Ruth

### Family

Cleo (creation/daughter/sister), Phil Brown (husband, in the fanfic), Thomasine, Ernestine and Catherine Brown (triplet daughters, in the fanfic)

### 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, Terence, Bertie, Bulgy, Donald and Douglas, Cranky, Carly, Judy and Jerome, Billy, Elizabeth, George, Peter Sam, Dash and Bash, Ferdinand, 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, 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

Inventing, Cleo, inventions, participated in the Technology Fair, Island of Sodor, fixing

### Dislikes

Her hover car plans have been stole by Baz and Bernie

## Character's Bio

### Birthdate

Sometime between late 1920's or 1930's (cartoon)14th May 1943 (fanfic)

### Nationality

AmericanAmerican-Sudrian (naturalized, in the fanfic)

## Physical Apearance

### Status

Alive

**Ruth** is one of *Thomas & Friends* characters. She was an African-American inventor who lives in her own workshop on Ffarquhar Branch Line. She moves to the Island of Sodor from the United States of America after the Technology Fair.

## Biography

### *Thomas & Friends*

When Ruth first arrived on the Island of Sodor, she brought with her the Road Plane. It was during one of its test flights that it first caught the attention of Thomas, Percy and Rebecca, who followed it to Ulfstead Castle, where they found out about the upcoming Technology Fair in which Ruth would be participating.

During the fair, Ruth acted as the announcer and helped Sir Robert Norramby organized and open the fair. When the Metal Men went rogue, she helped catch it with the aid of Thomas and The Mighty Magnet.

She later showed off one of her own inventions, her hover-car, at the fair, which caught the attention of the thieves, Baz and Bernie. When they stole the plans to the hover-car, she helped stop them from getting away alongside Thomas, Gordon, Rebecca, Sir Topham Hatt and Sir Robert Norramby, recovering the plans.

After the Technology Fair ended, she decided to permanently move to the Island of Sodor from the United States. After a day of searching the Island with Thomas for a new home, she eventually came upon a windmill, which she converted into her own workshop with an electromagnetic generator.

Later, when The Rickety Old Bridge on Toby's Branch Line collapsed, Sir Topham Hatt enlisted her help to find a solution, which came in the form of the Walking Bridge.

During Kenji's repairs at the Sodor Steamworks, Ruth helped to fix him up with an electric battery, allowing him to work on the un-electrified areas of the North Western Railway.

Ruth later created her own mode of transportation in the form of Cleo, who she would use to make deliveries and pick-ups. Cleo's love of snow would then inspire her to create a fake snow machine, allowing Cleo to enjoy the snow whenever she wanted.

## Personality

Ruth is cheerful, chirpy, brave and energetic, and often reassures and comforts those at unease about new technology. Ruth stands for no nonsense from others, and strongly disapproves of those who misuse technology. She serves as a motherly figure to Cleo, and a playful sisterly figure at times as well.

## Physical Appearance

Ruth has olive brown skin tone, dark brown hair and light brown eyes. She wears a blue jumper under a white long-sleeved shirt and tan overalls, with a brown leather apron over top. A small array of tools can be seen holstered on her left hip, and she wears brown boots. Alternatively, she can be seen in a brown leather coat with a tan collar. When driving Cleo or her hover car, she wears a brown flight cap with silver goggles. She also wears another set of magnification goggles.

### Fanfic

In the fanfic *The Secret & Dearest Life of Everything in Sodor,* Ruth was now 44 years old. It appears that she has her dark brown hair styled in short, wavy and curly and with grey thin highlights.

## Fanfics

The Secret & Dearest Life of Everything in Sodor

Ruth's appearance in the fanfic, she's now 43 years old, married to her husband Phil and they have a set of 13 year old triplet daughters, Thomasine, Ernestine and Catherine. The Browns were living in her workshop on Ffarquhar Branch Line in the Island of Sodor. A day later, Ruth and Cleo went to Vicarstown to tell Sir Topham Hatt about Percy. Suddenly, Sir Topham Hatt told them both that Percy took Thomas' place to run his branch line and pulling his passenger coaches when he was seriously ill.