Freddie

**Frederick "Freddie" the Fearless Engine** is a flashback character of the Seventyverse and was the second engine of the Aluminium Works.

## Backstory

### Main Timeline

During his early years at the Aluminium Works, Freddie worked happily with Bertram and Colin under the kind, yet strict, leadership of Doug Hockings. Unfortunately for them, his son, Jacob Hockings was abusive and toxic when he took over. When Falcon and Stuart arrived, Bertram and Freddie were tasking with showing them around. Bertram worked with Stuart whilst Freddie took Falcon under his wing. As Freddie and Falcon got to work, however, Falcon would lose his nameplates on a bad bit of a track (a similar thing had happened to Stuart; except Falcon was bumped by the trucks). Hockings refused to give the two engines new nameplates and had been repainted grey. After that, Bertram and Freddie made sure to take care of the two engines and protect them from Hockings. Whilst Bertram became the bold engine to the two engines (due to him being Duke's brother), Freddie became the cool brother or cousin that would liven things up. After Bertram was scrapped by Hockings, Freddie started to look after the two engines. Unfortunately, it was during one of his races that Freddie careered off the side of a cliff and was destroyed.

## Relationships

### Jacob Hockings

Having previously been owned by Doug Hockings, Bertram, Freddie and Colin thought his son would have been as kind, yet strict, as him. However, the trio were horrified to find out that Jacob Hockings was abusive and toxic. Sadly, they all died at his hands one by one (though Colin's death was caused by neglect than straight up scrapping), and Sir Handel and Peter Sam were left traumatized and heartbroken.

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### Falcon

Freddie would keep Sir Handel's mind off Hocking's cruelty by giving him little dares and making things into a race. One of them unfortunately cost Freddie his life though, as he careered off the side of a cliff. Poor Sir Handel was rattled to the core. Falcon and Stuart were rattled to the core.

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### Stuart

Though Sir Handel was closer to Freddie than Peter Sam was, Freddie would sometimes get Peter Sam involved with little challenges or dares as well. If Bertram was the bold uncle, Freddie was the cool brother or cousin that would liven things up. One of these races unfortunately cost Freddie his life though, as he careered off the side of a cliff. Poor Peter Sam was rattled to the core.

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### Bertram

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### Colin

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## Personality

Freddie was a daredevil and liked to make things exciting. He was also a kind engine as his races with Falcon and Stuart were to help their mind off the abuse Hockings was giving them.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Freddie is based on *Russell*, a Hunslet 2-6-2T locomotive, with added buffers. *Russell* is most famously associated with the original Welsh Highland Railway in North Wales. The locomotive was built in 1906 by the Hunslet Engine Company. Freddie was built sometime before Jacob Hockings took over the Aluminium Works (year undecided).

Unlike his basis, Freddie has 2-link couplings, buffers and lamp irons and the brake pipes and air pump are removed. His gauge is also 2ft 3in, as opposed to the gauge of his basis, ‎1 ft 11 5⁄8 in (597 mm).

### Livery

Freddie is painted grey (lighter than that of Falcon and Stuart when they were at Peel Godred) with black and red lining and has a bronze dome. He has black name and number plates with gold writing.

## Differences between the TV show and the series

* In the TV show, Freddie was the No.7 of the Skarloey Railway, replacing Ivo Hugh from the *Railway Series*. In this series, Freddie was the No.2 of the Peel Godred Aluminium Works until he was scrapped after his accident.

## Trivia

* Freddie was among the characters Railfanbronymedia wasn't going to use for the SeventyVerse. However, when Tobyandmavisforever suggested that other engines would work alongside Sir Handel and Peter Sam at Peel Godred, she wondered if Freddie could have been one of them. Railfanbronymedia agreed to the idea.