Hong-Mei

### Family

Yong Bao (brother, in the fanfic), Mr. and Mrs. Liu (parents, in the fanfic), Nai Nai (maternal grandmother, in the fanfic), unnamed maternal grandfather (in the fanfic), unnamed paternal grandparents (in the fanfic), Da Li and Xiao Hu (cousins, in the fanfic), unnamed aunts and uncles (in the fanfic)

### Friends

Thomas, Percy, James, Gordon, Edward, Henry, Emily, Rebecca, Nia, Toby, Sir Topham Hatt, Duck, Bill and Ben, Timothy, Rosie, Stanley, Ryan, Sonny, Diesel, Daisy, Salty, Porter, Paxton, Sidney, Philip, Victor, Skarloey and Rheneas, Whiff, Marion, Skiff, Hiro, Kenji, Mavis, Annie and Clarabel, Charlie, Billy, Terence, Bertie, Bulgy, Cleo, Ruth, Donald and Douglas, Cranky, Carly, Judy and Jerome, Elizabeth, George, Peter Sam, Sir Handel, Mighty Mac, Duncan, Freddie, Duke, Owen, Merrick, Harvey, Millie, Luke, Stephen, Glynn, Shane, Aubrey and Aiden, Tamika, Ace. Isla, Spencer, Henrietta, Hugo, Rocky, Harold, Flynn, Captain, Butch, Belle, Nelson, Jack, Alfie, Oliver, Max and Monty, Kelly, Byron, Ned, Isobelle, Patrick, Brenda, Buster, Darcy, Kevin, Oliver, Ashima, Rajiv, Noor Jehan, Shankar, Charubala, Lorenzo, Beppe, Gina, Stefano, Ester, Gabriela, Gustavo, Raul, Marcia and Marcio, Fernando, Hank, Sam, Gator, Norman and Dennis, An-An and Yin-Long, Den, Dart, Beau, Toad, Duchess, Lexi, Theo, Hurricane, Merlin, Frankie, Beresford, Caitlin, Connor, Ferdinand, Bash and Dash, Emerson, Lei, Natalie, Cassia, 'Arry and Bert, Bert, Rex, Mike**Fanfic:** Ten Cents, Sunshine, Theodore, Emily, Hercules, Big Mac, Warrior, Grampus, O.J., Top Hat, Big Mickey, Sally, Boomer, Frank and Eddie, Oliver, Foduck, The Dispatcher, Izzy Gomez, Captain Star, Captain Zero, Zak, Zorran, Zebedee, Zip, Zug, Mighty Mo, Lucy, Phillip and Filmore, Hank, George

### Likes

Pulling the mail train, pulling An-An and Yin-Long, race, delivering the trucks of rocks, Chinese New Year, cheering Thomas up from worry and sadness

### Dislikes

Thomas has been derailed on a shortcut through the mountains

## Physical Apearance

### Eye Colour

Black (cartoon)Pale cerulean-blue (fanfic, as a human)

### Complexion

Deep blue with yellow lining and a red stripe along each of side tanks (cartoon)Pale (fanfic, as a human)

### Status

Alive

**Hong-Mei** (Mandarin: **红梅**) is one of *Thomas & Friends* characters. She was a blue Chinese tank engine whom Thomas met during his stay in China. She has her own pair of coaches named An An and Yin-Long, who are occasionally used by Thomas. One of her main jobs is to pull the Mail Train.

## Biography

### *Thomas & Friends*

Thomas first met Hong-Mei during his passenger run after saying he was the number 1 engine. However, Hong-Mei pointed out she was China’s number 1 engine and the two had a race to see who was the better number 1.

Unbeknownst to either engine, Hong-Mei spilled some of her delivery of rocks as she raced. This caused Thomas to derail on a shortcut line through the mountains. Hong-Mei came to Thomas’ rescue, revealing she took the shortcut line as well and made Thomas come off the rails with her carelessness. She pulled Thomas back onto the tracks and the two engines decided that two number 1 engines are just as good as one number 1 engine.

Later on, when she revealed to Thomas and Yong Bao that she takes the mail train in China, it made Thomas miss his best friend Percy so much due to the fact he also pulls the mail train back on Sodor.

## Personality

Hong-Mei is a good-natured but cheeky tank engine from China who loves to race. She is also blue like Thomas and out to prove she’s the No. 1 blue engine. Like Thomas, she can be careless and hasty at times, but always tries to make up for it. Hong-Mei is also a good sport and knows when to put competition aside for the sake of helping a friend.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Hong-Mei is based on a China Railways GJ 0-6-0T class. 122 members of this class were built and primarily saw industrial use in places such as steelworks, with some remaining into service well into the 2000s. In addition to service in China, some members of the class worked in North Korea and Vietnam. Five members of this class are preserved.

## Physical Appearances

### Livery

Hong-Mei is painted deep blue with yellow lining and a red stripe along each of her side tanks. Her handrails, boiler bands and cylinder lining are brass, her wheels are red with light grey rims and her number 1 is painted on the sides of her tanks in yellow.

### Fanfic

As a human, Hong-Mei's skin tone was pale, she has black hair tied in a low bun and pale cerulean-blue eyes. She wears a deep blue blazer with red lining on each lapel and golden-yellow buttons, white shirt, black necktie, deep blue skirt, white tights and a pair of black high heeled shoes.

## Fanfics

The Secret & Dearest Life of Everything in Sodor

Hong-Mei appeared in the fanfic as a human and she also had a family, Yong Bao as her brother and their parents. She worked in the Chinese Railway as one of the train drivers alongside Yong Bao and the two coach persons, An-An and Yin-Long. Percy comes to China with Hiro, Kenji, James and Nia to tell them the truth about Thomas. He was absolutely unable to be aware that Thomas was seriously ill while working on the Japanese Railway with Hiro and Kenji in several days ago.