The Press

A4 class steam locomotives were stars of the golden age

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The Yorkshire Post

Class of Their Own

Yorkshire will always be associated with the world famous Class A4 steam locomotives, all 35 of which were built in Doncaster between 1935 and 1938. Those still surviving are as popular today as in ...
BBC

Sir Nigel Gresley: Fastest steam locomotive banned from line

Image caption, Sir Nigel Gresley has been on show with the five other surviving A4 class steam locomotives at Locomotion, the National Railway Museum, at Shildon, County Durham 3 March 2014 A steam ...
Country Life

In Focus: Mallard, the steam locomotive that's a true British masterpiece

In 2016, the 75th anniversary of the death of the railway engineer Sir Nigel Gresley was marked by the unveiling of a statue at King’s Cross Station, once the main London terminus of the London & ...
BBC

Steam trains will run along the new Borders Railway

The 60009 Union of South Africa will haul the service between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank on 10 September, just four days after the new railway opens. It is one of six remaining LNER Class A4 ...