3rd July 2013 marks 75 years since the famous steam locomotive “Mallard” broke the world speed record. British Pathé has some interesting films of this great engine. This collection holds all five films, or you can view the individual clips via the links below.
Duddington drove the Mallard during its record-breaking run. In this film from 1944, Duddington drives the famous train one last time before his retirement.
This 1964 newsreel features some nice close-ups of the train and we get a glimpse inside the driver’s cabin.
ROLLING STOCK EXHIBITION FILM 1 & FILM 2
The Duke of Edinburgh pays a visit to the Rolling Stock Exhibition in Marylebone in 1961 and takes a look at the Mallard on show in these two films from the archive.
The “Mallard”, pulls out of a station before travelling at high speed down the line in this montage of steam power from the 1970s.
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