Stanley (narrow gauge)

Stanley was #2 on the Mid Sodor Railway, and originally came from America. He had a tendency to ride roughly on the rails. He was also arrogant and careless, believing that it didn't matter if he came off the track occasionally. However, this attitude resulted in his being converted into a pumping engine. He last worked at the Cas-ny-Hawin mine, where a breakdown resulted in the mine flooding and the closure of the railway.

He appeared in a single illustration in "Duke the Lost Engine" as a pumping engine at the back of the engine shed. The engine is only known as "No. 2" in that book; his name was not revealed until the publication of "The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways".

Trivia

 * Stanley is based on a Baldwin Locomotive Works 4-6-0 World War I military engine sold after the war to the Welsh Highland Railway where it ran as #590. The engine was reputed to ride roughly and was broken up for scrap in 1942.
 * Stanley's role is taken by Smudger in the television series, but he appears to be more akin to Rheneas than a Baldwin.