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Rosemary Banks (or Rosie for short) is a SR USA Class tank engine from the United States of America.

Biography[]

Rosie first arrived on Sodor during World War ll in 1942, serving as Benson's replacement at Fort Sudrian. Over the years during her time, she became very close with James.

One night in 1947, after returning some fuel tankers to the depot, Rosie set off back to the fort, but she ended up derailing on the bridge outside Crosby from pieces of scrap metal being left on the line. Scared of trying to move or go get help, Rosie and her crew had to wait. Luckily, Whiff arrived early morning and using a tow cable, manage to keep Rosie steady. Whiff's driver immediately went to Crosby and inform the stationmaster and signalman about the situation and after a couple hours of careful maneuvering, Rosie was rescued by Mickey and taken to the works to be inspected for any damage.

In 1962, Fort Sudrian was to be decommissioned. The Fat Controller was able to make a deal with her right before the Fort closed. After finding a loophole in her service contract, he offered her to work on the Brendam Branch, which she gladly accepted.

Livery[]

Rosie is painted lavender with light grey tank panels, red lining and gold boiler bands. Her wheels were red with light grey rims.

Basis[]

Rosie is based on the Southern Railway (SR) USA Class. The class originated as the United States Army Transportation Corps (USATC) S100 Class, which were designed and built for shunting duties in Europe during the Second World War. After the war ended, fifteen of the S100s were sold to the Southern Railway, who modified them for use as dockyard shunters at Southampton. There, they worked alongside the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) E2s (Thomas’ class). The SR USA Class was replaced by British Rail (BR) Class 07 diesels (Salty's class) in 1962, however some members of the class remained in service on departmental duties until 1967.

Trivia[]

  • Rosie's full name is Rosemary Banks.
  • She gained a new model in the Sodor Short, Surprise.
  • Even though she was repainted red in Season 21 of the television show, Rosie is still shown in her lavender color in The Stories of Sodor.

Appearances[]

The Stories of Sodor[]

Stories of War[]

Season 3[]

Season 4[]

Season 5[]

Sodor Shorts[]

Miscellaneous[]

Gallery[]

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