Lily

**Lily** was a Victorian style engine who used to work on the Wellsworth & Suddery Railway.

## Biography

Lily was built in 1883 at Nine Elms Workshops, for work on the London and South Western Railway. In 1885, she, Colin and Adam were purchased by the Wellsworth and Suddery Railway to start construction. The trio used the Sodor and Mainland Railway lines to deliver supplies from The Mainland to the various building sites on Sodor. When the Company opened, the trio set to work. When Toby arrived at Brendam for work on the new Elsbridge and Knapford Railway, Lily and her brethren gave him a very cold reception, just as Clive, Neil and Matthew had given them when they arrived on Sodor.

Lily, her friends and the Elsbridge and Knapford crew joined together during the First World War for various joint projects on Sodor, before the Wellsworth and Suddery Railway became a part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923.

Despite acting hostile to the Nor'easters, she did cooperate with them on occasions, such as getting rid of Arthur's Ghost, helping Thomas stop the horrid lorries from getting away with Whiff and Wendell. During the strikes, she began getting more amiable with the Nor'easters, particularly Gordon. When Douglas chased off Dominick's ghost, she was amazed by his courage that they became a couple. This would later cause tension over mutual feelings for her between Gordon and Douglas.

During the Second World War, she, Adam, Peter and Douglas (along with Thomas, Edward, Henry and Gordon from the LNER) joined the 110th Platoon during the allied campaign in Africa. Most (if not all) battles Lily and the other engines participated in took place in Africa until September 1944, when the Platoon moved to help the allies in Germany. During her time in Germany she, Edward and Henry would play a supporting role Thomas and Douglas' efforts to rescue Oliver, Blair and Toad by using one of the Guns attached to flatbeds to blow up the large German tender engines who had been chasing the cavalcade. After the exploit, Lily sacrificed herself by pulling in front of Henry (who had burst his safety valve) and blew herself to pieces. Unlike Colin, Mr. Star and Alfred, the engines on the front line and soldiers had no time to mourn Lily's unfortunate death, as they had to continue fighting.

## Persona

Although she was close to the other Midis, especially Colin, Douglas and Adam, Lily used to be mean and loved to tease the Nor'easters but after Thief, Lily became friendly to other Nor'easters, especially Gordon.

By the time of her death, she had clearly matured and had warmed up to the Nor'easters, as she sacrificed herself to save Henry.

## Livery

Lily was painted in the W&S standard maroon and gold livery with black wheels and golden borders and stripes. She had W&S written on her tanks and the number 2 on her bunker in gold.

## Basis

Lily was based on an 0-4-4T 'LSWR O2 class' steam locomotive, designed for the London and South Western Railway' by William Adams. One of her class survives.

## Trivia

* The character and Trainz model were originally created by WildNorWester (creator of Sodor the Early Years and Sodor the Modern Years).
* In WildNorWester's series (Sodor the Modern Years), Lily is still alive.
* Lily sometimes can be seen mistakenly with NW 16 on her tank.
* In The Stories of Sodor episodes based on episodes from TUGS, Lily takes the role of Zebedee, with the exception of Storm, where the role is instead given to Arthur.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 1

* Prologue *(cameo)*
* Percy
* Legality
* Fire
* Branch Lines *(cameo)*
* Scrap
* Ghost
* Cows *(cameo)*
* Quarantine
* Carriages *(cameo)*
* Sting *(cameo)*
* Jinxed *(cameo)*
* Luck

#### Season 2

* Inspection *(cameo)*
* Thief
* Trapped *(cameo)*
* Strike
* Spectre
* Sabotage *(cameo)*
* Maintenance *(cameo)*
* Armaments *(cameo)*
* Affection
* Parade

#### Stories of War

* Evacuation *(cameo)*
* Blitz
* Combat
* Espionage *(cameo)*
* Atrocity *(death)*

#### Season 3

* Aftermath *(mentioned)*
* Replacements *(mentioned)*
* Books *(mentioned)*
* Amends *(mentioned)*
* Trial *(mentioned)*
* Fog *(mentioned)*

#### Season 4

* Diagnosis *(mentioned)*
* Lamp *(flashback appearance)*
* Return *(mentioned)*

#### Sodor Shorts

* Busters
* Song
* Rivalry *(cameo)*
* Preview *(in the preview)*
* Nevermore *(photo only)*
* Remembrance *(ghost : does not speak)*
* Escape *(cameo)*
* Club
* Unexpected *(does not speak)*
* Misinformation *(ghost)*

## References

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSWR\_O2\_class
2. http://wildnorwester.wikia.com/wiki/Lily