Gresley designed the A4 out of national pride and competitive fury. After riding Germany’s fast DR 877 diesel train, he resolved that Britain would not be beaten on the rails. By streamlining his ...

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In the 1930s, speed records became a matter of national prestige, and Nazi Germany used high speed locomotives as propaganda ...