Date: 03/07/2013

A world record-breaking locomotive has received its final clean and polish ahead of its 75th anniversary celebrations. On 3 July 1938 the Mallard steam locomotive reached speeds of 126mph along the East Coast Main Line near Grantham and broke the world steam record - a record which still stands today.

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How to drive the world record-breaking steam train Mallard: Locomotive gets a final clean and polish ahead of celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of its 126mph landmark journey

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The Mallard locomotive is reuniting with its five sister trains at the National Railway Museum in York this week to celebrate 75 years since the steam engine broke the world steam speed record in Grantham in 1938.

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60022 Mallard heading north near Little Benton Sidings, south of Benton Quarry Junction, on 2 June 1962. The train is the RCTS/SLS Aberdeen Flyer rail tour. 60022 had brought the special from Kings Cross and would hand over to classmate 60004 William Whitelaw at Waverley for the remainder of the journey to Aberdeen.
Location: Little Benton South Signal Box
Company: Newcastle and Berwick Railway
02/06/1962 K A Gray

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

Co-located around the NRM turntable, ahead of the speed record breaking 75th anniversary, are repatriated 60008 Dwight D Eisenhower and resident 4468 (60022) Mallard. The now shiny BR Green of 60008 contrasts with the LNER Garter Blue of its sister. The other four surviving A4s will join them later this summer for the full reunion.
Location: National Railway Museum York
Company: National Railway Museum
20/04/2013 Mark Bartlett