Edward

## Edward the Blue Engine

Edward is a blue mixed-traffic tender engine. He runs his own Branch Line with BoCo. Edward is one of the oldest engines on Sodor and is occasionally made fun of for his age. despite this setback, He is also very wise and optimistic and spreads his knowledge and encouraging attitude towards the other engines.

## Biography

Edward was built by Sharp, Stewart and Company at their Atlas Works in Glasgow, Scotland in 1896. He worked on the Furness Railway's Cumbrian Coast Line before coming to Sodor on loan with other engines in 1915 to assist with the building of the North Western Railway. The Furness had found him to be a "shy steamer" and were not interested in getting him back when his work was completed. In 1921 , they sold him to the North Western Railway for a nominal sum, who have, by careful maintenance and extensive modifications, turned him into a reliable engine.

By 1922 and 1923, Edward had been used less and less was confined to Vicarstown Sheds for long periods of time, ranging from several weeks to a few months, much to the delight of the bigger engines. who claimed that he was too old and weak to work. This constant teasing made Edward feel very depressed. However, Edward was eventually let out again in 1923 and proved that what he lacked in strength, he made up for in work by pushing a stubborn Gordon and his heavy goods train up Gordon's Hill and helping to take the express for Gordon once he broke his safety valve, with some help from Henry.

When Thomas was fed up with fetching coaches for the big engines, Edward offered Thomas to take his trucks. However, Thomas, having no experience with trucks, was pushed down the hill and diverted into a siding. Later, Edward helped James double-head a passenger train when the splendid red engine was acting out.

For some time afterwards, Edward was getting so old that his parts caused him to clank as he went along, which led to the bigger engines teasing him about his age. Gordon and Henry teased him about when a group of cows caused half of his cattle trucks to break away and derail, but later got their comeuppance when they encountered a cow named Bluebell on a bridge. Later in 1952, Edward saved an old traction engine named Trevor from scrap when he encouraged the The Vicar of Wellsworth to buy him.

However that same year, James would still talk down to Edward's age and how slow he is. But after he was left running down the Main Line without a driver thanks to two naughty boys who played with his controls, Edward proved himself to be a hero when he brought the inspector and James' fireman to slow him down. James could not thank Edward enough for his heroic actions and the Fat Controller sent Edward to the works to have his worn parts mended as a reward. When Edward came back, everyone was very pleased to see him again.

At some point, Edward received his own branch line and had two twin tank engines named Bill and Ben help take trucks from the Sodor China Clay Company to Brendam Docks along his line from 1948. When the twins were playing tricks on a new diesel named BoCo in 1965, Edward put a stop to it and showed BoCo how to handle them. Soon, Edward and Gordon were both talking about branch lines, most to the disapproval of Gordon. That night there was a mishap at Tidmouth, which in favour, Edward's train went first which sent him down the mainline (this was caused when the signalman at Wellsworth was not informed of the delay) and Gordon went down to Brendam. Some few evenings later, when Edward was taking a passenger train filled with enthusiasts home to Tidmouth, his crank-pin snapped, damaging the wheel splasher and running plate on his left side, forcing the driver and fireman to take off his side rods. However, Edward was able to pull the heavy train back to Tidmouth, very late, but with triumph. BoCo looked after Edward's branch line while Edward was sent to the works again for repairs.

In 1988, while the Elsbridge river bridge was being repaired, Edward helped Thomas settle in on his branch line. Later, while taking china clay trucks to Wellsworth, the rear of his train derailed on a section of loose rail. Luckily, Trevor was nearby and was able to warn him about it.

In 1995, before the 50th anniversary of *The Railway Series*, Edward was hurrying along his branch line after being delayed by James. He loosened one of his bogie wheels on a set of points, which came off and landed in a field of cabbages. He was repaired in time for the Golden Jubilee and led Pip and Emma to Tidmouth as the royal train and was also held up at Knapford Junction after the points and signals failed.

In 2007, when an old coach named Victoria was being restored, Edward quickly recognised her from the Furness Railway and listened to her story about when she worked with a tank engine named Albert on his branch line, alongside another coach named Helena. Edward later took her to Knapford Junction for Thomas to take to Toby.

Later, in 2011, he was present for the celebration of the Thin Clergyman's centenary.

## Appearances

### Season 1

* Daisy The Royal Diesel Rail-Car (cameo)
* Henry's Nightmare (cameo)
* The Screaming Woman

### Season 2

* Not a Toy! *(cameo)*
* Whistling Rescue
* George's Pub
* Blue Engine for Sale
* The Flaming Kipper
* Thomas' Christmas Tree *(cameo)*
* A Christmas for Diesel

### Season 3

* First Impressions
* Hunters (cameo)
* Inexperienced (mentioned)
* Fear (*does not speak*)
* Stop and Smell the Roses *(cameo)*
* The Spiteful Brake Van (episode) (cameo)
* NWR 100
* Emily and the Trespasser (cameo)
* James' Branch Line (mentioned)
* Farewell Mrs. Kyndley
* A New Boiler for James
* The Sodor Blitz
* Heavy Goods *(cameo)*
* Diesel Returns
* A Kyndley Christmas

### Season 4

* High Speed Sneeze (cameo)
* BoCo's New Driver (does not speak)
* The 'Unlucky' Engine (does not speak)
* Respect (does not speak)
* The First Visit
* Gordon and the Pigs (does not speak)
* Rumours and Reveals
* A Christmas Wish
* New Year, New Life

### Season 5

* Goodbye Percy (cameo)
* Timothy the 'Ghost' Engine
* Dennis and the Passengers (cameo)
* The Train Protection and Warning System (cameo)
* Jim & The North Western Railway
* Forgotten? (cameo)
* Duck and Scott
* Ryan (episode) (does not speak)
* The Fat Controller's Bad Day (cameo)

### Season 6

* Philip and the Windy Runaway (cameo)
* The Legend of Emily Davidson (cameo)

### Season 7

* The Earl's Coffee Pot (does not speak)
* Thomas and Percy's Field Trip
* The Lady of the Clay-pits (does not speak)
* Bill and Ben's Christmas Rescue (does not speak)

### Season 8

* Triple Banker
* Paxton (episode) *(cameo)*
* Changed?
* Revenge Isn't Sweet
* Lobster on the Line *(cameo)*

### Season 9

* A New Friend For Trevor (does not speak)
* BoCo and the Brake Tender (mentioned)
* Philip's Royal Rescue (cameo)
* Toby and the Cheeky Twins
* Percy and the Express (cameo)
* The Missing Kippers
* Christmas Day Emergency!

### Season 10

* Geoffrey the Temperamental Engine (mentioned)
* James and the Turntable
* Elizabeth (cameo)

### Season 11

* Really Useful Engine
* The Ugly Diesel (cameo)
* Oliver and BoCo
* Diesel's Christmas Carol (10th anniversary remake)
* A New Year for Toby & Algy (cameo)

### Season 12

* It Don't Come Easy, Thomas (mentioned)
* Framed!
* A Cranky New Year!

### Series 1

* Trial of Trust (cameo)
* Thomas and Timothy
* No Stone Unturned (cameo)
* The Secret Benefactor
* Edward's Precious Passenger
* Bear Reads a Book
* Duck Comes Around
* Preservation (cameo)
* Bertie's Guaranteed Connection (cameo)
* Fireless Engines
* A Missing Van
* Toby and the Old Coaches (cameo)
* Oliver's Faithful Friend
* The Tale of the Bad Engine
* The Lonely Scrapyard
* In Demand

### Series 2

* Thomas and the Old-Timers
* Gordon's Trucks
* Diesels and Dogma (cameo)
* One Bump Too Many (does not speak)
* Percy's Ploy (mentioned)
* Thomas and the Old Oak Tree (cameo)
* Edward Finds a Phantom

### Annual Adaptations

* Very Special Engines (does not speak)
* The Twin's Passing Problem (does not speak)
* The Monster Under the Shed (mentioned)
* Thomas' Night Before Christmas
* Ice Magic (does not speak)
* Edward Saves the Day
* BoCo's Twin
* Edward Cracks a Nut