Mallard: The Railway Marvel That Beat The World

by Don Hale

Mallard – The Railway Marvel that Beat the World. This is a brand-new book packed with exclusive photographs and revised information to help celebrate and commemorate the 80th anniversary of Mallard winning the world speed record in July 1938, against a desperate pre-war background at that time, of world unrest, poverty, hostility and upheaval. It also records and fully illustrates the fantastic occasion of some 5 years ago when Mallard enjoyed a 75th celebration party with her surviving sister class engines at the NRM in York. It tells of the fascinating and difficult journeys made by many of her fellow A4s to reach the venue and provides a history of their own individual roles over many decades. In addition, the book highlights the important role played by her famous Dynamometer Car – still on display at York with Mallard – and includes a generous selection of rare and exclusive internal and external photos. This book highlights the fascinating career of Mallard’s creator, Sir Nigel Gresley, and tells of his own incredible journey to become one of the world’s top railway engineers, and of his determination to design and build a host of wonderful locomotives that would both challenge and win a host of prestigious world speed records. *Watch out too for - Mallard - How the Blue Streak Broke the World Speed Record.

Kindle Edition

Published June 23, 2018

Reviews

[Matt Chambers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting

It was very interesting but very very short being just over 40 pages. It was interesting to learn a bit more about the locomotive though.