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CSER Class C7 Grand Continental
CSER Class C7 Grand Continental
Power type: Steam
Designer: Cecil Bernat
Builder: Carmo Wheel Yard, later Wheeler Machining
Build date: 1911
CSER Class C7 Grand Continental
The CSER Class C7 Grand Continental is a steam locomotive built in 1911 for the Carmo South-East Railway (CSER) by Carmo Wheel Yard to a design of Cecil Bernat. It was employed on long-distance express Carmo to Greenwall trains by the CSER and its successors. The locomotive set two Corindi records for steam traction, becoming the first Corindi steam locomotive to be officially authenticated at reaching 100 miles per hour (160.9 km/h) on 9 November 1915.
Retired from regular service in 1953 after covering 2.08 million miles, the Grand Continental enjoyed considerable fame in preservation under a series of private owners and benefactors, and finally the Corindi National Museum of Science and Industry (CNMSI).
As well as hauling enthusiast specials in Corindia, the locomotive has been on several tours of The Western Isles. The Grand Continental has been described as Corindia's most famous steam locomotive, and consistently pulls full carriages of rail enthusiasts when going on cross country tours.
The Grand Continental and Carriages in CSER regalia
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