Victor

"Do you have a job to do, Spencer, or are you just going to stand there... gossiping? You're taking up a lot of track!"

- Victor, Hero of the Rails

   Victor   Victor is a red Cuban narrow gauge tank engine who was introduced in Hero of the Rails.
 * Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Works
 * Configuration: 0-4-0ST+T

Bio
Victor is one of the managers of the Sodor Steamworks. He is always busy finding parts, delivering, collecting, and supervising activities around the yard. He works closely with Kevin, whose clumsiness often drives Victor mad. He's a wise and friendly engine who is always ready to help his friends; however, he refuses to put up with nonsense.

In his first appearance in "Hero of the Rails", Victor helped Thomas to restore Hiro with the help of Kevin. Victor would leave flatbeds of old engine parts for Thomas and the other engines to bring to Hiro. After Sir Topham Hatt found out about the situation, he put Victor in charge of overseeing Hiro's restoration.

Persona
Victor is a very busy engine, who's always on the run – fixing broken down engines, finding useful parts, and supervising Kevin. Victor has a heart of gold and a good sense of humor and is a respected manager by all of the engines.

Livery
Victor is dark red with yellow stripes, and black and yellow hazard stripes on his bufferbeams. The side of his cab has the Sodor Steamworks logo.

Basis
Victor was built by Baldwin locomotive works and is based on 1173, an 0-4-0ST+T locomotive that worked on sugar plantations in Cuba. As the Sodor Steamworks is based on high profile locomotive works (such as Crewe and Darlington), Victor is based on the narrow gauge locomotives who lived there delivering parts to different departments.

So, while Victor's prototype is standard gauge, he, like the high profile works locos, is narrow gauge.

Television series

 * Season 13 - Creaky Cranky, The Lion of Sodor (mentioned), Slippy Sodor, The Early Bird, Play Time, Time For a Story, Percy's Parcel, Toby's New Whistle, Steamy Sodor, and The Biggest Present of All
 * Season 14 - James in the Dark, Charlie and Eddie (mentioned), Henry's Health and Safety, Victor Says Yes, Thomas in Charge, Thomas' Crazy Day, Thomas and Scruff (cameo), and O the Indignity
 * Season 15 - Gordon and Ferdinand, Henry's Happy Coal, Surprise, Surprise, and Stuck on You

Specials:
 * Hero of the Rails
 * Misty Island Rescue
 * Day of the Diesels

Trivia

 * Victor is, presently, the only narrow gauge engine owned by Sir Topham Hatt.

Voice Actors

 * David Bedella (US; Hero of the Rails onwards)
 * Matt Wilkinson (UK; Hero of the Rails onwards)

Merchandise

 * Wooden Railway
 * TOMY/TrackMaster
 * Take-n-Play
 * My First Thomas
 * My Thomas Story Library