Kate

"*I'm Kate, the new shunter.*"
— Kate introducing herself, Ghost

**Kate** is a small shunter that worked at the Coal Mining Co. at Marsten Heights.

## Biography

Kate is bought by Franklin Merve to serve as the Coal Mining Company's engine in the winter of 1937. When she arrives, she finds Thomas and Diesel arguing and she makes Diesel leave Thomas alone. Kate gets along very well with the other engines, especially Thomas, who takes a keen interest in her. During the Marsten Heights Coal Mine Strike in the autumn of 1938, Kate is been assigned to make coal deliveries across Sodor. One day, Kate wants revenge on Diesel so she asks him to get her some trucks that are secretly old and have faulty brakes. Diesel later gets into a serious accident but Kate laughs and is happy. Because of this Mickey catches Kate and shunts her with Thomas and Bertie at Rail Gate. In Rail Gate, Thomas and Kate become more than just friends and become boyfriend and girlfriend.

Twenty years later, Kate brings some coal trucks down to Knapford from the mines where she meets Samantha and tells her about a nasty case of the flu threatening to close down her mine. The conversation then turns to Thomas and how he will be present when Kate brings down coal the next morning but Kate becomes angry when Samantha mentions he was tired so slept in the birth next to her. Samantha assures her that it is strictly professional but Kate held her doubts, prompting Samantha to reassure Kate that she isn't trying to steal Thomas from Kate. She then says that she will regret it and, when asked if it was a threat, affirms it wasn't because an actual threat would be much more blunt. Luckily, before the row can escalate, Joshua arrives and breaks them up but not before some ageism which causes Kate to leave in a huff.

After the revelation of Henry and Emily's marriage, Thomas and Kate discussed getting married but it fell through because of Kate's insecurity and jealousy. This leads to many arguments which culminate one afternoon in late 1962 when Thomas does the Marsden Heights coal run. A massive argument then breaks out, sparked by Kate demanding to know where he has been and implying that he has been seeing someone else, leading to insults. When Thomas reveals that he found out her nameplates were named after her builder's dog, instead of wife, thanks to Terence. He states that it matches her personality which leads to the mutual termination of their relationship. As noted later by Thomas later though, it was for the best because the relationship was no longer healthy given she always promises to change but doesn't. Thomas also mentions that they get into more arguments whenever they saw each other: even if they broke up.

In 1965, after Marsten Heights Coal Mine closed, Thomas and Kate encountered each for the first time since their breakup. With an awkward vibe between them, Thomas apologized for saying what he said, but Kate admitted that her jealous behavior gave him a reason to, whereas he never gave her a reason to distrust him. With neither wanting to get back together, they agreed to try to be friends. Kate explained to Thomas that she was sold to BR and will be transferred to the Little Western.

Kate had some problems adjusting to her new surroundings as she worked at Marsten Heights for most of her life. Thomas and Toby showed Kate the ropes of their branch line and eventually, Kate managed to get used to her work, even receiving her green repaint to go along with her new job.

Following Thomas' death, Kate was present to say her goodbye when his body was taken away, sadden by the lost of her friend and ex-boyfriend.

## Persona

Kate is friendly and kind, sometimes cheeky to the engines. Even though she got Diesel into a serious accident, she is still kind and helps all engines.

She was also very flirty and loving towards Thomas when they become a couple and is very suspicious if she sees other female engines happy around him, leading her to be jealous as shown with Samantha when they had a small pep talk about him. Kate was very insecure whenever she sees Thomas around another woman. She does apologize but nothing changes, eventually leading to them being through.

However in Preservation, Kate properly apologizes to Thomas and vice-versa. While they aren't looking to get back together, they did make up and settled for being friends, acting civil towards each other.

## Livery

Kate was originally painted in red livery with yellow lining, she had a golden dome.

In Training, she is repainted to green to match the rest of the engines on The Little Western, keeping her yellow lining and golden dome.

## Basis

Kate is a freelance design and therefore is not based on any specific tank engine from her era. However she does resemble a GWR 101 Class as well as the LBSC's Tich.

## Trivia

* Kate is the series' version of Lady. Victor Tanzig named her "Kate" because he thought Lady is a weird name, and Kate was the first name he thought of.
* In The Stories of Sodor episodes based on episodes from TUGS, Kate takes the role of Lillie Lightship.
* Kate is voiced by Victor Tanzig in most of his videos, but is guest voiced by fellow Thomas content creator, Shine Ortiz, in the short "Rivalry".

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 1

* Ghost
* Cows *(mentioned)*
* Carriages *(cameo)*

#### Season 2

* Visitor *(mentioned)*
* Inspection *(cameo)*
* Strike
* Smuggling *(cameo)*
* Maintenance *(cameo)*
* Shunted
* Armaments *(does not speak)*
* Affection *(does not speak)*
* Parade

#### Stories of War

* Blitz *(cameo)*
* Combat *(cameo)*
* Atrocity *(cameo)*

#### Season 3

* Aftermath *(cameo)*
* Reshuffle *(mentioned)*
* Choices *(does not speak)*
* Services
* Fog *(mentioned)*

#### Season 4

* Mountain *(cameo)*
* Diagnosis *(cameo)*
* Prototypes
* Secrets *(cameo)*
* Animosity *(cameo)*
* Relationships
* Return *(cameo)*

#### Season 5

* Enthusiasts
* Preservation
* Training
* Fallout *(cameo)*

#### Sodor Shorts

* Rivalry
* Remembrance *(does not speak)*
* Pets *(mentioned)*
* Adaptation *(indirectly mentioned)*
* Shakespeare

## See Also

**Rail Gate Prison**

*\* = Crime Unknown*

 Residents/Workers