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.

Sir Nigel Gresley’s innovative A4 engines changed the way the British rail industry looked - and travelled – before setting the world steam record “Stewards spilt drinks and passengers clutched their ...

Yorkshire will always be associated with the world famous Class A4 steam locomotives, all 35 of which were built in Doncaster between 1935 and 1938. Those still surviving are as popular today as in ...

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