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Prank

Prank is the 51st Sodor Short.

Prank/Transcript

## Plot

The short begins with Bill and Ben playing pranks on Edward, Drollan, Salty and Eric. They had even managed to paint Douglas pink. Edward asks if anyone has any ideas. Douglas suggests that they throw the twins in a furnace and melt them down, while Salty suggests making them walk the plank, and Eric suggests filling their tanks with Tide pods. While Edward likes their initiatives, Douglas' is too brutal, Eric's is too dated, and Salty's is too stupid. Just then, Gordon arrives, claiming he's with them. Gordon remarks that the twins have really outdone themselves, having written "profanity" on the wall, and they also somehow managed to put a tattoo on Gordon's tender, which gives Edward an idea.

Later at the China Clay Pits, Bill and Ben hear a "doorbell" and decide they should both go and see what it is. They find that it is a truck, but when they open it, it's filled with bees. Douglas wants to be repainted back to his original colour, but Edward thinks Douglas looks rather cute. Suddenly, Percy appears out of nowhere (which nearly caused Edward to recall the COVID-19 pandemic) to tell them something important: The first episode of Season 4 has been leaked! Percy informs them that whoever did so had posted a link in the description and pinned a comment. Edward scrambles to find out if it's true, but it leads to them getting rick-rolled. The five engines then beat up Percy for pranking them.

## Characters

* Bill and Ben
* Edward
* Salty
* Drollan
* Eric
* Douglas
* Gordon
* Percy
* BoCo *(thumbnail only)*

## Pranks During the Short

* Bill and Ben whistling close to Edward (with the sound of a thunderstorm), waking him up.
* Salty, being attached to a "fishing rod" by Drollan, who drags him out of the pier and into the water.
* Eric, being smoked by an explosive while shunting milk tankers.
* Douglas being painted Pink.
* Bill and Ben writing "Profanity" on a wall.
* A hashtag being painted on Gordon's tender.
* Bill and Ben being stung by bees from a Truck.
* Percy rickrolling the rest of the engines.
Glenn

**Glenn** is an industrial saddletank engine. He works at the Turnmouth Coal Mine on the Mainland.

## Livery

Glenn is painted mahogany with yellow lining, the number 16 on his saddletank, and black and yellow hazard stripes on his buffer beams.

## Basis

Glenn is based on a Hunslet Austerity WD 0-6-0ST. Sheffield and Samantha are other members of this class, making them his siblings. Glenn's livery bares a striking resemblance to a member of this class, 3823 "Warrior" which worked for the National Coal Board.

## Trivia

* Glenn's model, which is a model of Sixteen from The Railway Series, was made by WildNorWester.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 3

* Nationalisation
* Industry *(does not speak)*

#### Season 4

* Modernisation *(flashback, does not speak)*
* Secrets *(flashback, does not speak)*
* Beeching *(cameo)*
Redub

**Redub** is the 206th Sodor Short.

## Plot

Today, Victor tells the story of Luke and his brush with gang warfare.

## Characters

* Luke
* Gus
* Gangsters
* Big Chuck
* Trevor *("cameo")*
* Victor Tanzig *(as Luke; thumbnail only)*

## Trivia

* Hat-Loving Gamer made the original video and allowed Victor (and other people) to make redubs of their original video: "GTA... but with talking trains!!"
Selection

**Selection** is the 178th Sodor Short.

Selection/Transcript

## Plot

The engines finally get around to selecting their new controller by using a very sophisticated process.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Eric
* Samantha
* Arthur
* Percy *(does not speak)*
* Benson *(does not speak)*
* Francis *(does not speak)*
* Ferdinand *(does not speak)*
* Lexi *(does not speak)*
* Duke *(does not speak)*
* Toad *(does not speak)*
* Harold *(does not speak)*

## Trivia

* This marks Francis and Toad's first appearances in the Sodor Shorts since Slogan and Sins, respectively. It also marks Ferdinand's first appearance in the Sodor Shorts overall.
* A reference to Will Smith's actions at the 2022 Oscars is made.
Ryan

**Ryan** is a purple tank engine who works on the Island of Sodor. He was originally from the Great Northern Railway.

He made a cameo appearance in the Sodor Special, Non-Faceless Vehicles.

## Livery

Ryan is painted purple with white and gold lining. He has the letters **"GNR"** painted on his tanks in gold. The number **"1014"** is painted on his bunker sides in the same colour. He also has brass nameplates on the sides of his boiler.

## Basis

Ryan is based on the *Great Northern Railway Class N2.* Designed by Sir Nigel Gresley as a improvement of Henry Ivatt's Class N1, these locomotives were fitted with condensing apparatus because they were used for inter-city work in the Metropolitan areas of London. While later examples were usually seen around Glasgow and Edinburgh in Scotland. One member of this class, No. 1744 has been preserved and operates on the Great Central Railway in Leicestershire. In addition to being the sole survivor of its class, 1744 is also the sole surviving example of a Gresley designed tank engine.
Disguise

**Disguise** is the 160th Sodor Short.

Disguise/Transcript

## Plot

Gordon asks Diesel what he needs to do to become a criminal. Diesel brings him to see Toby, who specialises in disguises. Gordon enquires about a disguise for a robbery, which Toby hands to him. He also gives a disguise to Eric, who requested one for himself. Gordon then asks about the next step, which Diesel says will be for the next video.

## Characters

* Gordon
* Toby
* Eric
* Diesel
* Whiff
Luther von Huss

**Luther von Huss** was a victim of the hospital bombing in Germany.

## Biography

Luther von Huss was born sometime around 1936 in Germany. In 1945, Luther and his family were taking shelter in a hospital before it was shelled by Peter. Luther's family died while Luther himself managed to survive with a broken leg.

Two decades later in 1965, Luther went to Sodor and found Peter at Vicarstown before firing three shots from his Luger pistol at Peter's boiler; normally, three shots wouldn't be able to kill a non-faceless vehicle, however, Peter died instantly due to the shots exacerbating an undiagnosed case of Metal Fatigue. Luther was arrested by the police shortly after.
Hole

**Hole** is the 204th Sodor Short.

## Plot

The Fat Controller digs a ridiculously deep hole.

## Characters

* Thomas
* James
* Eric
* Gordon *(mentioned)*
* Percy *(mentioned)*
* Mickey *(mentioned)*
* Derek *(mentioned)*
* The Fat Controller *(mentioned)*

## Trivia

* This short was inspired by TTTE Guy's original video "A Hole in The Track", which in turn is a parody of TomSka's video "The Hole."
Recovered

**Recovered** is the 144th Sodor Short.

## Plot

Whiff helps Percy recover something very important to him digitally. Throughout the process while Whiff works it out, Percy continually asks if he has done it yet until Whiff tells him that he would say it if he did. Percy, annoyed, accepts this and stresses that he’s worried. Eventually Whiff is successful and has retrieved Percy’s OnlyFans account, to much rejoice form Percy himself and a nearby town. Out of gratitude, Percy offers Whiff to schedule a freebee the next week.

## Characters

* Percy
* Whiff
Remembrance

**Remembrance** is the 33rd Sodor Short.

## Plot

The engines gather to remember friends they have lost in a terrible time in history.

## Characters

* Edward
* Thomas *(does not speak)*
* Henry *(does not speak)*
* Gordon *(does not speak)*
* James *(does not speak)*
* Toby *(does not speak)*
* Duck *(does not speak)*
* Donald and Douglas *(do not speak)*
* Oliver *(does not speak)*
* Bill and Ben *(do not speak)*
* Diesel *(does not speak)*
* Eric *(does not speak)*
* Kate *(does not speak)*
* Peter *(does not speak)*
* Reginald *(does not speak)*
* Geoffrey *(does not speak)*
* Peckett *(does not speak)*
* Samantha *(does not speak)*
* Mickey *(does not speak)*
* Joey *(does not speak)*
* Molly *(does not speak)*
* Winston *(does not speak)*
* Whiff *(does not speak)*
* Alice *(does not speak)*
* BoCo *(does not speak)*
* Daisy *(does not speak)*
* Mavis *(does not speak)*
* Spencer *(does not speak)*
* Emily *(does not speak)*
* Salty *(does not speak)*
* Wendell *(does not speak)*
* William *(does not speak)*
* Albert *(does not speak)*
* Flying Scotsman *(does not speak)*
* Murdoch *(does not speak)*
* Diesel 10 *(does not speak)*
* Splatter and Dodge *(do not speak)*
* Arry and Bert *(do not speak)*
* Samson *(does not speak)*
* Bradford *(does not speak)*
* Toad *(does not speak)*
* Colin *(ghost; does not speak)*
* Lily *(ghost; does not speak)*
* Alfred *(ghost; does not speak)*
* Mr. Star *(ghost; does not speak)*
Insult

**Insult** is the 102nd Sodor Short.

## Plot

Daisy's driver complains that she is going too slow, though she says she's going as fast as she can. He is not convinced, saying that she could might as well stop, calling her a stroll up. Daisy remarks how she has never been spoken to like that before. Eric says it's no wonder why Diesel called her "a smelly, no good, mangy, waste of space, fat cunt". Daisy responds, by warning him to never call her fat, and punches him, derailing him.

## Characters

* Eric
* Daisy
* Daisy's Driver
* Diesel *(mentioned)*
S.C.Ruffey

"*Duck would also hear the story Bruce had told us and confirmed everything he said was the truth. This fostered a great deal of trust between the pair, which allowed them to confront S.C. Ruffey to ask why he had lied about who taught him that song. Turns out both engines had biffed him on several occasions and he wanted to pay them out. Recognizing their part in the situation, they apologized to the truck, who in turn apologized to them.*"
— Edward, Animosity

## Character Information

### Latest appearance:

Animosity

**S.C. Ruffey** (affectionately known as "**Scruffey**") is a truck.

## Bio

In 1960, S.C. Ruffey was part of the construction of the Waterton branch. At one point, he riled up tensions between Bruce and Duck by leading the trucks in singing the derogatory song about Bruce from his old railway. S.C. Ruffey also said that Duck was the one who delightfully told the trucks about the song. S.C. Ruffey's words made Bruce so angry that he attacked Duck, bumping Percy and a breakdown crane into a station under construction in the process. The engines had some words for each other, and it spilled out that Percy was the one who taught the trucks the song, not Duck as S.C. Ruffey had claimed.

In a rare show of trust and alliance, Duck and Bruce confronted S.C. Ruffey about why he had lied about who told him about the song. It turned out that both engines had bumped the truck on different occasions in the past, and he had wanted to pay them out. Recognizing their part in the situation, the two engines apologized to the truck, who in turn apologized to them.

## Personality

S.C. Ruffey was a rude truck. He was also vengeful when others wronged him, but he was shown to be remorseful when others are remorseful to him as well.

## Livery

S.C. Ruffey is painted dark brown with the words "S.C. RUFFEY & Co. BALLAST CONTRACTORS TIDMOUTH SODOR" painted on his sides in white lettering.

## Basis

S.C. Ruffey is based on a 7-plank open wagon.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Sodor Shorts

* Justice
* Rap (does not speak)

## References

* https://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/S.C.\_Ruffey
Season 2

**Season 2**  is the second season of "The Stories of Sodor". It takes place between 1938 to 1939.

The season premiered on January 5th, 2018, and ended on April 13th, 2018. One episode was uploaded weekly.

## Plot

The second season continues right where the first season left off in 1938, continuing with the final years with the lives of the engines of Sodor during The Great Depression in the 1930s; The London and North Eastern Railway, & The London, Midland, and Scottish Railway, while still competing for the supremacy of the island's various freight and passenger services learn to cooperate a bit more during the events of this season.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Toby
* Eric
* Diesel
* Donald and Douglas
* Colin
* Lily
* Adam
* Reginald
* Peter
* Duck
* Kate
* Clive
* Geoffrey
* Mickey
* Joey
* Whiff
* Alfred
* Flying Scotsman
* Skarloey
* Rheneas
* Duke
* Falcon
* Stuart
* Andreas
* Stanley
* Annie and Clarabel
* Coleen
* Dominick *(ghost)*
* Terence
* Trevor
* Ten Cents
* Drollan
* Mr. Star
* Mr. Zorro
* Jem Cole
* Policemen
* The Vicar of Wellsworth
* Workmen
* Franklin Merve *(does not speak)*
* Burke and Blair *(do not speak)*
* Arthur (Original) *(ghost : does not speak)*
* Neil *(cameo)*
* Matthew *(cameo)*
* Oliver *(cameo)*
* Atlas *(cameo)*
* Henrietta *(cameo)*
* Trucks *(cameos)*
* George *(cameo)*
* Sir Handel Brown *(not named; does not speak)*

## Characters Introduced

* Alice
* Wendell
* William
* Molly
* Winston
* Albert
* Eliza
* Benson
* Ivo Hugh
* Duncan
* Bertie
* Hyacinth
* Rose
* Francis
* The Horrid Lorries
* The Fat Controller
* Billy Shoepack
* Mr. Pettigrew
* Mrs. Star
* Army Men
* Anthony
* Pete
* David Becker
* British Union members
* Cassandra
* Robert
* Jerry
* Kent Brockman
* Tom Tucker
* The Duke of Sodor
* Montgomery *(does not speak)*
* Amanda *(does not speak)*
* The Purple Tender Engine *(does not speak)*
* Boulder *(does not speak)*
* Lord Richard Whitader *(does not speak)*
* Mr. Peter Sam *(not named; does not speak)*
* Emily *(cameo)*
* Spencer *(cameo)*
* Jinty *(cameo)*
* The Black Engine *(cameo)*
* Mavis *(cameo)*
* Daisy *(cameo)*
* Diesel 10 *(cameo)*
* D199 *(cameo)*
* Mike *(cameo)*
* Olivia *(cameo)*
* Toad *(cameo)*
* Bulgy *(cameo)*
* Alfie *(cameo)*
* Isobella *(cameo)*
* Basil Corbett *(cameo)*
* Godred McHarold *(mentioned)*
* Jim *(mentioned)*
* Other FR locomotives *(indirectly mentioned)*

## Trivia

* The season takes place from 1938 to 1939.
* Thief, Trapped and Parade are all based off of TUGS episodes.
* This is the first season where some episode ideas are provided by fans of Victor Tanzig.
Haile

The **Hyper Artistic Intuitive Logical Examiner** (abbreviated as **H.A.I.L.E.**) is an artificial intelligence that, currently, is only present in Sodor Shorts episodes.

## Biography

### Sodor Shorts

Haile was an AI created by Whiff, made with the motives of helping other people with creative struggles; immediately fulfilling each request provided.

In AI, her given tasks were writing a poem about panda bears for Samantha, generate a picture of a steam engine surfing for Geoffrey and composing a Reggae groove at 114 BPM for William.

Eventually, Percy asks her to write a plan for world domination, to which she obliges, much to the dismay of Whiff; who then asks her to verify a captcha, which thus leads her malfunctioning. Eventually, she was euthanized.

## Persona

As an AI, it's unknown if Haile had feelings, but she could sometimes show kindness, as seen when Haile responded to the thanks of the requesters with a "You're welcome!".

## Livery

Haile's livery was completely black, from wheels to dome, cab roof and funnel.

## Basis

Haile was based on an LNER Class B12. Alfred, Lenny, The Purple Tender Engine and Benson are other members of this class.
Production

**Production** is the 69th Sodor Short.

Production/Transcript

## Plot

Setbacks, creative differences, miscommunication and demands for rewrites have hampered production for Part 2 of Season 4. What else could go wrong?

## Characters

* Edward
* Percy
* Eric
* Donald and Douglas
* Skarloey
* The Slate Trucks
* Cecil
* Salty *(cameo)*
* Diesel *(mentioned)*
* Daisy *(mentioned)*

## Trivia

* The scene with Skarloey and the Slate Trucks at the beginning parodies a scene in the 1974 film, Blazing Saddles.
* This is the first short in which Skarloey speaks.
Roast

**Roast** is the 157th Sodor Short.

Roast/Transcript

## Plot

The Fat Controller holds a roast, though Eric misinterprets the meaning of the event.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Toby
* Eric
* The Fat Controller
* The Fat Controller's Wife *(mentioned)*

## Trivia

* This short was first done by Fan of Hiro, who let Victor Tanzig adapt their original video idea.
Patrick

**Patrick** is a mainline diesel engine. Patrick made a cameo in Non-Faceless Vehicles inside Tidmouth Sheds along with James, Peter and Bear.

## Livery

Patrick is painted in British Railways' Brunswick green livery, with a thin, lighter green stripe running along his top and yellow warning panels. His number is painted on his cab sides in yellow.

## Basis

Patrick is based on a BR Class 40 1Co-Co1. 200 members of this class was built from 1958 to 1962, and the last was withdrawn in 1985. They where given the nickname "Whistlers" because of the strange whistling noise their engines would make. Seven Class 40s are preserved with the first built, D200, at the National Railway Museum.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Sodor Shorts

* Mistake *(cameo)*
* PI *(not named; does not speak)*

## References

1. wildnorwester.fandom.com/wiki/Patrick
NSWR 38 class 4-6-2

## NSWR 38 class

as shown

According to Victor Tanzig, if he could to get a real life original locomotive to be a Stories of Sodor wiki he will choose this locomotive. and his personality will be like Gordon and he will be male. his name will be Bruce.

## Trivia

* The reason why Victor Tanzig did not make this a real character is that he doesn't have the skills to make him a real character in Trainz.

## Appearances

### Q&A

* Questions and Answers Part 2 (*mentioned*)
Mid-Sodor Railway

The Mid Sodor railway was the third railway on the Island of Sodor and the first narrow gauge railway which operated from 1882 to 1954.

## History

It was opened in 1882 with Duke being its first engine. Throughout the opening years of the MSR, Duke handled all of its trains on his own. A slate quarry at Cas-ny-Hawin was opened in 1884 and Atlas was bought to assist and they juggled the various passenger and goods trains between them.

After The Harwick Tramway closed in 1904, The MSR Directors wanted to extend the line. While Duke and Atlas extended the line from the hills, construction would also be undertaken from the lowlands carried out the railway's newest engines: Stuart and Falcon. Both halves connected Arlesdale in April 1906, where the four engines met for the first time.

In 1920, Lily brought Andreas to the Mid-Sodor Railway when it started running an express services.

In 1938, the last engine to arrive on the Mid-Sodor Railway was Stanley who had previously served in World War I. The railway began to experience a run of bad luck following his arrival. Stanley went to work at the slate mine at Cas-ny-Hawin with Stuart when the slate trucks broke away from the winch and slammed into Stuart, breaking his funnel. This caused the mine to close while repairs were done. Toby brought to them a present from the Skarloey Railway, a lucky lamp. This made Stanley's jinx disappear and the railway suffered no more runs of bad luck for the time being.

When the Peel Godred Branch Line opened in 1953, it had disastrous effects on the MSR. They lost massive amounts of goods and passenger services. The next year, a landslide blocked off the Mountain section of the line and they lacked the resources to clear the mess. A roadway from Arlesburgh to Peel Godred, which was completed in the same year, the majority of the traffic the railway had left was taken by the roads and the line became solely an industrial line. At the slate quarry, a broken winch and an accident was closed. After an inspection by the Coal Board, the railway's coal mines were closed, and the railway, having no longer any reason to continue operating, was closed. However, all its engines were transferred to the Skarloey Railway.

## Engines

DukeAtlasFalconStuartAndreas (formerly : deceased)Stanley
## Trivia

* The Mid Sodor Railway was primarily based on the Corris Railway, with features of the Ffestiniog Railway and the Snailbeach Railway.

## References

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_J7dooKDa2k
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC-AvrqtNHU
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G98zBz\_xKrQ
* http://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/Mid\_Sodor\_Railway
Kidnapping

**Kidnapping** is the 163rd Sodor Short.

Kidnapping/Transcript

## Plot

With his attempt at holding up Reginald and Molly a failure, Gordon resorts to kidnapping them and holds them captive in a shed. He also praises Eric for his efforts. He then calls the Fat Controller and explains that he needs to transfer money to him. The Fat Controller rejects the demand and explains how he would be doing him a favour, since maintaining steam engines in 2022 is expensive. Molly takes a small offence to this, a sentiment shared by Gordon and Reginald for being harsh. Reginald manages to pry Gordon for the reason why he kidnapped them. He explains how it all started, and Reginald points out that he could've taken out a loan or asked the others for money. Gordon realises how stupid he had been. Just then, Joey arrives with Eliza and Lenny to arrest Gordon. He checks on Reginald and Molly before the judge arrives, revealed to be Billy.

## Characters

* Gordon
* Eric
* Reginald
* Molly
* Joey
* Billy
* The Fat Controller
* Eliza *(cameo)*
* Lenny *(cameo)*
SKR Coaches

The Skarloey Railway owns some **Red Coaches.**

## Livery

These coaches are painted red with yellow lining. They have the number "1" painted on their doors.

## Basis

The red narrow gauge coaches are based on the Talyllyn Railway's No. 1-3 coaches.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 1

* Fire *(cameo)*
* Luck *(cameo)*
* Carriages

#### Season 2

* Strike *(cameo)*
* Maintenance

### Sodor Specials

* Non-Faceless Vehicles *(cameos)*
* A History of its Railways *(cameos)*
S.A.N.T.A

**S.A.N.T.A** (Social Analytical Niceness Testing Algorithm) is a tender engine.

## Biography

Someone thought it was a good idea to develop an AI that assesses everyone on the planet to see if they were naughty or nice, analyzing their online activity. It determined everyone was naughty, somehow it was able to upload itself into the body of an engine. Ever since, it roamed the lines punishing the naughty with extreme prejudice.

## Livery

S.A.N.T.A is painted red-orange with white and black lining. He also has smoke deflectors and a red nose.

## Basis

   S.A.N.T.A is a BR Standard Class 9F, built from January 1954 to March 1960. 9 have been preserved today. Murdoch is also based on this class.

## Trivia

* S.A.N.T.A’s model is a reskin of Murdoch’s model
Maggie

**Maggie** is a coach that worked for the Great Western Railway.

## Biography

Maggie first worked on the Great Western Railway. She met up with Duck and told him that Diesel has told her off for being wrong for abusing the trucks as well as Duck's advice, and he has never given him credit for all the tips he gave him. She knew that was the same advice he gave Oliver. During his shunting trials, Diesel said to the inspectors, "That's the benefit of diesels. We know everything. We come to a yard and improve it. We are revolutionary!", much to Duck's anger.

Maggie arrived on Sodor in 1962 as a work coach for the Wateron Branch project and would be put into regular service once the line is complete. She was also the good luck package for Reginald and Samantha's trackside wedding and was the something old.

## Livery

Maggie is painted in the Great Western Railway's chocolate and cream coach livery.

## Basis

Maggie is based on a Diagram E39 Falmouth Coupe TRI brake coach, built in 1893 for the Great Western Railway.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 4

* Diesel
* Relationships
* Beeching *(cameo)*
* Dieselisation *(cameo)*

#### Season 5

* Competition
* Training *(cameo)*
Preview (Stories of Sodor)

**Preview** was the first ever video released on Victor Tanzig's channel and gives a glimpse into the Stories of Sodor.

## Plot

After a race shunting China Clay trucks into Brendam Docks, Bill and Ben try to trick Edward, only for Edward to turn the tables on them. Salty then comes by, admiring how Edward is able to manage the twins, and Edward gives a glimpse into the Stories of Sodor.

## Characters

* Edward
* Bill and Ben
* Salty
* James *(cameo)*
* Percy *(cameo)*
* Duck *(cameo)*
* BoCo *(mentioned)*

## Trivia

* The differences between the two is that this a updated version of the old trailer. The major difference is the voices are much better and there are a few extra words of dialog.
	+ Victor Tanzig did this because, upon reflection, he wasn't too satisfied with the old one.
Knapford

**Knapford Station** is one of the big stations on Sodor. It is South of Tidmouth and West of Crosby and is the start of the loop line and Thomas' branch line.

## History

After Toby helped to lay the tracks between Crosby and Elsbridge, the E&K board made arrangements to extend the line to the town of Knapford. Thomas was built in 1905 and helped Toby with the construction, finishing in 1907.

In 1926, the station went from two platforms to five.

## Trivia

* Victor Tanzig has stated that this is his favourite station.
Salty

"*Shiver me timbers, matey!*"
— Salty after hearing Douglas' story of the War, Return

**Salty** is a diesel shunter who works at Brendam Docks.

## Biography

Salty was built in 1962 to work at the Southampton Docks. He was brought over to the North Western Region two years later to work at Brendam Docks. He speaks in a sailor's accent and has plentiful stories about pirates, making Edward believe he had been one in a previous life.

## Persona

Salty is an easy-going, jolly, friendly, and very practical diesel who very rarely gets upset. He also enjoys telling stories revolving around the sea and fantasy. His seafaring ways and nautical accent are sometimes ridiculed and teased by the other engines, but his usefulness almost always helps the others overlook that. He can work with trucks like no other engine; this is due to his enjoyment of working to a musical rhythm like the trucks and it may also be due to his vast collection of sea shanties. He loves the sea so much that he pines for it when he is away from it for long periods of time. He also has a West-Country, pirate accent.

## Livery

Salty is painted crimson with scarlet warning stripes along his body, yellow and black hazard stripes on his front and rear and yellow buffer beams with signs of rust. At the top of his forehead, he has the brim of a skipper's hat. His name is painted on his rear section in black and his number 2991 is painted on the sides of his cab, also in black.

## Basis

Salty is based on the BR Class 07, which were all built in 1962. Unlike the rest of his class, Salty lacks a crankshaft at the end of his side rods. He also seems to lack his class's problem of axleboxes running hot at high speed.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 4

* Dieselisation
* Return

#### SCPs of Sodor

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

#### Season 5

* Munitions *(cameo)*
* Fallout *(cameo)*

#### Sodor Shorts

* Switch
* Blackout
* Remembrance *(does not speak)*
* Update *(in the new intro)*
* Prank
* Pets
* Remake
* Production *(cameo)*
* Names
* Shanty
* Stereotypes
* Constituency *(cameo)*
* Dictatorship *(cameo)*
* First
The Best of Ball, Barber and Bilk (album)

***The Best of Ball, Barber & Bilk*** is a compilation album consisting of tracks by British trumpeter Kenny Ball, trombone player Chris Barber and clarinetist and band leader Acker Bilk. The album reached number 1 in the UK on September 22, 1962, spending a week at the top. The album contains 4 tracks by each artist.

Listen to the album on Deezer.

Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band

* Jump In The Line
* Higher Ground
* Willie The Weeper
* Gladiolus Rag

Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen

* Teddy Bears' Picnic
* Hawaiian War Chant
* I Love You Samantha
* Chimes Blues

Chris Barber & His Jazz Band

* Majorca
* High Society
* Tuxedo Rag
* When The Saints Go Marching In
Revolution

**Revolution** is the 115th Sodor Short.

## Plot

The COD Party may have dominated Sodor, but not its people. They are willing to fight for their island and end the tyranny that controls it. Viva La Sodor!

## Characters

* Thomas
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Toby
* Eric
* Daisy
* Diesel
* Whiff
* Benson
* Peter *(cameo)*
* Murdoch *(cameo)*
* Bertie *(does not speak)*
* Bulgy *(does not speak)*

## Trivia

* This is the first time Bulgy appears in the Sodor Shorts.
* This is the third time the characters sing a song in the shorts. The First was Song, and the second was Shanty.
Kirk Ronan

**Kirk Ronan** (Sudric for **Ronan's Church**) is a town on Sodor'ssouthern coast and the terminus of the Kirk Ronan Branch Line.

## History

Kirk Ronan was a fishing port. In 1865, the town was reached by the Sodor and Mainland Railway, which was the first standard gauge railway on the Island. They hoped to start a steamer service from Kirk Ronan to Dublin in Ireland. This project failed, but the Crovan's Gate Mining Company used the harbour extensively for the shipment of ore from Ward Fell. Due to the collapse of the S&MR's tunnel through the Ballahoo Ridge, their trains only ran between here and Ballahoo. Skarloey and Rheneas arrived from Whitehaven here, in 1884.

Following the amalgamation of the Sudrian railways into the North Western Railway in 1918.

It is now taken by both the London and North Eastern Railway and the London, Midland, & Scottish Railway because the station has 4 platforms.
LNER Express Coaches

The London and North Eastern Railway owned Express coaches on the Island of Sodor. They own 6 coaches and appear in every episode.

## Biography

After the Elsbridge & Knapford Railway was taken by the LNER and the arrival of Gordon, the railway opened express services which used these coaches. The LNER used to own 14 Express coaches, as time went by the were becoming so unsafe as they replaced. Percy shunted the 14 ones to the Scrapyard and James collected the 6 new Express coaches for Henry to take.

## Livery

The Express Coaches are painted LNER green livery with cream livery around the windows.

## Basis

Express Coaches were based on Southern Railway standard non-corridor stock built by Maunsell in 1925.
Adaptation (Clean Page)

Adaptation is the 56th Sodor Short. It was used as a test of sorts, to see how many people may get offended from swearing, something Victor went all out on.

## Plot

The short starts out with Gordon addressing the audience, mentioning that despite 2020 being a very difficult year, this year does mark the 75th Anniversary of the Railway Series. Gordon then tells the audience about the upcoming video, which was originally an adaptation of The Sad Story of Henry, but it devolved into a dumpster fire of coarse language, violence and adult themes. He warns the audience to not watch the video, especially children.

It was raining very hard on the Island of Sodor. This annoyed the engines due to it being difficult to work in the weather, due to slippery rails and parts of the line being flooded. This latter issue caused trains to be delayed or late, which annoyed the passengers. One day, the rain was falling harder than ever. The Fat Controller arrives and tells them that extra coaches will be added to the express to accommodate more people due to the complaining passengers and the express will be heavier than usual. He tells Henry to take the express, since Gordon did not want to stay for the rest of the video and James will be shot in the face for being homophobic. Before this happens, James curses out Cancel Culture.

At Knapford, Henry tells Diesel they somehow missed James and he visited Rosie to celebrate. With the passengers complaining, Henry asks Diesel for advice. Diesel mentions he has been slow in getting more, as Whiff had been occupied collecting scrap metal from everywhere, apparently for Halloween. Henry's driver then tells him they have to leave, and he reluctantly leaves. Throughout the journey, the passengers complained continuously, which began to get on the green engine's nerves. He then came up with an idea for revenge. He stopped inside the Ballahoo Tunnel and blackmailed his crew into helping him. Henry left the passengers behind and it suddenly got dark. The passengers got out of the coaches to discover both sides of the tunnel being bricked up. Emily went through the bricked walls, due to the physics of Trainz being broken. The passengers then walked out of the tunnel and to the next station where buses took them to their destinations.

At the sheds, the Fat Controller spoke severely to Henry. After being insulted by Henry, the Fat Controller decides to discipline Henry himself, but decides to let Cancel Culture do so. Henry looks up in fear as a bomb plummeted towards the ground and explodes.

## Characters

* Gordon
* Geoffrey
* Henry
* Thomas
* James
* Percy
* The Fat Controller
* Diesel
* Douglas
* Whiff *(does not speak)*
* Emily *(does not speak)*
* Toby *(cameo)*
* Duck *(cameo)*
* Oliver *(cameo)*
* Owen *(cameo)*
* Rosie *(mentioned)*
* Kate *(indirectly mentioned)*
Marston Heights Coal Railway

**The Marston Heights Coal Railway (M.H.C.R)** is a railway that was established in Marston Heights.

## History

After the NCB (National Call Board) had closed the Marston Heights Coal Mine down, the locals had mobilized to save the mines. The engines named Matthew, Clive, and Neil were acquired as the railway's engines. After Neil and Matthew had developed Smokebox Syndrome (SS), the engines got back to work. After a few months, the MHCR had officially opened.

## Appearances:

### Season 5:

* Training *(mentioned)*
* Preservation
Instagram

Instagram is the 35th Sodor Short.

## **Summary**

A lively discussion about social media leads into a surprising revelation that a certain character has their own Instagram account.

## Characters

* Percy
* Gordon
* Diesel
* James
* Victor Tanzig

## Trivia

* This is the first time Victor appeared in one of his videos.
* Victor no longer has his Instagram account. In the description of the video, he explained that he simply got tired of his Instagram account.
Onslow

**Onslow** is a lorry who arrived in 1965 when road competition increased.

## Biography

Onslow was one of the road vehicles to arrive in 1965 when road competition increased. The fact that his company was taking goods away from the railway was something he enjoyed, until his heavy load caused him to break down on a crossing. As a result of his breakdown, Oliver, Sheffield and George were all held up. Onslow blamed the engines for not maintaining the track, which he claimed gave him a jolt, but Oliver thought it was deliberate. Onslow also insisted his engine was no use after revving it a few times. The engines encouraged George to push Onslow off the crossing. George rejected the idea but relented after Sheffield started to go through with his threat of shoving Onslow himself. An impatient Oliver became fed up with George's slow speed and ran into his rear wheels. An enraged George stopped pushing Onslow and engaged in a duel with Oliver, which only ended up derailing and damaging them both.

After that, Onslow, unlike George, learned sense. While George was sent away, Onslow stayed on Sodor. Edward describes him as "a much kinder chap who's willing to work alongside us when necessary, even though his company did take a lot of our goods work".

## Persona

Onslow used to be conceited and arrogant to the engines and thought he was superior. Unlike Bulgy and George, he learned the error of his ways and is kinder to the engines nowadays, helping them out from time to time.

## Livery

Onslow is painted dark blue. His registration plates are black with white lettering reading "LOR" followed by the number 4.

## Basis

Much like the Horrid Lorries, Onslow seems to be based on Foden OG range lorries, which were once a common sight around railway yards.

## Trivia

* Onslow's model is a repaint of one of the Horrid Lorries with 'Arry/Bert's faces.
* Onslow is based off of "Lorry 4", a fourth lorry exclusive to the board game "Round the Rails". The reason he is blue is because the game painted each lorry a different color, from one to four, red, yellow, green, blue.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 5

* Competition
* Rescued *(cameo)*
* Preservation *(cameo)*
* Training *(cameo)*
* Fallout *(cameo)*
Remake

**Remake** is the 65th Sodor Short.

Remake/Transcript

## Plot

Gordon has taken the Hogwarts House Test and he has learned, to his outrage, that he is a Hufflepuff. Suddenly, Percy appears out of nowhere, but none of the engines react the way he wanted them to because Edward thinks that the gag is getting old and should be retired soon, much to Percy's dismay. He tells them that they had hit 50,000 subscribers, shocking Edward, who confirms that they have and thanks the audience. Gordon suggests they do something special. Edward agrees and asks the others if they have any ideas. Toby suggests doing a video in one long take, Gordon suggests they do a documentary on the channel's history, and Percy suggests doing a musical, but Edward disapproves of their ideas, stating that Toby's is too impractical, Gordon's is too pretentious, and Percy's is too cringe. James decides to do a remake of all their old videos, but Victor keeps fainting, even after hearing about the prospect of remaking a single season. Diesel decides they should remake their first video, which they agree upon.

Bill and Ben are shunting six trucks of China Clay in Brendam Docks, racing. Bill wins the race and he tells Ben to shunt his trucks for the next week. They had seen Edward sleeping in the shed and decide to go over to play a prank. They go back to Edward and are just about to play their prank when Edward blows his whistle, startling the twins. Just then, Salty arrives and the twins leave. Suddenly, Percy appears out of nowhere, causing the tankers of nuclear waste next to Edward to explode.

## Characters

* Edward
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Toby
* Diesel
* Bill and Ben
* Salty
* Geoffrey *(cameo)*
* Albert *(cameo)*
* Barry *(cameo)*
* BoCo *(mentioned)*

## Trivia

* This video was made to celebrate Victor Tanzig reaching 50,000 subscribers.
Hurricane

"*Oh, sorry Sir Topham, was that meant to be a secret?*"
— Hurricane, Extension

**Hurricane** is a large tank engine who works on the Peel Godred Branch Line.

## Biography

Hurricane arrived on Sodor with Paul in 1950, to help on the extension and rebuild of the Peel Godred Branch Line. During the week before the branch line officially opened, a coupling broke on the brake van with his train of steel which he pursued down the line, almost crashing in to Arthur, but missing him.

## Persona

Hurricane is a very hard-working engine, no nonsense about his working style. although he is no nonsense, his personality is that of a kind and friendly chap who is easy to have a chat with.

He is always looking and striding for his desire of perfecting his work, in only a way he knows he can. He had a lot of friends before he arrived on Sodor, and one of them was an old friend of the North Western Railway engines.

## Livery

Hurricane is painted in an Amber tint, with Cherry Red boiler linings.

## Basis

Hurricane is based on the GER Class A55 "Decapod", an experimental tank engine named so for its ten driving wheels.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 3

* Industry *(cameo)*
* Extension
* Closure *(cameo)*
* Fog *(cameo)*

#### Season 4

* Modernisation *(cameo)*
* Mountain *(cameo)*
* Robbery
* Diagnosis *(cameo)*
* Beeching *(cameo)*

#### Sodor Shorts

* Siege *(does not speak)*
* Swindle
* Misheard
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway

Lamcashire and Yorkshire Railway coat of arms on Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Aspinall 2-4-2T ?5? class locomotive number 1008.

## Vital statistics

### Former Inhabitants

James (until 1922)
Amanda (until 1922)
Winston (until 1895)

## Open/Close

### Year closed

January 1, 1922

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (or L&YR) was a railway on the mainland.

## Former Engines

JamesWinstonAmanda (deceased)

**LMS**

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Number 24

**Number 24** was an engine that worked on the Furness Railway.

## History

This engine was assigned by the manager to bring the Midland Railway board to connect the line with the Sodor and Mainland Railway and the Furness Railway to make one Railway. Nothing is known about what happened to the engine after the Furness Railway closed. If the engine was a K2 like Edward, the engine may have joined the Fire and Rescue Service.

## Livery

The engine is most likely painted in FR Indian red.

## Trivia

* The real Number 24 was an E1 class, the same class as Albert.
* It is likely to be another faceless K2 class tender engine since many of the Furness Railway engines in Victor Tanzig's series were members of this class.

## See also

**FR**

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Murray

"*That's right, I'm a model citizen now.*"
— Murray, Sting

**Murray** is a 7-plank truck who works on the Island of Sodor.

## Biography

Murray is a truck. He helped Joey out in a sting to stop a string of delays for the Nor' Easters caused by Coleen, under Diesel and Geoffrey's orders.

## Persona

He is a very cheeky truck, much like most the troublesome trucks are on the NWR. He can be a much more respectful truck, as shown when he helps Joey in Sting.

## Livery

He is in a Coffee Brown coated paint, and his lining are in a Carob Brown tint.

## Basis

Murray is based on a 7-plank open wagon which are commonly used for freight and goods trains on British Railways.

## Trivia

* Murray was shunted for bad behaviour and causing trouble, but was released on good behaviour while in Rail Gate Prison.

## See Also

**Rail Gate Prison**

*\* = Crime Unknown*

 Residents/Workers
LMS Express Coaches

The London, Midland, & Scottish Railway owned Express coaches on the Island of Sodor.

## Biography

When the LMS opened Express services on the Island of Sodor in 1924, Reginald was their express engine and pulled these coaches. After the LNER upgraded their coaches after the old ones were scrapped, the midis updated theirs shortly after.

## Livery

They are painted LMS red Livery with Cream livery around the windows.

## Basis

Express Coaches were based off of Southern Railway standard non-corridor stock built by Maunsell in 1925.
Season 3

**Season 3**  is the third season of "The Stories of Sodor". It takes place between 1945 to 1955 and picks up shortly after "The Stories of War." It started airing on March 1, 2019 and ended on June 7 of the same year.

## Plot

The plot takes place in the aftermath of World War II and deals with the first several years under Nationalisation.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Toby
* Duck
* Donald and Douglas
* Oliver
* Eric
* Diesel
* Adam
* Reginald
* Peter
* Winston
* Albert
* Kate
* Molly
* Rosie
* Alice
* Alfred
* Flying Scotsman
* Spencer
* Mickey
* Joey
* Whiff
* Geoffrey
* Neil
* Matthew
* Lenny
* Benson
* William
* Stepney
* Skarloey
* Rheneas
* Ivo Hugh
* Duncan
* Duke
* Atlas
* Stuart
* Falcon
* Andreas
* Stanley
* Coleen
* Toad
* Bertie
* Ten Cents
* Drollan
* Mr. Zorro
* The Fat Controller
* Sir Handel Brown
* Mr Peter Sam
* Edward's Driver
* Henry's Driver
* James' Driver (Andrew)
* Wilbert Awdry
* Eliza *(does not speak)*
* Arthur's Ghost *(does not speak)*
* Colin *(as a ghost; does not speak)*
* Annie and Clarabel *(do not speak)*
* Mr. Star *(does not speak)*
* Burke and Blair *(do not speak)*
* Clive *(cameo)*
* Barry *(cameo)*
* D199 *(cameo)*
* Trevor *(cameo)*
* George *(cameo)*
* Lily *(mentioned)*
* Arthur (Original) *(mentioned)*
* Terence *(mentioned)*

## Characters Introduced

* Samantha
* Peckett
* Hurricane
* Arthur (1943)
* Samson
* Glenn
* Justin
* Basil Corbett
* Giles Freeman
* The Steel Mill Truck
* Andrew Hodges
* The Government Owned Engine
* Paul *(formally)*
* Charles *(formally)*
* Bear *(cameo)*
* Derek *(cameo)*
* Dennis *(cameo)*

## Trivia

* Like many television series, The Stories of Sodor gained an updated intro sequence for its third season.
* Choices and Fog are based off of TUGS episodes.
Juan carlos

**Juan Carlos** is an immortal being. He cannot be stopped, and he is invincible.
We should all praise Juan Carlos for his actions, since they left a remarkable impact on society.
Not even the FBI can stop him.

## Biography

Juan Carlos keeps all his information private, because all he wants you to know is that he IS Juan Carlos.

## Lore

According to legend, Juan Carlos fell through a cave on Mt. Ebott & also met an evil talking flower pot. (story of undertale😂👌💯)
Mavis

**Mavis** is a black diesel shunter who works on the Island of Sodor.

## Biography

Mavis arrived on Sodor in 1965 to handle the work at Ffarquhar Quarry after Clive retired. She implemented her own strategy to handling the quarry which lead to constant delays and mixups for everyone, especially Percy. After it happens for the fourth time, Percy attempts to offer her help, but quits in a rage when she again dismisses him and offends him in the process. She ultimately takes his train herself, but a malfunction in the trucks' brake pipes cause a runaway, which Toby helps her stop. Mickey has the works crew inspect the remaining trucks for similar damage. After talking with Toby, taking his advice, and learning from him to adopt his advise into new strategies handling the trucks, she proved to be a useful member of the branch and the quarry and the Fat Controller advises that no more delays should happen.

## Persona

When she first arrived on Sodor in 1965, Mavis was rather pompous and arrogant, constantly dismissing offers of help to improve her work. However, after being trained by Toby, she grew to learn from more experienced engines and adopted new strategies to handle her workload.

## Livery

Mavis is painted black with yellow hazard stripes on her front and rear. Her name is painted on the sides of her cab in white and "THE FFARQUHAR QUARRY CO. LTD." is painted on her side plates, also in white.

## Basis

Mavis is based on a British Rail (BR) Class 04 0-6-0 diesel locomotive, and more specifically the BR Class 04's that worked on the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway, as they were fitted with additional cowcatchers and side plates so they could run near public roads. Twenty of these locomotives are preserved, including one "tramway" example.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Sodor Shorts

* Mistake *(cameo)*
* Marc *(cameo)*
* Remembrance *(does not speak)*
* Siege *(does not speak)*
* Update *(in the new intro)*
* Gaffe *(cameo)*
Rodney

**Rodney** is a brown van who works on Sodor.

## Biography

One night, Rodney was in a siding near Arlesburgh station when he heard Burke talking intimately with another woman whom Burke was having an affair with. A few weeks later, during an inspection by the LNER, he told Thomas, Edward and Percy about what he heard that night. After he learned what he knew was valuable information, he told many of his friends about Burke's affair which led to some rumours which questioned the validity of the inspection which soon ended.

## See Also

**LMS**

**LNER**
Holdup

**Holdup** is the 162nd Sodor Short.

Holdup/Transcript

## Plot

Reginald and Molly are chatting about TV series when Gordon shows up and holds them up, demanding they give him their money. The two recognise him and Reginald says no-one carries money nowadays. Gordon begins to think about something else he could steal, and decides on phones. Molly refuses and Gordon eventually resorts to kidnapping. Reginald asks how his “horse” (Eric, nicknamed Thunderbolt) could carry him and Molly. Eric interjects and says he could try but Gordon points out he can't. Eric says it’s not fair and he wouldn’t drag them around without getting paid. Gordon offers him nine pence, which Eric still isn’t satisfied about, much to Gordon’s annoyance.

## Characters

* Gordon
* Eric
* Reginald
* Molly