Sandy

Sandy is a rail speeder built from parts coming from multiple countries. She and Winston are the main inspection vehicles of the North Western Railway, though she is capable of performing immediate repairs if necessary.

Eventually, she became a certified member of the Steam Team.

## Bio

Sandy was one of the very few engines who was not from another country; rather, she was built on the Island of Sodor and the Sodor Steamworks with the help and supervision of Ruth, who added several modifications unique to Sandy herself. Although she was wobbly on her wheels to start, Sandy quickly adjusted to Sodor life, and made fast friends with Carly and the other engines.

Sandy was later one of the many Sodor vehicles involved with the construction of the Global Transit Terminal.

## Personality

In *All Engines Go*, Sandy is a very energetic speeder, and while not the biggest vehicle on the island, she still enjoys the company of her much larger friends, many of whom recognize that she is a valuable asset to their community. Sandy always participates in a game if she can, and one of her favorite aspects of a race is seeing who the winner is. As such, she'll follow someone closely to see if they'll win or not. Sandy is also very good with small repairs, swapping out Gordon's broken coupling with a new one in seconds without difficulty. Additionally, she is very inventive and enjoys playing in mud and sand, particularly the last one.

In *Universal Rides* and *Adventure Squad*, Sandy is generally the same as her original incarnation. However, although she enjoys a good scrubdown, she tends to spend more time than recommended in the mud, often leading to her getting grit in her systems. Sandy is also very good friends with Carly, and is one of the few characters who immediately accepted Lil' Scrappy into the group.

## Appearance

Sandy appears to be based on a Motorcar, which were self-propelled vehicles used for track maintenance. She seems to most closely resemble those made by Fairmont Railway Motors of Fairmont, Minnesota. Unlike almost all real life examples, Sandy can extend a robotic arm from the front of her chassis and/or a winch. Her wheels and cab are painted coral pink. Her hazard stripes are painted black and her cab door is painted yellow. Her buffer beams are painted gold. She also has an aqua green roof and silver lights and fittings. She is also lightly weathered, and has 2 pieces of blue tape on her side. Additionally, towards the back of her roof, an orange warning light can be seen.

In *Universal Rides* and *Adventure Squad*, Sandy was painted in a more vibrant shade of pink and her paintwork is much more pristine. Her roof was also painted sky blue and she was given silver buffers and couplings. She also bore the Steam Team Star on her sides along with the NWR's initials on her doors in blue.

## Notes

* Sandy originates from the *All Engines Go!* reboot, and did not appear in the original series. As a result, her design was tweaked to fit more realistic standards.
* Unlike many of the other Steam Team members, who retain their whistle sounds from the original series, Sandy uses a whistle sound NOT from her series of origin.
* Sandy's model is custom built from a Push Along tender chassis with wheels from Neon models of Thomas and Ashima from the same line. She also uses a Push Along Ester face.