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Websites

National Rail Museum
www.nrm.org.uk/html/home_pb/menu.asp
The official website of the National Rail Museum where the LNER Mallard is now kept.

Sir Nigel Gresley
www.gresley.org.uk/biog_has.htm
A revealing portrait of the chief mechanical engineer for LNER at the time of the Mallard.

The Gresley A4 Pacifics
www.winwaed.com/rail/LNER/locos/A/a4.html
Discusses all of the LNER steam locomotives, paying particular attention to the record-breaking A4 Pacifics.

Coronation Scot
www.locos-in-profile.co.uk/Articles/Coronation/Coronation.html
Background, photographs and history of the Coronation Scot, including details of its most famous runs.

Steam Dreams
www.steamdreams.co.uk
If you would like to experience steam train travel, this is the website for you.

Steam Index
www.steamindex.com
This site acts as a starting point for information about steam locomotives and the railways upon which they ran. It also includes a people section, with information on Sir William Stanier and Sir Nigel Gresley.

UK Record Holders of Steam
www.train-sim.com/review/record/record.htm
Find out how you can experience simulated 3D journeys of the great trains of the past, including the Mallard and the Coronation Scot.

The Fastest Iron Horses
www.infoway.lib.nm.us/bookshelf/1998/july
Learn more about the fastest steam trains in British history.

Books

Traction Engines: Two centuries of steam power

Traction Engines: Two centuries of steam power by Anthony Burton (Booksales Inc, 2000)
A history of steam trains and locomotives over the past two centuries. Buy this book from Amazon
Sir Nigel Gresley: The engineer and his family

Sir Nigel Gresley: The engineer and his family by Geoffrey Hughes (The Oakwood Press and Oakwood Video Library, 2001)
As well as a comprehensive account of the professional achievements of Sir Nigel Gresley, this informative book throws new light on his personal life and family history. Buy this book from Amazon

Sir William Stanier: A new biography by J E Chacksfield (The Oakwood Press and Oakwood Video Library, 2001)
Tells the story of the great race to be the fastest steam train, concentrating on Sir William Stanier, chief mechanical engineer for LMS. Buy this book from Amazon