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Birthday

**Birthday** is the 63rd Sodor Short.

Birthday/Transcript

## Plot

Geoffrey, Reginald and Victor are celebrating Sir Topham Hatt's 126th birthday when Percy suddenly appears out of nowhere, causing Sir Topham to explode. Percy had wanted to remind Victor that his sister's birthday is today, but Victor tells him he had remembered. Reginald asks Percy what makes him think he wouldn’t remember his sister’s birthday, and Percy replies that Victor forgot about it one year. Victor retorts that he didn’t forget his sister’s birthday, but instead got it mixed up with his mother’s, as they were both on the same month. Percy then states that he was willing to wager that Victor almost forgot about his evil plan, to which Victor responds that he almost did, and orders Whiff to bring out the duck. Just then, Whiff appears with a duck-painted tank on a flatbed. The tank is named Devious Underhanded Conspiratorial Kill-bot. Victor tells Geoffrey that birds, especially ducks, give her sister trouble. Reginald is mad at Victor for possibly being a bad brother for giving his own sister a kill-bot, but Victor blames Whiff for that. Whiff confesses that he couldn't think of anything suitable beginning with K, but he is sure someone in the comments will. He also mentions that the duck is a hollow shell instead of a kill-bot. He had also filled it with the "bonus" gift, which is filled with bees. Suddenly, a timer starts going off inside the duck. Whiff mentions it shouldn't be doing so, but Victor's sister had asked him to make alterations since she petties him. Whiff leaves, with Victor remembering to give him Percy's voice in the next video he appears in. The bomb then goes off, setting off the bees.

## Characters

* Geoffrey
* Reginald
* The Fat Controller
* Victor Tanzig
* Percy
* Whiff

## Trivia

* Victor states that in Whiff's next appearance, he would give him Percy's voice. However, this appears to be false, as Whiff's voice does not change in his next appearance in the Sodor Shorts, nor any of his later appearances in any videos on Victor's channel.
* Both Whiff and Victor break the fourth wall in this short.
* The gag of Victor one year mistaking his sister's birthday for his mother's birthday originated from his sixteenth Greetings and Salutations Video.
Adjusted

## Adjusted

### Director

Victor Tanzig

**Adjusted** is the 88th Sodor Short.

## Plot

Percy has to adjust to prison life. Will he succeed?

## Characters

* Thomas
* Toby
* Joey
* Percy *(does not speak)*
* Splatter and Dodge *(do not speak)*
* Peter *(cameo)*
* Flying Scotsman *(cameo)*
* Maggie *(cameo)*
* Tornado *(cameo)*
* Montgomery *(cameo)*
* Francis *(cameo)*
* Richard *(cameo)*
* Lexi *(cameo)*
* Sonny *(cameo)*
* Jack *(cameo)*
* Pike *(cameo)*
* Clayton *(cameo)*
* Delilah *(cameo)*
* City Of Truro *(cameo)*
* Unnamed Beige Tender Engine *(cameo)*
* Edwin *(cameo)*
* Carlin *(cameo)*
* 1020 *(cameo)*
* Unnamed Dark Green Tender Engine *(cameo)*
* Unnamed Police Engines *(cameos)*
Dislike

## Dislike

### Director

Victor Tanzig

**Dislike** is the 167th Sodor Short.

## Plot

The engines tell us what they dislike:

**Toby**: Cats
**Edward**: Planes
**Henry**: Lumberjacks
**Rosie**: Karens
**Douglas**: Bagpipes
**Duck**: The poor
**James**: Modesty
**Gordon**: Oppression
**Eric**: Cookbooks
**Joey**: Civil rights
**Diesel**: Gun control
**Daisy**: Water
**Whiff**: Ethics
**Percy**: Consent
**Sheffield**: Everything

## Characters

* Edward
* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Toby
* Duck
* Douglas
* Eric
* Diesel
* Daisy
* Whiff
* Joey
* Rosie
* Sheffield
Gordon's Hill

**"Gordon's Hill"** is the nickname of the **Preston Incline**, a steep grade on the Main Line, between Wellsworth and Maron. It got its name after Gordon stalled there while pulling a Passenger train in 1936.

## History

The hill was built by the Wellsworth & Suddery Railway to extend their line. One Night on 1923, Arthur was late and he went fast at a reckless speed and crashed, Arthur was then recovered and scrapped. On 1936, Gordon stuck on the hill and the hill was nicknamed Gordon's Hill. When Peter first arrived on the Island of Sodor, he helped Edward to get across. Some sightings of Arthur's Ghost were seen on this hill one of them was when Percy took some trucks to Killdane. Dominick was also killed here,Geoffery was also killed close to hear.
Dictatorship

**Dictatorship** is the 114th Sodor Short.

## Plot

General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmeny Benson and his COD Party have seized control over Sodor and now rule the island with an iron buffer!

The video starts with Benson announcing to the people of Sodor that their leaders have failed them, because he and his party have overthrown them, and introduces himself and the ruling party as the COD Party. He then adds that democracy enabled society to grow weak and complacent, saying that free speech has become an excuse to allow idea logs to espouse nonsense, drawing in other fools, and creating chaos and discontent. Benson then announces that the COD will put an end to all those things the same way they will put an end to crime, disorder, and the poor...by force, which Benson describes as quick, simple, cheap, and effective.

Benson then announces that under his administration, the people would be required to carry compulsory identification papers and to submit them to a COD official when instructed. He also adds that the citizens would be subjected to random searches of their homes and person, to assure that they aren't affiliated with any subversive elements, and failure to comply or protesting the directive would result in immediate incarceration or termination. To emphasize his point, Benson tells the people to ask the workers at the Boxford Ballast Mine, who are all dead after attempting to protest. He then tells the people to not think of leaving Sodor as his army are now guarding all the exits. He adds that his men are also keeping an eye on the waterways in case anyone tries to escape by swimming, and those escaping will end up dead, by either Benson's soldiers or the schools of mutated sea bass released in the water, the latter of which Benson proves by showing off a truck filled with human skeletons.

Benson says it would be a rough adjustment, but for the people's own good in the end. He adds to the people that in time they would see strength and security of a nation depends on complete and total compliance and under his rule, the people would get righteous, swift, and effective governance. Benson then gives his solemn vow, or his name isn't General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmeny Benson. When one worker asks if that's Benson's name, a soldier named Chuck shoots the worker dead. Benson thanks the soldier and warns the people that they'll be executed if they make fun of him. He finally says the party's full name and slogan: Comply... Or Die!

## Characters

* Benson
* Diesel
* Cecil
* Chuck
* Thomas *(cameo)*
* Henry *(cameo)*
* Gordon *(cameo)*
* James *(cameo)*
* Percy *(cameo)*
* Salty *(cameo)*
* Bertie *(cameo)*
Billy

Billy is a little orange tank engine and speaks with a Western American accent.

## Biography

Billy debuted in Siege to prevent the French Trucks from taking over Knapford Station.

He later appeared in Cancelled, where he tried to reason with Gordon, but got cancelled and put in a siding.

## Livery

Billy is painted orange with green and yellow lining. He has black nameplates with his name in gold on each side of his saddle tank.

## Basis

Billy is based on a Manning Wardle L Class 0-6-0ST. Charlie is another member of this class.

## Trivia

* Billy's voice and mannerisms appear to be based off of *Looney Tunes* character, Foghorn Leghorn.
* He gained a new model in Cancelled.

## Appearances

#### Sodor Shorts

* Siege *(does not speak)*
* Cancelled
* Stereotypes
* Gaffe
* Style *(cameo)*
* First
* Bills *(does not speak)*
* Kidnapping
* Outcry
Busters

Busters is the 5th Sodor Short.

## Bio

When Arthur's Ghost pops up again; Thomas and Percy call in Edward, Toby, Diesel, and Lily to try and get rid of him; with ultimately chaotic results.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Percy
* Toby
* Diesel
* Lily
* Victor Tanzig
* Arthur's Ghost *(does not speak)*
* Mr. Zorro *(mentioned)*

## Trivia

* This is the first appearance of the "hashtag" running gag where a character would make a comment; following it up with a hashtag related to the current situation, in this short's case "#Shameonyou"
* A Reference to Thomas The Tank Engine Popular myth "Timothy the Ghost Engine" is mentioned.
* The fourth wall is broken on multiple occasions in this short, notable examples include:
	+ Thomas commenting on how people in the YouTube comments would come up with some sex scenario involving one of the engines and Black Widow of Marvel Comics.
	+ Edward mentioning how Diesel used a gun to ultimately solve the problem in the last video.
		- That last video being Sodor Short: Monster
	+ Lily expanding on the afformentioned last video, asking if Thomas and Percy were ghosts themselves since they got killed in the last video.
	+ Thomas directly speaking to Victor, asking to remove himself and Percy from the video, which he complies.
		- This being the first time that Victor Tanzig has shown himself in person as opposed to either speaking to the audience through Edward in his Greetings and Salutation series, or as his OC in said series that was first featured in Greetings and Salutations #16.
	+ Towards the end, when Lily asks Edward if she should even bother asking how and why the ghost sent them to Australia, Edward says to "Let the viewers speculate. They're more imaginative than either of us."
Andrej Zelenka

Andrej Zelenka was Radek Zelenka's brother.

## Biography

Andrej Zelenka was a Nazi born in Czechoslovakia. During the war, Andrej ran an insurance scam on Jewish families. In 1945, he was captured at Bulbrick. He was later killed by Adam when he pushed the coach Andrej was in. This later ruined Adam and Radek's friendship when Billy Shoepack told Radek what happened.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 3

* Aftermath *(mentioned)*
* Extension *(mentioned)*
Dibs

**Dibs** is the 175th Sodor Short.

Dibs/Transcript

## Plot

In the wake of Sir Topham's… passing, some of the engines call dibs on his job.

## Characters

* Edward
* Duck
* Diesel
* Reginald
* Samantha
* Arthur
* The Fat Controller *(mentioned)*

## Trivia

* This is the first Sodor Short of 2023 to have dialogue, as well as the first Sodor Short to have dialogue overall since Unlucky.
* References to the Supreme Leader arc are made.
* Edward and Duck shouting "AW HELL NO!" is a callback to Annoying.
Argument

**Argument** is the 26th Sodor Short.

## Bio

Donald and Douglas argue while Edward is trying to make a video with them.

## Characters

* Edward
* Donald and Douglas

## Trivia

* This short was made to celebrate five million views.
* This video was inspired by a more hilarious one made by the very talented and entertaining Angry Welshman Productions.
* Douglas mentioned the fact that the channel has murderous ghosts, gun violence, regular violence, petty arguments, and racial stereotypes which most fans found accurate.
* This video is similar to a video called Scottish Twins (Pilot Episode), for example, the "What are you Doing" Moment.
	+ However, Douglas forgot to mention the relationships between engines.

* A reference to Donald's hitting the signal box is made.
* This video is the 100th video on this channel.
Frankenstein

**Frankenstein** is the 57th Sodor Shorts.

## Plot

At a scrapyard, Whiff has created a new creature made entirely out of scrap metal, but the creature runs away, prompting Whiff to go find it.

At Vicarstown, children are about to have their candy but Diesel quickly swipes them away. Duck criticizes Diesel for this, who points out that children shouldn't be eating candy and growing up fat and hyperactive. Duck then says he will eventually return to Sodor, which Diesel says is a spoiler. As they argue, the monster approaches the two and attacks them.

Meanwhile, Douglas (who is still painted pink from Bill and Ben's prank) is hesitant to go along with a plan and assumes the solution might be lethal, but Bill is already putting the plan into action by having Ben shove a tar tanker into Douglas, repainting him black again. Douglas thanks them but then gets annoyed with them for fixing what they did to him as the monster approaches and attacks the 3 engines.

At Knapford Sheds, Percy has posted an update on his Only Fans Account, but Gordon, Henry, Edward, and James do not want to look at it. As James is wondering why people would use Only Fans, the monster is approaching them. Percy notices it first and squeals, attracting the attention of the others to the monster, but before it can attack them, it explodes from a landmine Henry had laid out. Before they can find out what it was, Whiff appears. He notices his creation (the Frenzied Radioactive Aggressive Nonstop Killer) had been destroyed. He is furious about this because of how long it took for him to build it and if the engines can go a year without destroying his stuff. Suddenly, a Zombie Tank Engine appears, which is Whiff's pet, Fluffy. He tells them how he got the tank engine and since it was successful, he decided to create an army that they had also destroyed. He promises to improve the speed of the Zombie Tank Engines. Outraged, the 5 engines attack Whiff and his pet.

## Characters

* Whiff
* Diesel
* Duck
* Douglas
* Bill and Ben
* Percy
* Edward
* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Zombie Tank Engine
* Barry *(scrap, cameo)*

## Trivia

* This short confirms Duck's return to The Stories of Sodor.
* The title is inspired by Frankenstein's monster, a character created by English author Mary Shelley.
* Characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog games (particularly Blaze the Cat), Hiro Mashima's anime and manga series, Fairy Tail (Lucy Heartfilia and Erza Scarlet in particular) and Nala from The Lion King can be seen on the station platform at the beginning of this short.
* References to Zombie and Prank are made. Whiff is also revealed to be the mastermind behind the zombie attacks from the former short (and possibly Sins, as some Zombie Tank Engines appeared in that short as well).
Bear

**Bear** is a diesel-hydraulic, Hymek diesel.

## Biography

Bear used to be painted BR blue and numbered D7101. He was later painted green and renumbered D3.

## Persona

Bear is one of the more polite, charming, respectful, useful diesels. He is a loyal, friendly, and sympathetic sort, but he is extremely noisy and obstreperous, as he often makes unusual growling noises much to the disturbance of the other engines; thus earning the name "Bear". Bear will usually defend any engine whenever they are feeling taunted or mocked and vice versa, as the steam engines often use BoCo and Bear as examples of diesels that are not rude and nasty.

The Fat Controller was impressed of Bear and BoCo's work, he would call them "versatile".

## Livery

Bear is painted BR green livery with yellow warning panels.
Bequeath

**Bequeath** is the 29th Sodor Short.

## Summary

With the tragic passing of the Fat Controller, the engines are gathered to hear his will. They'll regret it.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Henry
* Gordon
* Percy
* Toby
* Diesel
* Victor Tanzig
* Sir Topham Charles *(debut)*
* Samson *(cameo; debut)*
* Branch Line Coaches *(cameo)*
* Trucks *(cameo)*
* The Horrid Lorries *(one only; cameo)*
Microtransactions

**Microtransactions** is the 189th Sodor Short.

## Plot

Duck continues his desperate attempts to over-monetise the channel.

## Characters

* Edward
* Duck
* Donald
* The Fat Controller (*thumbnail only, played by Eric Cartman*)

## Trivia

* Sonic and Dr. Eggman from the Sonic the Hedgehog games, as well as The Fat Controller in his colorful suit from Uniform, and Eric Cartman from South Park (dressed up as the Fat Controller, as seen in two of Victor's previous videos), appear in the video's thumbnail.
* This is the third Sodor Short in which Duck is painted orange, with the first two being Glutton and Glitch.
* The thumbnail shows Donald being painted pink, which is a possible reference to the running gag of his twin Douglas being painted in the same color.
Government

**Government** is the 106th Sodor Short.

## Plot

Joey informs the other engines about Whiff's imprisonment, and how his failed experiment has now led to the entire Sodor Council being incapacitated, or they've snuffed it as James puts it. Joey adds that without a system of government, they need to vote on how to proceed. Diesel suggests anarchy, which Duck shows a strong dislike of, telling him that he can't vote for it. Diesel retorts that he doesn't make the rules. Meanwhile, Gordon suggests monarchy, James oiligarchy, Benson a military dictatorship, Daisy matriarchy and Eric malarkey. Joey remarks that malarkey is not a system of government, but means that something is empty talk, insincere or exaggerated talk. To this, everyone is quiet.

Later that day, Joey announces that they have agreed to a democracy and an election and that over the next month, the various candidates will run for office. James announces the leader's title, being the Supreme Leader of Sodor. Joey expresses his disbelief in how he agreed to said title, but accepts it regardless. He then wishes everyone good luck. Diesel adds that he doesn't need luck and laughs. As a consequence, Joey disqualifies him from running for office. Diesel reacts with saying "it's bull".

## Characters

* Gordon
* James
* Duck
* Eric
* Joey
* Benson
* Diesel
* Daisy
* Whiff *(indirectly mentioned)*
David Becker

David Becker is a station master for the Skarloey Railway.

 David Becker was the station master at Sudwin station on the Skarloey Railway. Being Jewish, he was not too happy with some of his workers listening to the anti-Semitic rhetoric of the British Union. One day in 1939, David got into a nasty argument with one of those workers by the name of Michael who insulted him about his Jewish heritage. David responded by firing him. That night as he was heading home, he was attacked by four thugs near a police station who claimed that David attacked them. The court did not buy the thugs' claim. Though they were not involved, the British Union faced a massive backlash as a result and was expelled from Sodor.
Barrow Scrapyard

Barrow Scrapyard is a scrapyard located at Barrow.

## History

Sometime in the 1910s, Whiff went to Barrow to built the Scrapyard and expand its yard. In 1919, the Scrapyard was completed and Whiff became the station pilot and the engine that works on the Scrapyard.

When Edward went to deliver a pail of scrap to Barrow Scrapyard, he found his old friend Whiff. After Edward leaved his Trucks at a siding, he was offsite by an unexpected surprise that waited him, toward the rear of the Scrapyard as he approach the Turntable. He was stunned to find another old friend of him, Trevor. He asked him why he was there. Trevor said that his owner passed way on Tuesday and he was sold. Edward thought that he might not see him again, and left the Scrapyard miserable as he known Trevor since he was on the Furness Railway.

## Engines

Whiff (formerly : moved to the Ffarquhar Branch Line)
AI

AI
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**AI** is the 207th Sodor Short.

## Plot

Whiff's newest invention assists the others in their creative endeavours...before trying to destroy them.

## Characters

* Percy
* Whiff
* Geoffrey
* Samantha
* William
* Haile

## Trivia

* This marks William's first appearance in a Sodor Short.
* Haile's face is the HAL 9000 from *2001: A Space Odyssey*.
	+ She also uses the same model as Benson, albeit painted black and with a different face.
Gender

**Gender** is the 149th Sodor Short.

Gender/Transcript

## Plot

James and Rosie hold a gender reveal party, where Duck has made bets on which gender the child will have, something Rosie finds inappropriate. As she is about to announce the gender, she realises that they don’t have the balloons she ordered. James explains that he couldn’t get them and sent Eric to do it. Duck is about to make another bet, but Rosie shoots him. Just then, Eric arrives panicking about the gunshot. He hadn't gotten the balloons because they were out of stock and Percy needed to use them for his OnlyFans video. He had improvised and bought a snowman balloon and proposed to paint it blue or pink for the boy or girl respectively. Gordon and James are amazed, but their banter is cut short when Rosie says she has gone into labour again.

## Characters

* Gordon
* James
* Duck
* Eric
* Rosie
* Percy *(does not speak)*
* Henry *(cameo)*
* Toby *(cameo)*
Crovan's Gate

Crovan's Gate is a large station on the east side of Sodor. It has 5 platforms and is the main station and the Exchange platforms for passengers coming from the NWR to the Skarloey Railway. This is also where the North Western Region's Works are located, which was erected in 1903.

## References

1. https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/Crovan's Gate

## See Also

Template:SKR

**Sodor & Mainland Railway**
Fear

**Fear** is the 155th Sodor Short.

Fear/Transcript

## Plot

Gordon mocks Harold for having a fear of heights because he's a helicopter. Harold and Toby then question Gordon if he has any fears at all, which he outright denies. Toby then points out a spider in the field next to Gordon, which then triggers Gordon’s fear and he sprints away. Toby mockingly questions, "Who's the coward now?"

## Characters

* Gordon
* Toby
* Harold
Dominick

"*At this time, probably the worst offender was a vainglorious spiteful brake van named Dominick* "
— Edward, Carriages

## Character Information

### Works at:

* London and North Eastern Railway (1929-1938)
* London, Midland and Scottish Railway (1929-1938)

### Basis:

NE/BR 20 Ton Brake Van

**Dominick**, or **The Spiteful Brake Van** was a spiteful and troublesome brake van.

## Biography

At the time he was the worst of many rolling stock built with disagreeable personalities and he always told about feeling unappreciated and not fully releasing his brakes, so the engine would pull their train to go slowly. One day, after he and Douglas got into an argument, the brake van took an instant dislike to Douglas and purposely delayed his trains, with Douglas subsequently being the one blamed. Donald, angry for how his brother was being treated, bumped the brake van violently to teach him a lesson. The van would then behave better for several days, but Mickey had Donald be shunted for two weeks.

One day, James had to take a coal train to the Mainland with Dominick as his brake van. When he reached Wellsworth, Douglas decided to help James. When they started to climb Gordon's Hill, James was losing steam and Dominick began getting compressed between Douglas and the trucks, and eventually was crushed into pieces. Dominick was subsequently scrapped.

In November 1938, Dominick, as a ghost, returned as the culprit of two brake vans disappearing, murdering one guard and mentally destroying the second. He also caused an accident which resulted in Peter having to spend six months at Crewe to be repaired. The brake van met up Douglas, who gave him a tongue-lashing and ordered the brake van to leave and never return. Dominick had disappeared, but the engines did hear him for a while afterwards, as the brake van would let out a haunting shriek to have them remain aware of his presence. It eventually stopped, and it is unknown whether Dominick decided it wasn't worth it or he had moved on.

In Path of the Dead, Douglas was pulling a passenger up Gordon's Hill, and he appears out of nowhere in front of him, much to his surprise.

## Livery

He is painted in a mixed livery of grey and brown. He also had the letters NW, 13 and 20T painted on his sides in white.

## Basis

Dominick was based on a BR standard 20-ton brake van.

## Trivia

* His model has his eyes moving.
* He was the first character to die on screen.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 1

* Carriages *(death)*
* Sting *(mentioned)*

#### Season 2

* Strike *(appears as a ghost; cameo)*
* Spectre *(appears as a ghost)*
* Sabotage *(appears as a ghost; stock footage)*
* Shunted *(stock footage; does not speak)*
* Affection *(appears as a ghost; stock footage)*

## References

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlKoPd334r4
* http://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/The\_Spiteful\_Brake\_Van

## See Also

**LMS**

**LNER**
Ffarquhar Branch Line

The **Ffarquhar Branch Line**, more commonly known as Thomas' Branch Line, is a branch line that is part of the North Western Region.

## History

The line began construction in 1917 during the First World War. Whiff built the branch line, with Thomas, Edward and Toby assisting in the construction. The branch line was completed and opened for business in November of 1918. Clive would later extend the branch line from Ffarquhar to the quarry, where he would serve as the main working engine there.

When the LNER and LMS took control of the Elsbridge and Knapford and Wellsworth and Suddery Railways respectively, the Ffarquhar Branch was designated exclusively for the Nor'easters while the Midis kept the Brendam Branch, as the branch lines were deemed too small to be shared by two companies.

After the Second World War, a new government took power in Britain that planned massive reforms. Sodor became a joint railway which was taken over by Chairman of the Railway Board, Sir Topham Hatt. In 1947, he streamlined the island's operations by assigning engines to certain lines, and Thomas, Percy and Toby were assigned to work on the Ffarquhar Branch Line. Later that year, Whiff joined the line to help the three engines out with the fuel deliveries.

As the years went on, goods and passenger traffic on the branch line decreased, so much that by 1963, the quarry and tourist trains were the only things that kept the branch going. That same year, Dr. Beeching visited Sodor to make his cuts. Much to the four engines' dismay, the branch line would not be sparred Dr. Beeching's axe. However, Sir Topham Hatt had convinced Dr. Beeching to repurpose the branch line as an industrial line.

## Stations

* Elsbridge
* Dryaw
* Maithwaite
* Toryreck
* Hackenbeck
* Ffarquhar

## Engines

PercyTobyWhiffMavis (Ffarquhar Quarry)Daisy (occasionally : during tourist seasons)
## Former Engines

Clive (Ffarquhar Quarry)Derek (briefly)Thomas (deceased)
## Rolling Stock

AnnieClarabelToby's coachBranch Line Coaches
Childbirth

**Childbirth** is the 150th Sodor Short.

Childbirth/Transcript

## Plot

Rosie gives birth to a healthy baby at Crovan’s Gate, with James present and Mickey helping to deliver it. As it’s an engine, it already comes with an existing name (Junior). Rosie dislikes the idea of naming the child after its father, but later agrees to it after James convinces her. Joey arrives and informs her that she will be arrested for the murder of Diesel and Duck, which she initially argues wasn’t actually visible, but accepts it. After they leave, James contemplates that it will be difficult being a single father, but Mickey reassures him that everyone will be there for him. James then asks if he can look after the baby later, which he firmly declines.

## Characters

* James
* Rosie
* Mickey
* Joey
* James Junior
* Duck *(mentioned)*
* Diesel *(mentioned)*
Culdee Fell Railway

Map

The **Culdee Fell Railway** is Sodor's only mountain railway. The railway's track gauge is 2ft 7 1⁄2in and it is 8 miles long. Lord Harry Barrane is Chairman of the board, while Mr. Walter Richards acts as its current Manager.

## History

The proposed route of the railway passed through an estate owned by Lord Walter Barrane, who only agreed to this after being appointed the company's chairman. Construction began shortly after the completion of the Peel Godred Branch Line in 1953. Within a year, they had finished the yard, shed and station at Kirk Machan. However, one of the directors was found to be embezzling and the loss of money halted further construction.

In 1956, after two years of inactivity, some anonymous investors provided the company with new materials, such as locomotives and rolling stock. When the four engines arrived, they set to work on resumed construction. The next year, the line had progressed up the mountain to Devil's Back. After holding a party for Royalty Trekking at the newest station, they resumed constructing the line, with them reaching the Summit Station by 1958.

## Stations

* Kirk Machan
* Shilloh
* Skarloey Road
* Devil’s Back
* Culdee Fell Summit

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 4

* Modernisation *(mentioned)*
* Mountain
* Robbery
* Secrets

## Trivia

* In *The Railway Series*, the Culdee Fell Railway has eight engines. *The Stories of Sodor* omits Godred, Culdee, Shane Dooiney, and Eric, the former three because their names were too outlandish to make the Revenant Theory plausible, and the latter to avoid confusion with the standard gauge engine of the same name.
Billy Shoepack

**Billy Shoepack** is a demolition expert who works at Franks and Son munitions factory.

## Biography

Billy Shoepack worked for the Franks and Sons Munitions Factory at Brendam. He usually spearheaded the blasting at the Ffarquhar Quarry annually each September. One instance in 1938, he destroyed Bob after the boulder becomes stuck on the rails, making a big crater in the ground in the explosion. However, this ended up putting him behind bars for two years while the company downsized and moved to Cros-ny-Cuirn on the Skarloey Railway. He lost his demolitions license and had to work at the Coal Mine for a while. Some time after the Coal Mine was reopened after massive flooding in 1949, he was laid off. He decided to get his demolition license back and then reapplied for his old job. He eventually became foreman, and almost lost it due to the actions of his son.

## Persona

Billy Shoepack was a demolition expert who loved explosions. After the Bob incident, he became more level-headed and professional, but his excitement has yet to go away.

## Trivia

* Billy Shoepack is based on a character with the same name from TUGS, albeit humanised.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 2

* Trapped
* Maintenance

#### Season 3

* Aftermath
* Services *(cameo)*

#### Season 4

* Expansion *(does not speak)*
* Lamp
Branch Line Coaches

**Branch line coaches** are used on the branch lines for passenger services by the London and North Eastern Railway and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.

## Biography

These coaches used to be small 4-wheeled coaches. Later on, a shipment of new larger bogie coaches were ordered by the LNER.

When they arrived on Sodor, most them were pleasant, but some of them caused trouble for the engines on the branch lines. Thomas and Percy attempted to play a trick on them, but it backfired when Percy ran over a loose trolley of luggage that belonged to Sir Topham Hatt.

## Livery

The Branch Line Coaches are painted Brown Livery with white roof.

## Basis

The branch line coaches are based on LB&SCR Stroudley four-wheel coaches and BR MK1 Suburban coaches without corridors.

## Gallery

Some Branch line coaches seen in the thumbnail of PassengersEdward Pulling some of them.
## Trivia

* Some of these coaches are named after the sisters on the BBC Sitcom, *Keeping Up Appearances.*

## See Also

**LNER**

**LMS**

**Rail Gate Prison**

*\* = Crime Unknown*

 Residents/Workers
Bludger

**Bludger** is the 21th Sodor Shorts.

## Plot

Thomas and his friends are back to deal with a bludger the stereotypical Aussie way.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Percy
* Wendell
* Diesel
* Dennis

## Trivia

* This short was made to celebrate Australia day.
* This short is the first time Wendell uses the same voice as The Stories of Sodor.
Basil Corbett

## Persona

Basil Corbett is a gruff man who is serious of his work. He is also known to be a notorious penny pincher which made him unpopular among the staff.

## Attire

Corbett has a morning coat, yellow waistcoat, white shirt, black tie, grey trousers, and a grey top hat.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 3

* Aftermath *(not named; does not speak)*
* Replacements *(does not speak)*
* Management
* Controller *(does not speak)*
* Reshuffle *(mentioned)*
Flying Scotsman

Scott Reeves (aka**Scotsman, Flying Scotsman**) is an LNER A3 pacific and is the (or at least one of the) most famous steam locomotive in the world.

## Biography

Flying Scotsman was built at Doncaster Works in February 1923. He became the poster boy for the LNER, representing it at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Park in 1924 and 1925. Before this event, in February 1924 he acquired its name and the new number of 4472. Starting in 1928, he and some of his brothers were given corridor tenders so they could run from London to Edinburgh without stopping, until the A4s took over the service. In 1934, he became the first officially confirmed steam locomotive to run at 100 miles per hour.

Flying Scotsman would occasionally visit the Island of Sodor from time to time to bring holiday makers who wanted to get out of London. He did so in 1938 twice, bringing Sir Topham Hatt with him the second time around.

In 1962, British Railways announced that it would scrap *Flying Scotsman*. No. 60103 ended service with its last scheduled run on 14 January 1963. A group called "Save Our Scotsman" was founded to save the engine from scrap, but they were unable to raise the required £3,000, the scrap value of the locomotive. He was saved the next month by Alan Peglar. Since 2004, *Flying Scotsman* has been owned by the National Railway Museum in York.

## Persona

Gordon was happy to see his brother Flying Scotsman when he came to Sodor. Flying Scotsman proved popular with the engines, being polite and friendly despite his worldwide fame.

## Livery

Flying Scotsman is painted in the LNER Apple Green livery with black and white lining and with "LNER" painted on the sides of his first tender and the number "4472" on his second in yellow.

## Basis

Flying Scotsman is based upon the real locomotive of the same name, built in February 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at Doncaster Works to a design of Sir Nigel Gresley. The locomotive, part of the A3 class, set two world records for steam traction, becoming the first steam locomotive to be officially authenticated at reaching 100 miles per hour (160.9 km/h) on 30th November 1934 and then setting a record for the longest non-stop run by a steam locomotive when it ran 422 miles (679 km) on 8th August 1989 while in Australia.

## Trivia

* Flying Scotsman has an American locomotive whistle.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 2

* Visitor
* Inspection *(cameo)*
* Smuggling *(mentioned)*
* Prejudice *(cameo)*

#### Stories of War

* Evacuation *(cameo)*
* Blitz

#### Season 3

* Controller
* Amends *(cameo)*
* Nationalisation *(cameo)*

#### Sodor Shorts

* Song *(cameo)*
* Remembrance *(does not speak)*
* Adjusted *(cameo)*

## See Also

**LNER**

**Rail Gate Prison**

*\* = Crime Unknown*

 Residents/Workers

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Accident

**Accident** is the 103rd Sodor Short.

## Plot

Henry takes a passenger train and then a goods train and by the end of the day returns to the yard, beaming, where Gordon and James are waiting for him. As he reverses, he backs straight into a parked works lorry on the track. Gordon scolds him for having reversed into it. While James laughs, Henry says he doesn’t have eyes on the back of his tender and starts driving away. Gordon calls him back and demands what he has to say for himself. Henry reiterates his earlier words that he doesn’t have eyes on the back of his tender. The workmen who stood in front of the lorry, now lying among the rubble of the lorry, exclaims that it explains how he doesn’t know how much pain he is in. Gordon tells him, who’s name is Hammond, to shut up.

## Characters

* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Hammond
Arry and Bert

**Arry** and **Bert** (also known as **Iron Arry** and **Iron Bert**) are two diesel shunters with "Sodor Ironworks" written on their sides (in the Sodor Shorts at least).

## Bio

### Stories of Sodor

So far, Arry and Bert have only been seen once at Barrow Scrapyard, without their markings. They are shown smirking at being about to send a rusted (but still living) Barry into a furnace. This scene is narrated by Edward to give an example of something that *cannot* happen, as non-faceless vehicles cannot be scrapped.

### Sodor Shorts

In Mistake, Arry and Bert (with their markings) are seen at a meeting of diesels at British Railways Derby Works in March 1960. They are on the top level of the yard with Diesel and Joshua, as the latter addresses the crowd with their plans to fire a missile at Sodor.

## Persona

These two are twin trouble makers, always looking for a way to mess around with the steam engines whenever they come to the smelters or the scrapyard. Arry and Bert get their work done, but they don't have necessary care to attend to those needs.

## Livery

Arry and Bert are painted green-grey with yellow hazard stripes on their fronts with yellow cabs. They have "Sodor Ironworks" written on their sides in white.

## Basis

Arry and Bert are based on BR Class 08 diesel-electric shunters. Over seventy members of this class survive today in preservation, while around 100 remain in service on the national rail network. They were in fact the most successful shunting engines in the world, with 996 of them built.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Sodor Shorts

* Mistake *(do not speak)*
* Remembrance *(cameos)*
Ben

Ben is a black diesel shunter.

## Personality

Not much is known about Ben other then he is called Diesel (not the diesel shunter with the same name) by his friends.

## Appearance

Ben is a black BR diesel shunter with a 0-6-0 wheel configuration and red side rods.

## Trivia

* Diesel mistook Ben for having the same name as him.
* His friends call him Diesel however his real name is Ben.
Assassination

**Assassination** is the 174th Sodor Short.

## Plot

Outraged by the literal firing of a colleague, the workmen try to...remove the Fat Controller. Emphasis on "try".

## Characters

* George *(does not speak)*
* The Fat Controller *(does not speak)*

## Trivia

* This is the second short to show the Fat Controller getting shot in the eye and wearing a patch as a result. The first is Unlucky.
Cecil

"*Don't worry love, we'll get it right this time*"
— Cecil, Greeting

## Bio

Cecil works on the Island of Sodor as a Guard, and is seen in the Sodor Shorts. He often works with the engines and various workmen to film the Sodor Shorts.

## Persona

A very well respected Guard, it seems he is very friendly and is well-known amongst the crews and engines of the North Western Railway. He seems to be a nice person and a very friendly chap who is always willing to help out companions and his friends.

## Appearances

#### Sodor Shorts

* Greeting
* Chef
* Remake
* Production
* Patreon
* Monarchy
* Oligarchy
* Matriarchy
* Candidate
* Dictatorship
* Duel

## Trivia

* He is the only known guard not to be in The Stories of Sodor.
* He is the Engine's movie director.
Bridge

**Bridge** is the 16th Sodor Short.

## Plot

After defeating the monster at Henry's Tunnel, the heroes of Sodor are tasked with defeating another dangerous foe. This time, they must use their wits to prevail.

## Characters

* Edward
* James
* Toby
* Diesel
* Wendell
* Peckett
* The Evil Duck
* Sir Topham Hatt *(does not speak)*

## Trivia

* "Bridge" is a parody of the "Bridge of Death" scene from *Monty Python and the Holy Grail*.
Annie and Clarabel

* Annie
* Clarabel

**Annie and Clarabel** are twin sisters and were Thomas' faithful coaches, whom he loved very much. They were built in 1896 and arrived on Sodor in 1924.

## Biography

They arrived on Sodor in 1924 and were given to Thomas. They worked with all their faceless siblings until the events of Inspection. Where they along with the other coaches were replace by new bogie coaches the Nor'easters had ordered.

However as revealed in Maintenance, they were the only two of old Nor'easters coaches not to scrapped after the new bogie coaches came to Sodor. Due to their limitations on passenger services because of their small size. Mr. Star came up with idea to hire out the two coaches out for parties, day trips and other small-scale events which helped to make a small profit for the LNER. They were pulled by Thomas, or by Percy or Toby during these events.

Following Thomas’ death in 1965, Annie and Clarabel were sadden to say their goodbyes to their friend as his body was taken away.

## Livery

Both are painted in a bright orange livery with their names painted on their sides in white.

## Basis

Annie and Clarabel are based on LBSC Stroudley Coaches built between the early 1870s and late 1880s.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 1

* Prologue *(cameos)*
* Fire
* Passengers *(cameos)*
* Goods *(cameos)*
* Branch Lines
* Mainline *(cameos)*
* Scrap *(cameos)*
* Ghost *(cameos)*
* Carriages *(do not speak)*

#### Season 2

* Inspection *(do not speak)*
* Maintenance
* Shunted *(do not speak)*
* Affection *(cameos)*
* Parade *(do not speak)*

#### Season 3

* Replacements *(cameos)*
* Reshuffle *(cameos)*
* Books *(do not speak)*
* Fog *(cameos)*

#### Season 4

* Secrets *(cameos)*
* Beeching *(do not speak)*
* Dieselisation

#### Season 5

* Enthusiasts *(cameos)*
* Revenge *(cameos)*
* Fallout *(cameos)*

#### Sodor Shorts

* Song *(cameos)*
* Spoilers
* Update *(in the new intro)*
* NFT *(cameos)*
* Typical *(Annie only; cameo)*

#### Sodor Specials

* Non-Faceless Vehicles *(cameos)*
* A History of its Railways *(cameos)*

## Trivia

* They gained new models in the Sodor Short, Update.

## References

https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/Annie\_and\_Clarabel
Cooking

Cooking is the 55th Sodor Short.

## Plot

Eric is putting together a custom ordered dish requested by a customer on his website. As he lists off the ingredients, Gordon, rebuffed, asks Eric what he cooked. When Eric told him it was a custom made order, Gordon asked where it's going, to which Eric answered the White House. When Gordon asked Eric how business was going, Eric told him it was going splendidly since his regular meals were selling like mad. When Gordon asked what his best seller was, Eric said it was his "Chicken Surprise" which was actually macaroni and cheese. Apparently, Eric made it for someone who liked it enough to send him a crate of escargot as a thank you gift. When Eric received it, he misspelled it, cracked it open, and threw it away in disgust because it was full of snails. Gordon told him that's exactly what escargot is. Eric asked who would eat snails and Gordon said that same people who eat frogs' legs, which Eric believed was the Welsh.

Eric then had to stir something else he was cooking. It was his "Vegetarian Surprise". Gordon guessed it was a meat lover's pizza, which Eric confirmed it was rabbit stew. He just needed horse radish. He dropped in a radish and tried to get a real horse into it as well. Alarmed, Gordon stops him, saying horse radish is a "An Asian plant with a thick white punch and used in condiment type food products" before actually showing what it looks like. Eric regretted not learning that sooner as he could have saved himself a lot of trouble from the Animal Liberation Front. Gordon was soon hit with a frightening epiphany that Eric may have always thought food product descriptions were literal.

Eric then understood why no one liked his "peanut-butter". Gordon then thought back on the "hot dogs" Eric made for a preschool, the "chocolate moose" for the Chinese embassy, and the "spotted dick" for the queen.

This landed Eric in jail, much to his chagrin.

## Characters

* Eric
* Gordon

## Trivia

* A reference to the short, Pets, is made.
* Eric believing that escargot is misspelt and later throwing it away because it had snails in it is a possible reference to the *Angry Beavers* episode, "Dumbwaiters."
* Gordon telling Eric what horse radish is appears to be reminiscent of a scene from the *Timon & Pumbaa* episode, "Brazil Nuts".
Banished

**Banished** is the 77th Sodor Short.

## Plot

Falcon asks The Fat Controller if he can try something with him, which he accepts. Falcon then says that he is banishing him to the shadow realm, which initially confuses The Fat Controller before he screams "no" as he fades away. Afterwards, Falcon remarks to himself that he thought it wouldn't work.

## Characters

* Falcon
* The Fat Controller

## Trivia

* This video is based on a meme from The Unlucky Tugs's video **The ENTIRE Model Series Timeline of Thomas & Friends – Every Major Event from Seasons 1-12 in Order**. It showed a scene of The Fat Controller banishing Sir Handel to the shadow realm. Victor Tanzig's video is essentially the same, but the roles are reversed, with Falcon banishing Sir Topsham Hatt to the shadow realm.
	+ The "shadow realm" concept in general is a reference to the dimension of the same name from the English 4Kids dub of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! anime.
Falcon

**Falcon** is a saddle-tank engine.

## Biography

Falcon and Stuart arrived at the Mid-Sodor Railway to help connect to Arlesdale and extend the line. On April 12th 1906, this was when and where Falcon, Stuart, Duke and Atlas met for the first time. They got along splendidly with each other, that is whenever they weren't pranking their older colleagues. They were eventually joined by Andreas and later Stanley.

Unfortunately for Falcon and his friends, the Mid Sodor Railway experienced great hardship after the Peel Godred Branch Line opened in 1953 and only managed to stay in service up to a little over a year afterwards. Almost immediately after the Mid Sodor Railway was finally forced to shut down, the now-former MSR engines were all sold to the Skarloey Railway, including Falcon.

## Persona

Falcon has been prone to moody tantrums and thinking that he knows better than others. He has been known for being impulsive, arrogant, pompous, rude, stubborn, naughty, and bad-tempered. Despite all of this, however, Falcon means well, always works to get things done and is proud to be a reliable and goodhearted engine.

## Livery

Falcon is painted dark blue with black lines.

## Basis

Falcon is based on the Talyllyn Railway's Sir Haydn, a Hughes Falcon 0-4-2ST that originally worked on the Corris Railway.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 1

* Legality *(does not speak)*
* Scrap *(cameo)*
* Carriages *(cameo)*
* Jinxed
* Luck *(does not speak)*

#### Season 2

* Inspection
* Strike *(does not speak)*
* Sabotage
* Shunted *(cameo)*
* Parade *(cameo)*

#### Stories of War

* Evacuation
* Blitz *(cameo)*
* Espionage *(cameo)*

#### Season 3

* Aftermath
* Industry *(does not speak)*
* Extension *(cameo)*
* Closure
* Fog *(not named; does not speak)*

#### Season 4

* Treasure
* Expansion
* Creature
* Lamp
* Revelations *(does not speak)*
* Relationships *(cameo)*
* Return

#### SCPs of Sodor

* The Nartwin *(cameo)*
* The Standing Stones *(cameo)*

#### Season 5

* Rescued *(cameo)*
* Munitions *(cameo)*
* Fallout *(cameo)*

#### Sodor Shorts

* Song *(cameo)*
* Castle *(cameo)*
* Preview *(in the preview)*
* Sponsored
* Banished
* Hypnotised
* Mispronounced
* Tune
* Tyranny *(cameo)*
* Propaganda *(cameo)*
* Unexpected
* Payback *(cameo)*

#### Sodor Specials

* Non-Faceless Vehicles *(cameo)*
* A History of its Railways *(cameo)*

## References

* 1. https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/Sir\_Handel

## See More

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