Stanley (narrow gauge)

"Listen, Bud, in the States we don't care a dime for a few spills."

- Stanley, "Duke the Lost Engine"

Stanley (named after politician Stanley Baldwin), also known as "No. 2", was an American narrow-gauge tank engine.

Bio
Stanley was built at Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1917 and worked in America before arriving on the Mid Sodor Railway.

He was bought following World War 1, like many of his own design sold off to private Railways, and proved not to be as useful as hoped. With several attempts to resolve the derailment faults, he was instead turned into a pumping engine at Arlesdale Works and then moved further up to Cas-ny-Hawin Mine. He broke down in 1946 and the following year, the mine flooded, meaning the end of the Railway. Most likely, Stanley was scrapped following his final breakdown, and very little is known past this point.

Persona
Stanley was arrogant and careless (possibly because of surviving World War 1 intact), and refused to listen to advice. This carelessness eventually led to him being converted into a pumping engine.

Basis
Stanley is based on a Baldwin Locomotive Works 590 4-6-0T locomotive of the Baldwin class 10-12-D for the Welsh Highland Railway.

Livery
Stanley is painted red with black lining.

Appearances
Stanley appeared in two illustrations of "Duke the Lost Engine", first as a pumping engine at the back of the Arlesdale shed, and then, in a flashback, in the shed behind Duke.

He was replaced by Smudger in the television series.

Trivia

 * Stanley's second appearance, in the back of the shed in "Bulldog", creates a continuity error. According to "Granpuff", Falcon and Stuart did not know about Stanley, implying Stanley's arrival and scrapping occured before their arrival. However, Stanley is seen in the same shed as Falcon, meaning Falcon would have known about Stanley and what happened to him. What's more, it has been confirmed that Falcon was built and came to the railway before Stanley.