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{{Youmay|the '''real engine'''|the [[Judy and Jerome|'''breakdown crane''']]}}
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{{Youmay|the ''real engine''|the ''[[Judy and Jerome|breakdown crane]]''}}
 
{{Infobox Character Vehicle
 
{{Infobox Character Vehicle
|title1=Alfred
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|title1 = Alfred
|image1=File:MainAlfredRealLife.png
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|image1 = File:MainAlfredRealLife.png
|title2=Judy
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|title2 = Judy
|image2=File:MainJudyRealLife.png
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|image2 = File:MainJudyRealLife.png
|first_appearance=[[Thomas and the Twins]] {{RWS}}
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|first_appearance = [[Thomas and the Twins]] {{RWS}}
|last_appearance=Thomas and the Twins {{RWS}}
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|last_appearance = Thomas and the Twins {{RWS}}
 
|name = * Alfred
|creator(s)=[[Christopher Awdry]]
 
|name=
 
* Alfred
 
 
* Judy
 
* Judy
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|gender = * Male {{Note|Alfred}}
* Male {{Note|Alfred}}
 
 
* Female {{Note|Judy}}
 
* Female {{Note|Judy}}
|country_of_origin={{Flag|england}} [[The Mainland|England]]
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|country_of_origin = {{Flag|england}} [[The Mainland|England]]
|relative(s)=[[Bill and Ben]] {{Note|twins}}
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|relative(s) = [[Bill and Ben]] {{Note|twins}}
 
|basis = Bagnall 0-4-0ST
|affiliation=
 
 
|gauge = {{Standard gauge}}
|basis=Bagnall 0-4-0ST
 
 
|power_type = Steam
|gauge={{Standard gauge}}
 
 
|vehicle = Locomotive
|power_type=Steam
 
 
|configuration = 0-4-0ST
|vehicle=Locomotive
 
 
|wheels = 4 each
|type=Saddle tank locomotives
 
 
|designer(s) = W.G. Bagnall Ltd.
|fuel_type=
 
 
|builder(s) = Castle Engine Works
|configuration=0-4-0ST
 
 
|year_built = * 1937 {{Note|Judy}}
|wheels=4 each
 
|top_speed=
 
|designer(s)=W.G. Bagnall Ltd.
 
|builder(s)=Castle Engine Works
 
|year_built=
 
* 1937 {{Note|Judy}}
 
 
* 1953 {{Note|Alfred}}
 
* 1953 {{Note|Alfred}}
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|railway = [[Wikipedia:Bodmin and Wenford Railway|Bodmin and Wenford Railway]]
|number=
 
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|company = [[Wikipedia:English China Clays|English China Clays]] {{Note|formerly}}
|railway=
 
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|company=
 
|owner(s)=
 
}}'''Alfred and Judy''', also referred to as '''Bill and Ben's twins''', are two small saddle tank engine twins, who were the inspiration and basis for [[Bill and Ben]].
 
   
 
'''Alfred and Judy''', also referred to as '''Bill and Ben's twins''', are two small saddle tank engine twins, who were the inspiration and basis for [[Bill and Ben]].
==Bio==
 
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==Biography==
 
Alfred and Judy were built by W.G. Bagnall, for special use at the Bagnall Port of Par in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The unusual design was required to cope with some extremely tight curves, and a very low bridge under the Cornish Main Line, the two locomotives are both preserved in operational conditions.
 
Alfred and Judy were built by W.G. Bagnall, for special use at the Bagnall Port of Par in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The unusual design was required to cope with some extremely tight curves, and a very low bridge under the Cornish Main Line, the two locomotives are both preserved in operational conditions.
   
Alfred and Judy were previously kept on the Bodmin and Wenford Railway, in recent months, they made numerous trips to various heritage railways around the United Kingdom, including The Foxfield Railway, The Great Central Railway, The Tanfield Railway, The Midland Railway (The Butterley Railway), and The Beamish Railway. Alfred and Judy are now currently housed at the M Shed in Bristol, where they are sometimes chosen to give special train rides up and down the Port of Par on special weekends. Bill was based off Alfred and Ben, Judy.
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Alfred and Judy were previously kept on the Bodmin and Wenford Railway, in recent months, they made numerous trips to various heritage railways around the United Kingdom, including The Foxfield Railway, The Great Central Railway, The Tanfield Railway, The Midland Railway (The Butterley Railway), and The Beamish Railway. Alfred and Judy are now currently housed at the M Shed in Bristol, where they are sometimes chosen to give special train rides up and down the Port of Par on special weekends. Bill was based off Alfred and Ben, Judy.
   
 
==Livery==
 
==Livery==
Alfred and Judy are painted in a green coat of paint with yellow lining; although the former was once repainted in a yellow coat of paint, very similar to Bill and Ben's yellow coats of paint.
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Alfred and Judy are painted lime green with yellow lining. The words "PORT OF PAR" is painted on their fronts in yellow. Alfred was once repainted yellow for a [[Days Out with Thomas]] event, to resemble Bill.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
<tabber>The Railway Series=
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{{Appearances header|[[The Railway Series]]}}
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===''[[The Railway Series]]''===
* [[Thomas and the Twins]] - {{Note|Mentioned in Foreward}}
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* [[Thomas and the Twins]] - {{Note|mentioned in foreward}}
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====Companion Volumes====
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* '''1987''' - [[The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways]] {{Mentioned}}
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* '''2005''' - [[Sodor: Reading Between the Lines]] {{Mentioned}}
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* '''2007''' - [[Thomas the Tank Engine: The New Collection]] {{mentioned}}
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Alfred and Judy have also been mentioned in the [[annuals]].
 
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* According to the foreword of the thirty-third book of [[The Railway Series]], [[Thomas and the Twins]], Alfred and Judy are Bill and Ben's twins.
 
* According to the foreword of the thirty-third book of [[The Railway Series]], [[Thomas and the Twins]], Alfred and Judy are Bill and Ben's twins.
 
* When the [[Wilbert Awdry|Rev. W. Awdry]] visited the Port of Par in 1966, Alfred and Judy inspired him to create Bill and Ben.
 
* When the [[Wilbert Awdry|Rev. W. Awdry]] visited the Port of Par in 1966, Alfred and Judy inspired him to create Bill and Ben.
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* During Days Out with Thomas events, Alfred and Judy were given faces to resemble Bill and Ben.
* Alfred and Judy are often disguised as Bill and Ben in [[Days Out with Thomas]] events.
 
   
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{{Clear}}
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
 
<gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
 
File:AwdrywithAlfred.jpeg|Wilbert Awdry with Alfred
File:AlfredandJudy.jpg
 
 
File:JudyandGWR0-6-0PTNo.4612.jpg|Judy with [[Duck]]'s basis
File:AlfredAndJudy1.jpg|Alfred
 
File:AlfredAndJudy2.jpg|Alfred repainted in a yellow coat of paint
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File:AlfredAndJudy4.jpg|Alfred and Judy at the M Shed in Bristol
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File:AlfredAndJudy2.jpg|Alfred repainted yellow
 
File:DOWTBill.jpg|Alfred as Bill
 
File:DOWTBill.jpg|Alfred as Bill
File:AlfredAndJudy3.jpg|Judy
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File:AlfredandJudy.jpg|Alfred and Judy with faces
File:AlfredAndJudy4.jpg|Alfred and Judy housed at the M Shed in Bristol
 
File:JudyandGWR0-6-0PTNo.4612.jpg|Judy and a member of [[Duck]]'s class
 
File:AwdrywithAlfred.jpeg|[[Wilbert Awdry]] with Alfred
 
 
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[[Category:Twins]]
 
[[Category:Twins]]
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[[Category:Standard gauge]]
 
[[Category:Standard gauge]]

Revision as of 04:40, 24 February 2020

This article is about the real engine. You may be looking for the breakdown crane.


Alfred and Judy, also referred to as Bill and Ben's twins, are two small saddle tank engine twins, who were the inspiration and basis for Bill and Ben.

Biography

Alfred and Judy were built by W.G. Bagnall, for special use at the Bagnall Port of Par in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The unusual design was required to cope with some extremely tight curves, and a very low bridge under the Cornish Main Line, the two locomotives are both preserved in operational conditions.

Alfred and Judy were previously kept on the Bodmin and Wenford Railway, in recent months, they made numerous trips to various heritage railways around the United Kingdom, including The Foxfield Railway, The Great Central Railway, The Tanfield Railway, The Midland Railway (The Butterley Railway), and The Beamish Railway. Alfred and Judy are now currently housed at the M Shed in Bristol, where they are sometimes chosen to give special train rides up and down the Port of Par on special weekends. Bill was based off Alfred and Ben, Judy.

Livery

Alfred and Judy are painted lime green with yellow lining. The words "PORT OF PAR" is painted on their fronts in yellow. Alfred was once repainted yellow for a Days Out with Thomas event, to resemble Bill.

Appearances

The Railway Series

Companion Volumes

Alfred and Judy have also been mentioned in the annuals.

Trivia

  • According to the foreword of the thirty-third book of The Railway Series, Thomas and the Twins, Alfred and Judy are Bill and Ben's twins.
  • When the Rev. W. Awdry visited the Port of Par in 1966, Alfred and Judy inspired him to create Bill and Ben.
  • During Days Out with Thomas events, Alfred and Judy were given faces to resemble Bill and Ben.

Gallery


* RWS only | ** T&F only