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Eric is a narrow gauge mountain-climbing engine who works on the Culdee Fell Railway. Like the other mountain engines, he has his own coach used for passenger services.
Biography
By 1962, the original four Culdee Fell Railway engines were aging and fresh, more powerful stock was needed to tackle the ever-increasing traffic. Accordingly, three "superheated" engines of the latest design were ordered. Eric was the last engine to be ordered by the railway and was built at the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works in Winterthur, Switzerland, in 1962. He arrived on Sodor in time to help ease the strain of the last two months of the season.
By 1964, Patrick, Alaric and Eric proved successful and superseded the older engines, Ernest and Wilfred.[1]
Personality
Not much is known about Eric's personality, though he, along with Alaric, is described as being "nice and quiet" by Ernest and Wilfred.[2] It can also be assumed that Eric is careful and cautious like the other mountain engines.
Technical Details
Basis
Eric is based on No. 8 Eryri, an engine who worked on the Snowdon Mountain Railway. Eryri was withdrawn and dismantled in 1992 and is unlikely to return to service.
Livery
Eric is painted in the Culdee Fell Railway's livery of purple with orange lining. His number (8) is painted on the sides and back of his cab in yellow and he has a red nameplate with a gold boarder on the sides of his tanks with his name (Eric) on them, also in gold.
Appearances
The Railway Series
Companion Volumes
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Official Description
From Official Media:[3]
| “ | Eric (No.8): Accordingly three superheated engines of the latest design were ordered. These were delivered at two-monthly intervals during 1962. Alaric came in May, and Eric was delivered in August, and helped to ease the strain during the last two months of the Season. | ” |
From Official Media:[1]
| “ | Alaric (7) and Eric (8): These two engines, with Lord Harry, are superheated engines of a more modern design - they arrived in the May and July of 1962 respectively, but are mentioned only in passing and take no part in the Mountain Engines stories. | ” |
Trivia
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Eric without a rear face in Famous Engines.
- Like the other engines of the Culdee Fell Railway, Eric has a face at each end.
- For unknown reasons, Eric is illustrated without a rear face in Famous Engines.
- In the original release of The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways, Eric is incorrectly labeled as No. 9 of the Culdee Fell Railway instead of No. 8.
- Alaric and Eric are named after the mythological king brothers of Sweden.
Gallery
The Railway Series
Miscellaneous
References
| Locomotives | Godred | Ernest | Wilfred | Culdee | Shane Dooiney | Patrick | Alaric | Eric |
|---|---|
| Rolling Stock | Coaches | Catherine | The "Trucks" |
| People | Lord Peter Barrane | Lord Harry Barrane | Walter Richards |
| Locations | Kirk Machan (Engine Sheds) | Shiloh | Poll-ny-Chrink | Skarloey Road (Viaduct) | Devil's Back | Culdee Fell Summit |