Ryan

**Ryan** is a purple tank engine who used to work on the Great Northern Railway. He takes goods on the Harwick Branch Line, while Daisy takes passengers.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

Ryan was brought to help run Thomas' Branch Line while Thomas was sent to help out at the construction yard during the building of the Harwick Branch Line. After Thomas fell into a deep cavern, Ryan was once again brought to do his job while he was being repaired. After taking bad coal, he accidentally set fire to some dynamite, which Thomas managed to dispose of quickly - however, the incident also landed Thomas in trouble with Sir Topham Hatt, when he thought Thomas was trying to cause chaos, confusion and delay. Ryan later helped stop Captain Calles' Pirate Ship, which was being used by Sailor John to escape with the treasure. When Thomas was fished out of the water, Sir Topham Hatt told Thomas that Ryan told him everything that had happened, and that he was proud of him. Soon afterward, Ryan started work on the Harwick Branch Line as the goods engine, with Daisy as the passenger engine.

Ryan had to help Toby take stone from Ffarquhar Quarry to Harwick, but ended up doing Daisy's extra jobs too. This led to him being so over-worked that he took his passengers to the quarry instead of Knapford Station. Later, Ryan found Judy and Jerome at Knapford. They had grown tired of sitting there for ages, so Ryan took them to Arlesburgh Harbour. He then went looking for Judy and Jerome when Daisy derailed near a signal box. Ryan looked everywhere for the breakdown cranes and finally found them at the Blue Mountain Quarry.

When Diesel tricked Harvey into making tension between him and Daisy, she told Ryan that Harvey was saying that he was more useful than her. Ryan later told Daisy this, making her cross. At Christmas time, Daisy complained to Ryan, Judy and Jerome about how Christmas was not the same as previous years. In response, Ryan reminded her that both he and Daisy did not share a shed a few years ago, nor were Judy and Jerome stationed at Arlesburgh.

### Lukeillie's Series

Ryan was one of the engines captured by the Philip Army but was later rescued, He suggested Salty should talk to Sir Topham Hatt when Salty was trying to save Bulstrode. He befriended S.C.Ruffey and thought he made a new friend until he found out S.C.Ruffey was actually tricking him.

## Personality

Ryan is an affable engine, who goes out of his way to be kind and is concerned when he sees others in trouble. Ryan would like to be a hero, but he is not actually as brave as he wishes he was and has a tendency to panic a little in the face of danger. It does not put him off trying though. Ryan is direct and sincere, but he has a good sense of humour too and is not above making a joke at his own expense. Ryan also appears to be somewhat of a pushover, as evidenced by how easily Daisy was able to make him do her work.

## Livery

Ryan is painted purple with white and gold lining. The initials "GNR" are painted on the sides of his tanks in gold and his number (1014) is painted on the sides of his bunker, also in gold. He also has brass nameplates on the sides of his boiler.

## Appearances

* Season 1 - Duck in the Water Again (*cameo*)
* Season 2 - Saving Bulstrode and Ryan's New Friend
* Specials - Attack of the Philips

## Trivia

* In the original script of *Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure*, Ryan was portrayed as being "overconfident and dismissive", compared to his final portrayal. All merchandise descriptions of him still mention this personality.
* In real life, Ryan's number (1014) was carried by a Class C2 (LNER Class C12) 4-4-2T rather than an N2 on the GNR.
* The preserved example of Ryan's basis, 1744 appeared in the 1970 movie *The Railway Children* where it pulled the 'Scots Flyer' express train.
* Ryan is the first 0-6-2 tank engine in the television series.
* Ryan is the only engine introduced in *Sodor's* *Legend of the Lost Treasure* to not be created by the Rev. W. Awdry.
* Ryan's TrackMaster prototype shows him with the correct purple wheels. But when the final product came out, his wheels were black. However, this was corrected with the TrackMaster pack, 'Ryan and Jerome'.