The Derailed Engine

"The engine for the Express turned over whn it was coming out of the Yard."

- Gordon's Driver, "Gordon goes Foreign"

The Derailed Engine is a tender engine who was seen in The Eight Famous Engines.

    Derailed Engine

Bio
When Gordon was at Vicarstown station after bringing in the Express, the big tender engine from the Other Railway was to take it's train onto London. Unfortunately, the big tender engine rolled over and came off the rails as it was coming out of the yard. With permission from the Fat Controller, Gordon took the Express onto London. Whatever happened to the Derailed Engine afterwards is unknown.

Appearances
The Derailed Engine only appeared in The Eight Famous Engines lying on its side in the station yard at Vicarstown.

Basis
The Derailed Engine seems to be based upon the Great Central Railway's O4 Class 8F 2-8-0 tender engines (built from 1911 to 1919). Only one is preserved amongst the National Railway Collection, which is No.63601 which is based at the preserved Great Central Railway, running from Loughborough to Leciester.

Livery
The Derailed Engine was painted in British Railways Brunswick Green livery, which is incorrect for a freight engine. All freight engines on British Railways were painted black.