Card No. 36

The answers

1. Since 1764

   A lighthouse on Sandy Hook, New Jersey

   Still going

   Sandy Hook Light is the oldest working lighthouse in the US. It was built 500 feet from the tip of the hook. Drifting sand has since left it about 1.5 miles inland.

2. Since 1923

   A steam locomotive built in Doncaster

   Still going

   Flying Scotsman is touring Britain in 2026, from York to the Great Central Railway to Shildon. In 1934 it was the first steam engine officially clocked at 100 mph.

3. Since 1860

   Mail carried across the American West by relay riders

   Done for 1861

   The Pony Express lasted about 18 months. The transcontinental telegraph connected on October 24, 1861, and the Pony Express announced it was closing two days later.

4. Since 1986

   Mir, a Soviet space station

   Done for 2001

   Mir was deorbited on March 23, 2001, after 15 years. Valeri Polyakov lived aboard for 437 days straight, which is still the record for one spaceflight.

5. Since 1948

   The boxy Land Rover made in Solihull, England

   Done for 2016

   Production ended at 9:22 am on Jan 29, 2016, after just over 2 million Series and Defender models. The last one wore plate H166 HUE, a nod to the first Land Rover, HUE 166.