Politicians….as….trains. YES! Obviously.

Well, I touched on this in my last post, but I might as well post the extent of the madness and malady that is my brain.

Warning: may cause hysterical hyperventilation.

ETA: In literally ridiculous news, The Financial Times picked up on this post here. I’m famous! One day people will give me a job in “satire”.

GORDON IS GORDON THE BIG ENGINE

"Gordon views himself as the most important engine because he is the biggest (not including Murdoch from Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends) and he pulls the Express. Although he can be boastful, he is hard working and strong, and performs his express duties to the absolute best of his ability. He is sometimes teased by other engines, particularly the smaller ones, and has been known to have a good-natured rivalry with fellow main line engine Henry the Green Engine."

DAVE IS HENRY THE GREEN ENGINE“In this story he went into a tunnel and refused to come out due to fears that the rain would spoil his paint.”

NICK IS THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE


“Thomas was used initially as a station pilot engine in the first three stories in book 2,but longed for more important jobs such as pulling the express train like Gordon; his inexperience prevented this. In the fourth story, “Thomas and the Breakdown Train”, Thomas rescues James and is rewarded with his own branch line.”

 

GIDS IS JAMES THE RED ENGINE

 

"He hates pulling trucks, and believes that he should only be used to pull coaches. He thinks himself superior to the other engines, and can be shallow, boastful and arrogant – particularly to Edward, and those engines who appear old-fashioned, weak, slow or dirty."

MANDY IS DIESEL

"Duck was unimpressed by Diesel's claims of being "revolutionary" and left him to his own devices. As a result, Diesel was made into a laughing stock by the trucks for trying to pull some rusty old trucks and failing spectacularly, and Diesel blamed Duck for not helping him. Diesel swore a vendetta, and spread rumours that Duck had given the big engines rude nicknames. Duck was sent to Wellsworth pending an inquiry into the matter, but Diesel got too big for his boots and tried telling lies about Henry. He was found out and sent home in disgrace. Diesel is, in essence, the average pantomime villain. He is oily, malicious, devious, scheming and full of ideas to get revenge. It appears Diesel has a good side in him, but one would still have to look deep to find it. "Devious" Diesel is a devious diesel shunter."

VINCE IS EDWARD THE BLUE ENGINE

"Edward is a kind engine, who is always keen to help a friend in need. The younger engines can always rely on him to lend a listening ear and sympathetic advice. He works hard and will always do his utmost to get a job done."

BURNHAM IS PERCY THE SMALL ENGINE

"He is the smallest, youngest and probably cheekiest, of the principal steam engine characters."

BALLS IS TOBY THE TRAM ENGINE

"Toby is first seen reminding the other engines that they must not let Diesel 10 push them around."

DANNY IS TERENCE THE TRACTOR

"He is slow but good enough – he can go anywhere, because of his caterpillar tracks. He becomes good friends with Thomas after Terence helps Thomas out of a snow drift."

BORIS IS BERTIE THE BUS

"He is cheerful and boisterous, and although he enjoys a good-natured rivalry with the engines, he is most usually seen helping them out, whether bringing passengers or assisting when the railway is out of action."

 

DLAWS IS TREVOR THE TRACTION ENGINE

 

"He is very versatile and can work almost anywhere. He has made friends with BoCo and Edward, but is very quiet and shy. He loves the railway and has no prejudice against any of the engines. He now lives at the vicarage orchard at Wellsworth on Edward's Branch Line."

MILIBROS ARE DONALD & DOUGLAS

"The Fat Controller originally only ordered one engine but was surprised when two arrived, neither with numbers or any distinguishing features – both engines were painted completely black. He could not tell which engine was which, and so decided to keep whichever one was the more useful."

BERCOW IS HAROLD THE HELICOPTER

"He keeps a watchful eye over the Island in case of trouble, and speeds to the rescue of anyone in distress."

WLLM IS DUCK THE GREAT WESTERN ENGINE

""There are two ways of doing things," Duck says, "the Great Western Way or the wrong way." This has been known to annoy the other engines.""

CAROLINE IS EMILY

"Emily had been a kind-hearted engine when she first arrived. But soon she gained a more bossy attitude. She bossed Thomas once, which made him cross. She has been good friends with Thomas ever since her first arrival."

PICKLES IS THE FAT CONTROLLER

"In the Season 8 episode "Halloween", he is briefly shown wearing a wizard costume."

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