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{{youmay|''the characters''|''[[The Red Engine!|the magazine story]]''}}
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Two unnamed '''red engines''' have been featured in [[The Railway Series]]. Two more unnamed '''red engines''' appeared in the [[Magazines|magazine stories]] and another unnamed '''red engine''' appeared in a [[Mini Books|mini book]].
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Two unnamed '''red engines''' have been featured in ''[[The Railway Series]]''. Two more unnamed '''red engines''' appeared in the [[Magazines|''Thomas & Friends'' magazine stories]] and another unnamed '''red engine''' appeared in a [[Mini Books|mini book]]. The last one appeared in a [[Adventures on Sodor|promotional video]].
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==The First Red Tender Engine==
  
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==The First Red Tender Engine==
 
{{Infobox Character Vehicle
  
{{Infobox Character Vehicle
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|title1 = The First Red Tender Engine
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|title1 = The First Red Tender Engine
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|image1 = <gallery>
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|image1 = File:TheFirstRedEngine.png
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|first_appearance = [[The Three Railway Engines]] {{Note|1945}}
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File:TheFirstRedEngine2.png|II
  
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|last_appearance = The Three Railway Engines {{Note|1945}}
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File:TheFirstRedEngine1.png|I
  
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|creator(s) =
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</gallery>
  
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* [[Wilbert Awdry|Rev. W. Awdry]]
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|first_appearance = [[The Three Railway Engines]] {{RWS}}
  
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* [[William Middleton]]
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|last_appearance = [[The Three Railway Engines]] {{RWS}}
  
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|country_of_origin = {{flag|en}} [[The Mainland (RWS)|England]]
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|creator(s) = [[Wilbert Awdry|Rev. W. Awdry]]<br>[[William Middleton]]
  
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|country_of_origin = {{flag|en}} [[The Mainland|England]]
  
 
|gauge = {{Standard gauge}}
  
|gauge = {{Standard gauge}}
 
|power_type = Steam
  
|power_type = Steam
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|type = Tender engine
  
|type = Tender engine
 
|fuel_type = Coal
  
|fuel_type = Coal
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|configuration = 4-6-2
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|configuration = 4-6-2 {{Note|William Middleton}}
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|wheels = 18
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|wheels = 18 {{Note|William Middleton}}
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|arrived_on_sodor = 1922/23
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|arrived_on_sodor = Sometime in 1922/23
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|gender = Male
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}}'''The first red engine''' would tease [[Edward]] for his size and age . It is unknown what happened to the engine following this event.
  
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}}'''The first red engine''' once lived at [[Vicarstown Sheds (RWS)|Vicarstown Sheds]]. Like [[Henry (RWS)|the]] [[Gordon (RWS)|other]] [[87546|big]] [[98462|engines]], he teased [[Edward (RWS)|Edward]] for his size and age. It is unknown what happened to him after this event.
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===Personality===
  
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The engine, along with the four other engines ([[Henry]], [[Gordon]], [[87546 and 98462]]), liked to hurt Edward's feelings due to him being smaller and weaker than them.
  
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It is possible that they were proud, pompous and self-important.
  
   
 
===Technical Details===
  
===Technical Details===
 
====Basis====
  
====Basis====
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The exact basis for the first red engine is unknown. It is depicted as a 4-6-2 by [[William Middleton]], however it has a substantially smaller boiler than Gordon as well as a different cab. In C. Reginald Dalby's illustrations, it bares a similar shape to 98462, albeit with a taller and thinner chimney and dome.
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The exact basis for the first red engine is unknown. He is depicted as a 4-6-2 by [[William Middleton]], however he has a substantially smaller boiler than Gordon as well as a different cab. In [[C. Reginald Dalby]]'s illustrations, he bears a similar shape to 98462 albeit with a taller and thinner chimney and dome. He also resembles Henry and 87546 albeit without cylinders.
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====Livery====
  
====Livery====
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This engine is painted red with yellow lining. It has red wheels and the dome switches between red and black in illustrations.
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This engine is painted red with yellow lining. He has red wheels and his dome switches between red and black in illustrations.
   
 
===Appearances===
  
===Appearances===
 
<tabber>
  
<tabber>
 
Railway Series=
  
Railway Series=
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{{Scroll box|
 
===''[[The Railway Series]]''===
  
===''[[The Railway Series]]''===
 
* '''[[The Three Railway Engines]]''' - [[The Three Railway Engines#Edward's Day Out|Edward's Day Out]] {{Note|not named}} and [[The Three Railway Engines#The Sad Story of Henry|The Sad Story of Henry]] {{Note|William Middleton illustration only; does not speak}}
  
* '''[[The Three Railway Engines]]''' - [[The Three Railway Engines#Edward's Day Out|Edward's Day Out]] {{Note|not named}} and [[The Three Railway Engines#The Sad Story of Henry|The Sad Story of Henry]] {{Note|William Middleton illustration only; does not speak}}
   
 
====Companion Volumes====
  
====Companion Volumes====
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* '''1950''' - [[The_Three_Railway_Engines/Gallery#Painting_Book_.281950.29|Scenes from The Three Railway Series]] {{note|cameo}}
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* '''1950''' - [[Scenes from The Three Railway Engines]] {{note|cameo}}
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* '''1972''' - [[The Railway Series: Surprise Packet]] {{note|mentioned; not named}}
 
* '''1995''' - [[The Thomas the Tank Engine Man]] {{Mentioned}}
  
* '''1995''' - [[The Thomas the Tank Engine Man]] {{Mentioned}}
 
* '''1996''' - [[Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection]] {{note|not named}}
  
* '''1996''' - [[Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection]] {{note|not named}}
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* '''2005''' - [[Sodor: Reading Between the Lines]] {{note|mentioned; not named}}
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|-|Other Media=
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}}|-|Other Media=
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{{Scroll box|
 
===Video Releases===
  
===Video Releases===
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* '''1995''' - [[The Thomas the Tank Engine Man (Bookmark Documentary)|The Thomas the Tank Engine Man]] (''cameo'')
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* '''1995''' - [[The Thomas the Tank Engine Man (Bookmark Documentary)|The Thomas the Tank Engine Man]] {{Cameo}}
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* '''2015''' - [[Secret Journey of Thomas the Tank Engine]] (''cameo'')
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* '''2015''' - [[Secret Journey of Thomas the Tank Engine]] {{Cameo}}
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</tabber>
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}}</tabber>
   
 
===Trivia===
  
===Trivia===
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* In the original Middleton illustrations, the first and second red engines were depicted as the same character, hence them having the same wheel configuration.
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* In the original Middleton illustrations, the first and second red engines were depicted as the same character, hence them having the same wheel configuration.
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* The engine's role in [[The Sad Story of Henry]] was filled by [[Thomas]] when the story was adapted into the [[Thomas & Friends|television series]] and by [[James]] in [[The Adventure Begins]].
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* The engine's role in the [[The Sad Story of Henry|''Thomas & Friends'' adaptation of The Sad Story of Henry]] was filled by [[Thomas (T&F)|Thomas]] and [[James (T&F)|James]] in [[The Adventure Begins]].
   
 
===Gallery===
  
===Gallery===
 
====''The Railway Series''====
  
====''The Railway Series''====
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'''Main Series'''
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=====Main Series=====
 
<gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
  
<gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
 
File:Edward'sDayOutWilliamMiddleton1.jpg|The original six engines as illustrated by [[William Middleton]]
  
File:Edward'sDayOutWilliamMiddleton1.jpg|The original six engines as illustrated by [[William Middleton]]
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File:Edward'sDayOutWilliamMiddleton3.jpg
  
File:Edward'sDayOutWilliamMiddleton3.jpg
 
File:TheSadStoryofHenryWilliamMiddleton6.jpg|The engine attempting to push Henry out of [[Henry's Tunnel|Ballahoo Tunnel]]
  
File:TheSadStoryofHenryWilliamMiddleton6.jpg|The engine attempting to push Henry out of [[Henry's Tunnel|Ballahoo Tunnel]]
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File:EdwardsDayOutRS1.PNG|The engines at [[Tidmouth Sheds]] as illustrated by [[C. Reginald Dalby]]
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File:EdwardsDayOutRS1.PNG|The engines at [[Vicarstown Sheds]] as illustrated by [[C. Reginald Dalby]]
 
</gallery>
  
</gallery>
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'''Miscellaneous'''
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=====Miscellaneous=====
 
<gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
  
<gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
 
File:ScenesFromPage1-2.png
  
File:ScenesFromPage1-2.png
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File:TheThreeRailwayEnginesAwdry'sOriginalSketch2.jpg
  
File:TheThreeRailwayEnginesAwdry'sOriginalSketch2.jpg
 
</gallery>
  
</gallery>
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==The Second Red Tender Engine==
  
==The Second Red Tender Engine==
 
{{Infobox Character Vehicle
  
{{Infobox Character Vehicle
 
|title1 = The Second Red Tender Engine
  
|title1 = The Second Red Tender Engine
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|image1 = File:TheRedEngine2.png
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|image1 = File:TheSecondRedEngine.png
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|first_appearance = [[The Three Railway Engines]] {{RWS}}
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|first_appearance = [[The Three Railway Engines]] {{Note|1949; reillustration}}
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|last_appearance = [[The Three Railway Engines]] {{RWS}}
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|last_appearance = [[Henry the Green Engine]] {{note|1951}}
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|creator(s) =
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|creator(s) = [[Wilbert Awdry|Rev. W. Awdry]]<br>[[C. Reginald Dalby]]
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* [[Wilbert Awdry|Rev. W. Awdry]]
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|country_of_origin = {{flag|en}} [[The Mainland|England]]
  
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* [[C. Reginald Dalby]]
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|relative(s) = * [[James]]
  
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|country_of_origin = {{flag|en}} [[The Mainland (RWS)|England]]
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|relative(s) = [[James (RWS)|James]] {{Note|brother}}
 
|basis = [[wikipedia:L&YR Class 28|L&YR Class 28]] {{Note|modified}}
  
|basis = [[wikipedia:L&YR Class 28|L&YR Class 28]] {{Note|modified}}
 
|gauge = {{Standard gauge}}
  
|gauge = {{Standard gauge}}
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|configuration = 2-6-0
  
|configuration = 2-6-0
 
|wheels = 14
  
|wheels = 14
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|top_speed = 75 mph
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|top_speed = 80 mph {{Note|129 kph}}
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|designer(s) = George Hughes
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|designer(s) = [[Wikipedia:George Hughes (engineer)|George Hughes]]
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|builder(s) = Horwich Works
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|builder(s) = [[Wikipedia:Horwich Works|Horwich Works]]
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|year_built = Sometime in 1912
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|gendee = Male
  
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|gender = Male
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}}'''The second red engine''' once tried to push Henry out of [[Henry's Tunnel|a tunnel]], but without success (C. Reginald Dalby illustrations). It is unknown what happened to the engine following this event.
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}}'''The second red engine''' once tried to push [[Henry (RWS)|Henry]] out of [[Henry's Tunnel (RWS)|a tunnel]], but without success (C. Reginald Dalby illustrations). It is unknown what happened to the engine following this event. {{Ref|name=#11|[[The Railway Series|RWS]] #1: ''[[The Three Railway Engines]]'' - "[[The Three Railway Engines#The Sad Story of Henry|The Sad Story of Henry]]"}}
   
 
===Personality===
  
===Personality===
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This engine, unlike the first, seemed to be quite helpful, seeing as he tried to push Henry out of the tunnel after being asked.
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This engine, unlike the first, seemed to be quite helpful, seeing as he tried to push Henry out of the tunnel after being asked. {{Ref|name=#11}}
   
 
===Technical Details===
  
===Technical Details===
 
====Basis====
  
====Basis====
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Exactly like James, this engine is based on the L&YR Class 28, a class of 0-6-0 mixed-traffic tender locomotive designed by George Hughes for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and built by Horwich Works between 1909 and 1912.
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Exactly like [[James (RWS)|James]], this engine is based on a Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) Class 28, a class of 0-6-0 mixed-traffic tender engine designed by George Hughes for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and built by Horwich Works between 1909 and 1912.
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It was a rebuild of Aspinall's Class 27, with the addition of a Belpaire firebox, a Schmidt/"twin-plug" superheater and the extension of the footplate and front sandboxes and a Fowler tender.
  
It was a rebuild of Aspinall's Class 27, with the addition of a Belpaire firebox, a Schmidt/"twin-plug" superheater and the extension of the footplate and front sandboxes and a Fowler tender.
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<gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
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File:James'basis.jpg|The engine's basis
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File:FowlerTender.png|A Fowler tender
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</gallery>
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====Livery====
  
====Livery====
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This engine is painted in NWR red with black lining and yellow boiler bands. His dome is red and their roof is painted black. His front and driving wheels are red while his tender wheels are black.
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This engine is painted red with black lining and yellow boiler bands. His dome is painted red and his rooftop is painted black. His front and driving wheels are red while his tender wheels are black. Unlike James, he does not have handrails.
   
 
===Appearances===
  
===Appearances===
 
<tabber>
  
<tabber>
 
Railway Series=
  
Railway Series=
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{{Scroll box|
 
===''[[The Railway Series]]''===
  
===''[[The Railway Series]]''===
 
* '''[[The Three Railway Engines]]''' - [[The Three Railway Engines#The Sad Story of Henry|The Sad Story of Henry]] {{Note|C. Reginald Dalby illustration only; does not speak}}
  
* '''[[The Three Railway Engines]]''' - [[The Three Railway Engines#The Sad Story of Henry|The Sad Story of Henry]] {{Note|C. Reginald Dalby illustration only; does not speak}}
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* '''1995''' - [[The Thomas the Tank Engine Man]] {{Mentioned}}
  
* '''1995''' - [[The Thomas the Tank Engine Man]] {{Mentioned}}
 
* '''1996''' - [[Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection]] {{note|does not speak}}
  
* '''1996''' - [[Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection]] {{note|does not speak}}
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</tabber>
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}}</tabber>
   
 
===Trivia===
  
===Trivia===
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* Awdry's original sketches for The Sad Story of Henry depict this engine as a 4-4-0 rather than a 2-6-0.
 
* In the original Middleton illustrations, the first and second red engines were depicted as the same character, hence them having had the same wheel configuration.
  
* In the original Middleton illustrations, the first and second red engines were depicted as the same character, hence them having had the same wheel configuration.
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* This engine was originally illustrated to be [[James]]. However, children wrote to the [[Wilbert Awdry|Reverend W. Awdry]] asking why James was red before his repainting in the third book. With all the confusion, Awdry decided that it was not James, but a different character altogether.
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* This engine was originally illustrated to be [[James (RWS)|James]]. However, children wrote to the [[Wilbert Awdry|Reverend W. Awdry]] asking why James was red before his repainting in the third book. With all the confusion, Awdry decided that it was not James, but a different character altogether.
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* The engine's role in [[The Sad Story of Henry]] was replaced by [[Thomas]] when the story was adapted into the [[Thomas & Friends|television series]]. Ironically, James took his role in the special, [[The Adventure Begins]]. In the 1953 adaptation of [[The Sad Story of Henry|The Sad Story of Henry (1953)]], his role was also replaced by James.
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* The engine's role in the [[The Sad Story of Henry|''Thomas & Friends'' adaptation of The Sad Story of Henry]] was replaced by [[Thomas (T&F)|Thomas]]. Ironically, [[James (T&F)|James]] took his role in the special, ''[[The Adventure Begins]]'', in his original black livery. In [[The Sad Story of Henry (1953)|the 1953 adaptation of The Sad Story of Henry]], his role was also replaced by James.
   
 
===Gallery===
  
===Gallery===
 
====''The Railway Series''====
  
====''The Railway Series''====
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'''Main Series'''
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=====Main Series=====
 
<gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
  
<gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
 
File:TheSadStoryOfHenryRS6.PNG|The engine attempting to push Henry out of the tunnel
  
File:TheSadStoryOfHenryRS6.PNG|The engine attempting to push Henry out of the tunnel
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</gallery>
  
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====Others====
  
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<gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
  
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File:James'basis.jpg|The engine's basis
  
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File:FowlerTender.png|A Fowler tender
  
 
</gallery>
  
</gallery>
   
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|last_appearance = Thomas and the Tiger
  
|last_appearance = Thomas and the Tiger
 
|creator(s) = [[Ken Stott]]
  
|creator(s) = [[Ken Stott]]
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|gauge = {{Standard gauge}}
  
|gauge = {{Standard gauge}}
 
|power_type = Steam
  
|power_type = Steam
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|type = Tender engine
  
|type = Tender engine
 
|fuel_type = Coal
  
|fuel_type = Coal
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}}'''The third red tender engine''' once appeared on a photograph in the [[Sir Topham Hatt (T&F)|Fat Controller]]'s office. {{Ref|''[[Mini Books|Mini Books]]'': "[[Thomas and the Tiger]]"}}
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A '''Red Tender Engine''' once appeared on a photograph in the [[Sir Topham Hatt|Fat Controller's]] office.
  
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This engine appeared in the [[Mini Books|mini book]], [[Thomas and the Tiger]].
  
   
 
===Technical Details===
  
===Technical Details===
 
====Basis====
  
====Basis====
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This engine has no precise basis, however it appears to be either a 2-6-0 or 0-6-0 with no dome. The engine also has a Fowler tender. The engine also loosely resembles [[James]].
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This engine has no precise basis, however it appears to be either a 2-6-0 or 0-6-0 with no dome. The engine also has a Fowler tender.
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<gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
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File:FowlerTender.png|A Fowler tender
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</gallery>
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====Livery====
  
====Livery====
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The Engine is painted red, with black lining and a black smokebox.
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This engine is painted red, with black lining and a black smokebox.
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===Appearances===
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<tabber>
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Other Media=
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{{Scroll box|
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===Books===
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* '''1991''' - [[Thomas and the Tiger]] {{Cameo}}
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* '''1997''' - [[Thomas the Tank Engine's Big Blue Treasury]] {{Cameo}}
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}}</tabber>
   
 
===Gallery===
  
===Gallery===
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====''Thomas & Friends''====
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=====Miscellaneous=====
 
<gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
  
<gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
 
File:ThomasandtheTiger9.png
  
File:ThomasandtheTiger9.png
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File:FowlerTender.png|A Fowler tender
  
 
</gallery>
  
</gallery>
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{{clear}}
  
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|image1 = File:RedTankEngine1.png
  
|image1 = File:RedTankEngine1.png
 
|image2 = File:RedTankEngine2.png
  
|image2 = File:RedTankEngine2.png
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|creator(s)=[[Timothy Marwood]]
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|country_of_origin = {{Flag|ios}} [[Island of Sodor (RWS)|Island of Sodor]]
 
|gauge = {{Standard gauge}}
  
|gauge = {{Standard gauge}}
 
|power_type = Steam
  
|power_type = Steam
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|type = Well tank engines
  
|type = Well tank engines
 
|fuel_type = Coal
  
|fuel_type = Coal
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|configuration = * 0-6-0WT {{Note|first engine}}
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}}'''Two Red Tank Engines''' appeared in a magazine story. They were never named and their origins are not known.
  
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* 0-4-0WT {{Note|second engine}}
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|wheels = * 6 {{Note|first engine}}
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* 4 {{Note|second engine}}
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}}'''Two Red Tank Engines''' appeared in a magazine story. They were never named and their origins are unknown.
   
 
===Technical Details===
  
===Technical Details===
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===Basis===
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====Basis====
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Both engines do not appear to be based on any specific design.
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These engines do not appear to be based on any specific design.
   
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===Livery===
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====Livery====
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Both engines are painted red with yellow lining and black wheels.
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These engines are painted red with yellow lining and black wheels.
   
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===Appearances===
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{{clear}}
  
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<tabber>
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Other Media=
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{{Scroll box|
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====[[Magazines|Magazine Stories]]====
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* These engines appear in a "Counting Time" activity from the 1998-1999 [[Magazines#Fun_to_Learn_with_Thomas_the_Tank_Engine|Fun to Learn]] magazine.
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}}</tabber>
   
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===Trivia===
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==The Miniature Red Engine==
  
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* They appear to be an illustration error of [[James (T&F)|James]] portrayed as two different engines.
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{{Infobox Character Vehicle|title1 = The Miniature Red Engine|image1 = File:MiniatureRedEngine.png|country_of_origin = {{flag|ios}} [[Island of Sodor]]|power_type = Steam|vehicle = Locomotive|type = Tender engine|fuel_type = Coal|configuration = 2-4-2|wheels = 12}}
  
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'''The Miniature Red Engine''' was an engine who appeared in a magazine story with [[Thomas]] and [[Oliver]]. The engine has no face.
  
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===Gallery===
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====''Thomas & Friends''====
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=====Miscellaneous=====
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<gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
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File:CountingTime1998Magazine.jpeg
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</gallery>
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{{clear}}
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==The Red Tank Engine==
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{{Infobox Character Vehicle
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|title1 = The Red Tank Engine
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|image1 = File:RedTankEngine.png
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|country_of_origin =* {{Flag|ios}} [[Island of Sodor (RWS)|Island of Sodor]]
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* {{flag|en}} [[The Mainland (RWS)|England]] {{note|built}}
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|gauge = {{Standard gauge}}
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|power_type = Steam
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|vehicle = Locomotives
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|type = Tank Engine
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|fuel_type = Coal
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|configuration = 0-6-0T
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|wheels = 6
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|top_speed = 70 mph {{Note|113 kph}}
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|designer(s) = [[Wikipedia:L. B. Billinton|Lawson B. Billinton]]
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|builder(s) = [[Wikipedia:Brighton railway works|Brighton Works]]
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|year_built = June/September 1915
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|railway = [[:wikipedia:London, Brighton and South Coast Railway|London, Brighton and South Coast Railway]] {{Formerly}}
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}}'''The Red Tank Engine''' makes a cameo appearance in [[Adventures on Sodor]]. It is seen travelling over a bridge near [[Dryaw (T&F)|Dryaw]] station.
   
 
===Technical Details===
  
===Technical Details===
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===Basis===
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====Basis====
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The Red Tank Engine is based on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway 0-6-0 E2 class with extended side tanks. [[Thomas]] shares the same basis and modifications.
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The Miniature Red Engine does not appear to be based on any specific design. However, it bears some resemblance to "Katie", an engine from the Kirklees Light Railway.
  
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<gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
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===Livery===
  
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File:Thomas'prototype.png|Thomas' basis
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The engine is painted red with yellow lining, a brass dome and grey wheels.
  
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</gallery>
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====Livery====
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The Red Tank Engine is painted red with black lining, cab door, running board and wheels.
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===Appearances===
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<tabber>
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Television Series=
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{{Scroll box|
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====Videos====
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* '''2019''' - [[Adventures on Sodor]] {{cameo}}
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}}</tabber>
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===Trivia===
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* The Red Tank Engine is a pre-textured render of [[Thomas (T&F)|Thomas]] and reuses [[James (T&F)|James]]' whistle sound.
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* It resembles the [[Bachmann]] Junior red livery 0-6-0T '2005' steam locomotive, which is a recolour and retooling of the Bachmann Thomas model.
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* On the Czech [[Thomas and the Firework Display (Indian DVD)|Rise and Shine]] DVD menus, a mirrored image of Thomas is photoshopped to look painted red and James' face is edited onto Thomas' smokebox.
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====Audio Files====
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'''Whistle'''
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left:15px; width: 85%; text-align:center;"
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! width="163px" | First used
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! width="163px" | Last used
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! Sound Effect
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|-
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|[[Adventures on Sodor]]
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|Active
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|
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[[File:James%27_CGI_Whistle.ogg|center]]
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|}
   
 
===Gallery===
  
===Gallery===
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====''Thomas & Friends''====
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<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small" bordersize="none">
  
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=====Miscellaneous=====
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File:Katieklr.jpg|Katie
  
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<gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
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OllieRunsAwayFromHome!1.png
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File:AriseandShineCzechDVDMainMenu.png
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File:AriseandShineCzechDVDEpisodeSelection1-3.png
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File:AriseandShineCzechDVDEpisodeSelection4-6.png
 
</gallery>
  
</gallery>
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{{clear}}
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Latest revision as of 23:48, 6 August 2023

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Two unnamed red engines have been featured in The Railway Series. Two more unnamed red engines appeared in the Thomas & Friends magazine stories and another unnamed red engine appeared in a mini book. The last one appeared in a promotional video.

The First Red Tender Engine

The first red engine once lived at Vicarstown Sheds. Like the other big engines, he teased Edward for his size and age. It is unknown what happened to him after this event.

Technical Details

Basis

The exact basis for the first red engine is unknown. He is depicted as a 4-6-2 by William Middleton, however he has a substantially smaller boiler than Gordon as well as a different cab. In C. Reginald Dalby's illustrations, he bears a similar shape to 98462 albeit with a taller and thinner chimney and dome. He also resembles Henry and 87546 albeit without cylinders.

Livery

This engine is painted red with yellow lining. He has red wheels and his dome switches between red and black in illustrations.

Appearances

The Railway Series

Companion Volumes

Video Releases

Trivia

Gallery

The Railway Series

Main Series
Miscellaneous

The Second Red Tender Engine

The second red engine once tried to push Henry out of a tunnel, but without success (C. Reginald Dalby illustrations). It is unknown what happened to the engine following this event. [1]

Personality

This engine, unlike the first, seemed to be quite helpful, seeing as he tried to push Henry out of the tunnel after being asked. [1]

Technical Details

Basis

Exactly like James, this engine is based on a Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) Class 28, a class of 0-6-0 mixed-traffic tender engine designed by George Hughes for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and built by Horwich Works between 1909 and 1912.

It was a rebuild of Aspinall's Class 27, with the addition of a Belpaire firebox, a Schmidt/"twin-plug" superheater and the extension of the footplate and front sandboxes and a Fowler tender.

Livery

This engine is painted red with black lining and yellow boiler bands. His dome is painted red and his rooftop is painted black. His front and driving wheels are red while his tender wheels are black. Unlike James, he does not have handrails.

Appearances

The Railway Series

Companion Volumes

Trivia

  • Awdry's original sketches for The Sad Story of Henry depict this engine as a 4-4-0 rather than a 2-6-0.
  • In the original Middleton illustrations, the first and second red engines were depicted as the same character, hence them having had the same wheel configuration.
  • This engine was originally illustrated to be James. However, children wrote to the Reverend W. Awdry asking why James was red before his repainting in the third book. With all the confusion, Awdry decided that it was not James, but a different character altogether.
  • The engine's role in the Thomas & Friends adaptation of The Sad Story of Henry was replaced by Thomas. Ironically, James took his role in the special, The Adventure Begins, in his original black livery. In the 1953 adaptation of The Sad Story of Henry, his role was also replaced by James.

Gallery

The Railway Series

Main Series

The Third Red Tender Engine

The third red tender engine once appeared on a photograph in the Fat Controller's office. [2]

Technical Details

Basis

This engine has no precise basis, however it appears to be either a 2-6-0 or 0-6-0 with no dome. The engine also has a Fowler tender.

Livery

This engine is painted red, with black lining and a black smokebox.

Appearances

Gallery

Thomas & Friends

Miscellaneous


The Red Tank Engines

Two Red Tank Engines appeared in a magazine story. They were never named and their origins are unknown.

Technical Details

Basis

These engines do not appear to be based on any specific design.

Livery

These engines are painted red with yellow lining and black wheels.

Appearances

Magazine Stories

  • These engines appear in a "Counting Time" activity from the 1998-1999 Fun to Learn magazine.

Trivia

  • They appear to be an illustration error of James portrayed as two different engines.

Gallery

Thomas & Friends

Miscellaneous

The Red Tank Engine

The Red Tank Engine makes a cameo appearance in Adventures on Sodor. It is seen travelling over a bridge near Dryaw station.

Technical Details

Basis

The Red Tank Engine is based on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway 0-6-0 E2 class with extended side tanks. Thomas shares the same basis and modifications.

Livery

The Red Tank Engine is painted red with black lining, cab door, running board and wheels.

Appearances

Videos

Trivia

  • The Red Tank Engine is a pre-textured render of Thomas and reuses James' whistle sound.
  • It resembles the Bachmann Junior red livery 0-6-0T '2005' steam locomotive, which is a recolour and retooling of the Bachmann Thomas model.
  • On the Czech Rise and Shine DVD menus, a mirrored image of Thomas is photoshopped to look painted red and James' face is edited onto Thomas' smokebox.

Audio Files

Whistle

First used Last used Sound Effect
Adventures on Sodor Active

Gallery

Thomas & Friends

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 RWS #1: The Three Railway Engines - "The Sad Story of Henry"
  2. ↑ Mini Books: "Thomas and the Tiger"


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