Changes: Sir Handel

Sir Handel
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Class:	Sir Haydn
Designer:	Henry Hughes
Builder:	Falcon Works
Configuration:	0-4-2ST

Revision as of 22:28, 18 January 2021

Sir Handel is a blue narrow gauge engine, originally named Falcon.

Bio

Falcon was built at Falcon Works in Loughborough, England for the Mid Sodor Railway as an 0-4-0ST, causing him to bounce until he was rebuilt with a rear pony truck.

When the Mid Sodor Railway closed in 1947, he and Stuart were sold to the aluminum works at Peel Godred for an expansion project. They were sheeted at the project's close for almost a year, then both were purchased for a total of fifty pounds by the Skarloey Railway and renamed Sir Handel and Peter Sam respectively.

Sir Handel did not cope well with the worn track on the railway and would often derail - sometimes deliberately. He was given a pair of special wheels with broad tyres to cure this problem, dubbed "steamroller wheels" by the other engines.

In 1983, Sir Handel visited the Talyllyn Railway to help while Talyllyn was being mended. Sir Handel had plenty of adventures there, like pulling a wedding train and having to wear an eye-patch after colliding with a tree at Nant Gwernol.

When Peter Sam was brought back from the Talyllyn Railway early during a visit in 1995 Sir Handel became jealous and as a protest deliberately knocked out his firebars. He was sent to the shed and began to fear that he would never come out after weeks went by and no one came to see him. When The Thin Controller came in one day Sir Handel confessed and asked for a second chance. Sir Handel got his firebars later that day - no one bothered to tell him that they had only just arrived.

Sir Handel 2 — !!! **Steam roller Wheels** !!!

He is presently on loan to the Talyllyn Railway.

Persona

Sir Handel, named Falcon is his younger days while being brought up under the instruction of Duke, has been prone to moody tantrums, being stubborn and thinking that he knows better than others. He has broad wheels which hold well to the rails and has been said to give a smooth ride, perhaps contributing to his arrogant self-importance and his belief that he is a grand engine. He has been known in the past to take a disliking to the narrow gauge coaches (often referring to them as "cattle trucks"), feign illness, and think that he should be in charge. However, Sir Handel works to get things done and is proud to also be a reliable, helpful, and good-hearted engine. He has a habit of getting too big for his wheels.

Livery

He is painted blue with red and yellow lining.

Appearances

Adventures on Rails

Season 12 - Centenary of the Skarloey Railway (cameo)
Season 14 - Paxton and the Blue Mountain Quarry (cameo)
Season 16 - Dodger's New Routine

The New Adventures on Rails

Volume one - Motivation and Behind the Gate.
Volume two - Cliffhanger (does not speak).

Specials:

The Case of the Missing Engines

Sodor Adventures

Season 1 - Down the Bridge (mentioned), Sir Handel and the Ghost Engine, The Old Warrior. High and Mighty, and Butch's Chase
Season 2 - Coach Brakes, Rheneas and the Dinosaur (cameo), Paul and Rusty, The Importance of Being Neville, and Bluebells Forever
Season 3 - The Fastest Engine in the Hills, Paul and the Weedkiller, Don't Be Late!, and Luke and the Christmas Party
Season 4 - Duke's New Grace, Cows and Whistles (cameo), Broken Down Crane, and Harold and the Climbers
Season 5 - Henry Saves the Day, Thumper and the Avalanche, and Creepy Cutting