Rosie

**Rosie** is a pink American tank engine

## Biography

Rosie began idolising Thomas to the point of hero-worship and imitation. Though this is said to be the most sincere form of flattery, it only served to irritate Thomas whilst he was trying to deliver a special birthday post train to Alice at High Farm. He even started to try and avoid her, but after Thomas had an accident in the course of delivering this train, Rosie helped him and he started to respect her.

Rosie was later called to help Thomas shunt trucks until Hector frightened her away.

Rosie was charged with acting as a back-engine to Emily with the funfair special. Wanting to take the train herself and thinking she was doing Emily a favour, Rosie succeeded only in creating confusion and delay on a grand scale, but eventually set things right.

Rosie rescued Thomas when his fire went out after playing a game of "Splish, Splash, Splosh". [5] She later let Diesel take her train of flowers which was headed for market.

One day Rosie had a cracked wheel, so Thomas and Butchbrought her a new one.

On Sodor Surprise Day, Thomas bumped some coal trucks to surprise Gordon, but ended up surprising her instead. She was later cleaned up with Whiff at the washdown and joined Gordon and Thomas at Callan Castle to see Harolddecked out in bright lights to make Gordon laugh.

## Personality

Rosie is a friendly, respectful and helpful tank engine who likes Thomas very much. She and Thomas like to have fun and also like to help each other when they are working. Rosie can be described as a feisty, energetic and free-spirited tomboy who is not afraid to do hard work. She loves to race just as much as she loves to be really useful, and is very eager to prove her worth, as evidenced by her wanting to help Thomas deliver Alice's birthday presents, or even attempting to pull a special train on her own.

With the pass of the time, Rosie became more levelheaded and mature, serving as a voice of reason to James' arrogance. She also stands absolutely no-nonsense for teasing or rudeness, although she does have a good sense of humour and likes a friendly joke.

Rosie still manages a friendly relationship with Thomas, though at times he can unintentionally worry, annoy, or even embarrass her.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Rosie is based on an SR USA Class 0-6-0T. Originally classified as the USATC S100 Class and designed for shunting duties in Europe during the Second World War, after the war ended, fifteen of these engines were sold to the Southern Railway, who modified them for use as dockyard shunters at Southampton. There, they worked alongside the LB&SCR E2s (Thomas’ class). Both classes were replaced by BR Class 07 diesels (Salty's class) in 1962, though members of the class remained in service on departmental duties until 1966.

### Livery

Rosie is painted lavender with light grey tank panels, redlining and gold boiler bands. Her wheels were red with light grey wheel rims.

Starting from The Aliens Have Landed (part 2) onwards, Rosie is painted in the North Western Railway's livery of cherry red with dark raspberry tank panels, gold boiler bands and light grey lining. The area above her wheels and around her ladder are painted gold. Rosie has her company's initials (NWR) painted on her tank panels in light grey with a gold shadow, along with her number 37 also in light grey with gold shadow under her side cab windows. She still retains her original red buffer beams and wheels with light grey rims, however.

## Appearances

**Alsop Productions**

Season 4 - The Long and Dull Winter

Season 7 - Tag, You're it!, Rosie & the Storm, Thomas the Super Tank Engine (Part 1) & Thomas the Super Tank Engine (Part 2).

Sodor's Finest Engines (Feature Length Special)

Season 8 - James & the Charging Bull, Alfred the Unstoppable, Percy Takes the Blame, Broo & the Bear, The China Clay Files (cameo), James the Detective, and Controller of the Year

Season 9 - The Great Storm of Sodor (Part 2), Henry & the Old Oak Tree, Nia's Avalanche Anxiety, Gordon & the Trouble with Snowdrifts (coming soon), The Aliens Have Landed (Part 1) (coming soon) and The Aliens Have Landed (Part 2) (coming soon).

Season 10 - Thomas & His Whistle (coming soon)

**Thomas & Friends**

* Thomas & the Birthday Mail

## Trivia

* In Seasons 1 to 4, Rosie's take along model was used, until Season 7 where her Bachmann model was used onwards.

## Voice Actors

* Daniel Alsop (Season 4)

* RosietheCutie1995 (Season 7 ownards)

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