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?

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 😅

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

True!

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.

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).

Thank You, Glad you enjoyed it.

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

⁠@@rudycarlson8245although the mallard has the fastest official confirmed speed. The argument that it lost to the 05 locomotive is still incredibly valid, because the mallard was running downhill when it got the record, giving it a HUGE advantage over the 05, while the 05 was on level track.

Thank You

Welcome bro..

the only problem is that NRM want to conserve mallards original parts which what stopping her boiler overhaul

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

I knew engines can talk

Thank for the support:D

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.

Glad you enjoyed it

Meanwhile there are small steam locomotives that have rods and mechanisms that look like a mechanical calculator.

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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.

A Kraut won't tell you that...........

Favolosa Davvero :)

Many thanks Jude.

it has

Thanks, Glad you enjoyed it.

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

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

ummmm... also polluting

Pollution is a money making scam.

@@giuseppe397 hahaha lunatuc

@@biscuitcase83 I think you meant Lunatic.

Flying Scotsman...I did 100mph once Mallard...hold my hat.

Mallard hit almost 130 mph which in those days was like hitting 300 now..

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 !

It is Neil.

1950's were the Good Old Days Alan

mallard is infacta steam engine, what are you on about?

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

Lmao probably cause it was exited to run again after so many years

*whistle It’s a Steam Locomotive, not a Diesel Locomotive.

NRM cant afford to overhaul mallards boiler due to it being uneconomical to them and they want to preserve the original parts

Yes, it would be good to see it in action again.

There will be a time it will be back.

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

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.

Well Spencer is not mallard, he is probably one of the silver a4 classes

@@Flyingscotsman19_23 He is tho