Date: 27/01/2012

The National Railway Museum can today confirm that a formal agreement has been reached with transatlantic colleagues to temporarily repatriate two A4 class locomotives to play a part in the celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of Mallard's world record breaking 126mph run down Stoke Bank on 3 July 1938. [From Richard Buckby]

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Gresley A4 Pacific no 60008 Dwight D Eisenhower prepares to leave the Doncaster stop on 1 September 1962 with the 9.08am Kings Cross - Leeds Central service.
Location: Doncaster
Company: Peterborough to Doncaster Line (Great Northern Railway)
01/09/1962 K A Gray

It didn't get much better than this ... Lineup of top-link locomotives being made ready at Kings Cross shed in October 1959. The four Gresley Pacifics are, from the left, A3 60039 Sandwich, A4 60010 Dominion of Canada, A4 60033 Seagull and A3 60038 Firdaussi.
Location: Kings Cross
Company: London to Peterborough (Great Northern Railway)
04/10/1959 Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney)

Star attraction at Shildon on 23 November 2010 is no 4468 Mallard, seen here in the main exhibition hall. The record-breaker arrived on loan from York NRM in June (having made the journey behind A1 Pacific no 60163 Tornado).
Location: NRM Shildon
Company: National Railway Museum
23/11/2010 John Furnevel