Emily

Emily is a Stirling Single tender engine who has a big heart and acts as a sisterly figure to the other engines despite being fussy and impulsive at times. Following her rescue of Gordon from a collapsing bridge and James, Percy and Rebecca from a derailment, she was rewarded with being appointed safety engine, gaining her number twelve with it.

Emily is a Stirling Single tender engine who has a big heart and acts as a sisterly figure to the other engines despite being fussy and impulsive at times. Following her rescue of Gordon from a collapsing bridge and James, Percy and Rebecca from a derailment, she was rewarded with being appointed safety engine, gaining her number twelve with it.

She works mostly on the Main Line and once ran the Misty Valley Branch Line. She also has her own set of coaches.

Basis
Emily is based on a Great Northern Railway (GNR) G3 Stirling Single 4-2-2. Designed by Patrick Stirling in 1870 with 8ft 1in driving wheels and outside cylinders, these engines were specifically built for high speed expresses between London and York. These engine were also capable of hauling 280 ton trains at 50 mph, though they could reach 85 mph on lighter services. A total of fifty-three engines were built at Doncaster between 1870 and 1895, in three series: the 42 G class engines between 1870 and 1893, the 5 G2s in 1884 featuring helical driving wheel springs and the 6 G3s between 1894 and 1895, of which Emily is one, featuring the latest Stirling boiler and an updated cab. The last was withdrawn in 1916. The only surviving member of all three classes (G class No. 1) is on display at the National Railway Museum. The engine in preservation carried a small capacity Sturrock tender, which was given in it's first restoration in 1910. Recently, a derelict original Stirling Single tender used as a water and sludge carrier was found in Peterborough and, after restoration, was paired with the engine in 2014.

Trivia

 * Emily once spwan at Group Location but later she was moved to Tidmouth Sheds.