Peckett

"*And who in fizzling fireboxes is that?*
That is Peckett, he is the keeper of the black bridge...*"*

— Diesel and Edward, Bridge

**Peckett** is a 0-6-0 Saddle Tank engine who guards The Black Bridge on the Island of Sodor.

In the Stories of Sodor, he was called in to replace Lily and arrived at the same time as Samantha who arrived to replaced Colin.

## Biography

### Sodor Shorts

Peckett was built by Hunslet Engine Company in between 1939 and 1945. In the Sodor Short, Bridge, which seems to parody *The Three Billy Goats Gruff*, he acts as the bridge tender and asks any engine who wishes to pass through a question - of which if they don't answer correctly, they get blown up. However, the question he asks Edward gets thrown back at him and he blows up instead.

### Stories of Sodor

Peckett used to work on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway before being bought to Sodor to replace Lily who had died on the front line. He soon made a lasting impression on Henry by putting out a fire on the latter's fuel train with the help of a milk tanker. This was known as a "milkshake" and was common in the year the S&D had a really bad drought.

After the Fat Controller's reshuffle, Peckett becomes the station pilot at the newly expanded Vicarstown Station.

## Persona

Peckett is a friendly, hard-working engine who does his best to keep the trains running on schedule. He also is shown to be quick-thinking when he put out a fire on Henry's train with a milk tanker.

## Livery

Peckett is painted dark green livery. He has a green dome and black wheels.

## Basis

Peckett is based on a real narrow gauge engine called *Harrogate*. It pulls passenger trains on the Statfold Barn Railway; before then, it was owned by the Ffestiniog Railway, who planned to restore the locomotive to service with the name *Volunteer*. When Skarloey Rheneas modeled him, he regauged he from narrow gauge, to standard gauge and based him of a Hunslet Austerity. Peckett might be based on standard gauge engine named, No.1567 *Ackton Hall* (No. 3) a X2 class by Peckett & Sons, It is one of 52 of this type built between 1906 and 1940. It is the only known surviving Peckett X2 that was built with inside cylinders. This locomotive is now being restored at the Foxfield Railway to its pre NCB livery.

In late 2018 an appeal was launched to raise funds to restore the locomotive with a view to it being back in steam for its centenary in 2020.

The Peckett BasisPeckett X2 class Works No. 1586, Peckett's basis
## Trivia

* Peckett's basis exists in real life, however he is a narrow gauge engine.
* Peckett's face is the same face used with Joey.
* Peckett is a Trainz model that was (according to Victor) given to him from another Trainz content creator called Skarloey Rheneas.
* Peckett is named after a locomotive manufacturing company that made his basis, known as Peckett and Sons.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 3

* Aftermath *(indirectly mentioned)*
* Replacements
* Management *(mentioned)*
* Reshuffle
* Amends
* Trial *(cameo)*

#### Season 4

* Diesel *(cameo)*
* Diagnosis *(cameo)*
* Prototypes
* Aviation *(cameo)*
* Treasure *(cameo)*
* Relationships
* Storm *(does not speak)*

#### Season 5

* Vandalism *(cameo)*
* Competition *(cameo)*
* Rescued *(cameo)*
* Experiment *(cameo)*
* Revenge *(cameo)*

#### Sodor Shorts

* Bridge
* Remembrance *(does not speak)*
* Siege *(does not speak)*
* Resolution *(cameo)*
* Guess

## References

1. http://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/Other\_Real\_Locomotives