Locomotives from other series

In 'The Midlander' and its mini series, a **few characters that come of others series/shows** appear. These mostly play only minor roles to keep the plot moving, or are visiting the Moorland Steam Railway.

## Henry

### Built for

Great Northern Railway (formerly) North Western Railway (rebuilt)

### Designer

Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley (originally believed)Sir William Arthur Stanier FRS (rebuilt)

**Henry** is a large green locomotive loaned from the North Western Railway (NWR) in the years 1965, 1973, 1977 and 2005. He's close in design to Hood, Australia and Leander (Leanne).

### Bio

Henry's origins are largely unknown, including his original designer. According to fans of 'Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends', he was designed by Herbert Nigel Gresley as an experimental locomotive, but the design was built from those drawings stolen from him for an unknown designer in 1922. Henry was a poor steamer and was sold to Sir Topham Hatt cheaply, because he was desperate for locomotives on the NWR. Long after his purchase, Hatt found out that Henry was a poor steamer.

The first solution to the problem of his poor steaming was Welsh coal, which improved the performance (which his design problem was a small firebox), but everything changed one night. He was heading a train known by railwaymen as the "Flying Kipper", when he collided with a goods train waiting in a loop (cause: environment, ice and snow). Henry was badly damaged as a result of the crash, but was sent to Crewe Works with help of Sir Topham Hatt and his friend, William Arthur Stanier. Stanier rebuilt Henry from the wheel up from an experimental locomotive, to a member of his LMS Class 5 "Black Five" 4-6-0s and for a brief period, served as a test-bed for a domed variant of the design. This meant he was more powerful and didn't need Welsh coal.

In the mini series, Henry is one of the locomotives that help save Hood from being scrapped by British Railways, and helped many locomotives on the Moorland Steam Railway during his three later visits, including being challenged to a race by Thompson B1 Stanford in 1973.

### Basis or real locomotive

   Henry is based on a LMS Stanier Class 5 "Black Five" 4-6-0 of 1935. 842 were built by various builders from 1935 to 1951, and being built with little or no modifications by Stanier's successors, Charles Edward Fairburn (Kate's designer) and Henry George Ivatt (Jenny's designer). All were retired by August 1968 and 18 have been preserved.

When originally built in 1922, Henry was a hybrid-type locomotive, made from an LNER Gresley A1 4-6-2 'Pacific' and an Ivatt C1 4-4-2 'Atlantic'. This was his form until his rebuild to a Black Five in 1935.

### Trivia

   Henry was one of the main characters in Thomas & Friends. Since season 22, Henry is no longer stationed at Tidmouth Sheds (being reallocated to Vicarstown) and no longer a member of "the Steam Team".

Henry was the second character created by Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry ("The Rev. W. Awdry"), the first being Edward.

* Unlike his TV series counterpart following rebuild, Henry doesn't burn Welsh coal anymore. This can be explained that the GWR were asking large prices for Welsh coal thanks to its high quality.

Henry's model is a Hornby Black Five that has been repainted.

* His model depicts him as one of the renowned "domed" Black Fives instead of being "domeless".
* Shane has no plans to build a model of Henry in his original form.

Henry is Shane Sowter's favourite Thomas & Friends character.

Since Henry was a failure in original form, Hughes refers to him as a "Fowler's Ghost-type" locomotive, referring to the failed Metropolitan Railway fireless locomotive.

Henry is the only visiting locomotive to have his own theme, which is an epic orchestra cover of the Flying Kipper theme by UpsideNow on YouTube, based on the original theme by Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell.

* The original Flying Kipper theme was based off of Henry's theme in Season 1 of Thomas & Friends in 1984.

NWR Black Five No. 11 was built because of Henry's success and can be seen as his brother.

* Henry's tender in his first appearance, according to Shane Sowter, was once No. 11's. The locomotive was damaged beyond repair and scrapped in 1952 while No. 11's tender was salvaged and kept on standby if Henry's real tender. This includes the fact that Henry really has a riveted tender, not a welded tender

## Thomas

### Designer

Lawson Billinton

**Thomas** is a rebuilt tank locomotive that came through Northampsmith in 1962. He is an old friend of Sharon and is the first locomotive owned by the North Western Railway (NWR), being the railway's No. 1 locomotive.

### Bio

Thomas was built by the famed LB&SCR workshops at Brighton for the newly-founded North Western Railway (NWR) on Sodor in 1915, following the grouping the Wellsworth & Suddery Railway (W&SR), Sodor & Mainland Railway (S&MR) and the Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway (TK&ELR). He was built to work at its mainland connection station at Vicarstown following his arrival on the NWR, along with an ex-Furness Railway (FR) K2 4-4-0 named 'Edward' (who became NWR No. 2).

After becoming the NWR's No: 1 locomotive, Thomas was put to work on station pilot duties at Vicarstown railway station, which was the connection with services operated by the Furness Railway. After an incident in 1938 with a certain experimental L&YR Class 28 2-6-0, soon to be numbered by the NWR as '5' (James), Thomas was awarded the Ffarquhar branchline that starts at Knapford Junction. He uses two ex-Midland Railway (MR) bogie coaches named 'Annie' and 'Clarabel' on his suburban trains. During WWII, Thomas was requested to be used by the British Army as their shunting locomotive on Sodor, since the army didn't have any Hunslet Austeries yet. This lead to him being repainted into a Wartime plain black livery and a military number on his bunker.

When the first Hunslet Austerity arrived on Sodor in 1943, Thomas was no longer needed but was still military property until the war finished, which lead to him serving the whole war under the British Army as No. 'ARMY 1001', while the 1943-built Austerity 0-6-0ST was No. 'ARMY 1002'. Thomas was returned to the NWR in 1946 with five battle stars, due to his actions when military points around Sodor were attacked by Luftwaffe bombers. He was returned to his number '1' but was given a lined black livery, mostly because the railways on the mainland were not painting many locomotives back to their old colours. In 1962, Thomas was tasked of heading a small passenger train formed of three Collett coaches for an experimental suburban service and lease under British Railways (BR) of which in that time, he was still in NWR Post-war black.

### Livery

When Thomas first appeared in The Midlander, he was painted in the NWR's unusual post-war lined black with his number on his water tanks in cream.

When he returned in The Series 1990s, he is painted NWR Lined Blue livery..

In the 'Stories from the Wars' episode 'Spitfire', Thomas is painted in the Royal Engineers Green livery with the number '1001' painted in yellow on his water tanks.

### Basis or real locomotive

   Thomas is based on a LB&SCR Billinton E2 class 0-6-0T. These tank locomotives were introduced in 1913 as a replacement of the aging E1 class 0-6-0Ts for shunting duties by William Stroudley in 1874. Two years later, Lawson Billinton produced a version with extended water tanks that increased in range. The final locomotive (LB&SCR No. 109) was built at Brighton in 1916. The class lasted until the final one was withdrawn in 1963, and scrapped at Eastleigh Works. Thomas the Tank Engine is based on the version with extended water tanks, which Shane Sowter refers to as the "E2 MkII".

### Trivia

    Thomas is the main character and titular character in Thomas & Friends. As of Season 22, Thomas is still a member of Steam Team and operates the Ffarquhar branchline.

* Thomas's CGI model was updated in 2019 for Season 23 of 'Thomas & Friends'.
* A planned 2021 reboot of Thomas has been opposed by fans of the series, causing a movement to begin.

Thomas's model is a Sparkshot Custom Creations model bought via Shapeways. This is to make him appear exactly like his appearances after 1960 in 'The Railway Series'. This allows Shane Sowter to prevent him using a Bachmann HO model. The model has a Bachmann Jinty's chassis.

* Thomas's face masks are the same used in Season 1 of 'Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'.

The usage of a different model of Thomas means that the Thomas in the classic TV series isn't the same as the one in the film.

Shane Sowter put Thomas in the film as a tribute to his (and everyone's) childhood memories.

Thomas was never seen in post-WWII lined black in the television series, which makes The Midlander non-canon with the main show. The reason for his black livery was for audiences to believe that he was painted black after WWII but the NWR haven't gone round to repaint him back to blue.

* Thomas' post-war black is based on LMS post-war lined black and hybridised with the "North Eastern" treatment used on British Railways tank engines in the North Eastern Region.

## Bucklebury Grange

### Designer

Charles Benjamin Collett

**Bucklebury Grange**, better known as **"Buck"** by others, is a GWR mixed traffic locomotive that was brought to the Moorland Steam Railway from the Western Region for possible preservation. He's known by everyone on his home region for derailing.

### Bio

Buck was built at Swindon Works in 1936 for either express passenger or medium goods work for the Great Western Railway (GWR). Most of his service life during the GWR and BR until 1964 is mostly unknown but in 1964, he was sent to the Moorland Steam Railway (MSR) along with four other locomotives of his region for possible preservation by the heritage railway. Unfortunately, Buck normally didn't do his work and derailed three times while hauling goods trains on the railway.

When the two locomotives were going to be chosen, Buck took a smirk at Maxwell following the 7200 getting into trouble with his howitzer and awaited his possible future as a preserved Grange, since none of his class was on "the list" for preservation. Sadly, a pannier tank named Murphy and the class leader of the 2251 class were chosen due to them working the hardest, resulting in Buck protesting the manager's decision on not selected for preservation. Buck was sent back to the Western Region for further service and was withdrawn in 1965 and later scrapped.

### Personality

Buck is seen as lazy since he normally, as Maxwell says, "derails himself to get away from work, again."

### Livery

Buck is painted in BR Lined Brunswick Green with Late Crests on his tender.

### Basis or real locomotive

Buck is based off the real locomotive. It was one of 80 GWR 6800 'Grange' class 4-6-0s built at Swindon from 1936 to 1939 and based off the 4900 'Hall' class from the 1920s. They were designed as mixed traffic locomotives but were normally seen at the head of fast passenger services across the GWR network well into BR days. Withdrawals began in 1960 and the last was withdrawn in 1965 and all were scrapped. All hope isn't lost since a new one, No. 6880 'Betton Grange' is under construction and expected to be completed in 2021.

No. 6803 'Bucklebury Grange' was built in 1936 and withdrawn in September 1965. It was later scrapped at Long Marston a year later.

### Trivia

Buck's model is an unaltered Hornby model.

Buck is one of the main character in EpicBanastard's series 'Rails to Refuge', which first aired in February 2020.

* Due to 'The Midlander' being non-canon to Rails to Refuge, this universe's Buck was scrapped.
* Shane Sowter was given permission to use Buck from its original creator.

## Maxwell

### Designer

Charles Benjamin Collett

**Maxwell**, commonly known as **"Max"** when he is in trouble, is a large heavy freight tank engine that once worked for the Western Region of British Railways. He was one of five locomotive sent to the MSR for possible preservation.

### Bio

Maxwell was built at Swindon Works in 1925 as a GWR 5205 class 2-8-0T for heavy coal traffic in Wales and was rebuilt into a 7200 class 2-8-2T in 1936. Not much is known about Maxwell's life other than in the early 1950s, he stole a 12inch railway howitzer from the Steam Reserve Corps and getting a certain Collett-era "Small Prairie" into trouble.

In 1964, Maxwell was sent to Northampsmith as one of five locomotives from his home region for possible preservation by the Moorland Steam Railway. Things didn't go well as Maxwell was seen as being rude by the railway's resident locomotives.

### Livery

Maxwell is painted in BR Unlined Black with Late Crests.

### Trivia

Despite the history, Maxwell's original number in the series doesn't match the original number of the real locomotive. No. 7236 was rebuilt from 5271, which No. 5255 was rebuilt into No. 7220.

Maxwell is one of the main characters in Andy Stovold's (Steaming Westward Productions) 'Heavy Freight' on YouTube.

## Donald

### Designer

John Farquharson McIntosh

**Donald** is a former Caledonian Railway goods engine loaned from the North Western Railway. He was loaned to the MSR during the 1999 Millennium services and the 2017 gala weekend.

### Bio

Donald was built in 1909 by St Rollox works for the Caledonian Railway as a part of infamous 812 class (652 subclass) 0-6-0 goods engines. He was met by his brother/twin/classmate Douglas and the two quickly became know to always be with each other, instead of doing their separate jobs.

In 1948, Donald was renumbered to '57646' under British Railways are the Nationalisation of the 'Big Four' that year, which is twin (Douglas) became '57647'. They continued to work in the Scottish Region of British Railways (albeit former Caley metals) until one of the two was to be sold to Sir Charles Topham Hatt II, director of the North Western Railway on Sodor, just off Barrow-in-Furness (in the London-Midland Region) Donald and Douglas asked for their numbers to be painted over to confuse NWR staff and locomotives. When they arrived, they soon both calmed their numbers "fell off," which is unlikely since their numbers were painted on, not plated on the cabsides in CR days. After finding out which one to keep (after Donald crashed into a signal box and Douglas crushed a brake van), Stephen Topham Hatt III had to keep both and they were repainted in what resembled CR lined blue with the numbers '9' (Donald) and '10' (Douglas) respectively. Both were also given nameplates (after the incident with Thomas's special BR Mk1).

In 1995, Sir Stephen Hatt (the successor of his father Bertram) loaned Donald to the Moorland Steam Railway since his father loaned NWR locomotives to the MSR. Donald was chosen as a running mate for local MSR locomotive Jumbo.

### Livery

Donald is painted in NWR/CR Lined Prussian Blue.

### Basis or real locomotive

    Donald is based on a Caledonian Railway 812 and 652 class 0-6-0 goods locomotive. This class (812) was introduced by John F. McIntosh in 1899 as a replacement for the ageing Drummond 294 class (Jumbo's class) and this was followed by the 652 class in 1908. A total of 96 were built by 1909 and even 17 were fitted with vacuum brakes for passenger work. The classes were withdrawn between 1948 and 1963, which none of the 652 class survive. One 812 class does survive in preservation (No. 828) and is one of the 17 fitted with vacuum brakes.

Two classes based on the design were built for Belgium between 1899 and 1914 with 891 built. Two are preserved (a third could have been preserved but was scrapped in 2002, leading to the person who made the decision to be hated by British and Belgium steam enthusiasts).

### Trivia

Donald (and his brother Douglas) is a supporting character in Thomas & Friends. He works on the Alresburgh West line ("The Little Western") as one of it's goods engines alongside GWR passenger engines Duck (real name: Montague) and Oliver.

Donald's model is a Bachmann/Rails of Sheffield Caledonian Railway 812 class 0-6-0 that has been renumbered.

* The reason for using this model is that the Bachmann USA model offered lacks important details and is based off the TV series model. Another reason is that the Bachmann USA model lacks the water tank that real locomotives feature.

Donald's face marks are based on the same ones used in the second season of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends.

Donald's BR number is fictional. The highest numbered CR 812/652 class is 57645.

* It's unknown about Donald's true LMS or CR numbers since the Rev. W. Awdry only created his BR number. It's possible his CR number 662 and LMS number is 17646 (BR number was created by replacing the prefix '1' with '5' on the final number).
* Since Donald (and Douglas) have the highest numbers in the class, it makes a fictional count of 98 built.

Donald is known to have a duck that often rides on him named "Dilly", who's known by everyone else as "Donald's Duck" or by Donald as his "Quackeroo".

## Greendale Rocket

### Built

Unknown, believed to be between 1895-1910

### Designer

Unknown

**The Greendale Rocket** is an alleged commuter and mail tank engine that runs on the fabled Greendale Light Railway (GLR) located somewhere in Cambria. The locomotive gave its name to the train it hauls. It is regarded as an urban legend in Cheshire and Yorkshire since the engine was rarely seen off its home line.

### Bio

The origins of the Greendale Rocket appear to be lost to time or what gender the engine was since it was rarely seen on mainline metals or by mainline locomotives and regarded as an urban legend. According to this legend, the Greendale Light Railway needed a new locomotive to replace the much older saddle tank built by Manning Wardle (the real engine is unknown but Manning Wardle is the most mentioned) which built the railway in the 1860s. The response was a side tank engine which had four large driving wheels, a four-wheel leading bogie and a two-wheel rear truck was built, which the builder and build year being unknown.

The locomotive gained a reputation of being fast and agile than it predecessor, the engine which was built to replace, and became loved by locals. As a result, the locomotive was officially named the 'Greendale Rocket' and gave its name to the mail service it hauls. Sometime in the 1920s, the engine was seen a few times outside of its GLR home and has been reported to have been as far as Penzance, with very little photographic evidence of is existence. The locomotive hasn't been seen since the mainline connection to the GLR was closed and ripped up in the 1930s by the LMS but is said to still be in existence.

### Livery

The Greendale Rocket, according to belief, is painted bright Brunswick Green with yellow borders and banding on the boiler with Brunswick Green coupling rods and a brass plate on the bunker.

### Basis or real locomotive

Since the engine is never seen but is described in detail, the Greendale Rocket could be based on a Great Northern Railway (GNR) C2 class 4-4-2T (LNER C12). These were designed in 1898 by Henry Arthur Ivatt (father of Henry George Ivatt, Jenny's designer) and 60 were built by Doncaster until 1907 for suburban work on the GNR. The LNER inherited all 60 but withdrawals started in 1937 when the Gresley V1 2-6-2Ts (later the V3s in 1939) started replacing and them and only 49 ended in BR hands, but they too were withdrawn by 1957 and all were scrapped.

### Trivia

The Greendale Rocket is one of two locomotives that appear in the children's show 'Postman Pat'. It first appeared in 'Postman Pat and the Greendale Rocket' and has since been a staple of the show. It is normally seen hauling a single coach and a mail van.

* Its basis seems to change since sources say the TV show-version is based off the LSWR Adams Radial tank (which Shane Sowter disagrees with since the Greendale Rocket and the Adams Radial both look different and share no similarities) while in the CGI movie, it is based on an unknown 2-6-4T, but resembles as NSWGR 20 (A/E) class tank engine introduced in 1890.

According to older locomotives from Cheshire and Cambria, the Greendale Rocket is described as an engine that brings bad luck to whoever that sees it on the mainline since every engine that met it has either been written off in an accident, disappeared without a trace, or scrapped shortly after.

* This could be a reference to the Flying Dutchman, a legendary ghost ship that supposedly brings bad luck to whoever that sees the ghost ship.

The Greendale Rocket's status as an urban legend makes many engines believe that no such locomotive of that name was ever built.

A photograph of the Greendale Rocket at "North Eastern England" is actually a photo-shopped picture of one of a C12s during BR days in the 1950s.

## Percy

### Designer

Avonside Engine Company

**Percy** is an industrial-pattern tank engine that works on the North Western Railway. He works on the Ffarquhar branchline with Thomas and three other locomotives.

### Bio

Percy was built at Avonside Engine Company sometime in 1925 for shunting duties but didn't see much action until sold to the NWR in 1949. That same year, he was slightly rebuilt with parts from other builders.

### Livery

During WWII, Percy was painted in NWR Wartime Green.

In the 1990s, Percy is painted in NWR Green with yellow and red lining and yellow Gill Sans font.

### Basis or real locomotive

Percy is based on a Avonside 0-4-0ST with parts from other builders e.g. Hunslet Engine Company, but is mostly based on GWR No. 1340 now named 'Trojan'. It was built by Avonside Engine Company of Bristol in 1897 for Newport Town Docks. The locomotive was later sold to Alexandria Docks in 1903 and absorbed into GWR stock in 1923 as No. 1340. The locomotive was sold again in 1932 to Netherseal Colliery outside Burton-on-Trent and to Adlers of Tamworth, Staffordshire, in 1947. The locomotive has since been named 'Trojan' and is based at Didcot Railway Centre but is currently offsite undergoing an overhaul.

Percy also appears to have the bunker of a GWR 1361 class 0-6-0ST (Reo and Rao's basis).

### Trivia

Percy is recorded as the Awdry family's favourite character in The Railway Series.

Percy's model is a 3D-printed body designed by Shane Sowter designed to fit on a Hornby L&YR "Pug" chassis.

* The design features the front end from John T. Kenney's illustrations with the water tank design from Gunvor and Peter Edwards and the bunker from a GWR 1361 class (as according to the Rev. W. Awdry's description).

* Shane Sowter considers this the "ultimate version of Percy".

Percy is sometimes remined of his near accident with Gordon at Wellsworth back in the 1930s.

## Gordon

### Designer

Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley

**Gordon** is a large express locomotive that is owned by the North Western Railway (NWR). He handles the 'Wild Nor' Wester' express service from Tidmouth to Vicarstown (formerly to London and via Knapford, Wellsworth, Crovan's Gate and Killdane) and is the only Gresley Pacific unaltered since construction.

### Bio

Gordon was built at Doncaster Works by the Great Northern Railway (GNR) as a prototype for the new A1 class 4-6-2 inspired by the GWR's own Pacific 'The Great Bear' and was sold to the NWR in 1924. In 1928, Gordon was paired with a corridor tender to replace his original GNR tender for non-stop long distance passenger runs from Knapford to London, which was named the 'Wild Nor' Wester' to become the flagship of the NWR.

In 1937, Gordon's corridor tender was sold to the LNER and a new A4 non-corridor tender was bought to replace it. This tender was rebuilt by Arthur Henry Peppercorn as a prototype of his own tender design which first appeared on the LNER in 1947.

### Livery

During WWII, Gordon was painted in NWR Wartime Blue.

In the 1990s and 2010s, Gordon is painted in standard NWR Blue and later gains a white a roof in the 2010s.

### Basis or real locomotive

Gordon is based off a LNER Gresley A1 4-6-2. 52 were built by the Great Northern Railway (GNR) and the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) from 1922 to 1935 for express passenger duties and were the first mass produced Pacifics in the UK. They were built by the North British Locomotive Company (NBL) and the GNR's/LNER's own workshops at Doncaster and became the mainstay of express traffic on the LNER, replacing older designs like the Ivatt C1 4-4-2s from 1902 and numerous 4-4-0s. All 52 were rebuilt with 51 being converted into A3s from 1928 to 1949 and the class leader, No. 4470 'Great Northern', being completely rebuilt as a Thompson A1/1 in 1945. The last A1s that were rebuilt into A3s were withdrawn from service in 1996 and one, No. 4472 'Flying Scotsman', has been preserved.

### Trivia

Gordon's model is a Hornby Railroad Gresley A1 'Flying Scotsman' that has has been repainted and given the tender body from another Hornby Railroad 4-6-2, Peppercorn A1 'Tornado'.

* Due to his model, it means that Gordon's rebuild at Crewe is never carried out in this universe.
* The corridor tender for his donor model was reused for his 2010s condition.

Unlike the illustrations in The Railway Series where he is depicted with rectangular buffers, Gordon is depicted with oval buffers similar to Giant's.

In the 2010s, it appears Gordon was used on Royal Train duties since he has a white roof. This could refer to when Gordon hauled the Royal Train in the Railway Series story 'Paint Pots and Queens'

Gordon was named a rude boy that lived on the same street as the Awdry family that used to bully the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry's son, Christopher.

Gordon was the third character created by the Rev. W. Awdry. The first and second being Edward and Henry.

Gordon's status as a "prototype A1" could refer to the alleged classification of Gordon's design, "A0". The classification was given to a design drawing done by Gresley in 1915 after being impressed by the PRR K4 4-6-2s in the United States.

Gordon having a white roof could mean he's been performing Royal Train duties such as Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Sodor in 1955 but this' yet to seen.

## Edward

### Designer

W. F. Pettigrew

**Edward** is a former express locomotive that owned by the NWR and works on the Brendam branchline. He is seen as one of the oldest NWR locomotives and is the the only surviving 4-4-0 from the Furness Railway.

### Bio

Edward was built in 1896 by Sharp Steward & Co. for express duties by the Furness Railway (FR) in Cambria. In December 1915, Edward was sold to the newly-formed North Western Railway (NWR) for express duties but as a way for the FR to gain contracts from the NWR instead of the rival Midland Railway (MR). In 1925, Edward was taken off express duties following the arrival of the A1 prototype Gordon two years earlier and began service as a branchline locomotive working between Wellsworth and Brendham on the former line built by the Wellsworth & Suddery Railway (W&S).

During WWII, Edward was used on his suburban trains with a A1X Terrier named 'Cowes' which was loaned from the Southern Railway. After Cowes left in 1943, due to his need on the Isle of Wight, Edward continued his work as both the regular locomotive of the Brendam line and as the banker of Wellsworth Bank.

### Basis or real locomotive

Edward is based off a Furness Railway (FR) 21 class 4-4-0, better known as a "K2" internationally by enthusiasts. Nicknamed "Larger Seagulls", the K2s were based upon the 120/K1 class 4-4-0s, better known as "Seagulls", and were built by Sharp, Steward & Company, Glasgow, for the FR between 1896 and 1900 with eight built. Two were experimented by being fitted with Pheonix superheaters in 1913 and all were absorbed into the LMS in 1923 but were withdrawn from service between 1929 and 1931. None have been preserved.

### Trivia

Edward's model is a model kit bought on Shapeways.

Edward is shown in his 'as built' condition in WWII as he is still coupled with the original FR tender and still has his original cab.

Edward was the first character of 'The Railway Series' to be created.

Edward could be seen as a paradox since the real FR K2 No. 36 was absorbed into the LMS as No. 10139. This could be said that the FR had another No. 36 built as a replacement following Edward's sale.

Edward's whistle sound comes from a LSWR Drummond T9 "Greyhound" 4-4-0. This is because no late-era FR locomotive have been preserved or ever been sound recorded before withdrawal.

## Locomotives from other series

### Designer

George Hughes

**James** is an experimental mogul that is owned by the NWR who served in the ROD during WWI. He is known for being a complainer due to his wartime service.

### Bio

James was built at Horwich Works in 1913 to a modified design of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) class 28 0-6-0 with an added pony truck to stop the class' renowned "diving" at speed. In 1915, James was sent over to France as part of the war effort by the Railway Operating Division (ROD). During this time, he met Will along several Robinson-designed 2-8-0s and several French designs.
In 1938, James was sold to the North Western Railway (NWR) as the railway's No. 5 and following a second incident with wooden brake shoes, was repainted into NWR Scarlet Red but was put into storage for most of WW2. As of 2019, he is still working on the North West Railway.

### Trivia

James' involvement in the ROD was inspired by the second audio story of 'Engines of Valor' by TTTE YouTubers 'ShunterProductions' and 'dcg12b'.