Mallard (Pstephen054 version)

Mallard
Overview
First Appearence	Thomas and the Great Railway Show (RWS) The Great Race of Sodor (T&F)
Last Appearence	Thomas and the Great Railway Show (RWS)
Creator(s)	Christopher Awdry
Character Overview
Name(s)	Mallard
Gender	Male
Country	England
Parents	Sir Nigel Gresley (brother) Spencer (brother) Gordon (cousin) Flying Scotsman (cousin) Green Arrow (cousin)
Affilation	National Railway Museum
Technical Details
Basis	LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard
Gauge	Standard gauge
Power type	Steam
Vehicle	Locomotive
Type	Tender engine
Fuel type	Coal
Configuration	4-6-2
Wheels	20
Top speed	126 mph (203 kph)
Designer(s)	Sir Nigel Gresley
Builder(s)	Doncaster Works
Date built	3 March, 1938
Visited Sodor	2017
Left Sodor	2017
Number	LNER 4468 LNER 22 (formerly) BR E22 (formerly) BR 60022 (formerly) BR 98868 (TOPS Number)
Railway	British Railways (formerly) London and North Eastern Railway (formerly)
Company	National Railway Museum
Owner(s)	National Railway Museum

Mallard is the world's fastest steam engine, holding a speed record of 126 mph. He is a very popular exhibit at the National Railway Museum in York and is very well looked after. He is one of six surviving A4s.

Biography

The Railway Series

Mallard was built on 3 March, 1938, at Doncaster Works under the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER). On 3 July of that year, while undergoing tests, Mallard established a world speed record of 126 mph. He was renumbered to 22 by Edward Thompson's number scheme in 1946, then E22 in the Locomotive Exchange Trials and finally to 60022 in the days of British Railways. After the decline of steam, Mallard was immediately preserved and put on display at the Museum of British Transport in Clapham, London. In 1975 he was taken to the National Railway Museum, where he sat until 1986 when he was overhauled and taken onto the main line. In 1988, the 50th anniversary of his record, he worked a series of railtours under the banner "Mallard 88", which included work on the Settle and Carlisle line. Before he was retired and put back on display. He has not run since.

It was announced in March 2010 that Mallard was to be moved to Locomotion, the National Railway Museum in Shildon, on 23 June, 2010. He was pulled by the brand new steam engine Tornado; his departure from the museum was a result of the planned redevelopment of the National Railway Museum's Great Hall, which was cancelled due to unsuccessful funding.

Mallard returned to York in July 2011. He was due to travel to the DB Museum in Nuremberg, Germany for a speed exhibition later in the year, but due to expenses, the event was cancelled. Mallard was one of the engines at Railfest in June 2012.

Mallard celebrated the 75th anniversary of his world speed record in 2013, with all of his preserved A4 siblings. As well as Mallard being painted in the LNER garter blue livery, his two transatlantic A4 siblings, No. 4489 Dominion of Canada and No. 60008 Dwight D. Eisenhower were both temporarily shipped back to England to take part in the anniversary (both returned in spring 2014). The event was also attended by fellow siblings No. 4464 Bittern, No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley, and No. 60009 Union of South Africa.

Technical Details

Basis

Mallard is based on the real LNER A4 4-6-2 Pacific of the same name, No. 4468 Mallard.

The real Mallard

Livery

Mallard is currently painted in the LNER garter blue livery. His wheels and steel rims are painted red. He has black nameplates with "MALLARD" on them in brass and plaques on the sides of his boiler commemorating his world record. In British Railways (BR) service without wheel skirts, Mallard was first painted in the BR garter blue livery, followed by express passenger blue. He was then painted in the BR Brunswick green livery for the rest of his working life. For a brief period in August 2012, Mallard was painted in the BR wartime black livery.

Appearances

The Railway Series

• Gordon the High-Speed Engine - High-Speed Gordon (indirectly mentioned) and Gordon Proves His Point (indirectly mentioned)
• Thomas and the Great Railway Show - Thomas and the Railtour

Companion Volumes

• 1979 - Annual
• 1999 - Annual
• 2007 - Thomas the Tank Engine: The New Collection

Thomas and Friends

• Series 7 - Thomas and the Railtour (episode cancelled) and Gordon Proves His Point (indirectly mentioned)

Specials

• 2017 - The Great Race of Sodor and Journey Beyond Sodor (cameo)

Books

• 2018 - Character Encyclopedia (photograph; mentioned)

Mallard has also appeared in the Thomas Creator Collective.

Voice Actors

• Colin McFarlane (UK/US)
• Tokuyoshi Kawashima (Hashire! The "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends" Steam Locomotive is Alive!)

Trivia

• In the 1999 annual, Mallard incorrectly has the number 4489, which belongs to classmate Dominion of Canada, which is also preserved. Dominion of Canada is unique in that he has a brass bell mounted on his smokebox, directly below his funnel and flush with his whistle.

Merchandise

• Ertl (UK only; discontinued)
• Wooden Railway (several versions; discontinued)
• Take Along (normal and metallic; discontinued)
• Take-n-Play (discontinued)
• Motor Road and Rail (discontinued outside Asia)
• Trackmaster (discontinued)
• My First Thomas (discontinued)
• Hornby (discontinued)
• Bachmann
• Tomica
• My Thomas Story Library (discontinued)
• Engine Adventures
• Nakayoshi
• Limited Edition Collection
• Capsule Plarail
• Pocket Fantasy (discontinued)
• LEGO (discontinued)
• Mega Bloks (discontinued)
• Diablock
• Collectible Railway
• Push Along
• Padlock and Key
• Micro Rubber Engines
• Pico Pico
• Boss (with blue express coach and pull-back; discontinued)
• Minis
  • Classic Minis
  • Racers Minis
  • Old School Minis
  • Electrified Minis
  • SpongeBob SquarePants Minis (as Larry the Lobster)
  • Space Minis
  • Aquatic Minis (Shark)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Minis (as Rocksteady)
  • Fantasy Minis
  • Gorilla Minis
  • Vegetables Minis (Eggplant)
  • Ghost Minis
  • Food Minis (Brought Worst)
• Adventures (discontinued)
• Wood
• Motorized

Gallery

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United Kingdom

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* RWS only | ** T&F only

National Railway Museum

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