Andy

"*If those ass-hat passengers are still out there...
 There'll be no ass-hat passengers here today Andy.
 Did you murder them?*"
— Mr Dark and Andy, Short Circuit

* **Class**: BR Class 35
* **Designer**: Beyer, Peacock and Company
* **Build date**: 1963
* **Configuration**: Bo-Bo
* **Arrived on the DR**: 1972
* **Left the DR**: 1979
* **Voice Actor**: Andy Stovold

**Andy** is a mainline diesel engine previously owned by the Dark Railway Preservation Society.

## Bio

Andy was built in 1963 at Beyer, Peacock and Company's works in Manchester. He worked on the Western Region his whole life before being withdrawn in 1972 along with the rest of the diesel hydraulic fleet. He lay in Swindon's withdrawal sidings for seven months before he was purchased by Mr. Chairman for the DRPS and brought to the Dark Railway. He was put to use on general duties around the line, including working on the branch to Soma. This initially worried Leno, but he was soon assured there was nothing to fear. One day, Andy found himself being forced off his morning commuter train by a passenger complaining about being taken by a diesel, much to his anger. He and the other diesels faced more abuse from the passengers in the weeks that followed, and they eventually decided to go on strike. Eventually, the issues were resolved, allowing them to get back to work. Andy later butted head with fellow DRPS engine Goose over listening to Mr. Chairman's orders, and had his brake lines sabotaged as part of Goose's protest. When the DRPS engines were sent to work in the snowy weather, Andy was dismissive of Mr. B's distress as he lost control of a train, resulting in the viaduct at Soma collapsing as he slid down the line and trapping Andy and Abomination up at Soma. Andy remained stranded there for several months, driven mad by Abomination's presence. When the viaduct was finally repaired, Andy was delighted to finally be free again and was quick to take off to revel in his freedom.

During a ghost story night with the diesels, Andy scoffed at the idea of ghosts being real and belittled the others for believing in the supernatural. In retaliation, Mr. B and Buzz staged a haunting by disguising Buzz as a box van and having him move a train at Soma right in front of Andy one misty night. The plan worked, terrifying Andy out of his wits. Andy was left to cover Clyde's duties following his transformation into a steam engine, tiring him out. He was grateful for De la Trip's help during this time, surprising him given Trip's reputation on the line.

By 1978, Andy was breaking down on a regular basis, largely thanks to the society's poor handling of him. When the financial difficulties facing the DRPS led to Mr. B being withdrawn from service, a furious Andy ranted at Mr. Chairman about how badly the society was treating them and blamed Goose for their situation. He later apologised to Mr. Chairman who promised to make his feelings known to the rest of the society. Despite his efforts, however, the society refused to listen and warned Andy about not cooperating, much to his disgust. Andy later learned from visiting engine Gordon about his brother Bear, who had failed dramatically the year before and was unable to be repaired due to a lack of available parts. His poor availability saw him being confined to minor tasks around the railway until he pleaded with Zeke to give him another chance. He managed to take an engineering train to Bellgrave and back without issue, but upon his return he suffered a catastrophic failure which destroyed his generator and gearbox alongside damage to other components. With the failure of their last operational engine and their subsequent eviction by Zeke, the DRPS formally disbanded. When Mr. Chairman told him about the sale of the society's assets, Andy requested that he be sold to the North Western Railway as a spares donor for Bear. He admitted he was desperate to help Bear work again and also wanted to help Mr. Chairman for the 7 years of extra life the society gave him. Everyone was saddened by his decision, knowing what it could mean for him, but they accepted it and the sale was made. Andy left for the NWR a few days later, confident that he was doing the right thing for everyone.

## Persona

Andy is a generally friendly engine, but is extremely blunt and foul mouthed when speaking to others. Despite his bluntness he cares for the rights of the other engines, and wants the engines to have equal speaking rights.

## Livery

Andy is currently painted in British Railways two-tone green with small yellow warning panels.

## Basis

Andy is based on a British Railways Class 35 Bo-Bo diesel hydraulic locomotive. These were also known as "Hymeks".

## Appearances

### The Dark Railway Series

Episodes:

* Series 8 - Short Circuit, Autumn (*mentioned*) and Outro (*cameo*)
* Series 9 - 9, Goose, Rock'n Roll, Rock Shock (*mentioned*), Time Wasted and Wipeout
* Series 10 - Body Angels, Tunnel Vision, Dirty Colossus (*cameo*) and Quack Attack (*mentioned*)
* Series 11 - The Times (*cameo*), Relations, Since Then, Quatro, Puppets, Further, Sundowner, Chord Memory and The Brickenkopf (*mentioned*)
* Series 12 - Ventura (*mentioned*), Fresh (*mentioned*) and What To Do (*mentioned*)

Specials:

* Phantoms Can't Hang

## Trivia

* Andy was named after his voice actor, Andy Stovold.