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Ivo Hugh

**Ivo Hugh** is a narrow gauge tank engine.

## Biography

Ivo Hugh arrived on the Skarloey Railway in 1910 to assist Skarloey and Rheneas extend the line to the riverside communities and help it become more than an industrial railway. In 1928, they were joined by Duncan.

## Persona

Ivo Hugh is friendly and always happy. He will always stick around for a quick chat, but he will never stop pursuing his desire to complete his work.

## Livery

Ivo Hugh is painted in the Skarloey Railway's standard red livery with blue and yellow lining. The number "7" is painted in a black circle in gold, and his name is painted on his side tanks in yellow.

## Basis

Ivo Hugh is based on the Talyllyn Railway's Tom Rolt, an Andrew Barclay 0-4-0WT which was rebuilt at Pendre Works into a 0-4-2T with side tanks in 1991. Tom Rolt is named after author L.T.C. Rolt, who inspired the Talyllyn Railway's preservation and was the line's manager for two years.

## Trivia

* Ivo Hugh's name is a reference to his basis' name, Tom Rolt, having the same amount of letters and words.
* The real Tom Rolt wasn't built until 1949. It could be possible that Ivo Hugh was a prototype.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 2

* Thief *(cameo)*
* Strike *(cameo)*
* Sabotage *(cameo)*
* Prejudice
* Maintenance
* Parade *(cameo)*

#### Season 3

* Aftermath
* Closure *(cameo)*
* Fog

#### Season 4

* Treasure *(cameo)*
* Expansion *(cameo)*
* Creature
* Lamp *(cameo)*
* Revelations
* Return

#### Season 5

* Rescued *(cameo)*
* Fallout *(cameo)*

#### Sodor Shorts

* Song *(cameo)*
* Preview *(in the preview)*

#### Sodor Specials

* Non-Faceless Vehicles *(cameo)*
* A History of its Railways *(cameo)*
Stories Of Sodor Wiki

**Today is Tuesday, January, 30, 2024**

## Welcome to the Stories Of Sodor Wiki!

This wiki is dedicated to Victor Tanzig's Stories of Sodor, Sodor Shorts and Greeting and Salutations. We cover everything related to the ever-popular videos by Victor Tanzig. There are 799 articles and growing since this wiki's founding in July 2017. The wiki format allows anyone with a fandom account to create or edit any article, so we can all work together to create a comprehensive database for the *Stories of Sodor* series.
The Stories Of Sodor Wiki community would love it if you'd join us in our Chat room for friendly conversation.

## Meet the Admins

These are the people that have control of the wiki.

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Gun Batteries

Gun Batteries were rail guns used by various armies.

## History

These guns were being built by a factory near the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. One time, James was to shunt one but when he pushed it it ended up firing and blowing up the factory, killing 43 men and Amanda.

These guns were later used in Sodor's militarization effort and were spread throughout the island. Some of which were even sent to Fort Sudrian.

Later, during the Stories of War, they were used by many armies in battle. Some of these were taken along with the 110th Platoon.
The Government Owned Engine

**The Government Owned Engine** is a tank engine that first appeared in Fog and was thought to be Arthur's Ghost.

## Bio

In the winter of 1955, a thick layer of fog covered the Island of Sodor. During this time, the government owned engine arrived at Fort Sudrian to take part in a movement called Operation Whitefleet. While this was taking place, many of the engines saw it, assuming it was Arthur's Ghost. One night, Thomas and Percy were delivering a train when they saw the engine and the ground was on fire and ran away thinking it was Arthur's Ghost and that the "gates of hell" were about to open up. The next morning, Edward met Thomas, Percy, Henry, James and Diesel, all of which had encountered the engine before, explaining why the engine was on Sodor.

## Basis

This engine is a LBSCR E2 class tank engine with black livery.
Justin

"*All these trucks, and no way to move them because we don't have the flipping paperwork!*"
— Justin, Nationalisation

**Justin** is a black tank engine and shunter working on the Mainland.

## Biography

Justin was built in 1926 at the Vulcan Foundry. In 1948, he was working for British Railways and was mistakenly called to take a passenger train. Later on, he was talking with Stepney about the effects of Nationalisation. He was never noticed again in the show after his scene with Stepney at the Yards.

## Persona

Not much is known about Justin, but he seems to be a hard-worker and can really have a go at someone to defend a friend. He will always be happy to help out when he is needed.

## Basis

Justin is based on a Fowler 3F "Jinty" tank engine. Jinty is also based on this class.

Basis
Shawn Hall

**Shawn Hall** (also known as **Shawn Creedy**) was a man that lived on the Island of Sodor.

## Biography

Not much of Shawn's early life is known, however during his childhood, he did end up causing a few fights to break out at his School, with one of them even causing him to be held back. He also ended up seeing his mother dead right after she committed suicide. It's likely that he most likely gained a lot of anger towards Mr. Zorro after that because of him not compensating his mother. He and his brother Robert would later be taken in by their uncle, Gregory Hall, who abused them quite badly.

Early on in his adult life, he would work at a quarry handling demolitions.

Many years later in 1965, Shawn would begin his revenge on the island. He first set a loose pipe on the tracks to originally kill Henry, but ended up killing Geoffrey instead due to him taking the Flying Kipper while Henry was stuck in the sheds. He would then try to kill Henry again, however, Henry ended up surviving his Injuries. A few months after that he would then go on to shoot Mr. Zorro one night on the day of Peter's death, killing him. He would then shortly after, tamper with some Munitions at Cros-Ny-Curn one night (which he likely was able to do because of his past demolition experience), which would then set off at Brendam, killing Benson and Thomas. Then a few days after that, he would break into his old childhood house which had just been bought by Robert, and would then commit suicide by shooting himself, much like how his mother did, even using the same gun she used.

Shawn didn't leave behind a note. So it was unknown how many of Sodor's hardships in 1965 were his fault.

## Persona

It's likely Shawn was not a very happy person due to him causing fights at school. Not to mention his previous intentions on hurting the railway.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 5

* Vandalism *(does not speak)*
* Rescued *(does not speak)*
* Revenge *(does not speak)*
* Fallout *(does not speak; death)*
Routine

**Routine** is the 141st Sodor Short.

## Plot

Victor explains his daily routine in his job as a YouTube content creator. He begins his day by waking up at 6:00 o'clock, then has breakfast and afterwards brush his teeth. He then spends some time watching videos and checks his emails before starting his work at 07:00. The work he does varies from writing, voice work, filming or editing and all the above. He does this until 11:00, when he has lunch. He returns to work at 12:00 and continues until 03:00, which marks the end of his work day. However, it also marks when he starts working out. He does this regularly on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays with different kinds of exercises. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, he takes a walk. Afterwards, he has a shower soon followed by dinner. For the rest of the night he chills, although sometimes he will take on some extra work if need. He then goes to bed at 10:00 and the routine repeats itself the next day. The exception is during weekends, he doesn't work during them, unless he has to.

He also has a routine for the month. The first week, he works on stories for his second channel, The Reddit Railway, and the second week he does the same for his main channel. During the final two weeks, he finishes projects that he has going on at the time, like a new season of The Stories of Sodor. Even though he could dedicate his full time for it, it wouldn't be a good idea, mainly due to the issue of writing them, thereby suffering from writer's block. Working with The Reddit Railway and Sodor Shorts serves as a break from that, and he also gets his best ideas for shorts when working on the main series and vice versa. Victor ends the short by saying that he hopes it helps for someone who wants to become a content creator.

## Characters

* Victor Tanzig
* Trevor *(cameo)*
MSR Coaches

These coaches are four-wheeled coaches which were seen on the Mid-Sodor Railway.

## Bio

They are the most commonly used coaches and have endured many accidents and adventures. When the MSR opened Express services, Andreas takes these coaches as he is the express engine.

## Livery

These coaches are painted blue with cream window surrounds.

## Basis

The blue narrow gauge coaches are based on the Talyllyn Railway's No. 4 coach.

## Appearances

### Stories of Sodor

#### Season 1

* Carriages
* Jinxed
* Luck

### Specials

* Non-Faceless Vehicles
* A History of its Railways
Rusty

**Rusty** is a narrow gauge diesel that works on the Skarloey Railway.

## Biography

Rusty was built on the East Cornwall Mineral Railway in 1961 to replace a faceless former maintenance engine it used. While Rusty is very kind and means well, some non-faceless engines didn't take kindly to his presence and gossiped about diesels taking jobs away from "proper engines". Thankfully, Sir Handel Brown, a general manager of the Skarloey Railway had purchased him to help Atlas with the maintenance work there. Rusty was welcomed warmly by the engines and got along swimmingly with them, all except Duncan. Duncan had his prejudice against diesels and treated Rusty just the same. Rusty tried to keep him in order and warned him about the tracks near a gorge, which were considered wonky, but all he could receive was being called a "Smelly Diesel". When finding out Duncan had derailed, Rusty lashed out at him for ignoring his warnings and demanded why Duncan was always so aggressive. When a rockslide erupted, Rusty and the workmen manage to get clear, but Andreas sacrifices himself to save Duncan from being crushed by falling rocks.

On winter, Rusty helped Stuart with some trucks, but having just lost them off a bridge both were scolded for their carelessness. Rusty then helped Skarloey, Rheneas and Ivo Hugh on a search party for Duncan. When entering the Valley, both Rheneas and Rusty spotted a mysterious creature escaping from several soldiers.

During Spring, Rusty had kept a close eye on a mysterious and oddly-shaped boulder, fearing it was on to them. Falcon noticed his timidness and teased him about it, much to his annoyance. Rusty was honored to meet the Fat Controller, and almost felt he would have been yelled at for saying his name out loud. Suddenly, the boulder suddenly lodged onto the rails, Rusty and Falcon managed to avoid being crushed by it.

## Livery

He is painted orange with yellow lining and white lettering.

## Basis

Rusty is based on the Talyllyn Railway's Midlander, a Ruston Hornsby diesel, Unlike his basis, Rusty was never fitted with a different shaped radiator.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 4

* Expansion
* Creature
* Lamp
* Revelations
* Relationships *(cameo)*
* Return

#### Season 5

* Vandalism *(cameo)*
* Fallout *(cameo)*

#### Sodor Shorts

* Update *(in the new intro)*
* Unexpected
Mrs Kyndley

**Mrs. Kyndley** is a kind elderly woman who lives on the Ffarqhuar Branch Line.

## Biography

In 1936, she arrived at Ffarquhar stating she had a surprise for Thomas. The surprise turned out to be that her daughter, Jennifer Kyndley was getting married after completing her university studying archelogy, meeting her Fiancé at Greece. Mrs. Kyndley had a meeting with Mr. Star, who agreed to the wedding preparations for her daughter.

On September 15, Jennifer Kyndley was married to her Fiancé. Mrs. Kyndley attended and was very happy and proud for her.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 1

* Branch Lines
* Mainline *(cameo)*
* Scrap *(stock footage cameo)*
Resolution

**Resolution** is the 59th Sodor Short.

Resolution/Transcript

## Plot

The short opens with a hungover Douglas in a ditch, singing resolution. Gordon remarks “someone had fun last night.” James reminds Gordon that they had a good reason: to celebrate the end of the rotten year 2020. Gordon agrees and says that he thought that Covid-19 wasn’t a big deal at the start of the year, stating that he thought the news was overhyping it like they did with other viruses and he was wrong when he thought it would fade away. He then follows it up saying hindsight is 2020. Edward agrees but says that the past is in the past and they should look to the future as well as having a chance to win a fortune. Both James and Henry are skeptical, but they agree as Edward says they were very committed to the challenge and everyone had their resolutions written down.

It was voted that Edward would read these resolutions out. Edward reads out the resolutions of Douglas, James, Henry, Gordon, the Fat Controller, Reginald, Diesel, Thomas and Whiff, who did not stay with their resolutions whatsoever. Edward was about to read Percy's resolution when he suddenly appears out of nowhere. This makes Toby explode. Percy tells them that they had reached forty-five thousand subscribers, but Gordon says it happened weeks ago. Percy then leaves, but he soon appears out of nowhere again and asks Edward what his resolution is. Edward says that his resolution is to laugh and point at those who entered the competition. Edward reveals that it was all a hoax and wanted to prank everyone. He then asks Gordon that he didn’t realise that his friend was named “Ed Ward”. Gordon congratulates Edward, much to his shock. Gordon then tells Edward to laugh and point. Edward then looks at his buffers and realises that he cannot point, due to him not having any fingers. Gordon laughs, saying that he loves turning the tables on people. Gordon then tells the viewers Happy New Year, hoping they will be safe, but he is interrupted when Percy suddenly appears out of nowhere on Gordon's right, irritating him. Percy then tells the viewers to like, share and subscribe.

## Characters

* Douglas
* Gordon
* Henry
* James
* Edward
* The Fat Controller
* Diesel
* Whiff
* Percy
* Toby
* Reginald *(does not speak)*
* Thomas *(does not speak)*
* Peckett *(cameo)*

## Resolutions of the Characters During the Short

* Douglas to stop Binge-Drinking.
* James to stop being a simp.
* Henry to stop swearing.
* Gordon to stop being racist towards the French.
* Sir Topham Hatt to stop teasing the poor.
* Reginald to stop shooting the poor.
* Diesel to stop hunting baby pandas.
* Thomas to stop starting fires.
* Whiff to stop attempting to make a half-squirrel-half-pig animal.
* Percy to stop appearing out of nowhere.
* Edward to laugh and point at whoever entered the "Resolve-A-thon".
Robert Hall

**Robert Hall**, born **Robert Creedy**, is the superintendent of Crovan's Gate.

## Biography

Robert Hall was born Robert Creedy, son of Michael Creedy and Angela Hall. Robert's father served in World War I before becoming a guard for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.

In 1938, Robert's father died when the train pulled by Donald was rear ended by Henry due to bad weather. Nigel Zorro, director of the LMS on Sodor, was unable to compensate the family for their loss, as his accountant was embezzling from the railway, and their house was foreclosed on, leading to Robert's mother committing suicide by shooting herself with her late husband's service gun. As a result, Robert and Shawn were taken in by their uncle Gregory Hall, who abused them both.

His uncle would later be shot dead around 1960.

Decades later, in 1965, Robert became the superintendent of Crovan's Gate workshops. As superintendent, he notably worked to restore Barry following his rescue from the Killdane scrapyard. Although he offered to restore him fully through an experimental procedure, Barry initially turned it down, but later accepted it after Hall's successful repair of Henry. Hall's procedure, dubbed the Steam-Diesel Conversion, became a success and was later adapted by British Rail on its remaining non-faceless steam fleet.

However, after reuniting with Zorro at the scrapyards following Peter's death, the motives of either him or his brother Shawn are revealed to be avenging their parents' deaths. The same night, one of the Hall brothers goes to Zorro's home and awaits until he returns from a bar and shoots him dead on the spot. Some time later, one of the Hall brothers goes to the Cros-ny-curin munitions facility, where he tampers with the cargo of some of the trucks.

Hall purchased his old childhood home and attempted to repair Thomas following the Brendam explosion. However, his efforts were futile and Thomas was later sent to be scrapped in Wales. Donald later came to the realization that he could be behind all the sabotages, but Hall denied his accusations. However, he did agree that his brother, Shawn, could potentially be behind it. It is unknown what he felt about his brother's actions or his death, but it is known that Hall would get married and have two daughters and continue to live a prosperous life on Sodor.

## Trivia

* As revealed in Experiment, he helped design Francis.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 5

* Vandalism
* Rescued
* Preservation *(cameo)*
* Experiment
* Revenge
* Munitions
* Fallout
The China Clay pits

## China Clay Pits

The **China Clay Pits** is a bunch of Claypits located on the Southern End of the Brendam Branch. It was used to transport clay from the mines for export at Brendam Docks.

## History

The company was opened in 1915, located on the Brendam Branch, first opened by the Wellsworth and Suddery Railway. Since it was on the Brendam Branch, it was handled by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway until 1948.

In 1948, the island was hit with a severe storm. Mickey and his workmen worked hard, especially helping Neil and Adam evacuate the China Clay Pits. The place was seriously damaged by the rainfall, but as it was privately owned, repairs were too expensive and it had to close, much to the dismay of the engines on the Brendam Branch. Neil was upset losing his home, but was able to find work at the Killdane Scrapyard which needed another engine after its previous one had broken down.

In 1958, Molly had brought down a new set of rails for Eric to bring down to Brendam, which is for the China Clay Pits, which will be reopening. Two little tank engines named Bill and Ben were brought in to help with the reconstruction and eventually run it after it was reopened.
Siege

Siege is the 39th Sodor Short.

## **Summary**

An old, annoying enemy returns to wreak havoc for the engines of Sodor, forcing them to respond the only way they can.

## Characters

* Edward
* Henry
* James
* Percy
* The Five French Trucks *(with 1 new one)*
* Alice *(does not speak)*
* Cuthbert *(does not speak)*
* Axel *(does not speak)*
* Douglas *(does not speak)*
* Barry *(does not speak)*
* Donnie *(does not speak)*
* Benson *(does not speak)*
* Emily *(does not speak)*
* Geoffrey *(does not speak)*
* Charles *(does not speak)*
* Joey *(does not speak)*
* Samantha *(does not speak)*
* Adam *(does not speak)*
* Ben *(does not speak)*
* Katie *(does not speak)*
* Albert *(does not speak)*
* The Black Engine *(does not speak)*
* Diesel *(does not speak)*
* Duck *(does not speak)*
* Justin *(does not speak)*
* Toby *(does not speak)*
* Mavis *(does not speak)*
* Thomas *(does not speak)*
* Billy *(does not speak)*
* Peckett *(does not speak)*
* Rosie *(does not speak)*
* Gordon *(does not speak)*
* Jonny Cuba *(does not speak)*
* Sebastian *(does not speak)*
* Lenny *(does not speak)*
* Diesel 10 *(does not speak)*
* BoCo *(does not speak)*
* Tornado *(does not speak)*
* Winston *(does not speak)*
* Daisy *(does not speak)*
* Reginald *(does not speak)*
* Murdoch *(does not speak)*
* Wendell *(does not speak)*
* Splatter *(does not speak)*
* Lora *(does not speak)*
* Sheffield *(does not speak)*
* Arry or Bert *(does not speak)*
* Stepney *(does not speak)*
* Paul *(does not speak)*
* Hurricane *(does not speak)*

## Trivia

* "Castle" is a parody of the second "French Taunting" and ending scenes from *Monty Python and the Holy Grail*.
* The leader of The Five French Trucks, Guido makes the same "truck to the head" joke as seen in Bequeath.
Injury

**Injury** is the 177th Sodor Short.

Injury/Transcript

## Plot

Bruce, Duck and Toby recover from the injuries they've sustained during their recent shenanigans.

## Characters

* Edward
* Toby
* Duck
* Diesel
* Reginald
* Mickey
* Samantha *(does not speak)*
* Arthur *(does not speak)*

## Trivia

* A reference to Whoops is made.
* Reginald apologizing to Toby for giving him the "Strasburg treatment," is a reference to the Strasburg Railroad's No. 475 accident in November 2022 (which Toby's accident in the aforementioned short is partially similar to).
Wolfy

**Wolfy**—the **Ultimate Ruler of the Dragon Ball FM World**—is a character based on author **Krešo Wolf Rukavina** used to represent himself in appearances in the *Dragon Ball FM* series, usually of a comedic nature.

## Biography

### Background

Rukavina is the ultimate ruler of the *Dragon Ball* FM world, and therefore likely greater than Zen-Oh.

### *Dragon Ball FM*

#### Hell Gates Saga

Wolfy makes few appearances in the early parts of the *Dragon Ball FM.* He can be seen escaping Hell with many demons and past villains.

#### Universe Survival Saga

He cheers for the every team at the Tournament of Power.

#### Conspiracy and Survival Saga

This time he breaks the fourth wall by writing-off Zen-oh from the entire series thus saving Universe 7 from erasure.

## Power

Rukavina is far greater than the Supreme Kais, Gods of Destruction, and even Zen-Oh. As the author and especially as a kind of supreme deity, he possesses power over the entire *Dragon Ball FM* world and can draw up whatever he wants as long he has a pencil and paper, as proven when he written-off Goten, Trunks, Bulla, Pan and Zen-oh.

## Techniques

* Write-off – The strongest technique of *Dragon Ball FM,* Wolfy needs to just have a pencil and paper and he can remove anyone from the series.

## List of Characters killed by Wolfy

* Goten - Killed by Write-off
* Trunks - Killed by Write-off
* Pan - Killed by Write-off
* Bulla - Killed by Write-off
* Toobi - Killed by Write-off
* Zen-oh - Killed by Write-off
Preview (Sodor Short)

**Preview** is the 28th episode of the Sodor Short.

## Synopsis

Thomas gives the audience a brief update on the progress on the Stories of War mini-series, as well as giving a sneak peak of the opening to Evacuation.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Toby
* Duck
* Eric
* Victor Tanzig
* Diesel
* Donald
* Douglas
* Colin
* Lily
* Adam
* Peter
* Reginald
* Kate
* Arthur
* Barry
* Whiff
* Falcon
* Duke
* Andreas
* Skarloey
* Rheneas
* Ivo Hugh
* Neil

## Trivia

* This is the first short since Storytime where a character aside from either Edward or Victor's OC addresses the audience about the topic of the short.
* This is also Victor's first face-reveal since Busters.
	+ Interestingly, both times Victor as himself has appeared, he is shown interacting with Thomas.
* Victor's threat to Thomas about making him sound like Diesel may be a reference to DaWillstonator's (formerly missoliverandblossom) T&F series where Thomas, in that series, had a different voice for a while as punishment for acting harsh towards that series' Toby.
London and North Eastern Railway

The Elsbridge & Knapford Railway, Great Eastern, Great Central, Great Northern, Great North of Scotland, Hull and Barnsley, North British and North Eastern Railways were taken over by the **London and North Eastern Railway**. It was one of the two main Railways on Sodor. The engines were nicknamed Nor'easters.

## History

The Railways Act 1921 created four large railway companies which were in effect geographical monopolies, albeit with competition at their boundaries, and with some lines either reaching into competitor territory, or being jointly operated. The company was the second largest created by the Railways Act. It covered the area north and east of London. It included the East Coast Main Line from London to Edinburgh via York and Newcastle upon Tyne and the routes from Edinburgh to Aberdeen and Inverness.

When the LNER went to the Island of Sodor, it was awkwardly positioned between the lines of The LMS and The LNER with neither side willing to concede this territory and with a special dispensation from Parliament, both were allowed to operate on Sodor. The LNER took the Elsbridge & Knapford Railway and was managed by Jonathan Star.

Even though some of the engines are not made by the LNER they are still a part of the railway.

The railway ceased to exist on January 1, 1948, when it, along with the SR, GWR and LMS were nationalised under British Railways in 1948.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 1

* Prologue
* Percy
* Fire
* Legality
* Branch Lines
* Mainline
* Passengers
* Goods
* Cows
* Quarantine
* Carriages
* Jinxed
* Luck

### Stories of War

* Evacuation
* Blitz
* Combat
* Espionage
* Atrocity

## Trivia

* The LNER are supposed to represent the Star Fleet from TUGS.

## Staff

Basil CorbettBurke and Blair (formerly)Giles Freeman (formerly)Mr. Star (formerly : deceased)Station Master Jeffries (formerly : deceased)
## Engines

EdwardHenryGordonJamesPercyTobyEricEmilyAliceWinstonMollyHurricaneSpencerFlying ScotsmanThe LNER J94

## Former Engines

WhiffWendellThe Purple Tender EngineLennyThomas (deceased)Benson (deceased)Geoffrey (deceased)Alfred (deceased)
## Rolling Stock

AnnieClarabelToby's coachLNER Express CoachesColeenRodney
## Former Rolling Stock

Dominick (deceased)Real lived engines and real origins - see here

## References

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London\_and\_North\_Eastern\_Railway
Olivia

**Olivia** is a green tank engine who works on the Arlesdale Railway.

## Biography

Olivia's building is shown in Non-Faceless Vehicles when Edward describes the Attentive Theory (that vehicles built with an extra layer of care are destined to become sentient) and the reasons he doesn't believe in it.

In Affection, after Edward narrates that Non-Faceless Vehicles do in fact feel love, Olivia and Mike are seen together.

Olivia makes a cameo near the beginning of Choices when Edward talks about how the engines have to be flexible and adapt to changing situations. BoCo meeting Olivia is used as an example when Edward says that "it's not uncommon for those of us on the Brendam Branch to deliver goods to Arlesburgh", even up to the modern day.

## Basis

Olivia is based on *Lydia*, an engine working on the Perrygrove Railway. She has added buffers and chain couplings, which is something her basis lacks.

## Trivia

* It is unknown when Olivia will fully appear in the series.

## References

1. https://wildnorwester.fandom.com/wiki/Olivia
Rebecca (Engine)

## Rebecca

**Rebecca** is a as-yet non-speaking female yellow engine. She first appeared in the Sodor Short titled "Cancelled".

## Biography

She was first seen in Cancelled where Billy told Gordon what would have happened to him if he tried to impress Rebecca.

In Return, she was briefly seen in Rail Gate Prison.

## Basis

Rebecca is based on a Southern Railway (SR) "West Country" and "Battle of Britain" class (also known as "Light Pacifics"), a class of 4-6-2 tender locomotives designed by Oliver Bulleid and built between 1945 and 1951. These engines were classified as mixed-traffic locomotives when introduced and used for a wide variety of passenger and goods trains, including famous expresses such as the 'Golden Arrow' and the 'Atlantic Coast Express'. The "West Country" and "Battle of Britain" class engines were smaller and lighter versions of Bulleid's earlier "Merchant Navy" class, originally built with 'air-smoothed' casing, chain-driven valve gear and tenders with tall streamlined sides. Ten un-rebuilt members of the class have been preserved, one of them, Blackmoor Vale on the Bluebell Railway and another, Winston Churchill at the National Railway Museum.

While Rebecca is modelled on the un-rebuilt version of the locomotive, her tender design resembles the cut-down version used by rebuilt and un-rebuilt members of the class in British Railways service. Additionally, she features several differences over her real-life basis, including an altered front end with a larger and lower buffer beam, driving wheels which share the same design as Hiro's and plain disc wheels for her front bogie, trailing truck and tender, as opposed to the Bulleid Firth Brown disc wheels found on her prototype. Rebecca's cylinders and cab roof also have a significantly different shape compared to those on the real "Light Pacifics".

## Livery

Rebecca is painted sunshine yellow and navy with white lining. Her wheel rims are painted white, her front end is painted red and she has red and orange stripes painted along her sides. Rebecca also has two blue nameplates on her smoke deflectors with her name painted on them in white. Her number (22) is painted on the sides of her cab in white and the initials "**N.W.R.**" are painted on the sides of her tender, also in white.

## Gallery

Rebecca as shown in Return.Rebecca as shown in Cancelled.
Outcry

**Outcry** is the 164th Sodor Short.

Outcry/Transcript

## Plot

Billy questions Gordon and Eric as their trial goes ahead. He asks Eric if the events that happened is true, which Eric joyfully confirms, much to Gordon’s annoyance. Eric realises his mistake and asks to take it back, but Billy denies this, citing as an admission of guilt. A protest interrupts the trial and Billy demands what’s going on. Gordon thinks the public supports him and Eric, and Diesel indirectly confirms he did this and points out that justice is based on public opinion. Billy shoots this down, arguing it’s evidence. He then sentences Gordon and Eric to 15 days in Rail Gate and gives Diesel the death penalty by firing squad. Much to his annoyance, their shots miss Diesel.

## Characters

* Gordon
* Eric
* Diesel
* Billy
* Joey *(cameo)*

## Trivia

* Gordon and Eric's sentence to 15 days in Rail Gate is the same sentence Diesel received in Job.
* This is the second time a firing squad fails to execute Diesel, the first being Coup.
Underage

**Underage** is the 143rd Sodor Short.

Underage/Transcript

## Plot

Henry and Emily are celebrating their wedding anniversary. Stanley is surprised that Henry is alive, as he points out that Henry was murdered before. Henry replies that he got better. Stanley then congratulates them on their anniversary and asks how many years they have been married, and Henry says 100 years. Stuart soon gets suspicious, and he asks when Emily and Henry were built and they say 1894 and 1919, respectively. He then realises Emily married a three year old when she was twenty-eight. Henry frustratingly points out that age isn’t the same for engines as it is for humans. Emily is also disgusted by Stuart's remarks.

The Railway Inspectors Unit arrives, with Joey telling Henry that he was underage was what mattered, not that he willingly married Emily. Joey then turns to the viewers and says that if anyone in the comments says that age is just a number, he will break down their door and beat them with his baton. Emily is just about to express said sentiment before getting hit by Joey’s baton.

## Characters

* Henry
* Emily
* Joey
* Stuart
* Stanley
* Eliza *(cameo)*
* Lenny *(cameo)*

## Trivia

* Stanley asking if Henry was murdered recently is a reference to Lineup.
	+ Henry stating that he "got better" is also a possible reference to Imposter, as it is the same response Colin gave to Toby when the latter asked how he was present in that short despite being killed beforehand.
Old Bailey

"*Say that again."*
"What?"

"SAY. THAT. AGAIN.*"*

— Old Bailey's form of distraction

## Jackson Bailey

**Jackson Bailey** (also nicknamed as **Old Bailey**) was a Fogman who worked near the Peel Godred Branch line.

## Biography

In Fortune Favours the Lucky, he stopped two thieves from stealing from Geoffrey’s train. Later, he asked Andreas for a lift just before a rock landed on his line. Andreas later thanked him for being there to prevent his possible demise. Bailey later departs after having made a friendly goodbye to Andreas and Stanley.

His role from Creature is reiterated in The Nartwin, however, it is also revealed that he fought against the soldiers from the SCP Foundation in order to help Crovan escape. The Foundation also attempted to capture him, but he fought back and at last, disappeared right in front of their eyes.

Parts of his role is reiterated from Return in The Standing Stones, with him meeting Brian and some of the Sodor engines at the sheds before heading down the line. A younger version of him is encountered by Dr. Gwen Hatley and Angus Murphy when they travel through time to 964 AD. He tells them how the Standing Stones work, and wishes them luck after departing to the front lines of a future war. Back in 1964, the continuation from Return's ending continues, where Old Bailey identifies Hatley and Dr. Pearce of the SCP Foundation, and even apologizes for hurting Agent Potter. He also reveals that he is not King Godred as originally thought, but Culdee. He also admits to how poorly he ruled the Kingdom of Sodor. He is interrupted when Agent Potter informs Dr. Pearce of the Standing Stones having been opened again.

What exactly happened to Jackson Bailey is unknown, but it might be possible he was finally dealt with by the SCP and either returned to his present time or was executed.

## Persona

Old Bailey is generally a nice person and treats everyone with respect. He is also a skilled fighter and doesn’t like to be spoken down to.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 4

* Robbery
* Treasure
* Diplomacy *(does not speak)*
* Creature
* Return

#### SCPs of Sodor

* Fortune Favours the Lucky
* The Nartwin *(does not speak)*
* The Standing Stones
Izzy Gomez

## Background information

### Creator(s)

* David Mittion
* Robert D. Cardona

## Technical details

### Fuel type

Coal

**Izzy Gomez** is a Mexican Tramp Steamer from the San Jaun Banana Company.

## Trivia

* Izzy Gomez is the First of Many Things:
	+ The First TUGS Character Introduced in the Sodor Shorts Series
	+ The First TUGS Character whos Model isn't built by Wildnorwester
	+ The First TUGS Tramp Steamer to Appear
	+ The First TUGS Character to Debut After the Trainz 2019 Switch
Subject

**Subject** is the 104th Sodor Short as well as the first video in the Election arc.

## Plot

James asks Whiff what his body count is, to which he replies it's 153. James is surprised by this, and exlaims "damn dude, you're a whore!". Confused, Whiff asks if he meant the number of people they've shagged. James confirms this, and is about to ask what Whiff thought be meant, before interupting himself and asking what he was talking about. Whiff responds that he was talking about the number of test subjects he has gone through this week. James exclaims "THIS WEEK?!" and Whiff notes that science demands sacrifice. James then questions what kind of science experiment requires 153 people *snuffing it*. Whiff replies that he will see it in the next video.

## Characters

* James
* Whiff
Trevor

"*I've known Trevor since my Furness Railway days...*"
— Edward, Scrap

**Trevor** is a dark green traction engine.

## Biography

Trevor used to work fields near the Furness Railway. In 1937, his owner died, so Trevor was stored at the scrapyard at Barrow-in-Furness and would be sold to compensate for the closure of his farm. He met up with Edward again, and the latter began thinking about how to help his friend after hearing about his recent history. The next day, the Vicar at Wellsworth told Edward that the land the scrapyard once occupied had been sold to the church, doubling the size of his orchard. The Vicar purchased Trevor at the auction and brought him to Sodor and his Vicarage where he currently resides.

## Persona

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.

## Livery

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

## Basis

Trevor is based on a William Foster & Co. eight-ton traction engine built in 1927 named Fiery Elias that was owned by the Rev. W. Awdry's friend, the Rev. Teddy Boston. Unlike his basis, however, Trevor is depicted with a belly-tank under his boiler.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 1

* Passengers *(cameo)*
* Scrap

#### Season 2

* Spectre
* Parade *(cameo)*

#### Season 3

* Aftermath *(cameo)*
* Amends *(cameo)*
* Services *(cameo)*

#### Season 4

* Robbery *(cameo)*
* Prototypes *(cameo)*
* Relationships *(cameo)*
* Return *(cameo)*

#### Season 5

* Enthusiasts *(cameo)*
* Fallout *(cameo)*

#### Sodor Shorts

* Routine *(cameo)*
* Redub *("cameo")*
Sodor Answers

**Sodor Answers** is a series by Victor Tanzig. This series was made as a replacement for The 345 Podcast and started on 8th March, 2023.

As the series' name implies: Sodor Answers revolves around characters (more specifically, non-faceless engines) answering questions given by the community.

Like all the other projects made by Victor Tanzig, Sodor Answers has a weekly schedule of answers, releasing every Wednesday.

## Trivia

* As stated by Victor a couple of times, these shorts are not to be taken too seriously and that they are in good fun, like Sodor Shorts.
* Victor also stated he was inspired by The Unlucky Tug's "Unanswerable Thomas Questions" videos. As the name suggests, he raised questions that couldn't/shouldn't have an answer, but he thought, "Why not try providing one?" As such, his goal was to give a possible answer as opposed to a definitive one.
* The question, "Can Emily send me feet pics" wasn't a real question. Victor just thought of it as a joke. Then even got him thinking, "Why do the questions have to be TTTE related?" It makes sense, but he could answer non-related TTTE questions every now and then for fun.
The Horrid Lorries

"*You've done very well, Wendell, but we figure you still owe us..."
"You're going back on your word?*"
— The Lorries and Wendell, Thief

## Horrid Lorries

**The Horrid Lorries** are 3 small lorries who kept William as a hostage. The first one is named Arnold, and the second one is named Fred. The third one's name is unknown.

## Biography

The lorries kept William, who is Wendell's best friend, as a hostage and forced Wendell to steal trains from the Island of Sodor railways. When Whiff was spying on Wendell, the lorries told Wendell to bring them one more train and if he doesn't go back to Sodor, his friend will be at the bottom of the bay. When Thomas, Lily, and Wendell went to save William, they started to flee, but the lorries failed. In the end they were shunted in Rail Gate Prison.

## Persona

The lorries were arrogant and mean toward William and Wendell and wanted to steal goods for them to deliver.

## Livery

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

## Basis

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

## Trivia

* As Thief is based on the TUGS episode "Pirate", the Horrid Lorries take the role of the Pirate Tugs.
* As Quarantine is based on the TUGS episode of the same name, Arnold takes the role of the mad speedboat.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 1

* Scrap *(cameo)*
* Quarantine *(Arnold only)*

#### Season 2

* Thief
* Trapped *(mentioned)*
* Shunted (*cameo*)

#### Sodor Specials

* Non-Faceless Vehicles *(Lorry 2 only, cameo)*

## References

1. http://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/The\_Horrid\_Lorries

## See Also

**Rail Gate Prison**

*\* = Crime Unknown*

 Residents/Workers
Smudger

"*HAYA Dukie, miss me?*"
— Smudger, !!!9,000!!!

**Smudger** was a narrow gauge well tank engine.

## Bio

### Other Videos

Smudger came in surprise to the other engines and told them about what made him a star and that he will appear in the series but Duke told him that he will not appear, then Smudger told Duke that he will be back and disappeared. Stanley then asked Duke if he was serious, Duke told him that he does not know.

## Livery

Smudger was painted dark green with black lining. He had black and brass name and number plates on the sides of his boiler and coal bunkers respectively.

## Basis

Smudger is based on the Talyllyn Railway's Dolgoch, a Fletcher Jennings Class Bb 0-4-0WT. Rheneas is another member of this class.

## Appearances

### Other Videos

* !!!9,000!!!

It's unknown if Smudger will appear in future releases.
Wilfred

**Wilfred** is a mountain engine who works on the Culdee Fell Railway.

## Biography

Wilfred used to work at the Snowdon Mountain Railway.

He was later bought by the Culdee Fell Railway, along with Ernest, Harry and Alaric. While he was being transported to the CFR, Duncan told him about the legend of Culdee's ghost.

Wilfred was present during the first tour to Devil's Back and was the first one to see the goat eating Sir Topham Hatt's hat.

## Basis

Wilfred is based on the Snowdon Mountain Railway's No.3 Wyddfa.

## Livery

Wilfred is painted purple with orange lining. The number "4" is painted on the sides and back of his cab in yellow and he has red nameplates, with his name in gold, on the sides of his tanks.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 4

* Mountain
* Secrets *(cameo)*

## Trivia

* Unlike in the Railway Series, Wilfred's number is four. Ernest shares the same number.
* His back face is painted on instead of being an actual face.
Wrath

**Wrath** is the 134th Sodor Short.

## Plot

Fred is going down the tracks while singing *Hollaback Girl* until he stops and interupts himself. In front of him is James, Gordon and Henry, all looking pissed. All the while behind him, Thomas, Emily, Molly, Duck, Eric and Rosie show up, also looking pissed. They're followed by Toby, Edward and Percy flanking him at each respective side. Fred then asks what this is, before Percy quotes: "men often make up wrath what they want in reason". Fred continues: "then man has been wanting since the dawn of time", to which Edward agrees. He then suggests that they should try something else then beating him to a pulp. James asks why, to which Edward says that they are better than that. Henry asks if he has something in mind, which Edward confirms. The gang brings Fred to Whiff, and Fred questions how this makes them better. Edward states that it doesn't make them better, while wrath is terrible, but that revenge is just plain fun. He then gives Whiff the go-ahead, who tells him not to worry. He then pulls out a stick with an eyeball on it, which eminates electric sounds. Before touching Fred, he tries to stop Whiff by saying "the power of the anti-quest compels you" before screaming in pain.

## Characters

* Edward
* Henry
* James
* Percy
* Geoffrey
* Whiff
* Thomas *(cameo)*
* Gordon *(cameo)*
* Toby *(cameo)*
* Eric *(cameo)*
* Duck *(cameo)*
* Emily *(cameo)*
* Molly *(cameo)*
* Rosie *(cameo)*

## Trivia

* What Whiff does to Fred at the end of the short implies that Whiff was giving him recto-shock therapy, which is a reference to Possessed, when he tried to do the same thing to Geoffrey when he was first possessed.
* This is the second Sodor Short to acknowledge an engine singing Hollaback Girl, with the first being Blackout, where Diesel is mentioned to have done a cover of the song.
The Black Bridge

The Black Bridge is a bridge located at Ulfstead that leads to the Scrap Yard. It is guarded by a mysterious dark green engine. The engine will stop an engine and ask him three questions to let him pass to the other side.
The Black Bridge is not canon to The Stories of Sodor but appeared in the Sodor Short, Bridge.

## Trivia

* If an engine doesn't know the answer he/she will explode.
Winston

**Winston** is a Mixed-traffic L&YR class 28 engine who worked on the Furness Railway with Edward.

## Biography

Winston used to work with Edward and Albert on the Furness Railway, up until its closure in 1907. Once it did close, Winston was purchased by the Great Eastern Railway, which would later be absorbed into the LNER.

After Henry had his accident with the Flying Kipper in the winter of 1938, Mr. Star called Winston in to fill in for him, much to Edward's surprise and delight, and the two would talk about old memories of the Furness Railway.

When Molly arrived to help out, he helped convince Eric to try and ask her out; saying that she always had a thing for friendly folks. This also helped when he had to go in for his 5-year service, which meant that Molly would stick around for a while longer.

Once Henry returned however, both Winston and Molly would leave Sodor and head back to the Mainland.

During the war, while Thomas, Edward, Henry, Gordon, Lily, Adam, Douglas, and Peter were off serving abroad, Winston, along with many other engines, arrived on Sodor to help the engines with the workload. Winston enjoyed being back but mentioned he did wish he had arrived sooner to say goodbye to Edward.

## Livery

Winston is painted in red livery with gold linings. He has red wheels.

## Basis

Winston is based on the L&YR Class 28, a class of 0-6-0 mixed-traffic tender locomotive designed by George Hughes for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and built by Horwich Works between 1909 and 1912. It was a rebuild of Aspinall's Class 27, with the addition of a Belpaire firebox, a Schmidt/"twin-plug" superheater, and the extension of the footplate and front sandboxes.

## Trivia

* Winston was unnamed in The Railway Series.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 2

* Smuggling
* Furness
* Maintenance *(cameo)*
* Shunted *(cameo)*
* Armaments
* Affection *(does not speak)*

#### Season 3

* Nationalisation
* Industry
* Services *(cameo)*

#### Season 4

* Modernisation *(cameo)*
* Secrets *(cameo)*
* Beeching *(cameo)*

#### Sodor Shorts

* Song *(cameo)*
* Constituency *(cameo)*

## See Also

**LNER**

**FR**
Propaganda

**Propaganda** is the 181th Sodor Short.

Propaganda/Transcript

## Plot

Thomas decides to replace the 345 Podcast with something that better suits his image.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* The Fat Controller
* Eric *(cameo)*
* BoCo *(cameo)*
* Barry *(cameo)*
* Victor Tanzig *(cameo)*
* Hiro *(cameo)*
* Ferdinand *(cameo)*
* Gina *(cameo)*
* Duke *(cameo)*
* Atlas *(cameo)*
* Falcon *(cameo)*
* Stuart *(cameo)*
* Stanley *(cameo)*

## Trivia

* A reference to Revolution is made by James.
* When Gordon complains about The 345 Podcast being replaced by Thomas' "rubbish". Henry replies with "I can." This is a possible reference to Triggers.
* Gordon briefly quotes the "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" portion of the Declaration of Independence after he and the other engines overthrow Thomas.
	+ He also mentions that he has converted to Islam.