The A4 locomotive, which is the sister of the famous Mallard, has arrived in North Yorkshire for the start of the Swaledale festival. More than 1,100 people were there to see it on the Wensleydale ...

Bittern is one of the six surviving locos designed by Sir Nigel Gresley A 1937 steam locomotive has run along the section of track where a another locomotive set an unbeaten world record 75 years ago.

A historic locomotive will mark a rail milestone on Saturday as it blasts up the East Coast Mainline at the fastest speed travelled by a steam train in almost half a century. Bittern, an A4-class ...

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It's been an historic day for the Wensleydale Railway in North Yorkshire as the A4 steam Locomotive, Bittern, made its first journey along the heritage line. Hundreds of delighted passengers were ...

Dozens of people visited Eaglescliffe Station today to see Bittern pass through on its way to York. Onlookers included Dave Pearson, from Ingleby Barwick, who was one of tens of thousands of people ...

Rail enthusiasts were in for a treat as record breaking steam train Bittern arrived at the former Hornby site in Westwood. The locomotive is one of 35 trains and rolling stock coming to the isle after ...

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Bittern, like Mallard, is an A4 class streamlined Pacific, and was given special permission by Network Rail to travel over the East Coast Main Line at 90 miles per hour, 15mph faster than steam ...

Bittern is one of the six surviving locos designed by Sir Nigel Gresley A 1937 steam locomotive has run along the section of track where a another locomotive set an unbeaten world record 75 years ago.

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...