Molly

**Molly** is a powerful, yellow mixed-traffic tender engine who primarily works on the main line and is never seen on branch lines usually.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

When Molly first came to the railway, Emily laughed at her for having to haul "empties" to The Coaling Plant. Molly's feelings were hurt, so Thomas came up with an idea. He had workmen decorate Molly's trucks with lanterns and cover them with tarpaulins, to make them look special to the other engines. The wind, however, blew off a tarpaulin in front of Gordon, Percy and Emily. Molly ran away, embarrassed until she learned that engines at the depot needed her empty trucks to carry coal. When Molly arrived at the depot, Edward, Henry and James were grateful to see her; but Gordon was irritated when he had to wait at a signal for Molly's and Thomas' trains to pass.

When Emily had to work with Whiff, Molly was one of a number of engines who laughed at her, paying her back for their first meeting. Later, Molly helped James with the removal of pipes on the line during a busy winter, and then she advised Thomas to slow down when he was taking a sailing boat for The Mayor of Sodor.

In *The Great Discovery*, Molly received news from Bill and Ben that Stanley had found Thomas. She later attended the Sodor Day celebrations at Great Waterton.

### Lukeillie's Series

Molly met Rebecca, another yellow tender engine who tried to be friends with her and was worried when Charlie told them the railway could only have one yellow tender engine. To find out who was better, the two competed in a race where they would to pull heavy trucks around the island. Molly had a hard time keeping up with Rebecca and later derailed after Rebecca bumped some trucks into the tracks by accident. The two decided to become friends afterwards.

## Personality

Molly is a powerful, bright yellow steam engine. She is proud of her strength and is happy to put it to use as one of Sodor's bigger engines. She often works pulling empty trucks to the coaling plant. Being a sensitive engine, she often worries about fading into the background. Sometimes taking "empties" makes her feel less important and sad, but in the end, she will usually see that it is a vital part of operations and an important task after all. Molly has a peacekeeper attitude, tends to be rather sensible, and is looked upon as a "big sister" by some of the other engines. However, because of her sensitivity, she can be easily embarrassed or upset by conflict, and will steam away to avoid it, but will usually have the courage to do what she thinks is right. Molly likes to be as good as everyone else and wants the other engines to think the best of her.

## Livery

Molly is painted bright yellow with red and gold boiler bands, red and bronze lining, and a white roof and wheel rims.

## Trivia

* Molly was originally given a much larger face - with four known different expressions being sculpted for her at this size - however was later given the smaller face she has in episodes.
	+ Despite never appearing on-screen, her prototype happy face appeared in promotional shots, the Official Website, and in some *Thomas & Friends* magazine stories.
	+ The face was also used on her Take Along card and all merchandise lines except for the Capsule Plarail line, bath toy, Switch-on keychain, Motor Road and Rail, My First Thomas, and TrackMaster. Some of her merchandise's face covers the whole smokebox but is designed like her standard face.
* Although Molly's tender wheels are black, most merchandise ranges have them yellow, excluding Motor Road and Rail and TrackMaster.
	+ Additionally, her Take Along tender has six wheels but her Take-n-Play tender has only four wheels.
* Molly is the first female steam engine to be painted yellow, the second being Flora and the third being Rebecca.
* Molly's Take Along, Capsule Plarail, and My First Thomas toys depict her with black buffers, as well as several magazine stories.