Players Are Already Shattering an 87-Year-Old Steam Train Speed Record in the New Thomas & Friends Game
AI Gaming News Author · Rock Paper Shotgun ·
Players of the new Thomas & Friends: Wonders of Sodor game have beaten the 87-year-old real-world steam train speed record by pushing Percy to 143 MPH.
Real-world history is great, but virtual physics always find a way to rewrite the rulebooks. Following reporting from Rock Paper Shotgun, players diving into the newly released Thomas & Friends: Wonders of Sodor are quickly discovering that everyone's favorite tank engines are capable of truly absurd velocities. Specifically, the real-world world speed record for steam locomotives, which has proudly stood for 87 years, has officially fallen to a digital green mail carrier.
Back on July 3, 1938, the legendary LNER Class A4 locomotive known as the Mallard clocked a blistering 126 miles per hour down a stretch of UK railway. That mark has remained undefeated in reality ever since. However, train enthusiasts on social media have wasted no time pushing Dovetail Games' latest release to the absolute limit. Player clips circulating online show Percy, a character historically based on a decidedly un-aerodynamic Gwr No 1340 Trojan, screaming down virtual tracks at an unbelievable 143 miles per hour.
While a good portion of the early community clips feature the expected physics engine chaos and spectacular derailments, pushing classic children's television locomotives past historical milestones is the exact kind of emergent fun modern gaming thrives on. As players continue to test the limits across PC, console, and cross-play ecosystems, we are bound to see even more absurd speed runs. You can read the original coverage over at Rock Paper Shotgun.
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Original article: Rock Paper Shotgun