Emily

"I'd like to be a queen. Queens are in charge and tell everyone what to do."

- Emily, "Emily Knows Best", ninth season

    Emily the Beautiful Engine

Emily is a large green Stirling Single, built by Patrick Stirling at Doncaster Works in 1870. She lived in Glasgow before coming to Sodor in 2003.

Bio
Emily was ignored by the other engines for pulling Annie and Clarabel without Thomas' permission or knowledge. The matter was resolved after she saved both Thomas and Oliver from a nasty accident on the cross-points, and she was rewarded with two new Coaches. She now works mainly on Thomas' branch line and occasionally the Main Line.

Emily is one of the few female engines on the North Western Railway, and has been made part of the "Steam Team".

Persona
Emily acts as a sisterly figure to the others, but can get into trouble or be fussy and bossy. She's a lot nicer and wiser than she lets on. All in all, Emily is very good friends with Thomas, although they don't always get along; however, since her debut episode, Emily's New Coaches, has hinted towards a romance between the two. Emily is a clever sort of character.

Appearances
Emily first appeared in Emily's New Coaches, and has featured regularly since. She has had at least one episode in every season following Season 7 and became a member of The Steam Team.

Basis
Emily is based on a GNR Stirling Single, of which there is only one left in the world, located at the National Railway Museum in York.

Livery
Emily is painted in the emerald livery of the Great Northern Railway with gold lining and chocolate running-boards. She usually has shiny buffers, expect in Season 7, they were olive brown, like Fergus and Spencer.

Trivia

 * Emily is the fifth female steam engine on Sodor. The first four are Bluebell and Primrose, Duchess of Hamilton and Lady. She is also the seventh female engine on Sodor when Daisy the railcar and Mavis the diesel are counted.
 * Emily is the fourth engine to not have a dome (the first three are City of Truro, Iron Duke and Mallard).
 * In Season 7, Emily's happy face had squinty eyes. This Face was Replaced in Season 8 with bigger eyes, and was used from seasons 8-11 regulary, and in some specially shot footage in [{Season 12]]. However, in the episodes in which she was or was one of the centers, when her model face was shown, it was her original Season 7 face.

Merchandising

 * ERTL model (discontinued)
 * LC Wooden model
 * Take-along model
 * 'My First' talking model
 * TOMY/Trackmaster model
 * Bachmann model
 * Hornby model