The Mallet (pronounced “Ma-lay”) was a unique steam locomotive design that was a type of articulated design which used compound steam. The locomotive gets is name from the person who invented it, Anatole Mallet of Switzerland.
The Mallet Type was essentially two engines housed under one frame and this, coupled with its six or more sets of axles, allowed it to produce awesome levels of adhesion and horsepower. Many railroads, particularly in mountainous regions, found the Mallet very beneficial in heavy drag service over the standard design used at the time the 2-6-0 Consolidation although true compounds never gained widespread use in the United States expect on a few roads. Today, several are still preserved although only two are known to be operational.
You are looking at the HO scale 1/87th model of a Moffat Mallet, detailed by John Emmot, in it’s 1938 configuration. Moffat got it’s first Mallet in 1908 lettered 200 and the rest of them were all 200 series.
On the “Christmas Train” we have two other locomotives of similar type, the T1 4-4-4-4 and our “Big Boy” 4-8-8-4 both in 1/48th O scale.
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