Rex

"Consider my feelings. When we were both green, passengers kept calling me Mike!"

- Rex, Small Railway Engines

   Rex   Rex is a green engine who enjoys nothing more than teasing Mike. He is a hard worker, but sometimes has problems with traction.
 * Builder: Davey Paxman and Co.
 * Built: 1923
 * Arrived on Sodor: 1967
 * Designer: Henry Greenly
 * Configuration: 2-8-2

Bio in the Railway Series
After Rex's old line in England closed down in 1967, he, Mike, and Bert were brought by Sir Topham Hatt and transferred to the Arlesdale Railway for mining and tourist traffic. After the railway secured a deal to transport wool to Arlesburgh, Rex was chosen to pull the first train. But after a negligent farmhand spilt some wool bales on the rails, Rex hit them and derailed. His train was rescued, but Rex had to remain there for several days until he could be lifted out.

Bio in the Television series
When Marion was heading to the construction of the Harwick branchline she saw sparkles rushing past. A few seconds later she bumped into Oliver's ballast train. She got very startled when she first saw Mike, pushing ballast hoppers up the chute, While Rex and Bert were pulling up next to her. Rex was carrying passenger coaches and Marion thought they were magic.

Persona
Rex is a playful green miniature engine with a strong sense of humour. He is a hard worker, and is the natural leader of the little railway engines (in spite of the fact that Mike prefers to think he’s the leader). Rex is very proud of his railway and a great friend to the other engines, but he can’t help teasing Mike to stop him getting too full of himself. Most of the time Mike manages to return the banter, but sometimes he gets a little wound up. Luckily Rex is very good at helping Mike see the funny side again.

Basis
Rex is based on the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway's River Esk.

Livery
Rex is painted NWR green with red and yellow lining, a brass dome, red nameplates with gold writing mounted each side of his smokebox and "Arlesdale" written in gold on his tender. In the Railway Series his wheels are painted black, but in the television series they are green.

Railway Series

 * Small Railway Engines
 * Oliver the Western Engine (cameo)
 * Duke the Lost Engine
 * Jock the New Engine
 * Wilbert the Forest Engine (mentioned)

Television series
Specials:
 * Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure

Voice Actors

 * Tom Stourton (UK/US)

Trivia

 * Rex uses Mac's whistle sound at a slightly different pitch.

Quotes

 * "Where did you spring from?" asked Duck.
 * "I've been here all the time," smiled the small engine. "I'm Rex, and you, I'm sure, are Duck."
 * "How did you know?"
 * "That's easy; there's only one Great Western engine in these parts."

- Duck meeting Rex, Small Railway Engines

"(Laughing) Hello down there!"

"Hello, Up there!"

"Hello down there! And up there!"

"(Laughing) Hello, what's this?"

- Rex, Mike and Bert, Sodor's legend of the lost treasure

Merchandise

 * Trading Cards (discontinued)
 * Take-n-Play

Source

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