Ryan

Journey Beyond Sodor (2017)

### Family

Gordon, Mallard, The Flying Scotsman and Spencer (cousins)**Fanfic:** Victoria Langdon (mother), Sebastian Langdon (maternal uncle), Aida Langdon (older twin sister), William O'Neill (stepfather), Gordon, Mallard, Flying Scotsman and Spencer (first cousins, once removed), Caitlin and Connor Hilton (cousins, twice removed)

### Friends

Thomas, Percy, James, Edward, Henry, Emily, Rebecca, Nia, Toby, Sir Topham Hatt, Duck, Bill and Ben, Timothy, Rosie, Stanley, Sonny, Diesel, Daisy, Salty, Porter, Paxton, Sidney, Philip, Victor, Skarloey and Rheneas, Whiff, Marion, Skiff, Hiro, Kenji, Mavis, Annie and Clarabel, Charlie, Billy, Terence, Bertie, Bulgy, Cleo, Ruth, Donald and Douglas, Cranky, Carly, Judy and Jerome, Elizabeth, George, Peter Sam, Sir Handel, Mighty Mac, Duncan, Freddie, Duke, Owen, Merrick, Harvey, Millie, Luke, Stephen, Glynn, Shane, Aubrey and Aiden, Tamika, Ace. Isla, Henrietta, Hugo, Rocky, Harold, Flynn, Captain, Butch, Belle, Nelson, Jack, Alfie, Oliver, Max and Monty, Kelly, Byron, Ned, Isobelle, Patrick, Brenda, Buster, Darcy, Kevin, Oliver, Ashima, Rajiv, Noor Jehan, Shankar, Charubala, Lorenzo, Beppe, Gina, Stefano, Ester, Gabriela, Gustavo, Raul, Marcia and Marcio, Fernando, Hank, Sam, Gator, Norman and Dennis, Hong-Mei, Yong Bao, An-An and Yin-Long, Den, Dart, Beau, Toad, Duchess, Lexi, Theo, Hurricane, Merlin, Frankie, Beresford, Caitlin, Connor, Ferdinand, Bash and Dash, Emerson, Lei, Natalie, Cassia, 'Arry and Bert, Bert, Rex, Mike**Fanfic:** Ten Cents, Sunshine, Theodore, Emily, Hercules, Big Mac, Warrior, Grampus, O.J., Top Hat, Big Mickey, Sally, Boomer, Frank and Eddie, Oliver, Foduck, The Dispatcher, Izzy Gomez, Captain Star, Captain Zero, Zak, Zorran, Zebedee, Zip, Zug, Mighty Mo, Lucy, Phillip and Filmore, Hank, George

### Likes

Helping Daisy, taking goods on the Harwick Branch Line

### Dislikes

Sailor John steals the treasure and used Captain Calles' Pirate Ship to escape with it

## Character's Bio

### Birthdate

1921 (built)10th September 1961 (fanfic, as a human)

## Physical Apearance

### Species

Tank engine (cartoon)Human (fanfic, as a human)

### Eye Colour

Black (cartoon)Light violet blue (fanfic, as a human)

### Complexion

Purple with white and gold lining (cartoon)Pale (fanfic, as a human)

### Status

Alive

**Ryan** is one of *Thomas & Friends* characters. He's 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.

In the fanfic, *The Secret & Dearest Life of Everything in Sodor*, Ryan's surname, Langdon, which he shares it with Professor Robert Langdon from *Dan Brown Series.*

## Biography

### *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. 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 Anopha Quarry to Harwick. But, he ended up doing Daisy's extra jobs too, and became 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, he told Ryan that Harvey was saying that he was more useful then her. Ryan later told Daisy this, making her cross. At Christmas time, Daisy complained to Ryan, Judy and Jerome about how Christmas wasn't the same as previous years, but 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.

After Percy fell into some water near Crosby Tunnel, Ryan was sent to rescue him with Judy and Jerome.

Ryan was later seen in a queue of engines at Ulfstead Castle, transporting Rex on a flatbed after Percy told the latter there was to be a railway show there.

## 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.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Ryan is based on a Great Northern Railway (GNR) Class N2, designed by Sir Nigel Gresley as a improvement of Henry Ivatt's Class N1, These locomotives were fitted with condensing apparatus because they were used for inter-city work in the Metropolitan areas of London, while later examples were usually seen around Glasgow and Edinburgh in Scotland. One member of this class, No. 1744 has been preserved and operates on the North Norfolk Railway in Norfolk. In addition to being the sole survivor of its class, 1744 is also the sole surviving example of a Gresley designed tank engine.

The international white tank engine is also based on a GNR Class N2.

## Physical Appearance

### Basis

Ryan is painted purple with white and gold lining. His former company's 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.

### Fanfic

As a human, Ryan's skin was pale in colour, auburn hair, light violet blue eyes. He wears purple jacket with golden lining, white shirt, black necktie, purple trousers and dark brown shoes.

## Fanfics

The Secret & Dearest Life of Everything in Sodor

Ryan was appeared in the fanfic, he was one of the train drivers who works on Harwick Branch Line alongside Daisy. Ryan had an important conversation with Whiff about the happening what Thomas was doing in Japan. He lives at his house with his mother, Victoria, older twin sister, Aida and stepfather, William O'Neill in Harwick, whereas his maternal uncle, Sebastian Langdon, who was a professor at Wellsworth College, lived in Wellsworth.