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ONE of the world’s most iconic steam locos is to leave York after 35 years at the National Railway Museum. The Mallard, which broke the world steam speed record in 1938 when it reached 126mph, is to ...

A 91-year-old former steam locomotive fireman has been reunited with the famous record-breaking engine he worked on when he was just 16. Len Lowther spent two years as part of the Mallard's crew in ...

Trainspotters were given a rare treat as the Mallard steam locomotive was hauled from its usual home to return to the scene of its record-breaking run 75 years ago. The engine left York, where it is ...

THE sister of the world’s fastest steam locomotive Mallard has joined it on display at the National Railway Museum in York. The Dwight D Eisenhower has been undergoing cosmetic restoration work after ...

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THE locomotive that still holds the record as the world’s fastest steam engine has been officially recognised as one of the great British engineering icons. Some 75 years after the Mallard hurtled its ...

Rail enthusiasts gathered to see a historic locomotive mark a milestone as it raced up the East Coast Main Line at the fastest speed travelled by a steam train in almost half a century. Bittern, an A4 ...

Thousands of pounds has been raised to mark the grave of the driver who set the world steam record with Mallard. The Doncaster-built locomotive hit 126 mph (203 km/h) in 1938, with Joseph Duddington ...