Several other real narrow gauge locomotives have appeared in both The Railway Series and Thomas & Friends media.
Coronel Church[]
Coronel Church is an American-built tender engine that operated on the Brazilian railway, Estrada de Ferro Madeira Mamore (EFMM).
The engine is named for Colonel George Earl Church, an American civil engineer who served as a surveyor for the railway.
Technical Details[]
Real-life History[]
The engine was abandoned for thirty years and discovered consumed by the rainforest, after which it was repaired and steamed again, running for another twenty-eight years. The locomotive is currently at the EFMM Railway Museum in Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil.
Livery[]
Appearances[]
The Railway Series[]
- Duke the Lost Engine (mentioned in foreword; not named)
Companion Volumes[]
- 1996 - Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection (mentioned in foreword; not named)
- 2005 - Sodor: Reading Between the Lines (mentioned)
Trivia[]
- According to the Rev. W. Awdry, the engine's rediscovery was the inspiration for Duke and for that reason it was mentioned.[1]
See Also[]
- Coronel Church on Wikipedia (Portuguese)
Peter Pan[]
Peter Pan is a dark green saddle tank engine.
In Thomas & Friends, Luke is based on this engine.
Technical Details[]
Real-Life History[]
Peter Pan is a Kerr Stuart 0-4-0ST Wren Class built in 1922. Peter Pan has been preserved and is based at the Leighton Buzzard Railway
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Miscellaneous[]
- Peter Pan was mentioned on Luke's Engine Depot page (by Peter Pan's number 4256) on The Official Website.[2]
- Peter Pan was also mentioned on Luke's Collectible Trading Cards from the Magazines.[3]
Trivia[]
- Luke's number is derived from the year Peter Pan was built, 1922.
Pixie[]
Pixie is a green saddle tank engine which worked in a quarry.
Technical Details[]
Real-life History[]
Pixie is a 2ft gauge Bagnall industrial saddle tank. They were a common sight all over Britain and several survive today.
Pixie was formerly owned by Teddy Boston and ran on his railway, the Cadeby Light Railway prior to his passing. Pixie changed hands a couple of times and at the time of writing belongs to the private Richmond Light Railway, however Pixie is under overhaul at Boston Lodge works on the Ffestiniog Railway.
Livery[]
Pixie is normally painted green.
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- The rescue of the Cadeby Light Railway's Pixie by Teddy Boston inspired the story of Duke's rediscovery in Sleeping Beauty.
- Unlike Duke, who The Fat Clergyman found by falling through the roof of his shed, since they didn't know his shed was hidden by the trees and bushes, Pixie was found by experimentally lifting the shed's door from its hinges, as when Boston went to Cranford Stone Quarries' (where he found her) manager to see if he could buy Pixie, the manager confirmed that there was an engine in there, but the key to the shed was lost, so he suggested the idea of lifting the shed door off of its hinges, which Teddy agreed to.
- Wilbert Awdry's model of John, an 0-4-0ST from the Mid Sodor Railway, bore a resemblance to Pixie.
Helen Kathryn[]
Helen Kathryn is a narrow gauge steam engine which works on the South Tynedale Railway.
Helen makes a prominent appearance in the Mr. Perkins' Railway segments.
Technical Details[]
Real-life History[]
Built by Henschel & Sohn of Kassel, Germany in 1948, it was used originally to help remove destruction from German cities bombed during the Second World War. After working in East Germany on several industrial railways, including construction and forestry, it was brought to Great Britain in 1971 and worked first on the Bala Lake Railway in Gwynedd, Wales until 1975 and then worked on the Llanberis Lake Railway until 1987. It has been in service at the South Tynedale Railway since 1991.
Livery[]
Helen Kathryn is painted navy blue with red and black lining.
Appearances[]
Harrogate[]
Harrogate, formerly known as The Peckett, is a narrow gauge engine, built for and named after the Harrogate Gas Works. It appeared in the Mr. Perkins' Railway segments.
Technical Details[]
Real-life History[]
Harrogate returned to service in 2015 after an overhaul. The locomotive was initially preserved on the Ffestiniog Railway before being exchanged to the Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway in Kent, however it was eventually deemed unsuitable for the curves so was sold to the Statfold Barn Railway and renamed Harrogate.
Livery[]
Harrogate is painted green with "S B R" written on its sides.
Appearances[]
Georgetown Loop No. 14[]
Georgetown Loop No. 14 is a Shay locomotive working on the Georgetown Loop Railroad.
Connie rode on during her visit to the Georgetown Loop Railroad in A Wonderful American Journey with Thomas and Connie.
Technical Details[]
Real-life History[]
Built by the Lima Locomotive Works of Lima, Ohio in 1916, it was shipped to California, where it was used by numerous logging railroads. In 1974, it was moved to the Georgetown Loop Railroad, where it was used on tourist trains until 2004, when its operator's contract expired. Afterwards, it was moved to the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, where it remains in storage to this day.
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Trivia[]
- The locomotive briefly appeares in the Baby Einstein video, "Baby Shakespeare - World of Poetry" during the train segment.
Georgetown Loop No. 15[]
Georgetown Loop No. 15 is a diesel locomotive that appears in A Wonderful American Journey with Thomas and Connie.
Technical Details[]
Real-life History[]
Built in 1943 by General Electric this 47-ton, center-cab, narrow-gauge, switcher engine was used in Hawaii by the Railway and Land Company.
It was later put into service with the Camino, Cable & Northern Railroad, a tourist railway in California.
Afterwards it was later put into service with the Camino, Cable & Northern Railroad, a tourist railway in California.
After that, it was used by the Georgetown Loop Railroad in Colorado before being acquired by the Colorado Railroad Museum where it runs today where it was use for switching work at the museum, as well as hauling tourist trains.
Livery[]
No. 15 is painted black with amber hazard stripes, valances, ploughs, lamps and footsteps. Its number, 15, is painted on its cab side in amber.
Appearances[]
East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad 4-6-0[]
In Thomas & Friends, a model of a East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad 4-6-0 was donated to the Engine Drivers' Common Room as part of the annual Sodor Sale. Mr. Perkins would use the model as part of a display.
Technical Details[]
Real-life History[]
The East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad had 6 4-6-0's of a similar design, all built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. They would be used along the line's 66 mile mainline between Johnson City, Tennessee, and Boone, North Carolina. One member of the class, #12, built in 1917, survives at the Tweetsie Railroad Theme Park in Blowing Rock, NC.
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Trivia[]
- The toy train is a large scale model produced by Bachmann. The model was repainted, stripped of its smokebox, bell and tender.
Rio Grande K-28s[]
A few Denver and Rio Grande Western K-28 class 2-8-2s appear in A Wonderful American Journey with Thomas and Connie when Connie visits the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.
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Rio Grande K-36s[]
Several Denver and Rio Grande Western K-36 class 2-8-2s appear in A Wonderful American Journey with Thomas and Connie when Connie visits the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.
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Brienz Rothorn Railway No. 15[]
Brienz Rothorn Railway No. 15 is a mountain engine from Switzerland.
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Livery[]
The engine is painted black with silver boiler bands and a green cab.
Appearances[]
Mal Tiempo Sugar Mill No. 1320[]
Mal Tiempo Sugar Mill No. 1320 is a tender engine from a sugar mill in Cuba.
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DHR B Class[]
The DHR B Class is a class of 2 ft (610 mm) gauge 0-4-0ST saddle tank steam locomotives used on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) in West Bengal, India.
Technical Details[]
Real-Life History[]
A total of 34 B Class locomotives have served on the DHR. Some are still on the working roster. One (DHR 778) was sold for private preservation, and four others were sold to Coal India, Assam. The remaining class members have been either plinthed in various locations in northern India or scrapped. Of the few in active service, the locomotives 788 'Tusker' and 'Victor' haul trains between Darjeeling to Ghum stations via Batasia loop, quite a few times a day. Another loco, DHR 780 is kept preserved with two narrow gauge coaches at Eco Park, Rajarhat, as an exhibit.
19B was re-imported to the UK c. 2000 and underwent restoration before spending two decades operating at the Beeches Light Railway.
Livery[]
Initially, all members of the class were liveried in DHR green. For a short period after World War II, they were repainted black. Later, they ran in an unlined red colour. They were given their current Caledonian blue with white lining after coming into ownership of the Northeast Frontier Railway in 1958.
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
Sherpa at a Days Out with Thomas event.
- Interestingly, there is a 12¼ inch gauge locomotive named Sherpa which is based on the Darjeeling Class B. Sherpa was once used for Days Out with Thomas on the Fairbourne Railway.
Glenbrook Vintage Railway[]
New Zealand Railway WW class 480, JA class 1250 and C class 847 of the Glenbrook Vintage Railway, New Zealand appear in the 1999 Annual in a photo from the railway's first Days Out with Thomas event in March 1995.
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GWR Rheidol Tank[]
Appears in Edward the Great (photograph)
JNR C11 227[]
Disguised as Thomas on the Ōigawa Railway
Appears in Secret Journey of Thomas the Tank Engine, Original 70th Anniversary History Time Travel, Run! Thomas and Bertie, Thomas Goods Encyclopedia (2015) and Thomas the Tank Engine Encyclopedia (2015)
C11 64 and C11 64 are other members of this class.
Merchandise[]
JNR C12 208[]
Disguised as Percy on the Ōigawa Railway
Appears in Original 70th Anniversary History Time Travel, Run! Thomas and Bertie, Thomas the Tank Engine Encyclopedia (2015)
Merchandise[]
JNR C56 44[]
Disguised as James on the Ōigawa Railway
Appears in Original 70th Anniversary History Time Travel, Run! Thomas and Bertie, Thomas the Tank Engine Encyclopedia (2015)
JNR C56 160 is another member of this class.
Merchandise[]
JNR D51 791[]
Appears in Secret Journey of Thomas the Tank Engine (archive footage)
JNR Class 9600 No. 49616[]
Disguised as Hiro on the Ōigawa Railway
Appears in Original 70th Anniversary History Time Travel, Run! Thomas and Bertie, Thomas the Tank Engine Encyclopedia (2015)
9633 is another member of this class.
Ōigawa Kato DB9[]
Disguised as Rusty on the Ōigawa Railway
Appears in Original 70th Anniversary History Time Travel and Run! Thomas and Bertie
Merchandise[]
Rhodesia Railways Class 14A[]
Appears in Flash Bang Wallop! (photograph)
Nilgiri Mountain Railway X Class No. 37385[]
Appears in The Making of The Great Race and Character Encyclopedia
Russian Railways (RZD) Kp4 430[]
Appears in The Making of The Great Race
Minami-Aso Railway DB16 No. 1601 and 1602[]
appears in Big World! Big Adventures! concept art
References[]
- ↑ RWS #25: Duke the Lost Engine (foreword)
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210519001519/https://play.mattel.com/thomas-and-friends/en-us/engines/luke Luke's Engine Depot page on The Official Website
- ↑ Magazines - Luke's Collectible Trading Card