Sir Nigel Gresley’s Mallard steam locomotive is one of the great pieces of 20th century engineering. Jack Watkins tells its tale.
In 2016, the 75th anniversary of the death of the railway engineer Sir Nigel Gresley was marked by the unveiling of a statue at King’s Cross Station, once the main London terminus of the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER), which he’d served with distinction from 1923 until his death aged 64 in 1941.
Sadly, the anniversary was marred…
