Peter Sam

**Peter Sam (née Stuart) the Cheerful Engine** is a narrow gauge engine and one of the secondary protagonists of the Seventyverse. He is the number four engine of the Skarloey Railway and was also the number four engine of the Mid Sodor Railway and the Aluminium Works.

## Backstory

### Main Timeline

Stuart was bought by the Mid Sodor Railway to replace Alfred who was scrapped following a terrible accident. Although Alfred's brother, Falcon wasn't keen of Stuart at first, they two engines grew close after an incident with some trucks and both engines gave Duke the affectionate nickname of "Granpuff". Although, they were fond of Duke, Stuart could be cheeky such as when the old engine fell ill one day. However, Duke played a trick whilst Stuart was helping him and the passengers thought that Stuart was the one who had broken down.

After the Mid Sodor Railway closed down, Falcon and Stuart were bought by the Aluminium Works but Duke wasn't bought as he was deemed too old. Although the three engines were saddened to be separated, Stuart assured Duke that when they found a nice railway, Duke would come to live with them. After arriving at Peel Godred, they meet Bertram and Freddie who prove to be friendly sorts; however, they also have the misfortune of meeting their owner - the cruel hearted Jacob Hockings. Bertram also took Stuart to meet Colin. On their way to meet Lisa, however, Stuart hits an old bump on the track and at the station, it's discovered that Stuart had lost his nameplates. Upon returning to the wharf, it's discovered that Falcon lost his too and, worst of all, Hockings refuses to replace them and has them repainted grey. This leads to Stuart calling the Aluminium Works a prison. After, Stuart, Falcon, Bertram, Freddie and Colin would stick together for the next few years and Carole, Stevie, Lisa and Simon made sure they were alright. One day, Bertram derailed on his way to meet Stevie and Stuart took his train, which made him late. Hockings was angry with Stuart's delay and decided to scrap him in order to make an example but Bertram sacrified himself to save Stuart and the three engines were shaken after this. Then, Freddie was scrapped following an accident, Colin was destroyed in a storm due to neglect by Hockings and Stevie was given a Final Firing by Hockings, which soon led to his arrest and the collapse of the Aluminium Works.

Fortunately, Mr. Percival would buy Falcon and Stuart for the Skarloey Railway and gave them new names - whilst Falcon was renamed Sir Handel, Stuart became Peter Sam. Their new names were those of Mr Percival's old friends, Sir Handel Brown and Mr. Peter Sam. Both engines would get their old colours back. Whilst Sir Handel caused trouble at first, Peter Sam proved friendly towards Skarloey and Rheneas. He also won Agnes, Ruth, Lucy, Jemima and Beatrice over thanks to his kind words. One day, at Crovan's Gate, Peter Sam saw Douglas running late, and Henry thought he may get in trouble. Upon telling Peter Sam that Douglas was on trial and he may be sent away, this got Peter Sam very anxious and upset. This resulted in Peter Sam leaving the top station too early and leaving the Refreshment Lady behind. Once the Refreshment Lady was on board, Peter Sam arrived at Crovan's Gate and was relieved to see Henry waiting there. It was then that he learned that Henry was a guaranteed connection, and he stood up for Peter Sam against the Refreshment Lady being snappy and rude. The Refreshment Lady quickly apologised also assured Peter Sam that Mr. Pervical only gets cross with engines who are late on purpose.

After Skarloey and Rheneas are sent away to be overhauled, Sir Handel and Peter Sam are left to run the railway alone. They would be reunited with Cora, Gertrude and Millicent from their Mid Sodor days and Rusty was later bought in to help. Whilst Sir Handel didn't trust Rusty at first, Peter Sam hit it off with the diesel right away. Unfortunately, Peter Sam was caught up in an accident at the incline when some slate trucks mistake him for Sir Handel on the same day Sir Handel pretended to be ill. Luckily, Rusty was there to help and whilst Peter Sam was being mended, Duncan was bought in to help and Skarloey returned from his overhaul.

Sadly, Peter Sam was left with a damaged funnel, which was eventually knocked off one snowy day, thanks to a low hanging icicle in the tunnel. A drain pipe was used as a temporary until he was given a brand new Giesl ejector, which made him stronger than ever before. He also had an encounter with George the Steamroller, who upset him by saying he should be left in the shed for all eternity, which was Duke's fate after the Mid Sodor Railway's closure. This led to Sir Handel's encounter with George. When some boys teased Sir Handel, Peter Sam stuck up for him.

A year after Rheneas' return from his overhaul, Sir Handel and Peter Sam are excited when the Duke of Sodor is coming to open the new lake loop for Skarloey and Rheneas' 100th birthday. The two engines think it's their old friend but are upset when Duck tells Peter Sam that all Dukes had scrapped. Duck was talking about the engines from the Great Western Railway but Sir Handel and Peter Sam thought he was talking about Duke. They are even more disappointed that the Duke that comes is a man - Sir Robert Norramby. After this, Sir Handel and Peter Sam tell the others about Duke and a expedition is launched. Much to the two engines' delight, Duke is found and is bought to the Skarloey Railway, the three engines are happily reunited after all these years.

## Relationships

### Skarloey

Skarloey finds Peter Sam's optimism and bright smile contagious. However, like with Sir Handel, Skarloey knew Peter Sam was troubled. Skarloey offers advice to Peter Sam wherever he can, and he always makes sure to take it onboard.

### Rheneas

Rheneas was very curious by Peter Sam's progress on the railway, and liked his cheerful attitude. He unfortunately didn't see too much as he went on overhaul before Peter Sam came back from his passenger run.

### Sir Handel

Sir Handel sees Peter Sam as a dear little brother. At first, their relationship was off to a rocky start because Peter Sam took Alfred's old number. However, an incident with some trucks and calling Duke "Granpuff" made them very close. He often sheltered Peter Sam from worst things of Hockings' abuse at Peel Godred, and promised Duke he'd look after him. Unfortunately, he broke that promise when Peter Sam was smashed by the trucks at the incline. Thankfully, they had patched things over and are closer than ever.

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### Duncan

Poor Peter Sam often falls victim to Duncan's teasing such as when his funnel was temporarily replaced with a drain pipe and when Peter Sam had trouble with some brambles.

### Duke

Very much like Sir Handel, Peter Sam looks up to Duke as his dear 'Granpuff', even if he could be cheeky at times. When the Mid Sodor line closed, Peter Sam was devastated that he wouldn't see him again. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise at Peel Godred, for Peter Sam feared Duke would have been scrapped there. However, on the Skarloey Railway, Peter Sam was dying to talk about Duke. This would be easier said than done as many factors held him and Sir Handel back. When the word was spread, Duke was finally reunited with his "Granchuffs". Their relationship took a rocky turn after Duke learnt that Sir Handel had used the affectionate Granpuff by mistake but they soon patched things up.

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### Bertram

Bertram was closer to Peter Sam than Sir Handel and often sheltered him from worst bits of abuse from Hockings. Both Peter Sam and Sir Handel would call Bertram "Uncle Bertram", due to him being Duke's brother. Both were horrified to find Bertram's remains left in the shed, and wished he was still alive and well. They did make amends in a dream, though.

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### Freddie

Though Sir Handel was closer to Freddie than Peter Sam was, Freddie would sometimes get Peter Sam involved with little challenges or dares as well. If Bertram was the bold uncle, Freddie was the cool brother or cousin that would liven things up. One of these races unfortunately cost Freddie his life though, as he careered off the side of a cliff. Poor Peter Sam was rattled to the core.

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### Colin

Not too much is known about Peter Sam and Colin's relationship, but Peter Sam was horrified when Colin was destroyed.

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### Agnes, Ruth, Lucy, Jemima and Beatrice

Peter Sam instantly won the old coaches over by calling them "his dears", on the first day he took them out. Of the old coaches, he gravitates toward Lucy the most, as she is the sweetest of the bunch.

### Ada, Jane and Mabel

Peter Sam often takes the open coaches out, especially on sunny weather. He enjoys their company a lot.

### Cora

Peter Sam and Cora are very close, and some assumed they were a couple. This wasn't helped that Agnes was against homoromantic relationships, and often was pushing the duo to be together. This unfortunately hurt their relationship, as well as the budding romance Peter Sam was having with Rusty. However, when Agnes finally moved past her homophobia, things slowly began to heal.

### Hilda

On the Mid Sodor Railway, Peter Sam treated the four wheeled coaches as if they were express coaches - handling them delicately and calling them "my dears". Hilda was among these coaches. Peter Sam, along with Fred and Rusty, found Hilda abandoned as a garden shed. Peter Sam then got the idea to convert Hilda into a mobile tea room. She liked this very much, and is very grateful to Peter Sam.

## Romance

### Rusty

Despite the anti-diesel propaganda, Peter Sam was quick to befriend Rusty and after Peter Sam's accident at the incline, Rusty helped him out. As time went on, the two engines would grow feelings for each other before they eventually became a couple.

## Personality

Peter Sam is cheerful and kind-hearted, although he can be very cheeky and rather naïve. He isn't a pushover though, and doesn't take well to those being bullied.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Peter Sam is based on the Talyllyn Railway's Edward Thomas, a Kerr Stuart Tattoo Class 0-4-2ST that originally worked on the Corris Railway. Interestingly, Edward Thomas only donned the Giesl ejector funnel for a limited time, while Peter Sam has used it since he first received it. Four other Tattoo locomotives are also preserved, including a replica on the Corris Railway. Peter Sam is a year older than Edward Thomas; he was built in 1920, while the latter in 1921.

### Livery

Peter Sam is always been painted dark green with red lining and brass fittings. He has red and gold name and number plates on the sides of his saddle tank and coal bunkers respectively. During his time at the Aluminium Works, Peter Sam was painted in a dull grey livery.

## Differences from the series, the TV show and the books

* Peter Sam retains his green livery from the Mid Sodor Railway on the Skarloey Railway, and is grey at Peel Godred. In the books, he was green on Mid Sodor, and red on the Skarloey Railway. No media ever reveals what colour Peter Sam had at Peel Godred.
* Peter Sam's past at Peel Godred is never explored, but here, he was treated very cruelly.