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File:Elsie.png |
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+ | |first_appearance = [[The Railway Series: Surprise Packet]] {{RWS}} |
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− | * {{Flag|england}} [[The Mainland|England]] {{Note|built}} |
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− | + | |country_of_origin = {{Flag|ios}} [[Island of Sodor]]<br>{{Flag|en}} [[The Mainland|England]] {{Note|built}} |
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+ | * [[Ffarquhar Branch Line]] |
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+ | ** [[Toby]] |
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+ | ** [[Henrietta]] |
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+ | ** [[Victoria]] |
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+ | ** [[The Quarryman's Coach]] |
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+ | |type = Luggage van |
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+ | |railway = * [[North Western Railway]] |
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+ | * [[Toby's Old Tramway]] {{Formerly}} |
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+ | * [[Wikipedia:Great Eastern Railway|Great Eastern Railway]] {{Formerly}} |
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+ | * [[Wikipedia:London and North Eastern Railway|London and North Eastern Railway]] {{Formerly}} |
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* [[British Railways]] {{Formerly}} |
* [[British Railways]] {{Formerly}} |
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+ | }} |
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− | '''Elsie''' is a luggage van |
+ | '''Elsie''' is a small luggage van who works with [[Toby]] and [[Henrietta]]. |
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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− | + | Prior to coming to the [[Island of Sodor]], Elsie worked with Toby and Henrietta on [[Toby's Old Tramway|a tramway in East Anglia]]. After the tramway closed, Elsie was brought with Toby and Henrietta to the [[North Western Railway]]. She is generally shedded overnight at [[Knapford]] with him and Henrietta. |
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==Technical Details== |
==Technical Details== |
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===''[[The Railway Series]]''=== |
===''[[The Railway Series]]''=== |
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====Companion Volumes==== |
====Companion Volumes==== |
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− | * '''1972''' - [[The Railway Series: Surprise Packet]] |
+ | * '''1972''' - [[The Railway Series: Surprise Packet]] {{Does not speak}} |
+ | * '''1979''' - [[Annuals|Annual]] {{Cameo}} |
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+ | * '''1987''' - [[The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways]] {{Mentioned}} |
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+ | * '''1995''' - [[The Thomas the Tank Engine Man]] {{Cameo}} |
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+ | |-|Other Media= |
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+ | ===[[Magazines]]=== |
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+ | * Elsie was mentioned in a January 2011 file fact about [[Toby]]. |
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File:SurprisePacketPuzzle1.png|Elsie in the Railway Series: Surprise Packet |
File:SurprisePacketPuzzle1.png|Elsie in the Railway Series: Surprise Packet |
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File:Toby,HenriettaandElsie.png|Elsie on Awdry's model set |
File:Toby,HenriettaandElsie.png|Elsie on Awdry's model set |
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+ | File:Rev.W.Awdrywithhislayout2.png|Elsie with Henrietta at Ffarquhar |
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File:Awdry'sModelofAnnieandElsie.png|Elsie with [[Annie and Clarabel|Annie]] |
File:Awdry'sModelofAnnieandElsie.png|Elsie with [[Annie and Clarabel|Annie]] |
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File:Elsie'sbasis.jpg|A model of Elsie's basis |
File:Elsie'sbasis.jpg|A model of Elsie's basis |
Revision as of 00:21, 23 April 2020
Elsie is a small luggage van who works with Toby and Henrietta.
Biography
The Railway Series
Prior to coming to the Island of Sodor, Elsie worked with Toby and Henrietta on a tramway in East Anglia. After the tramway closed, Elsie was brought with Toby and Henrietta to the North Western Railway. She is generally shedded overnight at Knapford with him and Henrietta.
Technical Details
Basis
Elsie is based on the GER Wisbech and Upwell Tramway luggage van No. 9.
Livery
Elsie is painted brown with the initials 'NW' painted on her sides in yellow.
Appearances
The Railway Series
Companion Volumes
- 1972 - The Railway Series: Surprise Packet (does not speak)
- 1979 - Annual (cameo)
- 1987 - The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (mentioned)
- 1995 - The Thomas the Tank Engine Man (cameo)
Trivia
- Elsie was created by the Rev. W. Awdry, but was not featured in any Railway Series story. A model of her, however, was part of Awdry's model layout of Thomas' Branch Line. She was mentioned in The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways, and also appeared in The Railway Series: Surprise Packet.