Hi guys------ Ah yes, BUT---- for those who don't know the FULL story read-on }----- This was a special lightweight train purposely assembled by Sir Nigel Gresley and the LNER with the DOWNHILL route carefully chosen such that they could have a crack at the title.......... Not long before the " 'ell of a mess" had taken the slightly lesser title with a normal service train running from London to Crewe...have a look at this}-------
http://www.rail.co.uk/locomotives-and-e ... ion-class/ ------------------ in fact they almost didn't make the stop at Crewe due to insufficient braking !!............ and to add insult to injury as it were, on the return journey MALLARD threw it's centre big eng brasses( an early Enfield trait ??)---- was towed back to London----and (now here's the Best bit---)a GWR design eventually adopted to cure the inherent frailty of the Marine-style set up !!!!--------------WARNING !!, SMUG-MODE now ADOPTED.--------- A L EDDIE, It's only an old A1 inside a toothpaste tube !! --- MARK M, Not really..With Britains first "Pacific" having been designed, built and in service 3 years BEFORE Titanic's launch whilst the other, bigger Railway Companies were still trying to put out a half-decent 4-6-0 I've no worries...
