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Tidmouth-Vicarstown Main Line

The **Tidmouth-Vicarstown Main Line**, is the biggest line on Sodor, and runs through to the mainland at Barrow.

## History

At first, the main line didn't exist. It was broken up into a lot of sections at Tidmouth, Knapford, Elsbridge, Crosby, Wellsworth and Crovan's Gate on the three pre-grouping railways of Sodor. Eventually, the three railways merged into one, making it straight from Tidmouth to Vicarstown.

When the airport opened up, traffic slowly but surely became very congested. To help, a special airport service was started to take trains from Cronk going up to both Tidmouth and Vicarstown.

## Stations

* Tidmouth (To the Arlesburgh branch/Little Western and Harwick branch lines and Arlesdale Railway; formerly Mid Sodor Railway)
* Lower Tidmouth
* Knapford
* Elsbridge (To the Ffarqhuar branch/Thomas' branch line)
* Crosby
* Wellsworth (To the Brandam branch/Edward's branch line)
* Maron
* Cronk
* Killdane (To the Peel Godred branch/Electric branch line and the Culdee Fell Railway)
* Kellsthorpe Road (To the Kirk Ronan branch/Lauren's branch line)
* Crovan's Gate (To the Skarloey Railway and Norramby branch line/Arthur's branch line)
* Vicarstown (To the Norramby branch line/Arthur's branch line)

## Engines/Rolling stock

* Henry (Mixed traffic)
* Gordon (Express passenger)
* James (Mixed traffic)
* Emily (Passengers)
* Murdoch (Goods)
* Merlin (Airport traffic)
* Lexi (Shunter at Cronk airport)
* Rebecca (Express passenger)
* Bear (Mixed traffic)
* Derek (Airport traffic)
* Sean, Mick, Harry and Randolph (local service)
* Martha, Julian and Gladys (Emily's coaches)

### Part time engines/rolling stock

* Donald and Douglas
* Belle
* Hurricane
* Caitlin (Ulfstead runs)
* Connor (Ulfstead runs)

### Former engines/rolling stock

* Johnson (Kirk Ronan branch)
* Audrey, Hilary and Mark (Kirk Ronan branch)
* Dexter (Classroom at Harwick)
* Judy and Jerome (Harwick branch)
* Annie and Clarabel (Ffarqhuar branch)

## Station pilots/Utility engines/Rolling Stock

### Current

* Harvey (Utility engine)
* Amanda (Utility engine)
* Stanley (Utility engine; Knapford)
* Charlie (Utility engine; Knapford)
* Stafford (Knapford)
* Paxton (Blue Mountain Quarry)
* Rosie (Utility engine; Vicarstown)
* Dennis (Vicarstown)
* Bruno (Rosie and Diesel's brake van)

### Former

* Julie (Kirk Ronan branch line)
* Katie (Rolling Hills Railway)
* Thomas (Ffarqhuar branch line)
* Percy (Ffarqhuar branch line)
* Duck (Little Western)
* Diesel (Dieselworks)
* Philip (Brendam branch)

## Workshop engines/non-engines

* Victor (Steamworks)
* Theo (Steamworks)
* Kevin (Steamworks)
* Den (Dieselworks)
* Dart (Dieselworks)
* Diesel (Dieselworks)

## Maintenance crew

* Placido
* Maeve
* Kirby
* Carly
* Sandy
* Winston

## Other non-engines/rolling stock

* Jeremy (Cronk Airport)
* George (Sodor Island Council)
Ronald

**Ronald the Purple Bus** is a supporting character in the Seventyverse and is owned by Sodor Roadways. He is assigned to the Great Waterton route.

## Backstory

When James swapped duties with Olton Hall, he came across Ronald at Knapford. The purple bus had bought some fans to see James who was already feeling exasperated. Ronald commented that James needed to liven up.

## Personality

Ronald is a very chucklesome and enthusiastic bus and tries to get others in on the fun... weather in the mood or not.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Ronald is based on a double-decker bus with a removable top story.

### Livery

Ronald is painted purple. His registration plates read RON 99.

## Trivia

* The preferred voice actor for Ronald is Lee Ingleby who played Stan Shunpike in the *Harry Potter* films.
* Ronald's registration number is RON 99.
Samson

**Samson the Overconfident Engine** is a supporting character in the Seventyverse and was the fourth engine on the Sodor and Mainland Railway. He is now owned by the Rolling Hills Railway.

## Backstory

Samson worked on the Sodor and Mainland with Richard, Neil and Mary. When Skarloey and Rheneas arrived on Sodor, Samson collected them from Kirk Ronan Harbour and took them to Crovan's Gate. He later would tease Skarloey when he was sheeted under a tarpaulin for being sulky. Samson, Richard and Agnes would give Skarloey a hard time when she came out as male, although Samson and Agnes came round in the end. After the Sodor and Mainland Railway closed, Samson was sold to a factory on the mainland and was later joined by Neil, Mildred and Albert. All four engines are now preserved on the Rolling Hills Railway where Samson has his own brakevan, Bradford.

## Personality

Samson is a dignified tank engine with a lot of pride for the work he does. He almost never asks for help or advice to avoid seeming inexperienced around the Island. He is also quite arrogant and boastful, believing himself to be the Island's strongest tank engine and knowing what he is doing whatever is right or wrong. While a hardworking engine, he tends to be impatient, impulsive, and overenthusiastic, which often leads to trouble. (Details regarding Brake on Me to be added)

## Technical Details

### Basis

Samson is based on Barclays & Co. Works No. 214 built circa 1874. This 0-4-0 saddle tank engine that is believed to have been purchased by the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway after the Carlisle Goods Avoiding Lines contract was completed in 1877 and became their No. 2 engine 'Ennerdale'. It was sometimes loaned to the Rowrah and Kelton Fell Railway.

### Livery

Samson is painted viridian (grey-green) with red lining. He has nameplates, number plates with his number 15 and handrails, all in brass. He has a light grey running board and red bufferbeams and valences.

## Differences between the episodes and the series

* In the episodes, Samson is depicted as a frequent visitor to Sodor. In the series, Samson is a former Sodor and Mainland engine who is now part of the Rolling Hills Railway.

## Trivia

* Samson's number is No. 15, which is a reference to the year he was introduced; 20**15**. He was also S&M No. 4.
Pepper

**Sergeant Pepper the Beetle Engine (Codename: Blackbird)** is a supporting character in the Seventyverse and is the thirteenth engine on the Skarloey Railway. Before this, she was owned by the Ministry of Defense.

## Backstory

The Slate Quarry near Skarloey was taken over and militarized by the Ministry of Defense for the storage of ammunition after its closure. The Ministry of Defense used their own engine to shunt in the sidings, a black electric-powered engine described as "beetle-like". Her name was Pepper, codenamed Blackbird. She was later given to the Skarloey Railway as a station pilot as their thirteenth engine.

## Personality

Pepper is a very, well, peppery and proud engine. However, during her work at the military, she was very lonely and longed to see more of the Skarloey Railway. When the MoD finally decommissioned their base, she was really excited to get to know the others at last. However, time in isolation made her socially awkward.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Pepper is based on a battery operated beetle-like locomotive.

### Livery

During her MoD days, Pepper was painted black. In her Skarloey Railway days, she was repainted pink.

## Differences from the books

* The MoD engine was never seen in the books due to being classified. However, in this series, upon her being declassified, Pepper's full personality is on display.

## Trivia

* The preferred voice actor for Pepper is Kelly Sheridan, who voiced Starlight Glimmer from *My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic*.
* Pepper's name originates from the Beatles' *Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band* album. Her codename, Blackbird, refers to the Beatles song of the same name from their 1968 self-titled album (also known as *The White Album*).
Tadashi

**Tadashi the C11** is a supporting character in the Seventyverse and comes from Japan.

## Backstory

Tadashi was one of Hiro's old friends from Japan, along with Ichigo and Emi.

## Personality

Tadashi is cheeky, loyal and brave to a fault. He looks up to Hiro as his idol.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Tadashi is based on a Japanese National Railway (JNR) Class C11 2-6-4 tank locomotive. 381 of these engines were built between 1932 and 1947. 52 are preserved, with 6 in operational condition. One of them, C11 227 is preserved on the Oigawa Railway where it has been repainted to look like Thomas the Tank Engine.

## Trivia

* Tadashi is based on the C11 from the book *Thomas Comes to Japan*.
* The preferred voice actor for Tadashi is Daniel Henney, who voices Tadashi from *Big Hero 6*.
Old Tenders

There are six **old tenders** found on the North Western Railway. They are described as being very old, dirty and filled with boiler sludge.

Duck once used these tenders to play a trick on Henry, when the latter started complaining about wanting another tender.

## Technical Details

### Basis

GER Class S69, GNR Class H3, GCR Class 11F, GNR Class C1 large boiler, GNR Class O2 and GER Class Y14
The International Railway Series

**The International Railway Series** is a re-telling of the final three seasons of the original *Thomas and Friends* series.

## List of books

**Season 1**

1. Thomas and Nia (February 16 - March 3, 2020)
	* Thomas Goes Aboard
	* Journey Across Africa
	* Traveling Secrets
	* A New Home for Nia
2. Emily at the Great Railway Show (March 16 - April 15, 2020)
	* Where in the World is Thomas?
	* A Desperate Time
	* The Best Decorated Engine Parade
	* Shunting, Strength and Speed
	* Welcome Home, Thomas and Nia!
3. Gordon and the New Engines (April 18 - May 19, 2020)
	* Forever and Ever
	* Confusion Without Delay
	* Counting on Nia
	* Rebecca's Sad Story
	* Friends Together to the End
4. Duck the Great Western Engine (October 29 - November 1, 2021)
	* Free the Roads
	* Clear as a Bell
	* School of Duck
	* Fame Isn't Everything
5. Ivo Hugh the New Engine (January 29 - February 1, 2022)
	* The Controversy of Seven
	* A Recipe for Disaster
	* Understanding Ivo Hugh
	* Louder Than Words
6. Winter Engines (March 25 - 27, 2022)
	* Oliver's Fear of Fireworks
	* Off to See the World?
	* Hunt the Truck
	* Henry's Animal Ark

**Season 2**

1. Percy and the Chinese Engines (January 21 - 23, 2022)
	* Blue Isn't Your Colour
	* Percy's Dragon
	* The Runaway Van
	* Hong-Mei in the Drink
2. Engines of the Same Metals (September 12th - 5th 2023)
	* The Substitute Controller
	* When Diesels go Missing
	* Danger at the Dieselworks
	* Engines to the Rescue
3. James and the Engines of India (April 7 - May 19, 2019)
	* James and the Elephant
	* Movie Star Engines
	* The Thieving Monkeys
	* Shanker and the Poachers

## List of standalone stories

### Season 2

* Rosie is Red (February 11, 2023)
* Yong Bao and the Tiger (September 10th, 2023)

## Trivia

* Season 1 is the only season thus far without any standalone stories.
Trailers

Many different types of **trailers** have been featured over the course of SeventyVerse.

## Terence's Plough

Terence has a **plough** used to draw over soil to turn it over and cut furrows in preparation for the planting of seeds.

### Livery

Between the first and fifth series, the plough is painted black. In the sixth series, it was repainted dark blue with red alloys.

## Sam's Cart

Sam the Farmer owns a **cart** which he uses to transport lime. When it got stuck at Crowe's Farm Crossing, Percy accidentally crashed into it. In a deleted scene, it can be seen being pulled by Terence.

## Trevor's Trailer

The Vicar of Wellsworth owns a **dark blue trailer**, which was used for Trevor to haul children for joyrides.

### Livery

The trailer is painted dark blue with red wheels and white lining.

## Butch's Low Loader

Butch is accompanied with an **eight-wheeled low loader** used in rescue and recovery operations.

### Livery

The low loader is painted dodger blue with silver wheel alloys.

## Nelson's Low Loader

Nelson is accompanied with a **low loader** used to carry construction workers and The Pack to and from work sites. The low loader has a winch used to haul vehicles on the loader.

### Livery

The low loader is painted in Nelson's livery of black with cream and red lining and red wheel alloys.

## Madge's Flatbed

Madge the snub-nosed lorry is accompanied with a **flatbed trailer**.

### Livery

The flatbed is painted green with cream lining and red alloys.

## Flynn's Trailers

Flynn owns **two trailers**. One is road-based, while the other is rail-based; which one he uses depends on whether he's responding to an emergency via road or rail. The trailers are used to store extra water and firefighting equipment such as hoses, ladders and axes.

### Livery

Flynn's trailers are both painted in the same livery as him: red with yellow lining. His rail trailer also has the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre logo on the back.

## The Green Trailer

Willie the farmer owns a **green trailer** for carrying wool. Once it once toppled over, spilling wool across the tracks near Arlesdale Green and causing Rex to have an accident. During winter, it was once used by Terence to carry trees. After some ice in a pond cracked, trapping Terence and the trailer, it eventually sunk.

### Livery

The trailer is painted light green with blue wheels.
Spring Lakes Railway

**The Spring Lakes Railway** is a narrow gauge heritage railway that runs alongside the Rolling Hills Railway. It was founded by Mr. Percival's old friends, Sir Handel Lloyd Brown and Mr. Peter Sam; the latter of whom is his father-in-law. This is why is it the same gauge as the Skarloey Railway on Sodor.

## Engines

* Jim the Horse and Cart Engine (MSR No. 6)
* Atlas the Mine Engine (MSR mining engine)
* Nirmala the Darjeeling Engine
* Violet the Gentle Engine
* Mufasa the South African Garratt
* Little Barford the Tattoo Engine
* Barbara Regaby "Babs" the Single Fairlie
* Bridget the New-Build Engine (Under construction)
* Sebastian the Quarry Hunslet
* Little Giant the Double Fairlie
* Elias the Decauville Engine
* Zara the 'Elf' Engine

## Staff

* Sir Handel Lloyd Brown
* Mr. Peter Sam
* Mr. Roger Sam

## Stations

* Valesbridge
* Upland
* Middlewood
* Rocky Ridge
* Strawberry Grove
* Rumblin Bridge
* Bay View

## Gallery

Jim the Horse and Cart EngineAtlas the Mine EngineLittle Barford the Tattoo EngineSebastian the Quarry HunsletLittle Giant the Double FairlieElias the Decauville EngineZara the 'Elf' Engine
Queen Stephanie

The **Queen Stepanie** is a supporting character in the SeventyVerse.

## Backstory

The Queen Stephanie is among the biggest ocean liners in the world.

## Personality

The Queen is stated as being the greatest and grandest ocean liner in the world. She is also among the nicest ships as well.

## Technical Details

### Basis

The Queen Stephanie is based on the RMS Queen Elizabeth. She was launched in 1938.

She wears a tiara on top of her head. She has 1,001 windows and carries 14 lifeboats.

### Livery

The Queen Stephanie is painted in light gray livery with her name in blue writing, and a long blue stripe next to it.

## Trivia

* The preferred voice actress for Queen Stephanie is
Talia

**Talia the Loader** is a supporting character from the Seventyverse and is the seventh member of the Pack.

## Personality

Taila is a new build for the Pack and is keen to make an impression. She is full of energy, determined and loves to dig down deeper.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Taila is based on a 1980 John Deere 544B wheel loader.

### Livery

Taila is painted bright pink with the number 7 in white.

## Trivia

* The preferred voice actress for Talia is Kate Harbour who voiced Dizzy in Bob the Builder.
* Taila is based on "The loader" from *Scardey, Scardey*.
Sam

**Sam the Virginian Engine** is a supporting character in the Seventyverse and comes from the United States.

## Personality

Hailing from the United States of America, Sam is both large and strong. With a big heart to match his massive size, Sam is super-strong and will travel far and wide to help an engine in need.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Sam is based on the Virginian Railway Class AG, also known as the "Blue Ridge". He shares his number with a member of his class. The engine bearing this number was scrapped in 1960.

The AG class were built to take heavy coal trains from White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia to Allegheny, Virginia.

### Livery

Sam is painted Persian green and black with white lining. The number "906" is painted on the sides of his cab, his name is painted on the sides of his boiler, near his cab, and "VIRGINIAN" is painted on the sides of his tender, all in white.

## Differences between the episodes and the series

* In the original show, Sam was originally a merchandise-only character who visited Sodor to help with the construction of a museum before making a cameo in BWBA: The Movie. In the Seventyverse, Sam has yet to make an appearance.
Tiger Moth

**Tiger Moth the Bi-Plane** is a supporting character in the Seventyverse and is based at Dryaw Airfield.

## Backstory

Tiger Moth was rude and had a tendency to fly dangerously low on the ground. He once did a dangerous trick above Sir Topham Hatt and his family while they were on holiday. However, he crashed into a haystack a few days later. Harold brought Sir Topham Hatt to the site when they were searching for him after he was reported missing, and Sir Topham Hatt had a stern talk with his pilot, informing him that he and his plane will be grounded when he speaks to his controller about what happened.

## Personality

Tiger Moth did dangerous tricks to show off and was very rude, but learned his lesson after crashing into a haystack.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Tiger Moth is loosely based on, and named after, a de Havilland Tiger Moth with a radial engine and tail resembling that of a Sopwith Camel. According to an interview with Robert Gauld-Galliers by SiF, Tiger Moth is actually a Nieuport 17 biplane.

## Differences between the episodes and the series

* In the episodes, Tiger Moth appeared to be non-sentient and had no face. In this series, Tiger is senient and has a face (as per the magazines).

## Trivia

* The preferred voice actor for Tiger Moth is Kevin Frank, who voiced Harold from *Thomas and the Magic Railroad*.
Patrick and Pansy Percival

**Patrick and Pansy Percival** are supporting characters in the SeventyVerse and are the younger siblings of Peter, Penny and Paul Percival and the youngest children of Peregrine and Polly Percival.

## Backstory

Patrick is the older twin by minutes. Patrick proved to be accident-prone and would have to rely his older brothers Peter or Paul to help him out of trouble. Pansy and her older sister Penny became Annabelle Regaby's best friends.

In 2003, Pansy gave birth to a baby boy named Gordon Ian Trent. At some point prior to that, she'd married a man named Ian Trent.

## Personality

Patrick is accident-prone and gets into all sorts of scrapes. He likes to show that he's one of the big kids, but it's usually Peter or Paul who helps him out of trouble, and he ends up getting lectured by one or both of them for his foolishness.

Unlike her big sister Penny, Pansy actually likes doing girly things, yet despite their differences, they're very close-knit and consider Annabelle the middle sister they wish they had.

## Attire

As a teenager, Patrick wore a light brown t-shirt, a green sleeveless jacket, dark brown short, white socks, brown shoes and a blue and red baseball cap. He is also seen with bandages on his nose and knee to show the scrapes he gets into.

As a teenager, Pansy wore a white t-shirt with a blue long-sleeved undershirt, a yellow skirt, a two-toned blue beret with a sunflower on it, white socks with blue and yellow stripes and black Mary Janes. She also wears glasses due to her poor eyesight, much her father and her older brother, Paul.

## Trivia

* The preferred voice actor for Patrick Percival is Finn Wolfhard, who portrayed Mike Wheeler in *Stranger Things* on Netflix.
* The preferred voice actress for Pansy Percival is Emma Myers, who portrayed Enid Sinclair in *Wednesday* on Netflix.
Tillie

**Tillie the Little Engine That Could** is a supporting character in the SeventyVerse and is owned by the Indian Valley Railroad.

## Personality

Tillie is friendly, happy, childlike, positive, rough, hardworking, and very brave and fearless. She is resemblant of a tomboy and a tough little girl despite her age.

She is also somewhat mischievous and likes to sometimes tease her friends when she's bored playfully. So she's also easy to get along with.

She is always looking for reasons to expand her horizons and dreams, and always is seen seeing the positive in stuff.

While she does not care what others think of her, she is shown to get very sad and cry when others yell at her or tell her that she can't do things only for her friends, to reassure her which pushes her on.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Tillie is based on Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Co. No. 8, a 2-4-0 steam locomotive built in 1900 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Co. as #8

It was built as a switcher for the Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Co. for much of it’s career. It was then later restored by the Old Sydney Colliery Company.

Upon its retirement many years later it was donated to the Dominion Steel Co. and later renumbered as #25 in Sydney, NS, and then to the Canadian Railway Museum in October 1962 where it sits on static display.

As of today this little engine is still on public display at the Canadian Railway Museum in Delson, PQ, Canada.

## Differences between The Little Engine That Could and the SeventyVerse

* In *The Little Engine That Could*, Tillie was based on T. D. Judah, which was modified with a bunker instead of a tender. In the SeventyVerse, Tillie is based on Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Co. No. 8.
* In *The Little Engine That Could*, Tillie and the other engines work for an unknown railroad in California. In the SeventyVerse, Tillie and the others work on the Indian Valley Railroad in Wisconsin.

## Trivia

* The preferred voice actress for Tillie is Kath Soucie, who voiced her in the 1991 adaptation of *The Little Engine That Could*.
Stephen Topham Hatt

**Stephen Topham Hatt** (born 1970) is Sir Bertam Topham and Lady Hatt's grandson, Sir Charles Topham and Amanda Hatt's son, Bridget Hatt's brother and Annabelle Regaby's cousin.

## Backstory

Stephen was born in 1970 and has an younger sister named Bridget. As an adult, Stephen would marry Helen Dreswick and the two would be blessed by two sons, Richard and Charles II and a daughter, Emily. When Sir Bertram Topham Hatt retired and Charles Topham Hatt took over as controller of the North Western Railway, Stephen and Helen took over the Rolling Hills Railway.

## Relationships

### Addison Darnell

(Details to be added)

(Details regarding the Good Addison AU to be added)

## Personality

Stephen had always had a keen interest in railways like his father and grandfather.

## Attire

As a child, Stephen Hatt wore a green jacket, white shirt, black tie, brown shorts, white socks and brown shoes.

As a adult, Stephen Hatt sports a full beard and wears a Stetson hat and a dark green business suit.

## Differences between the books, the TV show and the series

* In the TV show, Stephen and Bridget remained children. In the books and this series, Stephen and Bridget have grown up to be adults (whilst the books saw Stephen taking over from his father on the North Western Railway; this series shows him and his wife running the Rolling Hills Railway).

## Trivia

* Whilst Stephen Hatt has a canon voice actress (Teresa Gallagher) as a child, his preferred voice actor as an adult is Matt Wilkinson, who was Bash's UK voice.
TUGS Between the Lines

**TUGS Between the Lines** is a series of episodes taking place between *Sunshine* and the upcoming *Retirement*. Some stories may take place after *Retirement* and even the prologue and epilogue.

James Riddle
 Oliver the Vast has been kicked out of Bigg City, but someone decides to give him a wake up call! Will he listen?
Tablet Exchange

In railway signalling, a **tablet** (or **token**, depending on the form of it employed on the railway) is a physical object which an engine driver is required to have or see before entering onto a particular section of single track. The tablet is clearly endorsed with the names of the section it belongs to. A tablet system is used for single lines because of the greater risk of collision in the event of a mistake being made by a signalman or driver, than on double lines.

The tablet is often kept in a leather pouch with a hoop to be easily caught by the signalman or driver while the train is in motion, moving on to the next section. Sometimes they are exchanged by hand, while some railways have employed automatic catching apparatus.
Shane

**Shane the Australian Engine** is a supporting character in the Seventyverse and comes from Australia.

## Backstory

Shane was selected to participate in the Great Railway Show as part of the Strength Competition and was on the same ship as Ashima, Rajiv, Vinnie, Yong Bao, Etienne, Axel, Frieda, Gina, Ivan, Carlos, Raul and Gabriela. Unfortunately, they would end up stranded on Sodor when the ship they're on breaks down. During this time, the engines helped around the island, where he, Ivan and Frieda were allocated to Cronk and Shane would greet passengers coming from the airport. During the Great Railway Show, Shane would cross the line third, but after Vinnie was disqualified for cheating and Hiro, who crossed second was declared the winner instead, Shane was moved into second place. After the show was over, Shane returned to Australia where he resumed his normal duties of pulling tourists in the Outback with his coaches, Aubrey and Aiden.

Two years later, Shane would compete again in Canada. It's unknown which place he ended up.

## Personality

Shane is a big, strong engine who has been working tirelessly to ensure he is in the best shape. Known as the "Whispering Giant", Shane's carefree ways make him many friends. Shane can usually be found as a tour guide in the Outback with Aubrey and Aiden, cracking jokes to the tourists, though he can prioritise fun over common sense, landing him in trouble.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Shane is based on the South Australian Railways (SAR) 520 class. The real engine carrying his number, Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey, is currently awaiting funding to continue restoration by the SteamRanger Heritage Railway at their workshops in Mount Barker, South Australia.

Shane is modified to run on British railways, having a screwlink coupling and buffers on the back of his tender and being scaled down from broad gauge to standard gauge although the 520 class can be converted to 4'8½ inches.

### Livery

Shane is painted teal green with yellow lining, Australia's sporting colours. His number "**520**" is painted in white above his face and on the sides of his cab in yellow, and the initials "**S.A.R**" are painted on his tender sides, also in yellow.

## Differences between the episode and the series

* In the original special, Shane was mostly a background character but later gained a bigger role in the *BWBA* era. In the adaptation, Shane was given a bigger role, along with the other international engines.
* It's not revealed what place Shane came in during the actual special. In the rewrite, he intinally came third, but was bumped up to second place following Vinnie's disqualification.

## Trivia

* Shane's number is SAR No. 520. The real engine carrying his number, Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey, is currently awaiting funding to continue restoration by the SteamRanger Heritage Railway at their workshops in Mount Barker, South Australia.
The International Railway Series: Season 1

The **first season** of *The International Railway Series* was originally published on DeviantArt in two batches; the first half was published between February 16 and May 19, 2020, and the second half between October 29, 2021 and March 27, 2022. This set of stories contains adaptations of *Big World! Big Adventures!: The Movie*, seven episodes from the twenty-second series, two episodes from the twenty-third series, and two stories from the book *New Little Engine*.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Toby
* Duck
* Donald and Douglas
* Oliver
* Emily
* Rosie
* Ryan
* Nia
* Rebecca
Tidmouth Sheds

**Tidmouth Sheds** are the main engine sheds of the North Western Railway located at Tidmouth. They are home to Thomas, Gordon, James, Percy, Emily, Nia and Rebecca.

## History

Tidmouth Sheds are located north of Tidmouth Station, behind the River Tid and in front of a bridge. The sheds are presented as a German-style roundhouse with seven berths and a turntable outside at the front.

During the events of *Diesels and Westerners*, the left side of the sheds was being repaired due to upgrades to the railway, however, Diesel 10 destroyed the side while the engines were asleep.

Sometime later, James crashed into the back of the shed wall after having trouble with his brakes. While the sheds were being repaired, Thomas was sent to Knapford Sheds, while Edward went to Wellsworth Sheds. A week later, the shed was repaired and everybody moved back in, but Edward chose to permanently move to Wellsworth Sheds with Philip, as it was closer to his branch line.

After Thomas returned from his accidental trip to Africa, Nia took Edward's spot in the sheds, much to Gordon's chagrin. Sometime later, Henry left to stay at Vicarstown Sheds with Rosie, Murdoch, Bear and Dennis. His spot was not long after taken by Rebecca once she arrived on Sodor.

Due to it's historical significance, being close to a major station and it's vast size, it's the designated meeting location for indignation meetings.

## Current Inhabitants

* Thomas (Transferred to Ffarqhuar but relocated back to Tidmouth after Ffarqhuar sheds were destroyed)
* Gordon
* James
* Percy (Transferred to Ffarqhuar but relocated back to Tidmouth after Ffarqhuar sheds were destroyed)
* Emily
* Nia
* Rebecca

## Former Inhabitants

* Edward (Transferred to Wellsworth but returned to Tidmouth while BoCo was on the Bluebell Railway)
* Henry (Transferred to Vicarstown)
* Toby (Transferred to Ffarqhuar but relocated to Anopha after Ffarqhuar sheds were destroyed)
* Duck (Transferred to Arlesburgh)
* Donald and Douglas (Transferred to Arlesburgh)
* Murdoch (Transferred to Vicarstown)
* Harvey (Transferred to Knapford)
* Diesel (Transferred to Killdane Ironworks but relocated to Vicarstown Dieselworks)
* Bear (Transferred to Vicarstown)
Salty Star

**Salty Star** (Born) is a minor character in the SeventyVerse's TUGS spinoff series, and is the great-grandson of Patrick Star, the second Captain Star of the Star Fleet.

## Trivia

* As Rhys Huber retired from acting, the preferred voice actor for Salty Star is Tara Strong (Salty's child voice), who voiced Dil Pickles from *All Grown Up!*, and Josh Keaton (Salty's adult voice), who voiced Peter Parker from *The Spectacular Spider-Man*.
The Duke of Sodor

**The Duke of Sodor** is the eleventh special to be written for Classic Sodor Adventures, originally posted between July 21st, 2021-July 26th, 2021, on both DeviantArtFanFiction. The special is primarily an adaption of the book *Duke The Lost Engine* with *Duck and Dukes* from *Very Old Engines* and *Little Old Twins* from *The Little Old Engine*.

## Characters

* Duck
* Diesel
* Skarloey
* Rheneas
* Sir Handel
* Peter Sam
* Rusty
* Duncan
* Flyer
* Duke
* Cora
* Gertrude and Millicent
* Toby (does not speak)
* BoCo (mentioned)
* Mr. Peregrine Percival
Pip and Emma

**Phillipa "Pip" and Emma the High Speed Twins** are supporting characters in the Seventyverse and owned by British Railways.

## Backstory

Pip and Emma were at St. Pancras when they met Dowager Sharon Hilary Hatt, who is moving back to Sodor with her recently acquired dog. Dowager Hatt climbs aboard and the twins set off for Barrow. Halfway to the station, however, Pip's cooling system overheats so she and Emma have to swap places. They arrived at Barrow where Gordon is surprised to see them, having never seen a high speed train. They soon get acquainted with him and Bear and since that first visit, Pip and Emma have good friends with the Sodor engines.

## Personality

Pip and Emma are friendly engines who enjoy going at high speeds. When they are at the terminus, one of them would ask how the view is; to which the other replies that as usual, the view isn't the best one. Emma is a bit more mature than her sister.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Pip and Emma are based on a British Rail (BR) Class 43 High Speed Train (HST). This class holds the world record for fastest rail speed for a diesel-electric engine: 238 kph or 148 mph, which was set in 1987. The majority of these are still in service, while others, for example, the HSTs that served the Great Western, East Coast and Midland Mainlines have been withdrawn after forty years of service. Further withdrawls are announced for the 2020s, with the intention of replacing the entire class with the Hitachi Intercity Express Train (IET).

### Livery

Pip and Emma are painted in the BR yellow and blue livery. Their rear ends and their BR Mk3 coaches are painted blue and white. Their rooftops are painted dark grey.

## Differences between the books and the series

* In the final Railway Series book, *Thomas and his Friends*, Pip and Emma join the North Western Railway to take over the express from Gordon. In this series, Gordon remains the express engine and Pip and Emma are still part of the Other Railway.

## Trivia

* Pip's number is BR 43011 and Emma's number is BR 43173. Both were real BR Class 43 power cars, which were written off due to accident damage.
	+ 43011 was involved in the Ladbroke Grove rail crash in 1999 and 43173 was involved in the Southall rail crash in 1997.
	+ This is because many High Speed Trains were still in service at the time of the story being written. It isn't know for sure if any of them will be preserved examples.
* Pip and Emma's preferred voice actresses are:
	+ Pip - Ashleigh Ball (Rainbow Dash from *My Little Pony, Friendship is Magic*)
	+ Emma - Sandy Duncan (Firefly from *My Little Pony: Escape from Midnight Castle*)
Sodor Shipping Company

The **Sodor Shipping Company** is a large merchant shipping business that operates at Brendam Docks.

## History and Operations

The Sodor Shipping Company is the business largely responsible for trade between the Island of Sodor, the mainland and beyond. Exports handled by the company include china clay from the nearby clay pits, slate from the Blue Mountain Quarry and fish, which are transported by Henry and the Flying Kipper. The company also imports goods that can not be grown or made on Sodor, such as bubble mixture for Mr. Bubbles, rock salt, and most importantly; Coal.

The company operates at a large warehouse at Brendam, which cover three railway lines and loading platforms, and houses freight trains waiting for departure. The building contains the office of the dock manager, and is also used as a makeshift shed by Salty and Porter.

## Residents

* NWR No. 31 Porter
* NWR D6 Salty
* Tugboat Lucinda
* Tugboat Alysia
* Dockyard Crane Cranky

## Gallery

Porter the Dockside Tank EngineSalty the Dockside DieselLucinda the Motherly TugAlysia the Open-Wheelhouse TugCranky the Dockyard Crane
Sudragh

**Sudragh the Stoic Harbour Tug** is a supporting in the SeventyVerse and is based at Kirk Ronan Harbour. He is based on the tugboat Sodor from the Golden Books series.

## Personality

Sudragh is stoic, serious and hard-working. He is also brave enough to stand up to Tess.

## Technical Details

### Livery

Sudragh is white. He has a black funnel and a red band with white stripes. He has a black and red hull with white waterline in-between. He also has his name written on his hull in white.

## Trivia

* The preferred voice actor for Sudragh is Diedrich Bader, who voices Bruce Wayne in *Harley Quinn*.
The Peel Godred Chronicles

**The Peel Godred Chronicles** is a four volume series of mini-specials starring the engines of the Peel Godred branch line. The members at the Peel Godred aluminium plant and the Culdee Fell Engines also have supporting roles.

## Stories

Rachel Ravens
 The New Electric Engine
Rachel Ravens
 The End of an Era
Rachel Ravens
 The New Generation
Rachel Ravens
 It had been a long time coming for the Peel Godred branch line, but it had been time to upgrade it as much of the technology used was antiquated. Poor [spoiler] could not manage the line by herself, nor would she be of any use when the new engines officially entered service. But despite knowing that she may not be useful anymore, she did her best to teach the new engines how to manage things on the Peel Godred line, hoping that they could carry the torch like she and her old friends did…

## Trivia

* TobyandMavisforever based the first four electric engines off characters of The Saddle Club's main trio, and a boy that later joins Pine Hollow's riding school in season 3 - the horses shown throughout the story and the love the four engines have for them further reflect it.
* Railfanbronymedia on the other hand, based the latter four electric engines (Harleen won't be shown in the series), off of DC Superhero Girls.
Puffa

**Stanley "Puffa" the Bigg City Engine** is a supporting character in the Seventyverse's TUGS spinoff series and was the first engine of the Bigg City Dock Railway. Nowadays, he is owned by the Indian Valley Railroad.

## Backstory

Puffa worked on the Bigg City Dock Railway alongside Little Owl, Porter, Henney and Kirke. Originally, he worked for a lumber company as evident by the fact he burns wood instead of coal and he has a diamond smokestack. Puffa is shown to be shown to have been pulling the Mail Train and working at the Oil Yard. He is faster than the average tug, which is shown to have come to good use. In winter, Ten Cents told Puffa to alert the people in Uptown of the flow of logs heading towards the harbour. Puffa beat the logs to Uptown by a long shot and warned O.J., Top Hat, Warrior and the Uptown railway station. In addition to timber duties, Puffa is shown to pull the Mail Train and working in the Oil yard.

Nowadays, Puffa and Little Owl work on the Indian Valley Railroad.

## Personality

Puffa is frequently shown to be a firm friend of the Star Fleet. His relationship with the Z-Stacks has not been established. However, Zorran, Zebedee, and Zak are heard persuading him to escape from the flames in *Munitions*, so it is assumed he has good relations with them.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Puffa is based on the Albion Lumber Co. Locomotive #5; which is an 0-6-0 tank locomotive with a tender. Not much is known about this and the only confirmed existence of this engine is this photo.

### Livery

Puffa is painted grey with his number (1) painted on his side tanks and the letters "BCDR" painted on both sides of his tender.

## Differences between the original TUGS series, Salty Lighthouse and the Seventyverse

* In the original *TUGS* series, Puffa was a modified DRG Class 80 with a coal truck meant to represent a tender. In *Salty's Lighthouse,* he alternated between his original design and Little Owl's basis (NYDR No.6 and No.7) due to him and Little Owl being the same character. In the Seventyverse, Puffa is based on the Albion Lumber Co. No.5.

## Trivia

* The preferred voice actor for Puffa is John Baddeley who voiced him in the original *TUGS* series.
Sandra

**Sandra the Sadist Engine** is one of the antagonists in the Seventyverse and is a member of the Anti Diesel Electric League Revolution.

## Backstory

Both Sandra and Charleston would bully Thomas in the days of the Southern Railway due to the LB&SCR E2s' faults. Neither engine ever liked diesels or electric engines so when Addison Darnell rescued them from the scrapyard, they didn't need any manipulation work at all. Initially, Sandra was originally considered for the Bluebell Railway but upon realising her nasty nature, the Bluebell Railway chose Stepney instead.

## Personality

Sandra is a cruel, sadistic and irredeemable engine who enjoys bullying engines from classes with faulty designs and believes she is better than everyone else. Thomas was her favourite target. She is not above picking fights with the other engines and hurling insults like "You're too fat, you need exercise". Sandra also takes pleasure in others' misfortunes.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Sandra is based a Southern Railway Z Class 0-8-0 tank locomotive designed by Richard Maunsell and intended for heavy shunting on the Southern Railway, the first eight entering into service in 1929. It was a successful design and would have been built in greater numbers, but an order for a further ten was cancelled in 1930 due to the reduction in freight traffic as a result of the Great Depression. None are preserved, although there was an attempt to preserve a Z class, BR no 30952 with the intention to locate it on the Bluebell Railway in Sussex. The locomotive was withdrawn from service in November 1962 and stored in working order at Exmouth Junction locomotive shed until the Spring of 1963. It was then moved to Fratton MPD where it was stored for the remainder of 1963 and most of 1964. Eventually the preservation attempt failed, and the locomotive was on the scrap line at Eastleigh Works, with coupling rods removed and tied to one side, by October 1964. It was at Bristol (Barrow Road) MPD for a short period early in 1965 while on its way to South Wales for scrapping. It was cut up at Cashmores of Newport in May 1965. This is the specific Z Class Sandra is based on.

## Livery

Sandra is painted in SR unlined black with the word SOUTHERN written in yellow on her side tanks and the number 952 written in yellow on both sides of her bunker.

## Trivia

* The preferred voice actress for Sandra is Lisa Ortiz who voiced Icy from *Winx Club*.
* Sandra's numbers are SR No. 952/BR No. 30952.
* Sandra's personality is based on Thomas' from the *Railway Series*, albeit much worse.
* Sandra was created by HufflepuffBatboy.
The Old Tramper

Big Mac, O.J., Top Hat, Sunshine and Zug were once trapped up river by **an old tramper** until Billy Shoepack blew it apart with his dynamite.

## History

During timber season, Captain Zero ordered Zug to take an old tramper to the Breaker's Yard up river. Zug struggled with it so Zorran had to come and help. In the process it blocked the waterway after Zorran pushed it too hard and traps several of the Star Tugs and Zug up river. Big Mac, O.J., Top Hat and Zug tried to ram the tramper off the rocks with some of their log barges but, despite causing a dent, it didn't move. Billy Shoepack eventually blew it up with dynamite, freeing everyone and trapped Zorran onto some rocks in the process.

## Technical Details

### Basis

The Old Tramper was a rear-engined coaster.

### Livery

As the tramper was only ever seen with rust all over it, it is unknown what livery it was painted in.
Rainbow Sun

**Rainbow Sun the Indian Valley Engine** is a supporting character in the Seventyverse and is owned by the Indian Valley Railroad in Wisconsin.

## Backstory

Rainbow Sun used to work on the Norfolk and Western Railroad before being sold to the Indian Valley Railroad in Wisconsin where he struck up a friendship with her driver, Billy Twofeathers. When the Great Railway was being hosted in Japan, Rainbow Sun represented the United States in the Strength Competition but she failed to have her safety valve checked and despite taking the lead, it burst just before the finish line. Frieda, who was behind her, decided to help her across the finish line, recalling how Henry had done the same for her.

## Personality

Rainbow Sun is a brave, reliable, strong, mature, and hard-working engine, although headstrong about doing things on her own. She can also be very stubborn as she refused to have her safety valve checked before the Strength Competition.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Rainbow Sun is based on a Norfolk and Western (N&W) Mastodon or M Class 4-8-0 tender engine. 125 of these engines were built between 1906-1907. Two members of the class are preserved: No. 433 is on static display outdoors at the head of the Virginia Creeper Trail in Abingdon, Virginia and No. 475 is at the Strasburg Railroad in Pennsylvania where it was used as Rainbow Sun for filming of Thomas and the Magic Railroad. Rainbow Sun is based on No. 490.

### Livery

Rainbow Sun is painted black with yellow lining and brown window frames. Her number "490" is painted on the sides of her cab in gold. She also has the words "Indian Valley" painted on both sides of her tender.

## Differences between the episodes and the series

* In both Shining Time Station and T&TMRR, Rainbow Sun is non-senient. In the Seventyverse, Rainbow Sun is sentient and female.
* In Shining Time Station, Rainbow Sun is a Union Pacific FEF-3 4-8-4. In T&TMRR and the Seventyverse, Rainbow Sun is a N&W M Class 4-8-0.

## Trivia

* Rainbow Sun's number is N&W No. 490.
* The preferred voice actress for Rainbow Sun is Ashleigh Ball who voiced Applejack in *My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic*.
Post Van

Tom Tipper has a **Post Van** (also known as the **Sodor Mail Van**) which he uses to collect and deliver mail across the Island of Sodor.

The van was once taken away and replaced with a bike while Tom was ill, as the postmaster saw it as too old and expensive. However, when Percy accidentally ran the bike over, destroying it beyond repair, Tom received a new van after the postmaster decided that it was worth the expense after all.

## Technical Details

### Basis

The Post Van is based on a Morris Commercial J-type van, built between 1949 and 1961. Approximately one-eighth of J-type vans built were bought by the General Post Office, which used them for mail collection and deliveries in country areas all over the United Kingdom. The Sodor Bakery van and the T. Drysdale Signwriter van are also based on these vans.

### Livery

The Post Van is painted red with a light grey rooftop. It has the Sodor Mail logo on its sides. Before its restoration, its hubcaps were painted black, but have now been repainted red.
Troublesome Trucks

The **Troublesome Trucks** are antagonists in the SeventyVerse and are rolling stock of the North Western Railway.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Several types of Troublesome Trucks appear throughout SeventyVerse. These include:

* 1-Plank Open Wagons
* 2-Plank Open Wagons
* 3-Plank Open Wagons
* 4-Plank Open Wagons
* 5-Plank Open Wagons
* 6-Plank Open Wagons
* 7-Plank Open Wagons
* 8-Plank Open Wagons
* BR 13-Ton Sand Wagons
* BR 16-Ton Mineral Wagons
* BR 21-Ton Mineral Wagons
* BR 27-Ton Iron Ore Tipplers
* NBR Diagram 43 Tube Wagons
* GWR/BR Open C Tube Wagon
* Lynton and Barnstaple Railway 4-Wheel Wagons
* Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Bogie Wagons

## Trivia

* The preferred voice actors for the Troublesome Trucks are Ben Small, Christopher Ragland, William Hope, Kerry Shale, Rob Rackstraw, Lucy Montgomery and Rasmus Hardiker.
Simone

**Simone the Sadistic Diesel** is an antagonist in the Seventyverse and is owned by British Railways. She is the Seventyverse version of D282 from *Stepney the Bluebell Engine.*

## Backstory

Simone was one of the diesels at the scrapyard where Bear found Emily. She, Goyle and Tempest were angry when Bear left with Emily but the growling of his engine shut them up.

## Personality

Simone is said to be sadistic and moody as she takes great pleasure in scrapping steam engines. As such, she was angry when Bear rescued Emily.

## Technical Details

#### Basis

Simone is based on a British Rail (BR) Class 40 1Co-Co1 diesel-electric engine. Two-hundred members of this class were built from 1958 to 1962, and the last was withdrawn in 1985. They were given the nickname "Whistlers" because of the strange whistling noise their engines would make. Seven BR Class 40s are preserved at the National Railway Museum including D200, the first BR Class 40 ever built.

Simone's real life counterpart was built 27th of June, 1960, withdrawn 8th of November 1984 due to power unit damage, and scrapped January of 1986.

Bowler and Boris are also members of this class.

#### Livery

Simone is painted in the BR Deep Bronze green livery with full green front panel. Her rooftop is painted white. Her number (D282) is painted on the sides of his cab in white. Her buffer beams are painted red with silver buffers.

## Trivia

* The ideal voice actress for Simone is Caren Manuel who voices Darcy from *Winx Club*.
* Simone's real numbers were D282/40082.