Loco to mark speed milestone
Rail enthusiasts gathered today to see a historic locomotive mark a milestone by racing at the fastest speed travelled by as steam train in almost half a century.
Mallard takes pride of place at The Great Gathering
The Mallard takes pride of place in the National Railway Museum today. It's to mark the 75th anniversary of the engine setting the world steam record of 126mph in 1938.
Mallard is on display alongside five sister engines for the next fortnight. The exhibition of the six engines is being called The Great Gathering.
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