Peter Sam

* 2012
* 2007
* 1996

**Peter Sam** is a kind, but vulnerable narrow gauge engine who works closely with Sir Handel and Duke.

## Product Description

### **1996 ERTL collector card**

*A happy, kindly engine but a little vulnerable. He is often teased by the others, but he loves them really. He, like Sir Handel, was tutored by Duke and has great respect for him deep down, despite teasing him about his age. A hard worker by nature, Peter Sam seldom grumbles about late hours or extra work.*

### **Historical Note**

*Peter Sam is based on on a narrow gauge, industrial tank engine, built in England in the 1920's.*

### **Shining Time Station collector card**

*A happy, kindly engine but a little vulnerable. He is often teased by the others, but he loves them really. He, like Sir Handel, was tutored by Duke and has great respect for him deep down, despite teasing him about his age. A hard worker by nature, Peter Sam seldom grumbles about late hours or extra work.*

### **2007 US Take Along collector card**

*Name: Peter Sam*

*Color(s): Green*

*Bio: Peter Sam is a happy and kind engine. He is often teased by the others but he seldom grumbles about extra work.*

### **2007 UK Take Along collector card**

*Peter Sam is a happy and kind engine. He is often teased by the others but he seldom grumbles about extra work.*

## Timeline

* 1996 (pin-hook couplings, metal smokebox with Giesl ejector, Britt Allcroft licensing)
* 2001 (Gullane licensing)
* 2007 (two-way magnets, plastic smokebox with boxy funnel, side rods removed, name on chassis)
* 2012 (updated details, CG style face)

## Variants

* Engine I.D. Peter Sam from Narrow Gauge Engine I.D. Pack

## Availability

* Thomas the Tank Engine 1996 Engine Assortment
* Engine and Straight Track Assortment
* Five Pack 2

## Trivia

* Unlike the TV series (at the time) and akin to the Railway Series, Peter Sam's funnel is a proper Giesl ejector. This is because all of the ERTL versions of the narrow gauge steam engines are based on their real life counterparts on the Talyllyn Railway, rather than the show itself.
* Peter Sam's ERTL collector card says that he is also known as Stuart, which was his original name on the Mid Sodor Railway. This was also applied with Sir Handel.
	+ Interestingly, while there was an ERTL version of Sir Handel as his original Falcon name, there was not one for Peter Sam's original name Stuart. This was likely because it would be expensive to change the funnel to his original one.
* Peter Sam's ERTL collector card has a typo in the Historical Note section where the word *on* is repeated twice.
* Peter Sam's ERTL Collection promo art depicts him with green wheels.
* Peter Sam's Take Along model always had a plastic smokebox even when most other characters at the time still did not. He was also the first steam locomotive released with a plastic smokebox.
* Peter Sam's Take-n-Play model doesn't have a painted whistle unlike all other engines in the Take-n-Play range at that time.

## Gallery

Prototype ERTL Peter Sam owned by Twitter user Hardy20068[1].Test prototypes of Peter SamPrototype ERTL Peter SamERTL Peter Sam1996-2000 ERTL Peter Sam box1996-2000 ERTL Peter Sam collector card2000-2001 ERTL Peter Sam boxPrototype Take Along Peter SamTake Along Peter SamTake-n-Play Peter Sam