Rosie

Rosie is a Cherry Red tank engine, who bares the no.37

Bio/Personality:
Rosie is a friendly, respectful and helpful tank engine who likes Thomas very much. She and Thomas like to have fun and also like to help each other when they are working. She also enjoys racing just as much as she loves to be really useful, and is very eager to prove her worth, as evidenced by her wanting to help Thomas deliver Alice's birthday presents, or even attempting to pull a special train on her own. Rosie can be described as a feisty, energetic and free-spirited tomboy who is not afraid to do hard work.

With the passage of time, Rosie became more levelheaded and mature, serving as a voice of reason to James' arrogance. She also stands no nonsense for teasing or rudeness, although she does have a good sense of humour and likes a friendly joke.

Rosie still manages a healthy relationship with Thomas, despite some incidents that unintentionally worry, annoy, or even embarrass her.

Technical Details:
Rosie is based of the United States Army Transportation Administration (USATC) S100 Class of 0-6-0 Tank Engines. The Locomotives were designed by Colonel Howard G. Hill, at total of 382 locomotives were constructed by the Davenport Locomotive Works in Davenport, Iowa, H.K. Porter Locomotive Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the Vulcan Iron Works of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, between 1942-1944. Most of them were shipped to the UK in 1943, where they remained in storage until after the D-Day Landings, where they were then shipped all across continental Europe. Following the war, the locomotives ended up all over Europe and Asia. In the UK, 15 S100's were purchased by the Southern Railway, where they were designated as the "USA" Class. A few others were acquired by the National Coal Board, Longmoor Military Railway, and the Austin Motor Company. Impressively, over 100 S100's have survived into preservation, with the majority in North America and Europe.

Rosie is a very faithful recreation of her basis, but has simpler valve gear compared to the prototype. Red is also another member of this class.

VA:
Old Iron and Old Worlds