Old travel Blog photograph of the steam locomotive, named Papyrus, at St. Margaret's Shed in Edinburgh, Scotland. The first engine shed, a roundhouse, and the workshops comprising St. Margaret's, were built atop a historic well by the North British Railway in 1845. Number 60096 Papyrus once held the world speed record for steam locomotives at 108 mph. Papyrus hit its top speed hauling 243 tons of cargo behind it, which is an incredible feat.
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