Vinnie

**Vinnie the Bully Engine** is one of the antagonists in the Seventyverse and comes from Canada.

## Backstory

Vinnie was selected to participate in the Great Railway Show as part of the Strength Competition and was on the same ship as Ashima, Rajiv, Shane, Yong Bao, Etienne, Axel, Frieda, Gina, Ivan, Carlos, Raul and Gabriela. Unfortunately, they would end up stranded on Sodor when the ship they're on breaks down. During this time, the engines helped around the island, but Vinnie proved to a vile bully towards the engines. One particular incident was when he made Philip feel low. During the Great Railway Show, Vinnie got his driver to throw an empty lunch box at Frieda, which damaged her motion and he crossed the line first (Henry would help Frieda across the line). However, Vinnie was disqualified for cheating and Hiro, who was second, was declared the winner instead. In retaliation, Vinnie attempted to attack Flying Scotsman before the Great Race but Gordon bravely fought against the bully and, with Scotsman's help, pushed Vinnie away from the points. Then, just as Vinnie charged again, Gordon's driver switched the points and Vinnie came off the rails, crashing into the tree. The police arrives to arrest his crew but they manage to escape and Vinnie attempts to sneak about the ship, only to get a crate to get stuck on him. When he finally manages to get the crate removed, he meets Diesel 10, who proposes they team up to take on Sodor, which Vinnie accepts.

## Relationships

### Diesel 10

Despite the fact that Vinnie is a steam engine, Diesel 10 considers him to be equal due to their common hatred for the Sudrian engines. As such, when Diesel 10 proposed that they teamed up to enact their revenge, Vinnie accepted.

## Enemies

### Gordon

When Vinnie chose to attack Flying Scotsman in retaliation for being disqualified, Gordon fought against Vinnie. This resulted in Gordon's boiler being damaged (not helped by the lack of safety valve) and Vinnie derailing.

### Frieda

Frieda was so close to the finish line when Vinnie got his driver to throw his empty lunch box at Frieda's motion, causing her to come to a sudden stop whilst Vinnie crossed the line first. However, Vinnie was disqualified for cheating.

### Philip

During his stay on Sodor, Vinnie cruelly stated that Philip had been nothing but trouble for the other engines, which upset the boxcab.

## Personality

Vinnie is very rude and competitive, with a reputation for being a bully, and will do anything to win a competition, including cheating. He is also sadistic as he enjoyed breaking Philip's spirit. Because of his vile behaviour, hardly any of the engines get along with him.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Vinnie is based on the Canadian National Railway's U-4-a 6400 class. The U-4-a's were primarily used on passenger services in southern Ontario and Quebec due to a lack of coal reserves on the railway. One member of the class, No. 6400, is preserved at the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa, Ontario.

Vinnie's number is taken from the Grand Trunk Western #6407 of the U-4-b class, which was scrapped in April 1960. When this engine was built or withdrawn is unknown.

### Livery

Vinnie is painted navy blue with a grey boiler with yellow lining along with red trimming around his cab windows. He carries his number (6407) and name on plates on his smokebox and the sides of his footplate.

## Differences between the episodes and the series

* In the original special, Vinnie was used for a minor plot point where he bullied Philip at the Great Railway Show. In the adaptation, Vinnie had a larger role where he bullied Philip on Sodor, sabotaged Frieda at the Great Railway Show and tried to ruin Flying Scotsman's chances of competing in the Great Race.
* In the original special, Thomas and Ashima pulled Vinnie away from Philip, allowing the boxcab to escape whilst Vinnie came off the rails, crashing into a pylon. In the adaptation, Gordon and Scotsman pushed away from the points and in his second attempt to ram Scotsman, Vinnie came off the rails, crashing into a tree.
* In the special, it's not revealed what place Vinnie came in. In the rewrite, he cheated to win the Strength Competition, and as a result, he was disqualified and came last.

## Trivia

* Vinnie's number is Grand Trunk Western No. 6407. The real engine with that number was scrapped in April 1960.