I just read on the BBC website that Bittern made a high speed run to commemorate Mallard's record setting 126mph run 75 years ago this coming Wednesday .
To commemorate this event , all six surviving A4 Pacific Class locomotives are going to be at the National Rail museum this Wednesday ( apparently the first time all six will have been seen together ) .
Two locomotives which were sent abroad after being retired : Dwight D Eisenhower and Dominion of Canada have been brought back from New York and Montreal respectively for this occasion . They will join Mallard , Union of South Africa , Sir Nigel Gresley and Bittern on display .
I would imagine that other famous locomotives such as Tornado and Flying Scotsman might well be on hand too ?
Certainly one not to be missed and I will need to see if I can get the day off to travel down .
BBC News - Mallard anniversary: Steam locomotive Bittern marks record run
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-19306240
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10387107
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-22890455
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21513069
Actually , each of the above pages has links to more and more .
To commemorate this event , all six surviving A4 Pacific Class locomotives are going to be at the National Rail museum this Wednesday ( apparently the first time all six will have been seen together ) .
Two locomotives which were sent abroad after being retired : Dwight D Eisenhower and Dominion of Canada have been brought back from New York and Montreal respectively for this occasion . They will join Mallard , Union of South Africa , Sir Nigel Gresley and Bittern on display .
I would imagine that other famous locomotives such as Tornado and Flying Scotsman might well be on hand too ?
Certainly one not to be missed and I will need to see if I can get the day off to travel down .
BBC News - Mallard anniversary: Steam locomotive Bittern marks record run
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-19306240
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10387107
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-22890455
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21513069
Actually , each of the above pages has links to more and more .
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