| Date |
Country |
Stretch/Track |
Speed kph |
Speed mph |
Locomotive/train |
Wheels |
remarks |
| ??-??-1848 | USA | Boston - Lawrence (Mass) | 96.5 | 60 | Boston & Maine "Antelope" | 4-4-0 | First "mile a minute" Unconfirmed |
| 11-5-1848 | GB | Paddington - Didcot | 107.8 | 67 | GWR "Great Britain" (Iron Duke Class) | 2-2-2 | Unconfirmed |
| ??-06-1854 | GB | Bristol & Exeter Railway | 131.6 | 81.8 | Rothwell & Co. Pearson class | 4-2-4T | Unconfirmed |
| 09-05-1893 | USA | New York - Chicago (NYC) | 165.4 | 102.8 | Empire State Express #999 | 4-4-0 | 1st 100+ mph World record (Unconfirmed) |
| 11-05-1893 | USA | New York - Chicago (NYC) | 181 | 112.5 | Empire State Express #999 | 4-4-0 | Unconfirmed - recognised as 81,8 mph (131,6 km/h) |
| ??-??-1899 | USA | Camden-Atlantic City (P&R) | 170.6 | 106 | Atlantic #1027 "Seashore Flyer" | 4-4-2 | Unconfirmed |
| ??-??-1902 | USA | AY Tower - Elida Ohio (Pennsylvania) | 204.5 | 127.1 | Pennsylvania Special Class E2 #7002 | 4-4-2 | Unconfirmed |
| ??-??-1903 | GB | Hullavington - Lit Summerfield (GWR) | 192.9 | 119.9 | 2903 "Lady of Lyons" | 4-6-0 | Unconfirmed |
| GB | Exeter - Taunton (GWR) | 164.6 | 102.3 | #3440 "City of Truro" | 4-4-0 | Unofficial but accepted |
| 11/06/1905 | USA | New York - Chicago (PRR) | 185 | 115 | E2 7002 "Atlantic" | 4-4-2 | Unconfirmed |
| 02/07/1907 | D | Munich - Augsburg | 154.5 | 96 | Bayerischen S 2/6 #3201 | 4-4-4 | Record in continental Europe |
| ??-??-1907 | F | ? | 170 | 105.6 | Chemins de Fer du Nord | | Unconfirmed record in continental Europe |
| 11/06/1927 | USA | Washington - New York (PRR) | 185 | 114.9 | E6 "Atlantic" #460 | 4-4-2 | Unconfirmed. Loc with 2 coaches only |
| 30/11/1934 | GB | Grantham - Peterborough (LNER) | 161 | 100 | A1 #4472 "Flying Scotsman" | 4-6-2 | Speed and data exactly registered |
| 05/03/1935 | GB | Grantham - Peterborough (LNER) | 173.8 | 107.9 | A3 #2750 "Papyrus" | 4-6-2 | Speed and data exactly registered |
| 08/05/1935 | USA | Milwaukee - New Lisbon (MRR) | 181 | 112.5 | Class A Nr.2 "Atlantic" (Hiawatha) | 4-4-2 | Speed maintained over a distance of 22.5 km |
| 27/09/1935 | GB | London - Newcastle (LNER) | 181 | 112.5 | A4 #2509 "Silver Link" | 4-6-2 | British record |
| 11/05/1936 | D | Friesack - Vietznitz (Hamburg - Berlin) | 200.4 | 124.5 | Borsig 05 002 | 4-6-4 | World record |
| ??-08-1936 | GB | Edinburgh - King's Cross (LNER) | 181.8 | 113 | A4 #2512 "Silver Fox" | 4-6-2 | British record |
| 29/06/1937 | GB | Euston - Glasgow (LMS) | 181.8 | 113 | #6220 "Coronation" | 4-6-2 | 114,0 mph (183,4 km/h was claimed |
| 03/07/1938 | GB | Grantham - Peterborough | 202.8 | 126 | A4 #4468 "Mallard" | 4-6-2 | World record |
| 05/08/1937 | USA | Chicago - St. Paul (MRR) | 206 | 128 | Milwaukee Class A "Atlantic" | 4-4-2 | Unconfirmed |
| ??-??-1938 | USA | Chicago - St. Paul (MRR) | 206 | 128 | Milwaukee Class F-7 "Baltic" | 4-6-4 | Unconfirmed |
| ??-??-1938 | USA | Chicago - New York (NYC) | 263.9 | 164 | ALCO Class J3 "Hudson" | 4-6-4 | Peak speed |
| 15/03/1946 | USA | Chicago - Crestline (PRR) | 227 | 141 | Class S1 #6100 | 6-4-4-6 | Unofficial world record |
