CLASS REUNION.

Will two Streaks be temporarily repatriated?

For several months, it is believed secret talks have been taking place between the [National Railway Museum in York] and its counterparts in the USA and Canada about loaning the two exiled A4s, No. 60008 Dwight D. Eisenhower, and No. 60010 Dominion of Canada, for the historic and probably never-to-be-repeated line-up, with the other three UK-based A4s Nos. 60019 Bittern, currently running as No. 4492 Dominion of New Zealand, No. 60009 Union of South Africa, and No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley,

If those are serious plans, there's a lot of work to be done to move Dwight D. Eisenhower.

The locomotive, and two cars from General Eisenhower's staff train, are well-protected under roof.

The class reunion for the Streaks is to observe the 75th anniversary of Mallard briefly exceeding 125 mph with a test train.