Superb , the pinnacle of British steam technology . There is nothing like seeing a steam engine at full chat , a living breathing beast full of character and charm !
I'd love to see her run again. Shame she hasn't been steamable in so long. Spent several hours over the years fascinated by her whenever I visit the NRM in York. By far my favourite locomotive and the most beautiful.
My thought is that if it ever steamed again it would be limited to heritage railways since it lacks a lot of the modern safety features that steam locomotives are required to have for mainline running on today's railway (AWS, modern air brakes, etc.). The engine had AWS in BR days but that was removed when the engine was returned to LNER condition for preservation. If it was allowed to run on the mainline as is it would likely be limited to a top speed of 60 mph rather than the typical 75.
I have heard rumor the NRM is planning to steam her again for the centenary. Should be quit wonderful. And they certainly have the tIme to plan it. Approximately 15 years off. I assuredly will be there to ride her fir said event should it go through
I was on a train from Kings cross to Newcastle and the Mallard was the engine doing the work. That was in the 1950s. My Uncle was station master in Wooler and every Wednesday the coal train would arrive and me and my younger brother got a ride on the footplate in the steam engine, such excitement for 2 young boys.
The Mallard is one of my favorite steam locomotives of all time it's right up there with the Union Pacific Big Boy and the Union Pacific Challenger. I didn't realize the Mallard was the fastest steam locomotive in the world that's awesome!
I’m amazed you hadn’t known. Anything so much as referencing her. Mentions the speed record. Well now that you do know have a wonderful delight. I imagine you’ll be indevoring to aquire a model soon
It wasn't. They lied to create WW2 propaganda. Such a shame. It was fast, just not as fast as they said it was. Could have been a data error also but it was definitely a fabricated top speed. Sorry to burst the bubbles. Here's the source, well documented: web.archive.org/web/20060420181235/www.germansteam.co.uk/FastestLoco/fastestloco.html#summary1
If only they could keep them going imagine the money they would make and what's a trip to take for a holiday to different towns Ive read about her in books but when I went to YRM and stood actually next to her I thought wow. She's beautiful I'm not into trains but even I know when I see beauty in a piece of engineering this is one of them moments
A very questionable claim. A more objective evaluation would imply the record to be by the German Baureihe 05. There are reasons to believe that the Mallard run was simply not legit while the German 05 achieved its insane speed on level terrain during normal operations between Hamburg and Berlin.
Fantastic video there mate 2:03 also I’ve just spotted the bell 206 helicopter flying alongside it in this clip mate That’s how the pilot got fired for flying the aircraft too low
Las locomotoras Mallard LNER A4 Pacific han sido maravillas de la ingeniería. Los más potentes y veloces que aún en la actualidad funcionan, son fantásticas. ;)
I'm extremely upset i'll never see her running. I hope by some miracle i see her run in the future. i'm a fairly new and young train fan and i must say that mallard is my favourite steam train (If not my favourite train in general) She's just looks absolutely incredible. (As do the other A4 locomotives) I really hope to travel to york at some point in the future and see her in person. I also hope i can ride on an A4 in the future. They're just amazing trains!
I've always thought it's funny that there isn't a bigger push to restore the Mallard. Why did they decide to let her go? Same goes for Union of South Africa (which is nearing the end of it's operating career).
Shes too historically valuable. The rail preservation society has a thing about replacing too many original parts with new ones which "damage" the purity of the locomotive in its original form. Kinda like thesus's ship. (If you replace every single part on a ship with new ones over time, is it still the same ship?) Thats probably why they wont restore her to running condition again. As for the other A4s, I think they are restoring them on a roster or something like that, as Union of SA ends, Sir Nigel Gresley will be finished. (She nearly is but covid delayed the completion) and after that Im assuming they'll start on Bittern.
@@_Zekken for me, I honestly wouldn’t care how many parts they replaced. If they replaced every part on mallard, I wouldn’t care. Because it is still mallard in my eyes. The only thing I care about is being able to see her run again.
@@Christopherbellfan203 yeah Im the same really. Replace what needs replacing, keep what doesn't and let her run again. But its not up to us unfortunately, and at least we've got other A4s which are being kept running.
@@V4li4n3 Mallard did see another 25 years of solid service after her record run, and many rail tours after her active life. You know, bearings can be repaired, a hot box wasn't rare on steam locomotives and rolling stock of the time having plain oil bearings.
Mallard is on static display at the National Railway Museum, Dominion of Canada and Dwight D. Eisenhower are on static display at the Canadian Railway Museum and Railroad Museum. Sir Nigel Gresley, Bittern and Union of South Africa are currently operational as of 2023.
Was that Anneka Rice, making a guest appearance in the helicopter, before the early version of the intercity 125 came thundering through that tunnel...?
They could probably get her back to working order with some proper restoration. The Flying Scotsman was out of commission for longer, and they brought her back.
She was out for 12 years whilst under restoration from very son after entering the national collection in 2004. And returning in 2016. Meanwhile Mallard hasn’t steamed since 1988 if I’m wrong
I’m a Brit living in California. I went Kong’s Cross to Grantham LNER 2 weeks ago over track where Mallard set the record 126.3 MPH. Inn2 days viewing BigBoy at Victorville and again in Los Angeles. A different animal but both restored steam locomotives. Not fast but very powerful. Nearly 8000 HP. Mallard around 1800 HP
..... ummm (re the last comment), well yes but..... Stephenson named his after a vegetable.... so..... And yes kids, this was 1986, that was before the world was invaded by aliens from the Obesity Galaxy and clothing was made in colours other than black.....😎
@@voidjavelin23 the NRM better get funding before it’s too late because in less than 6 years PRRT1 5550 will be completed and ready to take that steam speed record away from the A4
Sorry to say, it won’t happen. NS prohibits steam from achieving speed higher than 40mph on their mainlines, steam must have PTC fitted, cab signals, etc. Also due to the recent events in Ohio, I do not believe NS will allow steam on their rails for at least five years. 765, 1225, and 611 are exceptions because NS knows those engines very well. Don’t even think about Amtrak. They will not allow steam on their lines. UP, BNSF, maybe, but I highly doubt it as Freight comes first, even Amtrak has to go into sidings for priority freights. Maximum the T1 will do is probably 80-85mph max.
Only the British could name the fastest train after a duck.
Beautiful engine, have to admit that Mallard is my favourite. Thank you for sharing
You mean "DUCK THE ENGINE SRISLY"
Icanifiwant,You have offended me. lol, just kidding, you're funnier than a boat full of squids.
Quak
Ah yes, so true, but the poignancy is in the understatement. An art that is often lost today. Indeed, I wonder what it would be called to day?
Superb , the pinnacle of British steam technology . There is nothing like seeing a steam engine at full chat , a living breathing beast full of character and charm !
I'd love to see her run again. Shame she hasn't been steamable in so long. Spent several hours over the years fascinated by her whenever I visit the NRM in York. By far my favourite locomotive and the most beautiful.
Couldn't agree more
My thought is that if it ever steamed again it would be limited to heritage railways since it lacks a lot of the modern safety features that steam locomotives are required to have for mainline running on today's railway (AWS, modern air brakes, etc.). The engine had AWS in BR days but that was removed when the engine was returned to LNER condition for preservation. If it was allowed to run on the mainline as is it would likely be limited to a top speed of 60 mph rather than the typical 75.
@@1987VCRProductions down here in Sydney/NSW, heritage trains have been limited to only 50kph, which is a bit of a shame
I have heard rumor the NRM is planning to steam her again for the centenary. Should be quit wonderful. And they certainly have the tIme to plan it. Approximately 15 years off. I assuredly will be there to ride her fir said event should it go through
@acescionti711 I'd definitely be there for that! I would say I can't wait, but by that time, I'll be 40, so I think I'll wait it out for now 😅
I was on a train from Kings cross to Newcastle and the Mallard was the engine doing the work. That was in the 1950s. My Uncle was station master in Wooler and every Wednesday the coal train would arrive and me and my younger brother got a ride on the footplate in the steam engine, such excitement for 2 young boys.
What a beautiful locomotive.
Yep it is marvellous
Jerry it’s just so smooth and lovely
It must have looked like a space ship when it was first revealed.
Thank you! Btw am British and thanks for calling our Mallard that :D
And a very unique shape
The Mallard is one of my favorite steam locomotives of all time it's right up there with the Union Pacific Big Boy and the Union Pacific Challenger. I didn't realize the Mallard was the fastest steam locomotive in the world that's awesome!
I’m amazed you hadn’t known. Anything so much as referencing her. Mentions the speed record. Well now that you do know have a wonderful delight. I imagine you’ll be indevoring to aquire a model soon
same the mallard the big boi and the challenger are the best trains
I did not know my great grandfather drove it until I read an article about my late grandfather (who died on the Mallard Ward, Doncaster 2 years ago).
It wasn't. They lied to create WW2 propaganda. Such a shame. It was fast, just not as fast as they said it was. Could have been a data error also but it was definitely a fabricated top speed. Sorry to burst the bubbles. Here's the source, well documented: web.archive.org/web/20060420181235/www.germansteam.co.uk/FastestLoco/fastestloco.html#summary1
Mallard may you be able to run again😔😔😔
now THAT is real engineering!
True!
True Steampunk beauty 😍
Now I know why Spencer underestimates Gordon so much xd
If only they could keep them going imagine the money they would make and what's a trip to take for a holiday to different towns
Ive read about her in books but when I went to YRM and stood actually next to her I thought wow. She's beautiful I'm not into trains but even I know when I see beauty in a piece of engineering this is one of them moments
Mallard holds the unbeaten record as the fastest steam locomotive in the world.
A very questionable claim. A more objective evaluation would imply the record to be by the German Baureihe 05. There are reasons to believe that the Mallard run was simply not legit while the German 05 achieved its insane speed on level terrain during normal operations between Hamburg and Berlin.
@@bobbwc7011 mallard’s run was verified! 126 miles an hour check your facts and do the research mallard beat the German record
@@77ibrahimtariq not for much longer…
In 6 years time prr 5550 will take that title
America has such a rich history with steam locomotives - but the Mallard is bar none the best of them all. Unmatched.
Well the Brits invented the damn things, so you'd expect us to make the best 😉
If only you took better care of your tracks and other rail infrastructure. Your rail service can only be as good as the rails in disrepair.
Fenomenale La Mallard Una locomotiva a vapore favolososissima!
Grazie mille Roy Harrison per questo video favoloso!!!!
Thank You, Glad you enjoyed it.
Me and my dad both share a common love for the Mallard. She’s a beauty, that’s for sure.
my great grandfather drove the mallard train and im so glad you both share the love for it ! ❤
Bluberry_ Møchi Really? Shite, that’s really cool.
Hello am British Thanks for calling our mallard that its a speed beast!
@@bluberry_mchi1428 Ok! Btw congrats your good grandfather :D
@@itzteslamodels9320 Yeah, I’m British too ha
Fantastic video there mate 2:03 also I’ve just spotted the bell 206 helicopter flying alongside it in this clip mate
That’s how the pilot got fired for flying the aircraft too low
YES! Thanks for posting #4468, beautiful.
Las locomotoras Mallard LNER A4 Pacific han sido maravillas de la ingeniería. Los más potentes y veloces que aún en la actualidad funcionan, son fantásticas. ;)
**That's funny. At the beginning(**0:25**), it's whistle sounds like a buzzed up college fraternity kid yelling "WOOHOO"!**
I knew engines can talk
Brilliant video, thanks for sharing with us.
Train that can bring nostalgic feelings to mind n heart... beautiful Post..
Thank You
Welcome bro..
i miss the 80's
Better loco than they have today
My favourite train in the world, How Cpt Jack Sparrow feels for the Black Pearl is how i feel for Mallard
マラード・・・世界最速の機関車・・・もう一度蘇らないかな？私は日本人ですがこの美しくて、素敵で、世界最速で、この機関車が永遠に走る姿が見られることがとても大切なモノだと思います・・・
the only problem is that NRM want to conserve mallards original parts which what stopping her boiler overhaul
Mallard so beautiful , wonder if train crews from today’s trains could handle steam trains
Thank for the support:D
What a magnificent Art Deco masterpiece.
For a really fast and elegant steam locomotive, it has a very simple looking set of rods.
Meanwhile there are small steam locomotives that have rods and mechanisms that look like a mechanical calculator.
1:23 I know absolutely NOBODY cares, but that Deltic sounds good.
MUITO LINDA, BELÍSSIMA CARENAGEM. AERODINÂMICA ESPETACULAR.
This is where the word magnificent came from.
I'm extremely upset i'll never see her running. I hope by some miracle i see her run in the future. i'm a fairly new and young train fan and i must say that mallard is my favourite steam train (If not my favourite train in general) She's just looks absolutely incredible. (As do the other A4 locomotives) I really hope to travel to york at some point in the future and see her in person. I also hope i can ride on an A4 in the future. They're just amazing trains!
what a great engine
Great video. Many thanks.🙂
I've always thought it's funny that there isn't a bigger push to restore the Mallard. Why did they decide to let her go? Same goes for Union of South Africa (which is nearing the end of it's operating career).
Shes too historically valuable. The rail preservation society has a thing about replacing too many original parts with new ones which "damage" the purity of the locomotive in its original form. Kinda like thesus's ship. (If you replace every single part on a ship with new ones over time, is it still the same ship?)
Thats probably why they wont restore her to running condition again.
As for the other A4s, I think they are restoring them on a roster or something like that, as Union of SA ends, Sir Nigel Gresley will be finished. (She nearly is but covid delayed the completion) and after that Im assuming they'll start on Bittern.
@@_Zekken for me, I honestly wouldn’t care how many parts they replaced. If they replaced every part on mallard, I wouldn’t care. Because it is still mallard in my eyes. The only thing I care about is being able to see her run again.
@@Christopherbellfan203 yeah Im the same really. Replace what needs replacing, keep what doesn't and let her run again.
But its not up to us unfortunately, and at least we've got other A4s which are being kept running.
1:16 the mallard's whistle from train and rail yard simulator
The single greatest train in history, maybe other that the rocket
Spectacular video
It would be amazing if mallard returns to the mainline one more time in the future
Never happen she was damaged beyond repair in her speed record run
stewart heidler then why was she running right here ,about 40 years after the run
Poppycock & balderdash, mate
@@V4li4n3 Mallard did see another 25 years of solid service after her record run, and many rail tours after her active life.
You know, bearings can be repaired, a hot box wasn't rare on steam locomotives and rolling stock of the time having plain oil bearings.
this is the fastest steam locomotive in the world!
A Kraut won't tell you that...........
@@fernandokonig8681 the yanks won’t tell you that either
The prr t1’s are faster
My dad fired up on the mallard he went back to see him at york yesterday x
Sam Cross mallard is a ‘she’
@@Bahamas-rd8le Can’t tell anyone would they should think, I even think Mallard is a “he”
@@jayyy3_yt295all objects and vehicles in the English language are shes
We name it after our ships
Great video.Enjoy it thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
Mallard is on static display at the National Railway Museum, Dominion of Canada and Dwight D. Eisenhower are on static display at the Canadian Railway Museum and Railroad Museum. Sir Nigel Gresley, Bittern and Union of South Africa are currently operational as of 2023.
This... is... AWESOME.
Many thanks Jude.
Outstanding
Thank you, Have you seen the follow up : ua-cam.com/video/OzUyLKO-8Ik/v-deo.html
Not into trains that much but damn it looks good
Thanks, Glad you enjoyed it.
What a star...
No one:
Not a single soul:
Spencer:
The PRR Banshee whistle will always scare me but i think I just found my new fear 2:11
que máquina a vapor mais rapida do mundo bicho incrivel
Favolosa Davvero :)
Holy shit this needs to be submitted to the national railway museum in York as archive photage mallard 1986 if you can please do so
it has
What a lovely sight. If only she still ran today. At least the other A4's still do charters.
Really born first speedy giant in time.
Mallard:I hit 100mhp
Flying scot:HAH at least am still running
Flying Scotsman...I did 100mph once
Mallard...hold my hat.
Mallard hit almost 130 mph which in those days was like hitting 300 now..
Holy shits - it`s beatiful!!! Czy jakoś tak...
Just needs Duchess of Hamilton and City of Birmingham to see on the mainline again WOW? what a combination ? Plus Mallard. Of course 😂.
What a great train, its so fast.
@@bobkerman1770 not for much longer tho prr 5550 will take that title in less than 6 years
Was that Anneka Rice, making a guest appearance in the helicopter, before the early version of the intercity 125 came thundering through that tunnel...?
A time when Britain was so much nicer
Mallard is a stunning a4
It's Spencer
The so called experts said steam was polluting, what about planes and cars?
ummmm... also polluting
Pollution is a money making scam.
@@giuseppe397 hahaha lunatuc
@@biscuitcase83 I think you meant Lunatic.
They could probably get her back to working order with some proper restoration. The Flying Scotsman was out of commission for longer, and they brought her back.
She was out for 12 years whilst under restoration from very son after entering the national collection in 2004. And returning in 2016. Meanwhile Mallard hasn’t steamed since 1988 if I’m wrong
Love the loco and wissel
Not that I came here for it, but this is some excellent camera work
Gordon: Don’t forget the water!
Very aerodynamically efficient
why was it retired again...
Many boiler problems and it just didnt have the power anymore due to all the problems
Not enough power and her bearings failed when she went 126 mph
stewart heidler she went 126 in 1938 and has been under many overhauls since then (in BR ownership)
She was retired again because the boiler time ran out
mallards boiler certificate already reached expiration
OK here's a question: Are there as many preserved locos in any other class as in A4?
many infact
i mean my country (america) is cool, but i do really wish i was british
just a remarkable lot, them
I’m a Brit living in California. I went Kong’s Cross to Grantham LNER 2 weeks ago over track where Mallard set the record 126.3 MPH.
Inn2 days viewing BigBoy at Victorville and again in Los Angeles. A different animal but both restored steam locomotives. Not fast but very powerful. Nearly 8000 HP. Mallard around 1800 HP
Daunte..uThe U.S.A has a lot to be proud of too mate !
My great grandfather Clarence Fletcher was a driver on this.
I miss mallard
This. This is why British Steam Engines are better than American Steam Engines
..... ummm (re the last comment), well yes but..... Stephenson named his after a vegetable.... so.....
And yes kids, this was 1986, that was before the world was invaded by aliens from the Obesity Galaxy and clothing was made in colours other than black.....😎
Its also steam? like british mallard ? or with diesel engine?
mallard is infacta steam engine, what are you on about?
I’d love to see this on the mainline etc but it’s in the Railway Museum in York
Mallard passes with plane noises.
Nigel Gresley, the greatest of them all
I really hope one day mallard can return to operation...
The horn 💀
Respect++++++++++++
ahh Gordon big best
What a shame the helicopter drowns out the sound of Mallard.
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I wish i couldve ridden a A4 or at least a rail zepline
This is a good train
It is Neil.
with a horn that sounds like an aztec death whistle
I like trains
That is a sexy train
An American steam fan or not, there’s nothing that can make me not love the Mallard
would love to see mallard go one last run see her at full cry
I cabbed mallard in the 1950s when it was in kings cross station.Cant see H/safety allowing that nowadays.
1950's were the Good Old Days Alan
Is "Mallard" the name of a particular engine OR the name of a CLASS of engine ?
It’s the particular engine, there is something called research, the whole class together is the A4
@@jayyy3_yt295 bruh it’s just a question I mean a lot of USA trains were named classes like BIG BOY or CHALLENGER
@@S.P.Q.Rrespublicas Ik that I was just saying, it’s probably the way I wrote it, I wasn’t trying to be rude or start an argument
It’s shameful that this legendary engine hasn’t run in 40 years... why not restore it? None of the existing A4s are in mainline service...
Yes, it would be good to see it in action again.
There will be a time it will be back.
Lv.9999 Thomas
0:26 wooooooooo!
Dad gave the crew a pack of ciggies & I stòod on her footplate & blew her whistle at Kings Cross, in green livery, get her back on line again !
FOR REAL
That whistle sounded like a guy screaming like a duck
I wonder why mallard stoped running nowadays, I really wish it was back on the rails like flying Scotsman
NRM cant afford to overhaul mallards boiler due to it being uneconomical to them and they want to preserve the original parts
@@voidjavelin23 the NRM better get funding before it’s too late because in less than 6 years PRRT1 5550 will be completed and ready to take that steam speed record away from the A4
Imagine if the t1 5550 breaks mallards record. I bet we know whos gonna want her crown back.
That would be pretty dope!
Sorry to say, it won’t happen. NS prohibits steam from achieving speed higher than 40mph on their mainlines, steam must have PTC fitted, cab signals, etc. Also due to the recent events in Ohio, I do not believe NS will allow steam on their rails for at least five years. 765, 1225, and 611 are exceptions because NS knows those engines very well. Don’t even think about Amtrak. They will not allow steam on their lines. UP, BNSF, maybe, but I highly doubt it as Freight comes first, even Amtrak has to go into sidings for priority freights. Maximum the T1 will do is probably 80-85mph max.
@@nikerailfanningttm9046 they will find a way…