Mallard 75 event at The National Railway Museum at Shildon, County Durham.
On 3 July 1938, the A4 class locomotive Mallard raced down Stoke Bank at 126mph to set a new steam locomotive world speed record. That record still stands. In 2013/14, the National Railway Museum has marked the 75th anniversary of Mallard's achievement with the Mallard 75 series of commemorative events, including opportunities to see the world's fastest locomotive united with its five surviving sister locomotives. Only six of the 35 A4 locomotives built survive in the world. Locomotives Dwight D Eisenhower and Dominion of Canada were temporarily repatriated from their home museums in Canada and the US for the celebrations. The Great Goodbye at the National Railway Museum at Shildon was the last chance to see all six A4 locomotives together before the transatlantic locomotives return to their home museums in late spring/early summer 2014. Over 120,000 people visited the museum to see the locomotives during The Great Goodbye, 15th - 23rd February 2014.
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