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Background Information[]
Skarloey is a fictional narrow gauge saddle tank locomotive created by the Rev. W. Awdry with the help from his brother George Awdry. He is one of the oldest engines on the Island of Sodor. Skarloey lives and works on the Skarloey Railway as their No. 1 engine.
He first appeared in the Railway Series book, Four Little Engines, which was published in 1955. His last appearance was in New Little Engine, published in 1996.
Front of Skarloey:
Rear of Skarloey:
In The Thomas Way DVD, the Mr. Perkins segment features a re-illustrated version of the story Trucks! where Skarloey is depicted in his television series livery. However, his stripes remain blue as in the books.
Skarloey is based on the Talyllyn Railway No. 1 locomotive, Talyllyn. Several historical events that occurred with Talyllyn in real life, were mirrored with his fictional counterpart, Skarloey. Talyllyn has also been used by the Talyllyn Railway to represent Skarloey in real life. In the books, Talyllyn is mentioned as being Skarloey's twin and Rheneas and Dolgoch are mentioned as being his brothers.
Behind the Scenes[]
Awdry's model[]
The Reverend Wilbert Awdry built an OO9 scale model of Skarloey. The model was made from a GEM Dolgoch kit with a PECO James saddle tank and new cab. Skarloey's model is now on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Tywyn, Wales, UK, located near the Talyllyn Railway along with the other Skarloey Railway engines and rolling stock.[1]
