Editing Streamliner (section)

==== Europe ====
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[[File:Schienenzeppelin Steilrampe.jpg|thumb|right|The Schienenzeppelin on the [[Erkrath|Erkrath-Hochdahl]] steep ramp in 1931]]
[[File:Mallard at Keighley 331767.jpg|thumb|[[LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard|LNER Class A4 4468 ''Mallard'']] traveling through [[Keighley]] in [[West Yorkshire]] in 1988]] 
[[File:NS_Loc_%27Potvis%27.jpg|thumb|Nederlandse Spoorwegen class 3700/3800 steam locomotive 3804, circa 1936]]
[[File:2-3-2В.jpg|thumb|right|Pre-WWII Soviet type 2-3-2V]]

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* '''Germany, 1930:''' The first high-speed streamliner in Germany was the ''[[Schienenzeppelin]]'', an experimental propeller-driven single car, built in 1930. On 21 June 1931, the car set a speed record of {{cvt|230.2|km/h|mph|1}} on a run between [[Berlin]] and [[Hamburg]]. In 1932 the propeller was removed and a hydraulic system installed. The Schienenzeppelin made {{cvt|180|km/h|mph|0}} in 1933.
** '''1932:''' The Schienenzeppelin led to the construction of the [[Diesel locomotive#Diesel-electric|diesel-electric]] [[DRG Class SVT 877]] "Flying Hamburger". This two-car train set had 98 seats and a top speed of {{cvt|160|km/h|mph|0}}. In regular service with the [[Deutsche Reichsbahn]], starting on 15 May 1933, this train ran the {{convert|286|km|mi|abbr=off}} between Hamburg and Berlin in 138 minutes with an average speed of {{cvt|124.4|km/h|mph|1}}.
** '''1934/1935:''' The SVT 877 was the prototype for the [[DRG Class SVT 137]], first built in for use in the [[FDt]] express train service. In test drives, the SVT 137 "Bauart Leipzig" set a world speed record of {{cvt|205|km/h|mph|0}} in 1936. The fastest regular service with the SVT 137 was between [[Hannover]] and [[Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia|Hamm]] with an average speed of {{cvt|132.2|km/h|mph|1}}. This service lasted until 22 August 1939.
** '''1935:''' [[Henschel & Son]], a major manufacturer of steam locomotives, introduced the 4-6-4 [[DRG Class 05]] high speed streamliner locomotives for use on the ''Deutsche Reichsbahn'' Frankfurt am Main to Berlin route.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wN8DAAAAMBAJ&q=Popular+Science+1935+plane+%22Popular+Mechanics%22&pg=PA541|page=541|title=Locomotive with Streamline Shell is Designed for Speed|magazine=Popular Mechanics|date=October 1935|volume=64|issue=4|access-date=25 November 2014|archive-date=17 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517155433/https://books.google.com/books?id=wN8DAAAAMBAJ&q=Popular+Science+1935+plane+%22Popular+Mechanics%22&pg=PA541|url-status=live}}</ref> Three examples were built in 1935–36. Built for top speeds of over {{cvt|85|mph|km/h|0}}, the DRG Class 05 locomotives soon proved much faster in test runs. The DRG 05-002 made seven runs in 1935–36 during which it attained top speeds of more than {{cvt|177|km/h}} with trains up to {{cvt|254|t|ST|}} weight.
** '''11 May 1936:''' The DRG 05-002 set the [[Railway speed record#Steam|world speed record for steam locomotives]] after reaching {{cvt|200.4|km/h}} on the [[Berlin–Hamburg Railway|Berlin–Hamburg line]] while hauling a {{convert|197|t|ST|adj=on}} train. The locomotive's engine power was more than {{cvt|2535|kW|ihp|lk=on}}.
** '''30 May 1936:''' The DRG 05-002 set an unbroken start-stop speed record for steam locomotives. During the return run from a {{convert|190|km/h|adj=on}} test on the Berlin-Hamburg route it did the ~{{convert|113|km|mi|abbr=off}} from Wittenberg to a signal stop before Berlin-Spandau in 48 min 32 s, meaning {{cvt|139.4|km/h}} average between start and stop. The DRG 05-002 was for a time the official holder of the world top speed record for steam locomotives.

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* '''Austria/Poland, 1933:''' In the 1930s, streamlined [[Luxtorpeda]] diesel units that Austrian and later Polish manufacturers constructed were reaching speeds of up to {{cvt|140|km/h|mph|0}} in Poland.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} 
**'''1937:''' The first Polish streamlined steam locomotive [[PKP class Pm36|Pm36-1]] ({{cvt|140|km/h|disp=or}}) pulled the [[Nord Express]] between Poland and France ([[Paris]]). This locomotive was awarded golden medal in the [[Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne|World Expo in Paris]] in 1937.<ref>{{cite book|first=Bogdan|last=Pokropiński|title=Parowozy normalnotorowe produkcji polskiej|trans-title=Normal gauge steam locomotives of Polish manufacture|place= Warsaw|publisher=Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Łączności|year=2007|isbn=978-83-206-1617-0|language=pl|pages=112–114}}</ref>

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* '''United Kingdom, 1934:''' Development of streamlined passenger services began in the UK. The [[Great Western Railway]] introduced relatively low-speed streamlined [[railcar]]s (known as "[[GWR railcars|flying bananas]]").
**'''1935''' The [[London and North Eastern Railway]] (LNER) introduced the "Silver Jubilee" service using streamlined [[LNER Class A4|A4 class]] steam locomotives and full length trains rather than railcars.
**'''1937:''' The [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway]] (LMS) introduced its "Coronation Scot" service using the [[LMS Coronation Class|Princess Coronation Class]] streamlined locomotives,  achieving a speed of {{cvt|114|mph|km/h}} near [[Crewe railway station|Crewe]] on its inaugural run. 
** '''1938:''' The LNER locomotive ''[[LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard|Mallard]]'', which had been built for "Silver Jubilee" service, set on a test run a still unsurpassed official record for the highest top speed attained by a steam locomotive {{cvt|126|mph|km/h|0}}.

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* '''Czechoslovakia, 1934:''' [[Czechoslovak State Railways]] ordered two motor railcars with maximum speed {{cvt|130|km/h|mph|0}}. They were constructed by [[Tatra (company)|Tatra]] company, which was producing the first streamlined mass-produced automobile [[Tatra 77]] at that time. The railcar project was led by Tatra chief designer [[Hans Ledwinka]] and received streamlined design by [[Paul Jaray]]. The railcars were unique thanks to the patented transmission system invented by [[Josef Sousedík]]—at lower speeds, it worked like [[petrol-electric transmission]] and at around {{cvt|82|km/h|mph|0}} it automatically switched to direct mechanical transmission without any gear. Thanks to this the railcars had good acceleration, low fuel consumption and were easy to drive. Both [[ČSD Class M 290.0]] were delivered in 1936, one of them reached {{cvt|148|km/h|mph|0}} during a test run. They were run on the Czechoslovak prominent route [[Bratislava]]-[[Prague]] under "[[Slovenská strela]]" ([[Slovak language|Slovak]] for "Slovak Arrow") brand.

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* '''Italy, 1934:''' State-owned railway company [[Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane|Ferrovie dello Stato]] (FS) developed the [[FS Class ETR 200]], a three-unit electric streamliner. The first of those trains entered revenue service in 1937.
** '''6 December 1937:''' An ETR 200 made a top speed of {{cvt|201|km/h|mph|0}} between Campoleone and Cisterna on the run Rome-Naples. 
** '''1939:''' The ETR 212 made {{cvt|203|km/h|mph|0}}. The {{cvt|219|km|mi}} journeys from Bologna to Milan were made in 77 minutes, meaning an average of {{cvt|171|km/h|mph|0}}.

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* '''Netherlands, 1934:''' [[Nederlandse Spoorwegen]] (NS) introduced in the [[:nl:Mat '34|Materieel 34]] (DE3), a three unit {{convert|140|km/h|mph|0|adj=on}} streamlined diesel-electric trainset. An electric version, [[:nl:Mat '36|Materieel 36]], went into service in 1936.
** '''1930s:''' The NS developed in the 1930s a streamlined version of the class [[NS 3700|3700/3800]] steam locomotive, nicknamed "potvis" (sperm whale).<ref>{{cite web|title=Nederlands: Stoomlocomotief nr. 3804 (serie 3700/3800) van de NS met stroomlijnbekleding (bijnaam 'Potvis'); circa 1936. Collectie van het Utrechts Archief|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NS_Loc_%27Potvis%27.jpg|access-date=8 November 2018|archive-date=17 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517155415/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NS_Loc_%27Potvis%27.jpg|url-status=live}}</ref>
** '''1940:''' The "Dieselvijf" (DE5), a {{convert|160|km/h|mph|0|adj=on}} top speed five unit diesel-electric trainset based on DE3, completed the Dutch streamliner fleet. In test runs, a DE5 ran {{cvt|175|km/h|mph|0}}
** '''1940:''' The electric {{ill|Materieel 40|nl|Mat '40}} was built.

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* '''Soviet Union, 1937:''' On the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the [[October Revolution]], the Soviet [[Kolomna Locomotive Works]] produced two examples of the wind-tunnel designed SŽD series {{ill|2-3-2K|ru|2-3-2К}} (4-6-4 Whyte Notation) streamliner locomotive for Moscow-Leningrad service. In testing, it was shown capable of speeds greater than {{cvt|150|km/h}}—{{cvt|170|km/h}} in test ride—and it entered service in 1938.<ref name=rakow>{{cite magazine|first=Vitaliy|last=Rakov|magazine=Tekhnika Molodyozhi|issue=9/1974|title=Posledniy rekord skorosti parovozov|trans-title=Last steam engine speed record|lang=ru}}</ref> Production of the series was canceled with the onset of World War II.
** '''1938:''' One example of SŽD series {{ill|2-3-2V|ru|2-3-2В}} (4-6-4 Whyte Notation) express train locomotive, with bullet-like fairing, was produced by [[Luhanskteplovoz|Voroshilovgrad Locomotive Works]]. In 1957 it reached a speed of {{cvt|175|km/h}} in test ride, what was the last steam locomotive record in the USSR.<ref name=rakow/>