THE record-breaking locomotive LNER class A4 4468 Mallard - holder of the world’s speed record for steam traction by rail - arrived at Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon last week. THE ...

On this day in 1938 the world speed record for steam locomotives was broken. The British Railways’ LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard (or just Mallard for short) reached 125.88 mph during a trial run of its ...

Mallard is the only surviving A4 in LNER livery and in as-built original condition with side valances (although the valances are replicas). ******* LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado- No. 60163 ...

The LNER Class A4 earned its place in history as the fastest steam locomotive ever built, with its sleek, aerodynamic design and record-setting run in 1938. In this video, we explore its engineering, ...

The 'great gathering of the six A4 Pacifics took place at Shildon in County Durham - and two came from the USA No. 4468 Mallard hit 126mph on July 3, 1938 at Stoke Bank, near Grantham, Lincs, all-time ...

OF all the world records being broken in London during the Olympics, none are quite as important as this. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our ...

Yorkshire will always be associated with the world famous Class A4 steam locomotives, all 35 of which were built in Doncaster between 1935 and 1938. Those still surviving are as popular today as in ...

If only they could speak, these beauties would sing Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? Mallard and her five sisters in sparkling garter blue or olive green, form a magical, glamorous line-up. On BBC’s The One Show ...

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