Railway Characters

Thomas The Tank Engine was brought for the building of Sodor Railway many years ago and never really got to see much in his days as a young engine, he was always shunting for the bigger engines, and longed to come out of the station yards and see what the world was really like. his chance came after a few months when he was to pull the Express for Henry when he was ill, and failed by leaving the train behind back at the station, but the passengers forgave him for that. Thomas is very happy now, he works with his Friends Edward, Henry, Gordon, James and Percy at the station and are always busy with passengers and Freight duties.

Edward The Blue Engine is based on an LNER D40 class 4-4-0 tender engine, Edward is old and is known to the others as a Back Engine, Edward was bought to sodor for Helping to build the Railway with Thomas many years ago, he has his own line which Runs from a station called Wellsworth onto a beautiful Branchline far across sodor and ends and Brendam Docks, Edward is a kind and Gentle engine and has never Had Problems with Trucks or coaches, the Trucks like edward becuase he doesn't bash them about like all the other engines do. Edward can often be seen Shunting in Wellsworth yards and Brendam Docks.

Henry The Green Engine Is sodor's No.3 Engine, he was bought to help with the Building of Sodor many years ago with Thomas and Edward, There were many things wrong with Henry, He has often been known to be accident prone and very unwell in some cases. Our First discovery about Henry was When the Fat Controller Ordered an Atlantic Engine from the other Railway, What he Recived was an Experimental LNER A3 Gone Wrong, Poor Henry was not happy at first, he had a Small fireboc whcih Couldn't makle very much Steam and made his trains seem heavier to him, The Issues were in the Gresley Blue Prints of the LNER A3's, Henry was actually a Remake of an LNER A3, but it had gone wrong. In The End he had an Accident and was Sent to Crewe where he was Rebuilt into an LMS 4-6-0 and could make better Steam and had a Larger Firebox fitted.

Gordon The Big Blue Engine is a very powerful and heavy Express Engine, he pulls all the passenger trains on Sodor and has loved doing so since Day 1 when he first arrived after the Railway was Completed, Gordon is high Spirited and loves to somtimes show off infront of the other engines.

Gordon is based on an LNER A3 like the Flying Scotsman, the world Famous Steam locomotive of the NRM in York, gordon and his Doncaster Brothers are the soul Survivors of the LNER, and have been ever since. Gordon had 2 accidents on Sodor, his first one was on Edwards hill with his silly Trucks and the second after he Ran off the Rails into a dirty Smelly Ditch.