Roberts

Roberts is an old tank engine that works for Tri-ang Railways (TR) on Nerland. He is one of the railway's oldest second-hand locomotives.

Bio
Roberts was built at Brighton Works in 1875 as "Ewell" by the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) until sold to TR in 1901. Due to this change in ownership, Ewell renamed himself to "Roberts" as it was a more fitting and proper name.

Livery
Roberts is painted in TR Yellow with brass and red numberplates.

Basis
Roberts is based off a LB&SCR A1 "Terrier" 0-6-0T.

Filming model
Roberts' main models are repainted Hornby A1 and A1X Terriers.

Trivia
Roberts was originally planned to stay an A1 so he can continue to be as original as possible. This was changed in 2021 with the possibility of his age catching up on him and the lack of parts for original condition Terriers in the 1960s, ultimately resulting in his rebuild to an A1X.

Roberts' conversion from A1 to A1X was based off many Terriers receiving new boilers that included superheating to improve the class' performance and relocation of the sandboxes.


 * Roberts also features an extended bunker that was fitted to many A1X Terriers based on the Isle of Wight (IoW).

Roberts is partly inspired by Edward in Thomas & Friends.