Edward

## Edward The Blue Engine

Edward is an old blue tender engine who works on the North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor. He is the railway's number 2 engine.

## Biography:

Edward is one of Sir Topham Hatt's engines who works on his own branch line with friends like BoCo, Bill & Ben, Trevor, and Derek. He had had many different adventures such as coming out of the shed to pull trains, to pushing Gordon up a hill with a goods train, to having Bertie chase him down the branch line. When a newcomer, Brandon, arrived on Sodor, Edward had brought Rocky to help him and Gordon (who was loaded on the trailer) out of the water and onto safety.

During Stepney's passenger train, Edward pulled along side, asking how he is doing on his branch line and how someday, he wants to meet Red one day. Stepney told Edward about Red, and Edward thought it would be good to let the engine take special jobs. Later on during a stormy night, Edward was pulling the steel goods when he came across Diesel 10 and Diesel discussing something. He hid in the dark outside of the Smelter's yard silently, overhearing the conversation about Diesel 10 wanting to get rid of Red and Stepney (later on planning to get rid of all other steam engines). When D261 (Class 40) pulled out of the Smelter's, Edward was shocked to see him and left to warn the "others".

Months later, there was a gathering party for Red, Subway, and Brandon; many engines like Edward was excited. They talked about major events that took place months ago and Edward teased Gordon about the incident where he woke up on a trailer that Brandon pulls, how swimming is "important" like pulling the express. After the briefing with Sir Topham Hatt, Edward was in charge to take the Inspector and Sir Topham Hatt to the engines and the lorry to test their runs. Edward was first seen taking them to Brandon, later on moving to Stepney and Red, and lastly pulled into the yard to meet Subway and Molly.

## Personality:

Edward is one of the older engines in Sir Topham Hatt's railway. The most important thing about Edward is that he's good-willed and kind. When the other engines misbehave, it's Edward that Sir Topham Hatt turns to in order to calm everyone down and restore order.

Edward is very kind-hearted, mature, wise and keen to help a friend in need. The small engines trust him to lend a listening ear and sympathetic advice. He is a hard worker too and always does his best to finish a job. Though he may be old, he has proved time and time again that he is more than capable of working as hard as any engine. Like any otherwise old engine, he stands for no nonsense from anyone, especially from the bigger engines. As he runs a branch line, Edward knows the responsibilities it takes to be successful doing so, including shunting. He and BoCo have been the only engines who can look after Bill and Ben and know how to put them in their place should they misbehave.

## Appearances:

**Take N Play Thomas and Friends Stories**

* Percy's Watery Fall (*does not speak*)
* The Engine That Cried Truck (*does not speak*)
* Jingle Rails (*cameo*)
* A Storm With A Flash Of Red
* The Welcome Party

**Take N Play Thomas and Friends Remakes**

* Tender Engines (*cameo*)
* Bertie's Chase
* Escape
* The Diseasel
* Scaredy Engines
* Edward Helps Out
* Salty's Secret (*cameo*)
* Bowled Out (*does not speak*)

**Take N Play Railway Series Adaptions:**

* The Missing Coach

## Model Used:

Throughout all videos, the 2010 Take-N-Play Edward toy has been used.

## Technical Details:

Edward is based on a Furness Railway K2, or "Larger Seagulls". Designed by W. F. Pettigrew and built by Sharp, Stewart and Company of Glasgow for the Furness Railway. Six were built in 1896, and two more in 1900.

In real life, all of the K2s were scrapped, with none surviving into preservation.

## Trivia:

* Edward has not spoken in *Take N Play Thomas and Friends Stories* at all until the tenth episode, *A Storm With A Flash Of Red*.
* Despite taking Sir Topham Hatt and the Inspector around to see the newcomers in *The Welcome Party*, he is not shown at the actual party.
* Ironically, Edward is ASodorLife's favorite character, who he is voicing as.
* Edward, along with Toby are the only Steam Team members to not get a new toy upgrade as of now.