North Western Railway

The North Western Railway (NWR) also known as Sodor Railways (SR) is the main standard gauge rail network on the Island of Sodor.

## Engines

### Officially Purchased:

* Thomas the Tank Engine - No.1 *(1915)*
* Edward the Blue Engine - No.2 *(1915)*
* Henry the Green Engine - No.3 *(1922)*
* Gordon the Big Engine - No.4 *(1923)*
* James the Red Engine - No.5 *(1925)*
* Percy the Small Engine - No.6 *(1926)*
* Toby the Tram Engine - No.7 *(1951)*
* Duck the Great Western Engine - No.8 *(1953)*
* Donald and Douglas the Scottish Twins - No.9 and 10 *(1954)*
* Bill and Ben the Tank Engine Twins - No.11 and 12 *(1955)*
* Daisy the Diesel Railcar - No.13 *(1955)*
* BoCo the Friendly Diesel - No.14 *(1955)*
* Whiff the Rubbish Engine - No.15 *(1956)*
* Molly the Shy Engine - No.16 *(1956)*
* Mavis the Quarry Diesel - No.17 *(1956)*
* Oliver the Great Western Engine - No.18 *(1957)*
* Iron 'Arry and Iron Bert - No.19 and 20 *(1960)*
* Victor the Steamworks Engine - No.21 *(1960)*
* Charlie the Playful Engine - No.22 *(1960)*
* Salty the Dockyard Diesel - No.23 *(1961)*
* Harvey the Crane Engine - No.24 *(1961)*
* Fergus the Railway Traction Engine - No.25 *(1961)*
* Timothy the Oil-Burning Engine - No.26 *(1961)*
* Marion the Railway Steam Shovel - No.27 *(1961)*
* Emily the Stirling Engine - No.28 *(1962)*
* Arthur the Fishing Engine - No.29 *(1962)*
* Devious Diesel - No.30 *(1962)*
* Murdoch the Mighty Engine - No.31 *(1962)*
* Neville the Friendly Engine - No.32 *(1964)*
* Dennis the Lazy Diesel - No.33 *(1964)*
* Rosie the Bubbly Engine - No.34 *(1964)*
* Sidney the Forgetful Diesel - No.35 *(1965)*
* Stanley the Silver Engine - No.36 *(1965)*
* Flora the Careful Tram - No.37 *(1965)*
* Freya the Reckless Tram - No.38 *(1965)*
* Diesel 10 the Experimental Diesel - No.39 *(1966)*
* Scruff the Scrunching Engine - No.40 *(1966)*
* Belle the Firefighting Engine - No.41 *(1966)*
* Paxton the Gullible Diesel - No.42 *(1966)*
* Den the Dieselworks Diesel - No.43 *(1966)*
* Dart the Dieselworks Shunter - No.44 *(1966)*
* Norman the Goods Diesel - No.45 *(1966)*
* Stafford the Electric Shunting Engine - No.46 *(1966)*
* Porter the Dockside Engine - No.47 *(1967)*
* Philip the Diesel Boxcab - No.48 *(1970)*
* Ryan the Helpful Engine - No.49 *(1971)*
* Nia the Kenyan Engine - No.50 (1974)
* Rebecca the Happy Engine - No.51 (1975)
* James the Anti-Social Engine - No.52 *(1976)*

### Loaned/Trialled:

* Whiff/Kitson - W&BR No.1 *(1875-1956)*
* James the Anti-Social Engine - W&BR No.2 *(1875-1948)*
* Glynn the Coffeepot Engine - TK&ELR No.1 *(1905-1926)*
* Gareth the Coffeepot Engine - TK&ELR No.2 *(1905-1926)*
* Gabriel the Coffeepot Engine - TK&ELR No.3 *(1905-1926)*
* ~~Percy’s Ghost Engine - *(1914)*~~
* ~~Eagle the Red Engine - *(1914-1944)*~~
* Molly the Shy Engine - *(1923-1956)*
* Fergus the Railway Traction Engine - *(1927-1961)*
* Jinty the Pilot Engine - *(1946-1967)*
* Hiro the Master of the Railway - *(1951-1965)*
* Devious Diesel - *(1954; 1956; 1961)*
* Stepney the Bluebell Engine - *(1959; 1960)*
* Bowler the Snooty Diesel - *(1959)*
* Pug the Saddle Tank Engine - *(1959)*
* Derek the Unfortunate Diesel - *(1960)*
* Billy the Stubborn Engine - *(1965; 1975)*
* Gator the Alligator Engine - *(1967)*
* Hugo the Rail-Zeppelin - *(1972)*

## History

The North Western Railway was formed in 1914 by the Government-sponsored amalgamation of the three then-extant standard gauge railways on the island - the Sodor and Mainland, the Wellsworth and Brendam and the Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Railways, the latter two already in the process of amalgamation - as a strategic railway for coastal defence against possible danger from Ireland. Albert Regaby, Lord Harwick, always maintained that his gift to the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, of a copy of the History of the Island of Sodor, which lays great emphasis on the importance of Sodor as an outpost in the direction of Ireland, was the deciding factor that led to the formation of the NWR.

Lord Harwick was appointed Chairman, while Mr. Topham Hatt, formerly of the TK&ER, was appointed Chief Mechanical Engineer and the NWR began operating in 1915. Much construction work was needed in order to connect the three absorbed railways and meet the Admiralty's requirements. The NWR cut a single bore tunnel through the Ballahoo Ridge, allowing it to extend to Vicarstown, where it established its Administrative Headquarters and main Motive Power Depot. A rolling lift bridge, designed by Topham Hatt, was subsequently erected across the Walney Channel, finally connecting Sodor with the Mainland. Repair shops were also established at Crovan's Gate, while many of the routes of the former railways were converted from single to double track.

An older engine called Edward was bought on the neighbouring Furness Railway on the Mainland to help with the North Western's construction. During the same year, a small E2 tank engine from Brighton found a way to Sodor during the First World War. The engine was called Thomas and he stayed to help Edward with the construction. Together, Thomas and Edward built the line. Once the lines were fully constructed, Thomas was kept at Knapford to shunt trains.

Two other branch lines were construction in this period. One was built on the east of Sodor to the coastal area of Ballahoo. Another was constructed from the north of Tidmouth to Arlesburgh, where it shared the port with the Mid-Sodor Railway providing a direct link with the Isle of Man steamers. While the line was built for war time strategy purposes, it eventually saw use as a meaning of transporting goods from the Mid-Sodor and the port as rail travel proved to be faster than boat. The line was a key part of the NWR's obligations as a strategic railway, for it allowed the Admiralty to regularly patrol the West Coast of the island with armoured trains.

Thomas was officially purchased by the Fat Director and he became the railway's No. 1 engine. Edward was also purchased at the same time from the Furness Railway and became the railway's No. 2 engine..

A third engine called Henry was purchased to run the island's express trains. He was an experimental from a stolen design that the Fat Director was tricked into buying as he thought he was getting a good deal.

Henry's firebox was unusually small which made him a poor steamer. Needless to say, the Fat Director was not at all pleased with his new engine. Later in 1922, Henry refused to work due to bad weather and he shut himself up in a tunnel refusing to move. Frustrated with him trying to cooperate, Sir Topham Hatt I bricked up the Ballahoo Tunnel and left Henry there to teach him a lesson.

Henry's poor performance lead to another purchase of a new engine in 1923. A flashy brand new A1 Pacific from the London and North Eastern Railway called Gordon arrived on Sodor and became the railway's No. 4 engine as well as the island's new allocated express engine. Henry on the other hand, was reassigned to goods duties and occasional local main line trains. With all of the newer engines coming to the railway, Edward was used less often and he was left in the back of the shed. Until one day, a sympathetic crew decided to let him out for a run. After running local main line trains and helping Gordon up the hill with a goods train, Edward proved his capability and was eventually reassigned to odd jobs based out of Wellsworth. A few months later, Gordon broke down while pulling the express, and Henry was brought out of the tunnel to rescue him.

The Peel Godred Electric Company built a new Ironworks and a hydro electric power station utilising the water of the nearby lakes. Their bulky equipment is too large to fit the line clearance on the Mid-Sodor Railway, and it was decided that they needed an all new standard gauge branch line. The Power Company struck a deal with the North Western Railway to construct a branch from Killdane and northwards to the power station. The line was constructed in 1923, and Killdane became a junction station and this also gave Kirk Machan the opportunity to have a transfer station from the North Western to the Culdee Fell. Once the line opened, the Mid-Sodor Railway would later meet its doom.

In 1924, Thomas learnt that being a station pilot was boring and he hoped for something better. He soon got his wish when he and Edward switch jobs and Thomas proceeds to take Edward's goods train to Wellsworth. However, he had some difficulties controlling the trucks, but he at least manages to get the train to Maron. Once at Wellsworth, the Fat Director allowed Thomas to temporarily work with Edward for a while.

In 1925, Thomas' promotion from pilot duties at Knapford coincided with a deal struck by the North Western and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway that year. The NWR allowed the LMS to run services to Ballahoo if only the North Western services could run to the Mainland. An agreement was made and the North Western was extended to Barrow-in-Furness via the Vicarstown Bridge over the Walney Channel, which made Vicarstown a regular station instead of a terminus. The railway's official terminus is now based at Knapford on the west of Sodor. During the same year, the railway's No. 5 engine James derails into a cow field, Thomas acts quickly with Judy and Jerome and rescues James. His act of bravery proved that he was a really useful engine, and the Fat Director gave Thomas the opportunity to run his own branch line.

The decision was made to extend the branch from Elsbridge to Ffarquhar to serve the quarry. With the branch line now doubled its length, the coffeepots, which were still in service at this point, were unable to run the whole length and a faster engine was needed. Glynn was dumped in a siding completely forgotten about. With Thomas now running his own branch line, James piloted for a while at Knapford and was soon allowed to pull local main line trains after proving himself.

In 1926, Knapford still had no pilot engine. Gordon, James and Henry got tired of shunting their own trains and eventually go on strike until a new one is bought to do it for them. The Fat Director acts accordingly, and purchases a small saddle tank engine from Bristol to help them. The engine was named Percy and he became the railway's No. 6 engine.

In 1928, a new station called Kellsthorpe Road was being built and it was constructed as a junction station to serve the Kirk Ronan branch. During its construction, Thomas prevented runaway trucks from crashing into it.

During 1934, Henry's steaming problems continued to occur and the Fat Director gave up trying to fix him. He bought Welsh coal for Henry from the Mainland which proved to be successful. Gordon tried to beat his speed record, but he gave it up to help Henry. Next January, Henry was assigned to pull the Flying Kipper which is a non stop fish train to Manchester. Frozen points caused him to crash into a goods train which damaged him horribly. The Fat Director sends Henry to Crewe for a complete overhaul where he received a new shape and a larger firebox. He returned to Sodor in June 1935 with no steaming issues.

When the railways on the Mainland were nationalised in 1948, Sodor was affected too with the North Western Railway becoming the North Western Region of British Railways. However, the railway was allowed to keep a large degree of independence from the rest of the network; this is why steam traction was preserved on the railway, as well as why none of the branch lines or stations were affected by the Beeching Axe. The other railways on the island were not affected by nationalisation.

In the early 1950s, a landslide blocked the Hackenbeck Tunnel and Mrs. Kyndley waved a red dressing gown out of her cottage window to stop Thomas and prevented a collision.

Before Toby came to Sodor, he worked on the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway with his brothers transporting goods along their tramway. Toby ran passenger services with his own coach called Henrietta. Sometime later, the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway started to face struggles as the roads took over their business. The tram engines were all withdrawn and scrapped while Toby was the last one to remain in service. One day, Sir Topham Hatt I took his family on holiday to East Anglia where they met Toby and his coach Henrietta. A few months after their visit, their services ended entirely, and the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway announced its closure in 1951. Toby's last day in service was extremely busy to give him a final farewell.

Back on Sodor in the same year, Thomas got into trouble with a policeman. He was not allowed to travel to the Ffarquhar Quarry on his branch line without covered wheels. Instead of giving Thomas sideplates, the Fat Director concluded that the railway needed its own tram engine and he wrote to his controller. Toby was soon purchased by Hatt and he became the railway's No. 7 engine and soon worked on Thomas' Branch Line as the new goods engine. During Christmas Day 1952, the Fat Director held a Christmas party at Tidmouth Sheds for Mrs. Kyndley as an act of bravery earlier that year.

One day, Gordon was given the task to pull a goods train. He attempted to break the turntable of Vicarstown Sheds, and he ran himself off it and fell into a ditch. He got the express taken away from him and was demoted to goods duties for a while. Thomas also fell into a ditch near the old lead mines near Toryreck. The ground was too weak for a crane, so Gordon had to help Thomas and he made up for his previous incident by rescuing Thomas. When the two engines returned to the sheds, they were told that Her Majesty would be coming to visit Sodor. Shortly after the Queen's coronation, Gordon was allowed to pull the Royal Train.

In 1953, a Great Western engine from the Mainland was purchased to become the new station pilot at Knapford as Percy went to work on Thomas' Branch Line. The engine was named Montague but his nickname was 'Duck' for his supposed waddle. The Fat Director decided to reopen the old harbour at Knapford and promoted Percy from pilot duties to help with the reconstruction. Trevor from the Vicarage Orchard also helped Thomas and Percy to rebuild the harbour. Percy was proved to be successful working at Knapford Harbour and he was relocated to Thomas' Branch Line to serve it. Later that same year, Duck became the railway's No. 8 engine, and the Fat Director lets him retain his Great Western paint scheme.

In 1954, the Fat Director trialled a Class 08 diesel shunter from the Mainland called Diesel. Diesel took a major dislike to Duck after he played a trick on him, and Diesel soon plotted his revenge on Duck by spreading rumours to the tender engines, causing Duck to get sent to Wellsworth for a while. Diesel was soon found out and sent packing. However, Duck soon proved himself as a hero attempting to stop runaway trucks unsuccessfully, and crashed through the wall of the nearby barber shop at Crosby.

The railway soon required more running power, and the Fat Director requested an engine from Scotland to pull goods trains. He was astonished when two arrived. The engines were named Donald and Douglas and he agreed to trial both and then he would later make a decision on which would stay. The engines held a deputation in December 1954 to keep both engines on the island, and the Fat Director allowed it. Donald and Douglas joined the North Western fleet, and they received nameplates and became the railway's No. 9 and No. 10 engines. Meanwhile, Thomas asked Percy to bring a group of schoolchildren from the Vicar's Sunday School home. On route, it rained heavily and Percy got stuck in a flash flood. He braved through it and made it home. In the yards at Vicarstown, Percy gloated his bravery to some Mainland engines. He took another plunge by driving himself into the sea at Brendam Docks.

In 1955, Thomas foolishly attempted to drive himself which resulted crashing into the stationmaster's house at Ffarquhar. He was sent to the Steamworks for repairs and a diesel railcar called Daisy was trialled to fill in for him while he was away. Daisy was snooty and selfish for being the latest diesel design, but soon redeems herself and becomes better. When Thomas returned, the Fat Director allowed her to help Thomas with passenger services along the branch. BoCo arrived in the same year and joined Edward on his line.

The China Clay Pits opened on the peninsula of Brendam, and the industry around the docks at Brendam began to boom. The Clay Pits acquired two new saddle tank engines called Bill and Ben who would transport clay to the docks, and Edward was assigned with goods duties to Brendam.

In 1956, the famous preserved 100 mph record breaking engine City of Truro paid a visit to Sodor, much to Duck's honour. He told the engines about his famous speed run on the South Western from Plymouth to London via Bristol which was over 50 years ago. Gordon was not impressed with the visitor and foolishly attempted to break City of Truro's speed record himself with no avail.

The hot sun bent the rails that summer on Thomas' Branch Line. The Fat Director closed the branch for a while as repairs were made and the branch line engines were sent to work elsewhere. Thomas shunted in the yards at Tidmouth, Percy went to work with Duck at the expanding Brendam Docks, Toby stayed with Mavis at Ffarquhar Quarry, and Daisy ran local trains along the Main Line. Diesel returned to help Duck and Percy, only for him to be sent away again due to him causing more trouble.

At the docks, Duck discovered his love for the sea, and longed to travel beyond the horizon. The Fat Director decided to reopen the abandoned Arlesburgh branch and he built a new shed at Tidmouth Hault near the port of Arlesburgh. When Duck returned from Brendam, the Fat Director allowed him to run the line and Duck was soon relocated to his new line and helped to finish its return to former glory. Later on, a massive storm struck Sodor and tore up the forest between Kellsthorpe Road and Crovan's Gate much to Henry's horror. He, Toby, Terence and Trevor worked together to clean up the mess and planted new trees.

By 1957, diesels started to become more prominent on the Island of Sodor. A diesel called Mavis was purchased by the Ffarquhar Quarry Company. Daisy gave Mavis bad advice, and Diesel told Gordon about the eventual fate of steam engines. The famous preserved engine Flying Scotsman also visited Sodor who is Gordon's brother. Meanwhile Douglas took a midnight goods train to Barrow-in-Furness and found a tank engine called Oliver and his brake van Toad in the exchange yards. Douglas rescued them and brought them to Sodor.

The Fat Director saved Oliver and both Oliver and Toad were restored in their original paint schemes. They were put to work on the Arlesburgh branch with Duck. A double decker bus called Bulgy arrived during the bank holiday of May. He foolishly attempted to take a shortcut and got himself stuck under a bridge. The Fat Director withdrew Bulgy from service after this, and he was turned into a hen house in the field beside the bridge he was stuck under.

During Christmas Day, a big farewell party was held for Sir Topham Hatt I as he retired the following January, and the new controller of the railway was given to the position of his son, Sir Bertram Topham Hatt.

In 1959, the engines were told that an engine from the Bluebell Railway in Sussex called Stepney would be arriving to visit them. He enjoys working on his heritage railway, but grew tired of his short runs, and wished for something longer. During his visit to Sodor, he piloted with Duck, pulled a special train to Ffarquhar, raced Caroline and double headed the express with Duck when the visiting mainland diesel broke down. Stepney left the next day with a big farewell party. Shortly after Stepney's visit, a circus came to Sodor, and James got to pull the train on its last day. One of their elephants got loose and hid in Henry's Tunnel.

A little girl from London wrote to Bertram if he could bring all of his engines to the city so she and her friends could meet them. So he agreed to take them there on a displayed event. Engines 1 to 8 all went, and Mavis, BoCo, Bill, Ben, Donald. Douglas and Oliver stayed behind and took over their work. Meanwhile, a seaside village called Ballahoo holds a festival every year and invited Toby from the Ffarquhar branch to be their special attraction. Toby travelled all across the island to get to it. However, plans changed at the last minute and Toby was turned away, much to his disappointment.

In January 1960, Brendam Docks acquired a new crane called Cranky who later got knocked over when a storm struck the island. Kirk Ronan was restored into a big new canopy terminus station. On the restored station's opening day, Gordon's brakes failed and he smashed right through the station wall permanently leaving his mark there. Sir Bertram Topham Hatt decided to trial a diesel from the mainland called Derek on the Brendam branch. He broke down on his first job collecting stone from the Clay Pits. Derek was sent back soon after.

Henry took a midnight goods train to Peel Godred where they came across Old Bailey near the Kirk Machan Viaduct, who was the old stationmaster of the station at the crossover. The station was restored and now acts as the middle station on the Skarloey Railway extension to Ulfstead Castle with Old Bailey as its keeper. Sometime after, Stepney was invited back to Sodor. This time, he helped Toby and Mavis at Ffarquhar Quarry. On his way home to the mainland, he made a wrong turn and ended up on the Peel Godred branch to the Ironworks. 'Arry and Bert soon discovered him and saw that a steam engine would make good scrap. Luckily, Stepney was saved by the Fat Controller and told 'Arry and Bert off that he was a visitor to his railway in which they didn't know.

The China Clay Pits suffered a catastrophic avalanche that destroyed the entire workings. Bill and Ben acted quickly and saved everyone before the disaster struck. The Clay Pits was closed after this, and following the closure, Bill and Ben worked at Ffarquhar Quarry with Mavis until the Clay Pits were repaired.

During the same year, an old coach was discovered at the Ironworks. One of the workmen's huts caught fire at Tidmouth Hault, so the coach was restored and refitted into housing quarters. When Mrs. Kyndley's daughter got married, Thomas and Percy brought her to the wedding as a good luck package.

In 1961, a new diesel shunter called Salty was purchased from Southampton and travelled to Sodor over the Vicarstown Bridge. He was trialled at Ffarquhar Quarry to work with Bill, Ben and Mavis. He was later relocated to work at Brendam Docks where he still works to this day. The NWR also gained a new crane engine called Harvey who arrived via ship. Thomas and his crew rediscovered an old steam lorry in a nearby shed after Thomas broke down. Bertram was pleased with Elizabeth's rediscovery as she was his very first vehicle that he drove, so he paid Jem Cole to restore her.

In 1962, Sir Bertram Topham Hatt saved a bunch of steam engines from the Mainland. They were Arthur, Emily and Murdoch who were all stationed at Knapford Sheds. The Duke and Duchess of Boxford visited the Island of Sodor and arrived with their private engine called Spencer. For the first time ever, Gordon had competition with another engine. Lord Callan renovated his castle for tourism, so he opened a new station on the Peel Godred branch. During summer of that year, Bertram decided to give Bulgy a second chance and he returned to the roads. After an incident with some chickens, he was retired from passenger work and converted into a mobile vegetable stand on wheels for a while. When autumn came, the railway encountered its worst storm in decades.

As the Norramby branch was extended to the fishing village, demand started to pick up and it needed its own individual engine to run it frequently. Bertram trialled Thomas, much to his hatred of fish. When Thomas had an accident, Arthur asked if he could work there instead of Thomas. Bertram agreed and Arthur now works on the line handling goods duties on the branch.

In 1964, a bunch of new engines called Dennis, Neville and Rosie arrived. Followed by Rocky, Billy and Charlie next year.

Meanwhile in 1965, Duncan sent Thomas on a fools' errand to get him lost. As Thomas ventured down the tracks, the town of Great Waterton was re-discovered by Thomas in time for Sodor Day. Bertram was pleased with its rediscovery, so work on its restoration began and Stanley arrived to help and temporarily took over Thomas passenger duties on his branch line, and he eventually became a pilot engine at Knapford. A grand reopening celebration was held at Great Waterton. Flora was soon acquired to run the new tramway to the town.

## Liveries

The steam engines are painted primarily cerulean with red lining (Thomas, Edward, Gordon), secondarily green with red lining (Henry, Percy) tertiarily red with yellow and blue or black lining (James) and quaternary black with red and white lining (Donald and Douglas). The numbers are painted in yellow with red borders on the side of the cabs, tanks or tenders. From the sixth season onwards, there is no set colour scheme for the engines.

The coaching stock are primarily painted in dark green and cream with yellow lining, secondarily red and cream with yellow lining and tertiarily dark red.

Secondary carriages are principally painted either orange (Annie and Clarabel), red or dark green with cream window surrounds (Emily's Coaches, Old Coaches) and white wheel rims.

The wagons are mostly painted pink with grey frames, blue with silver frames, or grey, red, or green with black frames.

The brake vans are mostly painted grey or brown with black frames and white fittings.

## NWR Railway Lines

* The Main Line (Red Line)
* Ffarquhar Branch Line (Blue Line)
* The Little Western (Green Line)
* Harwick Branch Line (Purple Line)
* The Main Line Loop (Red Line)
* Brendam Branch Line (Dark Blue Line)
* Ulfstead Branch Line (Red Line)
* Peel Godred Branch Line (Yellow Line)
* Misty Valley Branch Line (Yellow Line)
* The Search & Rescue Loop Line (Red Line)
* Kirk Ronan Branch Line (Dark Green Line)
* Norramby Branch Line (Brown Line)
* The Sodor Tramway Line (Gold Line)

### Interchanges with other railways:

* The Main Line - the Skarloey Railway (Dark Red Line) at Crovan's Gate
* The Little Western - the Arlesdale Railway (Pink Line) at Arlesburgh West
* Peel Godred Branch Line - the Culdee Fell Railway (Violet Line) at Kirk Machan

Movements of rolling stock (particularly engines) to and from the narrow-gauge railways is achieved by transporting them on flatbeds on the standard-gauge system, for example, when Rheneas or Culdee is sent away for an overhaul.

## Engine Gallery

Thomas the Tank Engine, NWR No.1 (1915)Edward the Blue Engine, NWR No.2 (1915)Henry the Green Engine, NWR No.3 (1922)Gordon the Big Engine, NWR No.4 (1923)James the Red Engine, NWR No.5 (1925)Percy the Small Engine, NWR No.6 (1926)Toby the Tram Engine, NWR No.7 (1951)Duck the Great Western Railway, NWR No.8 (1953)
## Trivia

* Rosie and Rebecca are the only engines, so far, to have the railway's acronym displayed on them.