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Speed Machines

Introduction

Speed Machines tells the story of eight battles to design and build the fastest car, ship, plane, boat and train. It seems that as soon as we were able to build these vehicles, there was someone who wanted theirs to go faster than anyone else's. In these stories we meet the people who tried everything they knew to beat the competition and we re-live their successes and failures. Above all, we meet the winners – the people who designed, built and then raced the fastest speed machines of their time.

Credits

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Land Speed Record

Bentley versus Mercedes

Cutty Sark and the Great Clippers

Breaking the Sound Barrier

The Speed Boat Kings

Record Breaking Steam Trains

Flying Boats

The Great Ocean Liners

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