Lisa

**Elisabeth "Lisa" the Sweet Electric Engine** is one of the deuteragonists and the third electric engine on the North Western Railway.

## Backstory

Lisa worked on the Eastern Region with her friends, Carole, Stevie and William. She had a terrible test run when her first driver made her have a washdown before she could take her train, making her delayed. She was further mocked by Barnaby, Daryl and Francis. However, she did make two close friends in Stevie and Carole. Lisa ended up on Sodor.

## Peel Godred crew

### Stevie

Lisa couldn't quite understand Stevie's more tomboy streak and wanting to rough it up with the trucks. But she did admire her for it, and her more wild side all the same. "Things would be boring without Stevie", Lisa often would say prior to the blue electric engine's premature death.

### Carole

Though Carole can be a bit bossy sometimes, Lisa does feel quite lost without her. "She always seems to know what to do in a crisis", is a quote she had mentioned about her.

### Simon

Though younger than Lisa, she does recognise Simon's potential and helps him learn the ins and outs of how things work. She sees him as a little brother she never had.

### Ashley, Melanie and Jess

Lisa's coaches, they can be a bit irritating to her sometimes. However, Lisa knows how important they are, and she does value their input... if it's helpful.

## Other relationships

### Shane Dooiney

Though Shane Dooiney is very socially awkward, Lisa managed to break through his tough exterior to find the root of his problem. She was able to help him and the other mountain engines stand up to their manager. Shane Dooiney was very grateful for Lisa's help.

### Whiff

Knowing him back when he was William, Lisa found him a comforting metaphorical shoulder to cry on when her first driver abused her. They remained close until the day she went to Sodor.

### Francis

Francis was sent to take over Lisa's train after her mishap with the puddle and the electrical output. Needless to say, he was not best pleased about having his goods train by this and he stated this was not the right way to handle things.

### Barnaby and Daryl

After Lisa's mishap, Barnaby and Daryl were rude to Lisa, with Barnaby calling her a klutz and Daryl saying that all electric engines should be scrapped. Fortunately for Lisa, William would send the two engines on their way.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Lisa is based on a British Rail Class EF1 (Electric Freight 1). This class of electrically powered locomotive was built by the North Eastern Railway from 1914-1919. They were built to haul coal trains from the mines at Shildon to the docks at Middlesbrough. In common with other LNER electric locomotives, no classification was given to these locomotives until 4 October 1945, when nos. 3-12 were all classified EB1 (Electric Banking 1) although only no. 11 was actually modified for banking. It was expected that all the locomotives would be similarly modified, but this did not happen, and the remaining locos were classified as EF1 (Electric Freight 1).

The EF1s were withdrawn in 1950–51. In 1949, the EB1 (number 26510) was moved to Ilford Depot (Eastern Region) for use as a shunter. Number 26510 was transferred to departmental stock (as No. 100) in 1959 and withdrawn in 1964. None of the locomotives were preserved.

### Livery

Lisa is painted reddish-orange with black lining, and wears the number (E3) on her sides and a nameplate in gold. She also has a horse painted on her sides.

## Personality

Lisa is a bit more introverted than her 'sisters', and more of a quiet thinker. She has a bit of a wandering eye when it comes to boys, and yet has a knack with helping them becoming better versions of themselves. Though less experienced than Carole and Stevie, she quickly caught up, and can match them in their skills. She thinks that watching horses doing jumping is a lot of fun.

## Trivia

* Lisa is based on Lisa Atwood from *The Saddle Club*.
	+ Lisa Atwood is the least experienced rider (of the OG trio); Lisa the engine is the least experienced engine (Of the OG trio)
	+ Lisa Atwood has a series of small crushes in the show and the books; Lisa the engine is slightly flirtatious.
	+ Lisa Atwood often rides Prancer, the chestnut thoroughbred mare that she and her friends saved in *The Saddle Club*, Lisa the engine is going to help Prancer in some way we've yet to see.
	+ Lisa Atwood's mother is very overbearing and seems to favour Melanie in the show (not to mention nearly ran Carole, Stevie, Starlight and Comanche over, and giving them a bad first impression); Lisa's driver gave her a terrible first impression on the engines.
	+ Lisa Atwood is the only one of the trio to have major interactions with a sibling; Lisa got the coaches (Ashley, Melanie and Jess), which were based on Melanie Atwood, and her friends Ashley Taylor and Jess Cooper.
	+ Lisa Atwood wears reddish-orange riding clothes; Lisa the engine has a reddish-orange livery.
* Like Carole, Stevie and Simon, Lisa has a picture of a horse painted on her.
* Lisa is based on the Class EF1. Her pre-Sodor numbers were NER 3/LNER 6490/BR 26502. Her Sodor number is E3.
* Lisa's preferred actress is Lara Jean Marshall, who played Lisa Atwood in series 1-2 of *The Saddle Club*.