Skarloey

"Without regard for his own safety, Skarloey pressed through the ponded areas..."

— Edward, A History of its Railways

Skarloey
Character Information
Date of Birth:	1865
Place of Birth:	Wales
Arrived on Sodor:	1884
Nationality:	Welsh
Gender:	Male
Works at:	Skarloey Railway (1884-Present)
Relatives:	Rheneas (brother)
First appearance:	Fire
Color:	Red
Number:	SKR 1
Wheels:	6
Configuration:	0-4-2
Basis:	Talyllyn

Skarloey is a narrow gauge saddletank engine and one of the oldest engines on the Skarloey Railway.

Biography

Skarloey and Rheneas arrived from Wales to work on what was the Crovan's Gate Railway in 1884, and, for the next year, they helped extend the line to the hills outside Boxford, the location of the ballast mines. When the line was opened on July 6th 1885, Skarloey and Rheneas set to work immediately, bringing ballast from the mine to the chute at Crovan's Gate. In the autumn of 1887, the Island of Sodor was inundated with heavy rain; when Skarloey and Rheneas were in their shed, they got word that the quarry had to be evacuated for flash flooding. Since Rheneas was undergoing maintenance, Skarloey had to rush to the rescue. When he arrived, he found a huge section of it submerged in water and workmen stranded on rooftops. Without regard for his own safety, Skarloey plunged into the flood, despite the pain, and retrieved the workmen to bring them back to Crovan's Gate safely. Skarloey became famous and the line became colloquially referred to as "Skarloey's Railway". Thus the company was officially renamed to "Skarloey Railway".

In 1910, Skarloey and Rheneas were joined by Ivo Hugh, who had arrived to assist them extend the line to the riverside communities and help it become more than an industrial railway. In 1928, they were joined by Duncan.

Persona

Skarloey is fair, brave, and friendly. He acts kindly to engines and passengers.

Livery

Skarloey is painted in the Skarloey Railway's standard red livery with blue and yellow lining and with his name painted in yellow on the sides of his saddletank, and a brass dome.

Since his model used in Fire was based on his television series model, he was instead painted red with white lining.

Basis

Basis

Skarloey is based on the Talyllyn Railway's Talyllyn, a Fletcher Jennings Class C 0-4-2ST built in 1864.

Trivia

• In Fire, Skarloey had a different model.

Appearances

The Stories of Sodor

Season 1

• Legality (does not speak)
• Fire (does not speak)
• Passengers (does not speak)
• Goods
• Scrap
• Ghost (cameo)
• Cows (mentioned)
• Jinxed (cameo)
• Luck

Season 2

• Visitor (cameo)
• Inspection (cameo)
• Strike
• Sabotage (cameo)
• Prejudice
• Maintenance
• Parade (cameo)

Stories of War

• Evacuation (cameo)
• Blitz

Season 3

• Aftermath
• Nationalisation (cameo)
• Industry
• Closure
• Fog (cameo)

Season 4

• Treasure
• Diplomacy
• Expansion
• Creature
• Lamp
• Revelations
• Relationships (cameo)
• Return

Season 5

• Fallout (cameo)

Sodor Shorts

• Song (cameo)
• Mistake (cameo)
• Preview (in the preview)
• Update (in the new intro)
• Production
• Idiom
• Mispronounced
• Unexpected
• Begging

Sodor Specials

• Non-Faceless Vehicles (cameo)
• A History of its Railways (cameo)

Gallery

His old model

References

• https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/Skarloey

See Also

Skarloey Railway

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