Stoke Bank is most famous for being the scene of a number of high speed runs by various trains. Most famously, 4468 ''Mallard'' broke the world speed record for a steam locomotive of 126 mph on 3 July 1938. In July 1998, a trackside sign was erected at the 90 1/4 mark milepost to commemorate the record.

On 5 March 1935, the LNER Class A3 2750 Papyrus