”One of the many thrills of my 2002 trip to England, was when bill\sables took me to the National Railway Museum in York. I think I recall seeing a Mallard there.”

Joe, you didn’t see A Mallard - you saw the one and only Mallard! It’s one example of the A4 Class of loco, designed by Sir Nigel Gresley, of which there were originally four built, extended to 35 locos by 1938. Locos of the A4 class were given the unofficial nickname, ‘Streak’.

Here is a list of the locos on the A4 class with their names and original numbers. The final, un-named A4 was given the unofficial title of ‘The Un-Named Streak’ by us train-spotters and steam-enthusiasts and, being unique in not being named, it was THE ONE which caused the biggest stir whenever it was ‘spotted’!