Raul

## Raul of Brazil

### Friends

Thomas, Percy, James, Gordon, Edward, Henry, Emily, Rebecca, Nia, Toby, Sir Topham Hatt, Duck, Bill and Ben, Timothy, Rosie, Stanley, Ryan, Sonny, Diesel, Daisy, Salty, Porter, Paxton, Sidney, Philip, Victor, Skarloey and Rheneas, Whiff, Marion, Skiff, Hiro, Kenji, Mavis, Annie and Clarabel, Charlie, Billy, Terence, Bertie, Bulgy, Cleo, Ruth, Donald and Douglas, Cranky, Carly, Judy and Jerome, Elizabeth, George, Peter Sam, Sir Handel, Mighty Mac, Duncan, Freddie, Duke, Owen, Merrick, Harvey, Millie, Luke, Stephen, Glynn, Shane, Aubrey and Aiden, Tamika, Ace. Isla, Spencer, Henrietta, Hugo, Rocky, Harold, Flynn, Captain, Butch, Belle, Nelson, Jack, Alfie, Oliver, Max and Monty, Kelly, Byron, Ned, Isobelle, Patrick, Brenda, Buster, Darcy, Kevin, Oliver, Ashima, Rajiv, Noor Jehan, Shankar, Charubala, Lorenzo, Beppe, Gina, Stefano, Ester, Gabriela, Gustavo, Marcia and Marcio, Fernando, Hank, Sam, Gator, Norman and Dennis, Hong-Mei, Yong Bao, An-An and Yin-Long, Den, Dart, Beau, Toad, Duchess, Lexi, Theo, Hurricane, Merlin, Frankie, Beresford, Caitlin, Connor, Ferdinand, Bash and Dash, Emerson, Lei, Natalie, Cassia, 'Arry and Bert, Bert, Rex, Mike**Fanfic:** Ten Cents, Sunshine, Theodore, Emily, Hercules, Big Mac, Warrior, Grampus, O.J., Top Hat, Big Mickey, Sally, Boomer, Frank and Eddie, Oliver, Foduck, The Dispatcher, Izzy Gomez, Captain Star, Captain Zero, Zak, Zorran, Zebedee, Zip, Zug, Mighty Mo, Lucy, Phillip and Filmore, Hank, George

### Likes

Participated in the Shunting Challenge, shunting, winning, playing a beach ball with Gabriela, Thomas, Cassia and Emerson, working on the Brazilian Railway, contests

### Dislikes

Losing, falling to the sea, his coupling snapped during the strength contest

## Character's Bio

### Full name

Raul Eugenio Makhlouf (fanfic, as a human)

## Physical Apearance

### Species

Vertical boiler tank engine (cartoon)Human (fanfic)

### Eye Colour

Black (cartoon)Light aqua green (fanfic, as a human)

### Complexion

Yellow, blue and green with blue lining (cartoon)Pale (fanfic, as a human)

### Status

Alive

**Raul** is one of *Thomas & Friends* characters. He was a vertical boiler tank engine who worked on the Brazilian Railway. He participates in the Shunting Challenge at the Great Railway Show at least twice and also a former champion.

In the fanfic, *The Secret & Dearest Life of Everything in Sodor*, like the other characters, Raul was Maronite Christian. His surname, Makhlouf, was a reference to a Maronite monk and priest, Saint Charbel, whose real name was Youssef Antoun Makhlouf.

## Biography

### *Thomas & Friends*

Raul participated in the Great Railway Show's Shunting Challenge at least twice and won the championship at least once.

Once when he was being carried from Brazil to compete in England via a rail ferry, he accidentally arrived on the Island of Sodor when it made a wrong stop. Raul promptly backed onto the ferry, but not before Thomas caught up to him and attempted to start a conversation with him until being bumped out of the way by Vinnie.

At the show, Raul participated in the Shunting Challenge alongside Ivan, Gina, Ashima and Thomas, but ended up losing the event after championships were awarded to Thomas and Ashima.

After the Great Railway Show ended, Raul left the Mainland and returned to Brazil, though Thomas' victory left him with a desire to beat him at something else.

He would later meet Thomas again, during his adventures in Brazil. Unfortunately, things got out of his buffers during a game, and he later scored a goal, despite that not being the point of the game. He later had a contest with Thomas, though subsequent rematches put the visiting engine on a strain, and he was thoroughly unimpressed when he cheated during a later race. When his coupling snapped during a contest of strength, he was rescued from falling into the sea by Thomas giving up the contest. He later made up with him... but not before a beach ball bounced off his boiler into the sea.

## Personality

Raul is a feisty little tank engine from sunny Brazil who is an eager competitor. Playful as he is, his competitive nature often proves to be an annoyance in simple things such as playing a game, as he is a bit of a sore loser and does not like it when things do not go his way. Additionally, he has a bit of an ego when they do go his way. He also makes everything into a contest if he can, using unfair advantages to win if he is desperate enough. After being saved by Thomas during a contest, he admitted that he was hoping to beat him at something after losing the Great Railway Show, but was more satisfied with being friends rather than rivals.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Raul is based on a series of three vertical-boiler steam locomotives built by Sentinel in 1931 for the São Paulo Railway. The real engine carrying his number was in service at the Amsted Maxion railway equipment factory in Cruzeiro, Brazil from 1959 until October 2014. In 2015, it and classmate 167 were preserved by the ABPF; the third engine, 168, had been scrapped decades before. Their withdrawal marked the end of the commercial use of steam locomotives in Brazil. 166 is currently dismantled and undergoing restoration.

Raul's basis is built to run on broad gauge rails, whereas Raul is standard gauge. The Brazilian Steam Engine is also based on a series of three vertical-boiler steam locomotives built by Sentinel and has the same modifications as Raul.

## Physical Appearance

### Livery

Raul is painted yellow, blue and green with blue lining. He has yellow and black hazard stripes painted across his running board and buffer beams and his number 166 is painted on the sides of his cab in white, surrounded by a blue diamond. His wheels are grey with white rims.

### Fanfic

As a human, Raul had pale skin tone, slightly shaggy dirty brown hair and a pair of light aqua green eyes. He wore a yellow jacket with blue and green lining, white shirt, dark blue necktie, yellow trouser, and black shoes.

## Fanfics

The Secret & Dearest Life of Everything in Sodor

Raul appears in the third series with Gabriela, Cassia, Marcia and Marcio, Gustavo and Emerson. Percy, James and the four tugboat drivers came to Brazil to tell the truth about Thomas, who has been seriously ill while working ont the Japanese Railway with Hiro and Kenji.