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Beau is an American tender engine with a moustache, who works for a mining company near the Grand Canyon.

Biography[]

Beau was taking a freight train when he came across Thomas and Ace speeding towards him before an intersection. While he avoided the runaway, his train was uncoupled and sped after them. After the two derailed, Beau caught up to them and laughed at Thomas' request to find a breakdown crane as those were not used in the area. Taking Thomas' driver and fireman as well as Ace's driver, he left to find people and horses to help them, not returning until the next day. Once the two were upright on the rails and on their way, Beau commented on the way they talked being funny to him.

Personality[]

Beau hails from the American Southwest. This gritty old-timer is able to help Thomas, the coffee trucks and Ace in a moment of need, fixing himself in Thomas' memory and making him forever grateful. Beau is also wise and has a lot of cowboy and cowgirl friends who help him out.

Technical Details[]

Basis[]

Beau is based on the Baldwin 4-4-0s built for the Virginia & Truckee Railroad, specifically with the fittings currently fitted onto the No. 12 Genoa. Beau has been slightly modified from his basis with buffers above his cowcatcher (which is flatter and shorter to accommodate them) and behind his tender, which also has a screw-link coupling.

Livery[]

Beau has a silver boiler with gold fittings, domes, cylinders and boiler bands. He has a red buffer beam and cowcatcher, while his cab is varnished wood with a red panel underneath the windows. His tender, meanwhile, is red with yellow lining and silver trim around the top. He has red wheels with white rims. His smokebox, funnel, cab roof and whistle are painted black. Beau's name and number (2573) are displayed on the sides of his tender and cab respectively, both in yellow.

Appearances[]

Official Description[]

From Official Media:[1]

Beau: Beau is an old mining engine. He works near the Grand Canyon, in the southwestern United States. Beau thinks Thomas has a funny accent, but he is there for Thomas when he needs help.


Fun Fact: The Grand Canyon is located in northern Arizona and is considered one of the seven wonders of the natural world.

Audio Files[]

Whistle[]

Only used Sound Effect
Big World! Big Adventures!

Bell[]

In addition to having a whistle, Beau also has a bell. He shares the same bell sound as Belle's.

Only used Sound Effect
Big World! Big Adventures!

Trivia[]

  • In prototype biographies of Beau, it is said that Thomas saved him after he was abandoned, however this does not happen in the movie.
  • Several parts of Beau's model are reused from other engines:
    • His bell is reused from Belle with a different frame.
    • James' temporary headlamp from the fourteenth series episode, James in the Dark is reused for Beau's tail-lamp.
    • His bogie wheels, driving wheels and connecting rods are reused from Lexi, with his driving wheels and flanges scaled up and the rivets on the counterweights removed.
  • Beau appears to have been significantly scaled down from his basis, as his cab is only slightly taller than conventional British rolling stock.
    • Additionally, Beau does not appear to have a fireman, as seen in his promotional video where only his driver is visible in his cab; this could possibly be due to limited space in his cab, as his driver can be seen crouching in his cab.
  • According to concept art, Beau was originally going to have a grey boiler, gold whistle and black tender, lamp, cowcatcher and domes. He also has no tail-lamp.
  • The back of Beau's Top Trumps card depicts him with a teal green headlamp and no whistle.

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International Characters

* RWS only | ** T&F only | ✦ Changed location
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