4468 Mallard

4468 Mallard was built at Doncaster in 1938. The A4 class was designed for the North-Eastern Railway by Sir Nigel … More

4468 Mallard was built at Doncaster in 1938. The A4 class was designed for the North-Eastern Railway by Sir Nigel … More

4498 Sir Nigel Gresley

Completed in 1937 this was the 100th Gresley designed Pacific locomotive to be built. It worked its life on the … More

Originally posted on Phil Lambell:
THEY’RE just machines aren’t they? One hundred and two tons of metal forged and hammered into…

4496 was built in 1937 and was originally destined to be called Sparrowhawk. However, when it left the works, it … More

Bittern was built in 1937. It spent most of its working life on the East Coast mainline, particularly hauling the … More

4489 has gone under a number of different name changes during its life. It was originally to be called Buzzard, … More

Built in 197, this A4 pacific locomotive was originally due to be called Osprey, in keeping with the bird themed … More

4468 Mallard was built at Doncaster in 1938. The A4 class was designed for the North-Eastern Railway by Sir Nigel … More

Originally posted on Chasewaterstuff's Railway & Canal Blog:
National Railway Museum The Great Gathering 3 – 17 July We’re nearly a week away…