As to any suggestion that Stroudley's engines were not free-running at high speed, this was of little moment with 60 m.p.h. laid down as the limit at that time.
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Free-running
Synonyms for "free-running"
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It is the Bulleid Pacifics of the Southern Region, which all observers of locomotive performance know to be among the freest running engines in the country.
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