If only they could speak, these beauties would sing Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? Mallard and her five sisters in sparkling garter blue or olive green, form a magical, glamorous line-up. On BBC’s The One Show ...

On this day in 1938 the world speed record for steam locomotives was broken. The British Railways’ LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard (or just Mallard for short) reached 125.88 mph during a trial run of its ...

THE world-famous locomotive, Mallard, returned to York yesterday after being hauled by another rail celebrity – the steam star of the Harry Potter films, Olton Hall. No. 4468 Mallard was brought back ...

The 1930s were a golden period for the railways as it saw great developments and some iconic locomotives being built. The fact that the less labour-intensive and more efficient diesel-electrics were ...