How did the LNER Class A4 set the world speed record for steam trains? We break down the science, mechanics, and history behind this legendary locomotive. The Long Shadow Of Bill Clinton Over The ...

A total of 35 ‘A4’ class Pacifics were in traffic for the summer of 1938 and these were working the LNER’s principal expresses. On August 31, 1939, the last streamlined trains operated ...

Its collection includes the legendary LNER A4 Pacific No. 4468 Mallard—the fastest steam locomotive ever built—reaching 126 mph in 1938. Housed in a former steam-era roundhouse, the museum’s ...

At 3.15pm, the Steam Locomotive LNER A4 No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley crossed the King Edward Bridge over the Tyne on its journey north to Edinburgh in the year of LNER's 100th anniversary.

The locomotive, built at Doncaster works, is a member of the LNER A4 Pacific class, which was designed by Sir Nigel Gresley himself. The train entered service in 1937 as No 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley ...