Katrina

**Katrina the Prairie Tank Engine** is one of the deuteragonists of the SeventyVerse, and the thirty-second engine of the North Western Railway. However, she and Jackie were the thirty-ninth and fortieth engines purchased for the North Western Railway in the series, and she bares the number 45.

## Backstory

Katrina ran goods trains on a branch line on the mainland. Her friend and cousin, Oliver, used to run with Isabel and Dulcie as a passenger engine. One day, Oliver brought back a brake van he discovered named Toad, claiming he was bullied by other engines. Toad started to run mostly with Katrina after that, though he did run with Oliver on occasion. Later on, hard times came when diesels were coming into power, and Isabel and Dulcie were due to be withdrawn. Not too long after that, Katrina was too. She was lucky though, ending up on the Rolling Hills Heritage Railway and befriending several others there, including Jackie. Isabel and Dulcie also ended up there, and Katrina took care of them, like how Oliver looked after Toad on Sodor. Katrina managed to reunite with Oliver and meet Duck on the London trip when she was helping out, and she later joined the NWR permanently alongside Jackie.

## Little Western Crew

### Duck

Not too much is known about their relationship, but Duck heard that Katrina worked with Oliver on his old branch and was impressed with her work ethic.

### Donald and Douglas

Oliver told stories of Katrina to the twins, being his old friend from the Great Western Railway. Katrina filled in for Donald on the London trip, and has met Douglas as well. Duck also joked that Donald may try to get with Katrina or Jackie after he and Tasha had a budding crush, and Oliver and Douglas were already together. Donald didn't appreciate hearing that. However, upon getting to know Katrina better, Donald may be reconsidering his words. Katrina is also grateful to Douglas for him saving her cousin.

### Oliver

Katrina and Oliver have worked together on the mainland for a very long time. She mentored Oliver with looking after trucks, and was something of a big sister to him, even though they're actually cousins.

### Ryan

At the moment, Katrina doesn't know Ryan, but she will when she eventually comes to Sodor and join the Little Western team.

### Jackie

Katrina and Jackie have grown very close on their heritage railway. Katrina often tells Jackie about strange dreams she gets, and Jackie is very patient and willing to help her interpret them.

### Daisy

Unlike Ryan, Daisy has seen Katrina at a passing glance at Knapford station sometimes when she was helping during the London trip. Their relationship has yet to be explored.

### Isabel and Dulcie

Katrina had known the autocoaches for a very long time on the branch line, and had become their primary engine on the Rolling Hills Railway. She does appreciate them very much, but could never figure out how to work them as an autotrain despite some of her siblings being able to do that.

### Toad

Toad has a lot of respect for Katrina, as they handled goods trains on the Great Western Railway/Western Region together for a long time. When Toad found out Katrina was preserved, he was very relieved. Now, Toad is shared between Oliver, Katrina and Douglas.

## Personality

Katrina is a very down to earth and mature engine, often keeping the likes of Oliver and Thomas in check. Sometimes she can be a bit too serious, and it's often her cousins or Donald who get her to loosen up a bit.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Katrina is based on a Great Western Railway (GWR) 4575 Class 2-6-2 tank locomotive. They were designed as small mixed traffic branch locomotives, mainly used on branch lines. They were a development of Churchward's 4500 Class with larger side tanks and increased water capacity. 100 were built numbered 4575–4599 and 5500–5574. 15 (Nos. 4578/81/89, 5511/24/29/34/35/45/55/59/60/68/72/74) were fitted with auto apparatus in 1953 to enable them to run push-pull trains on South Wales lines with auto trailers. 11 members of the class have been preserved.

The engine Katrina is based on, 4598, was built in April of 1927, withdrawn 17th of December in 1956, and scrapped 26th of January 1957. If this engine was autofitted or not is unknown.

They often are referred to as Small Prairie Class tank locomotives.

### Livery

Katrina is painted Great Western Railway (GWR) Mid Chrome green. She has black wheels, splashers, valences and pipes.

## Concept and creation

* Zack Wanzer wanted a character on Oliver's old railway who often handled trucks as Oliver handled the passengers. Rachel Ravens' first name that came to her head was Katrina. They decided she would be a GWR Prairie tank.

## Trivia

* Katrina's preferred voice actress is Alyssa Milano, who voices Angel from *Lady and the Tramp II*.
	+ This is a double meaning. Not only does Angel's persona match what was given to Katrina very well, but "Angel" stands for "god's messenger". Katrina often gets messages from the Great Railway and interprets what they mean for the living.
* Katrina's old number was GWR No. 4598. She was supposed to be numbered 32, but she chose to be numbered 45 instead.