The last passenger steam train in the U.K. was decommissioned ... paint job—complete with its iconic black-and-blue color palette. Today, the Mallard enjoys a prominent perch at the museum.

LNER Class 4 engine broke the world speed record of 126mph along the East Coast Line new Grantham in July 1938 The locomotive has been reunited with its five sister trains at the National Railway ...

He authorised them to have a go at the record, but did not tell the members of a speed-recording dynamometer car, which was attached to Mallard together with six coaches, until the train left on her ...

The Mallard was among famous steam ... train drivers — figures show that just 10% of train drivers in England, Scotland and Wales are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

July 3, 1938 was the day Gresley marked out for Mallard to break the English record held by LMS. A reduced length train with six of the eight cars of a set along with a dynamometer car to record ...