Bertram (Thomasfan9)

 “Hello, whoever you are.”
 * ―Bertram, The Adventure Goes On

Bertram (formerly known as Smudger and Stanley) nicknamed the "Old Warrior" by the railway staff because of his bravery, is an old narrow gauge tank-tender engine who worked at the mines. He lived on a remote part of the Island that was once very rarely visited.

Bio
Stanley was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works sometime around 1878, and apparently worked in the United States before arriving on Sodor. Following the end of the First World War, Stanley was bought secondhand as army surplus by the Mid Sodor Railway and was re-gauged. Unfortunately, Stanley proved to be a bad bargain. As he had not been re-gauged properly, Stanley was prone to riding roughly along the track and often derailed, though he believed this was no big deal. Repeated attempts to cure this habit failed, and Stanley was stripped of his wheels and became a pumping engine behind the engine sheds at Arlesdale. Duke later lectured Stuart and Falcon about Stanley's downfall and they became "unusually good for several days". In 1960, after the railway closed, he was left their. One year later, Stanley was later relocated to Cas-ny-Hawin and renamed Smudger to pump out water from the mines, but by December 1961 he was becoming worn-out and broke down, causing the mines to flood. With no reason to stay open, the Mine Railway was closed in 1962. He was kidnapped by workmen and taken to Arlesburgh Gold Mine. He was renamed Bertram. One night, he crashed into the rocks and was never seen. In 2nd April 1962, he was rediscovered by Toby. He now works at the Blue Mountain Quarry.

Personality
When Bertram first arrived on Sodor as Stanley, he was a very careless and rude engine who had many accidents. The time as a generator, though, gave him time to rethink his careless ways and he became a hard working engine when he was rebuilt. After he lost his memory in 1929, he became very cheerful to the extreme, which often annoyed the others.

Basis
Bertram was based on a Baldwin Class 10-12-D 4-6-0 pannier tank engine, built at the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for service in the First World War. They were sent to the United Kingdom and the British War Office chose them to be the principal military steam locomotive for the trench railways. However, they were rough riders and had the tendency to derail. After the war ended in 1918, various railways, such as the Welsh Highland and the Snailbeach District Railway acquired them as surplus. Five of these engines are known to be preserved. Stanley had been re-gauged from 1ft 11 5/8in to 2ft 3in. After his rebuilt, he was based off of the Talyllyn Railway's Dolgoch, a Fletcher Jennings Class Bb 0-4-0WT. Rheneas, Jennings and Rusty's Ghost Engine (firefly formation) share the same basis. Then, after his re-rebuilt, Bertram is based on Prince, a George England tender engine on the Ffestiniog Railway. Duke is another member of this class. Bertram has been re-gauged from 1ft 11 1⁄2in to 2ft 3in and been given loose couplings.

Livery
Bertram was painted red. Then, he was painted dark green with black lining. He had black and brass name and number plates on the sides of his boiler and coal bunkers respectively. Promotional artwork and merchandise ranges have depicted Smudger with either a black or brass dome. Despite being numbered on television, no toy or artwork has shown him with his number. Then, Bertram is painted dark brown with red lining. A promotional image shows Bertram painted dark green. In some of his merchandise, he has two brown or red nameplates on either side of his saddletank with his name written in gold. Bertram's original wooden railway toy depicts him with a red cab roof, domes and lining. He also has "L" in place of his nameplates.

Season 1

 * Important Jobs (cameo)