5) is a modified 2-6-0 ('Mogul') ex- Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Class 28 mixed-traffic locomotive. This has led him to get ideas above himself on occasion. He is very boastful and proud, but good at heart, though he does not appreciate being regarded with disrespect or doing work that is indifferent to where he feels his priorities lie. He is the biggest and fastest engine on the railway and usually pulls the Express service named The Wild 'nor Wester. He was built at Doncaster Works sometime between 1920-22, was sold to the NWR and arrived on Sodor in 1923, and rebuilt at Crewe in 1939 with new cylinders and a straight running plate. He is the prototype example of his class, although this is not directly revealed in Awdry's books. 4) is a 4-6-2 ('Pacific') ex- London and North Eastern Railway Gresley Class A1 locomotive. Awdry claimed that it was a case of oversensitivity on the part of the race relations board, but he apologized and changed the offending sentence to "as black as soot", which has been used in subsequent editions of the book. In 1972, articles in the British press raised this as an example of racism. In 'Henry's Sneeze', the character blasts some troublemaking schoolboys with soot and they "ran away as black as niggers".
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Henry was the central character in a controversial Railway Series story. After getting various letters from children about the character, Awdry changed his mind and in the sixth book, Henry the Green Engine, Henry is damaged in an accident and rebuilt at Crewe Works to the design of the Stanier "Black Five". Dalby's drawings made him look too similar to Gordon. There have been two Railway Series books devoted to him, namely Henry the Green Engine and Henry and the Express.Īwdry had wanted to write Henry out of the series, because Clarence R. He was built in 1919 and arrived on Sodor in 1922. 3) was originally a 4-6-0 built purportedly to stolen drawings for a GNR A1 prototype designed by Sir Nigel Gresley. Careful maintenance and rebuilding has made Edward a reliable performer, though these days he prefers a more relaxed lifestyle he has charge of his own branch line which runs from Wellsworth to Brendam. However, the bigger engines sometimes look down on him, once claiming to him that "' Tender Engines don't shunt'", and that he is old fashioned, but the Fat Controller still knows he's a Useful Engine at heart despite his age. He likes working with trucks, which he is very knowledgeable about. As a 'shy steamer', he was not required back when the construction work was finished, and was formally sold to the NWR in 1921.Įdward is one of the oldest engines on Sodor, and very kind, always tries to help, and considers himself a friend to everyone. He was built in 1896 and arrived on Sodor in 1915 on loan with other engines to assist in the Railway's construction. He is the first character to appear in The Railway Series. 2) is a 4-4-0 ex- Furness Railway K2 class locomotive. Thomas is also the primary character in the eponymous television series, Thomas and Friends.Įdward the Blue Engine (No. He is painted in NWR blue with red lining, a distinction he shares with Edward, Gordon and the Scottish Twins. He is inclined to get uppish but he has heart and dogged determination. In 1925 he was put in charge of the branch line from Knapford to Ffarquhar, which he runs to this day. He arrived on Sodor in 1915, details of which remain obscure he was sold to the North Western in 1920 to avoid complications. 1) is a 0-6-0 T ex- London, Brighton and South Coast Railway E2 class locomotive. These are the main rolling stock of the North Western Railway (NWR), commonly referred to as the Fat Controller's railway: 4.3 The Coffee-Pot Engines (Tidmouth, Knapford & Elsbridge Railway).4.2 Bill and Ben (Sodor China Clay Company numbers 1 & 2).4.1 Stepney (Bluebell Railway, ex-London, Brighton and South Coast Railway No.1.1.9 Donald and Douglas (Numbers 9 and 10).
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