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03/07/1938 Steam locomotive Mallard sets world's speed record 203 km/h

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MALLARD 75 - The Great Goodbye at Shildon National Railway Museum 2014

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"Best Of British"- The Mallard A-4 Streamliner Loco.

Mallard is the holder of the world speed record for steam locomotives at 203 km/h. The record was achieved on the slight downward grade of Stoke Bank south of Grantham on the East Coast Main Line, and the highest speed was recorded at milepost 90¼, between Little Bytham and Essendine.