Mallard

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Mallard is a famous British LNER Class A4 steam locomotive that holds the world speed record for steam traction, preserved today as a historic exhibit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf LNER Class A4 locomotive
railway vehicle
steam locomotive
brakeType vacuum brake
builder Doncaster Works
Doncaster Works
surface form: LNER Doncaster Works
class LNER Class A4
completed 1938
configuration 4-6-2
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
currentLocation National Railway Museum
surface form: National Railway Museum, York
designer Nigel Gresley
enteredService 1938
fleetNumber 4468
fuelType coal
gauge standard gauge
hasCylinderCount 3
hasDrivingWheelDiameter 6 ft 8 in
hasValveGear Gresley conjugated
Walschaerts
heritageDesignation historic locomotive
introduced 1938
livery LNER garter blue
manufacturer London and North Eastern Railway
notableFor holding the world speed record for steam traction
numberInPreservation 4468
operator London and North Eastern Railway
originalNumber 4468
owner National Railway Museum
powerClass BR Class A4
LNER Class A4
powerType steam
preservedAs museum exhibit
railway East Coast Main Line
recordCountry United Kingdom
recordDate 3 July 1938
recordRoute East Coast Main Line
recordSection Stoke Bank
recordSpeed 126 mph
203 km/h
region British main line railways
retiredFromService 1963
serviceType express passenger
status preserved
tenderType corridor tender
trackGauge 1,435 mm
trainHeating steam heat
UICClassification 2′C1′ h3
wheelArrangement Pacific
worldRecord fastest steam locomotive speed

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