For my next post, I’ve just finished a pencil drawing of the Mallard steam train that I thought I’d share with you. It was one of most famous steam engines of the era and will hopefully the first of many steam engine drawings I’ll be asked to do.

The Mallard Steam Train – Pencil Drawing

This Mallard steam train was drawn as a gift for Father’s Day for a very lucky gentleman who has a passion for steam locomotives. He hasn’t received it yet, so I can’t give you the feedback on what he thought yet, but the very kind wife, who commissioned it on behalf of her two children, said that she (and the kids) loved it, so let’s hope he does too!

Six Facts about the Mallard Steam Train

For those of you who are unfamiliar with this amazing looking train, I thought I’d give you six facts about this famous steam locomotive (thank you Wikipedia):

1. This locomotive is officially numbered 4468 Mallard.
2. It’s a London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive.
3. It was built in Doncaster, England in 1938.
4. It is probably most famous for holding the official world speed record for steam locomotives reaching speeds of more than 100 miles per hour (160km/h).
5. The Mallard’s crew on its record breaking run were driver Joseph Duddington and fireman Thomas Bray.
6. The Mallard is now part of the National Collection at the United Kingdom’s National Railway Museum in York.

Hope I got everything right, my apologies if not, I am definitely NO expert.

Buy this Drawing of the Mallard as an LE Print

If you’d like this drawing of the Mallard train on your wall, then why not buy it as limited edition print of the original. I will be selling just 20 prints and each will be numbered and signed (if you like), by me, the artist. The prints are 12in x 8in in size and the price for each print is just £10.

If you’re interested in buying a limited edition print of the Mallard train, or you just want to find out more, please send me an email and I’ll get right back to you.

Commission your own Steam Engine Drawings

If there’s another steam engine that has a special place in your heart and you would like to have it as an original pencil drawing, I can, of course, do this for you as a commission (and would love to do so). You will find everything you need to know about the order process on my commission a portrait page.

I look forward to hearing from you.