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- "Don't be stupid. We shouldn't pass the notice, or goodness knows where will shall end up."
- ― Sixteen's driver
Sixteen was a troublesome industrial saddle tank engine who used to work at a steelworks on the Mainland.
Biography
Sixteen was one of several engines who lived at a steelworks on the Mainland. He spent all day shunting trucks to a place called the "Tip". Engines were prohibited from travelling on the Tip's tracks, as the ground was not firm enough to bear their weight. Sixteen, however, did not heed this warning and often tried to pass the "danger" board without success.[1]
One day, however, Sixteen took advantage of damp conditions and told the trucks to slide him past the warning notice. His fireman was told to reverse him, but before he could do so, the rails gave way and Sixteen tipped off the rails and rolled over onto the ground. He was eventually rescued, but not repaired and sent to the sheds in disgrace where he remained in storage.
According to Wilbert, Sixteen "got better than he deserved" and was bought by a preservation society in the Midlands. Wilbert later told Sixteen's story to Thomas and Toby, while he was visiting Sodor.[1]
Personality
Sixteen was a naughty, careless, arrogant and awkward engine. He refused to take anyone's advice and it is also implied that he grew bored of his surroundings and was curious about the outside. After his accident, Wilbert has said that he hopes Sixteen has learned his lesson after being restored and given a fresh start in preservation.
Technical Details
Basis
Sixteen is based on a Hunslet Austerity WD 0-6-0ST. A total of 485 engines were built by various locomotive manufacturers, and 70 were preserved following the decline of steam. Wilbert, Walter and Warrington share the same basis, while other class members were featured in Thomas and the U.K. Trip and the Down at the Station segments.
Sixteen appears to be an amalgamation of three different engines carrying the same number. The Austerity No. 16 (Works No. 1758) built in 1943 by Hudswell Clarke & Co. which worked at the Appleby-Frodingham Steelworks in Scunthorpe as part of the United Steel Companies. The Wemyss Private Railway's Austerity No. 16 (Works No. 2759) built in 1944 by W. G. Bagnall, which was renumbered 16 to replace the original No. 16 (an Andrew Barclay 0-6-0T) that was scrapped after falling down a railway embankment. This incident served as the basis for the story "Cab Over Wheels".[2] Interestingly, Sixteen's livery was also based on the Austerity No. 3823 "Warrior", which is currently preserved on the Dean Forest Railway where the real Wilbert resides.
Livery
Sixteen is painted orange-brown with yellow lining. His number (16) that he is named after is painted on the sides of his saddle tank in brown with a yellow border. His buffer beams are painted with yellow and black hazard stripes and his buffers are painted silver. His paint is chipped in places.
Appearances
Official Description
From Official Media[1]
| “ | Sixteen: Sixteen doesn't have a name, just a number, and he worked in a steelworks. One of his jobs was to take the waste from the works in special trucks to a place they called the tip. He was rescued one day after driving past the Danger Warning sign, and sent to the back of the shed in disgrace.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 RWS #38: Wilbert the Forest Engine - "Cab Over Wheels"
- ↑ RWS "Sodor: Reading Between the Lines" (2005)
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