Barry

**Barry** is an ex-British Railways engine.

## Biography

Throughout the first four seasons, Barry appeared as a background engine, mostly on the Mainland working for British Railways. Not much is known about his life before he arrived on the North Western Region.

In 1958, Barry was to undergo some minor repairs and was given green water beforehand. However, a faceless decommissioned member of Barry's class was present at the same works as Barry. This led to the paperwork for the two engines being mixed up, and nobody bothered to double check because BR was in a hurry to get rid of steamies. Barry ended up under the influence of green water for a long time, and he bounced around scrapyards until he ended up at Killdane in 1965.

Barry finally woke up when Neil buffered up to him, much to the shock of everyone. He did not remember anything in between 1958 and 1965. The Fat Controller vowed to find out who was responsible for Barry's condition, and when he did, he destroyed their careers. Barry, meanwhile, was taken to the Crovan's Gate works. Robert Hall offered Barry the chance to be the test subject for an experiment of his that would help steamies in the years of dieselisation, but Barry turned him down, preferring the conventional means of repairs.

Barry's repairs were put on hold when Henry had a near-fatal accident. Barry watched as the workman, needing to act fast, used scrap metal found in the scrapyard to stabilise Henry's condition. This inspired Barry to change his mind about volunteering for Hall's experiment. Barry admitted that he did not think Hall could do it until he saw the results of Hall's idea to save Henry using scrap from the scrapyard. Barry added that if Hall's idea helps steamies everywhere, they won't end up like himself.

The procedure Barry underwent was steam-diesel conversion. Despite his appearance, he was actually converted to be a diesel, making him stronger and more efficient. The Sodor engines become concerned that Barry's newfound superiority would go to his head, but fortunately for them, this doesn't happen. Barry proves not only humble and helpful but also overeager to work and do other engines' jobs for them. Donald expressed one night that he agreed with Francis that he should calm down on the workload, but Barry emphasizes how much he needs it. After Barry broke down climbing Gordon's Hill with the Flying Kipper, he was given a psychological examination, putting the procedure on hold for a bit. He revealed while he knows that overworking himself won't bring back the seven years he lost, keeping himself busy helps him avoid thinking about how angry the whole ordeal makes him. After Barry was able to recover with his issues, he was able to return to work and the procedure ended up being a complete success with countless non-faceless steamies over the following years going through this procedure, including Edward himself.

In 2015, Barry, Edward, Bruce, Iris and Salty were stuck at Brendam for three days when the turntable malfunctioned. Bruce expressed bored frustration, so Barry assured him that the workmen fixing the "antique" turntable were the same men who kept the engines running, all of whom would also be considered antiques.

## Livery

Barry is painted in BR Black livery with red stripes.

## Basis

Barry is based on the BR Standard Class 2 locomotive.

## Trivia

* There is a real BR standard class 2 with the number 78018.
* Barry is an unused character in the Railway Series because the publishers demanded more books starring Thomas.
* He appeared in the Season 4 intro, but despite that didn’t actually get any significant role in it.
* A scrap form of Barry appears in Scrap and FRANKenstein.
* Before Rescued, he shared the same faces as Colin.
* Richard Awdry recently revealed Barry would've actually been Arthur's class, an LMS Ivatt Class 2-6-2 tank engine.
* Barry shares the same horn as Den from the TV Series.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 1

* Prologue *(cameo)*
* Scrap *(scrap, cameo)*

#### Season 3

* Amends *(cameo)*
* Nationalisation *(cameo)*

#### Season 4

* Modernisation *(cameo)*
* Secrets *(cameo)*
* Return *(cameo)*

#### The SCPs of Sodor

* Prologue
* Path of the Dead
* Fortune Favours the Lucky
* The Nartwin
* A Troublesome Engine
* The Standing Stones

#### Season 5

* Rescued
* Preservation *(mentioned)*
* Experiment
* Revenge
* Fallout *(does not speak)*

#### Sodor Shorts

* Monster *(does not speak)*
* Song *(cameo)*
* Mistake *(does not speak)*
* Rivalry *(cameo)*
* Siege *(does not speak)*
* FRANKenstein *(scrap, does not speak)*
* Remake *(cameo)*
* Overreaction
* Tyranny *(cameo)*
* Propaganda *(cameo)*

#### Sodor Specials

* Non-Faceless Vehicles *(in the form of scrap; cameo)*