Donald and Douglas

"*In their pre LMS days, Donald and Douglas worked on the Caledonian Railway in Scotland.*"
— Edward, Ghost

## Donald and Douglas

* Donald
* Douglas

## Character Information

### Nicknames:

Donnie
Douggie

### Works at:

Caledonian Railway (1899-1922)
London, Midland and Scottish Railway (1923-1947)
North Western Railway (1948-present)

### Relatives:

**Douglas**
–Lily (Girlfriend)

### Enemies:

**Douglas**
–James (Formerly)
–Henry (Briefly)

### Number:

**Donald**
–Midis #9 (formerly)
–NWR 9**Douglas**
–Midis #10 (formerly)
–NWR 10

### Basis:

Caledonian Railway 652 class

**Donald** and **Douglas** are Scottish mixed-traffic tender engines who are twins.

## Biography

Donald and Douglas worked on the Caledonian Railway in Scotland. There, the snowdrifts were 30 feet deep as they were used to it. When the Railways Act went into effect, Douglas and Arthur arrived on the Island of Sodor to work on the London, Midland, and Scottish Railway's division. After Arthur's death, his brother Donald was his replacement and worked at the Island of Sodor with his brother.

Although they were relatively friendly to the Nor'easters, James and Douglas had adopted a rivalry with each other shortly before Percy arrived.

Douglas and Dominick had a lot of problems as the break van always delayed his trains, with Douglas subsequently being the one blamed. He later crashed into a signal box and was taken to the Works. Afterwards, Douglas was bullied by Dominick. Donald was angry for how his brother was being treated, and bumped the brake van violently to teach him a lesson. After that, both accepted to not make problems. When James taking a goods train, Douglas helped him. but when they reached Gordon's Hill, the brake van was soon squeezed between both the troublesome trucks and Douglas. By Douglas' force, he subsequently crushed the brake van into pieces and told James that he killed Dominick. The troublesome trucks have not forgotten the brake van incident, and called him names such as 'murderer'. However, some trucks and the engines on his crew did not.

## Personas

Donald and Douglas are scottish twin engines. They are practical, peppery, proud, and level-minded, but despite their maturity, they enjoy playing practical jokes and have been known to impersonate one another in the past. They were fitted with nameplates to specifically end this element of their humor. Sometimes, they get a little bit grumpy, with Douglas often being more easily angered then Donald.

## Livery

Donald and Douglas are painted in BR lined black livery and red-and-white lining on their tenders. They have red nameplates with their names in gold at the same time.

In the Sodor Short, Prank, Douglas was painted pink as a result of one of Bill and Ben's pranks. He remained in this color in every Sodor Short he appeared in afterwards, until FRANKenstein, where Bill and Ben used a tar tanker to revert Douglas back to his original color. However, Douglas was seen in his pink livery again in some of the later shorts (see \* in the Appearances section for exact shorts of Douglas being pink), albeit now as a possible running gag.

## Basis

Donald and Douglas are both based on the Caledonian Railway McIntosh 812 Class 0-6-0 goods engine. Their numbers, however, would realistically place them in the 652 sub-class. One example survives in preservation.

## Trivia

* Along with Colin and Peter, Donald and Douglas are the most friendly out of all the Midis.
* They are in the LMS because the Caledonian Railway was absorbed by the LMS.
* Their middle names are Daniel (Donald) and Rupert (Douglas).

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 1

* Prologue *(cameos)*
* Percy *(Donald cameo)*
* Legality *(Donald only)*
* Fire *(Douglas only)*
* Goods
* Branch Lines *(Donald does not speak)*
* Mainline *(Douglas does not speak)*
* Ghost
* Cows *(cameos)*
* Carriages
* Sting *(cameos)*
* Luck *(cameos)*

#### Season 2

* Visitor *(Donald only; cameo)*
* Inspection *(cameos)*
* Thief
* Trapped *(Douglas cameos)*
* Strike *(Donald mentioned)*
* Spectre
* Sabotage *(Donald does not speak; Douglas cameo)*
* Smuggling *(Douglas does not speak)*
* Maintenance *(cameos)*
* Shunted *(Donald does not speak; Douglas cameo)*
* Armaments *(Douglas cameo)*
* Affection *(Douglas only)*
* Parade *(do not speak)*

#### Stories of War

* Evacuation *(Douglas cameo)*
* Blitz *(Donald does not speak; Douglas cameo)*
* Combat *(Donald cameo)*
* Espionage
* Atrocity *(Donald cameo)*

#### Season 3

* Aftermath
* Replacements *(Douglas cameo)*
* Management
* Controller *(Donald cameo)*
* Reshuffle *(Douglas does not speak)*
* Books
* Choices *(Donald cameo)*
* Amends
* Nationalisation *(Donald cameo)*
* Industry *(Douglas cameo)*
* Services *(Douglas cameo)*
* Trial *(Donald cameo)*
* Extension *(cameos)*
* Fog *(Donald cameo)*

#### Season 4

* Diesel *(Donald cameo)*
* Modernisation *(Donald only)*
* Mountain *(Donald cameo)*
* Robbery *(Donald cameo)*
* Diagnosis *(Donald does not speak)*
* Prototypes *(Douglas cameo)*
* Secrets *(cameos)*
* Aviation *(cameos)*
* Diplomacy *(Donald does not speak)*
* Animosity *(Donald cameo)*
* Revelations *(cameos)*
* Relationships *(cameos)*
* Beeching
* Storm *(Donald cameo)*
* Dieselisation *(Donald cameo)*
* Return

#### SCPs of Sodor

* Prologue *(Douglas cameo)*
* Path of the Dead *(Douglas cameo)*
* A Troublesome Engine *(Donald cameo)*
* The Standing Stones *(cameos)*

#### Season 5

* Vandalism *(Douglas cameo)*
* Enthusiasts *(Douglas only; cameo)*
* Rescued *(Donald only)*
* Experiment *(Donald only)*
* Revenge
* Munitions *(Douglas cameo)*
* Fallout *(Douglas cameo)*

#### Sodor Shorts

* Coal *(cameos)*
* Monster
* Song *(Donald cameo)*
* Rap *(do not speak)*
* Switch
* Teacher *(Donald only)*
* Rivalry *(cameos)*
* Argument
* Preview *(Donald only; in the preview)*
* Nevermore *(Douglas only)*
* Remembrance *(do not speak)*
* Siege *(Douglas only; does not speak)*
* Mask *(Douglas only)*
* Update *(Donald only; in the new intro)*
* Prank\* *(Douglas only)*
* Triggers\* *(Douglas only; does not speak)*
* Adaptation\* *(Douglas only)*
* FRANKenstein\* *(Douglas only)*
* Resolution *(Douglas only)*
* Escape *(Douglas only)*
* Advertisement *(Douglas only)*
* Production\*
* Possessed *(cameos)*
* Windfall *(Donald only)*
* Bandwagon *(Douglas only)*
* Annoying
* Stereotypes *(Donald only)*
* Uniform\* *(Douglas only)*
* Constituency\* *(cameos)*
* Forgotten *(Donald only)*
* Superhero *(Donald only)*
* Shakespeare\* *(Douglas only)*
* Heartbreak *(Douglas only)*
* Sloth *(Donald only)*
* Gaffe *(Douglas only)*
* Lineup *(Douglas only)*
* First *(only one of them)*
* Glitch\* *(Douglas only)*
* Brave *(Douglas only)*
* Like *(Douglas only)*
* Dislike *(Douglas only)*
* Sued *(Donald only)*
* Lawsuit *(Donald only)*
* Microtransactions *(Donald only)*

#### Sodor Specials

* Non-Faceless Vehicles *(Douglas only; cameos)*
* A History of its Railways *(cameos)*

#### Miscellaneous

* The Stories of Xmas *(only one of them; cameo)*

\*indicates shorts in which Douglas is painted pink

## References

1. https://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/Donald\_and\_Douglas