Hurricane

**Hurricane the Stormy Engine** is one of the deuteragonists of the Seventyverse, and the twentieth engine on the North Western Railway. However, he was the thirty-second engine purchased for the North Western Railway.

## Backstory

Hurricane worked in the steelworks with a few other engines: Frankie, Amanda (nee Warrington/Sixteen), Dennis, Norman, Lexi and Theo. However, the engines all had a very steady decline there: Norman died saving Dennis; Dennis himself was sent to Sodor, Amanda went to a heritage line, and Lexi and Theo left on their own accord. Hurricane's relationship with Frankie became very strained after that. After an incident with Henry and James, Hurricane joined the North Western Railway on the Peel Godred branch.

## Other relationships

### Frankie

Frankie and Hurricane had known each other for a very long time, and were really close. This is because prior to joining the Steelworks, Frankie worked as a shunter for one of the yards and was being pushed around by the bigger engines. When Hurricane witnessed this, he stood up for the smaller diesel, and convinced the Steelworks Manager to purchase her. Hurricane occasionally allowed Frankie to make runs down to Bridlington goods yard. However, when the engines started to leave the Steelworks, something changed inside Frankie. She was becoming more longing to leave the Steelworks. Hurricane put up with such behavior because he thought being this supportive of Frankie would help her recover from her ordeal with the bigger engines. But when things turned to a point where Frankie was kidnapping engines and planning on keeping them there, Hurricane started to argue against the idea. He pointed out that such plans were illegal, and would not only get *them* in trouble, but could end up getting the Steelworks shut down as well. Eventually, when Hurricane was given a choice to stay with Frankie or go to Sodor, he chose the latter option, realizing that letting Frankie get her way for so long was what caused her to become so troublesome.

### Lexi and Theo

Not much is currently known about their relationship, but the trio worked in the Steelworks together. Hurricane often had to defend them from Frankie's rude remarks. Lexi and Theo both left due to Frankie's behaviour, and Hurricane was devastated.

### Merlin

Not much is known about their relationship, but it's implied that Hurricane admires Merlin for his bravery and big brotherly like nature.

### Dennis and Norman

Hurricane liked working with the two diesels, despite Dennis's lazy attitude, and was wishing them well when they were due to go to Sodor. However, right before they were due out, Norman died saving Dennis. He tried to comfort Dennis when he was due to leave, but that didn't do much good.

### Amanda/Warrington/Sixteen

Sixteen and Hurricane's relationship was complicated. Hurricane liked Sixteen for her hardworking nature and sharing news from her travels, but tried to warn her about the tip. She was ultimately sold off to a heritage line under her new name, Amanda, and Hurricane bid her a fond farewell.

## Personality

Despite Hurricane's name and rough exterior, he's actually a bit of a sweet guy if you get to know him right. Unfortunately, he puts his loyalty into the wrong engines, one of them being Frankie. Thankfully, he was able to move past this and put his loyalty somewhere more worthwhile.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Hurricane is based on the GER Class A55 "Decapod", an experimental tank engine named so for its ten driving wheels. The engine carries Hurricane's number and it was designed to prove that steam locomotives could compete with emerging electric locomotives. It achieved its goal on 26th April 1903, during stormy weather. It never entered regular service and was rebuilt to an 0-8-0 tender engine in 1906, being assigned to haul coal trains for GER's March district, remaining the only eight-coupled steam locomotive to work on GER. It was later scrapped in 1913 due to being non-standard.

Rodney is also based on the GER Class A5 "Decapod".

### Livery

Hurricane is painted reddish brown with a black running board, red lining, steam pipes and wheels. He has brass nameplates on either side of his running board, the number "20" painted on his front buffer beam in yellow and brass and red number plates on either side of his coal bunker.

## Differences from the episodes

* Hurricane doesn't join the NWR in the actual special - instead stays at the Steelworks - while he does join the NWR the rewritten special.
* Hurricane and Frankie try to capture Thomas, then James in the real special. In the rewritten version, they capture James, then Henry.
* In the original special, any other engines working at the Steelworks are unknown. Here, Hurricane and Frankie know several canon characters from the show and the books.