Nameplate of 'Mallard', British steam locomotive, National Railway Museum, York, North Yorkshire. Artist: Tony Evans

Nameplate of 'Mallard', British steam locomotive, National Railway Museum, York, North Yorkshire. Artist: Tony Evans

2-548-880 - Timelapse Library Ltd/Heritage-Images

Nameplate of 'Mallard', British steam locomotive, National Railway Museum, York, North Yorkshire. This class A4 locomotive was designed by Sir Nigel Gresley, the chief mechanical engineer for the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) and built at the railway's works in Doncaster in 1938. On Sunday 3 July that year 'Mallard' reached a speed of 126 mph on a straight stretch of track between Grantham and Peterborough, achieving a new world record for steam locomotives which remains unbroken to this day.


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  1. Tony Evans, attributed to: British: Photographer
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  1. Sir Nigel Gresley: British: Steam locomotive engineer

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World Europe United Kingdom England York York

  1. 53 58 00 N , 001 05 00 W

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