Peter Sam

     Peter Sam 
 * Number: 4
 * Name on Mid Sodor Railway: Stuart

Peter Sam, named after the Skarloey Railway's previous controller, Mr. Peter Sam - but previously Stuart, after his maker, Kerr Stuart - is an engine who lives on the Skarloey Railway. He is a hard-working engine. Unfortunately, Sir Handel sometimes takes advantage of this, but not anymore.

Bio
Stuart was built at Kerr Stuart, Stoke on Trent in 1923. While living on the Mid Sodor Railway, he was a cheeky engine and occasionally made fun of Duke until told what happened to Stanley/Smudger. After the line closed down in 1947, he and Sir Handel were sold to the Sodor Aluminium Company at Peel Godred and worked there until 1951, at which time both engines were sheeted for a year until they were purchased by the Skarloey Railway in 1951. He has a special funnel called a Giesl Ejector (a flattened, rectangular section, wedge-shaped funnel, which he got after an accident at the incline and now he feels really useful and stronger than ever before. The Giesl Ejector can make puffing much easier.

Basis
Peter Sam is based on the Talyllyn Railway's "Edward Thomas".

Appearences
Peter Sam First appeared in the fourth season, and made a non-speaking role in the fifth season, and he has appeared in every other season except Season 8,Season 9,Season 12 and Season 13

Livery
In the Railway Series, Peter Sam is painted red with blue and yellow lining and his name painted in gold on the side of his saddle tank.

In the Television Series, Peter Sam is painted dark green with NWR red-and-yellow lining and his name painted in gold on a red background on the side of his saddle tank.

Trivia

 * In the Railway Series, Peter Sam was fitted with oval buffers some point between Four Little Engines and The Little Old Engine. Then, he was fitted with round buffers some point between Duke the Lost Engine and Great Little Engines. Like Sir Handel, Peter Sam originally had no buffers before 1958. From 1958 before 1984, Peter Sam had oval buffers. Since 1984, he has round buffers.
 * In the television series, Peter Sam always had round buffers.
 * After the accident and repair in 1958, Peter Sam remains his damaged funnel until came off in 1962, and gets his new "Giesl" funnel.
 * The ERTL model of Peter Sam has the same livery as in the Television series but with a funnel matching that of the Awdry Books as opposed to the television series' squarish version of the funnel.

Merchandising

 * ERTL model (discontinued, had same livery as in the television series but with a funnel matching that of in the Railway Series.)
 * LC Wooden (first retired, then reissued)
 * Take-Along model
 * 'My First' model (talking)
 * My Thomas Story Library 'Peter Sam'