The coal was hot. The crew were ready. On July 3rd, 1938, the 4468 Mallard, an A4-class steam locomotive, was performing an alleged brake test for its London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) owners.

Seventy-five years ago a world record was achieved by a steam engine called Mallard. Its design inspired by Bugatti motor cars, the A4 Pacific class locomotive thundered along the east coast ...

The A4 Class locomotives, including the Doncaster-built record-breaker, Mallard, are being displayed together in York's National Railway Museum Six steam locomotives have been gathered in York in ...

Sadly, the anniversary was marred by a spat over whether sculptor Hazel Reeves’s design should feature a mallard duck, in reference to one of his most famous engines, the Class A4 locomotive Mallard.

Ron Birch, a former fireman and driver on the Mallard inside the cab of the locomotive Credit: Anna Gowthorpe/PA Wire Mr Birch regularly drove various A4-class locos, including the Mallard ...

His A4 class of locomotive cut the journey between King’s Cross and Newcastle to just four hours. Number 4468 Mallard, the 28th of 35 A4 class express locomotives, was built at LNER’s ...

Despite its unique place in history, Mallard was one of 35 near identical A4-class locomotives designed by renowned engineer Sir Nigel Gresley - the man behind the Flying Scotsman. The six ...

And yet, it was in this climate that Mallard, the world’s fastest steam ... the first locomotive to break the 100 mph barrier in the U.K. The A4 class of engines that he designed marked the ...

Seventy-five years ago Mallard broke the world speed record for steam locomotives. Bob Gwynne, assistant curator of rail vehicles at York’s National Rail Museum, tells the story of the “secret ...

Mallard was one of 35 near identical A4-class locomotives designed by renowned engineer Sir Nigel Gresley - the man behind the Flying Scotsman.Picture: Rex Features Credit: Rex Features The ...

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The record speed of more than 100mph, that sets the A4s apart from all other locomotives, was established by the A4 class Mallard, built in 1938. When the Union of South Africa arrives in the ...