Oliver

   Oliver    Oliver is a Great Western tank engine who works on Duck's Branch Line.
 * Number: 11, previously 1436
 * Class: GWR 14xx 0-4-2T
 * Configuration: 0-4-2T
 * Built: August 1934
 * Rebuilt: 1959
 * Arrived on Sodor: 1967

Bio
Oliver worked on the Great Western Railway. Sometime during the 1960s, he ran away for fear of being scrapped with his coach, Isabel, and a brakevan named Toad. Douglas then found, saved, and brought them to the North Western Railway. The other engines were impressed by his adventures and the attention soon went to Oliver's smokebox. He was so conceited that he ignored Duck and Donald's advice about trucks and several pushed him into the turntable well. Upon his return from the Works, Oliver regained his respect after pulling the ringleader of the trucks, S. C. Ruffey, apart.

Persona
Oliver escaped the dreaded scrapyards of the Mainland, mainly thanks to Douglas, but also as the result of sympathetic signalmen, luck, and using "goods only" routes under cover of darkness, with some close calls along the way. Despite his previous heroism and daring feats, Oliver is an engine who is willing to admit every day is a learning curve. When he was still new to Sodor, he let the other engines' responses to his courage, resource, and sagacity from his amazing recounts of daring escapes and adventures get to his smokebox and he became conceited. However, when troublesome trucks pushed him into the turntable well, he grew into a much more humble, settled engine and was far warier of trucks.

Appearances

 * Season 1 - James and the Important Passenger (cameo), Good Ol' Ollie, Duck's Sweet Special, Happy New Year!, and Kelly's Snowy Day.