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"Hello, old friend!"

— City of Truro to Duck, Surprise Visitor

City of Truro
Number: 3717, originally 3440 Built: 1903 Builder: GWR Swindon Works Designer: George Jackson Churchward Configuration: 4-4-0 Retired: 1961 Restored: 1984

City of Truro is a steam engine who holds the record of being the first engine to attain the speed of 100 mp/h. He was designed by George Jackson Churchward and built at GWR Swindon Works in 1903.

Contents 1 Bio in the Railway Series 2 Bio in the television series 3 Livery 4 Appearances 4.1 Railway Series 4.2 Television series 4.3 Magazine stories 5 Trivia 6 Merchandise 7 Gallery

Bio in the Railway SeriesEdit

City of Truro first appeared in Duck and the Diesel Engine when the Railway Society visited. Duck, although shy at first, quickly befriended him, but Gordon was jealous of his record and attempted to go as fast as him, only to have his dome blown off on a viaduct.

City of Truro was later referenced in Thomas and the Great Railway Show as being a member of the National Railway Museum.

Bio in the television seriesEdit

City of Truro also appeared in the third season episode Gordon and the Famous Visitor. His name was not mentioned (though it appeared on a banner and his nameplate) and didn't speak, but, according to Duck, he is a celebrity.

Gordon was jealous of the engine and tried to beat his speed record, only to have his dome blown off.

LiveryEdit

City of Truro is currently painted in Great Western brunswick green, lined out in orange and black, with black frames and the words, "Great Western" on his tender. In his appearances in the Railway Series and the television series, he had brown frames and the old Great Western Railway crest on his tender.

AppearancesEdit

Railway SeriesEdit

• Duck and the Diesel Engine
• Thomas and the Great Railway Show (mentioned)

Television seriesEdit

• Season 3 - Gordon and the Famous Visitor (does not speak; not named)
• Season 16 - Flash Bang Wallop! (cameo)

Magazine storiesEdit

• 2007 - Surprise Visitor
• 2010 - Surprise Visitor
• 2012 - City of Truro

TriviaEdit

• City of Truro's model was a "dummy" model, meaning it had no motors or driving gears. It was later repainted and used as a "scrap" model in later episodes.
• In Season 8, City of Truro's tender was reused for the ghost engine in Halloween.
• Although he did not appear with a face in the Railway Series or television series, he can be seen with a face in the 1980 annual and the magazine story, Surprise Visitor.
• Presently, the real City of Truro is now on static display at the National Railway Museum following a tube failure in February 2013.

MerchandiseEdit

• ERTL (discontinued)
• Bandai Tecs

GalleryEdit

National Railway Museum
City of Truro • Flying Scotsman • Green Arrow • Mallard • Duchess of Hamilton • Iron Duke • Stephenson's Rocket • Boxhill