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.

THE first Azuma train on the East Coast Main Line has been named to mark the centenary of the LNER. At York station this morning, an unveiling ceremony took place evoking the days when named engines ...

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Mallard broke the world speed record for steam in 1938 at 126mph (203km/h) near Grantham, Lincolnshire The world's fastest steam locomotive has been moved onto the tracks at York station for the first ...

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