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He is the biggest and fastest engine on the railway and usually pulls the Express service named The Wild Nor' Wester. His original Gresley valve gear caused problems, so he was rebuilt at Crewe Works in 1939 with a simpler two-cylinder layout. After extensive testing, he was sold to the NWR and arrived on Sodor in mid-1923. He was built at Doncaster Works under the Great Northern Railway between 1920-21. He is the prototype of his class, although this was never directly revealed in the Railway Series. 4) is a 4-6-2 ('Pacific') ex- London and North Eastern Railway Gresley Class A1 locomotive. Awdry claimed that it was a case of oversensitivity on the part of the race relations board, but he apologized and changed the offending sentence to 'as black as soot', which has been used in subsequent editions of the book. In 1972, articles in the British press raised this as an example of racism. In 'Henry's Sneeze', the character blasts some troublemaking schoolboys with soot and they 'ran away as black as niggers'.

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Henry was the central character in a controversial Railway Series story. He is fussy when someone crosses him, but is a very strong and willful engine. Henry is painted green with red stripes, and following his rebuild in 1935 has proven more than capable of pulling the express. After getting various letters from children about the character, Awdry changed his mind and in the sixth book, Henry the Green Engine, Henry is damaged in an accident and rebuilt at Crewe Works to the design of the Stanier 'Black Five'. Dalby's drawings made him look too similar to Gordon. There have been two Railway Series books devoted to him, namely Henry the Green Engine and Henry and the Express.ДЄwdry had wanted to write Henry out of the series, because Clarence R. He was built in 1919 and arrived on Sodor in 1922. 3) was originally a 4-6-0 built purportedly to stolen drawings for a GNR A1 prototype designed by Sir Nigel Gresley. He is in charge of his own branch line which runs from Wellsworth to Brendam. Careful maintenance and rebuilding over the years has made Edward a reliable performer. However, the bigger engines sometimes look down on him, once claiming to him that ''Tender Engines don't shunt'', and that he is old fashioned, but the Fat Controller still knows he's a Useful Engine despite his age. He likes working with trucks, which he is very knowledgeable about. He is very kind, always tries to help others, and has many friends. As a 'shy steamer', he was not required back when the construction work was finished, and was formally sold to the NWR in 1921.Д®dward is one of the oldest engines on Sodor, and the oldest currently working on the Fat Controller's railway. He was built in 1896 and arrived on Sodor in 1915 on loan with other engines to assist in the Railway's construction. He is the first character to appear in The Railway Series.

2) is a 4-4-0 ex- Furness Railway K2 class locomotive. Thomas is also the primary character in the eponymous television series, Thomas and Friends.Д®dward the Blue Engine (No. He is painted in NWR blue with red lining. He is very cheeky and impatient but he has a big heart. In mid-1925 he was put in charge of the branch line from Knapford to Ffarquhar, which he runs to this day. He arrived on Sodor presumably under Government auspices shortly after he was built in 1915, details of which remain obscure he was sold to the NWR in 1920 to avoid entitlement complications. 1) is a 0-6-0 T ex- London, Brighton and South Coast Railway E2 class locomotive. These are the main rolling stock of the North Western Railway (NWR), commonly referred to as the Fat Controller's railway: 4.3 The Coffee-Pot Engines (Tidmouth, Knapford & Elsbridge Railway).4.2 Bill and Ben (Sodor China Clay Company numbers 1 & 2).4.1 Stepney (Bluebell Railway, ex-London, Brighton and South Coast Railway No.1.1.9 Donald and Douglas (Numbers 9 and 10).