To mark the anniversary of the 126mph world record for a steam locomotive set by LNER Class A4 No. 4468 'Mallard' on 3rd July 1938 near Grantham, fellow A4 class locomotive No. 4464 'Bittern' heads north through Huntingdon with a rake of Mk1 coaching stock, at the head of the 1Z22 'The Ebor Streak' railtour, on Saturday 29th June 2013. The locomotive had been given special permission by rail authorities for the run to exceed the regulation 75mph limit usually enforced on steam trains.
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