Railroads transformed the world. They stitched together cities and continents, turning once-distant destinations into ...

The world's fastest ever steam locomotive is to return to the district where it broke the record. Mallard reached a top speed of 126mph (203km/h) after passing through Grantham, Lincolnshire ...

World record-setting engine, the Mallard, was the "high point of achievement" for British steam locomotive industry, a campaigner has said. Henry Cleary, from the Mallard Grantham Partnership ...

The steam locomotive Mallard has left York to travel to Grantham to celebrate its world speed record set in 1938. Mallard hit a top speed of 126 mph (203km/h) on the East Coast mainline 75 years ...

Just over 75 years ago, the Mallard set the world record for the fastest ever steam locomotive when it hurtled down the East Coast Main Line at just under 126mph. On July 3, 1938, the No. 4468 ...

On July 3, 1938 Mallard became the world’s fastest steam locomotive, reaching 126mph on the East Coast Main Line and breaking a German record of 124mph set in 1936. And, last year, almost a ...

Also shortlisted is Ann Emily Carr’s 1980s painting Mallard, which holds the 126mph steam locomotive speed record, travelling over the River Tweed. On the west coast, The Coronation Scot ...

and of course her ride in the A4 did not get close to the world speed record for a steam locomotive of 125 mph — more than 201 km/h — set by the 4468 Mallard A4 on July 3, 1938. Pietermaritzburg’s ...

It was 75 years ago on Wednesday that the mighty Mallard, designed by Sir Nigel Gresley, set the world steam locomotive speed record by reaching 126mph on the East Coast mainline near Grantham.

is one of the most iconic railway museums in the world. Its collection includes the legendary LNER A4 Pacific No. 4468 Mallard—the fastest steam locomotive ever built—reaching 126 mph in 1938.