Even older tom
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What's in a name?Falcon:
Adult falcons have thin tapered wings, which enable them to fly at high speed.
Mallard:
The Mallard, probably the best-known and most recognizable of all ducks.
Which name would YOU have liked to be on the side of the loco that holds a world speed record?
Just a thought. 
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Teleman
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As they were bird names it could have been call Ruddy Duck
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Even older tom
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How about 'Budgie'?
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poliss
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It wasn't supposed to be Mallard. The original engine wasn't ready. Great Snipe would be my choice as an avid Ebayer. 
The film about the Spitfire, The First of the Few, was confused over origin of the engines name. They said the Merlin was named after King Arthurs magician, but we know better, don't we?
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Even older tom
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Yes, we do don't we? It was named after the bird of prey, just like the earlier Kestral.
That brings to mind another 'what's in a name?' - RR used river names for their jet engines and I have to admit that I'd sooner be in an aircraft powered by a an engine called Trent or Avon rather than one called Mersey (and that's from a Liverpudlian! )
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poliss
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Could have been worse, could have been named after the river Piddle.
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Even older tom
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It would sound wonderful on the press release:
'BA have announced an order for 10 Boeing 777s to be powered by Piddles'
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poliss
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With Paddle bladed turbines. That would make them Piddle Paddle's.
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Even older tom
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And any leaks on the tarmac would be called:
Piddle Paddle Puddles
Let's stop now while we're ahead shall we?
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poliss
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Quit while we're ahead reminds of the joke about the orange. Another time maybe.
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