Mallard Location?

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Iron Duke
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Mallard Location?

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Went to the dentists the other day and flicking through the usual offering of out of date magazines (to take my mind off things to come :wink: ) I saw this picture. As my name was called I asked the receptionist if I could take the magazine home with me as I wanted the picture.
Coming out 25 minutes later I paid up, but had forgotten about the picture, but as she gave me my receipt she also kindly passed over the neatly trimmed image. I said "chankqew" and put it in my pocket. Not wanting to dribble over the counter to much I made another appointment and left.

Looking through my jacket earlier today I found the crumpled image again, but the photo credit & caption underneath had been cut off.
I have seen a few photographs of Mallard on 3rd July 1938 but not this one.
Has anyone seen it before, and if so is this before or after the record run?

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Barkston north Junction.
JASd17
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The picture will have been taken before the record run.

Those taken afterwards are on the platform at Peterborough North.

I think it may be an image by Max Hoather, a Westinghouse employee, who was on the train for the 'brake trials'.

Does anyone know who the guard was? Apparently he was a goods man and was petrified by the experience!

John
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JASd17 wrote:
*snip*

Does anyone know who the guard was? Apparently he was a goods man and was petrified by the experience!

John
Rather appropriate, really, considering the loco at the other end was preserved by the experience! :wink:
If a Thompson rebuild is the answer... the question must have been daft to begin with!
Danby Wiske
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That's not the only similarity - presumably both guard and loco scattered bits of detritus from their big ends all over the track...
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Danby Wiske wrote:That's not the only similarity - presumably both guard and loco scattered bits of detritus from their big ends all over the track...
So the footplate smelt of lavender, while the guard's compartment... didn't?
If a Thompson rebuild is the answer... the question must have been daft to begin with!
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jukebox wrote:So the footplate smelt of lavender, while the guard's compartment... didn't?
Hopefully at that speed there'd have been plenty of ventilation!
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