The A4 series of locomotives includes the freshly painted garter blue Mallard, which broke the world speed record by travelling at 126mph on the East Coast Mainline in 1938. The six surviving A4 ...

Based on a French racing blue used on one of Bugatti’s race cars, the Mallard was painted in Garter Blue. Bearing the number 4468, Mallard left the Doncaster works railway workshop in March 1938.

THE National Railway Museum in York has announced model company Hornby will sponsor its biggest event this year. The 75th anniversary celebrations of Mallard breaking the world steam record will ...