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A steam locomotive is a type of locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material to heat water in
LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard is officially the fastest steam locomotive, reaching 126 mph (203 km/h) on 3 July 1938.
JŽ 06-018 steam locomotive, in Ljubljana, Slovenia
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LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard
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LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard is a 4-6-2 steam locomotive built in 1938 for operation on the London and North Eastern Railway at Doncaster Works to a design of Nigel Gresley. Its streamlined, wind tunnel
Steam locomotive
…of the steam era, a longstanding British emphasis on speed culminated in a record, still unbroken, of 126 miles per hour (203 kilometres per hour) by LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard; however, there are long-standing claims that the Pennsylvania Railroad class S1 achieved speeds upwards of 150 mph, though this was never officially…
Mallard's builder's plate
60022 Mallard descending Stoke Bank in June 1962
Mallard's speed record plate