Victor

**Victor the Cuban Engine** is one of the deuteragonists and is privately owned by the Crovan's Gate Steamworks.

## Backstory

Victor previously worked in Cuba before being bought by the Crovan's Gate Steamworks on Sodor. Along the way, they would stop to collect Luke who had been bought by the Skarloey Railway. But Victor only spoke Spanish back then and Luke never understood him. During the journey, the chains holding Victor down snapped and upon arriving at Brendam Docks, Luke wanted to be unloaded first. Victor tried to warn the workmen but none of them could speak Spanish. As a result, when Luke was unloaded, he accidentally caused Victor roll off the deck and into the sea. Fortunately, Victor landed on a jetty but was left in the sea for a very long time due to the bad weather. After being rescued, he was taken to the Steamworks to be mended. During that time, he learnt how to speak properly, his first word of English was "red" as he wanted to be repainted into that color. Since then, Victor has worked at the Steamworks with Kevin and later, Theo.

## Relationships

### Theo

Theo appreciates Victor's calm and levelheaded nature.

### Kevin

Although Kevin's clumsiness can annoy Victor, he is quite fond of the little crane and treats him like a son.

### Luke

After Luke accidentally knocked Victor off the ship, the little green engine felt guilty, thinking that Victor had been scrapped and feared he would be sent away. However, this would be resolved years later when Victor was bought to the Blue Mountain Quarry and Luke's name was cleared.

## Personality

Victor is a calm and levelheaded engine who helps to keep the Steamworks working and helps to comfort any engine that comes in for repairs. He can occasionally get stressed out if a tall order is set though. Thankfully, some other engines are able to help calm him down.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Victor is based on Minaz No. 1173, an 0-4-0ST+PT locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works that worked at the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Sugar Mill in Cuba. The engine carried water in its saddle tank and oil in its side tanks. It was in poor condition and withdrawn after 1993. 1173 was rescued from Céspedes on 3 August 2012. From there it was transferred to the Patria Sugar Mill Museum where it was repainted and put on display with other engines rescued from Céspedes and other sugar mills.

As the Sodor Steamworks is based on high profile locomotive works (such as Crewe, Doncaster, and Darlington), Victor is also based on the narrow gauge locomotives that lived there, delivering parts to different departments. So, while Victor's prototype is standard gauge, he - like the high profile works locos - is narrow gauge.

### Livery

Originally, Victor was painted in bright yellow with green lining and was numbered 1174 when he first arrived on Sodor. When he learned to speak English, his first word was "red", so he was currently painted dark red with yellow lining and black and yellow hazard stripes on his front buffer beam; the black and yellow hazard stripes on the rear of his cab are above his rear buffer beam. The Sodor Steamworks logo is painted on the sides of his cab.

## Trivia

* Victor's former number is 1174, one after his real-life basis (as his real life basis is not only preserved, but standard gauge). Nowadays, his number is SW1.