Last year I reported upon (and included some YouTube clips) of 'Tornado' moving 'Mallard' to the NRM outpost, 'Locomotion', at Shildon. This was to facilitate the £21million redevelopment of the Great Hall at York (branded as NRM+). However, it has been announced that this has now been cancelled. The Museum had submitted a bid for a £7 million grant from the Government's 'Regional Growth Fund' but this has failed.
However, 'Mallard' will not be immediately returning to York but will be going to Germany to star at an Exhibition which runs from July until October. This Exhibition will be held at the DB Museum in Nuremburg, where she will 'pose' with German Streamlined 4-6-4 No 05.001, a classmate of No 05.002 which set the world speed record of 124.5 mph in May 1936, to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of this achievement. Of course, two years later, 'Mallard' took the world record on 3rd July 1938 on Stoke Bank, Grantham (on the East Coast Main Line) when she achieved 126 mph. A world record that remains unbeaten to this day.
PW