Alaric

    Alaric 
 * Number: 7

Alaric is a mountain engine mentioned in a conversation between Culdee, Wilfred and Ernest in "Mountain Engines". According to them, Alaric is "nice and quiet".

Alaric was built at Winterthur in Switzerland in 1923 to a "super-heat" design. He arrived on Sodor in May 1962.

According to "The Real Lives of Thomas the Tank Engine", he and Eric have been "retired".

Livery
Alaric is painted purple with orange lining.

Basis
Alaric is based on the Snowdon Mountain Railway's "Ralph", who was originally called "Aylwin" when built in 1923 and renamed "Ralph Sadler", before it was shortened to "Ralph".

Trivia

 * Alaric may have been renamed to match his real-life counterpart.