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THE RAILWAY MARVEL THAT BEAT THE WORLD - Yorkshire Post review

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The revised best selling book about Mallard's epic adventures Mallard — How the 'Blue Streak' Broke the World Speed Record, by Don Hale OBE -  John Woodcock of the Yorkshire Post reports . For those who marvel at the British star of the National Railway Museum, a new book contains some startling disclosures. The Nazis and an Italian car designer played their part in Mallard's world speed record. Now published by The History Press.  In the age of steam, the footplate rather than a football, was the route to celebrity. Unbelievable though it seems now, engine drivers on the East Coast Main Line were almost as famous as today's soccer stars. The London & North Eastern Railway saw valuable mileage in promoting those who propelled their expresses. A man entrusted with Flying Scotsman and the other classic names had his face featured on all kinds of marketing material. Biscuit tins, playing cards, jigsaws and posters. Few jobs were as prestigious in any sphere. Among