Culdee

"He's called Culdee, after the mountain his railway climbs."

- Donald, "Mountain Engines"

   Culdee   Culdee is a mountain engine named after Culdee Fell, the mountain his railway climbs.
 * Builder: Winterthur
 * Number: 4

Culdee was built at Winterthur, Switzerland, in 1896, and was the first to be used in the test runs on the Culdee Fell Railway. He was also the last mountain engine on Sodor to travel to Switzerland for an overhaul, in the 1960s.

Culdee has his own coach, named Catherine.

Persona
Culdee is careful, cautious and friendly, filled with advice to give to the other engines.

Basis
Culdee is based on "Snowdon" of the Snowdon Mountain Railway.

Livery
Culdee is painted purple with orange lining.

Appearances
Culdee only appeared in Mountain Engines in the Railway Series. However, he made some appearances in the "Fun to Learn with Thomas" magazines.

Merchandising

 * ERTL (discontinued)
 * Wooden Railway (reissued with apple orchard cars)
 * Take-Along