Lexi

"Well, helloooooooooo there!"

- Lexi, Journey Beyond Sodor

 CGI Series=   Lexi    Lexi is a boisterous cab-forward engine.
 * Designer: Bill Thomas
 * Builder: NPC Sausalito shop
 * Built: 1901
 * Configuration: 4-4-0

Bio
When Thomas travels to the Mainland, he befriends the experimental engines, Lexi, Merlin and Theo. Later, the experimental engines come to rescue Thomas and James when they are trapped in the Steelworks.

Persona
Lexi likes to experiment with how she presents herself, often trying out different voices and how she phrases her expressions just to see which one she thinks works best. Another “experimental engine”, she is “cab forward”, even though she is convinced this this makes her "an un-useful engine."

Basis
Lexi is based on the North Pacific Coast Railroad Cab-Forward 4-4-0 No. 21 "Thomas-Stetson", a rebuild of NPCRR #5 which was dismantled by 1897. An innovative engine built by Bill Thomas, it is considered the first cab-forward locomotive and was one of the first oil burners, as well as the first locomotive to use a marine boiler. The engine had insufficient adhesion weight and its oil burners were prone to damage due their proximity to its water tubes, and was unpopular with crews, its unusual appearance earning it the nickname "The Freak". #21 was scrapped in 1905.

Livery
Lexi is painted light turquoise with a gold cowcatcher. Her front windows have gold lining, and her side windows have copper lining. Her main body is covered in rust. She has brass nameplates fixated on each side of her cab and the initials "N.P.C.R.R" painted on her rear oil tank.

Television Series
Specials:
 * Journey Beyond Sodor

Music Videos:
 * We Can't Do Anything, The Most Important Thing is Being Friends and Set Friendship in Motion

Books
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 * 2017 - Friends to the Rescue, Journey Beyond Sodor, Journey Beyond Sodor: Sticker Activity Book, Journey Beyond Sodor: The Movie Storybook and Thomas at the Steelworks

Voice Actors

 * Lucy Montgomery (UK/US)

Trivia

 * Lexi has received several modifications compared to her basis:
 * Lexi has been modified to accommodate a face, as a lamp would actually be were her face is. Her lamp has also been moved to her added footplate.
 * She has been modified for working on British railways with the addition of buffers and a screw-link coupling on her tender, as well as brake-pipes on her front and back.
 * She has been regauged from 3ft gauge to standard gauge.
 * Lexi speaks with a Scottish accent and imitates many other dialects, despite being based on an American engine.
 * Lexi shares the same whistle sound as the Rainbow Sun and Carlos.

Merchandise
TrackMaster (Coming Soon)