AOI-IOI-800 (THE HEART & SOUL OF STEAM)

## ***Standard Containment Measures:***

AOI-IOI-800 is to be stored in a seven metre (7m) tall by ten metre (10m) wide shed outfitted with standard gauge (1,435mm) steel track and buffers with a sealed, heavy-duty containment door.

AOI-IOI-800 is to be refuelled and restocked at the beginning and end of all trains taken within the site schedule; free running time is only permitted when the object has completed all tasks scheduled for that day. In addition; all trains are to have a foundation mandated, custom-built regulation van as the first car. AOI-IOI-800 is to have a hidden tracking device planted in its tender at all times which can be accessed from the regulation van, being primarily monitored and regulated by Dr. Robin Sherman and cared for by Andrew Torres.

## ***In Case AOI is Unaccounted-For*:**

In the rare event where AOI-IOI-800 breaches containment or otherwise shows no sign of returning to the site, all railroads in foundation control are to be closed off, all major junctions and points are to be set and locked to return the object to the site, excluding all lines featuring a tunnel.

If these fail, the object is to be redirected to the nearest trap points available.

In the event that all measures to recontain AOI-IOI-800 fail, and it crosses into a tunnel, the object is to be tracked down via any means necessary and towed back to the site via diesel.

## ***Description***:

AOI-IOI-800 bears the resemblance of an LNER A3 “Pacific” class steam powered locomotive sporting a BR Black livery with gold lining, featuring the following modifications; an A1 style single-chimney, Witte-style smoke deflectors, a bell on it’s running board, a golden nameplate on both sides of the boiler reading ''Theophania”, and a corridor tender with the letters “LNER” painted on either side. The object bears the number ''44811'' on the number plate welded to the smokebox door.

*Doncaster Works 1923*
This engine carries the heart and soul of those in the golden age of steam.
May all who were lost be forever eternal

## Activity:

AOI-IOI-800 is primarily kept in its shed, integrated with the exterior of the site when it is not on duty. During this time, staff have reported hearing sounds of slowly moving cylinders emanating from the object, most commonly described as “slow and heavy breathing” despite the object sitting completely idle.

When AOI-IOI-800 takes its trains on duty, more often than not it will deviate from the scheduled route to take a different one with more visually appealing surroundings; it is also common for the object to run away during the night when not properly steamed down, leading to a breach containment and the risk of running out of water.

## ***Anomalous Properties:***

AOI-IOI-800 appears to be fully sentient and able to communicate via actions the standard object would not be able to perform without a driver or engineer, some examples include; briefly releasing its cylinder cocks, opening the safety valve, blowing the whistles, and ringing its bell. It is not known whether this is some form of highly advanced artificial intelligence technology or if the object is truly sentient.

One of its confirmed properties is that AOI-IOI-800 can still run even in pieces, where the smoke box was separated from the boiler but was somehow still able to produce smoke, another example being removing the entire body from the frames and the wheels could still run on their own.

It is not known how AOI-IOI-800 gets fuel from its tender to the firebox without a fireman, however it is known that the object consumes fuel at a rate of approximately 1.3 times the average rate of its class.

The object’s second confirmed property is its obscure ability to disappear entirely into any desired tunnel and move into another dimension completely unheard of; this realm has been designated as; “The Hidden & Haven Railway.” Very little is known about the H&HR as every documented attempt to drive AOI-IOI-800 resulted in the object either opening its firebox to expose a roaring flame or the object purposefully bursting open a steam pipe to force the driver out of the cab.

The third and final of AOI-IOI-800’s confirmed anomalous properties is its ability to switch points and junctions without the need of human switch operators, this was observed when a monitoring car was taken one of its trains, where it was observed to detour from the assigned line to take a more scenic route despite the tracks being initially set to run along the assigned route.

## ***Acquisition Details:***

Historical notes for uneducated personnel: (HNUP)

* A3 Class built at Doncaster Works in 1923
* IOI-800 withdrawn in 1963
* Object had 40 years of service before it “ran away from the cutter’s torch”
* Object has been in service of the foundation for 3 years

AOI-IOI-800 was first sighted aimlessly roaming the railways of Louisiana, speculated to have been running in secret for sometime between 196█ and 20██, where after long investigation into what locals deemed; “the Phantom Pacific,” the object was found laying on a hidden siding five kilometres (5km) northeast of Crystal Springs, Mississippi, March 3rd 2026. It was theorised that AOI-IOI-800 had run out of water and had to hide off the mainline; this was thought to be false after it blew one of its whistles when approached.

At the time of discovery the object was in a very poorly kept state, missing the following; a majority of its paint, the left side smoke deflector, the cab roof, parts of the valve gear, and both its head and tail lamps.

AOI-IOI-800 was secured under tarpaulin and towed back to the site via diesel, whereupon further investigation of the object; it was confirmed that it had run out of water and coal.

All information regarding the existence of AOI-IOI-800 has been confiscated and expunged from all public records, as far as the public are aware; the Flying Scotsman (60103/4472) is the last LNER A3 Pacific steam locomotive left in existence.