Rosie

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### Other Voice Actors

Rachel Miller (*2020; Thomas' Magical Birthday Wishes and Learning with Thomas*)

## Vehicle Stats

### Builders

* Davenport Locomotive Works (*USATC S100 Class only*)
* H. K. Porter, Inc.
* Vulcan Iron Works

### Title

* Rosie the Red Engine
* Babe Rosie

## Personal Details

### Spouse/Partner

Thomas (2021-2023-2024)
 Richard (since 2024)

### Relatives

Thomas (boyfriend)

**Rosie** is a lively little tank engine (originally pink until she was repainted red) who idolises Thomas, which sometimes bothers him. She works as both a shunting engine and a mixed-traffic engine. She used to work mainly at the Knapford Shunting Yards, but is now based at Vicarstown. And she also loves Thomas forever.

## Biography

### *Thomas & Friends*

Rosie began idolising Thomas to the point of hero-worship and imitation. Though this is said to be the most sincere form of flattery, it only served to irritate Thomas whilst he was trying to deliver a special birthday post train to Alice at High Farm. He even started to try and avoid her, but after Thomas had an accident in the course of delivering this train, Rosie helped him and he started to respect her.

Rosie was later called to help Thomas shunt trucks until Hector frightened her away.

Rosie was charged with acting as a back-engine to Emily with the funfair special. Wanting to take the train herself and thinking she was doing Emily a favour, Rosie succeeded only in creating confusion and delay on a grand scale, but eventually set things right.

Rosie rescued Thomas when his fire went out after playing a game of "Splish, Splash, Splosh".  She later let Diesel take her train of flowers which was headed for market.

One day Rosie had a cracked wheel, so Thomas and Butch brought her a new one.

On Sodor Surprise Day, Thomas bumped some coal trucks to surprise Gordon, but ended up surprising her instead. She was later cleaned up with Whiff at the washdown and joined Gordon and Thomas at Callan Castle to see Harold decked out in bright lights to make Gordon laugh.

Sometime after she was repainted into her red livery, James challenged her to a race. When Rosie realised that there was something wrong with James' brakes, she warned him to go to the Steamworks to have them checked before they got worse. James did not follow her advice and as a result, when he sped down Gordon's Hill, his brakes would not work and he went on a runaway until he crashed into the wall at the end of Tidmouth Sheds.

Soon after, James went to Vicarstown Goods Yard, looking for Henry's train to take to the Mainland. Rosie told him that she knew they were important and that was why Thomas came to take them earlier.

During Valentine's Day, Diesel bumped her just as Cranky was loading her flatbed with a crate of roses, which ended up crashing on the tracks. Bill and Ben later saw Thomas telling off Diesel, causing the twins to think they were attracted to each other, much to their embarrassment. A bit of teasing and a meet-up with Thomas at the washdown caused her to avoid him for fear of humiliation and she was not exactly pleased to know that she was heading to the same place he was. After a brief conversation with Edward, she rushed off so fast that she took the shunter's pole with her before it was moved out of the way. Thomas and Rosie ended up front to front at Vicarstown, where they made up for recent events and found that their specials were for Lady Hatt's Valentine's Day surprise.

Rosie later heard from Paxton that there was due to be a railway show for little engines at Ulfstead Castle and passed on the news to Thomas to attend. Though she was not physically seen at the show, she did abandon her duties at Vicarstown to attend, leaving Henry to shunt his own train and causing him to be late.

Rosie warmly greeted Sonny when he first arrived on the Island of Sodor, however his cold demeanour left her feeling upset.

## Personality

Rosie is a friendly, respectful, clever and helpful tank engine with a good sense of humour. She idolizes Thomas very much. She and Thomas like to have fun and also like to help each other when they are working. She also enjoys racing just as much as she loves to be really useful, and is very eager to prove her worth, as evidenced by her wanting to help Thomas deliver Alice's birthday presents, or even attempting to pull a special train on her own. Rosie can be described as a feisty, energetic and free-spirited tomboy who is not afraid to do hard work.

With the passage of time, Rosie became more focused and mature, serving as a voice of reason to James' arrogance. She also stands no nonsense for teasing or rudeness, and although she still has her tomboyish personality, she still does have a good sense of humor, and she still likes a friendly joke.

Rosie still manages a healthy relationship with Thomas, despite some incidents that unintentionally go wrong. In Thomas Sets Sail, when the sail of the boat can’t go under the bridge, Rosie gets worried. In Thomas and the Runaway Car, when Thomas unintentionally pushed Sir Topham Hatt's Car down Gordon's Hill, Rosie just left the wash down when the car passed by and covered her with mud which made her annoyed. In Rosie is Red, Thomas pretends not to remember sticking up for Rosie because he does not want to be teased. This ends up embarrassing Rosie. This is one of the only times where she is embarrassed.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Rosie is based on both the United States Army Transportation Corps (USATC) S100 Class and the Southern Railway (SR) USA Class. Both classes were designed and built for shunting duties in Europe during the Second World War. After the war ended, fifteen of the S100's were sold to the Southern Railway, who modified them for use as dockyard shunters at Southampton. There, they worked alongside the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) E2s (Thomas’ class). The SR USA Class was replaced by British Rail (BR) Class 07 diesels (Salty's class) in 1962, however some members of the class remained in service on departmental duties until 1967.

Over one-hundred of the USATC S100 Class still remain, or are preserved, in various conditions in some European countries, the United States, China and Egypt. Four members of SR USA Class are preserved, including one at the Bluebell Railway. In addition, several Yugoslavian-built copies of the S100 design also exist, including two that have been shipped to England and modified to represent USA Class members.

Rosie'sbasis.pngRosie's basis
### Livery

From her debut up until *The Great Race*, Rosie was painted lavender with light grey tank panels, red lining and gold boiler bands. Her wheels were red with light grey rims.

From from the twenty-first series until All Engines Go movie, Rosie is painted in the North Western Railway's livery of cherry red with dark raspberry tank panels, gold boiler bands and light grey lining. The area above her wheels and around her ladder are painted gold. Rosie has her company's initials (NWR) painted on her tank panels in light grey with a gold shadow, along with her number 37 also in light grey with gold shadow under her side cab windows. She still retains her original red buffer beams and wheels with light grey rims, however.

Since Series 25, she is more on her original livery but with stars instead of grey panels. Her number now lies on the front of her door

The font style of Rosie's NWR initials and number 37 is the same font that is used on fellow SR USA Class, Vulcan 4446, now No. 30072 of Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.

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## Appearances

* Television Series
* Other Media

### *Thomas & Friends*

* **Series 10** - Thomas and the Birthday Mail
* **Series 11** - Hector the Horrid!, Thomas Sets Sail and Thomas and the Runaway Car
* **Series 12** - Rosie’s Funfair Special
* **Series 13** - Steamy Sodor (*cameo*), Splish Splash Splosh and Hiro Helps Out (*cameo*)
* **Series 14** - James in the Dark (*cameo*), Diesel’s Special Delivery, Merry Winter Wish (*cameo*), Thomas and the Snowman Party (*cameo*), Thomas' Crazy Day (*cameo*), Jumping Jobi Wood! (*cameo*) and Merry Misty Island (*cameo*)
* **Series 15** - Gordon and Ferdinand (*cameo*), Toby and Bash (*cameo*), Percy’s New Friends (*cameo*), Henry’s Happy Coal (*cameo*), Surprise, Surprise (*cameo*), Stuck on You and Kevin the Steamie (*cameo*)
* **Series 16** - Race to the Rescue (*cameo*), Ho Ho Snowman (*cameo*), Flash Bang Wallop! (*cameo*), Thomas Toots the Crows (*cameo*), Bust My Buffers! (*cameo*), Percy and the Calliope (*cameo*), Salty's Surprise Template:Does not speak, Sodor Surprise Day, Muddy Matters (*cameo*), Whiff's Wish (*cameo*) and Happy Birthday Sir! (*cameo*)
* **Series 17** - Steamie Stafford (*cameo*), Henry's Hero (*cameo*), The Thomas Way (*cameo*), Percy's Lucky Day (*cameo*), Bill or Ben? (*cameo*), Away From the Sea (*cameo*) and No More Mr. Nice Engine (*cameo*)
* **Series 18** - Signals Crossed (*cameo*), Toad's Adventure (*cameo*), Long Lost Friend (*cameo*) and Samson at Your Service (*cameo*)
* **Series 19** - The Beast of Sodor (*cameo*), Very Important Sheep (*cameo*) and Philip to the Rescue (*cameo*)
* **Series 21** - Hasty Hannah (*cameo*), The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor and Emily in the Middle (*cameo*)
* **Series 22** - Forever and Ever (*cameo; fantasy*), Confusion Without Delay Template:Does not speak, An Engine of Many Colours (*fantasy*) and Rosie is Red
* **Series 23** - Chucklesome Trucks (*cameo*) and Steam Team to the Rescue (*cameo*)
* **Series 24** - The Great Little Railway Show Template:Does not speak, Nia and the Unfriendly Elephant (*cameo*), James the Super Engine (*cameo*) and A New Arrival
* **Series 25** - A team Funfair (Does not speak), Percy's Look-alike (*cameo*), Percy's Crush, Thomas's First Kiss, and Gordon Vs. Kana (*cameo*)

#### Specials

* **2008** - The Great Discovery (*cameo*)
* **2009** - Hero of the Rails (*cameo*)
* **2010** - Misty Island Rescue (*cameo*)
* **2011** - Day of the Diesels (*cameo*)
* **2012** - Blue Mountain Mystery (*cameo*)
* **2013** - King of the Railway (*cameo*)
* **2014** - Tale of the Brave (*cameo*)
* **2015** - Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (*cameo*)
* **2016** - The Great Race (*cameo*)
* **2017** - Journey Beyond Sodor
* **2018** - Big World! Big Adventures!
* 2021 - All Engines Go!

#### Music Videos

* **Series 10** - Navigation and There's Always Something New
* **The Great Discovery** - Thomas, You're the Leader
* **Series 14** - All You Need
* **Day of the Diesels** - Day of the Diesels
* **Series 15** - Hear the Engines Coming
* **Series 16** - Go, Go Thomas
* **King of the Railway** - Working Together Again and It's Gonna be a Great Day
* **Series 17** - Hey, Hey Thomas! and On a Journey Today
* **Tale of the Brave** - Let's Be Brave
* **Series 18** - The Best Friends Express
* **Thomas' YouTube World Tour** - A World Around You, Down by the Docks, It's Great to be an Engine and The Whistle Song
* **Series 19** - Engine Roll Call
* **Journey Beyond Sodor** - I Want to Go Home (*cameo*)
* **Big World! Big Adventures!** - Where in the World is Thomas?
* **Series 22** - Engine Roll Call, All the Girls Around the World, The Steam Team and Let's Dream
* **Series 23** - Don't Stop (*cameo*)
* **Series 24** - New Year's Day with Thomas
* **Nursery Rhymes** - Another Day on Sodor Template:Does not speak

#### Learning Segments

* **Series 10** - Which Load for Rosie? Template:Does not speak

#### Videos

* **2018** - Still the Best of Friends (*cameo*)
* **2019** - Meet James (mentioned)
* **2020** - Thomas and the Monkeys, Thomas and the Birthday Surprise and Thomas & Percy Learn What Food Animals Eat

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### Magazine Stories

* **2007** - Airship
* **2008** - Flower Engine and Perfect Promise
* **2011** - Rumble Rescue, Snug in a Rug, Market Day, Rosie's Rocks, Rosie's Really Useful Scrap!, Harold and the Kites, Flower Engine and Diesel's Special Delivery Template:Does not speak
* **2012** - Stuck On You, The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 643), Snug in a Rug and Messy Rescue!
* **2013** - Sodor Surprise Day (*speaks in speech bubble only*) and Boiler Bother (*speaks in speech bubble only*)
* **2015** - It's Okay to be Scared

Rosie also appeared in the magazine stories, Frying or Flying, Mighty Magnet!, Really Useful Rosie, Red for Rosie, Rushing Around and Stone Signal.

### Books

* **2010** - Let's Go, Thomas! (*cameo*)
* **2018** - Character Encyclopedia and The 12 Engines of Christmas
* **2019** - Ten Little Engines
* **2020** - The Big Book of Engines

### Video Games

* **2018** - Go Go Thomas! and Thomas and Friends: Adventures!

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## Audio Files

### Whistles

1. ↑ T&F S10 #23: "Thomas and the Birthday Mail"
2. ↑ T&F S11 #5: "Hector the Horrid!"
3. ↑ T&F S12 #3: "Rosie's Funfair Special"
4. ↑ T&F S13 #15: "Splish Splash Splosh"
5. ↑ T&F S14 #7: "Diesel's Special Delivery"
6. ↑ T&F S21 #12: "The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor"
7. ↑ T&F: *Journey Beyond Sodor*
8. ↑ T&F S24 #3: "The Great Little Railway Show"
9. ↑ T&F S24 Special #2: "A New Arrival"
10. ↑ http://www.project62.co.uk/locolocation.htm