Nickolas

Nickolas is an LMS Jinty who first appears in 1969.

## Bio:

Between 1963 and 1969, Nickolas and Serena accidentally killed a BR Class 08 shunter, which caused Serena to have her connect rods and some parts of hers to be removed so she couldn't be able to move anywhere as they had been blamed for the death of the diesel shunter. In conclusion, Nickolas decided that they would go on the run to escape the cutter's torch. At Bedford St. Johns, they both came across Green Arrow, Harrison, Alfred, Crovan, Neville, Rosie, Murdoch, and Joseph who were on the run from scrap too; shortly after they encountered Geoffrey and all of them laid low at Bedford Sheds to refill on coal and water. In Leicester, he decided to go to the Bluebell Railway with Neville, Rosie, and Harrison for Serena's safety so British Railways wouldn't be able to find them both. However on the way to the Bluebell, Harrison was pissing everyone off especially Nickolas himself. Due to Harrison's actions, Nickolas left the team trying to find the Bluebell Railway by himself. After getting lost and unable to find the Bluebell Railway by himself, Nickolas decided to try and find his way to Sodor.

In 1986, Nickolas had been camping out in different shunting yards while trying to find his way to Sodor. Then one night while hiding out at the shunting yards of Eastleigh Works, he was discovered by Ben and afraid he was going to get scrapped. However Ben decided to help Nickolas by coupling him to a scrap train heading towards the Bridlington Steelworks informing the Midland tank engine that Sodor would be just to the west from there. Nickolas was lead to the Steelworks by D199 who was unaware of his stow away. Upon his arrival at the Steelworks, Nickolas was cornered by D199 who spotted him while refueling, but he was saved by Frankie who informed D199 that he was their 'new shunter'. At first Nickolas was grateful that Frankie saved him, but it was short lived when Frankie told him he would be staying at the Steelworks. Nickolas tried to protest, but his voice fell on deaf ears as he was forced away to work by Hurricane.

## Appearances:

### The Adventures on Sodor:

Season 2:

* Next Stop: Castle Fantasies & What Place is Right for You? (mentioned)

### Specials:

* 2020- 1969
* 2021- 1986

## Technical Details:

Nickolas is based on a LMS Fowler Class 3F tank engine.

### Livery:

* Dark Blue with S.D.J.R logo on his boiler in yellow colour

## Trivia:

* In the film 1969: The Resistance when Harrison said that all the Jinty 3Fs looked the same and why they were expendable during the Second World War, it hints through Nickolas' anger that what Harrison said triggered a bad memory from his past that deeply upsets him.
* Nickolas' number shown in the film 1969: The Resistance was 44, when in real life, there was no Fowler 3F that was painted in SDJR Prussian Blue with that number.
	+ The real SDJR Jinty 3F numbered 24 that Nickolas is based on was scrapped in 1959.
* In the film 1986: A Cruel Irony it was revealed that Nickolas is still alive.
* Nickolas being at the Steelworks is a reference to his backstory of "Tale From A Midland Engine".
	+ Nickolas is the third engine to be imprisoned at the Steelworks by Hurricane and Frankie before Thomas and James.
* It is unknown if Nickolas is still at the Steelworks or not, since Journey Beyond Sodor the movie takes place in 2017.