Oliver

Oliver is the number 11 of the NWR

Bio/Personality:
Despite his heroism and daring feats of escape, Oliver is an engine who is willing to admit every day is a learning curve. When he was still new to Sodor, he let the other engines' responses to his courage, resource and sagacity from his amazing recounts of daring escapes and adventures get to his smokebox and he became conceited. However, when the Troublesome Trucks pushed him into the turntable well, he grew into a much humbler, settled engine and was far warier of trucks. But later, with some help from his brake van Toad, he did gain much respect and authority among the trucks when he showed his strength with the ringleader of the trucks, S.C. Ruffey, a little more than he had perhaps been intending. Oliver still has gumption but is now a more obedient, sensible engine. He feels his responsibility on the railway deeply, is ever thankful for being aided in his escape from scrap by Douglas and is a trustworthy, tenacious, plucky engine. However, he can still be occasionally boastful or temperamental; despite this setback, Oliver is still one of the more really useful and well-behaved engines on Sodor.

Season 1:

 * Jealousy

Technical Details:
Oliver is based on the Great Western Railway's 14XX Class of 0-4-2 Tank Engines. Designed by Charles Collet, 75 locomotives were constructed at the GWR's Works at Swindon between 1932 and 1936. Originally Classified as the 4800 Class, they were designed to work with the GWR's Autocoaches, a specialized coach designed for push/pull trains. The Reclassification into 14XX came in 1946, following the GWR's Decision to convert 12 members of the GWR's 2800 Class to oil firing, which themselves were reclassified as 4800's, hence the reclassification. The class was withdrawn between 1956 and 1965, with 4 members surviving into preservation.

Oliver Specifically is based on engine #1436, who, sadly, was not among the 4 14XX's that survived into preservation.

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