4468 Mallard in tow behind 60163 Tornado at Darlington on 23 June 2010.WMV

4468 Mallard is seen arriving and standing at Darlington Bank Top station on her move (towed by 60163 Tornado) from The National Railway Museum at York to The National Railway Museum Locomotion at Shildon. The train is then seen passing through Darlington North Road station shortly afterwards.

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[DTChapman1]

You'll never know, they might steam her up again for the 75th anniverasry. They did for the 25th and 50th.

[bobnweaver]

@DTChapman1 That would be very nice. Thanks for commenting. Regards, Jeff.

[whitewingsrich]

It's a shame we'll never see such an awesome locomotive with such an amazing history behind her back i all her glory on the mainline.

That's what she was made for, Mainline services. She wasn't made to be a museum piece

[bobnweaver]

@whitewingsrich Thanks for watching and your comments. Loooks like such movements will be the only time we will see Mallard on the main line sadly. Regards, Jeff.

[ghlawrence2000]

we need to start a campaign?? lets get modern technology into Sir Nigels original designs and whip the rest of the world once and for all????? Tornado might be capable, but it SHOULD be Mallard???

[bobnweaver]

@ghlawrence2000 i think there is a lot of support for getting Mallard back on the main line. I would like to see it as i have never seen her in steam. Of course it is all down to cost.

[DTChapman1]

@smiffy1071 Well, they've been able to overhaul the Flying Scotsman, and Mallard isn't to different from it, so it can't be that difficult. But I suppose it is down to cost really.

[smiffy1071]

@DTChapman1 Mallard hasn't been steamed since 1988. There is a VERY good reason why you couldn't just fill it with water and coal, and steam it up. The boiler has no safety certificate, and with high pressure steam, there is a REALLY high risk of explosion if you tried.

This is why it costs so much money, because you'd need to have it stripped and properly overhauled, and tested.

[DTChapman1]

@ghlawrence2000 AGREED!

[tom201090]

@DTChapman1 doesnt have a Mainline Certificate and I think I have to (altho it galls me to say it) agree with Health and Safety as it has been in a museum for years and may not be capable of running on own steam.