Axel

Axel is a Belgian streamlined engine who participated in the Great Railway Show. He was a contender in the Great Race.
Axel, along with the other international engines, accidentally arrived on the Island of Sodor when the ferry they were travelling on stopped at Brendam Docks instead of the Mainland. He was the engine approached by the Dock Manager to explain their presence and was informed they had got off at the wrong place. Embarrassed, Axel proceeded to order the other engines back onto the ship.
Axel competed in the Great Race alongside Gordon (known as "the Shooting Star" at the time), the Flying Scotsman, Spencer and Etienne. He spent the majority of the race in last place, but after Scotsman slowed to express concerns on the explosion of Gordon's boiler, he managed to overtake Flying Scotsman and finish third.
After the Great Railway Show ended, Axel left the Mainland to return to Belgium.
On the way home to Belgium, he met with Etienne in France as they’re home was in the same direction. While on their way, Etienne boasts about how quiet and efficient he is compared to Axel, much to his irritation. Soon, they arrived at a station, where the stationmaster tells them that they needed to take some passengers to the mountains. Etienne starts boasting again only for the stationmaster to say there are not any electric cables on the mountain tracks, meaning Axel had to go it alone. He enjoyed the peace and quiet at first, but starts to miss Etienne. Axel decides to show Etienne the mountains himself, which makes Etienne admit that steam engines are nearly as good as electric engines after all!
Axel was then bought by Sir Lowham Hatt along with Raul and Yong Bao to help build Evelynn Station and then became a perminant resident.
Axel is a smooth, streamlined tender engine built for speed; Effortlessly cool, his good looks and style have made him very popular with fans of steam. 
Axel is based off of an NMBS/SNCB Type 12. One of these locomotives, 12.004, is preserved at the Train World railway museum in Brussels, Belgium.
Axel is painted red with black and yellow lining, the same colour scheme as the Belgian flag.
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