Afterlife

**The Great Railway, The Underground Railway, The Moonlight Oceans and Davy Jones' Locker** are the afterlifes for the engines, rolling stock, non-rail vehicles and even humans who associate themselves with the railway.

## Beliefs

The engines of Sodor and elsewhere each have their own perspectives of the afterlife. Some have stronger beliefs than others.

### Great Western Railway

The Great Western Railway has the strongest belief in it, and its engines and rolling stock are the most often heard praying to it. This is because their initials, GWR, also stand for the saying God's Wonderful Railway. There also was a Great Western Railway before the Big Four, which may also have contributed to their pride. It is often rumoured that they get the most vivid messages from their ancestors. Katrina is a shining example of that theory being correct.

### London and North Eastern Railway

Many of the LNER engines are most proud of their heritage, and look up to their ancestors a lot. The death of family members can greatly devastate them (see Gordon in *Enterprising Engines*), and they feel a comfort that their siblings are looking out for them up above. Some engines can be superstitious, but others like Gordon can find this aspect of the Great Railway to be quite silly.

### Southern Railway

The Southern Railway do acknowledge that the Great Railway exists, but feel their way of life would continue with or without the Great Railway. They are the smallest of the Big Four, so it's more likely for engines to know each other well, and it's a hard blow when someone dies. (Rebecca in *Gordon and the New Engines*; Thomas in *Enterprising Engines*).

### London, Midland and Scottish Railway

The engines and rolling stock on this railway are probably the least tied to it. Of course, engines hate losing their friends or family, but if it really is their time, they will face their deaths with dignity. They are more superstitious than the other railways however.

### Sodor

As the engines are so muti-cultured in the modern day, their beliefs are a mixed bag. Newly built engines, such as Philip or Ivo Hugh, often feel confused on what they should believe. However, the engines all assure them there is no right way to believe, and let them come to their own conclusions.

### Bigg City Port

The tugboats call their heaven "The Moonlight Oceans", an allusion to the tide of the ocean being controlled by the moon, but the concept of it is the same. They believe their deceased loved ones are still watching over them. Sunshine alludes to this after her old owner died.

As for their hell, they call it "Davy Jones' Locker"', after the metaphor for the oceanic abyss, the final resting place of drowned sailors and travellers.

## Judgement

If an engine, non-rail vehicle or human had done heinous acts, such as threaten others with death or ruthlessly bullied someone, that will condemn them to the Underground Railway or Davy Jones' Locker. However, if someone had worked hard to undo the damage and made things right, they will be granted permission to go to the Great Railway or Moonlight Oceans. One example is Stanley "Smudger". He was reckless and rude as a railway engine, but time as a pumping engine had humbled him. He was working really hard to keep the Mid Sodor Railway in operation, but he was sadly destroyed in the process.

## Spirits

Spirits have close connections to where they died, and who they knew in life. The Great Railway and Moonlight Oceans' spirits can enter dreams to assure engines they are in a peaceful afterlife. Sometimes, they can give the engines or non-rail vehicles dreams of prophecies.

The Underground Railway and Davy Jones' Locker's spirits try to slip in the dreams of others, but this is far more uncommon. The engines or non-rail vehicles would have to be deeply insecure about themselves or in a dark place in their lives.

Spirits who had brutal deaths can and will feel restless or enraged. Whether they are Great Railway spirits or Underground Railway spirits, they will take it out on those that are directly and indirectly responsible for their demise. Collet, for instance, often spooked Arry and Bert in their nightmares or when they are awake in the dead of the night prior to the former's death.

## Layout

The Great Railway has tracks of all gauges, and the engines can meet up with each other at anytime. There is a reflective pool where the engines can watch over their living families and friends. There are also roadways and waterways for the Moonlight Oceans so that non-rail vehicles and humans can meet up as well. The cranes are in areas that resemble where they used to work. However, they can be whisked away to a new area at anytime if they choose.

The Underground Railway has many twists and turns that prevent the engines and non-rail vehicles of the afterlife from meeting each other. This is their punishment for being awful in life.

Anyone who ends up in Davy Jones' Locker are prevented from meeting up due to various obstacles such as fast currents, mudflats and fierce storms. This is their punishment for being awful in life.

There are very rare occasions where the spirits of the Underground Railway and Davy Jones' Locker can meet up, mainly to warn individuals of what they could become.

### Known Great Railway/Moonlight Oceans members:

* Collet (Great Western Railway)
* King James I (Great Western Railway)
* Bertram (Aluminium Works)
* Freddie (Aluminium Works)
* Colin (Aluminium Works)
* Maurice (Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway)
* Phyllis (Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway)
* Leslie (Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway)
* Stevie (North Western Railway)
* Proteus (Skarloey Railway)
* Alfred (Mid Sodor Railway)
* Albert (Mid Sodor Railway)
* Stanley "Smudger" (Mid Sodor Railway)
* Miranda (Southern Railway)
* Mary (Sodor and Mainland Railway)
* Flyer (Skarloey Railway)
* No. 13/Foden (Sodor Construction Company; named in afterlife)
* Holden (Great Eastern Railway)
* Norman (British Railways)
* Hamish (British Railways)
* Goose (British Railways)
* Pretty Polly (British Railways)
* Prince Palatine (British Railways)
* Lemberg (British Railways)
* Boris (British Railways)
* Asha (Kenya)
* Top Hat (Star Fleet; also he was a railway tug)
* Zorran (Z-Stacks)
* Zug (Z-Stacks)
* Zilly (Z-Stacks; also he was a submarine)
* Kirke (New Jersey)
* Billy Shoepack (New Jersey)
* Sally Seaplane (New Jersey)
* Zion (Navy;)
* Twinkle (Dun Fleet)
* Striker (Dun Fleet)
* Lady Luck (Dun Fleet)
* Alice Regaby (She had a strong fondness for railways)
* Mabel Sanders (She was close with the engines of Sodor via her daughter, Alice)
* Sir Percival Topham Hatt (He worked on the Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway)
* Sharon Hilary Hatt (She knew the engines of Sodor very well)
* Burnett Stone (He was Tasha's driver)
* Tasha Stone (She was Tasha's stoker and attempted to stand up to Jacob Hockings)
* Mr. Jabez Croarie (Ffarqhuar Quarry Company)
* Mr. Nathaniel Mitton
* Michael Bateson
* Mr. Oscar Krieger
* Jonathan Star (Star Fleet)
* Captain Star (Star Fleet)
* Captain Zero (Z-Stacks)
* Captain Lucky (Lucky's Yard)
* Captain Salvage (Salvage Fleet)
* Mr. Frederick Lloyd (Bigg City Dock Railway)
* Kristi Star
* Corporal Lucky
* Jordan Tugg
* Eliza Tugg

### Known Underground Railway/Davy Jones' Locker Members:

* Bowler (British Railways. For giving death threats to Henry; kidnapping Dexter and claiming he was scrapped; helping Diesel 10 in his evil plans)
* Arry (Sodor Ironworks; for killing Collet and several others, as well as attempting to scrap Donald, Duck, Oliver, Toad, Emily and Gladys.)
* Richard (Sodor and Mainland Railway; bullying Skarloey for coming out as male and trying to get him to detransition and acting like a king to others.)
* Old Spiteful (For causing so much harm and trying to send Douglas packing which would have resulted in his death)
* S.C.Ruffey (For tormenting engines, especially Oliver, and for nearly pushing Percy into the sea.)
* Rickety (For nearly killing Toad and Toby as well as general torment)
* Old King Coal (For nearly killing Toby as well as general torment)
* Bluenose (US Navy; For abusing his power; bullying the other vessels in Bigg City Port; causing the Bigg City Fire of 1922)
* Zak (Z-Stacks; For hitting Sunshine, general thuggish and treacherous behaviour. He also threatened Zip, Zug and Zilly with an 'accidental Final Firing' and killing both Zug and Billy Shoepack)
* Zeus (Z-Stacks; For bullying any vessel he can considered inferior to him, being a braggart, nearly endangering the port during the Heatwave and during the Naval Manouvers by tainting Hercules' coal. He also threatened Zip, Zug, and Zilly with an 'accidental Final Firing'.)
* Jacob Burke (Big City Port Scrapyard; For illegally trying to scrap O.J. and attempted Final Firing)
* Ebenezer Blair (Big City Port Scrapyard; For illegally trying to scrap O.J. and attempted Final Firing)
* Flotsam (New Jersey; Executed via Final Firing for stealing various barges and threatening to sink O'Malley)
* Jetsam (New Jersey; Executed via Final Firing for stealing various barges and threatening to sink O'Malley)
* Nightshade (New Jersey; For kidnapping Sunshine, killing Zug and holding Stormy and Hail)
* Oleander (New Jersey; For kidnapping Sunshine, killing Zug and holding Stormy and Hail)
* Foxglove (New Jersey; For kidnapping Sunshine, killing Zelda and Zug, and holding Stormy and Hail hostage)
* Johnny Cuba (Australia; Notorious gangster; known for smuggling, threatening Zebedee, ramming Peeper Pipes onto rocks, manipulating Little Owl and framing Zebedee, Zip, Zug and Zilly for treason)
* Hans (Germany; For trying to kill Captain Star, killing Zug and holding Warrior and O.J. hostage)
* Otto (Germany; For trying to kill Captain Star, and killing Zug)
* Locust (Dun Fleet; For trying to kill Big Mac and Ten Cents)
* Moonshine (Dun Fleet; For trying to kill Big Mac and Ten Cents)
* Albert Regaby (Worked for the Wellsworth and Suddery Railway. For treating and dehumanizing the engines as if they didn't have feelings and attempted to get Annabelle institutionalized when she was diagnosed as being autistic)
* Jacob Hockings (Worked for the Aluminum Works. For abusing and scrapping Bertram, Freddie and Colin, and abusing and trying to scrap Falcon/Sir Handel, Stuart/Peter Sam, Tasha and Duke. He also abused Carla and Addison)
* Sailor John (He was Skiff's former owner and the grandson of Captain Zero. For abusing Skiff, blowing up Sir Topham Hatt's office, stealing Captain Calles' treasure and ship and nearly blowing up Thomas)
* Mr. Jebediah Broke (Burke and Blair's manager. For illegally trying to scrap O.J. and attempted Final Firing)
* Ursula Zero (for trying to kill Captain Star, O.J., Zebedee, Warrior, Stormy, Hail and Little Owl, killing Zug, Billy Shoepack and Captain Zero, as well as treacherous behavior behind his back)
* Captain Dun (Dun Fleet; For killing Twinkle, sabotaging Striker, and trying to kill O.J.)

## Gallery

### Great Railway/Moonlight Oceans

Collet the Pannier Tank EngineKing James the Great Western King EngineBertram the Old WarriorFrederick "Freddie" the Fearless EngineColin the Stationary CraneMaurice the Black Coffee PotLeslie the Blue Coffee PotPhyllis the Green Coffee PotStephanie "Stevie" the Wild Electric EngineProteus the Lucky EngineAlfred the Falcon EngineAlbert the Parliamentary EngineStanley "Smudger" the Pumping EngineMiranda the Battle of Britain EngineMary the Compassionate Box Tank EngineIvo's Flying Bedstead or "Flyer"No. 13/Foden the Guardian LorryHolden the Harbour TramNorman the Vermilion DieselHamish the Scottish Jinty EngineLiam "Goose"Boris the Trusting DieselTop Hat the Proud Railway TugZorran the Devious Harbour TugZug the Cowardly Switcher TugZilly the Cowardly Nazal SubmarineKirke the Snarky Dockside EngineBilly Shoepack the Alligator TugSally SeaplaneZion the Pessimistic Switcher TugAlice RegabyMaber SandersSir Percival Topham HattDowager Sharon Hilary HattBurnett StoneTasha StoneCaptain Patrick StarCaptain Sean ZeroCaptain Lenore LuckyCaptain Jennifer SalvageMr. Oscar KriegerMr. Frederick Lloyd
### Underground Railway/Davy Jones' Locker

Bowler the Snooty DieselHarrison "Arry" the Ironworks TwinRichard the Rotten EngineOld Spiteful the Troublesome Brake VanS.C.Ruffey the Private Owner WagonRickety the Teal TruckOld King Coal the Coal TruckEnterprise "Bluenose" the Officious Naval TugZak the Devllish Harbour TugZeus the Narcissistic Ocean-Going TugJacob Burke the Scrap TugEbenezer Blair the Scrap TugFlotsam and Jetsam the Green-Eyed TugsJohnny Cuba the Vicious Steam FreighterOtto the German Naval TugHans the German Naval SubmarineAlbert RegabyJacob Donner Hockings a.k.a. P.T. BoomerSailor John ZeroMr. Jebediah BrokeUrsula ZeroCaptain Tiberius Dun