Four unnamed blue engines have appeared in various magazine stories and other books.
The Lost Tank Engine
| This article is about the magazine engine. You may be looking for the Railway Series engine. |
A blue tank engine made an appearance in the book, The Monster Under the Shed. He was not named.
Biography
This engine was mentioned in a story told by James, and was said to always be ready to help. One night, a stationmaster asked him to get a coach that was left behind. The engine went to get it, but when the weather turned bad, he had to sleep in an old shed. Later, he woke up to a noise and when he opened his eyes, he saw fingers reaching for him from under the shed. He was chased out of the shed by a monster and never seen again, supposedly being eaten by the monster.
Personality
James put emphasizes that he was a brave blue engine who was eager to help.
Technical Details
Basis
The Lost Tank Engine loosely resembles an LSWR 0298 class Beattie well tank locomotive.
Livery
The Lost Tank Engine is painted blue with red lining.
Appearances
Gallery
The Poster Engine
The Poster Engine is a faceless unnamed blue express engine which made an appearance in a magazine story. It appeared on a poster advertising summer excursions on Sodor.
Technical Details
Basis
The poster engine is based on the LNER A1/A3 Pacific, but because of the top feed on the boiler, it resembles a non-streamlined LMS Coronation Class, albeit with the same running board as Gordon. It also has a Fowler Tender.
Livery
The poster engine is painted blue with red and black lining and has a crest on its tender.
Appearances
Gallery
The Tender Engine
An unnamed blue tender engine once appeared in the magazines. It annoyed Daisy after some coal dust got blown into her face from its tender.
Technical Details
Basis
The engine's basis is unknown.
Livery
The engine is painted blue with red lining. Its handrails are painted grey.
Appearances
Trivia
- It is possible that this engine is Edward, but illustrated incorrectly.
Gallery
The Little Engine
The Little Engine is an unnamed blue engine which made an appearance in a Mr. Perkins' Sleepover. It is the main protagonist of a story Mr. Perkins reads titled "The Little Engine's Big Day".
Biography
The Little Engine loves nothing more than puffing along the track pulling important loads. One day at a junction, he meets a Big Silver Engine, who calls him a "slow coach". The Little Engine feels insulted and goes as fast as he can to prove the Big Silver Engine wrong. However, he comes off the tracks from going too fast. Once he was back on the tracks, he continues his journey carefully to the Docks, this time ignoring the Big Silver Engine's teasing. He is praised by the Dock Manager for being really useful and he toots happily with pride.
Technical Details
Basis
The Little Engine is a well tank engine that looks similar to Bash & Dash.
Livery
The poster engine is painted blue.
Appearances
| Locomotives | Steam | The Little Blue Tank Engine* | Coffee Pots | W&SR Tank Engines* | Arlesdale Tramway Engines* | The Dark Green Tank Engine* | Lady** | Sodor Tramway Engines** |
|---|---|---|
| Diesel | Mavis | |
| Other | Ministry of Defence Engine* | Skarloey Funicular Railway Trams* | Vicarstown Tramway Engines** | |
| People | Burnett Stone** | |
| Locations | Anopha Quarry | The Magic Railroad** | Sodor Tramways** | |
| Locomotives | Victor | Sidney | Thirteen | Little Barford | Silver | The Blue Engines | The Flying Thistle | The Pier Train | The Cable Car | The High-Speed Post Train | River Mite | Prince | The Double Fairlie | The Coalbrookdale Locomotive |
|---|---|
| Rolling Stock | Annie and Clarabel's Old Friend | The Animal Sanctuary Coach | The Station Coach | The Play Coach | The New Coach | The Posh Coaches | Old Bennett | The Naughty Pink Truck | Carols on Wheels | The Old Guard's Van | The Elderly Brake Van |
| Vehicles | Angus | The Special Bus Service | The Open-Topped Double-Decker Bus | The Ice-Cream Van | The Float Lorry | The White Van | Bluebird | The Dodgems | Algy | The Tandem Rotor Helicopter |
| People | Farmer Collett | Dave | Minor Human Characters (magazines) | Minor Human Characters (annuals) |