Geoffrey

Geoffrey is a GCR Class 8K 2-8-0 steam locomotive, who is known as the betrayer to the steam locomotives as he tried to capture Serena to the diesels so as not to get scrapped, but preserved.

## Bio:

In 1969, Geoffrey was at Oxford Station overhearing a conversation about a rouge tank engine that went on the run thinking that the engine could be a good price to hunt down and exchange to save himself, until he heard someone coming and hid behind some coaches. The engines that were passing through turned out to be Nickolas and Serena who were on the run to escape the cutter's torch, Geoffrey overheard their conversation about the diesel they accidentally killed and saw this as a opportunely to capture them both to save himself from being scrapped. He followed them all the way to Bedford St. Johns, where he encountered not only those two, but Green Arrow, Harrison, Alfred, Crovan, Murdoch, Neville, Rosie, and Joseph who were also on the run from scrap too. At Bedford Sheds, Geoffrey learned that Joseph and Serena were the only two members of the group that weren't able to move under their own power due to Joseph's broken cylinder and some of Serena's parts being removed. At Leicester, he decided to go to Sodor with Serena, Jonathan, and Arthur, but on the way there Geoffrey held Serena hostage to save himself from scrap knowing that she was responsible for the death of the diesel shunter she and Nickolas killed; however his attempt to turn her in was stopped by Arthur and Jonathan which left Geoffrey derailed as the three engines raced away. Not long after, Geoffrey was confronted by Bowler, Spamcan, and Old-Stuck Up who came across him, the big red engine made a bargain with the three diesels that he would tell them where Arthur, Jonathan, and Serena were going if he was granted preservation to run safely on British Railways. The diesels made a deal with him and the following morning Geoffrey was waiting at Kidderminster to be escorted to London to meet Dr. Beeching, while there he briefly encountered Harrison and asked him if he had some place to go to which the blue B12 replied with a no. Since he couldn't do anything to capture Harrison, Geoffrey told him about the Severn Valley Railway and how Harrison might have a shot at being preserved there so he wouldn't be on the scrap list before leaving for London.

In 1986, Geoffrey encountered Spamcan at Rotherham Masborough Station slightly surprised to see the class 46 still in service while Spamcan questioned of how Geoffrey was still in service to which Geoffrey explained he hunts down old engines that are waiting to be scrapped. Spamcan commented on how hard it would be for Geoffrey to find anymore old steam engines to get scrapped, but the big red engine wasn't phased by it and explains that he also means outdated diesel engines as well; while also stating that it doesn't matter what type of engine anyone is and that they all get scrapped at some point. Spamcan then asked Geoffrey how he was still working if he himself is outdated to which the big red engine responded that every engine he brings in, British Railways adds an extra month to his preservation ticket on BR to which he also put it simple as 'A life for a life' such as the BR Class 55 Deltic that Spamcan saw being taking away before Geoffrey arrived in was easy pickings for him before puffing away biding farewell to Spamcan.

## Appearances:

### Specials:

* 2020- 1969
* 2021- 1986

## Technical Details:

### Basis:

Geoffrey is based on a GCR Class 8K with a red livery with black linings.

## Trivia:

* Geoffrey's model was built out of an original character called Jacob, who was original going to be a character in the series until Geoffrey replaced him.
* Geoffrey's personality was heavily inspired by a mixture of Lockdown from both Transformers Animated and Transformers: Age of Extinction.