The Owner

So far, there have been two owners of the Skarloey Railway in the Railway Series.

Sir Handel Brown I
Sir Handel Brown I was the former owner of the Skarloey Railway. He often has other business to attend to, and is rarely seen. So he hired the Thin Controller to manage his Railway.

After World War II the railway was in a poor state, and the old mines had become ammunition dumps. The owner thought he would have to sell the railway. At this point, the railway was taken over by Mr. Peter Sam, who became the Thin Controller. With the help of Mr. Ivo Hugh and a number of volunteers, they managed to keep the railway going.

He is married and he has five daughters named Agnes, Ruth, Lucy, Jemima and Beatrice, whom the original coaches were named after. He also has a son named Sir Handel Lloyd Brown II, who took over the ownership of the Skarloey Railway after his retirement. His sister, Jane, married Sir Topham Hatt, the Fat Controller.

After the arrival of Falcon, he was renamed Sir Handel, after him. According to Sodor: Reading Between the Lines, Sir Handel Brown I lived from 1875 to 1950.

Sir Handel Brown II
Sir Handel Lloyd Brown II is the current owner of the Skarloey Railway. He succeeded his father, who was the previous owner. Sir Handel Brown II was born in 1924, and he is his cousin of Sir Charles Topham Hatt II.

He arranged for Duke to be restored, and he returned to service in 1983. He later purchased two worn out Hunslet Diesels from the National Coal Board and, using parts from both engines, constructed Fred. He also arranged for Ivo Hugh to be built.

Railway Series

 * Four Little Engines
 * The Little Old Engine
 * Gallant Old Engine (does not speak)
 * Very Old Engines
 * Duke the Lost Engine (does not speak)