1020

 

The Old Engine  "The pore engine",thouth Toby, "Kan I help pulling his next train?"
 * Number: 1020
 * Class: J15
 * Designer: Alexander McDonnell
 * Builder: Stratford Works
 * Built: 1903
 * Configuration: 0-6-0

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"The old engine" is an unnamed LNER tender engine. He was built at Stratford Works by TW Worsdell in 1903.

Bio
When Toby was visiting a seaside branchline, he saw him struggling with a load and offered to help himself. The engine, grateful, told Toby about the festival.

Persona
Despite being dirty and badly maintained and suffering from steam leaks which made it hard for him to pull trains, the old engine seems to have a bit of an optimist inside him somewhere.

Basis
The old engine is based on a GER J15 0-6-0 goods tender engine. His name is a reader-applied name; he was never named in his appearance.

Livery
The old engine was painted in BR black, but his paintwork was tarnished by a covering of dirt. He has "LNER" written on his tender side in yellow.

Appearance
The old engine only appeared in a flashback of Toby's in Toby's Seaside Holiday.