Rosie

    Rosie  Rosie is a tank engine who idolises Thomas.
 * Class: SR USA Class
 * Builder: Vulcan Iron Works
 * Built: 1942
 * Configuration: 0-6-0T

Bio
Rosie and the other 382 engines of her class were made in Iowa and Pennsylvania in 1942 and shipped to Britain in 1942. After the D-Day landings the engines were sent to mainland Europe to assist with the war effort. Sometime after 1945, Rosie made her way to Sodor.

Rosie began idolising Thomas to the point of hero-worship and imitation. Though this is said to be the most sincere form of flattery, it only served to irritate Thomas whilst he was trying to deliver a special birthday post train to Alice at Hill Farm. After Thomas had an accident in the course of delivering this train, she helped him and he started to respect her.

Rosie later helped Thomas shunt trucks until Hector frightened her away.

Rosie was later charged with acting as back-engine to Emily with the funfair special. Wanting to take the train herself, and thinking she was doing Emily a favour, Rosie succeeded only in creating confusion and delay on a grand scale, but eventually set things right.

Basis
Rosie is based on a SR USA Class 0-6-0T. Ironically, fifteen of these engines were sold to the Southern Railway where they were used as dockyard shunters, replacing the ex-LB&SCR E2s, Thomas' brothers.

Livery
Rosie is painted lavender with grey tank panels, gold boiler bands and red detailing on her wheels and metalwork.

Appearances
Rosie appeared in the tenth, eleventh and twelfth seasons. She also made a cameo in "The Great Discovery".

Merchandising
Rosie is available as a TOMY and a Trackmaster model, and as a normal and talking Learning Curve Wooden and a normal, a metallic and a "lights and sounds" Take-Along model. She is also available as a "My First Thomas" model and has a "My Thomas Story Library" book dedicated to her.

Trivia

 * In the Japanese dub of the TV Series, Rosie is voiced by Hisayo Mochizuki.
 * Teresa Gallagher will voice Rosie from Hero of the Rails onwards in the UK.
 * Jules de Jongh will voice Rosie in the US, from Hero of the Rails onwards.