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Grantham Festival of Speed 2013
Over the weekend of 7th and 8th of September, The famous locomotive Mallard was the centrepiece of a free East Coast 'Festival of Speed' open 10am - 5pm each day at Grantham railway station.
The event formed part of the 75th anniversary celebrations of when the speed record was set just south of Grantham at Stoke Bank when the A4 Class steam locomotive hit 126mph on 3rd July, 1938 (Mallard75 Link
National Rail Museum).
The National Railway Museum reported, via its Facebook page, that the Grantham Festival of Speed attracted over 15,000 visitors over the weekend.
Link Festival website
Link BBC News Lincolnshire
Link Grantham Journal
Link Collection of photos – (South Kesteven District Council Facebook page)
The event formed part of the 75th anniversary celebrations of when the speed record was set just south of Grantham at Stoke Bank when the A4 Class steam locomotive hit 126mph on 3rd July, 1938 (Mallard75 Link
National Rail Museum).The National Railway Museum reported, via its Facebook page, that the Grantham Festival of Speed attracted over 15,000 visitors over the weekend.
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BBC News LincolnshireLink
Grantham JournalLink
Collection of photos – (South Kesteven District Council Facebook page)by David Dixon
Created: Fri, 13 Sep 2013, Updated: Fri, 13 Sep 2013
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