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|name = Neil
 
|name = Neil
 
|gender = Male
 
|gender = Male
|country_of_origin = * {{flag|scotland}} [[wikipedia:Scotland|Scotland]] {{Note|built}}
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|country_of_origin = {{flag|ios}} [[Island of Sodor]]<br>{{flag|scotland}} [[wikipedia:Scotland|Scotland]] {{Note|built}}
* {{flag|ios}} [[Island of Sodor]]
 
|relative(s) = [[Sodor and Mainland Railway Numbers 1 and 3]]
 
 
|affiliation = * [[Sodor and Mainland Railway]]
 
|affiliation = * [[Sodor and Mainland Railway]]
 
** [[Sodor and Mainland Railway Numbers 1 and 3]]
 
** [[Sodor and Mainland Railway Numbers 1 and 3]]
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|configuration = 0-4-0BT
 
|configuration = 0-4-0BT
 
|wheels = 4
 
|wheels = 4
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|top_speed = 20 mph
|designer(s) = Neilson & Co.
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|designer(s) = [[:Wikipedia:Neilson and Company|Neilson & Co.]]
 
|builder(s) = Hyde Park Works
 
|builder(s) = Hyde Park Works
 
|year_built = circa 1856
 
|year_built = circa 1856
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|year_retired = 1901
 
|arrived_on_sodor = circa 1856
 
|arrived_on_sodor = circa 1856
|year_scrapped = circa 1901
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|year_scrapped = 1901
 
|number = S&M 2
 
|number = S&M 2
 
|railway = [[Sodor and Mainland Railway]]
 
|railway = [[Sodor and Mainland Railway]]
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|company = Sodor and Mainland Railway
 
|owner(s) = Sodor and Mainland Railway
 
}}
 
}}
 
'''Neil''' was a dark green tank engine with an unusual box shape and a Scottish accent. He was a simple but kind engine, who befriended [[Skarloey]] when he was young.
 
'''Neil''' was a dark green tank engine with an unusual box shape and a Scottish accent. He was a simple but kind engine, who befriended [[Skarloey]] when he was young.
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==Personality==
 
==Personality==
Not much is known about Neil, but Skarloey says that he was "ugly but kind".
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Not much is known about Neil; however, according to Skarloey, he can be described as "ugly but kind".
   
 
==Technical Details==
 
==Technical Details==
 
===Basis===
 
===Basis===
Neil is based on a Neilson 0-4-0 box tank, a simple and robust class of engine built in Glasgow and sold all over the world. This basis is reflected in his name and class. His country of origin also explains his accent.
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Neil is based on a Neilson 0-4-0 box tank, a simple and robust class of engine built in Glasgow and sold all over the world. This basis is reflected in his name and class. His country of origin also explains his accent. All members of this class were withdrawn and scrapped.
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<gallery spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none" position="center">
 
File:S&MEngineBasis.jpg|Neil's basis
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</gallery>
   
 
===Livery===
 
===Livery===
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====Companion Volumes====
 
====Companion Volumes====
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* '''1976''' - [[Famous Engines]]
*'''1987''' - [[The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways]] {{Mentioned}}
 
*'''2005''' - [[Sodor: Reading Between the Lines]] {{Mentioned}}
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* '''1987''' - [[The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways]] {{Mentioned}}
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* '''1996''' - [[Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection]]
 
* '''2005''' - [[Sodor: Reading Between the Lines]] {{Mentioned}}
 
|-|Other Media=
 
|-|Other Media=
 
===Books===
 
===Books===
*'''2003''' - [[Skarloey (Story Library book)|Skarloey]] {{Note|not named; mentioned}}
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* '''2003''' - [[Skarloey (Story Library book)|Skarloey]] {{Note|not named; mentioned}}
*'''2008''' - [[Thomas' Sticker Express]]
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* '''2008''' - [[Thomas' Sticker Express]]
*'''2011''' - [[Skarloey (Story Library book)|Skarloey the Strong Engine]] {{Note|not named; mentioned}}
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* '''2011''' - [[Skarloey (Story Library book)|Skarloey the Strong Engine]] {{Note|not named; mentioned}}
 
</tabber>
 
</tabber>
   
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File:NeilPromoArt.jpg|Promotional artwork
 
File:NeilPromoArt.jpg|Promotional artwork
 
File:ERTLNeilPromo.JPG|ERTL promo art
 
File:ERTLNeilPromo.JPG|ERTL promo art
File:S&MEngineBasis.jpg|Neil's basis
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
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[[Category:Standard gauge]]
 
[[Category:Standard gauge]]
 
[[Category:Scrapped Engines]]
 
[[Category:Scrapped Engines]]
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[[Category:Other Sudrian railways]]

Revision as of 15:17, 1 August 2020


Neil was a dark green tank engine with an unusual box shape and a Scottish accent. He was a simple but kind engine, who befriended Skarloey when he was young.

Biography

The Railway Series

Neil was built at Neilson and Company's Hyde Park Works in Glasgow, Scotland around 1856, for the Sodor and Mainland Railway and was a typical contractors' engine of the period. In 1865, he helped to ferry Skarloey from the port of Kirk Ronan to his home at the Skarloey Railway terminus of Crovan's Gate. He warned Skarloey about trucks and the two became friends.

Very little is known about Neil due to the S&M's casual attitude to record keeping, but he and his brothers were all scrapped by 1901 which also brought services to an end.

Personality

Not much is known about Neil; however, according to Skarloey, he can be described as "ugly but kind".

Technical Details

Basis

Neil is based on a Neilson 0-4-0 box tank, a simple and robust class of engine built in Glasgow and sold all over the world. This basis is reflected in his name and class. His country of origin also explains his accent. All members of this class were withdrawn and scrapped.

Livery

Neil was painted dark green with "S & M 2" written on his tank sides in yellow. On a trading card, Neil was painted black instead of green.

Appearances

Merchandise

Gallery

The Railway Series

Main Series

Others

Merchandise