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Percy's Ghost Engine

### Railway

London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (formerly)North Western Railway (formerly)

### Arrived on Sodor

1914

**Percy’s Ghost Engine** was once a umber-brown tank engine who was loaned to help construct the North Western Railway, until an unfortunate accident.

## Biography

This engine was loaned from the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1914, to help with the North Western Railway’s construction. He usually delivered workmen along the East side of the Main Line, since that was all there was of the line at the time. The Reagh Viaduct was still being built. One night, the engine was puffing to Wellsworth, to pick up the Viaduct builders and take them home. But, unfortunately, the engine’s brakes were usually stiff, making him hard to stop and on that night, they stopped working entirely.

The engine couldn’t stop! While his crew managed to jump to saftey before the Viaduct, the engine wasn’t as lucky. He fell into the unfinished crevice and he along with his, luckily, empty coaches were destroyed in an instant. All that remained the next foggy morning, was a pile of broken metal. And so, every year, on the date of the accident, it runs again, as a warning to others. Plunging into the gap, shrieking like a lost soul.

## Basis

This poor engine was a London, Brighton and South Coast Railway 0-6-0T E2 tank engine, like Thomas, but he didn’t have extended side tanks.

## Livery

This engine was originally painted umber brown with yellow lining on his tanks, boiler and windows. His old company's initials, LBSC were painted on the sides of his tank and his number 97 was painted on the sides of his cab, both in yellow.

But now, as a ghost engine, he is as white as lime, all over, with an eerie white glow.

## Appearances

### Season 2

* Ghost Train (ghost form only; does not speak)

## Gallery

The Engine’s current ghost formThe Ghost Engine’s original liveryThe Ghost Engine’s LBSC logoThe Ghost Engine’s number 97
## Trivia

* Even though the Ghost Engine as a general character was the creation of Wilbert Awdry, the engine itself was never shown or described on what basis of engine it was. James A Williams had finally given this engine a visual of what he would look like.
* The design of the Ghost Engine was based of the title character from the infamous fan-fiction “The Untold Story of Timothy”. James A Williams wanted to keep the idea of the engine being an E2 Tank Engine, but change his number from 0 to 97 and his livery from silver/grey to umber brown (a common livery for LBSC engines in the 1910’s). And instead of the engine being possessed by evil spirits or generally evil, he changed his backstory so that him falling off the viaduct was a legit accident, due to stiff brakes gradually becoming completely defective.
Russell

**Russell** is a steam shovel who used to work for Packard & Co., but now works at Ffarquhar Quarry. He originally belonged to Miss Jenny's father, Mr Packard.

## Biography

Russell was purchased by Mr. Packard, along with Katie and Michael in 1925, a few years after his company Packard & Co. was formed. She became the No.2 member of the team. Russell was used to dig any foundations or holes whenever needed on any construction job, or clear away any rubble from any demolition job.

When Russell’s engine started malfunctioning due to his increased workload in 1958, he was sent away to be mended. When he returned to Sodor in 1961, Miss Jenny had already purchased Ned and Alfie to do the excavation work. So Russell was relocated to the Ffarquhar Quarry. He has remained there ever since, shovelling away cut and loose chunks of stone into Mavis’ trucks.

## Basis

Russell is based on the Ruston & Hornsby No.6 Steam Shovel.

## Livery

Russell is painted black, with a dark grey arm and shovel and his number (02) alongwith “Packard & Co.” painted in white on both sides of his boiler.

## Trivia

* Russell, Katie, Michael and Topper are completely new characters for the Construction Company, who were never seen in the Official TV Series. James A Williams *did* intend to add 10 original Pack members, predating Jack (No.11), but he couldn’t find many old-fashioned 1920’s construction vehicles that weren’t diggers, so he only came up with 4 vehicles. As a result, all the pre-existing Pack members from the TV Series, had to have the numbers changed, reflecting the time they joined the Pack, e.g, With Jack being the newest in Season 6, his number was changed from No.11 to No. 17.
Season 17

**Season 17** is the seventeenth season and the second season of The Original Stories Era of Sodor Stories.

## Episodes

1. Rebecca and the Trouble with Fish
2. Making Amends
3. Stafford and the Power Cut
4. Sandy the Railway Motorcar
5. The Strange Voice Under the Bridge
6. Salty’s Lighthouse
7. James and Arthur
8. James and Molly
9. Elenor’s Unexpected Passengers
10. The Earl’s Railway Museum
11. Hannah Takes It Slow

## Characters

* Edward
* Henry
* Gordon
* Arthur
* Molly
* Rosie
* Stephen
* Porter
* Rebecca
* Salty
* Paxton
* Stafford
* Sir Handel
* Rusty
* Duncan
* Freddie
* Old Slow Coach
* Hannah
* Cranky
* Colin
* The Fat Controller
* The Thin Controller
* Sir Robert Norramby

Thomas, James, Toby, Bill, Ben, Ryan, Glynn, Nia, Skarloey, Rheneas, Peter Sam, Millie and Rocky may also appear.

## Characters Introduced

* James (96)
* Elenor
* Sandy
Wellsworth Yards

**Wellsworth Yards**, also known as **Edward's Yard** is a medium-sized shunting yard situated next to Wellsworth station. Wellsworth Sheds are located in this yard. Edward lives and works here.

## History

Wellsworth Yards were first opened in 1870 when the Wellsworth and Brendam Railway was constructed. In 1915, the yards passed into the ownership of the North Western Railway. Goods from Edward's branch line come and go from this yards. Edward and BoCo usually shunt the trucks and coaches here, but Bill and Ben helped out here in 1957, only to get stuck in front of each other, due to Bill playing around in the turntable.

In 1924, after Gordon pulled Thomas with his Express all the way to Wellsworth Station, Thomas went to the yards and turn around on the turntable to have a drink, and go back to the yards. In 1926, Edward was shunting trucks here, when the Fat Director went to find him, so he could shunt coaches in the big station yard, due to Thomas running his branch line.

When Diesel visited the Island in 1954, Duck temporarily helped Edward look after the yard. In 1955, Bill and Ben met BoCo here, thinking he stole their trucks, and Edward introduced him to the twins. That same year, on the 30th of December, Percy spotted a paper dragon, carried by Thomas, for New Year's Eve. Duck and Edward saw Gordon trying to do a "City of Truro" here, in 1956, a day after the famous engine visited the island. That same year, a tar wagon, meant to mend the road at Ffarquhar Branch Line, was mysteriously sent to the yard, but Edward made sure it'd get to Bertie right away. In 1957, Douglas interrupted Edward and Trevor here when they were talking. In 1959, Henry arrived at Wellsworth, where Duck was waiting for him at the yards, to serve as a banker for his train.

In 1960, James and Thomas were at the yards, after the latter rescued the former from a falling tree beside the track.

In Autumn 1962, Edward told BoCo he would pick up the Brass Band from Brendam Docks later in the day. In 1963, Percy collected tar wagons to mend the roads in Vicarstown from the yards, and accidentally crashed with them onto Gordon. In 1969, Salty collected some coaches in the yard, and took them all the way to Knapford, to avoid going on a ship to the Mainland.
Judy and Jerome

## Jerome

**Judy** and **Jerome** are the two large sage green breakdown cranes. They used to live in the station yard at Knapford, but now handle emergencies on the west side of the island, on the Harwick Branch Line.

## Biography

Judy and Jerome are both heavy sleepers, but take their jobs very seriously, usually only waking up if there is an emergency (or if they think there is). The two also seem to be very talkative. They are always ready for an emergency and respond with zeal and vigour and enjoy working.

## Basis

Judy and Jerome are based on a Cowans Sheldon 30 ton breakdown crane.

## Livery

Judy and Jerome are painted dark green-grey with yellow hazard stripes along their sides. They have brass nameplates on the sides of their cabs.

## Appearances

### Season 1

* Thomas and the Breakdown Train *(do not speak)*
* Thomas Saves the Day *(do not speak)*
* The Flying Kipper *(do not speak)*
* Down the Mine *(mentioned)*

### Season 2

* Thomas and Trevor *(do not speak)*
* Pop Goes the Diesel *(do not speak)*
* A Close Shave *(do not speak)*
* Better Late Than Never *(do not speak)*
* Break Van *(do not speak)*
* Percy's Predicament *(do not speak)*

### Season 3

* Trust Thomas *(do not speak)*
* Donald’s Duck *(do not speak)*
* Henry's Forest *(do not speak)*
* Oliver Owns Up *(do not speak)*

### Season 4

* Gallant Old Engine *(do not speak)*
* Fish *(do not speak)*

### Season 5

* Thomas and the Rumours *(do not speak)*
* Put Upon Percy *(do not speak)*
* The Fat Controller’s Holiday *(do not speak)*
* Something in the Air *(do not speak)*
* Busy Going Backwards *(do not speak)*

### Season 6

* Gordon Takes a Tumble *(do not speak)*
* The Fogman *(do not speak)*

### Season 7

* The Spotless Record *(do not speak)*
* Something Fishy *(mentioned)*
* Bad Day at Castle Loch *(do not speak)*
* Snow Engine *(do not speak)*

### Season 9

* Respect For Gordon *(do not speak)*
* Cry Wolf *(do not speak)*
* Edward Strikes Out *(do not speak)*
* The Great Discovery *(do not speak)*

### Season 14

* The Missing Breakdown Train
* Mucking About

### Season 15

* Springtime For Diesel
* Daisy’s Perfect Christmas

## Gallery

Judy the Breakdown CraneJudy’s NameplateJerome the Breakdown CraneJerome’s Nameplate
## Trivia

* Judy is the first female crane in the series.
* Judy and Jerome are the first non-human twin characters introduced in the series not to be the same gender as each other.
Slow and Steady Wins the Race

**Slow and Steady Wins the Race** is the fourteenth episode of Season 16 of Sodor Stories, the 367th episode overall and the fourteenth episode of the Original Stories Era of the series.

## Plot

Millie questions Connor and Caitlin’s high-speed personalities, suggesting that they should go a bit slower to avoid constantly overshooting the platforms. And after a few mishaps of their own, the two engines understood what she meant. They then decide to go at half their usual speeds, which wasn’t much better.

## Characters

* Spencer
* Stephen
* Connor
* Caitlin
* Millie
* Bertie
* The Fat Controller (mentioned)
* Allicia Botti (mentioned)
* Duke and Duchess of Boxford (mentioned)
* Sir Robert Norramby (mentioned)

## Locations

* Ulfstead Castle
* Barrow-in-Furness
* Vicarstown Bridge
* The Earl’s Dinosaur Park (mentioned)
* Vicarstown (mentioned)
* Boxford Summer House (mentioned)

## Voice Cast

* James A Williams as The Narrator, Stephen, Connor, Bertie, Spencer and the Angry Passenger
* RosietheCutie1995 as Millie
* Spo0derGlen as Caitlin

## Trivia

* RosietheCutie1995 joins the voice cast.
* This story began its writing stages in 1st July 2020, but wasn’t finished until 11th September 2020.

## References to Other Stories

* Millie said her passengers saw Luke’s deer friend from Luke’s New Friend on her estate tour.

## Links to the Story

https://www.deviantart.com/jamesawilliams1996/art/Slow-and-Steady-Wins-the-Race-854856792
Kirk Ronan Harbour

**Kirk Ronan Harbour** is a harbour on Sodor's south-east coast at the end of the Kirk Ronan Branch Line.

## History

From 1865 until 1914, the harbour was part of the Sodor and Mainland Railway. They hoped to start a steamer service from the port to Dublin in Ireland and Liverpool on the Mainland, but the project failed. The Crovan's Gate Mining Company made extensive use of the port for the shipment of ore from Ward Fell however. When Skarloey arrived on Sodor in 1865, he was unloaded from the P.S. Cumberland Road here and was loaded onto a conflat for Neil to take him to Crovan's Gate. This was before proper dock equipment was installed, so the ship's derricks was used to unload Skarloey.

In the heyday of the Sodor and Mainland Railway, ferry services ran daily from Kirk Ronan to Dublin and Liverpool from 1920 to 1925 but this worried the LMS, so, in 1925, the North Western Railway agreed with them to only run on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Saved from Scrap

**Saved from Scrap** is the fourth episode of the second season and the 34th episode overall. It is based on the story of the same name from the ninth Railway Series book, Edward the Blue Engine.

## Plot

One day, Edward is heading to the scrapyard on his branch line. Thomas exclaims that Edward is not that old, but Edward knows that Thomas is only teasing.

At the scrapyard, Edward sees a very unusual sight: a traction engine named Trevor who is very sad. Edward asks him why he's there at the scrapyard. The traction engine tells him that he is due to be broken up the following week; though he is still clearly in working condition, his master decided he was old-fashioned. Edward remarks that he gets told the same thing, but the Fat Director says that he is Really Useful. Trevor then tells Edward about his old life; he would travel from farm to farm doing various jobs and children would be excited to see him and took rides on him. He closes his eyes and remembers that he likes children. Edward worriedly travels to the station trying his hardest to think of a way to save Trevor.

Edward tries to think who would take Trevor in, but had no luck. At Wellsworth, Edward spots the Vicar and knows he would be the perfect person to save Trevor. He and his driver explain about Trevor's situation and beg the Vicar to save him; the Vicar promises to go take a look. A few days later, Jem Cole tells Trevor about the Vicar's upcoming visit and gives him a new coat of paint and a good polish in preparation. The Vicar arrives and Trevor starts riding around the yard feeling happier than ever. Afterwards, the Vicar talks to the scrapyard owner and is able to buy Trevor cheap.

Now Trevor lives at the Vicarage Orchard, which is next to the line, so he and Edward see each other everyday. Trevor enjoys his new work, but his favourite day of the year is the day of the church fête, when he has a wooden seat bolted on to him and gets to give children rides. And in the evening, he is seen lying asleep thinking about the wonderful day he has had and the children he met.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Trevor
* Jem Cole
* The Vicar of Wellsworth
* Gordon *(cameo)*
* James *(cameo)*
* Percy *(cameo)*
* The Fat Director *(mentioned)*

## Locations

* Island of Sodor
	+ Knapford Yards
	+ Tidmouth Sheds
	+ Wellsworth
	+ Wellsworth Vicarage Orchard
	+ Crock's Scrap Yard
	+ Suddery Castle
	+ Suddery Junction
	+ Sodor Ironworks (mentioned)
* The Mainland

## Trivia

* It is revealed that Edward's driver is named Charlie. This is the only time it is mentioned.
* This is the only episode that Jem Cole is referred to by name until the sixth season episode, Elizabeth the Vintage Lorry and then much later in the sixteenth season episode, Rosie and the Fire.
Season 11

## Other Details

### Next Season

Season 12

**Season 11** is the eleventh season of the Sodor Stories series.

## Episodes

1. King of the Railway
2. The Lost Puff
3. Wayward Winston
4. Gordon Runs Dry
5. Steamie Stafford
6. Luke’s New Friend
7. The Thomas Way
8. The Phantom Express
9. Percy’s Lucky Day
10. Bill or Ben?
11. The Missing Christmas Decorations
12. Santa’s Little Engine
13. No Snow for Thomas
14. The Frozen Turntable
15. Kevin’s Cranky Friend
16. Scruff’s Makeover
17. Not Now, Charlie!
18. The Switch
19. Calm Down Caitlin
20. Away from the Sea
21. Gone Fishing
22. The Afternoon Tea Express
23. The Smelly Kipper
24. No More Mr. Nice Engine
25. Thomas’ Shortcut

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Toby
* Duck
* Bill and Ben
* Harvey
* Emily
* Spencer
* Murdoch
* Whiff
* Charlie
* Scruff
* Belle
* Diesel
* Mavis
* Salty
* Den
* Dart
* Paxton
* Flynn
* Stafford
* Winston
* Skarloey
* Rheneas
* Sir Handel
* Peter Sam
* Rusty
* Victor
* Luke
* Annie and Clarabel
* Troublesome Trucks
* Rocky
* Bertie
* Butch
* Kevin
* Harold
* Cranky
* Merrick
* Owen
* The Fat Controller
* Lady Hatt
* Farmer McColl
* The Duke and Duchess of Boxford
* Duke *(does not speak)*
* Stephen Hatt *(not named; does not speak)*
* Bridget Hatt *(not named; does not speak)*
* Henrietta *(cameo)*
* Big Mickey *(cameo)*
* Father Christmas *(mentioned)*
* Lord Callan *(mentioned)*
* The Thin Controller *(mentioned)*

## Characters Introduced

* Millie
* Stephen
* Connor
* Caitlin
* Diesel 10
* Norman
* Sidney
* Porter

## Trivia

* This season takes place between 1966 and 1967.
* Away from the Sea is the 250th episode of the Sodor Stories series.
Nia’s First Christmas

**Nia’s First Christmas** is the ninth episode of the sixteenth season, the 362nd episode overall and the ninth episode of the Original Stories Era of the series.

## Plot

It’s Nia’s first ever winter after arriving to Sodor. Being from a country where it hardly ever snows, she finds the weather to be beautiful and extraordinary at first. But, she’ll soon discover, the hard way, why most other engines hate snow.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Donald and Douglas
* Emily
* BoCo
* Victor
* Kevin
* Annie and Clarabel *(do not speak)*
* The Fat Controller *(does not speak)*
* Percy *(mentioned)*
* Murdoch *(mentioned)*

## Locations

* Wellsworth Yards
* Wellsworth
* Knapford
* Tidmouth Sheds
* Tidmouth
* Crosby Tunnel
* Sodor Steamworks
* Kenya-Uganda Railway *(mentioned)*
* Sodor Dairy *(indirectly mentioned)*

## Trivia

* This story began its writing stages in 19th November 2020, but wasn’t finished until 22nd December 2023.
* This episode was created to give Nia a much more detailed showcase of how she would deal with snow for the first time, since the official TV Series never went into detail with this concept. At all.
* This episode is loosely inspired by stories like Nia’s Bright Idea from the official TV Series and Snow Place Like Home.
* The story Thomas tells Nia at Knapford is directly inspired by the Railway Series story “Foaming at the Funnel”, although the offscreen incident happened to Percy instead of Wilbert.
* Nia “wishes it could be Christmas every day”. That line is a reference to the Wizzard song of the same name.

## Links to the Story

https://www.deviantart.com/jamesawilliams1996/art/1004818625
Mountain Engine

**Mountain Engine** is the ninth episode of the fifteenth season and the 344th episode overall. It is based on the story of the same name from the nineteenth Railway Series book, Mountain Engines.

## Plot

Sir Handel is grumpy and complains about the coaches causing trouble for him. Rheneas tells him that he should be grateful that he does not work on a mountain railway. Sir Handel does not believe such a thing exists, and an argument ensues until Donald arrives with Culdee, a mountain engine. When Culdee wakes up, he tells the little engines about his line, and an adventure he had on his first day when he learned how to use his automatic brakes during a thrilling journey down a mountain.

## Characters

* Donald
* Skarloey
* Rheneas
* Sir Handel
* Culdee
* Ernest (cameo)
* Wilfred (cameo)
* Catherine (does not speak)
* Godred (indirectly mentioned)
* Shane Dooiney (indirectly mentioned)

## Locations

* Crovan's Gate Sheds
* Kirk Machan
* Skarloey Road Viaduct
* Devil's Back

## Trivia

* The events of this episode continue straight into the next one.
* This episode marks the first appearance of the Culdee Fell Railway and three of its engines entirely in the Sodor Stories series. This is something that the official TV Series neglected to due to the safety precautions and limited traffic.
Kelly

**Kelly** is a mobile crane who works for Packard & Co. He is the oldest current member of the Pack and originally belonged to Miss Jenny's father, Mr Packard.

## Biography

Kelly is good at heart and gets along with everyone. He is especially good friends with Isobella. He is seen by many as the team's leader, and is usually given the most dangerous work to do. He will not be rushed and understands that work of this kind takes extreme care. Kelly used to have a slight fear of strong winds, but he conquered that fear when he rescued Isobella.

## Basis

Kelly's basis is unknown and appears to be a freelance design. He loosely resembles an Austin K6 lorry, built with a mobile crane body.

## Livery

Kelly is painted navy blue with red lining and a cream crane arm. His wheels are navy blue with red lining. He has the number "05" painted on his sides in cream.

## Appearances

### Season 6

* Jack Jumps In
* A Friend in Need

### Season 8

* Oliversaurus *(cameo)*
* Who’s the Boss?
* Jack Owns Up
* Buster 1, Moles 0 *(does not speak)*
* The Lightning Tree
* Five Easy Pieces

### Season 9

* Alfie Has Kittens
* Scaredy, Scaredy
* Byron Saves the Day
* The Great Discovery *(cameo)*

## Trivia

* Kelly is one of the machines whose silhouette is pictured on the Pack's current logo, the others being Ned and Byron.
* Kelly was originally owned by Miss Jenny's father, Mr. Packard, along with Patrick.
Trevor

**Trevor** is a traction engine who resides at the Wellsworth Vicarage Orchard. He is owned by the Vicar of Wellsworth and driven by Jem Cole.

## Biography

Trevor is incredibly cheerful, kind and benevolent and gets along well with nearly everyone. He enjoys basking in the sunshine or dozing in his shed, but easily grows bored and unhappy if he does not have much company or enough work to do. Trevor is particularly fond of children and loves giving them rides whenever he gets the chance.

Trevor used to work on farms doing odd jobs like threshing corn and sawing timber, but his owner thought he was old-fashioned and sent him to Crocks Scrap Yard. Edward luckily befriended him and convinced the Vicar of Wellsworth to purchase him. Trevor now lives in Wellsworth Vicarage Orchard but is often borrowed by his driver Jem Cole to do odd jobs and to appear at various events such as steam fairs. Sometime after that, Trevor had little work to do, so Edward took him to Thomas' junction, where Thomas took him to work at Knapford Harbour. At the end of the day, Thomas took Trevor back to the junction and told him that he would visit him if he could and that the vicar now had more work for him to do in the orchard, but he may be needed at the harbour again someday.

Edward and Trevor once helped the vicar organise a garden party to raise money for a seaside trip for underprivileged children. On the day of the party, overnight rain had made the orchard ground too wet, so Trevor gave children rides along the nearby country lane instead. He later helped Terence rescue Bertie, who had become stuck in the mud at the orchard gate.

## Basis

Trevor is based on a William Foster & Co. eight-ton Double Crank Compound (DCC) general purpose traction engine built in 1927 named Fiery Elias. Unlike his basis however, Trevor is depicted with a belly-tank under his boiler and is depicted as a Single Crank Compound (SCC) traction engine.

## Livery

Trevor is painted dark green with red lining and wheels, a black smokebox and gold boiler bands.

## Appearances

### Season 2

* Saved From Scrap
* Thomas and Trevor
* Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree *(cameo)*

### Season 3

* Gordon and the Famous Visitor *(cameo)*
* Henry’s Forest *(does not speak)*
* Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party
* Buzz, Buzz
* Escape *(does not speak)*

### Season 4

* Toby Takes the Road *(mentioned)*
* Special Attraction *(cameo)*

### Season 7

* Best Dressed Engine *(does not speak)*
* Bulgy Rides Again *(does not speak)*
* Harold and the Flying Horse *(cameo)*
* Edward’s Brass Band *(cameo)*
* Toby’s Windmill *(cameo)*

### Season 14

* Three Steam Engines Gruff *(does not speak)*

### Season 16

* Rosie and the Fire

Trevor’s livery (1928-present)
## Trivia

* Every episode where Trevor is the main character ends with a scene where Trevor is seen resting in his shed.
The Diseasel

**The Diseasel** is the twenty-fiourth episode of the second season and the 54th episode overall. It is based on the story of the same name from the twenty-first Railway Series book, Main Line Engines.

## Plot

Bill and Ben are tank engine twins who each have four wheels, a small funnel, a tiny dome and a small cab. They work at the China Clay Pits and their jobs are to take it in trucks along the main line for engines and ships at Brendam Docks. The clay is used to make many engines like pottery, paper and paint for example.

One morning, the twins arrange some trucks and leave to pick up more, but disappeared when they return, surprised. Their drivers notice a patch of oil on the tracks and suspect that a diesel is responsible for taking the trucks. Mishearing this as "diseasel", the twins remember a notice in their shed saying "coughs and sneezles spread diseasels", and they argue over who is responsible. Their drivers intervene and make a plan to get the trucks back which involves removing the twins' nameplates and making them identical, as the diesel is unaware that they are twins.

The twins find the trucks in Wellsworth Yards, with a large green diesel at the front. Ben hides behind, with Bill going forward to demand the trucks back. The diesel claims the trucks are his and tries to shoo Bill away, but Bill reverses behind the trucks and Ben rides forward surprising the diesel (thinking it is the same engine). This continues for a while, causing the diesel to get dizzy. The twins then reveal themselves to him.

Edward arrives at the scene and asks what Bill and Ben are doing there. They claim that the diesel stole their trucks, but Edward scolds them for their rudeness. The twins apologise and the diesel forgives them. He introduces himself as "BoCo" and explains that he got his trucks mixed up with the twins'. Edward then sends the twins to take their lot back once they have picked up BoCo's trucks in exchange for theirs. After they leave, Edward tells BoCo that they do not mean any harm, but can be maddening at times. BoCo laughs and replies that the word is "maddening".

## Characters

* Edward
* Bill and Ben
* BoCo

## Locatins

* Sodor China Clay Company
* Brendam Docks
* Suddery Junction
* Wellsworth
	+ Wellsworth Yards

## Trivia

* A reference to the events were mentioned in the third season episode, Buzz, Buzz and later in the sixteenth season episode, Nia and the Trouble With the Twins.
* This episode marks the only time, so far, where an engine's basis is mentioned.
* This episode is one of the few instances in which every character who appears speaks.
* The title is a portmanteau of the words *disease* and *diesel*.
The Refreshment Lady’s Tea Shop

**The Refreshment Lady's Tea Shop** is the seventeenth episode of the seventh season and the 168th episode overall.

## Plot

It is nearing the end of the summer and the narrow gauge engines are busy as usual. The sun’s rays makes the passengers very thirsty, which keeps the refreshment lady very busy. The Thin Controller gives Peter Sam the job of taking her around the railway to find a suitable spot for a new tea room. Peter Sam is sure that he can find her a beautiful place.

Peter Sam takes the refreshment lady through Valley View, Elephant Park and past Rheneas Waterfall. But at the end of the day, the refreshment lady cannot decide which place she likes best, wishing she could build a shop at each place. Peter Sam is disappointed and does not feel useful at all.

That night, a storm rolls across the island. The little engines stay in their sheds talking about the storm, but Peter Sam is still thinking about the refreshment lady's tea room. The next morning, the Thin Controller gives Peter Sam the job of helping Rusty clear up the storm damage. Peter Sam is happy to feel useful again. He finds Rusty next to a shed which has been blown off the tracks, but Peter Sam realizes it is not a shed; it is a rotting old coach, which gives him an idea.

Peter Sam takes the coach to the Thin Controller and his driver explains how the coach could be turned into a mobile tea room. The Thin Controller is sure it can be repaired, and he is right. In no time, the coach is salvaged and converted into a beautiful tea room on wheels. Peter Sam shows it to the refreshment lady, who is delighted to see her brand new tea room. The Thin Controller tells Peter Sam to pull the tea room around the railway.

Now the refreshment lady serves tea at all of her favourite places across the railway. Peter Sam is very happy too.

## Characters

* Rheneas
* Peter Sam
* Rusty
* The Thin Controller
* Refreshment Lady
* Skarloey *(cameo)*
* Sir Handel *(cameo)*
* Duncan *(cameo)*

## Locations

* Hawin Doorey Bridge
* Rheneas Slate Quarry
* Skarloey Yards
* Lakeside
* Rheneas Viaduct
* Valley View
* Lakeside Park
* Rheneas
* Glennock
* Crovan's Gate Sheds
* Crovan’s Gate Yards
* Sodor Steamworks
* Trestle Bridge

## Trivia

* Peter Sam breaks the fourth wall at the end of the episode by saying: "I told you it would be a piece of cake."

## Transcript

The Refreshment Lady's Tea Shop Transcript
The Horrid Lorries

## Lorry 3

**The Horrid Lorries**, individually referred to as **Lorry 1**, **Lorry 2** and **Lorry 3**, are three small lorries who were incredibly rude to the engines.

## Biography

The Lorries were arrogant, mean and rude towards the engines. They believed that the railway was inferior to the roadways and also enjoyed teasing the engines for their appearances. They were also very careless, and this led to their disgrace.

When Percy was late one day, Cranky suggested that a lorry should do his work. True to his word (and delight), three red, incredibly rude lorries arrived the next day. Lorry 2 called Percy a lump of steaming scrap iron. Lorry 1 called Percy a "little green goblin on wheels" and told him he would be scrapped. Lorry 1 also insulted Edward and James.

At the quarry, Toby encountered Lorry 2, who told Toby that he belonged in a museum and also told him to "toodle off", saying that Toby was not useful. Toby tried to find work at the mill, but Lorry 3 was there already. He said that the three lorries were doing the "slow" engines' work now, while the foreman said that times were changing.

Of course, all three got their comeuppance in due course: Lorry 2 fell off a mountainside (in front of Toby; Percy ironically echoed the "steaming scrap iron" line to him, while Toby brought up the usefulness insult), Lorry 3 broke down after being overloaded with flour and was brought to the docks by Butch and Lorry 1 reversed into the sea. Later, Thomas saw the three lorries and due to the impact of their damage, he nicknamed them "Smashed" (Lorry 2), "Broken" (Lorry 3) and "Sunk" (Lorry 1). The lorries were then sent away and despite Lorry 2 declaring that they would return, they never did.

## Basis

The lorries appear to be based on Foden OG range lorries, which were once a common sight around railway yards.

## Livery

The Horrid Lorries are painted brownish-red. Their registration plates are black with the letters "LOR" followed by their respective numbers painted in white. They sometimes have grey tarpaulins over their flatbeds.

## Trivia

* Each lorry has individually shaped noses and eyebrows.
Wilfred

**Wilfred** is a narrow gauge mountain-climbing engine who works on the Culdee Fell Railway. Like the other mountain engines, he has his own coach used for passenger services.

## Biography

Wilfred is a kind old mountain engine. A hard worker, he is very cautious and gets upset at the carelessness of the other engines. He is known as the musical engine by the other mountain engines because he loves to whistle as he ascends and descends the steep hills.

Wilfred was built at the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works in Winterthur, Switzerland, in 1900. Soon afterwards, he arrived on Sodor during the opening of the Culdee Fell Railway alongside the other four engines in time for the railway's inspection and opening.

Following Godred's accident shortly after opening, Wilfred and the three other engines worked the line successfully for 60 years. They were carefully maintained and sent back, in rotation, to the builders in Switzerland for overhaul.

When Culdee returned from an overhaul, Wilfred and Ernest informed him about changes that happened to the railway. Later, Wilfred and his coach were later delayed at the Summit after Lord Harry derailed at the points. Culdee and Wilfred teased him for being a "wreck". Wilfred was later present when Lord Harry was renamed Patrick.

Wilfred and Ernest were superseded by the more modern Nos. 6 and 7 in 1962.

## Basis

Wilfred is based on No. 3 Wyddfa, an engine who works on the Snowdon Mountain Railway.

## Livery

Wilfred is painted in black with red lining. His number (3) is painted on the sides and back of his cab in yellow and he has a red name plate with a gold border on the sides of his tanks with his name (Wilfred) on them, also in gold. His buffer beams are painted red.

## Appearances

### Season 15

* Mountain Engine (cameo)
* Bad Look-Out (indirectly mentioned)
* Danger Points
* Devil's Back

## Gallery

Wilfred the No.3 Mountain EngineWilfred’s NameplateWilfred’s Number 3
The Perfect Gift

**The Perfect Gift** is the seventh episode of the twelfth season and the 262nd episode overall.

## Plot

The whole island is celebrating Christmas and there are decorations everywhere. But it does not look very festive at the scrap yard. Percy starts to worry that Reg is missing out and he tries to find something to give Reg to cheer him up. But Reg only seems happy about scrap. Percy discovers that Reg is celebrating Christmas in his own way and has been making decorations from the scrap‏.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Percy
* Reg
* The Fat Controller (*does not speak*)

## Locations

* Tidmouth Town Hall
* Knapford
* Ffarquhar Sheds
* Ffarquhar
* Maithwaite
* Wellsworth
* Crock's Scrap Yard

## Voice Cast

* Ben Small as Thomas
* Keith Wickham as Percy and the Passengers
* Tim Whitnall as Reg
* Teresa Gallagher as the Schoolchildren and the Passengers

## Trivia

* The traditional song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas," is heard instrumentally three times throughout the episode. Percy and the passengers sing it to Reg at one point.
Toad Stands By

**Toad Stands By** is the twentieth episode of the third season and the 80th episode overall. It is based on the story of the same name from the twenty-fourth Railway Series book, Oliver the Western Engine.

## Plot

Oliver returns from the SteamWorks after an earlier incident with trucks, that pushed him into a turntable well. He seems as good as new but is worried about the trucks, thinking that he would rather not use them. The trucks, prompted by their ringleader, S.C. Ruffey - sing a rude song to spite him. Thomas, Percy and Duck are shocked and angrily order them to be quiet, but they cannot be everywhere at once and the trucks just continue singing where they are not at.

Toad - fearing that the matter may escalate - asks Douglas to speak with Oliver and gives him an idea. Oliver (feeling a sense of responsibility after what the trucks did to him previously) agrees with Toad. Following Toad's advice, Oliver handles the worst trucks two by two so he can handle S.C. Ruffey last. Oliver soon shunts S.C. Ruffey and his gang and prepares to pull them, but S.C. Ruffey whispers to the trucks to hold back and they do. Oliver, however, is determined and uses all of his strength against the trucks. Oliver ends up pulling so hard that S.C. Ruffey subsequently breaks apart, much to the horror of the other trucks and the delight of Duck and Toad.

The Fat Director arrives and scrutinizes the remains. He attributes it to S.C. Ruffey's poor build due to material fatigue and decides to have him put back together. Sometime later, the trucks become fearful of Oliver and whisper to each other not to anger him; they fear he will pull them apart like he did with S.C. Ruffey, who has learned his lesson and wisely remains silent at least when it comes to his accident.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Percy
* Duck
* Douglas
* Oliver
* Troublesome Trucks
* Toad
* S. C. Ruffey
* The Fat Director

## Locations

* Crovan's Gate Yards
* Tidmouth Yards
* Knapford Yards
* Tidmouth Yards
* Arlesburgh West
* Sodor Steamworks *(mentioned)*

## Trivia

* The events of the previous episode are shown in a flashback.
* This episode is placed inbetween the third season episodes, Oliver Owns Up and Bulgy, like how it’s structured in the original Railway Series book, instead of in the fourth season, like in the official TV Series. This change was made to continue the story from the previous episode with Oliver returning after his accident with the trucks.
* This marks the first and only appearance of S.C. Ruffey in the series.
Wisbech and Upwell Tramway

The Wisbech and Upwell Tramway was Toby's original home before he came to work on the North Western Railway.

## History

The Wisbech and Upwell Tramway was located between Wisbech, Cambridgeshire and Upwell, Norfolk. The tramway ran through farms past fields and villages, ending at a station where the tramway junctions with the mainline to London and elsewhere. Toby, with his coach Henrietta, used to work on the railway delivering goods from the farms to the junction or other stations. The tramway also took passengers. Some time during the early 1950s, the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway went bankrupt, thanks to the lorries and buses taking over most of the work. When the tramway closed, and Toby and Henrietta were sold to the Fat Director to assist Thomas with trains on the quarry tramroad.

The line began at Wisbech North, passing the Wisbech Quay Goods Shed, before heading up the east. The tramway crossed the bridges over the River Nene and passed a farm and windmill before reaching Wisbech East.

From Wisbech East, the tramway continued through Elmbridge and then to Boyces Bridge. After this, the line travelled up to Outwell Village before terminating at Upwell, where Toby had his own shed..

## Trivia

* The Rev. W. Awdry was for about 12 years the vicar of Emneth, a village near Wisbech, and he drew much inspiration from the tramway for stories in his Railway Series books. In the book Toby the Tram Engine the character Toby, his coach Henrietta and Mavis the Quarry Diesel are introduced, all three of whom are based on the type of stock used on the tramway.
Talyllyn

**Talyllyn** is a narrow gauge saddle tank engine and the oldest engine on the Talyllyn Railway.

Talyllyn is the real-life counterpart and twin of Skarloey.

## Biography

Talyllyn was built alongside his twin Skarloey in 1864 by Fletcher, Jennings & Co. at the Lowca Engineering Works. Skarloey was sent to the Skarloey Railway on Sodor, while Talyllyn went to the Talyllyn Railway in Wales. Two years later, he was joined by Dolgoch.

In 1952, Talyllyn needed a much-needed overhaul and in 1958 was sent to Gibbons Bros. Ltd. in England, where he reunited with Skarloey, who was there for the same purpose, for the first time in some 60 years. According to Skarloey, when the workmen saw them together, they laughed and called them their "Little Old Twins". Skarloey would often talk about his twin to the Skarloey Railway engines and staff.

In 1964, Talyllyn and Skarloey were each congratulated on their railways for turning 100 years old. In 1974, Talyllyn was one of the engines Thomas met on his worldwide travels with Ian, Andy and Larry. Thomas visited the railway and recognised Talyllyn after hearing Skarloey often talking about him.

## Technical Details

Originally built in 1864 by Fletcher, Jennings & Co. of Whitehaven as a Class A 0-4-0ST, Talyllyn had a short wheelbase and long rear overhang which led to his rapid conversion to a Class C 0-4-2ST. As the more popular of the Talyllyn Railway's two original engines, Talyllyn was in very poor condition by 1945 when he was laid aside. He was rebuilt in 1957-58 by Gibbons Bros. Ltd., but proved problematic and has undergone considerable modification since then, resulting in much improved performance.

## Livery

After being built in 1864, Talyllyn was painted in the Talyllyn Railway’s deep bronze green with black and gold lining livery. He also has brass fittings, has his name “**TAL-Y-LLYN**” painted on both sides of his boiler and has number (1) plates on both sides of his cab. His buffer beams are painted red with black buffers.

After his overhaul in 1958, his painted “**TAL-Y-LLYN**” was removed and replaced with red and brass nameplates on the sides of his cab, alongside smaller number (1) plates.

## Gallery

Talyllyn’s current design and livery (1958-present)Talyllyn’s Number 1Talyllyn’s current nameplate (1958-present)Talyllyn’s old design with no cab (1865-1867)Talyllyn’s old painted name (1865-1958)
## Trivia

* Talyllyn's name means "Brow of the Lake" in Welsh.
* Talyllyn was built at Fletcher, Jennings & Co. at Whitehaven, the same place as Skarloey, Rheneas, Captain Baxter and Dolgoch.
* On the real life Talyllyn Railway, Talyllyn has been used to portray Skarloey at Railway Series themed events.
The Grand Opening

**The Grand Opening** is the seventh episode of the seventh season and the 158th episode overall.

## Plot

The engines had finished working on maintenance for the new Elephant Park, and the Thin Controller announces that Lady Hatt and the Fat Controller will arrive on Harold for the grand opening. Sir Handel turns up late for the announcement, after delivering trucks earlier that morning, and the Thin Controller is cross and worried that he may be late for the grand opening. Sir Handel on the other hand is fed up, not just with pulling trucks, but that the extra work was always making him late.

At Dryaw Airfield, they find out that Harold is having engine trouble and is unable to go anywhere. Lady Hatt is upset, but the Fat Controller gets the idea to use the hot air balloon. It takes off, and they are on their way.

Sir Handel is waiting for workmen to load some branches on his trucks and gets impatient, and the other engines at the opening are concerned about Sir Handel. Sir Handel is finally on his way.

Meanwhile, the balloon's burner runs out of fuel and Lady Hatt panics, demanding to get out, but the Fat Controller knows that they cannot. Sir Handel sees the balloon falling onto a tree next to him, and sees the Fat Controller. The Fat Controller and Lady Hatt's hats are ruined, but the Fat Controller is delighted to see Sir Handel. The driver offers them a ride, and Sir Handel safely takes them to the grand opening.

Although Rusty points out it does not change the fact that Sir Handel was still late, Sir Handel states that because he was late, the Fat Controller was right on time.

## Characters

* Skarloey
* Sir Handel
* Peter Sam
* Rusty
* The Thin Controller
* The Fat Controller
* Lady Hatt
* Harold *(does not speak)*
* Duncan *(does not speak)*
* Rheneas *(cameo)*

## Locations

* Lakeside
* Lakeside Park
* Crovan’s Gate Sheds
* Dryaw Airfield
* The Trestle Bridge
* Glennock
* Hawin Doorey Bridge

## Trivia

* Sir Handel is given a prominent role in the Sodor Stories take on this episode. This was changed because Skarloey saying he was late and impatient in the original episode seemed out-of-character for him.
* This is the first time that two controllers from different railways are seen together. The second being the tenth season special, Blue Mountain Mystery.
The Trouble with Mud

**The Trouble with Mud** is the twenty-eighth episode of the first season. It is based on the story Leaves from the eighth Railway Series book, Gordon the Big Engine.

## Plot

On the morning after falling into a ditch, Thomas is being cleaned when Gordon arrives covered in mud. Thomas tells Gordon to have a wash down, but Gordon does not care and leaves. A strong wind is blowing and Gordon's driver tells him to slow down, but that only makes Gordon more cross at being dirty and late.

In the goods yard at the next station, Gordon sees a sign saying "All trains must wash down daily." James is just finishing with his wash down and Gordon's driver tells him it is his turn now, but Gordon angrily lets off steam and mud flies all over his driver, the workmen, and even James. Gordon's driver scolds him and now he has to wait until James gets another wash, but Gordon does not wait and leaves to pull the express. The Fat Director is waiting for Gordon at the big station and is shocked to see the big engine looking very muddy. He tells Gordon that Henry will have to pull the train instead and orders him to get cleaned up at once.

After Gordon finally receives a wash down, he pulls and shunts trucks for the rest of the day, much to his anger, while James gets ready to take the express. Earlier, a storm swept across Gordon's Hill, blowing leaves onto the tracks. Though the storm is over, the hill is still slippery. Gordon warns James about the hills being slippery and says that he may need help, but James denies this and leaves.

When James comes to the hill, he picks up speed as he tries to pull the train over the hill by himself. But halfway up, despite his best efforts, his wheels begin slipping on the leaves and he rolls back down the hill. Gordon sees everything and after teasing James for not listening to his advice, he decides to help him up the hill. Then, thanks to Gordon's pushing from behind, James makes it to the top.

That night, as the other engines settle to sleep, Gordon states that "Dirty or clean, I'm a famous machine," even though there is no one else left awake or around to hear him.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Gordon
* James
* The Fat Director
* Henry *(does not speak)*
* Troublesome Trucks *(do not speak)*
* Percy *(cameo)*

## Locations

* Tidmouth Sheds
	+ Tidmouth Goods Station
* Henry's Forest
* Crosby Washdown
* Knapford
	+ Knapford Yards
* Wellsworth
* Gordon's Hill

## Trivia

* This episode is based on a real event where a train slipped on actual leaves at Bincombe Tunnel.
* The dialogue in the ending is different, compared to the ending in the official TV Series episode. It was changed to better follow the story arc from the original Railway Series book, where after a long time pulling trucks and helping other engines, he was rewarded with pulling coaches again in Paint Pots and Queens, alongside Thomas being given his branch line back again.
The Lightning Tree

**The Lightning Tree** is the eleventh episode of the eighth season and the 184th episode overall.

## Plot

The Fat Controller sends Percy to take Jack and Alfie to Henry's Forest to save the Lightning Tree, which Jack and Alfie are excited to see up close. When Percy wonders why they call it the Lightning Tree, Jack and Miss Jenny tell him its called that because it was struck by lightning and that its very old and special. Kelly also adds that its the biggest tree in the forest. Miss Jenny gives her machines the job to prop it up before it falls over.

Jack and Alfie soon find the Lightning Tree and the foreman inspects the damage to the tree. Its roots were pulled up, the scar is long and deep and it looks like it will fall indeed. Jack and Alfie approach it slowly, but suddenly Max and Monty are racing through the forest recklessly. Jack and Alfie tell them to stop and Monty hits his brakes hard, but Max rear ends him, shoves him into the Lightning Tree and they then race away. Alfie rushes to keep the tree from falling, but he cannot do it by himself. Jack offers to help, but Oliver cuts him off and helps push the tree with his bucket. Jack calls Kelly to help, and Kelly helps to keep the tree up with his crane. Kelly's operator tells Jack to get the props, and he rushes off to get them. Alfie, Kelly and Oliver struggle hard to keep the Lightning Tree up right, but the tree is too heavy for them to keep it from falling.

Jack picks up the props from Percy, and rushes back to the tree. Alfie, Kelly and Oliver are getting tired, but Jack soon makes it back with the props. Miss Jenny congratulates the four machines on saving the Lightning Tree, but scolds Max and Monty for causing the incident and sends them back to the yard to be punished. As Percy takes Jack and Alfie back home, they see the Lightning Tree still standing.

## Characters

* Percy
* Jack
* Alfie
* Oliver the Excavator
* Max and Monty
* Kelly
* The Fat Controller
* Miss Jenny

## Locations

* Ffarquhar Sheds
* Henry's Forest
* Sodor Construction Company Yard *(mentioned)*