MALLARD AND THE A4 CLASS
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (506 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0711032971 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Walter Heinrich said A great book for the steam enthusiast or lover of British Railways. Hands down, this is the best book I have purchased from Ian Allen Publishing to date. Many people, espcially Americans, may not realize that the fastest steam engine in the world was not from the U.S., but England. It reads like one would expect, with an explantion of how and why this class of steam engine came about, a chapter on the record-break. morristrains said Fantastic!. The book is great. It covers Mallard, the AFantastic! morristrains The book is great. It covers Mallard, the A4 class and high speed steam of Britain in general. Factual, lots of photos and a good buy for a rail enthusiast or history buff.. class and high speed steam of Britain in general. Factual, lots of photos and a good buy for a rail enthusiast or history buff.
One of the class - No 4468 Mallard - has an additional claim to fame: in July 1938, Mallard broke the speed record for a steam locomotive, held by a German design set two years earlier, achieving 126 mph on Stoker Bank and is a record that still stands today.Published to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the record run on 3rd July 1938, Mallard and the A4 Class is a primarily pictorial tribute to Mallard, in particular, but also covers the rest of the class. Compiled by David McIntosh, a professional railwayman whose involvement in t