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Rex

"*Consider my feelings. When we were both green, passengers kept calling me Mike!*"
— Rex

* **Builder**: Davey, Paxman & Co., rebuilt Yorkshire Engine Co.
* **Built**: 1923, rebuilt 1928
* **Gauge**: 15 inch
* **Configuration**: 2-8-2
* **Arrived on Sodor**: 1967

**Rex** is a green minature tender engine on the Arlesdale Railway. He is a hard worker, but occasionally has problems with traction.

## Biography

Rex is based on a design by Mr. Henry Greenly, and was built by Davey, Paxman of Colchester in 1923 at the same time as River Esk was for the Ravenglass & Eskdale. He was found to be powerful but erratic and was sent to the Yorkshire Engine Co. for rebuilding in 1928 at the same time as River Esk, and for the same reasons. Walschaerts valve gear, substituted for the poppet gear originally fitted, gave beneficial results. Unlike River Esk, Rex was not fitted with a Poultney tender.

## Persona

Rex is a playful green miniature engine with a strong sense of humour. He is a hard worker and is the natural leader of the little railway engines (in spite of the fact that Mike prefers to think he’s the leader). Rex is very proud of his railway and a great friend to the other engines, but he can’t help teasing Mike to stop him getting too full of himself. Most of the time Mike manages to return the banter, but sometimes he gets a little wound up. Luckily Rex is very good at helping Mike see the funny side again. He, Bert and Mike enjoy singing.

## Livery

Rex is painted NWR green with red and yellow lining. He has a brass dome, brass builder's plates on the sides of his cab, red nameplates with gold writing mounted on each side of his boiler and "ARLESDALE" written on the sides of his tender in yellow. He was painted in an almost identical livery on his old railway.

## Trivia

* He has a sister called River Esk on the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway.
Hiro

"*Thomas, my dear friend. You must not worry. My welcome present is right here. Being here with my friends is the biggest present of all. There is nothing more special!*"
— Hiro

* **Class**: JNR D51, originally JNR 9551
* **Designer**: Hideo Shima
* **Builder**: Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company
* **Built**: 1912, rebuilt 1934, 1969
* **Configuration**: 2-8-2, originally 2-8-0
* **Top Speed**: 65 mph
* **Arrived on Sodor**: March 1935

**Hiro** (**寛**) is a wise old Japanese engine, who is famously known as the "**Master of the Railway**". He regularly visits the North Western Railway.

## Biography

Hiro was built in 1912 as part of the 9550 class, and was one of the first steam locomotives built in Japan. He we first used on the Joban line, and swiftly became known as a great performer, working harder than any other engine. By 1923, he was working on Nemuro Main Line on Hokkaido, when the Great Kantō earthquake hit Honshu. He was transferred back to the Joban line to assist with recovery and rebuilding efforts around Tokyo, and became famous for bravery and determination in helping survivors. Because of this, he became known as 'The Master of the Railway'.

At the beginning of 1935, the North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor found itself needing more motive power, after Henry's "Flying Kipper" accident, which required him to be sent to Crewe for rebuilding. Officials on Hiro's railway heard about this, and decided to help the North Western, while at the same time seeing how its engines would cope in foreign environments. Sir Topham Hatt, unable to find a replacement for Henry on the Mainland, agreed. As such, Hiro was partially rebuilt to standard gauge and soon dispatched to Sodor on loan.

## Persona

Hiro is an old steam engine who has been on Sodor for a very long time and was originally known as the "Master of the Railway". He is grand, masterful, mature, wise, very dignified, enormously kind and is able to find good in any engine he meets. He has an appreciation for serenity and order and often thinks fondly of his homeland, far away, where he was once one of the strongest engines. Hiro fell victim to neglect when waiting upon parts to arrive for him from his island, when he began to break down and became lost. He was eventually rediscovered by Thomas, who, despite some problems in worrying about sharing the discovery of Hiro with the Fat Controller, helped Hiro to be fully restored to his former glory. Hiro continues to be gentle, wise and graceful, as well as a useful engine on the railway and a good friend to the other engines, especially Thomas. He does not appear to hold a grudge; he helped Spencer after an accident, despite Spencer previously trying to send Hiro to the smelter's yard.

## Livery

Hiro is painted black with gold lining, boiler bands and fittings and red wheels. The number "51" is painted on the sides of his tender and the kanji **寛** is painted on the sides of his cab, both in white. He has gold nameplates with his name in black on his smoke deflectors.

## Trivia

* There is another member of his class with the same number as him.
Culdee Fell Railway

The **Culdee Fell Railway** (**CFR**), nicknamed "**The Mountain Railway**" is a narrow guage (2ft 7½in) rack and pinion mountain railway on the Island of Sodor, running for 8 miles from, Kirk Machan to the Summit of Culdee Fell, the highest peak on Sodor.

## History

### Post-War History

A turning point for the Railway came in 1956, when Lord William's son, Henry Barrane, was appointed to the Board as Finance Director. A modern man, he immediately pushed for modernization programmes to improve the railway's service, starting with the rebuilding of its old semi-open coaches to enclosed saloons. With the approval of his father, he also began headhunting a new General Manager, eventually selecting Walter Richards, latterly District Superintendent of the NWR's Norramby Branch Line.

By 1960, it had become apparent that the Railway's four engines were struggling under heavy traffic and in need of heavy repair. Having visited the Snowdon Mountain Railway and seen its newer engines, Lord Harry resolved that the CFR needed modern superheated engines. Inquiries were made with the Swiss Locomotive & Machine Works if they could build the engines, however it transpired they had ceased building steam locomotives some ten years prior - however were willing to provide the drawings to another builder. Sir Charles Topham Hatt of the North Western Railway stepped in, and offered to build the engines at the NWR's Crovan's Gate Works.

## Operations and Stations

Starting from the station at Kirk Machan, the line climbs up to the summit, calling at Shiloh, then runs along the wildlife sanctuary at Poll-ny-Chrink. After that it makes stops at Skarloey Road, "Devil's Back", and Culdee Fell, the summit of the line. The line is open from Easter to Michaelmas, with winter being when repairs are made to the line.

## Management

### Chairman of the Board

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## Rolling Stock

### Locomotives

ErnestWilfredCuldeeShane DooineyPatrickAlaricEricGodred (*scrapped*)
## Trivia

* It is one of only two rack railways in the UK, the other being the Snowdon Mountain Railway.
Oliver

* **Class**: GWR 14xx
* **Designer**: Charles B. Collett
* **Builder**: GWR Swindon Works
* **Built**: August 1934
* **Configuration**: 0-4-2T
* **Top Speed**: 70 mph
* **Arrived on Sodor**: April 1959

**Oliver** is a Great Western auto tank engine who on the North Western Railway. He works on The Little Western with Duck and lives at Arlesburgh West Shed. He has two autocoaches named Isabel and Dulcie, and a brake van named Toad.

## Persona

Despite previous heroism and daring feats, Oliver is an engine who is willing to admit every day is a learning curve. When he was still new to Sodor, he let the other engines' responses to his courage, resource and sagacity from his amazing recounts of daring escapes and adventures get to his smokebox and he became conceited. However, when troublesome trucks pushed him into the turntable well, he grew into a much more humble, settled engine and was far warier of trucks. But later, with some help from his brake van Toad, he did gain much respect and authority among the trucks when he showed his strength with the ringleader of the trucks, S.C. Ruffey. Oliver still has gumption, but is now a more obedient, sensible engine. He feels his responsibility on the railway deeply, is ever thankful for being aided in his escape from scrap by Douglas and is a trustworthy, tenacious, plucky engine. However, he does occasionally have one or two temper problems and grumbles quite easily, but despite this setback, Oliver is still one of the more really useful and well-behaved engines on Sodor.

## Livery

Oliver is painted in the 1934 GWR Brunswick green livery with yellow lining, black footplate and a brass safety valve. He has the GWR crest painted on his side tanks and the number "11" is painted on the sides of his cab in yellow.

Before he came to Sodor, Oliver was painted in BR unlined Brunswick green with the BR crest on his side tanks. He had brass GWR numberplates.
Spencer

* **Class**: LNER A4 Pacific
* **Designer**: Sir Nigel Gresley
* **Builder**: LNER Doncaster Works
* **Built**: July 1938
* **Configuration**: 4-6-2
* **Top Speed**: 126 mph

**Spencer** is a streamlined engine privately owned by the Duke and Duchess of Boxford. He is a cousin of Gordon and a younger brother of the world's fastest steam engine, Mallard. He has his own rake of Pullman coaches

## Persona

Spencer is very arrogant and pompous and considers himself to be above doing menial duties such as shunting. Few of the engines like him. When he came to build the summer house, Spencer proved himself to be very nosey, sneaky, disobedient and rather neglectful. Despite being closely related, Gordon and Spencer have never gotten on very well with each other. This is mainly because of his pompous behaviour, which exceeds even that of Gordon's. However, he still has a kind side which is usally shown when he realises his mistakes.

When he was younger, he was known to be the most down to earth of his brothers and sisters.

## Livery

Spencer is painted metallic silver with black lining. He has red nameplates with his name in gold.

In his LNER days, he was originally painted Garter Blue with red wheels before being repainted Wartime Black in 1941. In his BR days, he was painted in early BR dark blue livery before being painted in BR Passenger Green.
Hatt Hall

**Hatt Hall**, formerly **Wellsworth Hall**, is a country house outside of Wellsworth that is owned by the Hatt Family.

## History

Since the 1290s, the manor of Wellsworth had been under the control of the Poor Clares. With the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1540, the land passed to the new Bishop of Suddery. After provisions were made to secure the generous endowment of Saint Tibba's Hospital, and the Parish of Wellsworth, the manor was sold to Sir Alastair Drewe, the largest secular landowner in the area, who constructed a small manor on his new new land holding.
Duck

"*There are two ways of doing things: the Great Western Way, or the wrong way.*"
— Duck

* **Class**: GWR 57xx
* **Designer**: Charles B. Collett
* **Builder**: North British Locomotive Co.
* **Built**: March 1929
* **Configuration**: 0-6-0PT
* **Top Speed**: 55 mph
* **Arrived on Sodor**: 1945

**Montague**, affectionately known as "**Duck**" due to a supposed waddle, is a Great Western Railway pannier tank engine. He runs his own branch line, known as "The Little Western", with his coaches, Alice and Mirabel.

## Biography

In 1929, the Great Western Railway introduced its new 57xx class pannier tank engines, with the first hundred being built by the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow - with No. 5741 being part of this batch, which would later be a source of some embarrassment due to not being a Swindon engine.

During the Second World War, he served as the station pilot at Paddington.

## Livery

Duck is painted in the GWR's 1942 Brunswick green livery with black footplate, wheels, splashers and pipes. He has the letters "GWR" written on his pannier tanks in yellow surrounded by red, and wears brass numberplates on his cab sides

When he arrived on Sodor, he was painted in the Great Western's unlined black livery, with the same lettering.
Ernest

* **Builder**: Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works
* **Built**: 1899
* **Retired**: 1964
* **Gauge**: 2ft 7 1⁄2in
* **Configuration**: 0-4-2RT
* **Arrived on Sodor**: February 1900

**Ernest** is a mountain engine who formerly worked on the Culdee Fell Railway. Like the other mountain engines, he has his own coach, Lilian. Since 1978, they've been on display at Ulfstead Castle
Felgood Brewing Company

The **Felgood Brewing Company** is a Sudrian alcoholic beverage company, based in Ffarqhar. Its flagship product is **Felgood's Famous Ffarqhar Ales**, exclusively brewed at its main distillery.

## History

In 1847, Josiah Felgood purchased The Toby Jug tavern in Ffarqhar form local landowner Caleb Croarie. He soon found the process of buying alcohol expensive and difficult, as few deliveries came to the isolated village, and often found himself without supply. In 1849, he decided to purchase his own brewing equipment to make his own ale, setting it up in an old stable behind the tavern.

## Brews

* Felgood's Express Blue pale ale
* Felgood's Sideplates & Cowcatchers brown ale
* Felgood's Little Green Wheels India pale ale
* Felgood's Grumpy Old Side Tank bitter ale
* Felgood's Highly Sprung American pale ale
* Felgood's Furness Red old ale
* Felgood's Western Pride chocolate stout
* Felgood's Silver Streak barley wine
* Felgood's Steam Crown golden ale
* McCallan's Caledonian Fire Scotch heavy ale
* McCallan's Glasgow Lifter Scotch light ale
Diesel Ten

* **Class**: BR Class 42 *Warship*
* **Designer**: British Railways
* **Builder**: BR Swindon Works
* **Built**: September 1957
* **Configuration**: Bo-Bo
* **Top Speed**: 100 mph
* **Arrived on Sodor**: 1972

"*You'll be laughing on the other side of your boilers soon, stupid steamers!*"
— Diesel Ten

"**Diesel Ten**" is a large diesel engine on the North Western Railway. He is unique due to having a roof-top mounted hydraulic claw, nicknamed "**Pinchy**". He is the 'leader' of the Diesels and lives at Vicarstown Works.

## Persona

Diesel 10 is known as a temperamental, manipulative and bullying diesel locomotive. He absolutely despises steam engines, and would call them taunting names like "Puffball" and "Teapot". He is Sodor's strongest (but not quite largest) diesel, his power being enforced by his slightly malfunctioning claw, Pinchy. He can use this deftly, and is even able to use it to make a sculpture. Pinchy, though, seems to have a mind of its own, as it has been known to "punch" Diesel 10 in the face from time to time, which he loathes. All engines, steam and diesel alike, fear or respect him.

Despite his brutality, some of his demeanor appears to have cooled, and his behavior has approved enough that Sir Topham Hatt allowed him back into service. He gets along well enough with the other Sudrian diesels, but his efforts to help are often only when it suits his personal interest and he still harbors his scheming ways and anti-steam sentiments.

## Livery

Diesel 10 is painted in the Western Region golden ochre livery, with tan stripes on his sides. His claw is painted dark brown. The number "D10" is painted on the sides of his cab in white.

## Notes

* "Diesel Ten" is actually a nickname, derived from his number. He has no proper name.
Glynn

* **Designer**: Sir Topham Hatt I
* **Builder**: A.W. Dry & Co., rebuilt at Crovan's Gate Works
* **Built**: 1902, rebuilt 1905 and 1926
* **Configuration**: 0-4-0VBGT
* **Top Speed**: 30 mph

"*Look after the branch line, Thomas. And wear that number with pride!*"
— Glynn

**Glynn** is an old vertical boiler engine, who works on the Ulfstead Estate Railway and was the North Western Railway's original No. 1.

Originally built by Sir Topham Hatt in 1902 for the Tidmouth, Knapford & Elsbridge Light Railway, he then worked on the Ffarquhar Branch Line for 50 years, before being withdrawn in 1954. He was then hidden by his builder to avoid scrap, and was found in 1992 and restored by the Earl of Sodor.

## Livery

Glynn is painted in the TK&ER red livery. He has a grey steam cap and funnel with a brass funnel top. He has brass control caps, boiler bands and nameplates. The number "1" is painted in yellow under his nameplates.
Den

* **Class**: 4DH Sentinel Diesel-Hydraulic
* **Designer**: Rolls Royce Sentinel
* **Builder**: Sentinel Waggon Works
* **Built**: 1959
* **Configuration**: 0-4-0DH
* **Top Speed**: 21 mph
* **Arrived on Sodor**: 1968

"*Well, what I mean to say is...*"
— Den

**Den** is a large diesel-hydraulic shunter on the North Western Railway. He serves as the main shunter at Vicarstown Works, alongside his assistant Dart.

## Persona

Den is the diesel engine who runs the Vicarstown Dieselworks, assisting in the repair of the other diesels. He is stately and deeply pensive. He tries to make sure everything he says is deeply considered, can often be heard muttering "what I mean to say is...", and can tend to over-think. He may come across as a little slow, but nothing could be further from the truth. He is rather astute and likes to take into account as much as he can with regards to a problem. Although he is not a worrier, he may tend to be on the fence about taking particular action over a matter before making a calculated, informed decision that will be worth the wait. Sometimes though, Dart (his assistant at the Dieselworks) can tell what he is thinking and cut to the chase a little quicker for the benefit of the other engines, which is why they support each other so well as a team. Den is a hard worker and is popular and well respected among the diesels for helping to fix them. Although he is not devious, Den may have the occasional chuckle at another engine's expense.

## Livery

Den is painted slate grey and orange with cream lining. His buffer beams are painted with orange and black hazard stripes. He has the Dieselworks logo on each side of his cab and the number "D11" is painted on his sides in white.
Sidney

* **Class**: BR Class 08
* **Designer**: British Railways
* **Builder**: BR ???? Works
* **Built**: 1958
* **Configuration**: 0-6-0DE
* **Top Speed**: 20 mph

**Sidney**, nicknamed **"Sid"**, is a forgetful diesel shunter on the North Western Railway. He works as the station pilot for Vicarstown Station and lives at Vicarstown Works.

## Persona

Sidney is a bit of a forgetful engine. He starts his day at one location and ends up at another, not remembering how he got there. When it was his turn for repairs at the Dieselworks, he was hoisted up and had his undercarriage removed. Being patient, Sidney was happy to wait, and wait, and wait. He sat there happy to pass the time with any engine that happened to be visiting. Two years later, he still had no wheels, so Percy helped him at Christmas to get a new set of wheels and now he is back on track. He is friendly and kind and always tries to help his friends, if he can remember what they need help with.

## Livery

Sidney is painted navy blue with yellow lining and hazard stripes under his face. His traction rods and bufferbeams are painted a rusty orange.
Aubrey William Dry

**Aubrey William Dry** CBE (1837 - 1921), known as **A.W. Dry**, was an East Anglian engineer, entrepreneur and local politician who was a major figure in the rapid development of Sodor's western region in the late 19th and early 20th century.

## Biography

### Later life and death

When in 1918 King George V approved Tidmouth's petition for incorporation, Dry was the unanimous choice to serve as the first Mayor, and was duly elected on the 9th of November of that year. He was re-elected in the following two years and served until his death.
Skarloey

* **Class**: Fletcher Jennings Class C
* **Designer**: Henry A. Fletcher
* **Builder**: Fletcher, Jennings & Co.
* **Built**: 1864
* **Gauge**: 2ft 3in
* **Configuration**: 0-4-2ST, originally 0-4-0ST
* **Arrived on Sodor**: May 1865

**Skarloey** is a red narrow gauge saddletank engine, and the oldest engine on the Skarloey Railway. He is named after Skarloey, a village and lake served by the railway, and is Rheneas' older brother.

## Biography

Skarloey was built at Fletcher, Jennings & Co. in Whitehaven alongside his twin Talyllyn. While Talyllyn was destined for a railway in Wales, Skarloey was destined to work on Sodor, and arrived on a ship at Kirk Ronan Harbour in 1865. He was transported by the S&M's Neil to Crovan's Gate, where he worked for a few months on his own before being joined by Rheneas.

## Persona

Skarloey is the wise sage of the Skarloey Railway and is an old, faithful little engine. Although once full of enthusiasm and his own ideas in his youth, Skarloey is now one of the oldest engines on the Island. He is a calm-natured, quaint, and mature engine and may often try to guide or watch over less experienced narrow gauge engines in his firm but fair and friendly manner. He acts kindly to engines and passengers alike and always enjoys a gentle, smooth journey through the woods by the lakeside and stopping at all the gates and stiles he remembers so well. He is considered, and often acts like, the leader of the narrow gauge engines.

## Livery

Skarloey is painted in the Railway's once-standard livery of scarlet red with blue lining, white outlining and brass fittings. He has brass name and number plates with red backgrounds on the sides of his saddle tank and coal bunkers, respectively. Up until 1985, his name was painted on his saddle tank in yellow, and between about 1930 and 1995 he had simplified blue lining.

## Trivia

* His name means "Lake in the Woods" in the Sudric language.

**Skarloey Railway**
Elizabeth

* **Class**: Sentinel DG4 lorry
* **Builder**: Sentinel Waggon Works
* **Built**: April 1926
* **Top Speed**: 40 mph

**Elizabeth** is a vintage Sentinel steam lorry formerly driven by Sir Topham Hatt I and II. Isobella is her younger sister.

## Persona

Elizabeth does not like laziness or rudeness and will respond to both in the strongest terms. Because of this, she can often come off as harsh and severe. Although she believes roads are superior to rails, she often helps the engines out, and is not as prejudiced as the likes of George or Bulgy. She is very sensitive about how others refer to her by her age.

## Livery

Elizabeth is painted maroon with gold and black lining. She has an orange tipper.

## Trivia

* Elizabeth is named after Queen Elizabeth II, who was born the same time she was built.
Owen

* **Built**: 1962

**Owen** is an incline traction engine, who is stationed at the Blue Mountain Quarry.

## Persona

Owen is an enthusiastic incline engine, based on a vertical traction boiler, housed at the top of the incline at the Blue Mountain Quarry. From high up above the quarry floor, he gamely takes great pride in his job and never tires in the overseeing of empty slate trucks up the incline, while sending loaded ones down, often announcing the transportation of cargo as he moves it between terraces. He likes to maintain steady, safe operation throughout the quarry and enjoys ensuring everything is running as it should. He is keen to help any engine about their work and make sure everyone is on track.

## Livery

Owen is painted orange and grey with an orange nameplate, with his name in black.
Connor

* **Class**: NYC J-3a Hudson
* **Designer**: Henry Dreyfuss
* **Builder**: Alco-Schenectady
* **Built**: 1938
* **Configuration**: 4-6-4
* **Top Speed**: 115 mph
* **Arrived on Sodor**: 1973

**Connor** is a streamlined American streamlined engine, who is designed for speed. He has his own rake of coaches. He pulls fast passenger trains between the Mainland and Sodor with Caitlin.

## Bio

Connor was built in 1938 for the New York Central Railroad in the United States. For almost twenty years he and his brothers and sisters hauled the N.Y. Central's crack passenger trains. By the late 50's he had been withdrawn and all his classmates were scrapped, how he survived is unknown.

He, along with Caitlin, was acquired in 1970 by Sir Charles Topham Hatt and underwent a extensive rebuild to fit the British loading gauge. At the time, they were joint owned by the North Western Railway and British Railways. They arrived on Sodor in 1973 and began hauling fast passenger trains, mostly between Ulfstead Castle and London.

Upon the privatisation of British Railways in 1997, he and Caitlin became fully owned by the NWR.

## Persona

Connor is a streamlined engine, designed for speed. Along with his friend Caitlin, Connor is an excitable and energetic character, who likes to be busy and loves to race. Both Connor and Caitlin are friendly and eager to get other engines to join in the fun with them. Connor, however; is better at being patient, unlike Caitlin. Although it's probably unintentional, he can come across as being somewhat smug.

## Livery

Connor is painted teal blue with aquamarine and yellow lining. He has brass nameplates on the sides of his boiler. The number "38" is painted on the sides of his tender in yellow.
Fred

* **Designer**: Ivo Hugh
* **Builder**: NWR Vicarstown Works
* **Built**: 1989
* **Gauge**: 2ft 3in
* **Configuration**: 0-4-0DM
* **Top Speed**: 10 mph

**Fred** is a diesel engine that works on the Skarloey Railway. He does maintenance work with Rusty and usually pulls the Weedkiller Train.

## Bio

In the 1980s, the Skarloey Railway bought two worn out Hunslet Diesels from the National Coal Board and using parts from both engines, constructed one good engine; Fred. He was put into service in 1989 as a secondary diesel (to Rusty) and is used exclusively for maintenance and engineering work.[1]

Once a year, Rusty and Fred have to pull a slow train that spreads weedkillers on the tracks.

## Persona

Fred has lots of teething troubles and often falls ill leaving him unable to do work.

## Livery

Fred is painted dark grey with red side rods. He has black and gold name and number plates.

## Trivia

* Fred is named after a fogman that saved Peter Sam and his passengers from crashing into a forest fire,

**Skarloey Railway**
Stephen Topham Hatt

* **Spouse**: Helen Margaret Dreswick
* **Married**: January 1970

"*You are a credit to Our Railway!*"
— Sir Topham Hatt III

Sir **Stephen Topham Hatt**, 3rd Baronet, KW, GBE, JP, nicknamed "**The Fat Controller**", is a Sudrian businessman, author and former railway executive. He was the Managing Director of the North Western Railway from 1984 to 2010, where he presided over its privatisation and began a program of modernisation, and Chairman of the Board from 2010 to 2020.
A.W. Dry & Co.

**A.W. Dry & Co.** is a Sudrian light engineering firm, specialising in drainage maintenance.

Before the death of its eponymous founder, the firm was a far larger concern with interests in mining, shipbuilding and construction - however a dispute between Mr Dry's sons resulted in them splitting the company's varied interests between.
O.J.

* **Type**: Paddle-driven harbour tug
* **Builder**: Hepple & Co.
* **Built**: 1890, rebuilt 1915
* **Top Speed**: 12 knots

**Old Jones**, nicknamed "**O.J.**", is Captain Star's third and oldest tug. He is capable of a variety of tasks, but is sometimes restricted by his age and mechanical condition.

## Biography

Old Jones was constructed by Hepple & Co. at North Shields on the River Tyne for service at Barry Docks.

## Livery

O.J. is painted in the Star Fleet's livery. This consists of a yellow superstructure, black hull, red, white and blue "American flag-styled" funnel. His paddle-wheel housing are painted white.
Madge

* **Class**: Scammell Scarab
* **Builder**: Scammell Lorries Ltd.
* **Built**: 1964

**Madge** is a green snub-nosed lorry with a three-wheeled cab and a flatbed. She usally works alongside the route of the Skarloey Railway.

## Livery

Madge is painted green along her trailer and the bottom half of her cab, whilst the top half of her cab and her headlights are cream.
Robert Norramby

* **Inherited Earldom**: 1943

"*I love a good surprise!*"
— Sir Robert Norramby

Major-General **Richard Robert Norramby, 21st Earl of Sodor**, KG, GCB, GCVO, GCStJ, GBE, MC, TD, PC, JP, GS (born 25 January 1940), usually known as **Sir Robert Norramby**, is a Sudrian peer, soldier and entrepreneur. He owns Ulfstead Castle, its surrounding estate and railway, and has notably developed it into a major tourist attraction. He is a good friend of Sir Stephen Topham Hatt.

## Persona

Sir Robert Norramby is a railway buff and a gentleman explorer, who owns the largest estate on the Island of Sodor. With his white beard and longish hair he may seem a little eccentric, but he is an old friend of Sir Topham Hatt who came home to the island after many years travelling the world. Sir Robert is a kind and caring man, but he can be stern to his engines if they misbehave.

## Attire

Sir Robert usually wears a dark grey shooting jacket over a red patterned waistcoat, a white dress shirt and a blue day cravat, with grey trousers and black shooting boots.
Bertram

* **Class**: "Large" England
* **Designers**: George England and CM Holland
* **Builder**: FR Boston Lodge Works
* **Built**: 1880
* **Gauge**: 2ft 3in
* **Configuration**: 0-4-0ST+T
* **Arrived on Sodor**: 1880

**Bertram**, nicknamed "**The Old Warrior**", is an old narrow gauge engine who works on the Mid Sodor Heritage Railway.

## Biography

Bertram was built in 1880 as the third new engine for the Mid Sodor Railway.

## Livery

Bertram is painted dark brown with red lining. He has black and gold nameplates on the sides of his saddletank and cab respectively. While on the Mid Sodor Railway, he lacked lining.

## Trivia

* He is the brother of Duke.

**Mid Sodor Railway**
Stanley (MSR)

"*Listen, bud. In the States, we don't care a dime for a few spills.*"
— Stanley

* **Class**: Baldwin Class 10-12-D
* **Built**: 1917
* **Builder**: Baldwin Locomotive Works
* **Gauge**: 2ft 3in
* **Configuration**: 4-6-0PT

**Stanley**, also known as **"No. 2"**, was an American narrow gauge engine on the Mid Sodor Railway, who was later turned into a pumping engine.

## Livery

Stanley was painted red with black lining. He had brass name and numberplates.
Rebecca

* **Designer**: Oliver Bulleid
* **Builder**: Brighton Works
* **Built**: September 1949
* **Configuration**: 4-6-2
* **Top Speed**: 100 mph
* **Arrived on Sodor**: October 1964

**Rebecca**, formerly named **Weymouth**, is a mixed-traffic tender engine on the North Western Railway. She works on the Main Line, primarily serving as Gordon's deputy on *The Sudrian* and hauling secondary express trains, and lives at Tidmouth Sheds.

## Livery

Rebecca is painted in the Southern Railway Malachite green with sunshine yellow lining livery. On her sides, she wears large gunmetal plates with "TIDMOUTH" written on them and small scrolls with "WEST COUNTRY CLASS" written on them, both with red backgrounds, between which are plaques with the borough's crest. She has the number "22" painted on her cabsides and the words "NORTH WESTERN" painted on her tender sides, both in sunshine yellow.
Governor of Sodor

The **Governor of Sodor** (Sudric: **Lheasrí Sudrey**; formally **His Majesty’s Lieutenant and Governor of the Dominion and Liberty of the Island of Sodor**) is the personal representative of the British Monarch on the Island of Sodor, similar to the position of Lord-Lieutenant in the rest of the United Kingdom. The office was established upon the English annexation of Sodor in 1405.

The Governor's Office is located at Ulfstead Castle and an official residence, Governor's House, is maintained at Suddery. The Lord Barrane is the current Governor.

## Governor's Council

* The Governor
* The Bishop of Suddery (*1541 - 1703; since 2005*)
* The Sheriff and Deputy Governor (*since 1567*)
* The High Steward (*commonly known as Máeor*)
* The Lord Mayor of Suddery
* The Constable of Ulfstead
* The Vice-Admiral of the Sudrian Coast
* The Warden of Misty Island

## List

### 1800 - present

* Sir Charles Kellson (1831 - 1842)
* Sir Raglan Drixon (1842 - 1852)
* Peter Regaby (1852 - 1867)
* John Arnold Norramby (1867 - 1894)
* Henry John Norramby (1894 - 1915)
* Charles Henry Norramby (1929 - 1941)
* Cecilia Norramby (1941 - 1951)
* Henry Regaby (1951 - 1967)
* Hamish McCallan (1967 - 1979)
* Richard Robert Norramby (1990 - 2020)
Harwick Branch Line

The **Harwick Branch Line** is a branch line of the North Western Railway. It is run by Daisy, who handles the passengers, and Ryan, who handles the goods traffic. It runs from Arlesburgh up to Harwick. Skiff the Railboat runs tours around Arlesburgh Harbour.

## History

### Development

In 1992, Stephen Topham Hatt once again looked towards a northern extension. While Sodor Roadways had long provided a satisfactory passenger service for Harwick, continued development of the Ooyre Valley was viewed as stifled due to lacking a connection to Sodor's main transportation network.
Freddie

* **Builder**: Hunslet Engine Company
* **Built**: 1906
* **Gauge**: 2ft 3in
* **Configuration**: 2-6-2T
* **Arrived on Sodor**: 1910

**"Fearless" Freddie** is an old Warhorse engine who is the Number 7 of the Skarloey Railway.

## Biography

Freddie was built in 1906 to the same design as Russell of the Welsh Highland Railway, though to a larger gauge for an unknown foreign railway. The railway later cancelled their order, though Freddie's construction had gone so far that Hunslet was left no choice but to finish him and wait for another railway to buy him.

Freddie was left sitting in the Hunslet works for four years, until 1910, when Sir Handel Brown, the new owner of the Skarloey Railway, came looking for an engine for his railway. Freddie had been built to the Skarloey's unusual gauge and Hunslet, eager to get rid of him, sold him to Sir Handel for a relatively cheap price. Freddie was soon shipped to Sodor, arriving two weeks after his purchase, and was then named after Frederick Mack, the recently deceased former Controller of the Skarloey, and given the number 3.

The Skarloey had recently received a boom of traffic, and Freddie, who was almost as strong as Skarloey and Rheneas combined, was greatly welcomed, though the two older engines found his cockiness and, in their view, recklessness annoying and alarming. Rheneas particularly viewd him negatively as he disliked the supposed intrusion of the young engine on their railway.

## Persona

Freddie is the warhorse engine of the Skarloey Railway. In his youth, he was known as "Fearless Freddie" and was the daredevil of the hills, known for being fast, fun, and, of course, fearless. As a result of having worked on the narrow gauge line many years before, Freddie knows the route, as well as many hidden tracks, like the back of his buffers and he can use this to his advantage. Although he is now a much older engine, Freddie is still full of boyish charm, has his wits about him and is always game for a competition. He is chucklesome, will never forget a friend and is still very much capable of giving younger engines a run for their coal.

## Livery

Freddie is painted grey with black and white lining, and has a brass dome and funnel top. He has black and gold name and number plates on the sides of his tanks and cab respectively..

## Trivia

* Russell, on the Welsh Highland Railway, is his brother.

**Skarloey Railway**
Caitlin

"*The race is on!*"
— Caitlin

* **Class:** B&O P-7a
* **Designer**: Baldwin Locomotive Works
* **Builder**: Baldwin Locomotive Works
* **Built**: 1927
* **Configuration**: 4-6-2
* **Top Speed**: 110 mph
* **Arrived on Sodor**: 1973

**Caitlin** is a American streamlined engine, who is designed for speed. She has her own rake of coaches. She pulls fast passenger trains between the Mainland and Sodor with Connor.

## Persona

Caitlin is a streamlined engine, designed for speed. Along with her friend Connor, Caitlin is an excitable and energetic character, who likes to be busy and loves to race. Both Caitlin and Connor are friendly and eager to get other engines to join in the fun with them. Caitlin is particularly impatient and restless if she has nothing to do. She would rather be racing than sit in a station and be idle. She rarely seems to lack energy.

## Livery

Caitlin is painted fuschia with light grey and light blue lining. She has brass nameplates on the sides of her boiler. The number "39" is painted on the sides of her tender in yellow.
Refreshment Coach

* **Builder**: Brown, Marshalls & Co.
* **Configuration**: 4 wheel

The **Refreshment Coach** is a narrow gauge coach in a form of a shop that is used by the Refreshment Lady to sell refreshments on the Skarloey Railway.

## History

The coach was built around 1900 by Brown, Marshals & Co. to a improved design of the the original Skarloey coaches to help with increasing passenger numbers. Around 1937, during the Skarloey's hard times, the coach was abandoned and eventually found use as a shed on a farm near Glennock. By the 1960s though, it was out of use.

In June 1967, Peter Sam tried to help the Refreshment Lady find a place for another tea room, with no success. Later, Rusty and Peter Sam discovered an old railway coach swept upon the tracks from a storm. Peter Sam had the idea to make a mobile tea room and with Jem Cole's help, the old coach was restored and modified with a kitchen and serving hatch. Peter Sam now proudly pulls the "Tea Shop Special" along the Skarloey Railway during summer time to places such as the Woodland Way, Rheneas Waterfall and the Ruined Castle.

## Livery

The Refreshment Coach is painted yellow with blue and red lining. It has a red serving hatch on one side that has a white sign reading "REFRESHMENT" in red. One end has a cloud shaped sign listing the products sold.

It was probably originally painted in the Skarloey's white and blue coach livery.

## Trivia

* The Talyllyn Railway had a similar coach during the 1960s, though it was eventually reverted back to a standard coach.

**Skarloey Railway**
Hannah

* **Builder**: GER Stratford Works
* **Built**: 1884
* **Configuration**: Bogied

**"Hasty" Hannah** is a vintage passenger coach on the North Western Railway. She works with Toby, her sister Henrietta and Elsie on Thomas' and Toby's branch lines as part of "*The Vintage*" train.

## Biography

Hannah was built in 1884 as the eighth and last coach for the Wisbech & Upwell Tramway, and the second bogie coach. While her sisters were relatively content with the slow and simple life on the Tramway, Hannah wanted more excitement in her life. She always pushed the trams that pulled her to go faster, much to the displeasure of her sisters; the only one that was sympathetic to her was Henrietta. The Tramway had strict speed limits, though they were raised several times, much to Hannah's delight, though not to the levels she wanted.

In 1927, passenger services on the Tramway ceased and the passenger stock was dispersed to several othet railways; Hannah and her other bogied sister, Irene, went to the Kelvedon & Tollesbury Light Railway. They remained there until October 1951, when passenger services were also withdrawn there, and were sent to Stratford Works for storage. Shortly after this, Hannah recieved a moment of fame when she starred in the Ealing Comedy "The Titfield Thunderbolt".

## Livery

Hannah is painted yellow-orange with black handrails and a white roof. Her name is painted on her sides in white.
Rocky

* **Builder**: Ransomes and Rapier
* **Built**: 1945
* **Arrived on Sodor**: 1967

**Rocky** is the main breakdown crane on the North Western Railway and a member of the Search and Rescue Team.

## Biography

By 1967, Judy and Jerome, the North Western Railway's original prime breakdown train, were old, outdated, and needed heavy repairs. Rocky was acquired to supplant them as the Railway's prime breakdown train.

## Livery

Rocky is painted dull red with yellow hazard stripes on his sides, back and crane arm.
Bash and Dash

* **Designer**: Marshutz & Cantrell
* **Builder**: Climax Locomotive Works
* **Built**: 1926
* **Configuration**: 0-4-0WT
* **Arrived on Sodor**: April 1970

"*One biff! One bash!"
"And there's never a crash!*"
— Bash and Dash

**Bash** and **Dash** are fun loving twin tank engines who work on Misty Island with Ferdinand.

## Persona

Bash and Dash are whacky, mischievous twin engines, who know each other so well that they can often finish the others' sentences. Living in an environment without proper rules, authority, or society, Bash and Dash live for fun, silly games and playing about in the chaotic, consequence-free Logging Camp and the dense Jobi forests of Misty Island. Often, they were easily distracted, reckless, and got very little work done and, when they did, it was in a particularly questionable and often dangerous manner.

However, since Thomas' adventure on Misty Island, Bash and Dash's outlook has changed and they try to be Really Useful Engines. Instead of aspiring to only goof around, they are now keen to help the Sodor engines and learn about the proper way of doing things, the values of good behaviour and forming new friendships with others. Although Bash and Dash may be baffled by concepts that are unfamiliar to them, they attempt to assimilate new prospects, take part, and strengthen their friendships with the Sodor engines, while keeping their reputation of being really fun. Recreating once unfamiliar social quirks has helped Bash and Dash learn about the world around them, the virtues and graces of others, and how to appreciate and understand new things to help them be Really Useful.

Although they will always be fun-loving and may raise the eyebrows of some of the bigger engines as they lark about with their work, Bash and Dash's new-found respect for considering others and learning and applying everyday rules, values, and behaviours helps them to learn and draw from the Sodor engines and the sensibilities of society, the world around them, and maturing into Really Useful engines to make the Fat Controller proud. Bash is the more timid, peaceful one of the twins, while Dash is more outgoing and supportive.

## Livery

Bash's boiler and wheels are painted slate grey, while his cab and dome are painted amber. Dash's boiler and wheels are painted amber, while his cab and dome are painted slate grey. They both have the MIRR logo painted on the sides of their cabs and the numbers "1" (Bash) and "2" (Dash) engraved on the sides of their lamps.
Neptune Refreshments

**Neptune Refreshments** is a chain of cafés founded by Ceinwen Neptune, "the Refreshment Lady" in 1932. Its main stall is located at Lakeside and it runs cafés at several stations on the Sudrian railways.

## Operations

The company has branches at:

* Lakeside
* Cros-ny-Curin
* Arlesburgh
* Norramby Beach
* Culdee Fell Summit
* Skarloey Station
* Crovan's Gate Station
* Wellsworth Station
* Maron Station

During summer time, the company also operates a "Tea Shop Special" using a refurbished coach on the Skarloey Railway, usually pulled by Peter Sam..
North Western Main Line

The **North Western Main Line**, commonly referred to as simply **The Main Line**, is the main railway line on the Island of Sodor. It runs from Tidmouth to Barrow-in-Furness on the Mainland. It is approximately 80 miles long.

## Locomotives

HenryGordonJamesDonaldDouglasEmilyMurdochMollyHankConnorCaitlinHiroNevilleBearDennisNormanPipEmma
Butch

* **Drivetrain**: 6WD
* **Class**: Scammell Pioneer
* **Designer**: Charles Topham Hatt
* **Builder**: Royal Sodor Regiment
* **Built**: 1940
* **Top Speed**: 30 mph

**Butch**, also known as the **"Sodor Heavy Recovery Unit"**, is a breakdown vehicle and a member of the Sodor Search and Rescue Team. He is kept busy in construction areas, clearing rubble, towing broken-down or stranded vehicles, or assisting in engine rescues.

## Livery

Butch is painted yellow and navy blue, with "Sodor Heavy Recovery Unit" written on both sides of his trailer in white. Since joining the Search and Rescue Team, he has the logo of the SS&RC on his cab doors.
Diesel

* **Class**: BR Class 08
* **Designer**: British Railways
* **Builder**: BR Derby Works
* **Built**: December 1952
* **Configuration**: 0-6-0DE
* **Top Speed**: 20 mph
* **Arrived on Sodor**: June 1957

"*I'm a diesel! Hard as nails, always gruff. A diesel should be rough and tough!*"
— Diesel

"**Devious**" **Diesel** is a diesel shunter on the North Western Railway, who was the first diesel locomotive to be used on the Island of Sodor. He lives at Vicarstown Works.

## Biography

When Diesel came on trial to the North Western Railway, Duck was asked to show him around. Duck was unimpressed by Diesel's claims of being "revolutionary" and left him to his own devices. As a result, Diesel was made into a laughing stock by the trucks for trying to pull some rusty old trucks and failing spectacularly. Diesel then blamed Duck for not helping him. Diesel swore a vendetta plan and spread rumours that Duck had given the big engines rude nicknames. Duck was sent to Wellsworth pending an inquiry into the matter, but Diesel got too big for his buffers and tried telling lies about Henry. He was found out and sent home in disgrace.

Several years later, Diesel was brought back to help on Thomas' Branch Line whilst Percy was being repaired. Diesel tried to win Thomas and Toby over, without success and after he destroyed several trucks he was to be sent away. However, on his day of departure, Clarabel slipped on oily rails left by Daisy and came off at some points near Dryaw. Diesel, realising that Thomas was blocking his only way home, went to the rescue. Clarabel put in a good word for him and Diesel and he remained on the railway.

## Persona

Diesel is, in essence, the average pantomime villain. He is oily, malicious, devious, scheming and full of ideas to get revenge. He views himself and any other diesel of his kind as highly above the steam engines, and believes that all diesels are "revolutionary". However, despite his antics giving diesels on Sodor a bad reputation, which causes most steam engines, particularly Duck and Thomas, to mistrust him, he still wants to prove himself to be a really useful engine and, deep down, has a soft side, though he dislikes showing it. He is also very proud to be the first diesel on Sodor.

## Livery

Diesel is painted in the black livery used by British Railways for shunting engines. The number "D8" is painted on the sides of his cab in white and his siderods are silver. When he first visited Sodor he carried the British Railways "Cycling Lion" logo on either side.