Cleo

## Cleo the Road Engine

### Family

Ruth (creator/mother/sister)**Fanfic:** Mrs. Finlay (mother), Lois Finlay (younger triplet sister), Emma Finlay (youngest triplet sister)

### 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, 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, Raul, 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

Racing with Thomas, Ruth, snow, snowman, driving and running in both roads and rails

### Dislikes

Gordon saw her and Ruth takes the wrong way on his line, the snowman became melting away by the sun, losing the race to Thomas

## Character's Bio

### Nicknames

Cleo the Road EngineRail Hog (by Gordon)

Sweet Cleo (by Ruth)

## Physical Apearance

### Eye Colour

Black (cartoon)Turquoise blue (fanfic, as a human)

### Complexion

Red with gold bands (cartoon)Pale (fanfic, as a human)

### Status

Alive

**Cleo** is one of *Thomas & Friends* characters. She was a red road engine whom Ruth built out of locomotive parts, giving her an unusual appearance.

## Biography

### *Thomas & Friends*

Cleo was built by Ruth in her workshop. It was here that she first met Thomas and raced him to Knapford. During the trip, Ruth had to make several stops to drop off post and collect eggs from Farmer McColl, which caused Cleo to lose the race. She then decided to have a second race with Thomas to Wellsworth, this time going on the tracks so she could beat him. On the tracks, however, she was nearly hit by Gordon with the Express and only escaped narrowly.

Cleo later became worried when she encountered snow for the first time, though she soon began to enjoy herself once Ruth explained it to her. When the snow began to melt, she tried to save one of the snowmen at Dryaw, however it melted before she could find a way to refrigerate it. She then was treated to a surprise a few days later when Ruth created a fake snow machine for her.

## Personality

Being newly-built, Cleo has very little experience. She can easily be confused or scared when faced with something she is unfamiliar with, such as when she first encountered snow. Cleo is also very excitable and enjoys racing Thomas, though this sometimes leads to trouble due to her inexperience. Cleo is very impressionable and curious, and she enjoys any chance to prove herself. Her relationship with Ruth is similar to a mother and child or siblings.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Cleo is not based on any known real life vehicle and appears to be a freelance design, which itself is rather modular, being relatively the same size as a typical car while having an open air seat for Ruth to drive her. She can also elevate on a piston and rotate, giving her back-to-front steering akin to an excavator. Cleo is also a front-engine vehicle, with her cargo storage being in her back.

## Physical Appearance

### Livery

Cleo is painted red with gold bands and black wheels. She also has numerous metallic fittings in her engine and across her exterior, while her interior has brown and red upholstery.

### Fanfic

As a human, Cleo had pale skin tone, shoulder length auburn hair, and turquoise blue eyes. She wears a red blazer jacket with gold lining on each lapel, white shirt, scarlet red twin tailed ribbon tie, red vest and skirt, white tights and black Mary Jane shoes.

## Fanfics

The Secret & Dearest Life of Everything in Sodor

Cleo's appearance in the fanfic as a human, she lives with her mother and two sisters in Ffarquhar, island of Sodor. Cleo saw Percy drives his engine to pulling Thomas' passenger coaches along with Thomas' two coach women, Annie and Clarabel and running the Ffaquhar Branch Line for him when he was seriously ill. A day later, Ruth and Cleo went to Vicarstown to tell Sir Topham Hatt II about Percy. Suddenly, Sir Topham Hatt II told them both that Percy took Thomas' place to run his branch line and pulling his passenger coaches when he was seriously ill.