Sujet

Nameplate of 'Mallard', British steam locomotive, National Railway Museum, York, North Yorkshire. Artist: Tony Evans

Légende

Nameplate of 'Mallard', British steam locomotive, National Railway Museum, York, North Yorkshire. This class A4 locomotive was designed by Sir Nigel Gresley, the chief mechanical engineer for the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) and built at the railway's works in Doncaster in 1938. On Sunday 3 July that year 'Mallard' reached a speed of 126 mph on a straight stretch of track between Grantham and Peterborough, achieving a new world record for steam locomotives which remains unbroken to this day.

Date

30 nov. 1999

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Timelapse Library Ltd

Notre référence

HRM19B04_142

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

30,3Mo (2,5Mo) / 33,7cm x 22,6cm / 3977 x 2665 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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