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The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways

***The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways*** is a book that was written by the Rev. W. Awdry and his brother, George. It is a reference book for the Railway Series, and was first published as a hardcover book in 1987. In 1992, the book was released as a spiral-bound book with a map of Sodor.

## Chapters

1. The Beginning - the opening of this book tells how it came to be.
2. Places in Sodor - the places of Sodor are detailed in this chapter.
3. People and History - this chapter goes into detail on Sodor's past and its kingdom.
4. Locomotives - this chapter goes over the different engines from the North Western, Skarloey, Arlesdale and Culdee Fell Railways.

## Revealed information

* There have been three Fat Controllers: Sir Topham Hatt I, Sir Charles Topham Hatt and Sir Stephen Topham Hatt.
* The Culdee Fell Railway's No. 5 is referred to by name for the first, and only, time.
* It is revealed that the North Western Railway is home to over eighty locomotives.
* Sigrid of Arlesdale and Blisters I and II are mentioned for the first time. Jock is also mentioned, but does not make his official debut until *Jock the New Engine.*

## Gallery

The hardcover book without the dust jacketA copy of the book signed by Wilbert Awdry
Skarloey Railway

## Map

The **Skarloey Railway** is a narrow gauge railway on the Island of Sodor, which runs from the terminus station at Crovan's Gate up to the lake at Skarloey. The line serves a slate quarry near the top station.

The Skarloey Railway was first opened in 1865, and is the oldest railway on Sodor. It is owned by Sir Handel Brown II and controlled by Mr. Roger Sam, the son of the line's former controller, Mr. Peter Sam. The Chief Mechanical Engineer on the railway is Mr. Hugh.

## Background Information

### Inspiration

The Skarloey Railway is based on the Talyllyn Railway, a preserved narrow gauge railway in Tywyn, Wales. The Rev. W. Awdry worked as a guard on the railway during the 1950s, and was inspired to write about the railway during his time there. Many of the stories written about the Skarloey Railway were based on true events that happened on the Talyllyn Railway - including a few Awdry himself was involved in - and many of the engines were based on ones from the Talyllyn Railway. The Talyllyn Railway also made several appearances in the Railway Series, and Talyllyn and Dolgoch were confirmed to be the twins of Skarloey and Rheneas respectively.

### Thomas & Friends

The Skarloey Railway was first introduced in the fourth season of Thomas & Friends. It was formerly ran by the Fat Controller, but since the ninth season, it is controlled by Mr. Percival, the Thin Controller. The Skarloey Railway's television incarnation is significantly larger than its Railway Series counterpart, extending as far as Vicarstown and Ulfstead Castle. The engines do not carry the railway's standard red livery, and are instead painted in a variety of different colours.

## Trivia

* Every engine on the railway, excluding Duke, was based on a real engine from the Talyllyn Railway.

## References

****Skarloey Railway****
D199

*"Nothing ever happens to us. We are reliable."*
―D199[src]
**Diesel D199** (**D199**), also known as "**Spamcan**" and "**Old Reliable**", is a rude diesel engine from the Other Railway. He once came to the North Western Railway on trial, but left after he broke down.

## Biography

D199 arrived on Sodor in 1967 on loan to the North Western Railway, and arrived with another diesel engine, 7101. D199 was rude to the steam engines as soon as he arrived, claiming that the steam engines "spoiled [his] image". Vulgar noises greeted this, until Duck and 7101 shut him up.

The next day, D199 broke down with a train of oil tankers at a signal-box, blocking the level crossing. Henry, whose regulator had already failed, arrived at the scene to help, and towed 199 and the oil tankers away. However, when 7101's ejector failed, Henry had to pull his train as well as 199's too. With some help from 7101, who could still move under his own power, Henry bravely pulled the two diesels and their trains to Cronk. The Fat Controller was not impressed by D199's performance and had Donald tow him back to the Other Railway, but 7101 was given a second chance and eventually stayed on Sodor.

## Personality and Traits

D199 was rude and pompous, believing that steam engines were beneath him and that they "ruined" his image. He was convinced that diesels would take over the North Western Railway and that he was more reliable than the steam engines, but ironically, he broke down the very next day.

## Technical Details

### Basis

D199 is based on the British Rail Class 46 "Peak" 1Co-Co1, a class of diesel locomotive that were used by British Railways for both goods and passenger trains. With the arrival of TOPS, these engines were renumbered from D138-D193 to 46001–46056. Five of these engines have been preserved.

### Livery

D199 is painted in the British Railways' "Rail Blue" livery with yellow warning panels and red bufferbeams. His roof is painted grey, and his number is painted on his side in white. He carries the British Railways "double arrow" logo on his sides, and he carries a headcode on his back reading "AC 10".

## Background Information

### D199 in Thomas & Friends

D199 has never appeared in *Thomas & Friends*; however, he has appeared in early magazine stories based on the show, and has been released in several merchandise lines. He has also appeared in "Day Out with Thomas" events in both the United Kingdom and Australia.

## Trivia

* D199's number is an in-joke; the British Rail Class 46s were only numbered up to D193.
Sir Stephen Topham Hatt

**Sir Stephen Topham Hatt** is the third and current Fat Controller of the North Western Railway from 1984

## Biography

When he was around 22, Stephen became a steam engine driver, mostly driving Thomas or Percy. By 1967, he was driving Gordon with the express. He soon became an assistant manager, and then was given the role of "Fat Controller" in 1984 when his father retired.
Ivo Hugh

*"I therefore name this engine... bless my soul! No, not that, it's Ivo Hugh!"*
―Mr. Ivo Hugh[src]
**Ivo Hugh**, named after former Chief Mechanical Engineer Mr. Ivo Hugh, is a narrow gauge tank engine who works on the Skarloey Railway. He is the youngest engine working on the railway.

## Biography

Ivo Hugh was built at the Works at Crovan's Gate in 1996 for the Skarloey Railway, as the line needed an extra engine to help out with the extra traffic that had come over the years. He was named after the former Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Railway, Mr. Ivo Hugh, who was delighted at the thought of an engine named in his honour.

## Personality and Traits

Very little is known about Ivo Hugh, as he never once spoke in his only appearance. However, a few merchandise descriptions have described him as being a young and inexperienced engine who relies upon the knowledge of the older engines to get the job done.

## Background Information

### Ivo Hugh in Thomas & Friends

Ivo Hugh has never appeared in *Thomas & Friends*. Instead, his number is carried by **Freddie**, an old and experienced "warhorse" engine who works on the narrow gauge lines up in the hills of Sodor. Although he is not featured in any episodes, Ivo Hugh has been released in a few merchandise lines for the show.

## Appearances

### The Railway Series

* New Little Engine - I Name This Engine... (*does not speak*)

## References

1. ↑ New Little Engine

**Skarloey Railway**
Face Less

FaceLess's appearances

FaceLess's appearances

## **General Information**

Face Less was a YOHIOloid song created by Ghost during their Ghostie-P era. It was deleted on July 22, 2014.

## **Lyrics**

Countless times, the person in the mirror asks

If I'm the memory of me and what I've done

Countless times, the person in the mirror asks

If i have anywhere to be

It's time to go, say hello

Something like the air outside that fills my lungs

It feels familiar to me, the cloudy sky

Something like the colorless of everything

It feels familiar to me

And who are you? Who are you?

Memories in my head are thrown about

Recalling is only there to fool me

Damn it all forever and nevermore

Changing colors of white to nothing

The final image is behind the mask I've made for myself

Between the broken all has gone astray

If I'm one of the faceless,

Then can I even tell if I am what is regardless?

The world might even end by my hand

And I won't even know who I am

So say it isn't so

If I am one of the faceless

If memory serves right, if I can see what is pointless

And see inside my eyes, if I can

And i won't even know who I am

Every time the person in the mirror asks

Are we the same as once before?

I cannot say

Every time the person in the mirror asks

If I can take it anymore

It's time to go, say hello

If I'm one of the faceless

To hell with other words, if I am something of purpose

This life is all a mess; in other words,

The simple part of life is all a blur

So say it isn't so

If I am one of the faceless

This feeling of regret, if I can see in the darkness

Then you can never hide. I feel ashamed

For this is just the end of who I am

So say it isn't so

If I'm one of the faceless,

Then can I even tell if I am what is regardless?

The world is gonna end by my hand

And I won't even know who I am

So say it isn't so

If I am one of the faceless

If memory serves right, If I can see what is pointless

And see inside my eyes, If I can

And I won't even know who I am

Countless times, the person in the mirror asks

If I'm the memory of me
Bear

**Bear**, so named due to the growling noises his engine makes, is a mixed-traffic diesel engine who works on the North Western Railway's Main Line. He is a kind and friendly engine, and was one of the first diesels to get along with the steam engines.

## Biography

Bear was originally known by his British Railways number, D7101, and arrived on Sodor in 1967 on loan with another diesel engine, D199. Contrary to his diesel companion, 7101 respected the steam engines, and defended them when 199 insulted them. After 199 bad-mouthed the steam engines and received harsh words from them, 7101 ordered him to shut up.

The next day, 7101 was taking "The Limited", when his injector failed. Henry, who was already towing 199 and his train of oil tankers, arrived to rescue him, and 7101 managed to move by himself with some assistance. The train reached Cronk safely, and the passengers were delighted when Flying Scotsman took them home. Afterwards, Henry towed 7101 back home, and told him about his failed injector. This greatly intrigued 7101,

7101 was later given another chance and was warmly welcomed by the other steam engines, as Henry had spoke good word of him. He was renumbered to D3, and received the nickname "Bear", due to the fact his engine made loud growling noises. Bear liked the name, so it stuck to him.

Bear works on the Main Line as a mixed-traffic engine, and is sometimes used for the Express when Gordon, James and Henry are unable to do so. He also looked after Henry's duties when he was at the Works. He and BoCo often defend the steam engines when visiting diesels from the Other Railway insult them, and usually spends the next day soothing ruffled feelings.

## Trivia

* Bear's number is an in-joke; the British Rail Class 35s were only numbered up to D7100.

## References

1. ↑ Enterprising Engines
2. ↑ Henry and the Express
3. ↑ James and the Diesel Engines

**North Western Railway**
Oxidation And Dream Monsters

## Oxidation And Dream Monsters

image from a PV, Oxidation And Dream Monsters

## Lyrics

A girl resides in many different forms

All alone in a horrifying daze

In a place where the "talk" is all the same

This is where all the stories come to end

"TAKE THAT FROWN AND TURN IT UPSIDE DOWN"

-The girl had said to monsters in her dreams

Every day the girl would waste away

on fantasies of corrupted irony

A smile of joy and tears along the face

Laughing inward with terrorizing euphoria

The nails that penetrate the mouth

Swaying the hammer and howling with delight

"MARK MY WORDS, GIRL, I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN"

-The boy had said with oxidized eyes

Motives unaccomplished by disease

And thoughts that plague the sub-con-scious-ness

The prices

The choices

The object she had found

She spent a lifetime making do with discord and DEMISE

Pulsing

Repulsive

She's tangled from within

Behind the prison walls

shadows dancing

on the edge of

(DEATH)

A~ah! The nightmare tore it out

Chaotic people in disguise

The monster hiding in the oxidation from her dreams

A~ah! Now affecting in the cells

Biology has no response

Contagious spreading of the

ROTTEN FLESH AND REVERIES

A girl resides in tunnels and machines

Holding hands with the demon she's to be

Stars and lights and arrays of humming tones

Lost in a labyrinth of VERTIGO

Ah, now TURN IT UPSIDE-DOWN

the girl would hide in corners of her world

Maids in masks with services unknown

Would run the CITY OF PSYCHEDELIC GLOW

Poison flowers entangle with her mind

Made by the doctor with terrifying absurdity

The days of ENDLESS REMEDIES

tearing the hope from the future

MARCHING ON, THE CHILDREN OF THE DEAD

CONTAINED IN CELLS WITHIN THE WHITE WALLS

SEEPING BLOOD BETWEEN HER STAINED TEETH

SHE SPAT IT OUT AND FELL TO THE FLOOR

OH,

CORRUPTING

DELETING THE FRAGMENTS OF HER DREAMS

SHE SPENT A LIFETIME

MAKING SURE THE DEMON WON'T

REEMERGE

CALLING AND SHOUTING

PARADES OF MISERY

BEHIND THE ELEVATOR

MONSTERS

DANCING

ON THE EDGE OF

DEATH

A~AH! THE NIGHTMARE TORE IT OUT

WITH EVERY STEP, SHE WON'T DENY THE SICKNESS SPREADING THROUGH THE OXIDATION

FROM HER .FLOW

A~AH! NOW THE RUSTING WILL BEGIN

SHE BEARS HER TEETH AND FIENDISH CLAWS

CONTAGIOUS SPREADING OF THE

ROTTEN FLESH AND REVERIES

A~AH! HERE SHE'S BASHING IN HER SKULL

AN IRON WEAPON OF DESIRE

THE WALLS OF FLESH AND ECHOED LAUGHTER OF ANNIHILATION

A~AH! SHE'S THE GODDESS OF DISEASE

THE STAINS OF ICHOR FROM THE MOUTHS OF DEMONS CHANTING IN THE OXIDATION

FROM HER DREAMS
Ernest

**Ernest** is a narrow gauge mountain engine who works on the Culdee Fell Railway.

## Biography

Ernest was built by the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works in the late 19th Century, and he arrived on Sodor in 1900 with the other mountain engines, just in time for the Culdee Fell Railway's inspection.

When Culdee returned to the railway in 1963, Ernest and Wilfred told him about the changes that had happened on the railway in his absence.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Ernest is based on the Snowdon Mountain Railway's No. 2 engine, "Enid". Enid was built in Winterthur by the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works in 1895, and was named after the daughter of Laura Alice Duff Assheton-Smith, who L.A.D.A.S. is named after. Enid continues to work on the railway to this day.

### Livery

Ernest is painted in the Culdee Fell Railway's signature purple livery with orange lining. He carries two red nameplates with gold writing on each of his tanks, and his number is painted on the sides of his cab. His front face is grey, but his rear face is purple, blending in with his livery.

## Appearances

### Other Books

* The Railway Series: Surprise Packet
* Famous Engines

## References

1. ↑ The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways
2. ↑ Mountain Engines

**Culdee Fell Railway**
Ffarquhar

**Ffarquhar** is a village and the top station on the Ffarquhar Branch Line. The engine and carriage sheds are located here, as well as a fuel depot, the stone cutters' sheds and a yard. From here, the railway runs along the Quarry Tramroad up to Anopha Quarry, where the stone is brought down.

## Significant Events

* 1924-25 - the Knapford-Elsbridge Branch Line is extended to Ffarquhar. Thomas is transferred to the branch line to replace the "Coffee Pots".
* ???? - Thomas' crew and the Fat Controller make a fish and chips supper out of a fish found in Thomas' water tank.
* 1960 - Thomas crashes into the Stationmaster's house, and is sent to the Works to be rebuilt. Percy later has an accident after running out of control with a stone train.
* 1962 - Percy plays a trick on Thomas by pretending to be a "Ghost Train". Mavis later becomes stuck in the Lane.
* 1983 - Percy accidentally destroys Tom Tipper's bike.

## Background Information

### Thomas & Friends

Ffarquhar appears in *Thomas & Friends* as the top station on Thomas' Branch Line. It first appeared in the first season of the show, and appeared in the intro of the television series up until the seventh season. There is also a loop line at the station for Thomas to turn around with his coaches. After several years of absence, Ffarquhar returned in full CGI in *The Adventure Begins*, and makes regular appearances in the show.

## References

1. ↑ The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways
2. ↑ Tank Engine Thomas Again
3. ↑ Branch Line Engines
4. ↑ Tramway Engines
5. ↑ Really Useful Engines

**North Western Railway**

**Ffarquhar Branch Line**
Arlesdale Railway

## Map

The **Arlesdale Railway** is a miniature gauge railway on the Island of Sodor that runs from the terminus at Arlesburgh up to Arlesdale. It serves as a popular tourist attraction on Sodor, due to the novelty of being pulled by miniature gauge locomotives.

The Arlesdale Railway was built by Sir Charles Topham Hatt as means of transporting ballast down from the hills to the North Western Railway, and the line opened in 1967. The ownership of the railway is shared by Mr. Fergus Duncan, the controller, and Sir Handel Brown II, the Owner.

## Rolling stock

### Locomotives

* Bert
* Mike
* Rex
* Sigrid of Arlesdale
* Blisters I and II
* Frank
* Jock

### Trucks and Coaches

* Coaches
* Plank Trucks
* Hoppers
Mr. Mack

**Mr. Mack** was the first controller of the Skarloey Railway.

## Biography

When Skarloey first arrived on the railway in 1865, Mr. Mack and the other men tried to make him steam up. However, Skarloey refused to pull trucks, and he behaved badly when the men tried to make him move. After many days of failing to make him steam, Mr. Mack had Skarloey sheeted up under a tarpaulin, and left him alone for several days.

After Skarloey realized his mistake and apologized, Mr. Mack allowed him to work, and brought Mr. Bobbie over to work with him. He later rode on the Directors' Train, and rode on Skarloey's footplate during the return journey. Mr. Mack asked Skarloey's crew if he could operate their engine, but accidentally closed the regulator too hard, causing Skarloey to bounce along the line. Mr. Mack was unable to keep his footing and fell into a lineside bush, and had Skarloey shut up in the shed at once. However, Mr. Mack apologized to Skarloey later on, and allowed him to go back to Whitehaven to receive a set of trailing wheels and a cab.

## Personality and Traits

Mr. Mack did not understand the engines' feelings, and had a bit of a short temper. He . However, Mr. Mack realized his mistake, and apologized to Skarloey for being cross with him.

## References

**Skarloey Railway**
Reversed Love

## Reversed Love

image from a PV, Reversed love, being the old version of EvoLve

## Lyrics

Baby, pull me in your arms and hold me

Feel my emotions, feel them from the inside

I'm just a crooked doll who's stuffing

Needs to be torn out, feeling from the inside

My dear, pull me in your arms and hold me

Loving is backwards, turning everything inside out

All i've wished for, oh baby

reverse everything

REVERSE EVERYTHING

REVERSE ME

AH!

PULLING EVERYTHING OUT

OUT OF ORDINARY

THROWING EVERYTHING AROUND

'ROUND THE CORNERS OF THE EARTH

SCREAMING AT EACHOTHER

OTHER PEOPLE DON'T KNOW

LIKE THE MANIACS ARE WE

ARE YOU READY?

(We make our debut)

(walk down the isle)

Reverse everything around me

Reverse everything inside me

well, I'M IN LOVE AFTER ALL!
Sir Robert Norramby

**Sir Richard Robert Norramby** (1940) is the Earl of Sodor, and Duke's current Grace. Due to his involvement with the Duchy of Lancaster, he is nicknamed the "Duke of Sodor" by the Sudrian people.

## Biography

Richard Robert Norramby was born in 1940. He was three-years-old when his father, Sir Robert Charles Norramby, was killed in the War, and succeeded him as the Duke of Sodor as a minor. He was seven years old when the Mid Sodor Railway closed down, and was unaware that the railway owned an engine called Duke, who was named in honour of his family. As such, he never claimed the engine for himself when the railway was closed, and Duke was left sheeted up and abandoned inside the engine shed at Arlesdale.

In 1965, Sir Robert Norramby, aged 25, came to the Skarloey Railway to open the new loop line that ran around the lake for Skarloey and Rheneas' 100th Birthday. He was brought to the ceremony by Skarloey and opened the new line, but midway through his speech, he was interrupted by Peter Sam, who asked him if he was a real person. Having been told in advance about him, the Duke cheerfully told Peter Sam that he was a real person.

In 1969, the Duke arrived at the abandoned Mid Sodor sheds to see Duke after he was rediscovered. He was 29 years old at the time this happened.

## Background Information

### Thomas & Friends

In *Thomas & Friends*, Sir Robert Norramby first appeared in the special, *King of the Railway*. He lives and owns Ulfstead Castle, and runs a dual-gauged estate railway built on the castle grounds, which is used as a public tourist attraction. He owns Stephen, an old steam engine, Millie, a french narrow gauge engine, and Glynn, a "Coffee Pot" engine. He is portrayed as being far more eccentric and excitable than his Railway Series counterpart, and is a railway buff.

## Appearances

### The Railway Series

* Very Old Engines - Duck and Dukes
* Duke the Lost Engine - Granpuff (*mentioned*) and Sleeping Beauty (*does not speak*)

## References

1. ↑ The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways
2. ↑ Duke the Lost Engine
3. ↑ Very Old Engines
4. ↑ Duke the Lost Engine
Rusty

**Rusty** is a narrow gauge diesel engine who works on the Skarloey Railway. He was brought to the railway to help mend the worn-out track, as well as assist the other engines with the increasing traffic. He generally works as a track maintenance engine, but is also used for other odd jobs.

## Biography

Rusty was built by Ruston and Hornsby by the request of the Skarloey Railway in 1957, and he arrived on the railway that same year. He was brought to the railway to assist Sir Handel and Peter Sam with the extra work that had come over the years, as the two engines were incapable of handling it alone. He also helped Mr. Ivo Hugh to relay the worn-out track and mend the line.

When Peter Sam had to take some trucks up to the Quarry, Rusty helped him to take some of the trucks, and he was later called to the Quarry to help clear away the wreckage after an accident that left Peter Sam badly damaged. He later helped Skarloey off his truck when he returned to the railway, and the two quickly became friends.

Although he got along with the other engines, Rusty was not friends with Duncan; Duncan was openly hostile to Rusty, and even argued with Rusty when he advised him to be careful on a bad part of the line near Cros-ny-Curin. Rusty left Duncan to find his own coaches the next day, and refused to help him after Duncan had ignored his warning and derailed at the bad part of the track. After being scolded by Skarloey and being reminded of the passengers, Rusty quickly went to the rescue, and helped to re-rail Duncan. That night, Duncan apologized to Rusty, and the two became friends.

## Trivia

* Rusty's name is derived from the company that built him: **Rust**on and Hornsb**y**.

## References

1. ↑ The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways
2. ↑ The Little Old Engine
Culdee Fell Railway

## Map

The **Culdee Fell Railway** is a narrow gauge rack-and-pinion railway which climbs up the steep mountain of Culdee Fell. It connects with the North Western Railway at the terminus station at Kirk Machan, and has a fleet of steam engines which go up and down the line. It is the only rack railway of its kind on Sodor.

The Culdee Fell Railway was first opened in 1900, and serves as a popular tourist attraction on Sodor. Lord Harry Barrane serves as the Chairman of the Board, while Mr. Walter Richards is the line's controller.

## Background Information

### Inspiration

    The Culdee Fell Railway is based on the Snowdon Mountain Railway, a narrow gauge rack-and-pinion railway in Gwynedd, Wales. It is the only public rack-and-pinion railway in the United Kingdom, and is a popular tourist attraction, seeing over 13,000 visitors annually. Gunvor and Peter Edwards, the illustrators for the Railway Series, visited the railway to gain inspiration for the illustrations of *Mountain Engines*, and many of the illustrations in the book are based on real photographs of the railway. The Snowdon Mountain Railway staff also helped the Rev. W. Awdry in preparation of the book.

### Thomas & Friends

The Culdee Fell Railway has never appeared in *Thomas & Friends*. However, the railway was mentioned in a learning segment for *Blue Mountain Mystery*, where it is revealed that Mr. Percival, the Thin Controller, is in charge of both the Mountain Railway and the Skarloey Railway. The line has also been featured in a few magazine stories based on the show.

## Trivia

* Due to the strict safety precautions and limited traffic on a mountain railway, the Culdee Fell Railway was only featured in one Railway Series book, as there was little potential for any stories. The railway was later mentioned in the final book, *Thomas and his Friends*.
Bulgy

*"Free the roads! Free the roads from Railway Tyranny!"*
―Bulgy[src]
**Bulgy** is a double-decker bus, who once worked close by to the Little Western. He is a rude bus who is against railways, and once tried to steal the engines' passengers.

## Biography

Bulgy came to Sodor to work beside the Little Western. He was very opposed to railways, and made his opinion on rail traffic clear to Duck when he met him at Arlesburgh. At first, the Little Western engines took no notice of Bulgy, but became concerned when a friend of his arrived to help him take their passengers.

Determined to take as many of the engines' passengers as he could, Bulgy pretended to be a railway bus, and successfully persuaded Duck and Oliver's passengers to travel on him by claiming he knew a "shortcut" to Tidmouth. However, during the journey, Bulgy became stuck under a bridge that he was too tall to go under, and his passengers had to be rescued by Duck.

Bulgy was forced to stay under the bridge until it could be mended, but he never learned sense, even after his accident. He told lies until nobody could believe his destination boards, and he received little to no passengers. He was left abandoned in a field beside the railway, and became a henhouse.

## Personality and Traits

Bulgy was rude and bad-tempered. He was against railways

## Technical Details

### Livery

Bulgy is painted red and cream. He carries two black signs on his front end reading "Free the Roads", a yellow sign on his right reading "Join the Anti-Rail League" in red and green writing, and a green sign on his left reading "Railway Bus" in white. His face is black, and his eyes are placed in his headlights. His registration plate reads "BLG 1" in white writing.

## Background Information

### Bulgy in Thomas & Friends

   Bulgy first appeared in the third season of *Thomas & Friends*, reprising his role from the Railway Series. In the seventh season of the show, he was brought back to service to help the engines with the summer traffic, but became a mobile vegetable stand after an incident with some chickens. However, he was seen in his original livery in later episodes, suggesting he went back to being a bus.
"Coffee Pots"

An example of a "Coffee Pot" engine

The "**Coffee Pots**" were four small tank engines with vertical boilers that worked on the Tidmouth, Knapford & Elsbridge Railway. When the line was absorbed into the North Western Railway, the Coffee Pots looked after the Ffarquhar Branch Line until they were replaced by Thomas, and they were all scrapped.

## Biography

The Coffee Pots were designed and built at Tidmouth by a young Sir Topham Hatt when he worked as an engineer for the Tidmouth, Knapford & Elsbridge Railway. They were designed as small tank engines with four wheels, and were nicknamed "Coffee Pots" due to their vertical boilers and the fact that they often coughed up dirty brown water, which somewhat resembled coffee.

When the Tidmouth, Knapford & Elsbridge Railway was absorbed by the North Western Railway in 1915, the Coffee Pots were relegated to only work between Elsbridge and east side of the bay platform at Knapford. In 1924-25, the Ffarquhar Branch Line was extended up to Ffarquhar and Anopha Quarry, but the Coffee Pots were not deemed adequate for running the line. After spending a period at Wellsworth as a shunting engine, Thomas was transferred to the Ffarquhar Branch Line and took charge of the line, replacing the Coffee Pot engines. The Coffee Pots were still used as back-up engines, but their poor braking system often led to them running out of control with the heavy stone trains along the Quarry Tramroad.

The Coffee Pots were later withdrawn from service, and all of them were scrapped. They were not well documented, and were never photographed before they were cut up. However, they were documented by former Ffarquhar stationmaster, Kevin Volley, who wrote about them in a letter. In the letter, he mentioned that one of the Coffee Pots was still operating when Thomas was booked for running along the Quarry Tramroad illegally. Whatever remaining importance they had would have diminished when Toby arrived on the branch line in 1951, but their actual scrapping date was never mentioned.

## Technical Details

### Appearance

The "Coffee Pots" were four standard gauge steam locomotives. They were small tank engines, with an 0-4-0 wheel configuration and vertical boilers. Their actual physical appearance is unknown, as none of them were ever seen.

## Background Information

### Thomas & Friends

   The Coffee Pots are represented in *Thomas & Friends* by **Glynn**, a vertical boiler tank engine first introduced in *The Adventure Begins*. Glynn formerly worked on the Ffarquhar Branch Line with the other Coffee Pots, but he was withdrawn from service and moved from siding to siding until he was forgotten about. He was later rediscovered by Thomas around Christmastime, and now works on Sir Robert Norramby's estate railway at Ulfstead Castle.

## Appearances

### Other Books

* The Railway Series: Surprise Packet (*mentioned*)
* The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (*mentioned*)

## References

1. ↑ The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways

**North Western Railway**
Better Late Than Never

## Gender

They are two characters referred to as one, but GHOST used He/Him for the second figure and She/Her for the first

## Role

Yet more characters in the extended story of The Distortionist, not much is known about the role of Better Late Than Never other than that they are only viewed in silhouette form and that for Lilia, getting their attention is a matter of life or death.
Rex

*"Consider* my *feelings. When we were both green, passengers kept calling me Mike!"*
―Rex[src]
**Rex** is a miniature engine who lives and works on the Arlesdale Railway. Prior to coming to Sodor, he worked on a miniature railway in England with Bert and Mike until it was closed down. He is the natural leader of the first three engines, and enjoys teasing Mike.
PIERRE JANET'S CRIMINAL DEFENSE

## PIERRE JANET'S CRIMINAL DEFENSE

Image from a PV, PIERRE JANETS CRIMINAL DEFENSE

## Information

This is a song in the I Had To Die To Survive album

## Lyrics

```
Tell old Satan how you feel,
Get the devil off your heel
(x4)

Keep your spirit way up high,
Look up to the sky
(x2)

And shout ...

"Hallelujah, oh-oh!"
(x2)

Keep your spirit way up high,
Look up to the sky
(x2)

(scat singing)
Shout, oh shout!
Oh, come on down, just a little bit joy
(scat singing)
Shout, oh shout, sister!
(scat singing)
(x3)

```
Jim

**Jim** was a narrow gauge tank engine who worked on the Mid Sodor Railway. It is unknown what happened to him after the railway closed down.

## History

Jim was created by the Rev. W. Awdry for his model layout of the Mid Sodor Railway. He was created using a Gem-Vari kit, similar to Tim. His model was on display at the Rev. Teddy Boston's Cadeby Light Railway before the line closed down in 2005. It is unknown what became of the model after the display was removed, but it is most likely in storage.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Jim's design seems to be loosely based on the Kerr Stuart Skylark class. These narrow gauge engines were built by Kerr, Stuart & Co. and were used for a variety of jobs in places ranging from steelworks to sugar mills. One of the Skylarks, a heavily modified one, currently resides as a static display at a sugar mill in Mauritius.

### Livery

Jim was painted green with a brass dome. The top of his side tanks and his footplate are black, and his bufferbeam is red. His name and number are are written on the sides of his tanks and cab respectively in yellow.

## Appearances

### The Railway Series

* Duke the Lost Engine - Granpuff (*indirectly mentioned*)
Gordon

**Gordon** is a large blue express engine, who used to pull the "Wild Nor' Wester" along the North Western Railway's Main Line. He is the last of Flying Scotsman's brothers, and is Green Arrow and Mallard's cousin.

Because of his type of work, Gordon can be proud, pompous and arrogant, believing that he is the fastest and most powerful engine on the line. Despite this, Gordon has a kinder side to him and will always help a friend in need, making him one of the most useful engines on the Fat Controller's Railway.

## Biography

Gordon was built in the early 1920s at Doncaster Works as an experimental build for Sir Nigel Gresley's 4-6-2 "Pacific" class. As he was an experimental engine, Gordon had some faults that needed fixing and, apart from test runs, was never put into regular traffic or given a GNR number. He was used for tests until his faults had been cured, and when the first batch of Pacifics emerged in 1922/23, Gordon was no longer needed, so he was sold to the North Western Railway with a spare boiler and firebox.

## References

1. ↑ The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways
Wilbert Awdry

**Wilbert Vere Awdry** OBE (15th June, 1911 - 21st March, 1997) was an English Anglican clergyman, railway enthusiast and children's author. He is best known for creating the Railway Series, and wrote the first twenty-six books in the series from 1945 to 1972.

## Appearances

### The Thin Clergyman

Awdry made several appearances in the Railway Series as the "**Thin Clergyman**", a writer who visits the Island of Sodor to write about the events that have happened on the railways and publish them. He first made a cameo appearance in *Troublesome Engines* in the third illustration of *Percy Runs Away*, along with his wife and children. They are the family waving to Percy on the platform.

Awdry, along with Teddy Boston, appeared in *Small Railway Engines*, and had a main role in *Tit for Tat*. He and Boston were visiting the Arlesdale Railway to take photographs of the line as references for the illustrations of his latest book, but accidentally splashed Bert with muddy water when they drove past him at the Lane. Bert managed to get his revenge on Boston, and was subsequently punished. However, the two Clergymen visited the sheds and apologized to him.

In *Duke the Lost Engine*, Awdry appears in *Sleeping Beauty*. He, along with Boston and the Small Controller, decide to find Duke and bring him to the Skarloey Railway so that he can be mended.

Awdry was also created in full CGI for the 2015 *Thomas & Friends* special, *Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure*. He makes two cameo appearances in the special: one before the intro is shown, and the other at the grand opening of the new branch line. He also appears in the 2016 special, *The Great Race*, watching the Great Railway Show with the Thin Controller. The Awdry family were consulted by the animators for creating his CGI model.

## Books Written

### The Railway Series

The Three Railway Engines
(*1945*)Thomas the Tank Engine
(*1946*)James the Red Engine
(*1948*)Tank Engine Thomas Again
(*1949*)Troublesome Engines
(*1950*)Henry the Green Engine
(*1951*)Toby the Tram Engine
(*1952*)Gordon the Big Engine
(*1953*)Edward the Blue Engine
(*1954*)Four Little Engines
(*1955*)Percy the Small Engine
(*1956*)The Eight Famous Engines
(*1957*)Duck and the Diesel Engine
(*1958*)The Little Old Engine
(*1959*)The Twin Engines
(*1960*)Branch Line Engines
(*1961*)Gallant Old Engine
(*1962*)Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine
(*1963*)Mountain Engines
(*1964*)Very Old Engines
(*1965*)Main Line Engines
(*1966*)Small Railway Engines
(*1967*)Enterprising Engines
(*1968*)Oliver the Western Engine
(*1969*)Duke the Lost Engine
(*1970*)Tramway Engines
(*1972*)
### Other Books

The Railway Series: Surprise Packet
(*1972*)The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways
(*1987; w/ George Awdry*)
Shane Dooiney

**Shane Dooiney**, named after a Sudrian mountain, is a narrow gauge mountain-climbing engine who works on the Culdee Fell Railway.

## Biography

Shane Dooiney was built at the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works in Winterthur, Switzerland, in the late 19th Century, and arrived on the Culdee Fell Railway with the other four engines in time for the inspection in 1900.

When Alaric arrived on the railway in 1962, Shane Dooiney was sent back to Switzerland with Culdee to undergo a major overhaul. He was the last engine on the railway to be sent to Switzerland, as after his overhaul, all major repairs were carried out at Crovan's Gate Works.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Shane Dooiney is based on the Snowdon Mountain Railway's No. 5 engine, "Moel Siabod". As of 2010, Moel Siabod has been taken out of service and is undergoing an extensive overhaul, and is expected to return to service in 2016 or 2017. Like Shane Dooiney, Moel Siabod is named after a mountain neighboring the mountain her railway climbs.

### Livery

Shane Dooiney is assumed to be painted in the Culdee Fell Railway's signature purple livery with orange lining. He carries two red nameplates with gold writing on each of his tanks, and his number is painted on the sides of his cab. His front face is grey, but his rear face is purple, blending in with his livery.

## Appearances

### The Railway Series

* Mountain Engines - Foreword (*mentioned only*)

### Other Books

* The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (*mentioned only*)

## Trivia

* Shane Dooiney's name was never revealed until *The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways* was published.

## References

1. ↑ The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways
Terence

*"Adaptable. That's what my owner says I am. Go anywhere, do anything, that's me. You take my advice and scrap your rails. Broaden your outlook like me!"*
―Terence[src]
**Terence** is a crawler tractor who lives at a field close by to the Ffarquhar Branch Line.

## Biography

Terence first met Thomas when the tank engine stopped by his field during the autumn season. Thomas was rude to him and insulted him by calling his caterpillar tracks ugly, but would come to regret this when he became stuck in a snowdrift outside the Hackenbeck Tunnel. Terence helped to pull Thomas and his coaches out of the snowdrift, and forgave Thomas when he apologized for being rude to him.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Terence is based on a 1934 Caterpillar Model Seventy. These tractors were the largest tractors to be made by Caterpillar Inc. and the last to be powered by petrol. Nine out of the 266 built exist to this day.

### Livery

Terence is painted orange with grey caterpillar tracks, and his engine and exhaust pipe are black. In *Toby, Trucks and Trouble*, his front end was painted grey.

## Background Information

### Terence in Thomas & Friends

Terence was introduced in *Thomas & Friends* in the show's first season, reprising his role from the Railway Series. He has made numerous appearances during the early seasons, and has been seen replanting trees, rescuing the villagers at Ulfstead during a blizzard and working at several farms and quarries. Since *The Great Discovery*, Terence has been absent from the series.

## Trivia

* Terence appeared with a cab in *Thomas's Christmas Party*; this was the only time he was ever seen with one.
* In *Tank Engine Thomas Again*, Terence was illustrated with a widow's peak. In later appearances, he was never seen with one, but it was carried on in *Thomas & Friends*.
Caroline

*"Master shouldn't treat me like this. This place is too hot for my system. It'll fuse all my circuits."*
―Caroline[src]
**Caroline** is a vintage car who lives near the Ffarquhar Branch Line. She is owned by a cricketer from the Elsbridge Cricket Group.

## Biography

When the cricketers lost their ball in Stepney's train, they used Caroline to chase after the train. Caroline was not used to going at high speeds, and by the time she reached Ffarquhar, she had overheated and broke down. After the cricketers retrieved their ball, Caroline was taken back to the cricket field by Stepney, and her opinion on trains changed.

## Personality and Traits

Caroline enjoys taking leisurely drives through the Sudrian countryside and detests going at high speeds, as going too fast will make her overheat. She also used to believe that trains were silly, but after Stepney took her back to the cricket field on a flatbed, she admitted that they had their uses.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Caroline is based on a 1926 Morris Oxford Bullnose Cabriolet.

### Livery

Caroline is painted bright red with a gold radiator, a white roof and black wheels. Her eyes are placed on her headlights, while her mouth is placed on her grille, which is painted black.

## Background Information

### Caroline in Thomas & Friends

Caroline was first introduced in *Thomas & Friends* in the show's fourth season, reprising her role from the Railway Series. She also appeared again in the fifth season and tried to help the Fat Controller get to Lady Hatt's birthday party, but broke down along the way.

## Appearances

### The Railway Series

* Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine - Train Stops Play
East

*"Nothing good comes from the sky, so when it does, we send it back in pieces."* – the Witch of the East

   **East** is a character on NBC's *Emerald City*. She is portrayed by Florence Kasumba.

## Biography

### Background

East is a sorceress who hails from eastern Oz, while one of her sisters lives in the West and the other - Glinda - lives in the North.

### Season 1

   During a storm, a police car being used as shelter by Dorothy Gale and Toto ends up in Oz, additionally hitting and supposedly killing the Witch of the East.

## Family/Relationships

* **West** (sister)
* **Glinda** (sister)

## Trivia

* She is based on the Wicked Witch of the East from the Oz books written by L. Frank Baum.
Of Kings and Queens

## Lyrics

The kings and queens,

They saw the face of life

As hollow creatures made of dust

The kings and queens,

They saw the world in flames

They gathered bones and said goodbye to all humanity

And on the first day, queen said:

"Let death define the final words and by tomorrow there'll be left at all"

The rain of tears can't stop this

The world is torn apart

The kings and queens,

They saw the face of life

The kings and queens,

They saw the world

They gathered bones and said goodbye to all humanity

Oh, bow to the prophecy

Oh my god, before my eyes

The earth is scattering

Oh the world is beautiful

The world is beautiful

And on the third day, the king said:

"Behold the coming age of devastation"

His voice traveled through the mountains for not a single soul to hear

And on the fourth day, the queen remained as silent as her shadow

Which dyed the soil, and the color bled

And never washed away

The boys and girls

returned the diadems

The boys and girls

Prepared to die

They gathered bones and said goodbye to all humanity

Oh, turn back all the years

Oh my highness,

I regret the days you spent with me

Oh, the world is beautiful

The world is beautiful
Percy

**Percy** is a small green saddle-tank engine who works on the North Western Railway. He was brought to the railway during the big engines' strike, and worked as the station pilot at Tidmouth up until Duck's arrival. In 1955, Percy was transferred to the Ffarquhar Branch Line to help with the construction of the new Knapford Harbour, and began handling the goods traffic on the branch line.

Percy is a young, cheeky and cheerful little engine, and enjoys teasing the other engines or playing tricks on them. However, Percy will stand for no nonsense and is known for quarreling with other engines, Thomas most of all. Although his antics can sometimes cause trouble, Percy means well and always strives to be a Really Useful engine.
The Three Railway Engines

***The Three Railway Engines*** is the first book in the Railway Series. It was written by the Rev. W. Awdry, and was first published on May 12th, 1945.

## Background Information

*The Three Railway Engines* was first written by the Rev. W. Awdry back in 1943 to entertain his young son, Christopher, who was ill with measles. Wilbert was later urged by his wife, Margaret, to publish the stories in a book, but as the UK was in the midst of World War II, the stories could not be published until 1945.
Haultraugh

**Haultraugh** is a seaside resort and station on the Little Western.

## Significant Events

* 1967 - Dilly settles down at the station. Bulgy later becomes stuck under the second bridge south of the station. After being recovered, he becomes a henhouse half a mile north of the station.

## Background Information

### Thomas & Friends

Haultraugh appears in the third season of *Thomas & Friends*. However, the station does not appear to be an island station, as the second platform is fenced off. The station only appears in the episode, *Bulgy*.

## Appearances

### The Railway Series

* Enterprising Engines - Little Western
* Oliver the Western Engine - Donald's Duck and Bulgy

## Trivia

* In *Bulgy*, Haultraugh is misspelled as "Haultreaugh".

## References

1. ↑ Oliver the Western Engine

**North Western Railway**
Sudric language

**Sudric** is the native language of Sodor. It is similar to the Goidelic languages, Manx in particular. However, Sudric has fallen out of use recently, as English has become the main language on the Island.

## Translations

* Byr - Croft/Farm
* Cronk-ny-Braaid - The Hill in the Valley
* Cros-ny-Curin - Cross in the Mountain
* Crosh - Cross/Crucifix
* Croshbyr - Cross Farm
* Deighan - Devil
* Dreeym-y-Deighan - Devil's Back
* Gleih - Blue
* Keeill-ny-Deighan - Church of the Devil
* Knock - Hill
* Loey - Lake
* Rheneas - Divided Waterfall
* Scaca - Wooded Hillside
* Skarloey - Lake in the Woods
* Traugh - Sandy Beach
* Wick - Inlet/Creek

## References

1. ↑ The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways
Donald

* NWR
* BR

**Donald** is a Scottish mixed-traffic tender engine, and the twin brother of Douglas. He was brought to Sodor to work as a goods engine on the North Western Railway, but Douglas stowed away with him to avoid being scrapped. After proving himself to being Really Useful, Donald was allowed to stay with his twin.

Like his twin, Donald works primarily as a goods engine on the Little Western, and handles many of the ballast trains running from Arlesburgh to Tidmouth. However, he also works as a mixed-traffic engine on the Brendam Branch Line and the Main Line whenever the other engines need his help.