New set of stamps celebrates British steam locomotives

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Steam locomotives including Locomotion No. 1, Rocket, Mallard and Evening Star will appear on a new set of stamps celebrating the history of the UK’s railway network. Credit: Royal MailRoyal Mail will issue a set of six stamps featuring locomotives that helped shape the history of rail travel in Britain later this month. A miniature sheet of four stamps will also be issued, marking 200 years since the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway. The stamps have been created in collaboration between Royal Mail, the National Railway Museum, and Darlington Council.