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Skarloey Railway

The **Skarloey Railway** (abbreviated as **SKR**) is a 2'3" (narrow gauge) railway which runs from Crovan's Gate up to the mountains and various riverside communities.

## History

Work began on the railway in 1884 with the arrival of its first engines, Skarloey and Rheneas to help build the line. The line was opened in July 1885 and the two engines set to work immediately. The line was intended to be an industrial line, to serve the ballast mine at Boxford. Its original name was "Crovan's Gate Railway".

In the autumn of 1887, Skarloey saved stranded workmen at a mine from floodwaters and for his bravery, the Railway was renamed to the Skarloey Railway in January of 1888. In 1910, the Railway got a new engine named Ivo Hugh after the Railway decided to extend their line to Riverside Communities. In 1928, The Railway got a new engine named Duncan. In 1939, Rheneas had trouble when he neglected to undergo regular maintenance due to a busy schedule and saving his passengers despite his maintenance issues.

In the mid-1950s, the railway began growing at a rapid pace. Coincidently, the Mid-Sodor Railway was about to close down and Mr. Peter Sam purchased the Mid Sodor Railway's engines and some of its rolling stock, along with a majority of its workforce. The Mid Sodor engines were quick to acclamitise to their new railway and were warmly greeted by the locals. At some point in 1956, Sir Handel Brown, the former owner of the Mid Sodor Railway, bought the Skarloey Railway from Mr. Sam.

Beginning in 1960, after profitable seasons, Sir Handel put into motion his plans to expand into the Nartwin Valley north of Crovan's Gate. After clearing through the ridge that was the gateway into the valley in early 1961, the expansion began in full swing. Around this time, Sir Handel had purchased a new engine from the East Cornwall and Mineral Railway named Rusty. Despite the troubles they had gone through, such as the Franks and Son's supervisor's carelessness with the dynamite causing a landslide in the gorge resulting in Andreas' death and an attacking mother bear and incidents with the Nartwin, they had created the loop line around the valley at Hawin by April of 1962. They had even completed work on the slate quarry nearby despite significant damage from a Boulder. The Ministry of Defence had also negotiated with them to build a base next to the slate quarry called Camp Culdee.

## Engines

SkarloeyRheneasIvo HughDuncanDukeAtlasFalconStuartStanleyRusty
Rail Gate Prison

"*Behind me is the symbol of the vehicle criminal justice system in Great Britain.*"
— Edward introducing the Prison to the audience, Non-Faceless Vehicles

## Open/Close

### Year opened

1910

Rail Gate Prison is the symbol of the Vehicle criminal justice system on the mainland, located 12 miles west of York. It keeps Non-Faceless Vehicles and rolling stock in prison for committing a crime. Joey, Eliza and Lenny are based there.

## Non Faceless Vehicles That Stayed Here

* Splatter and Dodge
* Joshua
* Spencer
* Flying Scotsman
* The Purple Tender Engine
* Donnie
* Evan or Edwin
* The Black Engine
* Trucks (likely for derailing a train)
* Branch Line Coaches
* Bulgy
* George
* The Horrid Lorries
* Caroline
* Jack
* Diesel (served 15 days, for shoving Coleen into the back of Percy)
* Geoffrey (served 30 days, for industrial espionage)
* Wendell (served 15 days, for stealing trains from Sodor, and the Mainland)
* Thomas (served 10 days, for illegal racing with Bertie)
* Bertie (served 10 days, for illegal racing with Thomas)
* Kate (served 6 days, for making Diesel touch trucks that were meant to be scrapped)
* Peter (served 15 years, for war crimes)
* Sheffield (served 30 days, for speeding in the rain, missing a danger signal, and manslaughter after derailing)
* Johnny Cuba (likely served longer than 30 days, possibly executed via compulsory Final Firing, or accidentally executed by The SCP Foundation)

## Trivia

* The maximum time a vehicle can spend in the prison is 30 days, though exceptions can be made for charges such as war crimes, as in the case of Peter.
* Despite the name, non-rail vehicles can also serve time in Railgate, as in the case of Bertie, George, etc.
* Railgate Prison is located in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, a real location not far from Sodor.
* As the prison was opened in 1910, Railgate would be roughly 114 years old, as of 2024.
* Although Railgate Prison is fictional, Railgate itself is not.
The Three Robbers

**The Three Robbers** were three spies who stole dynamite for an attempt at sabotage during World War I.

## Bio

When Edward came to a work place he found two officers talking with two workmen. One of them told the police that when he woke up in the morning he found a mountain of dirt for his breakfast. Neil told Edward that someone had broken into the shed and they stole that they stole ten pounds of dynamite.

"*Are you sure your information is correct?*
You ask me now?
Jakob!
Yes! The tankers are near the quay.*"*

— The two German robbers talking together in German.

Two of the three robbers were talking about tankers they while the third one was in their lorry. They were halfway to the fuel tankers when suddenly Adam came out of nowhere, but both hid behind boxes. After Adam left they continued on and they reached the tankers. They wanted to put the dynamite on them when suddenly a truck named Mike called to them. They ran back to their lorry and tried to escape, but the lorry crashed near Tidmouth Sheds. Hearing that sound, two men went to see what happened and found the driver ok, but then heard the other two in the back. When they found them they found the dynamite with them.

They were brought to Elsbridge Hospital and when the police came, they were thrown into Knapford Prison, where they lived there the rest of the war and their lives. The dynamite that was stolen was recovered along with the lamp that foiled their escape. Nobody had seen it before, nobody knows were it came from, and nobody knew how it ended up there, for the longest of time those questions remained unanswered.

## Trivia

* Two of these robbers are German while the other is British.
* One of the German robbers is named Jakob.
Unlucky

**Unlucky** is the 169th Sodor Short.

Unlucky/Transcript

## Plot

The Fat Controller cheerfully wakes up on Monday when he notices his car is missing. His butler then arrives and informs him that the police found his car. The car is revealed to have been crashed into the railway’s office building. Joey tells him that they quickly caught the thief, and asks if he knows her, which he denies. He then leaves to contact his insurance company, while quietly telling himself that it would be the last time he would shortchange with a hooker.

On Tuesday, he finds a group of children in front of him. He asks his butler about them, to which he tells him that they are his children and it’s his day to take care of them. The Fat Controller then says he wants to take a vasectomy, which the butler says he already did and it didn't work, and in addition that he has three other progenies on the way.

On Wednesday, a man comes up to the Fat Controller, accuses him of sleeping with his wife, and shoots him in one of his eyes.

On Thursday, he encounters a Tyrannosaurus Rex right outside his home.

On Friday, the Fat Controller goes outside and cries until Duck arrives. He explains to him about his miserable week as Duck then reminds him that he has a debt to repay, but the Fat Controller doesn’t have the money to repay him. Duck regretfully pulls out a sledgehammer, ready to break his legs. The Fat Controller distracts him and escapes into his garden. There he has a sigh of relief before Eric lands on top of him after forgetting his parachute in an attempt at skydiving.

## Characters

* Duck
* Eric
* Joey
* The Fat Controller

## Trivia

* This short is loosely based off of Sir Topham Hatt's Unlucky Week by missoliverandblossom/James' Unlucky Week by TB7 Productions (Formerly Trainboy7).
* The Fat Controller's butler stating that his vasectomy didn't take is a possible reference to Pregnancy.
* The gunman who shoots the Fat Controller uses the same character model as Thitkens from Thomas1Edward2Henry3.
	+ The gunman also called the Fat Controller "Wife Shagger" before shooting him, which is supposedly a reference to Father.
		- It is possible that the gunman is Dennis' father, as the Fat Controller mentioned that he had shagged the man's wife (who was also Dennis' mother) the night before the events of the aforementioned short.
Stepney

**Stepney** is a tank engine who works on the SR with Albert.

### Sodor Shorts

Stepney wanted to work with Joey and Mickey to solve a mystery. At the end, he and Joey and Mickey found out that it's Oliver who smashed S.C.Ruffy.

## Persona

Stepney is a bubbly, honest and humble chap who is busting with enthusiasm. He is very eager to please and is every engine's friend.

## Livery

Stepney is painted in the LB&SCR goldenrod livery, formally known as "Stroudley's Improved Engine Green", with green, red, white and black lining. His name is painted on his side tanks and the number "55" is painted on the sides of his bunker, both in white. The real Stepney has a brass funnel top and brass numberplates with a blue ground. He carries two builder's plates on the sides of his splashers.

## Basis

### Real-Life History

Stepney was built by Brighton Works in 1875, and was rebuilt into an A1X in 1912. During his final working years, Stepney worked on the Hayling Island branch line, until he was taken out of service in 1960 and placed on an out-of-use siding. He was bought by the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society and arrived on the railway on 17th May, making him the first standard gauge steam locomotive in the United Kingdom to be preserved. As of 2022, he is on static display on the Bluebell Railway after one of his steam pipes failed in 2014.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Stories of War

* Evacuation *(cameo)*
* Atrocity *(cameo)*

#### Sodor Shorts

* Coal *(cameo)*
* Justice
* Siege *(does not speak)*
Tyranny

**Tyranny** is the 180th Sodor Short.

Tyranny/Transcript

## Plot

Herr Thomas enacts more of his policies as Sodor's controller.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Chuck
* Edward *(cameo)*
* Duck *(cameo)*
* Eric *(cameo)*
* Geoffrey *(cameo)*
* BoCo *(cameo)*
* Barry *(cameo)*
* Victor Tanzig *(cameo)*
* Hiro *(cameo)*
* Ferdinand *(cameo)*
* Gina *(cameo)*
* Duke *(cameo)*
* Atlas *(cameo)*
* Falcon *(cameo)*
* Stuart *(cameo)*
* Stanley *(cameo)*

## Trivia

* This marks Geoffrey's first appearance in the Sodor Shorts since Wrath and the first time he is not shown to be possessed since Catfished (not counting brief moments in Possessed or Ugly).
* Eric and Victor are shown in the "morons" group during the round-up montage. This is likely a callback to Style.
* One of the "migrants" that Thomas' men round up is a German engine that uses the same model as the one Murdoch turned into in Glitch.
* This is the only Sodor Short to feature The 345 Podcast. It is also the second Sodor Short to feature or acknowledge another series on Victor Tanzig's channel, the first being Reddit.
The Stories of Xmas

**The Stories of Xmas** is a video made by Victor Tanzig.

## Plot

With Thomas' passing, the Fat Controller temporarily assigns Sheffield to work on his branch line until he can find a permanent replacement. Over time as he works, Sheffield notices that everyone is working harder than normal, but not to the extent of pleasing, but as if they were scared of something.

One day, he decides to ask why this is. Toby explains it's because of S. A. N. T. A, which according to the Tales, was created by a hacker to register naughty people through their Internet search history. This turned to out to be most people, but somehow the program escaped and transferred its mind in the body of a steam engine. Once he he finishes the explanation, Mavis expresses how she doesn't believe and neither does Sheffield. However as they depart to do their next tasks, Toby tells himself that they will find out eventually.

At the quarry, Sheffield and Mavis continue to discuss Toby's story, but are interrupted by a homeless man. Mavis tells him off, but immediately after she does, S. A. N. T. A appears. He summarises their naughty actions before he prepares to punish them. However, as he does, Percy appears and is punished in the process. Meanwhile, Sheffield and Mavis have escaped to the Little Western.

S. A. N. T. A continues his rampage as he makes his way to the Little Western to punish Sheffield and Mavis. Both they and Duck escape when S. A. N. T. A reappears, but Diesel is also punished before he can leave with them.

Sheffield, Duck and Mavis escape back to the main sheds, where Toby, Whiff and Eric are resting. Toby prepares them for S. A. N. T. A's imminent arrival. As a distraction, Toby gives him a gift, but only after the others are punished, except for Sheffield and Mavis. As S. A. N. T. A opens his gift, it explodes and propels him away from the sheds. Sheffield and Mavis thank Toby for saving them, despite it meaning he will be on the naughty list. The Fat Controller then arrives and announces that Sheffield will continue permanently on the branch line, despite him rejecting the offer. Additionally he is swiftly painted blue.

S. A. N. T. A on the other hand, having landed on rails again, vows to return when everyone least expects it.

## Characters

* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Toby
* Duck
* Eric
* Sheffield
* Whiff
* Mavis
* Diesel
* Victor Tanzig
* S.A.N.T.A
* The Fat Controller
* Thomas *(corpse)*
* Edward *(cameo)*
* Oliver *(cameo)*
* Donald/Douglas *(cameo)*
* Bill/Ben *(cameo)*
* Reginald *(cameo)*
* Derek *(cameo)*
* Rosie *(cameo)*
* Samson *(cameo)*
* Paul *(cameo)*
* Molly *(cameo)*
* Falcon *(cameo)*
* Stuart *(cameo)*
* Duke *(cameo)*
* Duncan *(cameo)*
* Onslow *(cameo)*
James Junior

**James Junior**, or **JJ**, is the non-canonical son of James and Rosie.

## Biography

James Junior was born on September 2, 2022 to James and Rosie.

## Persona

James Junior has been a very mischievous engine. As a toddler, Diesel babysat him and was a bad influence on his behaviour. At a young age, he had already made a criminal record, including burning down an orphanage, Knapford Station, a hospital (arson), and the Fat Controller (which is a possible murder depending on whether he survived).

As a teenager, he had stopped all this, but had an attractive sex life, which wasn't easy to hide from his father.

As an adult, he became an astronaut and was one day set to go to space on a space shuttle. However, after his father said he didn’t need luck, his shuttle eventually crashed, claiming his life.

## Appearances

#### Sodor Shorts

* Childbirth
* Toddler
* Childhood
* Teenager
* Adulthood

## Trivia

* James Junior is the first and so far only engine to be the child of another engine.
* James Junior is the first engine to change his basis.
* James Junior's personality is similar to that of Bart Simpson's from The Simpsons, as they are both rebellious and mischievous kids. He is also similar to Eric Cartman, because both wear red and have criminal records.
Test

Test is the 48th Sodor Short.

Test/Transcript

## Plot

Henry, Gordon and James are talking about the Trevorrow script leaks and The Rise of Skywalker. James remarks how funny it is how the trilogy is done and yet the leaks are still happening. Whiff had been tapping at his keyboard and working on some adjustments. Everything suddenly starts changing, and Whiff had upgraded them to Trainz 2019. Gordon demands to change them back, but Henry points out that everything looks much better, including them.

Percy then suddenly appears out of nowhere (unintentionally causing the ratings of Doctor Who to plummet) to inform them that Thomas had been turned into a TOMY Trainz Character. Whiff decides to take Thomas into his lab and run tests on him.

## Characters

* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Whiff
* Percy
* Thomas *(does not speak)*

## Trivia

* This is the last video to be filmed in Trainz: A New Era, and the first one to be filmed in Trainz 2019.
* At one point in this short, Henry, Gordon, and James discuss the idea of making a podcast. This would later become an actual thing in late December 2022 (roughly two years after this video's release), in the form of The 345 Podcast.
Zombie

Zombie is the 45th Sodor Short.

## Plot

The short begins with the Zombie Tank Engines chasing Edward, Henry, Gordon and James past Crovan's Gate and Percy who realises why the party had been cancelled. The four engines run through Vicarstown and Fort Sudrian, but they are forced to stop because of scrap metal on the tracks next to the sheds. James notices the third track is clear and decides to reverse and use it, but the Zombies are already at the points and slowly approaching them. After a while, Edward finally realises how slow the Zombies are actually moving. James also wonders how slow moving zombies are actually supposed to be scary. Eric suddenly appears on the track next to the scrap metal and sees the zombies which, to him, do not look scary. James tells Eric they are going to eat their brains, and Eric realises he doesn't have a brain. Edward suddenly realises that none of them physically have brains.

The Zombies realise this too, and start saying "Trains...". Gordon then suggests to Eric to ask the Zombies how they will be able to eat them. Eric does so, but before he can try to talk to them, the Zombies tear him completely apart. Diesel, making a "cameo", suddenly arrives on the same track Eric was on, sees the situation and decides to do something about it. Pulling off his Scarface impression, he pulls out a big railway gun and it fires, destroying all of the Zombies. Gordon then realises how often they solve their problems with violence and it doesn't feel right. Edward also agrees and says this should be the time of the year where they set aside their anger, lay down their weapons and come together in peace and harmony to demonstrate they are all capable of love, compassion and giving. Henry points out that what Edward described is what Christmas is all about. Diesel points out that, since the season of good will hasn't come yet, there might still be some Zombies lurking about. Everyone decides they are all up for Zombie hunting.

## Characters

* Zombie Tank Engines
* Edward
* Percy
* Henry
* James
* Gordon
* Eric
* Diesel *("cameo")*

## Trivia

* This is the conclusion to the story started in Mask.
* This is the most popular Sodor Short and the most popular video on Victor's channel with 7.2 million views.
* It is unclear, but Edward mixing up Christmas with Halloween could be a reference to the South Park episode "Pinkeye", where Stan does the same.
Wellsworth & Suddery Railway

## Wellsworth and Suddery Railway

The Wellsworth and Suddery Railway was one of the three original railways on the Island of Sodor. It was operational from 1885 to 1923 when it was merged to become part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and again into North Western Railway in 1948.

## History

The railway started construction in the autumn of 1885. The three engines, Colin, Lily and Adam used the tracks of the Sodor and Mainland Railway to expand further west from Maron, over the Preston Incline, now known as Gordon's Hill and in 1886, they had completed construction of their main station, Wellsworth. They then expanded along the peninsula towards the towns of Suddery and Brendam.

In 1923, the Wellsworth and Suddery Railway was merged into a part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.

## Engines

Colin (formerly : deceased)Lily (formerly : deceased)Adam (formerly : deceased)
## Trivia

* The W&S railway was mentioned in the Railway Series.

## References

* https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/Wellsworth\_and\_Suddery\_Railway
The Steel Mill Truck

The Steel Mill Truck was a male truck that was frequently used by the High Harrington Steel Mill.

## Bio

This truck was among some other faceless trucks in a train Samson was taking when he first met Edward. He was disgusted by Edward's behaviour when he insulted Samson and by saying that passengers are more important than goods.

Later, when Edward went to collect a train of materials used for the Sodor and Mainland Railway's expansion, he was the one to tell Edward where his train was and where he could find a turntable. He wanted to help Edward by giving him pointers on how to pull goods trains but Edward dismissed him because since he was a truck, he did not know anything about pulling trains. The truck was disgusted again and told Edward to not expect him to be crying for him should something go wrong.
We’re the engines of Sodor

### Sung by

Duke Stuart Falcon Adam Colin Peter Reginald Flying Scotsman Geoffrey Hiro Barry Alice Thomas James Henry Bill and Ben Winston Tornado Emily Stepney BoCo Sir Topham Hatt Percy Gordon Duck Oliver William Skarloey Duncan Ivo Hugh Arthur (1943) Rex Mike Bert Annie and Clarabel Donald and Salty

### Length

1:03

**We’re the engines of Sodor** is a song that is sung in the sodor short Song.

## Lyrics

**All:** We're the engines of Sodor

We're useful to the core

About the line

We stay on time

We're faithful evermore

We're two, four, six and eight

Shunting trucks and hauling frieght.

We're the engines of Sodor,

Our show will always go on.

And all the time the weather's fine

except for plot convenience.

Here on the isle of Sodor

Sir Topham commands obedience

We're the engines of Sodor.

We've different roles to offer

Red and green and brown and blue,

we're a very useful crew.

This franchise cannot end

**Percy:** Thomas and his friends!
Slogan

Slogan is the 42nd Sodor Short.

## Summary

As a first blow against increasing dieselization on Sodor, the steamies adopt a most brilliant slogan...which is delivered in a less than brilliant manner.

## Characters

* Edward
* Gordon
* Henry
* James
* Toby
* Percy
* Diesel 10
* Arry and Bert
* Diesel 199 *(does not speak)*
* BoCo *(does not speak)*
* Shane *(does not speak)*
The 5 French Trucks

The leader of the group, Guido.

**The 5 French Trucks** are 5 troublesome trucks who come from France.

## Biography

The 5 French Trucks first appeared in the Sodor Short Castle when they took over Ulfstead Castle. They revealed this by posting a hashtag on Twitter which caused Edward and some other engines of Sodor to go get the castle back. They approached the castle and spoke with the leader of the trucks, Guido. After being confronted by the engines, the trucks released some Ducks which scared the engines away. After the engine's 1st attempt failed, they attempted to blow up the trucks and the castle but failed. It can be assumed that afterwards not seen in the short, they were able to drive the trucks out of the castle. In the short Siege the trucks appear again taking over Knapford Station. Again Edward approaches them with some other engines to attempt to regain the station. After the engines fail again they assemble a large number of engines to attack the trucks. Once the engines have assembled they all attempt to charge the trucks but Guido makes some rail guns appear and shoot the engines. It can also be assumed that the engines were able to get rid of the trucks as they were never seen again afterwards.

## Basis

The trucks are base on 7 plank open wagons.

## Personality

The French Trucks are very naughty trucks. They are based on the stereotype that French people are rude. This can be explained as they love to call the engines rude names, hurl insults at them, mock them and blow raspberries at them.

## Appearances

### Sodor Shorts

* Castle
* Siege

## Trivia

* The leader of the group is named Guido, even though they are French and Guido is an Italian name.
* In Siege they have 1 new truck in their group.
* They are possibly inspired by the French Soldiers from British comedy movie ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail,’ which starred the Monty Python troupe, and its musical adaptation, ‘Monty Python's Spamalot!’.

## Gallery

The other 4 trucks.The 6th one that appeared in Siege.
The Purple Tender Engine

**The Purple Tender Engine** is an as-yet non-speaking character whose name is not known.

## Biography

This engine first appeared in Thief, in which they are referred to as a magistrate of the transport court, much like The Red Tank Engine. Wendell was brought before them by Joey to plead his case and was given a light sentence of 15 days.

The Purple Tender Engine was later shown in Rail Gate Prison in Shunted. Given its depiction as a magistrate in Thief, this could be assumed to be another member of the class with the same livery.

In Non-Faceless Vehicles, both the Purple Tender Engine and the Red Tank Engine are shown looking very sad inside a shed as Edward narrates that, while owners are stuck with non-faceless vehicles and have a duty of care to keep them maintained, they are under no obligation to effect any sort of repair that could price them out of business.

## Livery

They are painted blue-violet with yellow lining and a dark red buffer beam.

## Basis

They are an LNER Class B12. Alfred, Wensley, Benson and Lenny are other members of this class.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 2

* Thief *(not named; does not speak)*
* Shunted *(cameo)*

## See Also

**LNER**

**Rail Gate Prison**

*\* = Crime Unknown*

 Residents/Workers

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Theodore

**Theodore**, or **Class 40** (**D261**) is a Class 40 diesel who first appeared in Aviation.

## Biography

Theodore was built as a prototype Class 40 in 1958 and was tested out on Sodor. When he arrived on Sodor, he made a good performance with his duties which was to pull the post train, but was very rude to the engines. One night, he broke down which forced him to go to the works and after being repaired, he was reassigned to the Mainland, leaving behind "a rather nasty smell of bad manners and a battered top hat".

## Basis

Theodore is based on a BR Class 40 1Co-Co1. 200 members of this class was built from 1958 to 1962, and the last was withdrawn in 1985. They where given the nickname "Whistlers" because of the strange whistling noise their engines would make. The real D261 entered service on the 26th of February 1960 and in 1973 It was repainted into "RailBlue" colours and renumbered to 40 061 until the engine was withdrawn from service in 1983 and scrapped at Crewe in March the following year.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 4

* Aviation
* Treasure *(does not speak)*

#### Sodor Shorts

* Mistake *(cameo)*
* Money

## Gallery

Theodore in the Sodor Short, MoneyTheodore’s Old Model from the Sodor Shorts Mistake
The Racist Truck

**NOTE: There is language in this page which is considered racist. It is not used to inflict harm on readers.**

**However, if you get easily offended it is recommended not to read the bio.**

## Character Information

### Works at:

London, Midland and Scottish Railway (Prior to 1931-1948)Great Western Railway (Prior to 1931-1948)

### Basis:

7 Plank Wagon

**The Racist Truck** is a truck that worked on the Hao Zowyn branch line run by the LMS and GWR.

## Biography

The Racist Truck was an open wagon that would often be used for goods trains with other trucks that were the same type. In 1931, when Diesel was still performing his trials, he was required on a train which Diesel was assembling. When Diesel came to collect the truck he told Diesel he was not going to move and to shove off. When Diesel tried to persuade him, he insulted him by calling him weasel and then, darkie. In response, Diesel bumped the truck through the buffers, down the hill and onto a road. It can be assumed that afterwards the truck was recovered and was sent somewhere else as it was not seen again on the branchline.

## Gallery

The truck after being bumped down the hill.
## See Also

**LMS**

**GWR**
Trucks

**Trucks** are all of the railway's non faceless rolling stock.

They have appeared in every episode.

## Biographies

Unlike the TV Series and Railway Series, which Edward addressed in the episode "Carriages", trucks are not as troublesome as those series would leave one to believe. Firstly, they have no means of propulsion so they can't force forward an engine, they can only apply their own breaks and secondly, if a train was to crash, they would be most likely to die due to thier flimsy nature. Many trucks could be trouble, most notably S.C.Ruffey and Dominick, but the majority were harmless and actually helpless aside from being unable to hold secrets and thier lack of allegiance to either the Nor'easters or the Midis occasionally making them reveal things about one side to the other.

## Liveries

All the Trucks are painted in either black, grey or white livery.

## Known, named Trucks.

* Angus
* Coleen
* Francis
* Mike
* Murray
* Rodney
* S.C.Ruffey

## Types of Trucks:

### Open Trucks

AngusMurrayThe Steel Mill TruckThe Racist Truck
### Vans

ColeenMikeFrancisA white van.A black van.A cattle truck.

## Trivia

* Trucks are the only character to appear in every episode even if there are only a handful of major truck characters.
* The tanker type of truck is the only type to never have any of its members named or play a major role in a story.

## See Also

**LNER**

**LMS**

**GWR**

**FR**

**Sodor & Mainland Railway**

**Rail Gate Prison**

*\* = Crime Unknown*

 Residents/Workers
The Märklin Engine

"*What about you?*
...
Oi I'm talking to you Fritz*"*

— Oliver trying to talk with the Engine, Justice

**Märklin** is a DRG class 80 Engine who only appeared in the Sodor Short Justice as a criminal.

## Biography

### Sodor Shorts

They were mysterious kept on the Rail Gate Prison, when Oliver got arrested and was kept in jail he asked The Märklin engine for what he got into but he/she never answered. According to Geoffrey the question of why the engine doesn't talk is a story for another day.

### Stories of Sodor

In Aftermath it was revealed that the faces on these engines were painted on to possibly intimidate the other engines during the war.

## Appearances

### The Stories Of Sodor

#### Sodor Shorts

* Justice *(not named; does not speak)*
* Siege *(cameo)*

## Trivia

* In the TV show, the engine was used in the background to make the railway look busy and was later used as a scrap model. The model was created to make the engine an actual character.
* The model was used as The German Engines in Stories of War.
* It is implied that the engines had faces painted on because non-faceless vehicles were targeted by the Final Solution, as it stands to reason that Adolf Hitler would view sentient machines as freaks who could potentially rise up and overthrow the Nazi Party.

## References

* https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/M%C3%A4rklin\_Engine

## See Also

**Rail Gate Prison**

*\* = Crime Unknown*

 Residents/Workers
Station Master Jeffries

"*That's Station Master Jeffries!*"
— Station Master Jeffries' catchphrase

## Alexander Jeffries

**Station Master Alexander Jeffries** was a station master of Elsbridge Station.

## Biography

Alexander Jeffries served as stationmaster of Elsbridge station. Edward once described him as a man who likely worked on railways before the existence of steam engines. He ran the station like his own private kingdom, ordering his staff to do several menial tasks. As for any engine that was late, Jeffries would scold them, even if they were by only a few seconds. Because of his horrid character, the Midis and Nor'easters never enjoyed stopping at this station.

Edward was late arriving at Elsbridge from Barrow with wedding guests for Jennifer Kyndley's wedding. Jeffries told him off for being late, but one passenger, who Edward waited for owned up to Jeffries for being at fault for making Edward late. Jeffries then praised Edward and returned to his business.

In June of 1937, a couple of weeks after refugees from the Spanish Civil War arrived, a Spanish woman on Thomas' train was about to have a baby and Thomas sprinted to Elsbridge where the nearest ambulance was. However, Thomas burst his safety valve and Eric helped him to Elsbridge, but when they arrived, they learned Jeffries had sent the ambulance away and did not know about the whole ordeal. He threatened to report Thomas, Toby and Eric for disrespecting him but before he could, the woman gave birth.

During World War II, while half of the Midis and Nor'Easters were serving abroad, Jeffries died of a heart attack during an argument with Toby. However, it was later revealed that he had been poisoned by Robert Carrigan.

In the late 1950s, Jeffries was resurrected for a brief period of time and reappeared at Elsbridge, meeting a surprised and shocked Toby. He told Jeffries that he was meant to be dead, which Jeffries acknowledged at first, before questioning how he was alive again. Shortly after, he died again, of yet another heart attack. Toby and his crew's memories were later wiped by the SCP Foundation.

## Persona

Station Master Jeffries was considered horrid, annoying, rude and argumentative. He ran Elsbridge like his own private kingdom, ordering his staff to do one menial task after another, all the while strutting about the platforms like a rooster and would always lash out at any engine that was late, even if they lagged by a few seconds. He was so widely disliked that nobody showed up at his funeral after his death.

## Trivia

* Jefferies was initially going to return in Season 4 as a ghost and would likely have haunted Elsbridge station. However, Victor was displeased with how the episode came out. He scrapped every season 4 episode, including this one to start over.
* Victor stated that Jeffries was his least favourite character, for obvious reasons.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 1

* Branch Lines
* Mainline

#### Season 2

* Shunted *(mentioned)*
* Affection *(cameo)*

## See Also

**LNER**

**LMS**
Switch

**Switch** is the 15th Sodor Short.

## Bio

Ever wondered what it would be like if certain events & characters of the series were switched?

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Toby
* Duck
* Donald and Douglas
* Diesel
* Bill and Ben
* Salty
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Spencer *(cameo)*
* Dominick *(indirectly mentioned)*

## Switches

* Thomas with Gordon
* James with Percy (One way)
* Percy with Henry
* Toby with Salty
* Duck with Diesel
* Donald and Douglas with Bill and Ben *(voices and themes only)*
* Sir Topham Hatt with The Thin Contoller

Edward is the only character that didn't switch.

## Trivia

* Events of Thomas and Gordon, Pop Goes The Diesel, Break Van and One Good Turn happened in this short.
Wellsworth

**Wellsworth** is a town and station situated near the southern coastline of Sodor. It also has a yard which was rebuilt by the Midis as part of the Sodor Construction Scheme. It serves as the beginning of the Brendam Branch Line and is on the western side of Gordon's Hill.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 1

* Percy (episode)
* Fire
* Passengers
* Goods
* Branch Lines
* Mainline (mentioned)
* Scrap
* Ghost
* Cows (episode)
* Carriages
Tune

**Tune** is the 165th Sodor Short.

Tune/Transcript

## Plot

Stuart is annoyed over having a song stuck in his head which has made him forget about his train at Crovan’s Gate. Falcon and Duke ask if he can show them, but Stuart says he can’t because of copyright. The two join him, as they also have trains to take from Crovan’s Gate. As they head there, Falcon asks if he can hum the song, which Stuart eventually accepts. At Crovan’s Gate, Duke is annoyed how simple the melody was and seems to not understand its catchiness as Stuart departs with his train, just as Falcon begins to hum the melody as well, much to his own annoyance. Duke departs, also annoyed, but also begins to hum the melody, also to his own annoyance.

## Characters

* Stuart
* Falcon
* Duke

## Trivia

* The song Stuart hums is *Why Not* by Ghostface Playa, which gained popularity in 2022 when it was used in an edited scene of the 1988 Soviet animated movie *Treasure Island* where Dr. Livesey is walking down the hall in a bar with Squair Trelawney in front of him and Jim Hawkins at the rear. It has since been known as Dr. Livesey Walk and has also become a huge internet meme, serving as the basis for this short.
The 345 Podcast

**The 345 Podcast** was a virtual podcast made by Victor Tanzig, starring Henry, Gordon and James. The podcast was first announced in a community post alongside a poll made for the show's release.

In 8th March, 2023, the podcast was discontinued and swapped out with Sodor Answers. A new subplot to the Sodor Shorts was also included to narrate about the podcast's cancellation in a more storylike manner. The reason for the canning was because Victor was starting to get bored of the podcast.

Like all the other projects made by Victor Tanzig, The 345 Podcast had a weekly schedule of episodes.

## Episodes

1. The Wee Hoose
2. Are sequels better than prequels?
3. Is James Bond a Time Lord?
4. Overrated Movies
5. Strange & Stupid Wars
6. Can films be historically accurate?
7. Fan Theories
8. Crazy Cults
9. Favourite Train Movies
10. Stupid Villain Plans
Spoilers

**Spoilers** is the 20th Sodor Short.

Spoilers/Transcript

## Plot

Percy is out to spoil a few too many movies.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Percy
* Bertie
* Annie and Clarabel

## Trivia

* References to Star Wars are made.
* The pictures shown in the video are Starry Night, General Washington resigning his commission, the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
* This short was the first to feature the "Percy don't do that" gag.
* This is the first (and currently only) time Bertie, Annie and Clarabel speak in Sodor Shorts.
Wellsworth Yard

There is a small yard next to Wellsworth Station.

## History

In 1935, the yard almost burnt down when Colin and Diesel's trucks caught fire from the former's sneeze. In the shed where the trucks were also two TAR Tankers. The three engines ran but Thomas then went to save an injured workman, but then burst his safety valve. Fortunately, Colin was able to save him. Mickey then arrived and his crew put out the fire. Thomas thanked Colin for saving him and Mickey took him to the Works. It was almost a month before the repairs were completed at Wellsworth Yard, with the Midi's paying the bill and Mr. Zorro was not happy.

## Trivia

* The Wellsworth Yard accident was most likely based on the accident in the Tugs episode Munitions.
Water Tankers

**Water Tankers** are used to put fires out. They were pulled by Mickey.

## Basis

They don't have basis. Though, they look more like Esso1343 Class B Tanker. These were designed in the mid 1950s in response to a huge increase in petroleum traffic and hundreds were built, with examples remaining in use through to the 1990s.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 1

* Fire
* Goods *(cameo)*
* Mainline *(cameo)*
* Quarantine *(cameo)*
* Carriages *(cameo)*

#### Season 2

* Visitor *(does not speak)*
* Inspection *(cameo)*
* Thief *(cameo)*

## References

* http://www.revolutiontrains.com/1950s-class-b-fuel-tanker-revolution/
Superhero

**Superhero** is the 118th Sodor Short.

## Plot

At night at Brendam Docks, a group of workmen start their work, only for it to be disturbed by a sneaky mysterious figure. The figure in question starts taking them out, and many question its identity, to which they're told it’s “Fatman”. The supervisor returns and is also knocked out. Fatman looks around just as police sirens approach.

The next morning, he is arrested, and also revealed to be the Fat Controller in a costume. He questions why he is being arrested, to which Joey says he assaulted the group of workmen, who work for him. The Fat Controller had been under the assumption they were smuggling drugs and working for a criminal mastermind named Ivy Joker Harley Penguin Freeze Bane Riddler Falcone. And that he was on a crusade to stop him/her/it. Surprised, Joey begins to ask Donald if that’s how he is off his meds, which Donald confirms and takes partial responsibility. Joey announces that a psychological evaluation for the Fat Controller will be arranged. Just then, a policeman reports that the Fat Controller has escaped. When Joey asks where he went, Donald comments that he would know and they all look up. Apparently the Fat Controller has made it up upon a rooftop and then starts heading off it. Donald asks how he did that, to which Joey says they’ll ask him when he’s recaptured. Eric then remembers what he previously forgot, which is that the Fat Controller has a gun. Just then, gunshots and people screaming are heard. Donald then comments “well, that escalated quickly”.

## Characters

* Donald
* Eric
* Joey
* The Fat Controller
The Red Tank Engine

**The Red Tank Engine** is an as-yet non-speaking character whose name is not known.

## Biography

This engine first appeared in Shunted, in which he is referred to as a magistrate from the Ministry of Transportation, much like The Purple Tender Engine. He was summoned after Joey took Thomas and Bertie into custody. When Joey and Mickey brought Thomas and Bertie before him, this engine sentenced them both to 10 days in Rail Gate Prison on a number of charges ranging from criminal endangerment to speeding.

In Non-Faceless Vehicles, both the Red Tank Engine and the Purple Tender Engine are shown looking very sad inside a shed as Edward narrates that, while owners are stuck with non-faceless vehicles and have a duty of care to keep them maintained, they are under no obligation to effect any sort of repair that could price them out of business.

## Livery

The Tank Engine is painted cherry red with yellow linings which is uncommon for this type of Great Western engine.

## Basis

He is based on the GWR 1400 Class. Oliver is another member of this class.

## Trivia

* The engine uses Oliver's model with red paint and Thomas' faces.
* The Red Tank engine only had two faces used, one "angry" and one "sad". There was also a "happy" and "Worried" face, but they were not used.

## References

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR\_1400\_Class

## See Also

**GWR**

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Tutorial

Tutorial is the 27th Sodor Short.

## Plot

Thomas has a severe technical issue, one that is all too common with Tranz: A New Era. Who is able to fix it? And, more importantly, can it even be fixed at all?

## Characters

* Thomas
* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Whiff
* Alfred *(does not speak)*
* BoCo *(does not speak)*
* Emily *(does not speak)*

## Trivia

* This short also celebrate 13,000 Subscribers.
* A few references to the Avengers are made.
* This is the first time Gordon says "Percy, Don't Do That!".
Victor Tanzig

**Victor Tanzig** is the director, writer, voice actor, and narrator of the series, "The Stories of Sodor", which is published on his YouTube channel of the same name.

In the Sodor Shorts and Greetings and Salutations, he is portrayed by a Furness Railway K2 Class with Dark Green Paintwork and Yellow Lining, adorning the #23 on his tender.

## **Background**

Victor was born on May 8th 1987. He currently lives in Australia and seems to have lived there his entire life. He joined YouTube on July 11, 2011.

## **YouTube Activity**

On January 6th, 2017, Victor Tanzig launched his first video, Preview, which gave an insight into his new series, The Stories of Sodor. He is currently the series's director, writer, and narrator. Tanzig aims to produce Thomas the Tank Engine videos which include elements from the Railway Series, Tugs, history, and pop culture. He mainly produces videos that fall into one of the following categories:

* Stories of Sodor
* Sodor Shorts
* Greetings and Salutations
* Sodor Specials
* Sodor Snippets
* The 345 Podcast
* Sodor Answers (formerly Questions & Answers)
* Sodor Retold
* Production Notes

## Appearances

### Sodor Shorts

* Monster *(mentioned)*
* Busters
* Preview
* Bequeath
* Instagram
* Australia
* Travel
* Canada
* Spinoff
* Triggers *(does not speak)*
* Editorial
* Thankful
* Birthday
* Advertisement *(not seen)*
* Meta *(indirectly mentioned)*
* Patreon
* Style *(cameo)*
* Routine
* Reddit
* Tyranny *(cameo)*
* Propaganda *(cameo)*
* Ideas
* Redub *(as Luke; thumbnail only)*

## Gallery

In the face reveal in BequeathHis engine seen for the first time in InstagramHis engine in the thumbnail for Spinoff with James and PercyHis engine in the thumbnail for EditorialHis engine in the thumbnail for Thankful with Andrew LeagoHis engine in the thumbnail for PatreonHis engine in the thumbnail for IdeasHis engine's face in the thumbnail for Redub
## Trivia

* As seen in the Sodor Short Triggers, one of his triggers is Politics.
Splatter and Dodge

"*Like Oliver said, they're completely useless and broke down on the regular. And whenever we came to their rescue, they always gave us attitude. No thanks, no appreciation. Sometimes they even had the gall to mock us! It's clear diesels are built devious and ungrateful.*"
— Duck describing Splatter, Dodge and Dennis, Animosity

## Splatter and Dodge

* Splatter
* Dodge

## Character Information

### Color:

Purple and Gray (Splatter)Olive Green and Gray (Dodge)

### Basis:

BR Class 08

**Splatter** and **Dodge** (sometimes collectively referred to as **"Splodge"**, a portmanteau of their names) are two diesel shunters.

## Biography

Splatter and Dodge first appear in Diesel, in which they are seen among the many ubiquitous 08 shunters built after BR determined Diesel was the ideal prototype.

They make another appearance in Animosity. By 1960, they and Dennis were among the diesels that took over Oliver and Duck's old branch line. They gave the Great Westerners a poor impression of diesels by not only breaking down regularly but also never expressing gratitude when helped, sometimes even going so far as to mock them.

## Personas

Both engines are simple-minded, awkward, cowardly and tend to banter. Splatter is the more talkative and (relatively) more intelligent of the two, while Dodge is the more dumb one. There is not much intelligence or real villainy in either of them.

Although Duck is not an unbiased party, he describes the pair as being devious and ungrateful whenever they broke down and had to be rescued, even mocking their rescuers sometimes.

## Livery

Splatter is painted purple and grey while Dodge is painted olive and grey. Both are heavily weathered, and both have their names painted on their sides in white.

## Basis

Splatter and Dodge 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. Diesel is another member of this class.

## Appearances

### The Stories of Sodor

#### Season 4

* Diesel *(cameos)*
* Animosity *(flashback; do not speak)*

#### Sodor Shorts

* Rap *(Splatter only; cameo)*
* Mistake
* Rivalry
* Remembrance *(do not speak)*
* Siege *(Splatter only; does not speak)*
* Adjusted *(do not speak)*

#### Sodor Specials

* Non-Faceless Vehicles *(Splatter only; cameo, Dodge was mentioned)*

## References

1. https://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/Splatter\_and\_Dodge

## See Also

**Rail Gate Prison**

*\* = Crime Unknown*

 Residents/Workers

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Toddler

**Toddler** is 151st Sodor Short.

Toddler/Transcript

## Plot

James calls on everyone to pay attention as his son takes his first steps, something he rejects to do, much to James’ surprise. He then corrects himself with his son saying his first words. He then suggests for him to walk, which his son again rejects and reveals that he learned to talk from “uncle Bruce”. James begins to question why he let Diesel babysit his son. Diesel replies he did it for a "comedic effect". James then declares that he will put a stop to all of this and tells his son that Diesel is a bad influence, to which his son acknowledges, but then says that he will not trust the black man, to James’ horror.

## Characters

* James
* Diesel
* James Junior