Fergus

"Do it right!"

- Fergus, "Bill, Ben and Fergus", seventh season

    Fergus  Fergus is a railway traction engine.
 * Class: Aveling and Porter railway traction engine
 * Designer: Aveling and Porter
 * Builder: Aveling and Porter
 * Configuration: 2-2-0
 * Gauge: 4' 8.5"
 * TE: 10HP

Fergus mainly works at the cement works, and thus calls himself "the pride of the cement works".

Fergus knows the rulebook off by heart, and his catchphrase is "Do it right!" His insistence on doing everything absolutely according to the rules can annoy the other engines, but he is a decent engine at heart and will not hesitate to help others in trouble.

Basis
Fergus is based on the Aveling and Porter 2-2-0 'T9' class railway traction engine No. 9449 "Blue Circle", which is the only one left in the world. Since Fergus' introduction, "Blue Circle" has been dressed up as Fergus on special occasions on its home line, the Battlefield Line in Leicestershire.

Appearances
Fergus has appeared in:
 * Season 7 - Bill, Ben and Fergus, Fergus Breaks the Rules, and Salty's Stormy Tale.

Livery
Fergus is painted navy with gold boiler bands and red wheels.

Merchandising

 * ERTL (discontinued)
 * LC Wooden
 * Take-Along
 * My Thomas Story Library

Trivia

 * Fergus' flywheel can be hooked up to machinery.
 * In the Japanese version of the series, Fergus is voiced by Ryotaro Okiayu.