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Grudge Match

**Grudge Match** is the tenth episode of the twenty-third series.

## Plot

Thomas is working on the Brazilian Railway when he reunites with Raul, as he remembers him for the great railway show. While they and Gabriela are talking, a beach ball flies in and Raul decides to try a game of Keepy-Uppy. Thomas accidently blows the ball skyward, but is retrieved by Emerson before it splashes into the water. The game then continues until Raul knocks it into one of Fernando's trucks to score a goal. Although Thomas says they were supposed to keep the ball up in the air, Raul does not care as he still got it into the truck.

Raul and Thomas compare their love of games, so they decide to compete in some. They start by racing to see who can deliver their loads first, which Raul initially starts to win after Thomas becomes too distracted by the sights of Brazil. Thomas, however, picks up speed and the race is a draw when they first deliver their trucks. However, Thomas beats Raul on the journey back to the docks by a buffer.

Raul convinces Thomas to race against him again, so as to be given a chance to beat him. This time, Raul is able to beat Thomas. Although he boasts about being the greatest, Gabriela points out to him that he and Thomas are tied because they have both won something. Raul decides that they have a test of strength, which Thomas accepts. While they are both pulling their trucks, Raul accidentally snaps his coupling and is sent racing onto the edge of the rail dock. Bravely, Thomas has himself uncoupled and is able to pull Raul to safety.

Raul is shocked at what Thomas did, to which Thomas states that there are more important things than winning. Raul confesses about his competitive nature being because he has wanted to beat Thomas in something ever since Thomas beat him in the Great Railway Show. However, he can see that being friends with Thomas is more important. He then states about delivering some more trucks with Thomas, while also offering to show him some shortcuts with great views... Just before instantly failing another Keepy-Uppy round. Luckily, he accepts defeat.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Raul
* Gabriela
* Cassia
* Emerson
* Fernando (*cameo*)
* Ashima (*stock footage cameo*)
* Axel (*stock footage cameo*)
* Rajiv (*stock footage cameo*)
* Carlos (*stock footage cameo*)
* Shane (*stock footage cameo*)
* Yong Bao (*stock footage cameo*)
* Frieda (*stock footage cameo*)
* Gina (*stock footage cameo*)
* Ivan (*stock footage cameo*)
* Three Mainland Diesels (*stock footage cameos*)

## Locations

* Brazil
	+ Guanabara Bay
	+ Rio de Janeiro
	+ The Brazilian Goods Yard
* The Mainland (*stock footage*)
	+ The Great Railway Show Yard (*stock footage*)
Jerry

**Jerry** is a narrow gauge tank engine who used to work on the Mid Sodor Railway. He was not featured in any stories, but was featured on the Rev. W. Awdry's layout of the railway. It is unknown what happened to him after the Mid Sodor Railway closed.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Jerry was built out of a Peco Jeanette kit that was based on the Andrew Barclay "Doll" 0-6-0 locomotive, which was built in 1919 by Andrew Barclay for the Sydenham ironstone quarries. It has been preserved and can be seen in service on the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway in Bedfordshire, England.

Peco Jeanette kitDoll (locomotive)
### Livery

Jerry is painted green with a brass dome and safety valve. His footplate and the top of his tanks are black, while his bufferbeam is painted red. His name and number are painted on the sides of his cab in yellow lettering.
Toad

**Toad** is a Great Western brakevan who escaped from scrap with Oliver and Isabel.

## Toad

* CGI
* Model
* RWS

## Background Information

### First appearance

Enterprising Engines (*RWS*)Escape(*TVS*)

## Appearances

### Railway Series

* **Enterprising Engines** - Escape (*does not speak*) and Little Western (*does not speak*)
* **Oliver the Western Engine** - Resource and Sagacity (*does not speak*) and Toad Stands By

### Thomas & Friends

* **Season 3** - Escape (*does not speak*) and Oliver Owns Up (*cameo*)
* **Season 4** - Toad Stands By and Mind that Bike (*cameo*)
* **Season 5** - Gordon and the Gremlin (*cameo*), Oliver's Find and Busy Going Backwards
* **Season 6** - James and the Red Balloon (*deleted scene; faceless cameo*)
* **Season 7** - Emily's New Coaches (*cameo*), James and the Queen of Sodor (*stock footage cameo*) and Snow Engine
* **Season 8** - Thomas and the Circus (*faceless cameo*)
* **Season 12** - Gordon Takes a Shortcut
* **Season 18** - Signals Crossed (*cameo*), Toad's Adventure, Duck in the Water (*cameo*), Spencer's VIP (*cameo*) and Toad's Bright Idea
* **Season 19** - Toad and the Whale and The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead (*cameo*)
* **Season 20** - Blown Away, The Way She Does It (*cameo*) and Skiff and the Mermaid

He may appear in the twenty-second season

### Specials

* **1992** - Thomas and the U.K. Trip (*cameo*)
* **2015** - Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
* **2016** - The Great Race (*cameo*)
* **2017** - Journey Beyond Sodor (*cameo*)
The Railway Series

The Railway Series is a series of books written by the Rev. W. Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry.

## List of Books

#### By Wilbert Awdry

* The Three Railway Engines
* Thomas the Tank Engine
* James the Red Engine
* Tank Engine Thomas Again
* Troublesome Engines
* Henry the Green Engine
* Toby the Tram Engine
* Gordon the Big Engine
* Edward the Blue Engine
* Four Little Engines
* Percy the Small Engine
* The Eight Famous Engine
* Duck and the Diesel Engine
* The Little Old Engine
* The Twin Engines
* Branch Line Engines
* Gallant Old Engine
* Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine
* Mountain Engines
* Very Old Engines
* Main Line Engines
* Small Railway Engines
* Enterprising Engines
* Oliver the Western Engine
* Duke the Lost Engine

#### Christopher Awdry

* Really Useful Engines
* James and the Diesel Engines
* Great Little Engines
* More About Thomas the Tank Engine
* Gordon the High-Speed Engine
* Toby, Trucks and Trouble
* Thomas and the Twins
* Jock the New Engine
* Thomas and the Great Railway Show
* Thomas Comes Home
* Henry and the Express
* Wilbert the Forest Engine
* Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines
* New Little Engine
* Thomas and Victoria
* Thomas and his Friends
Novelty

**Novelty** was an early steam engine built by John Ericsson and John Braithwaite to take part in the Rainhill Trials in 1829 on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. With its unique design, it is now regarded as the very first tank engine.

## Biography

### *Television Series*

Novelty was seen in a flashback in the form of illustrations. It competed against Stephen, Sans Pareil, and a horse-drawn cart in a race trial. Novelty was lighter and considerably faster than the other engines in the competition. Despite this, Stephen implied that Novelty broke down first during the trials. With the edition of the failure of Sans Pareil, this allowed Stephen to win the race. (*TVS; King of the Railway*)

## Technical Details

### Real-life History

Novelty is based on the real Novelty locomotive, one of the engines that competed against Stephen's basis, Stephenson's Rocket in the Rainhill Trials in 1829. It was an 0-2-2WT locomotive and is now regarded as the very first tank engine. It had a unique design of boiler and a number of other novel design features. Unfortunately, several of the major components had significant design weaknesses which ultimately resulted in its failure at the Trials.

Novelty was transferred to the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway and worked there for a few years. During its time there (around 1833) it received new cylinders and a new boiler. Two replicas exist today, one using parts from the original locomotive, which is currently preserved at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, England.

Contemporary drawingThe Novelty replica
### Livery

Novelty is painted brown with a blue running board, bufferbeams, and wheels. It has black pipes and inner workings.

### Modifications

Unlike its basis, Novelty's boiler appears to be sightly larger. Its bunker resembles more of a square rather than a trapezoid shape, and its funnel is considerably longer. In edition, there is an added square merged at the front of the boiler, so as to accommodate a square face.

## Trivia

* In reality, many people wanted the Novelty to win the Rainhill Trials due to its simplicity, elegance, and familiarity to horse carts. However, it ironically kept breaking down because of those reasons.
* Unlike most steam locomotives, Novelty's fuel type was coke instead of coal. Coke is a fuel with few impurities and a high carbon content, usually made from coal.
* Stephen's flashback was a recreation of the Rainhill Trials in 1829; the real Novelty competed against Stephenson's Rocket and Sans Pareil. Although Perseverance, another early steam locomotive, and Cyclopede, a horse-powered locomotive, also appeared for the trials, but were not present in the flashback.
The Dukes of Sodor

The **Duke of Sodor**, despite his title, is the Earl of Sodor. There have been at least five known Dukes.

## History

King Henry IV conferred the title Earl of Sodor on the last Regent, Sir Arnold de Norramby, who had assisted the King's troops in expelling the Percy garrisons from Sodor in 1404.

The Earldom was extinguished by Attainder in 1715, but on the conclusion of his first term of office as Lieutenant Governor in 1873, Queen Victoria graciously responded to popular petition restored to John Arnold Norramby the Earldom of Sodor and the estates of Ulfstead Castle of which his ancestor had been deprived, and which had been reverted to the Crown.

## List of Dukes

1. John Arnold Norramby (1822-1894) - Promoter and Chairman of the Mid Sodor Railway. He presented the company with an engine which they had named in his honour.
2. Henry John Norramby (1854-1915) - Earl from 1894-1915.
3. Charles Henry Norramby (1883-1941) - served throughout World War I in the Sodor Regiment. Retired with the rank of Lieutenant General.
4. Robert Charles Norramby (1918-1943) - killed in action in North Africa.
5. Richard Robert Norramby (1940-onward) - succeeded as a minor, and was seven years old when the Mid Sodor Railway closed down. He opened the Skarloey Railway loop line when he was twenty-five years old, and later came to see Duke when he was rediscovered.

## Appearances

In the Railway Series, Richard Robert Norramby first appeared in the book, Very Old Engines, opening the loop line on the Skarloey Railway in his first appearance. He made a second and final appearance in the series in Duke the Lost Engine, when he came to see Duke after he was rediscovered. His predecessor, Robert Charles, was mentioned in the first story of the book, *Granpuff*.

In the television series, the Duke of Sodor was first mentioned in the fourth season episode, Granpuff. Richard Robert Norramby, also known as Sir Robert Norramby, made his first appearance in the television series in the special, King of the Railway. He is the owner of the estate railway at Ulfstead Castle, and owns both Stephen and Millie. Since his introduction, he has become a semi-regular character in the television series.

## Trivia

* In reality, there is no Duke of Sodor; the Earls of Sodor are active on the Council of the Duchy in Lancaster. As there is no Duke of Lancaster, the people of Sodor refer to the Earl as their "Duke".
King Godred's Crown

**King Godred's Crown** is a golden crown with many red and green jewels on it, which was worn by King Godred back when he was the King of Sodor. It is currently on display at Ulfstead Castle, after it was lost for many years.

## History

During the medieval times, King Godred wore his crown back when he was the King of Sodor, and the crown was later placed on display inside the castle. However, a group of thieves stole the crown, placing it in a wooden chest and hiding it in the mine below the castle. Though the thieves were caught, the crown was never found again, and remained in the mine.

   Centuries later, King Godred's crown became highly sought after by Sir Robert Norramby, the Earl of Sodor, as he wanted to find the crown to complete his collection of medieval relics before Ulfstead Castle could be reopened; unfortunately, he could not find the crown, and did not know where to search for it. The crown was later rediscovered by Stephen, who stumbled across the chest the crown had been stored in when he was trapped inside the mine. After Stephen was rescued, the crown was removed from the mine and put on display at Ulfstead Castle, just in time for its grand opening. (*TVS; King of the Railway*)
Culdee Fell Railway

The **Culdee Fell Railway** is a narrow gauge rack-and-pinion railway which climbs up the mountain of Culdee Fell. It is the only rack-and-pinion railway on Sodor, and has proven to be a popular tourist attraction. The railway controller is Mr. Walter Richards, while the Chairman of the Board is Lord Harry Barrane. Mr. Percival is in charge of the line in the television series.
The 5 Diesel Shunters

## The Five Diesel Shunters

**The 5 Diesel Shunters** are a group of similar-looking diesel engines who work in a shunting yard on the Other Railway, shunting trains for the other engines. When the Great Railway Show was held on the Mainland, the diesels shunted trains for the contenders.

## Technical Details

### Basis

The diesel shunters are all based on the British Rail Class 08 diesel shunter, a widely-produced type of diesel shunter with over eight-hundred engines of this class built. With over sixty members of this class still preserved, the Class 08s are the second most well-preserved class of locomotive in the UK.

An EWS diesel shunter
### Livery

The diesel shunters are all painted in the EWS red livery. They are painted red with a large yellow band on their sides, and their front ends are painted in yellow and black hazard stripes. Their chassis are painted black, while their siderods are red.
98462

**98462** is an engine who visited Sodor in 1923.

## Biography

98462 (along with 87546) were sent to the North Western Railway in 1922 to be put on trial. Due to their rude and nasty attitude, they were both sent away.

## Personality and Traits

98462 was rude and nasty enough to the point of being sent away. He presumably teased Edward.

## Technical Details

98462’s basis is unknown, but he is most likely based on an NER Class S3/LNER Class B16. Or a Alantic C1 or Gresley A1 in Dalby's Ilustractions Middleton's Ilustractions he could be a B12

He is painted blue with gold and black lining, a red running plate and a white running board.

## Trivia

* 98462 and 87546 were explained by Wilbert Awdry when he was asked about the other engines in the shed in The 3 Railway Engines.
Arlesdale Railway

The **Arlesdale Railway**, also known as the **"Small Railway"**, is a 15"-gauge railway line in the north-west region of Sodor. The line begins at Arlesburgh, then travels along the old route of the Mid Sodor Railway until it reaches the top station at Arlesdale. The ownership of the railway is shared by both the Small Controller and the Owner.
Millie's Carriages

**Millie's Carriages** are four-wheeled narrow gauge Open-Topped Carriages. They are pulled by Millie to take people on tours of Ulfstead Castle's grounds.

Luke briefly pulled these carriages when it was arranged by Mr. Percival and Sir Robert Norramby for Millie and Luke to swap jobs for a day. (*TVS; The Switch*)

## Technical Details

### Basis

The Open-Topped Carriages are based on a Liverpool & Manchester Railway four-wheeled open-topped carriage from the 1830s. However, Millie's Carriages are scaled down to narrow gauge in-order to be compatible with Millie.

Open-Topped Carriage basis
### Livery

Millie's Open-Topped Carriages are painted red and carry the Ulfstead Castle crest on the on each side. They have a brown interior, gray buffers and wheels.
Rex

* CGI
* RWS

**Rex** is a green miniature tender engine who works on the Arlesdale Railway. He is known for his sense of humour, being the natural leader of the Arlesdale Railway and his willingness to tease Mike.

## Biography

### *Railway Series*

Before coming to Sodor, Rex used to work on an unnamed miniature railway in England with Bert and Mike. When their railway closed, the Fat Controller brought them to Sodor to work on the Arlesdale Railway. Rex later befriended and introduced Bert and Mike to Duck.

When the railway managed to secure a deal to transport wool bales, Rex was given the task of taking the train due to his excellent knowledge on the subject. However, when a negligent farm-hand spilled a tractor's load of wool bales onto the line, Rex ran into them and derailed. Though his train was rescued and delivered, Rex had to wait several days until he was re-railed. (*RWS; Small Railway Engines*)

In 1976, Rex had a badly leaking steampipe and had failed while pulling a passenger train. Frank was sent to rescue Rex's train. After the event, the Small Controller began thinking they needed another engine and so he arranged for Jock to be built. (*RWS; Jock the New Engine*)

### *Television Series*

During the construction of the Harwick Branch Line, Rex, along with Mike and Bert, were put in charge of bringing ballast trains down to Arlesburgh Junction for the standard gauge engines to take to the construction site. When Marion met the small engines for the first time, Rex, along with Bert, treated Marion kindly, whereas Mike was less than kind. When Thomas was feeling depressed, Rex and the other two engines sang "Never Overlook a Little Engine" to cheer him up, but this only re-aroused his overconfidence.

Later that evening, Rex was pulling an empty ballast trucks alongside Bert, when Marion arrived at Arlesburgh Junction. After teasing Mike, saying that she is looking for him, Rex quickly left with Bert, leaving Mike with Marion.

Two nights later, as Sailor John was passing through the junction with the pirate ship, Rex was the first one to recognise Thomas' whistle. He quickly thought of a plan to try and slow down the pirate ship, and got Mike and Bert to help him push loaded ballast trucks off the chute, and onto the tracks. As Thomas raced through the junction, the three engines encouraged him to keep chasing Sailor John. (*TVS; Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure*)
Barry

## Barry the Rescue Engine

**Barry**, named after the scrapyards he was rescued from, Barry Island, was a character who was originally intended to appear in the Railway Series. He was to debut in the book, Barry the Rescue Engine, in the 1980's, but the book was cancelled as the younger fans wanted more stories focused on Thomas and his friends.

## Technical Details

Barry was intended to be based on a BR Standard Class 2. He is most likely based on the 2MT 2-6-0 class of tender engines instead of the 2MT 2-6-2T tank engine class, as none of the tank engines were sent to Barry Scrapyard. It is unknown what his livery would have looked like.
Albert (narrow gauge)

## Albert

**Albert** was a narrow-gauge saddle tank engine that used to work on the Mid Sodor Railway. He did not appear in the Railway Series, but was featured on Wilbert Awdry's layout of the Mid Sodor Railway.

## Biography

### *Railway Series*

Albert, along with several other engines, worked alongside Duke, Stuart, and Falcon on the Mid Sodor Railway. Albert's fate was left unknown when their railway went bankrupt and closed, it is presumed he was either sold or scrapped.

Albert never physically appeared in any of the Railway Series stories, the existence of other Mid Sodor Railway engines was implied and indirectly mentioned, he was never mentioned by name.

## Technical Details

### Basis

The first model of Albert was built out of a Minitrains Baldwin, which was modified into an 0-6-0. The second version of Albert was based on an Falcon Hughes 0-4-2ST in original Corris Railway condition. The Corris Railway had three identical Falcon Hughes locomotives. Two of these locos were dismantled, "cannibalised", scrapped and rebuilt as a single loco using the best parts of each. The latter became Sir Haydn of the Talyllyn Railway. The Corris Railway is currently building a new locomotive to the same design.

Falcon is also based on this engine.

Albert's basisSir Haydn
### Livery

It is currently unknown what the livery of the original Albert looked like. However, the second model of Albert was painted sky blue. The footplate was painted black, and the sides of the running board and the bufferbeam were painted red, and the engine had brass fittings. Originally, his name and number were painted in gold lettering on his boiler.

## Trivia

* Awdry's second model of Albert was put on display at the Reverend Teddy Boston's Cadeby Light Railway, before the railway finally closed in 2005.
* In the television series, Skarloey, Rheneas, and Duncan made various cameo appearances on the Mid Sodor Railway and were depicted as the other engines working alongside Duke, Falcon, and Stuart.
Oliver

## Oliver the Great Western Engine

* CGI
* Model
* RWS

**Oliver** is a Great Western tank engine, who works on Duck's Branch Line. He has two Great Western autocoaches named Isabel and Dulcie, and a Great Western brakevan named Toad. He was saved from scrap by Douglas and is very grateful to him.

## Biography

### *The Railway Series*

Oliver was built at Swindon Works, Wiltshire, United Kingdom on August 1934 and worked on the Great Western Railway. Sometime during the 1960s, he ran away for fear of being scrapped with his coach, Isabel, and a brakevan named Toad. The three were forced to hide between signalboxes and rely on the goodwill of signalmen to pass at safe times. When control got wind of the runaways, they hid in an old quarry branch and had the cutting blocked by rubbish to avoid being spotted by the diesels outside.

The runaways decided it was safe to leave at some point, but before they could reach the greener pastures of Sodor, Oliver ran out of coal. Luckily, Douglas was able to rescue Oliver and took him to Sodor, taking him to Crovan's Gate Works. The Fat Controller soon found out and arranged for the three to be repaired and painted in Great Western colours. Toad decided to be Douglas' brakevan to thank him, and the Fat Controller rescued an auto coach named Dulcie and gave her to Oliver. (*RWS; Enterprising Engines*)

Oliver was then sent to work on the Duck's branch line, but became conceited after the big engines gave him their respect in recognition of his adventures. He pushed his weight around, thus prompting several ballast trucks to push him into a turntable well. Oliver received little respect from the trucks after the incident, but got his own back by pulling the ringleader, S. C. Ruffey, apart. Oliver is now well-respected by the trucks, out of fear they will be pulled apart too. (*RWS; Oliver the Western Engine*)

## Technical Details

### *Basis*

Oliver is based on a GWR 14xx 0-4-2T. These engines were fitted with a mechanical system allowing the driver to control the locomotive remotely from the cab of an 'autocoach', such as Isabel. The particular engine Oliver is based on, No. 1436, was built at Swindon Works in the August of 1934 and worked until it was withdrawn in 1958. It was scrapped the following year.

GWR 1400 ClassThe real "No. 1436"
### *Livery*

In the Railway Series, Oliver is painted in the GWR's green livery with yellow lining, black wheels and a brass GWR numberplate on his cab side. In the Railway Series, he carries two builder's plates on the sides of his cab.

In the television series, his paint had faded by the time he was rescued, leaving him a rusty-red colour. After his rescue, he was repainted green with yellow lining, and has remained so since. In the sixth and seventh season, Oliver was painted with a much lighter shade of green.
Axel

## Axel the Belgian Engine

Axel is a large streamlined Belgian tender engine who participates in the Great Railway Show, where he competes in the Great Race.

## Biography

### *Television Series*

Axel was invited to join the Great Railway Show and compete in the the great race competition, and he and the other eleven engines who would be participating in the events took a ferry to the Mainland. However, the ship stopped at Sodor by mistake. He, along with Vinnie and Ashima led the charge of engines into Brendam, until they were stopped by the Docks Manager. Axel proclaimed they were heading to the Great Railway Show, as he thought they were on the Mainland. However, he was quickly corrected and told they were on the Island of Sodor, to which he then preceded to tell the engines to go back.

Once he and the other engines arrived at the Great Railway Show, Axel was put on the turntable as a display to be viewed by guests. He later participated in the Great Race against Flying Scotsman, Gordon, Étienne and Spencer, with the winner of the event being Étienne.

After the show, Axel returned to his home country. (*TVS; The Great Race*)

## Personality and Traits

Axel is one of the most popular engines participating in the Great Railway Show. Because of this, he appears to be proud and may seem slightly self-centred.

## Technical Details

Axel is based off of Belgium's NMBS/SNCB Type 12 steam locomotive. Six of the locomotives were created for fast lightweight Ostend boat trains operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium. Only one of the class still remains, No. 12.004, after being brought back for the 150th anniversary of railways in Belgium. The 12.004 locomotive can be viewed in Trainworld Railway Museum at Schaerbeek near Brussels.

Axel is painted the colours of the Belgian flag; red, black and yellow, in alternating stripes. The streamlining shell begins at his smokebox and carries on to his cab. He has silver handrails on both his cab and his tender.
Baz and Bernie

## Bernie

**Baz and Bernie** is the main antagonist of *Thomas & Friends*. they're are the 2 crooks from The Mainland to visit A Technology fair.

## Biography

### *Thomas & Friends*

Baz and Bernie first arrived on Sodor onboard Sonny, looking to steal an invention from the Technology Fair. By disguising themselves as cooks, they managed to infiltrate Ulfstead Castle.

Following a few mishaps with the other inventions, Baz and Bernie decided to steal the plans to Ruth's Hover-Car. Due to Sonny's disobedience, the pair chose to use Kenji as their getaway vehicle. During the escape, the pair were separated when Bernie removed Kenji's coupling and was left stranded on the passenger coach.

Baz was eventually caught by Thomas, Rebecca, Sir Robert Norramby, Ruth and the police and - after Bernie caught up and accidentally revealed their plans - the pair were arrested and taken away by the police.

## Personality

Both Baz and Bernie are mischievous crooks. Out of the two, Baz is the more intelligent, often having to stop the rather simple-minded Bernie from spilling their secret plans. Baz is noticeably more villainous compared to Bernie, willing to force Sonny to help them by threatening to scrap him and willingly abandoning Bernie to get a bigger share of the profit. Baz was also willing to blame Bernie for everything to avoid getting arrested. Bernie is also the more naïve of the two, as he tends to miss a few key details or state the obvious. Additionally, he is loose-lipped in many critical situations.

## Attire

Baz is the taller and more slender of the two. He wears a light grey shirt with a dark grey jacket, matching his hat and trousers. He also wears a blue tie with red spots and brown shoes.

Bernie, meanwhile, is rather stout. He wears a light brown coat with a white shirt, dark brown trousers and shoes and a pink neckerchief.

## Trivia

* Baz and Bernie are the last characters to be human antagonists.
* They share names with two characters from *Finding Nemo*, two crabs that Dory and Nemo ask where Marlin went, and Dory later threatens to feed the green crab to the seagulls.
* Rob Rackstraw gives Bernie different voice tones in each of his two appearances.
* They are similar to Harry and Marv, the thieves from the first two *Home Alone* movies, as Harry is the smarter and more malicious of the two similar to Baz, and Marv is less intelligent, similar to Bernie.

## Navigation

**Villains**

*\*RWS only* | *\*\* T&F* only
Mr. Mack

**Mr. Mack** was the first controller of the Skarloey Railway back when the line first opened. After his retirement, he was succeeded by Mr. Peter Sam.

## Biography

### *The Railway Series*

When Skarloey first arrived on the railway, Mr. Mack and the railwaymen tried to make him steam. As he was too stubborn to pull trucks, Skarloey refused to move. After many failed attempts to make him steam, Mr. Mack had Skarloey covered up under a tarpaulin until he could learn to behave.

After a while, Mr. Mack had Skarloey put into service when he apologized, and arranged for Mr. Bobbie come to the Skarloey Railway to work as his driver. When Skarloey was put in charge of pulling the directors' train, Mr. Mack rode on his footplate and asked if he could drive him. After closing Skarloey's regular too quickly, Mr. Mack was sent flying off the footplate and landed in a bush beside the line. Mr. Mack refused to ride on Skarloey for the rest of the journey, and rode in Beatrice instead. However, he felt sympathetic for Skarloey, and arranged for him to be fitted with a cab and a pair of trailing wheels. (*RWS; Very Old Engines*)

## Personality and Traits

Mr. Mack did not understand engines' feelings at first, and stood for no nonsense. He had very little patience and was quick to annoy, becoming cross with Skarloey for throwing him off his footplate by accident. However, he eventually felt sorry for him, and arranged for him to be fitted with trailing wheels and a cab to cheer him up.

## Appearances

### The Railway Series

* Very Old Engines - Crosspatch, Bucking Bronco and Stick-In-The-Mud

## Trivia

* Mr. Mack is the only controller of the Skarloey Railway to not be nicknamed the "Thin Controller".
Daisy

## Daisy the Diesel Railcar

* CGI
* Model
* RWS

**Daisy** is a diesel rail-car who works on Thomas' Branch Line, she came to assist when Thomas was away for repairs after crashing into a stationmaster's house.

In the CGI Series, Daisy now works on the Harwick Branch Line carrying out passenger duties on the line, while Ryan runs the goods duties.
Glynn

## Glynn the "Coffee Pot"

**Glynn** is a small vertical-boilered tank engine, who used to work on the North Western Railway as the line's original No. 1.

## Biography

### *Television Series*

Glynn was built sometime between 1905 and 1908 by Sir Topham Hatt, along with the other "Coffee Pot" tank engines, and he used to work on the Ffarquhar Branch Line. He was later withdrawn from service, and he was placed in a siding by Ffarquhar to rust away. He was eventually replaced by Thomas, who was given the Ffarquhar Branch Line, and he met him when Thomas made his first visit to Ffarquhar. Glynn told Thomas to take good care of the branch line and to wear his number with pride, watching Thomas leave the station. (*TVS; The Adventure Begins*)

Glynn was later restored, and had a race with Stephen.

## Personality and Traits

Not much is known about Glynn's personality, but he seemed to be a very old and wise engine, and congratulated his replacement, Thomas, after he was given the branch line and told him to look after the line well.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Glynn is based on the Head Wrightson 0-4-0VBGT "Coffee Pot" No.1, which was built in 1871 for the Dorking Greystone Lime Company. This engine worked at the company until 1952, when it was withdrawn from service and left to rust. The engine has since been restored and now works at the Beamish Museum, where it is currently used for shunting trucks for demonstration purposes.

### Livery

Glynn's livery is relatively similar to that of his basis. He is painted red all over, and his funnel and the top of his boiler are painted grey. The top of his funnel and his controls are gold, and he carries his name on gold nameplates, placed on each side of his water tank along with his number. His buffers are painted black. As Glynn had been left on a siding for a long time, his paintwork was covered in rust, and ivy was growing over his body.

## Trivia

* Glynn was included in *The Adventure Begins* by railway consultant Sam Wilkinson, thus making the "Coffee Pot" engines canon to the television series.

## External Links

* For more information on Glynn's basis, visit this article
Sodor & Mainland Railway coaches

Neil pulling some of the coaches

The Sodor & Mainland Railway owned a set of four-wheeled **coaches**, which were used on the line for passenger duties. After the Sodor & Mainland Railway went bankrupt and the North Western Railway was formed, it is unknown what happened to these coaches, but they were most likely scrapped.

## Technical Details

### Basis

The Sodor & Mainland Railway coaches are based on the four-wheeled roofed carriages that were used by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. Two replicas of these coaches have been produced and are owned by the National Railway Museum, where they are used with the Stephenson's Rocket replica. Stephen's coaches are also based on these carriages.

### Livery

The Sodor & Mainland Railway coaches' livery is relatively similar to that of their basis. They are painted yellow and black, and appear to have "S&M" written on their sides in yellow and red lettering.
Mighty Mac

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* Model (Mighty)
* Model (Mac)

**Mighty Mac** is a double-ended Fairlie duplex locomotive belonging to the Skarloey Railway. Despite the opposing personalities of the two ends, they are technically one engine.

## Biography

### *Television Series*

Mighty Mac arrived on the Skarloey Railway during the summer period, and were given the task of taking vacationers up to the mountain campground. As they had only been used for shunting duties prior to their arrival, the two halves argued about which was the proper way to go, putting them and their passengers in danger when their coach derailed and caused a landslide when it ran into the side of a mountain. After remembering some advice Thomas had gave them earlier and watching the passengers re-rail the coach, Mighty Mac pushed their way through the landslide and got their passengers safely to their destination. (*TVS; Mighty Mac*)

## Personality and Traits

Mighty Mac is a strong and powerful engine, and the two halves strive to do the best they can at their work. However, due to working in the shunting yards for such a long period of time, the two did not have much knowledge beyond their boundaries and argued with each-other, such as which way was the best or which half got to do what. In the end, however, they manage to work together to get their job done.

Mighty appears to be the older of the two halves, and can be distinguished by his flick of "hair" on his forehead and his pointier nose. Mac is the younger half, and sports thicker eyebrows, a rounder nose and freckles across his cheeks.

## Technical Details

### Livery

Mighty Mac is painted royal blue with red and yellow lining. The trimming around their tanks and cab are painted black, their bufferbeams are painted red, and their footplate is grey. Mighty is painted with yellow trimming around his filler caps and windows, while Mac's windows and filler caps are painted red.

## Trivia

* Unlike most double fairlies, Mighty Mac sports two different-sounding whistles, one on each end of them.
* Mighty and Mac's whistle sounds are differently-pitched versions of Harvey's original whistle. These whistle sounds were later reused for Bert and Rex respectively when they were introduced to the television series.
Captain Baxter

**Captain Baxter** is a small industrial tank engine, who used to work at the Dorking Greystone Limeworks. He has been preserved by the Bluebell Railway, and continues working there to this day.

## Biography

### *The Railway Series*

Stepney told Edward about Captain Baxter and the other Bluebell engines during his visit to Sodor. He described him as being rude due to his upbringing in a quarry, but was friends with him as they both missed working with trucks. (*RWS; Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine*)

## Personality and Traits

Stepney described Captain Baxter as being rude and impolite due to working in a quarry, where he picked up his bad manners and coarse language. He was friends with Stepney, as both could relate to each-other as they missed working with trucks.

## Technical Details

### Real-life History

Captain Baxter was built by Fletcher, Jennings & Co. in Whitehaven, England in 1877, and spent his working life at the Dorking Greystone Limeworks at Betchworth station until he was withdrawn from service in 1959. On August 15th, 1960, Captain Baxter was brought to the Bluebell Railway to be preserved, and returned to service in 1982 after a major overhaul. Due to his small size and inadequate braking system, Captain Baxter cannot pull heavy trains or shunt in the yard, and instead carries out the usual demonstration train.

In 2010, Captain Baxter returned to service following an extensive overhaul, just in time for the Bluebell Railway's 50th anniversary gala. Captain Baxter starred in the 2014 film, *Muppets Most Wanted* as "Randy Stevenot No. 3", and was fitted with an American-style cowcatcher, headlamp, smokestack, whistle and American flags. In 2016, Captain Baxter became the first standard gauge engine to visit the Talyllyn Railway, having been brought to the line to celebrate Dolgoch's 150th anniversary.

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### Livery

Captain Baxter is painted red with black and orange lining, while his bufferbeam and valve gear are painted a brighter shade of red. His name and number are written on the sides of his tanks in white writing, and he also carries his builder's plates on his tanks as well.

In the Railway Series, Captain Baxter was painted a dull fuchsia with no lining. His cylinders, wheels and footplate were painted black, while his valve gear and bufferbeam were red. His name and number were written on the sides of his tanks in white writing, and he carried several red plates and a gold builder's plate on the sides of his tanks too.
Atlas

## Atlas the Mine Engine

**Atlas** was a small narrow gauge tank engines that used to work in the mines on the Mid Sodor Railway. He was not featured in any stories, but was featured on the Rev. W. Awdry's layout of the railway.

A second engine working at the mines named Alfred was an identical engine to Atlas. It is unknown what happened to them after the Mid Sodor Railway closed.

## Technical Details

### Basis

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### Livery

Atlas was both painted brown with brass domes, the top and front of his tanks was painted black, and his ufferbeams were painted red.

## Trivia

* Originally, two mine engines were featured on Awdry's original Mid Sodor layout. However, only one was seen on his second layout.
The Open-Topped Carriages

## Open-Topped Carriages

**The Open-Topped Carriages** are passenger coaches with no roofs.

## History

### *Television Series*

The first open-topped carriage is the oldest railway coach on the Fat Controller's Railway. When Sir Topham Hatt was young, Edward always took him aboard this old coach on his birthday. However, the open-topped carriage somehow went missing, but Winston and Thomas found the old carriage in an overgrown siding and took it to the Sodor Steamworks for restoration. Once restored, Edward brought it to Knapford as a birthday surprise for the Fat Controller. (*TVS; Happy Birthday Sir!*)

Ulfstead Castle also owns at least two four-wheeled open-topped carriages, which are used to bring tourists to the estate as well as take visitors around the rest of Sodor. They are also known as **Stephen's Coaches**.

## Technical Details

### Basis

The Open-Topped Carriages are based on a Liverpool & Manchester Railway four-wheeled open-topped carriage from the 1830s. Two replicas of the carriages have been produced by the National Railway Museum, and are used by the Stephenson's Rocket replica.

Open-Topped Carriage basis
### Livery

The Open-Topped Carriages are painted turquoise, with a brown interior, gray buffers and white wheels. When Sir Topham Hatt's open-topped carriage had been found, its paint had faded by the time.

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### Modifications

Throughout the seventeenth season and King of the Railway, the open-topped carriage inconsistently changed in size.
Nigel

**Nigel** is a lorry, who was originally intended to be a member of the Sodor Construction Company. He was developed by Robert Gauld-Galliers before writing for Jack and the Sodor Construction Comapny began, but was never utilized and was dropped from the series.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Nigel is based on a 1941 Ford Model 19T tractor lorry.

### Livery

Nigel is painted forest green and cream with crimson and white lining. His hubcaps and fuel tanks are painted red, and his number, 21, is painted in green on the sides of his cab inside a green circle. His registration plate reads "136NGL" in white writing.

## Trivia

* Nigel may have been named after Nigel Permane, who worked as the director of photography for the Jack & The Pack series.
Dennis

**Dennis** is a diesel shunter, and the twin of Norman. He is a lazy diesel engine who will do anything to get out of work, usually by taking advantage of the other engines.

## Biography

### *Television Series*

Dennis' first job on the North Western Railway was to deliver a train of tiles to the schoolhouse at Bluff's Cove, but he struggled to push the trucks out of the shunting yard. After being assisted by Thomas, Dennis asked him to show him the way to the schoolhouse, but before Thomas could leave, Dennis called him back and pretended that he had overheated, so Thomas left to find another engine to help him. Once when Thomas left, Dennis ran away from his trucks, but went around a bend too fast and derailed, damaging his engine and causing him to leak fuel. When Thomas returned to help out, he pulled Dennis back onto the rails and helped him to Bluff's Cove. (*TVS; Thomas' Day Off*)

After Thomas was found prior to the reopening of Great Waterton, Dennis was among the diesels present at the quarry when they were informed of the news. (*TVS; The Great Discovery*)

## Personality and Traits

Dennis is rather lazy and slothful, and hates to do any sort of work. He will often manipulate the other engines into believing that there is something wrong with him, and relies on them to do his work while he relaxes. He is not very good at lying, however, and is always caught in the end. Dennis will always apologize for his laziness, but whether or not he means it is up for debate.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Dennis is based on 11001, an experimental diesel shunter built at Ashford Works in 1949 and put into service the following year, and supposedly became the first diesel put into service by British Railways. 11001 was in service from 1950 up until 1959, when it was withdrawn from service and scrapped at Ashford Works in 1959.

### Livery

Dennis is painted in two different shades of grey. His wheels, footsteps, cab roof, the top of his bonnet and his front end are painted dark grey, while the rest of him is painted a lighter grey. His crankshaft and bufferbeam are painted red, his handrails are white, and his number, 11001, is painted on his sides in white writing.

## Trivia

* According to a magazine article, Dennis currently lives at the Vicarstown Dieselworks with the other diesel engines.
Rheneas Tunnel

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* RWS

**Rheneas Tunnel**, also known as **Tunnel Section**, is the sole tunnel in Skarloey Railway, connecting Glennock with Rheneas.

## History

### RWS

Rheneas Tunnel was built in 1865 and, along with Rheneas Viaduct, was the major engineering feature of the line. This three-mile section is the one most subject to the weather's vagaries and is very sinuous. The tunnel is short, but curved so that on entering, it is impossible to see right through and thus be warned of any obstruction. It is also unlined and subject to seepage. This sometimes loosens rock fragments; icicles also form here in frosty weather.

North of the tunnel the line runs along a ledge and is subject to "wash-outs" after heavy rain. Regular inspection is therefore necessary, and inevitably under the worst weather conditions. This has resulted in the section being generally known to SR gangers as "that dratted tunnel section". A "wash-out" occurred here in 1867, which resulted in Skarloey getting stuck in a landslide. Another notable incident involving the tunnel occurred in 1958 when a loose rock fragment halted Duncan. Incidents like these are typical of many others. Another wash-out occurred in 1961, destroying a section of the line. A week later, Peter Sam lost his funnel to an icicle that had formed in the tunnel.

## Trivia

* Unlike most Skarloey Railway locations in the Railway Series, Rheneas Tunnel lacks an equivalent on the Talyllyn Railway, as the TR does not have a tunnel. Its equivalent is Aberglaslyn Tunnel on the Welsh Highland Railway.
Skarloey Railway Engine Sheds

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The **Skarloey Railway Engine Sheds** are the main sheds on the Skarloey Railway, where the narrow gauge engines and rolling stock of the line rest when not in use. The sheds are located at Crovan's Gate.

## History

### *The Railway Series*

When the sheds were first built, there was only a single track brick shed placed beside a yellow carriage shed. Agnes, Ruth, Lucy, Jemima and Beatrice were kept in the carriage shed, while Skarloey and Rheneas used the brick shed.

When Sir Handel and Peter Sam arrived, an open wooden shed was built beside the brick shed. Later on, a second track was added to the brick shed, making it a three-road shed. A brick wall was also built underneath the carriage shed.

The main workshops for the Skarloey Railway are located close by to the sheds, and are placed just beside the carriage shed on the left side. The workshop has four tracks running through it. Ivo Hugh was built at this workshop.

### *Television Series*

The main engine sheds at Crovan's Gate were first introduced in the fourth season of the television series. The open wooden shed had two lines running through it, and the carriage shed became a brick shed; the smaller brick shed, however, was left almost entirely unchanged. The sheds were also much larger and taller than how they were in the Railway Series.

   In the eighteenth season, the Crovan's Gate sheds reappeared. This time, they were significantly smaller, and the large yard that they were once placed in had been removed. The sheds was only made up of the small brick shed and the open wooden shed, and the narrow gauge railway ran right through them.

## Other Sheds

### The Depot

    The Depot was first introduced in the sixth season of the television series, and replaced the engine sheds at Crovan's Gate. The sheds consist of a long two-track brick shed, a smaller, single track brick shed, and a two-road open wooden shed. The Depot is located close by to Bluebell Valley Station, and the Bluebell Branch Line passes by the shed.

### Boulder Quarry Shed

    There was a two-road engine sheds located at Boulder Quarry, where the engines stayed in the fifth season. When Boulder Quarry was closed, so were the sheds.

### Rheneas Sheds

    The station at Rheneas has a small two-road engine shed, which is occasionally used by the engines. Skarloey was unloaded from his flatbed at these sheds when he returned to the line after being mended.