Rebecca

**Rebecca** is a big yellow tender engine who works on the North Western Railway and is the railway's number 51 engine. She sometimes helps Gordon pull the express during busy periods, but otherwise performs mixed traffic duties on the Main Line, like helping Henry with the Flying Kipper.

## Biography

Despite her large size, Rebecca is shy and sometimes clumsy, but not afraid to stand up for herself and is not intimidated by the older engines. At times, she feels the need to be on the same level as the other engines, which can make her anxious or overhasty. But despite her insecurities, Rebecca loves to see the best in everyone and all her friends appreciate her kindness and enthusiasm. Because Rebecca is so willing to see the good in others, she can occasionally be gullible, but she is also very honest, willing to tell the truth if needed. Rebecca has a big heart and is usually happy-go-lucky and cheerful. Unlike Gordon at times, Rebecca acts very humbly whenever she causes a mishap.

Rebecca used to regularly visit Sodor because she enjoyed the Sudrian engines’ company, instead of the rude, conceited diesels on the Mainland. After helping Gordon’s passengers after the Express’ dining car caught fire, she permanently stayed on Sodor. Rebecca usually helps Henry pull the Flying Kipper for him to help give him a rest, but she otherwise performs mixed traffic duties on the Main Line.

Sir Bertram Topham Hatt had created a cruise liner called the 'S.S Roxstar' and is to take people to places around the North West coast to places like Barrow-in-Furness and Liverpool on the Mainland, Douglas on the Isle of Man, Dublin in Ireland and back to Brendam on Sodor, it was called 'The Sodor Belle. So an engine is required to take the passengers from the big station to the harbour. Gordon wanted to do it, but he's too heavy, at the time, to do such a trip everyday as the tracks and bridges weren't strong for him. In comes Rebecca. Despite being a main line express engine, she's lighter than Gordon like her brothers and sisters and is capable of running on branch lines. Rebecca still carries these trains today but does other work when things aren't very busy for her.

## Basis

Rebecca is based on a Southern Railway (SR) "West Country" and "Battle of Britain" class (also known as "Light Pacifics"), a class of 4-6-2 tender locomotives designed by Oliver Bulleid and built between 1945 and 1951.

## Livery

During her first few years working on Sodor, Rebecca was painted sunshine yellow and navy with red and black lining. Her bogey wheel rims are painted white, her front end is painted black with red buffers. Rebecca also had her name painted in the middle of her boiler in white and a black border. Her number (34111) was painted on the sides of her cab in white and the British Railways logo painted on the sides of her tender.

After officially joining the railway in Season 17, Rebecca kept her sunshine yellow livery and red and black lining, though now, her new number (51) is painted on the sides of her cab in white and the initials "N W R." are painted on the sides of her tender, also in white.

## Appearances

### Season 16

* Off to See the World
* Rebecca the Substitute
* Nia’s Arrival
* Rebecca and Murdoch

### Season 17

* Rebecca and the Trouble With Fish
* Making Amends
* The Strange Voice Under the Bridge

## Gallery

Rebecca’s current livery (1975-present)Rebecca’s nameplateRebecca’s current NWR number 51 (1975-present)Rebecca’s current NWR logo (1975-present)Rebecca’s old BR livery (1951-1975)Rebecca’s old BR number 34111 (1951-1975)Rebecca’s old BR logo (1951-1975)
## Trivia

* Rebecca was the third female steam engine to be painted yellow, the other two being Molly and Flora.