#redward

Edward: Has made a name for himself on the Furness Railway for being followed by a string of bad luck, either running late, breaking down or in some need of rescuing. Coworkers have taken to calling him "Shy-steam", "worst driver on the railway" or "a fireman's worst nightmare". Edward believes that the only reason he was chosen to go to Sodor was so that he could "be someone else's problem instead". The night Edward was supposed to take his train across the bridge his fireman was a no show, leaving Edward stranded. Edward was pretty sure he was about to be fired if he failed this task, and during his panicked pacing stumbles across Thomas digging through the bins. Edward takes pity on him and offers him part of the sandwich he'd packed for the journey, and even offers him a hot meal if Thomas helps him get his train across the bridge. He feels guilty asking such a thing, but it works out in the end as Thomas ends up sticking around and the two become great friends with Edward teaching Thomas everything there is to know about working with steam engines until the day Sir Topham mysteriously got his hands on a little tank engine that was in need of a driver.