Duddington was known as a driver capable of piloting a steam train at sustained speed. Well-armed in that regard, the Mallard set off on that fateful July Sunday with additional crew (though not ...

75 years ago Mallard set record for the fastest steam locomotive hurtling down the East Coast Main Line at 126mph Yesterday the iconic train was being towed by its sister loco the Union of South ...

Mallard’s record was set on July 3, 1938 ... great-grandfather had been ‘specially-chosen for the task’ by the train’s designer, the engineer Sir Nigel Gresley. Other members of the ...

Seventy-five years ago today, a new world record was set deep in ... ago today the Mallard steam locomotive travelled at speeds that remain unmatched by any other steam train, three-quarters ...

Just over 75 years ago, the Mallard set the world record for the fastest ... It has three cylinders that kept the train stable at high speeds and its wheels were 6ft 8in tall - giving the train ...

Top topiarist Brian Childs' privit-themed bush is so convincing kids can even hitch a ride on the replica of the 1938 Mallard WACKY Brian Childs has cut his hedge into a 7ft-high replica of the ...

Mallard broke the world speed record for steam in 1938 at 126mph (203km/h). It came out of the National Railway Museum earlier to launch train operator LNER's new Azuma service from York ...

Mallard, the Doncaster-built steam legend, was regularly driven by Ron Birch. He recalled how he would get 165 tonnes of steam train cantering along at three-figure speeds. The record-breaking ...