Donald and Douglas

The Missing Coach (T&F) Cancelled Episode

**Donald #9** and **Douglas #10** (originally known by their old numbers, **57646** and **57647**, respectively) are a pair of Caledonian Railway mixed-traffic tender engines from Scotland. Douglas tagged along with Donald to Sodor in order to escape from scrap, despite Donald being the only engine expected. After proving themselves to be really useful, they were both allowed to stay. They now work as utility engines on the NWR; working wherever they are needed. They work primarily on the Little Western, but sometimes on Edward's Branch Line and the Main Line.

## Appearances

Donald and Douglas are both twin engines. They are painted black with red bufferbeams. They have nameplates on their smokeboxes. They also have black funnels, domes and deep toned whistles. And tenders with numbers on them. Donald is number #9, and Douglas is number #10.

## Personalities

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 humour.

Donald and Douglas are very able workers, strong performers and handle any task well. They are fully capable of being firm with the other big engines, such as Gordon and Henry and even the Troublesome Trucks know better than to try their tricks on them. They are both used to harsh winter conditions too. Coupled back to back, with a coach between their tenders, they are very capable of patrolling the lines, clearing them of the snow. The twins both pull their weight on the Main Line and both Duck and Edward's branch lines. They can enjoy a joke with any engine. They are happy to act as the brawn of the Fat Controller's steam-driven goods haulers. Both are smart. Between the two, Donald tends to be the charming, witty joker whereas Douglas is the quick-thinking, calmer-natured one of the pair. Both display a keen sense of wit and the pair usually get to have the last laugh, more often taking the moral high ground. But that does not mean they will not be just a little bit smug about it when a deserving engine meets their comeuppance.

Donald and Douglas hate to be parted from each other, but, like most twins, they occasionally have their arguments among themselves and can squabble with one another. Also, Donald and Douglas used to have a strong dislike of diesels. But over time their dislike for diesels has softened and they appeared to have grown accustomed to their diesel companions.

Donald and Douglas are also very loyal, friendly and helpful to others, and they will handle any task well.

## Technical Details

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, No. 828, survives in preservation. This engine appears in the Character Encyclopedia.

Edward's ghost engine is also based on this design.

## Trivia

* Donald and Douglas' models did not have any water tanks on their tenders, this is also carried on to their CGI models. However, this was present in their large scale models.
* For the twins' speaking roles in the sixth series, Alec Baldwin did not attempt a Scottish accent when voicing them for the US releases, as Ringo Starr, Michael Angelis and George Carlin had done so before him. This is also evident with Duncan.
* The Scottish Twins are the first characters to originate from a country other than England or Sodor.
* Donald and Douglas also have a bit of a dislike with Wilhelmina, Suzi, and Buttsquat, and they will put them in their place if they should poke any fun to them.