Julie

**Julie the Midland Shunter** is one of the deuteragonists of the Seventyverse, and the fifteenth engine on the North Western Railway.

## Backstory

Julie, along with Johnson, Nicole, Lauren and Katie, was brought to the North Western Railway during a motive power crisis, although their stay on the railway was far longer than any of them anticipated.

Julie, along with Johnson and Lauren, were later purchased by Sir Bertram Topham Hatt, while Nicole and Katie went to the Rolling Hills Railway.

## Kirk Ronan Crew

### Johnson

In *North Western Origins*, Johnson was very off-putted by Julie's hyperactive tendencies. Thankfully, as Julie has matured due to her time at the coal mines, their relationship has improved. That doesn't stop Julie from teasing Johnson when his temper is rallied up though. However, Johnson understands Julie is a sensitive soul and will get angry at those who take advantage of that.

### Lauren

Lauren managed to cope with Julie's hyper activeness a bit better than Johnson did, and was very impressed with how much Julie had matured. She also understands that Julie can be easily stressed and is sensitive, often helping her calm down. They do get up to some mischief together.

### Audrey, Hilary and Mark

Poor Julie got hit the hardest with the old coaches. They taunted her about the coal mine potentially closing and the railway leaving her abandoned. She was crying so much that Katie decided to take over from her. The old coaches have since become much kinder toward Julie, but she still thinks about that incident.

## Other relationships

### Percy

Percy and Julie worked very well together when the coal mine was on it's last legs. That being said, Percy didn't appreciate Julie for the 'being put upon' song. They did manage to save themselves from the avalanche though.

### Nicole

Nicole acted like a motherly figure toward Julie during her time in the yards, and was one of few to put up with her hyperactiveness with a lot of patience. Nicole admired Julie for maturing a lot at the coal mines, and was certain she was leaving the Kirk Ronan branch in capable buffers when she left for the Rolling Hills.

### Katie

Katie and Julie worked very closely together during their time at the coal mine. Though Katie's scatterbrained antics do get to Julie sometimes, they had become as close as the likes of Thomas and Percy. They remained in touch when Katie transferred to the Rolling Hills Railway.

## Personality

Julie used to be very hyperactive when she was a shunter in the yards, and was hard to handle. However, time at the coal mine has really matured Julie and she was a lot more calm and thoughtful. That being said, she's still a sensitive soul and an easy target among bullies.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Julie is based upon the Midland Railway 1528 Class, built in 1907 and 1921-1922. They were some of the Midland's smallest tank engines. Only 10 were built and none of them were preserved, sadly withdrawn between 1957-1966. Her number is completely fictional.

### Livery

Julie is painted in the standard Midland Railway red livery with her NWR number (15) on her sides.

## Trivia

* The preferred voice actress for Julie is Claire Corlett, who most notably voiced Sweetie Belle in *My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic*.
* Julie's number was MR/LMS 1538/BR 41538. This is an in-joke, as the numbers didn't go past 41537.