📅 Mallard's steam speed record (1938)
Where: Stoke Bank, south of Grantham
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📅 On This Day: July 3
July 3, 1938: Mallard's steam speed record. On 3 July 1938, the British steam locomotive Mallard raced down a slope south of Grantham at about 203 km/h. It is still known as the fastest steam locomotive ever. You can visit the sleek blue Mallard at the National Railway Museum in York.
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🧠 Question of the day
What kind of train is Mallard?
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Answer: A steam locomotive
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What happened on July 3?
July 3, 1938: Mallard's steam speed record. It happened in Stoke Bank, south of Grantham.
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