Donald and Douglas


 * ''" Now then, which one of you is #57646?"

- The Fat Controller, "The Twin Engines"


 * ''If looking for the American television episode "Donald and Douglas", click here.

Donald and Douglas are #9 and #10 respectively on the North Western Railway. They are twin engines from Scotland.

When the Fat Controller ordered a goods engine from Scotland in "The Twin Engines", he was surprised to be given two. Douglas had tagged along with Donald - he didn't want to lose his twin, or be scrapped, which would have been his fate had he stayed. When Donald crashed into a signal box, the Fat Controller told him he had wanted to send Douglas away, but Donald had spoilt his arrangements. James did Donald's work, but one day when Douglas helped after a brake van was giving James trouble, Douglas accidentally broke it to pieces and the Fat Controller was even more confused. After they rescued Henry from a snowdrift, the Fat Controller had them painted blue, and both were allowed to stay. They have since been reliable members of the railway.

Both had a great dislike for diesels at first (most likely as they were taking over their work), but gradually adapted to the presence of diesels on the Island, and now get along quite well with them.

The twins mainly work on the main line, but have been appointed to help Duck with his work on his branch line.

In the television series, they first appeared in the second season. They disappeared after the seventh season, but returned in the eleventh season.

Both are based on a CR "812" 0-6-0.