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Mallard steam locomotive to return to Grantham | Mallard steam locomotive to return to Grantham |
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The world's fastest ever steam locomotive is to return to the district where it broke the record. | The world's fastest ever steam locomotive is to return to the district where it broke the record. |
Mallard reached a top speed of 126mph (203km/h) after passing through Grantham, Lincolnshire, on 3 July 1938. | |
The locomotive will be displayed near Grantham station on 7 and 8 September, as part of the 75th anniversary celebrations of the record being set. | The locomotive will be displayed near Grantham station on 7 and 8 September, as part of the 75th anniversary celebrations of the record being set. |
It is normally kept at the National Railway Museum in York, and has not been in Grantham for 50 years. | It is normally kept at the National Railway Museum in York, and has not been in Grantham for 50 years. |
Locomotive enthusiast Henry Cleary, who has been involved in organising the celebrations, said Mallard was a "national icon". | |
"It's still the world record and it will never be broken," he said. "It was the pinnacle of the express steam locomotive. It obviously looks very good. It looks beautiful." | "It's still the world record and it will never be broken," he said. "It was the pinnacle of the express steam locomotive. It obviously looks very good. It looks beautiful." |
No longer 'steamable' | No longer 'steamable' |
Mallard was last in Grantham in 1963, the year it was withdrawn from express service. | |
It can still travel on track but is no longer "steamable", meaning it cannot travel under its own steam. | It can still travel on track but is no longer "steamable", meaning it cannot travel under its own steam. |
Instead, another locomotive will need to pull Mallard to Grantham along the East Coast Main Line. | |
It broke the record on the same line, just south of Grantham on a stretch called Stoke Bank. | It broke the record on the same line, just south of Grantham on a stretch called Stoke Bank. |
The two-day event has been organised by a partnership which includes South Kesteven District Council and Lincolnshire County Council. | The two-day event has been organised by a partnership which includes South Kesteven District Council and Lincolnshire County Council. |
Lincolnshire County Council hopes the event will encourage businesses to "consider having a future in the town". | Lincolnshire County Council hopes the event will encourage businesses to "consider having a future in the town". |
South Kesteven District Council said it will underline "Grantham's brilliant location on the UK's fastest north-south rail route". | South Kesteven District Council said it will underline "Grantham's brilliant location on the UK's fastest north-south rail route". |
Visitors will also be able to view a Deltic locomotive - Mallard's high speed diesel successor - and streamlined 1930s racing cars inspired by the Mallard design. | Visitors will also be able to view a Deltic locomotive - Mallard's high speed diesel successor - and streamlined 1930s racing cars inspired by the Mallard design. |
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