Rex

Rex is a green engine who works on the Arlesdale Railway.

Rex
Basis:	Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway's River Esk
Designer:	Henry Greenly
Designer:	Davey Paxman and Co.
Configuration:	2-8-2

Bio

Rex used to work on an unnamed line in England and was transferred to Sodor around 1967 along with Mike and Bert. He has suffered traction problems, but this has since been cured. Once, he was transporting hay bales on trucks and collided with some hay bales that had come loose from a farmer's tractor. Bert and Mike rescued him and their railway began to gain recognition.

Persona

Rex is a playful green miniature engine with a strong sense of humour. He is a hard worker, and is the natural leader of the little railway engines (in spite of the fact that Mike prefers to think he’s the leader). Rex is very proud of his railway and a great friend to the other engines, but he can’t help teasing Mike to stop him getting too full of himself. Most of the time Mike manages to return the banter, but sometimes he gets a little wound up. Luckily Rex is very good at helping Mike see the funny side again. He sometimes has problems with traction.

Livery

Rex is painted NWR green with red and yellow lining, a brass dome, green wheels, red nameplates with gold writing mounted each side of his smokebox and "Arlesdale" written in gold on his tender.

Appearances

The Many Adventures on the Island of Sodor

• Season 1 - Paxton Gets Pranked, Daisy the Green-Eyed Railcar (cameo), The Joke's on Them, Brake Van Bother (cameo), and Franklin All Around Sodor
• Season 2 - Daisy Does it All, Diesel's Good Deed, and Paint the Town Red (cameo)

The Adventures on Sodor

• Season 1 - The Great Western Way, Oliver and the Snowman, Bert's Milk Train, and Fergus and the Small Engines
• Season 2 - Trouble with Brake Vans (cameo)

Specials:

• The Great Storm of Sodor

Adventures on Rails

Shorts

• Best Engines Ever

The New Adventures on Rails

• Volume one - Blown Away and Ryan and the Boats.
• Volume three - The Re-opening and The Trouble with Ballast Trucks.

Lukeillie's Series

• Season 1 - Frank and the Rolling Thing
• Season 2 - Ryan's New Friend

PH's Railway Videos Series 1

• Series 1 - The Arlesdale Strike Parts 1, 2 & 3 and Derek's Dilemma (cameo only)

Gallery

Rex with Mike, Bert, and Thomas

Rex with Mike and Bert