Henry

**Henry** is a green goods engine that worked on the North Western Railway. He was originally a failed prototype hybrid of a GNR Gresley A1 Pacific and an Ivatt C1 Atlantic but was rebuilt into a LMS Stanier Black Five in 1935

## Biography

Henry was built in a workshop outside of Barrow-In-Furness by a crook named Patrick Boomer. Boomer was arrested the night after Henry was completed, and Henry was left on his own. One of the officers who arrested Boomer was Officer Lowham Hatt, brother to Sir Bertram Topham Hatt. Bertram agreed and Henry was brought to Sodor in the spring of 1920, where he met Thomas and Edward.

Henry performed very poorly to start out. His first few weeks saw several breakdowns, struggles in starting up, and weak performances due to bad coal. Bertram agreed to put him on Welsh Coal despite the costs. The coal seems to work until 1924 when Henry suffered a nasty accident with the Flying Kipper. Henry was sent to Crewe Works where he was rebuilt into an LMS Stanier Black 5.

Upon his return in 1925, Henry met James, and the two sparked a very close relationship. 4 years later, the two of them would participate in a strike with Gordon due to the frustrations of shunting coaches and the conditions of the poorly maintained railway. The two would abandon the idea relatively quickly, however, leaving Gordon as the sole engine on strike. Percy was brought on to shunt the coaches.

In 1956, Henry traveled with the other famous Sudrian Engines to Euston for a display. There, he agreed to an alliance with the other engines and commended Gordon for his maturity in proposing the alliance.

In 1957, Henry, James, and Gordon barred Duck from the sheds after Diesel had spread rumors about them to the trucks. Henry came to forgive Duck after Diesel attempted to blame him for an accident with the express coaches.

In 1959, Henry pioneered the idea to keep Donald and Douglas on Sodor by having Douglas push an ill James up the hill, much to the dismay of Edward and Toby. The plan backfired, and the sentient vehicle Dmitri was killed in the process. Henry, James, and Douglas were arrested for manslaughter. Henry was given 20 days of community service. However, he was hijacked by Patrick Boomer and returned to the workshop where he was built. Henry protested this, but was forced to watch in horror as Patrick Boomer bombed Knapford Station and Knapford sheds. He also saw first hand the murder of Sir Bertram Topham Hatt and his bodyguards. Henry was rescued by Mr. Hugh and the Barrow Police force. He, James, and Diesel would then shunt a line of trucks in the way to stop Diesel 10.

Henry was left completely traumatized from the attack, and he will likely never be the same again.

## Personality

Henry is a gentle giant with a bit of a temper. He started out weak and unconfident due to his poor design and performance. His self-consciousness reaches an all time low after his accident with the flying kipper. He becomes more and more confident following his rebuild. Henry's confidence peaks in 1959 when he creates a plan to keep Donald and Douglas on the railway.

Henry has a very close relationship with James. The two have been so close since the day they met, they see each other as brothers.

## Basis

Henry's basis is a rather interesting case. Boomer built Henry as a hybrid between an LNER A1 Pacific and an LNER C1 Atlantic with a shrunken firebox. The design turned out to be very poor in performance and durability. Henry's body was left mangled after his accident and a rebuild was entirely necessary. He was rebuilt into an LMS Stanier Black 5, and with this change came major upgrades. His top speed was boosted to 90 miles an hour compared to his previous 70, and his strength and endurance were greatly improved.

Henry's rebuilt basis
## Livery

Henry is painted in NWR apple green with red and yellow lining. His number 3 is painted on the sides of his cab in yellow with red lining and the lining around his cab windows is yellow.

## Appearances

### Season 1

* Sodor Then and Now 3: Prototype Failure (S1, E3)
* Sodor Then and Now 4: Gresley's Greatest (S1, E4)
* Sodor Then and Now 5: Proving Worthy (S1, E5)
* Sodor Then and Now 6: Little Engines (S1, E6)
* Sodor Then and Now 7: Old Faithful (S1, E7)
* Sodor Then and Now 8: The Work Begins (S1, E8)
* Sodor Then and Now 9: The Caledonian Engines (S1, E9)
* Sodor Then and Now 10: Boomer's Reign (S1, E10)

#### Short Films

* Sodor Then and Now: A Time of Joy(1955)
* Sodor Then and Now: The Eight Famous Engines (1956)

## Trivia

* Henry is ranked the 4th most important character in Season 1, tied with James.
* 'Old Shape Henry' used two models in the old cuts of Prototype Failure and Gresley's Greatest. The Tomy model lost its traction tires during production of Ep 4, and was replaced with the Hit Toys Henry.
* Henry's plan initially involved destroying a brakevan, just not a sentient one. That idea was scrapped, because that's a really dumb idea.