconfirmed), the Great Western 4-4-0 loco City of Truro at the Rail200 railfest at National Railway Museum in York. Photo by Chris McKenna 01-06-2004

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A merged view from 3 individual photos of the recordbreaking City of Truro locomotive at the Rail200 railfest at the National Railway Museum, York. Photo by Chris McKenna 01-06-2004.

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3440 'City of Truro' at the recently opened Blaenavon High Level Station on the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway on 18th September 2010, during the GWR 175 celebrations. Photo by David Roberts (dvd.roberts1@gmail.com)

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101-years old outside frame 4-4-0 3440 City of Truro makes a triumphant return to the main line with a special train from Bristol to Kingswear. The Centenarian locomotive – supposedly the first man-made device to attain 100mph (160kph) – hurries past Hewish with its train packed full of spell-bound enthusiasts. 8 May 2004. Photo and scan Roger Griffiths; jrcs@blueyonder.co.uk

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Another outing for 3440 City of Truro came when she piloted 4965 Rood Ashton Hall on an evening special train from Birmingham to Didcot. That sublime pairing of two locomotives in early GWR liveries, is seen by the light of the setting sun, hurrying through the station of Heyford in Oxfordshire.1 July 2004. Photo and scan Roger Griffiths; jrcs@blueyonder.co.uk

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The Centenarian Great Western Railway inside-frame 4-4-0 3440 City of Truro, had another outing to Britain’s West Country on 27 November 2004. Here the City is seen near the eastern portal of Whiteball Tunnel as she makes a very spirited ascent of the 1 in 80 (1.25%) of Wellington Bank. Photo and scan Roger Griffiths; jrcs@blueyonder.co.uk

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Returning to Bristol on 3 December 2004, City of Truro made another amazing assault, this time on the eastbound climb to Whiteball Tunnel. The spirited “old lady” is seen here nearing the summit of 5 miles, (8 kms) of 1 in 115 (0.87%) with speed still in the high Forties (mph) and with steam to spare! Photo and scan Roger Griffiths; jrcs@blueyonder.co.uk

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The world-famous City Of Truro at Bishop’s Lydeard, supposedly the first locomotive in the world to reach 160km/h, or 100 m/h, 20 March 2005 James Robinson (J.Robinson@ex.ac.uk)

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In case anyone needed proof (!!) here’s the nameplate of the City Of Truro at Bishop’s Lydeard, 20 March 2005 James Robinson (J.Robinson@ex.ac.uk)

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The City Of Truro steaming into Bishop’s Lydeard, 20 March 2005. Such was the amount of people on the opposite platform this was the only decent view I could obtain! James Robinson (J.Robinson@ex.ac.uk)

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A not-so-decent view of the legendary City Of Truro as it arrives in Bishop’s Lydeard during the West Somerset Railway’s Steam Gala on the 20 March 2005. James Robinson (J.Robinson@ex.ac.uk)

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GWR 3700-Class 'City' 4-4-0 City of Truro' nameplate & worksplate on GWR 3440 (Date unknown). Photo: Scott Aitken, Scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk) Website: http://wkweb4.cableinet.co.uk/aos/photography

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A Great Western Railway locomotive at Bishop’s Lydeard, 20 March 2005 James Robinson (J.Robinson@ex.ac.uk)