Emily

Emily

* Current
* Debut

Background information

**First episode**
Stepney's Problem

Character information

**Full name**
* Emily the Stirling Engine
* Emily the Green Engine
* Emily the Clever Engine

**Other names**
* Queen Emily (*by Percy*)
* Excellent Emily (*by The Fat Controller and herself*)
* Little Lady Long Funnel (*by Diesel*)
* Emily the Late Engine (*by The Trucks*)

**Age**
Unknown (*Engine*)

**Home**
Island of SodorEngland (*formerly*)Scotland (*formerly in the magazines*)

**Friends**
* Edward
* Henry
* Toby
* Duck
* Rocky
* Thomas
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Nia
* Rebecca

**Quote**
"Can't the engineers do something to change my shape, Victor?""Why would you want to do that? You're a great engine, Emily; just the way you are!"

**Emily** is an emerald Stirling Single tender engine who works on the North Western Railway and is the railway's number 12 engine.
She works mostly on the Main Line in odd jobs and mixed traffic duties, and once ran the Misty Valley Branch Line. Following her rescue of Gordon from a collapsing bridge and James, Percy, and Rebecca from a derailment, she was rewarded with being appointed safety engine, gaining her number with it. She also has her own set of coaches given to her because of her bravery saving Oliver.

Personality
Emily was introduced as being kind, caring, helpful, mature, compassionate and always sensitive to the feelings of others. If she wrongs someone, knowingly or not, she is quick to apologize.
During the eighth series to the twelfth series, Emily had an occasional habit of being cranky, bossy, rebellious and rude to others, this behavior of her's would always frustrate the other characters. This side of her can be seen where she would not say "Thank you" to Trevor, annoying Elizabeth over a fallen water tower, and being rude to the workmen, causing havoc whilst pulling the express and being rude to Edward and James, refusing help from Murdoch when she needed it after being called "Excellent Emily" by Sir Topham Hatt, and pestering Thomas over getting his snowplough fitted. It's possible that she was behaving like this mainly because of the new things she was doing and keeping the railway organized, without realizing the mishaps she would cause such as when she got Percy, Toby, and Mavis into an pretty bad accident.
From Hero of the Rails onwards, Emily seemed to revert back to her original personality from the seventh series. Along with shades of overconfidence, she often acts as a voice of reason, particularly when James gets too big for his wheels, or when a friend needs moral support. She has also been shown to be adaptable, able to think of a plan in a moment's notice. She is somewhat prone to jealousy or feelings of inadequacy, often longing for more excitement in her life when she hears of others' adventures, or for the same talents as them.

Technical Details
Basis
Emily is based on a Great Northern Railway (GNR) 1003 class Stirling Single 4-2-2.
Designed by Patrick Stirling in 1870 with 8ft 1in driving wheels and outside cylinders, these engines were specifically built for high speed expresses between London and York. These engine were also capable of hauling 280 ton trains at 50 mph, though they could reach 85 mph on lighter services. A total of fifty-three engines were built at Doncaster between 1870 and 1895, officially divided into two classes: the 47 "No.1 class" engines between 4/1870 and 12/1893 and the 6 "1003 class" engines between 11/1894 and 4/1895, of which Emily is one, featuring the latest Stirling boiler, larger cylinders and most notably an updated cab. The last single, no. 1006, was withdrawn on 14th February 1916.
The only surviving member of all three classes (G class No. 1) is on display at the National Railway Museum. The engine in preservation carried a small capacity Sturrock tender, which was given in it's first restoration in 1910. Recently, a derelict original Stirling Single tender used as a water and sludge carrier was found in Peterborough and, after restoration, was paired with the engine in 2014.

Emily's basis
Livery
Emily is painted emerald with yellow lining and brass fittings. Her running-boards are painted chocolate brown. Her buffers were originally bronze, her buffer housings black, and her front running board dark grey; but all have since turned silver, red, and light grey. For the Great Railway Show, gold trim and flowers were added to her livery for her participation in the best-decorated engine parade. After she returned to Sodor, she was repainted to her original livery.
From the twenty-third series episode, Chucklesome Trucks, Emily's handrails, which used to be straight, are now over her head like Duck, Donald, Douglas, and Oliver.
From the twenty-fourth series episode, Emily to the Rescue onwards, Emily has her number 12 painted on the middle square on the sides of her tender in beige with chocolate brown borders.

Appearances
Television Series* **Season 1** - Stepney's Problem, Thomas' 4th of July and Murdoch and the Express (does not speak)
* **Season 2** - Daisy and The Visitor, James' Tender Trouble (cameo), Old Slow Coach, The Flying Scotsman Returns and The Flying Scotsman Departs
* **Season 3** - George the Steamroller and Diesel's Dilemma
* **Season 4** - Thomas and the Ghost
* **Season 5** - A Cranky Day at the Docks, Stepney's Perfect Day and Daisy's Big Disaster
* **Season 6** - Gordon’s Flying Kipper (cameo), An Old Friend Returns and An Opportunity of a Lifetime
* **Season 7** - Hank's Bubble Party and Wilbert's Tragic Day
* **Season 8** - Bulstrode and the Fisherman (cameo) and Tricky Trucks (cameo)
* **Season 14** - Double-Decker-Wrecker (cameo) and Hatt Trick (cameo)
* **Season 15** - Roundhouse Roulette (cameo) and Nightmare on Sodor (fantasy, cameo)
* **Season 16** - Marion Had a Little Lamb (cameo)
* **Season 17** - Unidentified Flying Scotsman (cameo) and Bold Slow Coach (cameo)

Trivia* Emily was the second female steam engine and the first female tender engine introduced in *Thomas & Friends*, the first female steam engine to be introduced in a series not based off the Rev. W Awdry, and as well as the fourth female engine in *Thomas & Friends* overall, the first being Daisy, the second being Mavis, and the third being Lady.
* Michael Angelis, Pierce Brosnan, and Teresa Gallagher have all given Emily a Scottish accent, reflecting the origin of her designer. Due to one episode and one special featuring her having an English narrator, she ends up with a Scottish accent in the US dub. Other productions featuring her with a speaking role give her an American accent in the US dub and the UK dub in Bubbling Boilers and her singing voice in The Great Race. Rachael Miller retained the UK narration's Scottish accent in Thomas' Magical Birthday Wishes.
* With one of Thomas' models being an exception, Emily is the only engine that was originally on display at Nitrogen Studios that had her live-action model sent over to the Explore the Rails Exhibition in the United States while everyone else was sent to either Drayton Manor in the United Kingdom or the Hara Model Railway Museum in Japan. Therefore, she is also the only engine from the Steam Team that had her live-action model sent to the Explore the Rails Exhibition.
* Emily is the first character besides Thomas himself to say his catchphrase, "Cinders and ashes!", which was done in the thirteenth series episode, Tickled Pink.
	+ Coincidentally enough, Emily is also the first character other than Thomas to say the show's rebranded opening monologue, "All aboard for a big adventure!" She does so in Rangers of the Rails.
	+ She is also the only member of the Steam Team besides Thomas to do so.
* Some literary articles show Emily being sisterly mostly to Thomas and James. According to a magazine bio, she has a particular fondness for James and treats him like a little brother. In Railway Rhymes, the author states that Thomas and Emily act like brother and sister.
* According to Emily's Slide Show, Emily was built around the same time as Donald and Douglas. This, however, is inaccurate; Donald and Douglas' basis was built between 1899 and 1909, and Emily's basis was built between 1870 and 1895.
* Before *Big World! Big Adventures!*, Emily was the only member of the Steam Team not created by Wilbert Awdry, as well as the only female member, the only member who was not introduced in *The Railway Series* and the first series, and its newest member until Nia and Rebecca's debuts. Up until the twenty-fourth series, she was also the only member to lack a number, both before and after the addition of Nia and Rebecca. Despite this, she remains the only female Steam Team member not to have nameplates.
* Prior to the twenty-third series, she was the only Steam Team member without black buffers (which happened as a goof):
	+ Although she lacks black buffers in the show (outside of Chucklesome Trucks), Emily has been depicted with black buffers in many magazine stories and some pieces of merchandise as well as in Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go.
	+ Emily is one of only two characters to have bronze buffers, then gain silver ones; the other is Spencer. Likewise, she and Spencer are also the only characters introduced in the seventh series to appear in full CGI.
* According to Robert Gauld-Galliers's concept art, Emily was originally going to have handrails on top of her smokebox, three front coupling chains and a gold builder's plate on her wheel arch. The handrails, though not present on the original model, would later be added as part of the twenty-third series updates to the Steam Team.
* Emily's CGI whistle sound was sourced off of an LMS Fowler 3F "Jinty", one of which appeared in *The Railway Series*.
* Emily is the only female engine to retain separate English voice actors throughout the CGI era of the original series.
* Emily's name was spelled *Emilie* in the French dub of the seventh series.
* Emily was the first steam engine in the series to be seen with only two drive wheels and the first engine overall to gain her number on-screen.
* Emily's Ertl bio states her large driving wheels cause her to struggle with traction, a factor that affected her basis. However, this has never been stated nor shown in the show.
	+ Another factor that affected Emily's basis was the front end's tendency to oscillate side-to-side when at speed due to the force of the pistons onto a single pair of driving wheels. This can actually be seen with her model throughout the model series.
* Emily shares her name with Hilary Fortnam's granddaughter. Fortnam was the youngest daughter of *The Railway Series* creator Wilbert Awdry.
* Emily, along with Nia, is the only character in the Steam Team not to have an English accent.
* Emily's seventh series whistle sound would later be used for Peter Sam and Freddie from the ninth to twelfth series (for Peter Sam) and the tenth to twelfth series (for Freddie).
	+ Emily's whistle sound used in Calling All Engines! to the twelfth series is the same one Edward had in the fourth to the fifth series episode James and the Trouble with Trees and the game that is only available in Japan, Thomas the Tank Engine (Kids Station Game).
* Unlike most other characters being introduced at the time she gained it - whose numbers were often derived from numerical statistics relating to the characters or the show - there appears to be no specific logic to giving Emily the number 12. It is possible the number may be an in-joke to multiple fandom members giving her the number 12, and fan mail for the number 12 as the unofficial twelfth member of the first original eleven engines.
	+ As of the end of the series, Emily is the last numbered engine whose number follows the original counting pattern, where the engines' numbers go in order.
* By basis, Emily is the oldest member of the Steam Team by age.
* Emily is the only female steam team member not to have visible eyelashes.