Steam Team

Steam Team

**The Steam Team** is an unofficial group of engines that work on the North Western Railway. The title doesn't mean anything special. The mainline engines sleep at Tidmouth Sheds

## Overview

The Team was founded in 1903 with only 3 members. For a few years it was just them on the line until the arrival of more engines. They've gotten into several mishaps, such as Gordon stalling on a hill, James crashing into some tar wagons, Henry crashing with the Flying Kipper (twice!), Thomas falling down a mine, and Percy sinking into the bay at Knapford Docks. When Emily came back on the railway, she derailed into a pond, getting covered in flour. Or Toby going on a tightrope! The engines all respect each other and would go as far as possible to protect one another.

## History:

The first members to come to Sodor were Edward, Thomas in 1899 and 1900! Toby and Emily in 1904 and 1905. After that, Thomas arrived in 1915, then Emily left in 1920! Then Gordon in 1921 and Henry in 1920, then James arrived in 1929. Lady came to Sodor in 1930, and then Percy came to Sodor in 1934, Peter in 1936. Emily then came back in 1940, Diana in 1944, Amy in 1949 then followed by Rebecca and Nia in 1959, Murdoch in 1960 and then after that Rosie came in 1962 and then Molly arrived in 1964. And the first diesel engine on the Steam Team was Mavis, who arrived in 1967, then in 1980, Stanley joined the team! Then in 1982, Sammy (Henry's step brother) joined the team! And the next member was Ben, who came with Britt Allcroft and her team in 1983! Then in 1985, The Royal Engine Duchess joined the team! Seamus joined in 1989. Following in 1990, Scarlet joined, following with Brianna and April in 1995 and 1998. Then the diesel twins Noah and Alicia arrived in 2000, Ellie to join in 2001, Duck, along with Donald and Douglas and Oliver join properly in 2002, Lolly joins in 2003, Alice and Belle joined in 2004 and Daisy joins in 2005

## Legacy:

The Steam Team is known for showing its compassion, kindness to other engines! When Mavis first joined... James, Gordon, Thomas were sceptical about a Diesel being in the Team! But they eventually accepted her into the team! When two other diesels arrived they were accepting of them! Same as when Daisy joined in 2005!

## Motto:

* We are Steam Team! We'll go on forever!
* We make a team together!

## Accidents and Incidents:

* In 1936, James crashed into his berth
* In 1947, the sheds were vandalised
* In 1957, the sheds were set on fire by a former worker!

## The Schedule:

* 11PM, Henry or Alice or Brianna or Eric wakes up and leaves to take the Flying Kipper and is finished around 5AM and gets home around 6AM!
* 7AM, Gordon or Duchess or Rebecca gets ready to pull the Wild'Nor'Wester express for 9AM

## Relocation of engines:

Since the Sheds were running out of space, the mainline engines were to stay at Tidmouth, the other engines were to sleep at Ffarquhar, Wellsworth, Vicarstown, Knapford or the The Little Western! The team happily accepted this! Thomas, Percy, Toby, Nia, Mavis and Daisy stayed at Ffarquhar, Edward, Molly, Eric, Brianna, Stanley and Noah stayed at Wellsworth! Scarlet, Alicia, Lady, Sammy and Ben stayed at Knapford! Rosie, April, Lolly and Alice stayed at Vicarstown! Duck, Donald, Douglas and Oliver stayed at The Little Western! And Gordon, Henry, James, Emily, Rebecca and Duchess stayed at Tidmouth Sheds!

## Debate of having the Steam Team

Many on the island have questioned the need to have the Steam Team on the island!

## Changes to the Schedule:

* If Henry or Alice or Brianna or Eric is ill, One of the will often take the train as they take turns pulling it!
* If Gordon is ill, either Rebecca or Duchess take the Express!

## Appearances:

### Season 1:

* New Engine, The Horror of Jerry, The Plunge, Stories with War, Emily comes home, The Front lines, War comes to Sodor, Blown up, The War is over, Revenge of 48920, Crash, The Royal Visit, Christmas!!, Alfred and Percy, James and the Midnight Post Train,

### Season 2:

* Nia and Rebecca, Spencer and the Diesels, Nia to the rescue!, Rosie the New Engine, Lolly the runaway,Another Yellow Engine, Henry's Forest, Peter Sam the runaway engine!, New Narrow Gauge Sheds, A diesel in the Steam Team, Confused Coaches,

### Season 3:

* Stanley the Silver engine, Henry in the Dark, The Another Black 5, TV Series?, The Royal Engine?, The Ghosts, Stirlings?, Percy, Toby and the Wellsworth Special, Orange B12s whatever next?, Mike and coaches, Alice and James, Yellow Trams, Two other new Diesels to the Team, Hatt Holiday, Edward gets the express,

### Specials:

* Godred?, Big World Big Adventure Rewrite

## Trivia:

* Before, Lady, Lolly, Nia, Rebecca, Rosie, Molly, Mavis, Duchess, Scarlet, Brianna, April, Alicia, Alice, Daisy and Ellie joined! Emily was the first and only Female member of the **Steam Team**
* Nia is the first member of the Steam Team; not to be built in Britain!
* Mavis was the first diesel on the Steam Team
* Adam, Lilly, Colin and Conrad were offered a spot on the team but they refused, as they were fine as they were

## Members:

### Current:

Thomas *(arrived in 1900)*Edward *(arrived in 1899)*Henry *(arrived in 1920)*Gordon *(arrived in 1923)*James *(arrived in 1929)*Percy *(arrived in 1934)*Toby *(arrived in 1904)*Emily *(arrived in 1905)*Peter *(arrived in 1936)*Duck *(arrived in 1935)*Donald and Douglas *(arrived in 1925)*Oliver *(arrived in 1932)*Amy *(arrived in 1949)*Nia *(arrived in 1959)*Diana *(arrived in 1944)*Rebecca *(arrived in 1959)*Rosie *(arrived in 1962)*Murdoch *(arrived in 1960)*Lady *(arrived in 1930)*Eric *(arrived in 1939)*Molly *(arrived in 1964)*Mavis *(arrived in 1967)*Stanley *(arrived in 1981)*Sammy *(arrived in 1982)*Ben *(arrived in 1983)*Duchess *(arrived in 1985)*Scarlet *(arrived in 1990)*Brianna *(arrived in 1995)*April *(arrived in 1998)*Noah *(arrived in 2000)*Alicia *(arrived in 2000)*Lolly *(arrived in 1938)*Alice *(arrived in 1932)*Daisy *(arrived in 1960)*Rosa *(arrived in 1926)*Reginald *(arrived in 1935)*Seamus *(arrived in 1989)*Ellie *(arrived in 2001)*Belle *(arrived in 2004)*
### Former or Offered:

Luca *(left)*Jerry †Dylan †Adam *(Declined)*Colin *(Declined)*Lilly *(Declined)*Conrad *(Declined)*
### Deaths:

* Jerry
* Dylan

## Gallery of Sorts:

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