Jessie is a saddle tank engine who serves as a utility engine on the Fat Controller's Railway. She previous worked alongside her sisters at East Moors Steelworks in Cardiff, Wales.
Jessie | |
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Number |
18 |
Class |
Hunslet 0-6-0 saddle tank engine |
Designer |
Hunslet Engine Company |
Builder |
Hunslet Engine Works |
Arrived on Sodor |
1995 |
Bio
She was built in 1937 by the Hunslet Engine Company and worked at East Moors Steelworks along with seventeen other engines. She was withdrawn in 1965 and offered to the city of Cardiff, Wales and put on display at Splott Park. For fifteen years, she served as an attraction for children, and got to know plenty of children personally. Nevertheless, she still missed being in steam.
In 1980, she was purchased by Mike Pearce, a man who had worked at East Moors Steelworks and recognised Jessie when the Park wanted to sell her. He managed to acquire her and move her out of the park. She was brought to the Dean Forest Railway for restoration. Over the next fifteen years, Mike Pearce worked on her whenever he could. The opportunity to finally see her in steam again came in 1995 when the Fat Controller was looking for an 'Austerity' engine after Wilbert's successful trial to assist Donald and Douglas.
The Fat Controller agreed to restore her at the Sodor Steamworks, an overhaul that was completed in late 2003. She finally re-entered service on 29 December, and quickly proved herself a valuable addition. She is often found helping Norman and Pug at the Big Station or on Thomas's Branch Line, helping out with the goods work.
Persona
In her early days, Jessie was eager to work which caused her to take unnecessary risks at times. She also tended to argue with her sisters on multiple occasions. However, she learned from her mistakes and proved herself to be a hard worker. In the end, she was preserved at Splott Park and eventually was bought by the Fat Controller to work on Sodor. Since her return to service, she continues to prove her capability, and has adapted to life on Sodor. She likes to do her work without fuss but for one reason or another can get caught up in a situation which she usually tries to avoid. Regardless, she has been a valuable member of the Fat Controller's Railway.
Appearances
Adventures on Rails shorts
- James and Percy
- The Escape Plan
- Thomas and the Avalanche
- Work and Play
- Best Engines Ever
- You Lucky Engine
- Visiting Engines
- Stories from East Moors Steelworks
- Which Engine Knows Best?
Main Series
The New Adventures on Rails
- Volume one - Tenderfirst, Signals Crossed, Stuck in the Snow (does not speak), Oily in the Morning, Garage Sale, The Fire, High Tide, Too Many Trucks, Nose-diving, Down at the Station, Jessie and the Frozen Points, Ryan and the Boats (does not speak), and Thomas's Snowplough.
- Volume two - Taking Toby to the Works, Daisy and the Milk, New Livery, Easter at Harwick, Percy and the Mud, Trevor's Visit, Quarantine, Quarantine at Ffarquhar (mentioned), Jessie and the Old Engine, Percy and the Left Luggage (mentioned), Duck, Henry and the Tenders, and Christmas Help.
- Volume three - The Goods Train, Pilot Engines, Help Wanted, Thomas in Charge, The Milk and the Post, James and the Tar Wagons, Jessie and the Coaches, The Hose, The Queue, The Trouble with Ballast Trucks, Jessie and the Diesel Engines, Last Day at the Steelworks, and The Christmas Wall.
- Volume four - Ryan Helps Out, The Bridge, Thomas and the Storyteller, Mark of Distinction, Market Day, Percy's New Dome, Percy and the Special Truck, The Trouble with the Hay, Just Passing Through, The Rain Trials (does not speak), The Lonely Brakevan, Percy and the Level crossings, Daisy and the Carollers, and Gordon and the Railtour.
- Volume five - The Job (mentioned), Give Me a Brake, Respect for Gordon, Railhead, Jessie's Find, Thomas's Shortcut, and Henry and the Standing Stones.
- Volume six - James and the Trouble with the Snow, A Surprise for Percy.
Basis
She is a 0-6-0 saddle tank engine built by the Hunslet Engine Company.
Livery
Jessie is painted maroon with white lining. She carries a name plaque on the centre of both sides of her boiler and her number 18 in white with red lining on the sides of her bunker.
Trivia
- She was introduced as the engine the Fat Controller intended to acquire to assist Donald and Douglas and will also work on Thomas's Branch Line after Daisy was transferred to the Harwick Branch Line.
- She is based off a real engine who is owned by Mike Pearce and currently runs under the guise of Thomas at the Llangollen Railway until 2019. She is now in her original condition and located at the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway
- She appeared in the revised version of The Escape Plan and Percy and the Brake Van so as to give a small teaser to her proper debut in Work and Play.