RED ENGINE

“Of course. It’s because red is such a warm color.”

"It's no wonder why Henry would call you a 'Poor Old Groaner'."

it’s based off of heritages railways and counts sodor as being one gigantic ‘living history’ community. they are also very safety conscious and you’ll see signs that say “safety first!” pretty much everywhere.

there’s considerably a lesser amount of locomotives on the island. for example, bill and ben don’t have two engines, they only have one. and not every engine is used each day. some engines, like the number 4 engine, get used everyday for for the job they are synonymous with. the number 4 engine is almost always used for the express train. others, like the number 6 or number 2 engine, don’t always get used. if the number 1 engine is already running then that one will be used for the mail train.

the characters work in crews and who the crew is can change from day to day. some trains, like the mail train or the express, will have a regular crew. each character has a favorite locomotive to work with and yes, it corresponds with their locomotive counterparts.

they also have a standard uniform to wear when they are working. it’s the same blue jacket that you see the crew members wearing in the tv show. now that doesn’t mean they don’t have favorite or regular colors, they just can’t wear regular clothes to work.

“Good for me then as you can’t fight back!”

“Nah, this is the perfect place. And I have nothing better to do than harassing you right now.”

“Congrats on escaping the blowtorch again, Jamie….”