Template:Did you know nominations/William Buchanan (locomotive designer)

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The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 06:01, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

William Buchanan (locomotive designer)

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No. 999 locomotive

• ... that William Buchanan designed the first vehicle (pictured) to exceed 100 miles per hour?
  • Source 1 - On May 10, 1893, the 999 became the fastest land vehicle when it reached a record speed of 112.5 mph. The 999 maintained the record for a decade. Designed by William Buchanan and manufactured by the New York Central Railroad in West Albany, New York in 1893, the 999 was commissioned to haul the Empire State Express, which ran from Syracuse to Buffalo.
  • Source 2 - Perlman, at a lunch attended by railroad leaders, recalled that famous day when 999, pulling the Empire State express, became the first engine to thrill passengers with a ride exceeding 100 miles an hour. ENGINE 999 had been built for speed, developed by the famous locomotive designer William Buchanan.
  • Source 3 - So he commissioned William Buchanan, the premier locomotive designer of the day, to build an engine that could exceed 100 m.p.h.

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Created by Doug Coldwell (talk). Self-nominated at 22:01, 1 June 2022 (UTC).

• New enough. Long enough. Article is well sourced, including the interesting hook. I have tweaked the hook ("man-made" seems redundant). Image suitably licensed for main page. QPQ done. NPOV throughout. Earwig and spot checking found no copyvio or plagiarism issues. Good to go. Edwardx (talk)

Sorry, but Flying Scotsman was the first locomotive to officially go over 100 mph. GreatLakesShips 🤘 (talk - contribs) 12:11, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

• Only the British say that. This should NOT be debated here, as this is an approved DYK hook that may even get the picture of the actual 999 train locomotive that broke the 100 MPH limit in 1893 put on the Main page when it becomes a published Did You Know.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:13, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
• William Buchanan designed the first train locomotive that was properly recorded as exceeding 100 miles per hour. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 18:52, 7 June 2022 (UTC)