Two of the most notable were 'Old Iron', in which he earned himself an overhaul by capturing a runaway James, and 'Edward's Exploit', in which he brought home a special train despite a breakdown, caused by one of his coupling rods breaking.Įdward has a branch line which he runs with BoCo, a diesel engine. Several of the stories revolving around him, both in the books and television series, have involved Edward proving his worth to the others.
It is true that he is the oldest engine on the Fat Controller's railway (indeed, he helped to build it), but he has proved time and time again that despite his age he is entirely capable of working as hard as any engine. The smaller engines such as Thomas the Tank Engine, Percy the Small Engine, Toby the Tram Engine and Duck the Great Western Engine respect him greatly and stick up for him at all times. However, the big engines tend to see him as old-fashioned and slow. He works hard and will always do his utmost to get a job done.
The younger engines can always rely on him to lend a listening ear and sympathetic advice.
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He is one of the major characters in both the Railway Series books and the Thomas & Friends television series.Įdward is a kind engine, who is always keen to help a friend in need and knows how to treat them respectfully. Like James, he is a mixed traffic engine, meaning that he can easily pull freight or passengers, and unlike most of the big engines he does not mind pulling trucks he even enjoys shunting them in the yards. Edward the Blue Engine is a blue 4-4-0 tender engine with red stripes, about the same size as James, and is the Number 2 engine on the North Western Railway.
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