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LNER4468-07

The fastest steam locomotive in the World; London & North Eastern Railway 4-6-2 A4 Class 4468 'Mallard' is pictured on display in the Great Hall at the National Railway Museum. This loco reached 126 miles per hour on July 3rd, 1938, a feat which no steam locomotive has since beaten.

 

This loco was renumbered 22 before becoming British Railways 60022 following the Nationalisation of Britain's railways in 1947.

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Uploaded on June 6, 2022
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