The Sun

Green-fingered genius cuts hedge into 7 ft-high replica of iconic steam train

Top topiarist Brian Childs' privit-themed bush is so convincing kids can even hitch a ride on the replica of the 1938 Mallard WACKY Brian Childs has cut his hedge into a 7ft-high replica of the ...
Daily Mail

How to drive the world record-breaking steam train Mallard: Locomotive gets a final clean and polish ahead of celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of its 126mph landmark ...

A world record-breaking locomotive has received its final clean and polish ahead of its 75th anniversary celebrations. On 3 July 1938 the Mallard steam locomotive reached speeds of 126mph along the ...
The Daily Telegraph

The Mallard sped its way into the record books in 1938 to become the fastest steam train in history

Don't miss out on the headlines from Today in History. Followed categories will be added to My News. Although other engines have tried to claim the record, the Mallard’s top speed of 126m/h (202km/h) ...
Daily Express

Pensioner shapes 7ft hedge into replica of famous Mallard train

Brian Childs, 74, keeps a framed photo of the Mallard, the world’s fastest steam locomotive, in his kitchen. One day he simply decided to reproduce it in a privet. Article continues below ...
The Scotsman

Scots Mallard workers for largest train gathering

SCOTS who worked on the world’s fastest steam locomotive, Mallard, are to take part in the largest ever train crew gathering on Saturday at the National Railway Museum in York. Did you know with a ...
The Daily Telegraph

Mallard steam train exhibition secures Hornby place in Arts and Business Awards shortlist

The last surviving six A4 class locomotives were brought together in County Durham in February Credit: Photo: Paul Kingston / NNP Model railway manufacturer Hornby and the National Railway Museum have ...