Emily (JSS)

Emily is a Stirling Single tender engine. She works mostly on the Main Line and once ran the Misty Valley Branch Line. She also has her own set of coaches. Emily acts as a sisterly figure to the other engines, and though she can be bossy at times, she has a big heart.

Bio
Emily's history in Jacob's Sudrian Stories is largely the same as her television series counterpart.

She first appeared in Emily to the Rescue, where she, along with Brady and Olivia traveled to the Other Railway to save Kylie from scrap.

Later in Saving Benjamin, EMily, Brady, Olivia, and Kylie went back to the Other Railway to save Benjamin from scrap.

Persona
Emily acts as a sisterly figure to the others. She is kind and compassionate, and is always sensitive to the other engines' feelings. If she accidentally hurts someone’s feelings, knowingly or not, she is quick to apologise.

From the eighth to the sixteenth seasons, however, Emily had a nature of being fussy, bossy, rude and sarcastic to others. She had strived to be the best and sometimes caused mishaps, but always made up for them when she realised her errors.

From the King Of The Railway onwards, Emily has been portrayed more closely to her original personality, with subtler shades of bossiness and overconfidence. She also often acts as a voice of reason to everyone, particularly when James gets too big for his wheels, or when a friend needs moral support.

Basis
Emily is based on a Great Northern Railway G3 Stirling Single 4-2-2. Designed by Patrick Stirling in 1870 with 8 ft 1in driving wheels and outside cylinders, they were specifically built for high speed expresses between London and York. These locomotives were capable of hauling 280 ton trains at 50 mph, though they could reach 85 mph on lighter services. A total of 53 were built at Doncaster between 1870 and 1895, in three series introduced in 1870, 1884, and 1894 respectively; the last was withdrawn in 1916. The only surviving member of her class (No. 1) is on display at the National Railway Museum.

Livery
Emily is painted emerald green with gold and yellow lining. She has chocolate coloured running-boards and her buffers were originally bronze but are now silver.

Appearances

 * Emily to the Rescue
 * Saving Benjamin