Shane

## Shane the Australian Streamlined Engine

Tim Bain (Meet the Characters!)

### Friends

Thomas, Percy, James, Gordon, Edward, Henry, Emily, Rebecca, Nia, Toby, Sir Topham Hatt, Duck, Bill and Ben, Timothy, Rosie, Stanley, Ryan, Sonny, Diesel, Daisy, Salty, Porter, Paxton, Sidney, Philip, Victor, Skarloey and Rheneas, Whiff, Marion, Skiff, Hiro, Kenji, Mavis, Annie and Clarabel, Charlie, Billy, Terence, Bertie, Bulgy, Cleo, Ruth, Donald and Douglas, Cranky, Carly, Judy and Jerome, Elizabeth, George, Peter Sam, Sir Handel, Mighty Mac, Duncan, Freddie, Duke, Owen, Merrick, Harvey, Millie, Luke, Stephen, Glynn, Aubrey and Aiden, Tamika, Isla, Spencer, Henrietta, Hugo, Rocky, Harold, Flynn, Captain, Butch, Belle, Nelson, Jack, Alfie, Oliver, Max and Monty, Kelly, Byron, Ned, Isobelle, Patrick, Brenda, Buster, Darcy, Kevin, Oliver, Ashima, Rajiv, Noor Jehan, Shankar, Charubala, Lorenzo, Beppe, Gina, Stefano, Ester, Gabriela, Gustavo, Raul, Marcia and Marcio, Fernando, Hank, Sam, Gator, Norman and Dennis, Hong-Mei, Yong Bao, An-An and Yin-Long, Den, Dart, Beau, Toad, Duchess, Lexi, Theo, Hurricane, Merlin, Frankie, Beresford, Caitlin, Connor, Ferdinand, Bash and Dash, Emerson, Lei, Natalie, Cassia, 'Arry and Bert, Bert, Rex, Mike**Fanfic:** Ten Cents, Sunshine, Theodore, Emily, Hercules, Big Mac, Warrior, Grampus, O.J., Top Hat, Big Mickey, Sally, Boomer, Frank and Eddie, Oliver, Foduck, The Dispatcher, Izzy Gomez, Captain Star, Captain Zero, Zak, Zorran, Zebedee, Zip, Zug, Mighty Mo, Lucy, Phillip and Filmore, Hank, George

### Likes

Entertaining passengers, pulling the coaches, competing the strongest engine competition

### Dislikes

Running out of coal, didn't listen to Aubrey and Aiden

## Character's Bio

### Nicknames

Shane the Train (by himself)Mr. Wombat (by Aubrey and Aiden)

Shane-o (by Aubrey)

Whispering Giant (by his basis)

## Physical Apearance

### Species

Streamlined tender engine (cartoon)Human (fanfic)

### Complexion

Teal green with yellow lining (cartoon)Fair (fanfic, as a human)

### Status

Alive

**Shane** is one of *Thomas & Friends* characters. He was an Australian streamlined tender engine who participates in the Great Railway Show. He competed in the strongest engine competition.

In the fanfic *The Secret & Dearest Life of Everything in Sodor*, Shane was appeared as a human and his surname, Sanders, which is likely reference to American singer, actor and internet personality Thomas Sanders.

## Biography

### *Thomas & Friends*

Shane was invited to participate in the Great Railway Show, and was shipped to the Mainland with the other engines by ferry. He took part in the Strongest Engine competition, and competed against Henry, Frieda, Hiro and Vinnie. The winner of the competition was left unknown.

After the Great Railway Show ended, Shane left the Mainland and returned to Australia.

When Thomas visited Australia, he met Shane. It is revealed that Shane has two coaches called Aubrey and Aiden. He had plenty of adventures with him, including saving him and a train of tourists, Thomas' first Australian Christmas, an approaching cyclone, and waiting for him after he ran out of coal.

## Personality

Shane is a big, strong engine who has been working tirelessly to ensure he is in the best shape. Known as the "Whispering Giant", Shane's carefree ways make him many friends. Shane can usually be found as a tour guide in the Outback with Aubrey and Aiden, cracking jokes to the tourists, though he can prioritize fun over common sense, landing him in trouble.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Shane is based on the South Australian Railways (SAR) 520 class. The real engine carrying his number, Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey, is currently awaiting funding to continue restoration by the SteamRanger Heritage Railway at their workshops in Mount Barker, South Australia.

Shane is modified to run on British railways, having a screwlink coupling and buffers on the back of his tender and being scaled down from broad gauge to standard gauge although the 520 class can be converted to 4'8½ inches.

## Physical Appearance

### Livery

Shane is painted teal green with yellow lining, Australia's sporting colours. His number "**520**" is painted in white above his face and on the sides of his cab in yellow, and the initials "**S.A.R**" are painted on his tender sides, also in yellow.

### Fanfic

As a human, Shane had fair skin, brown hair, teal eyes and wears teal green jacket with yellow lining, white shirt, black necktie, teal green trouser and brown shoes.

## Fanfics

The Secret & Dearest Life of Everything in Sodor

Shane's appearance in the fanfic as a human, he worked on the Australian Railway with his two coach persons, Aubrey and Aiden. A day later, Percy, James, Ten Cents, Sunshine, Theodore and Hank came to Australia to see them and tell them about Thomas, who was seriously ill due to the incident while working on the Japanese Railway with Hiro and Kenji.