Culdee

Culdee (number 4) is named after Culdee Fell, the mountain his railway climbs.

He is a friendly engine, and has a lot of advice to give for other characters. Careful and cautious, he was one of the first engines on the line, having been built in 1896, and was used in early test runs on the line. He was also one of the last mountain engines on Sodor to travel to Switzerland for overhaul.

His first and only appearance was in the book Mountain Engines (1964), in which he acted as a narrator and supporting character. He is based on Snowdon, an engine on the Snowdon Mountain Railway.