Throughout The Railway Series, several steam engines from British Railways have made various appearances.
Percy's Friends
These four tank engines are friends with Percy. He once met them at Barrow-in-Furness and told them of the time he braved a flood to help Thomas. The four engines were shooed away by Henry who ordered them to go away, saying they didn't belong in a shed for the Fat Controller's engines.
Personalities
These engines were fond of Percy and idolised him. They were entertained by his adventures on the North Western Railway. Henry found them to be a nuisance and referred to them as "silly things".
Technical Details
Basis
It is currently unknown what classes Percy's friends are. However, they do resemble LMS 0-6-0Ts. As four of them had been allocated to Barrow In Furness with numbers 47287, 47322, 47323 & 47605.
Livery
Percy's friends are painted in the British Railways' unlined black livery.
Appearances
The Railway Series
Companion Volumes
- 1987 - The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (mentioned)
Trivia
- In the Thomas & Friends adaptation of Percy Takes the Plunge, these engines' roles were taken by Bill and Ben.
- According to production notes for said episode, Donald and Douglas were also noted as possible candidates for this role.
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The Derailed Engine
This engine was due to take over the Express at Barrow-in-Furness in 1956 when it derailed and rolled over while coming out of the yard, blocking the line. Gordon subsequently took the train on to London with permission from the Fat Controller.
Technical Details
Basis
The engine's basis is currently unknown.
Livery
The engine is painted in British Railways' Deep Bronze green livery with orange and black lining and has white buffers.
Appearances
Trivia
- This engine was given a face when they were illustrated by Loraine Marshall.
Gallery
Jinty and Pug's Companions
These five engines came to Sodor along with Jinty and Pug to run the line while Thomas, Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Toby and Duck were on display in England.
Personalities
These engines kindly came from the Other Railway to volunteer for the Sodor engines while they were away. When the Sodor engines returned, the passengers were quoted saying "those others did their best, but they don't know our ways. Nothing anywhere can compare to our Fat Controller's Engines".
Technical Details
Basis
It is unknown what classes these engines are based off of. However, three out of five do resemble a BR Standard 2MT 2-6-0, an LMS Stanier Black 5 & an LMS Jubilee class.
Livery
These engines appear to be painted in British Railways' Deep Bronze green livery with orange and black lining and British Railways' black liveries.
Appearances
Trivia
- In the Thomas & Friends adaptation of The Fat Controller's Engines (re-titled Thomas and the Special Letter), these engines' roles were taken by Donald, Douglas, Bill, Ben, BoCo and Mavis.
Gallery
Other Foreign Engines
Several other engines have also visited Sodor from the Mainland.
Biography
In the winter of 1935, a goods train had pulled into a siding near Killdane to allow the Flying Kipper to pass, and its crew enjoyed hot cocoa with the guard in the brake van. Henry collided with the train due to a faulty set of points while the crew were returning to their engine.
When Toby worked at his old tramway in East Anglia, he used to deliver passengers and goods to the big engines at the Main Line junction. These engines would take them to London and elsewhere.
When Duck was sent to work at Wellsworth, he often worked as a banker, helping foreign engines with their trains up Gordon's Hill. One day, he bravely stopped some trucks which had broken away from one of these engines from crashing into the back of another engine's passenger train at Crosby.
Appearances
The Railway Series
- Henry the Green Engine - The Flying Kipper (mentioned)
- Toby the Tram Engine - Toby and the Stout Gentleman (mentioned)
- The Eight Famous Engines - Gordon Goes Foreign (mentioned)
- Duck and the Diesel Engine - A Close Shave (do not speak)
Trivia
- In the Thomas & Friends adaptation of The Flying Kipper, the goods engine's role is taken by James. In the adaptation of A Close Shave, the roles of the two engines featured in the story are taken by Edward and James respectively.
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See Also
References
| Locomotives | Steam | 87546 and 98462 | Workshop Engines | Big City Engine | Jinty and Pug | City of Truro | Stepney | Bluebell and Primrose | Adams | Cromford | Captain Baxter | Flying Scotsman | Toby's Brothers | 8783 | 1020 | Stephenson's Rocket | Green Arrow | Boxhill | Iron Duke | Mallard | Duchess of Hamilton | Wilbert | Sixteen | Albert |
|---|---|---|
| Diesel | Diesel | Diesel 4711 | Diesel 199 | Diesel 40125 | Diesel 31120 | 10751 | |
| Rolling Stock | Helena | |
| People | Elizabeth II | The Thin Clergyman | The Fat Clergyman | |
| Stations | Barrow-in-Furness | Brighton | Carnforth | Crewe | Euston | Horsted Keynes | King's Cross | Lakeside | Norchard | Paddington | St. Pancras | York | |
| Railways | Bluebell Railway | British Railways | Corris Railway | Dean Forest Railway | Ffestiniog Railway | Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway | Snowdon Mountain Railway | Talyllyn Railway | Toby's Old Tramway | |