The locomotive was built to pull the new ... the A4s were dubbed “streaks” by rail enthusiasts, and so the “Blue Streak” Mallard—with its provocative Bugatti-inspired Garter Blue ...

the Mallard was painted in Garter Blue. Bearing the number 4468, Mallard left the Doncaster works railway workshop in March 1938. For the first few months, Mallard seemed like just another member ...

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 ...

A statue of railway engineer Sir Nigel Gresley has ... revolutions per minute capable of trains at that time. The mighty blue Mallard was recorded as reaching the awe-inspiring speed of 126mph ...

The Senior Curator at the National Railway Museum in York, Anthony Coulls, says the Mallard exhibition of all surviving A4 locomotives – including two from America and Canada, is a once in a ...

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 ...

SCOTS who worked on the world’s fastest steam locomotive, Mallard, are to take part in the largest ever train crew gathering on Saturday at the National Railway Museum in York. Did you know with ...

Bittern, an A4-class engine which was built in 1937 and is almost identical to the world's fastest steam loco, Mallard. The train, which is carrying 250 passengers, has been granted special ...