Mallard

Mallard is the world's fastest steam engine, holding a speed record of 126 mp/h. She is a very popular exhibit at the National Railway Museum and is very well looked after.

Bio
Mallard was built on March 3rd, 1938, at Doncaster. On July the 3rd of that year, while undergoing tests, she established a world speed record of 126 mp/h. She was renumbered to 22 by Edward Thompson's number scheme in 1946, then E22 in the Locomotive Exchange Trials and final to 60022 in British Railways days.

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 she remained until 1986, when he was overhauled and taken onto the main line. In 1988, the 50th anniversary of her record, he was retired and put back on display.

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

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

Mallard celebrated the 75th anniversary of her world speed record in 2013, with all her preserved A4 brothers. As well as Mallard receiving a new coat of LNER Garter Blue, her two transatlantic A4 siblings, No. 60008 Dwight D. Eisenhower and No. 4489 Dominion of Canada were both temporarily shipped back to the United Kingdom to take part in the anniversary (both returned in spring 2014). The event was also attended by fellow siblings No. 60009 Union of South Africa, No. 4464 Bittern, No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley, and No.4470 Sir Raphael Broadway.

Basis
Mallard is basis on a real Mallard LNER A4 Class 4-6-2. Sir Raphael Broadway's Sister.

Livery
Mallard is currently painted in the LNER's garter blue with red wheels and steel rims. In BR service, Mallard wore BR Brunswick Green and, for a brief period in August 2012, was painted in Wartime Black.

Appearance
Season 1: New Day, New Life (mentioned)