Since the mid-nineteenth century the East Coast Main Line has been one of the major routes from London to northern England and Scotland. It has seen some of the greatest achievements in the railways, most notably the "Flying Scotsman" becoming the first locomotive in the world to exceed 100mph in 1934, and the "Mallard" claiming the as-yet-unbroken world speed record for steam locomotives of 126mph in 1938. The East Coast Main Line not only made history...
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