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Culdee is a narrow gauge mountain-climbing engine named after Culdee Fell, the mountain his railway climbs. He has his own coach named Catherine.
Biography[]
The Railway Series[]
Culdee was built at the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works in Winterthur, Switzerland, and arrived on Sodor alongside the other four engines in time for the railway's inspection and opening. In March 1900, he was the first to be used in the test runs on the Culdee Fell Railway, pushing two coaches to the Summit. Following Godred's accident, Culdee and the three other engines worked the line successfully for 60 years. They were carefully maintained and sent back, in rotation, to the builders in Switzerland for overhaul.
By 1960, the four engines were ageing and the crunch came when it became apparent that both Culdee and Shane Dooiney would need heavy overhauls in the near future, so three new engines were ordered. When Lord Harry was delivered in March 1962, Culdee left for overhaul first instead of Shane Dooiney as he was the most run-down of the two. He arrived back on Sodor in May 1963, with Donald taking him back to the Culdee Fell Railway. While on his way, Culdee got to tell stories about his railway to some of the engines of the Skarloey Railway[1]
Magazine Stories[]
Culdee has appeared in a few magazine stories. He retains most of his Railway Series characteristics, with him working on the Culdee Fell Railway on Sodor. One time, him, Sir Handel and Lord Harry were arguing about whose turn it is to pull coal trucks[2].
Personality[]
Culdee is careful, cautious and friendly. He is filled with advice to give to the other engines, including unruly ones. Culdee is the sensible one of the Mountain Railway, and he often tries to tell difficult engines their faults and warns them what might happen. He and his coach, Catherine are a fine team, and favourites with passengers. But he does like a bit of excitement and tells great stories about the other engines, including the sad story about Godred's misfortune.
Basis[]
Culdee is based on No. 4 Snowdon, an engine who works on the Snowdon Mountain Railway.
Livery[]
Culdee is painted in the Culdee Fell Railway's livery of purple with orange lining. His number (4) is painted on the sides and back of his cab in yellow and he has a red nameplate on the sides of his tanks with his name painted on them in gold.
Trivia[]
- In Sudric, "Culdee" translates as "Companion of God". The real life origin of the term comes from members of Christian monastic and eremitical communities of Ireland, Scotland, and England in the Middle Ages who were called "Culdees", which means "client/companion of God".
- Like the other engines of the Culdee Fell Railway, Culdee has a face at each end.
- When the Culdee Fell Railway engines and coaches were all repainted in the twenty-sixth season, Culdee was the only one to retain the CFR's purple and orange livery.
References[]
- ↑ RWS.ME.01."Mountain Engine"
- ↑ Magazine.2001."A Special Story About Sir Handel"
Locomotives | Godred | Ernest | Wilfred | Culdee | Shane Dooiney | Lord Harry/No. 6/Patrick | Alaric | Eric |
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Rolling Stock | Coaches | Catherine | The Truck |
People | Lord Harry Barrane | Mr. Walter Richards |
Locations | Kirk Machan (Engine Sheds) | Shiloh | Poll-ny-Chrink | Skarloey Road | Devil's Back | Culdee Fell Summit |
North America | Canada | Ravi Baboolal | ✦Vinnie | Olivia | Hunter | Ava and Eve | Noah |
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Cuba | ✦Victor | |
Mexico | Carlos | |
USA | Beau | Natalie | Sam | Vinnie | ✦Bash and Dash | ✦Caitlin | ✦Connor | ✦Ferdinand | ✦Hank | ✦Daniel | Jasmine | ✦Marion | ✦Philip | ✦Porter | ✦Timothy | ✦Lexi | Iolite | Angel | Blue Topaz | Imperial Topaz | Red Imperial Topaz | Poppy | Ocean | Serpentine | Beryl | Labradorite | Corundum | Pietersite | Boulder Opal | Fire Agate | Winza | Fuxite | Rainbow Moonstone | Meteorite | Mookaite | Goldstone | Conch Pearl | Tremolite | Mystic Quartz | Blue Quantum Quartz | Dragon Breath Opal | Mystic Topaz | Tsavorite | Carnelian | Chalcedony | Bloodstone | ✦Ametrine | ✦Star | ✦Rhodonite | ✦Fluorite | ✦Padparadscha | Rutile | Alexandrite | Amethyst | Blue Diamond | Blue Pearl | Blue Sapphire | Citrine | Emerald | Fluorite | Fuchsia Sapphire | Green Diamond | Green Pearl | Holly Blue Agate | Lapis Lazuli | Jasper | Malachite | Onyx | Opal | Peridot | Pink Diamond | Pink Pearl | Purple Sapphire | Rainbow Sapphire | Rainbow Quartz | Red Diamond | Red Pearl | Rhodochrosite | Rhodonite | Ruby | Ruby Aura Quartz | Ruby Zoisite | Sardonyx | Smoky Quartz | White Diamond | White Pearl | Yellow Diamond | Yellow Pearl | Yellow Sapphire | Euclase | Al Kindle | Andrea Suarez | Chris Rose | Greg Gibson | Kenny Florian | Mike Gellatly | Paul Ventimiglia | Will Bales | Marc DeVidts | |
South America | Brazil | Cassia | Emerson | Gabriela | Gustavo | Raul |
Colombia | Gator | |
Europe | Belgium | Axel |
France | Etienne | ✦Millie | |
Scotland | ✦Donald | ✦Douglas | Liam | ✦Ralph | |
Hungary | Attila | |
Germany | Frieda | ✦Hugo | ✦Marklin | |
Italy | Beppe | Ester | Gina | Lorenzo | Mia | Stefano | |
Russia | Ivan | The Russian Engines | |
Sweden | Fredrik | |
Denmark | Emil | |
Switzerland | Swiss Tank Engines | |
Poland | Aldona | Bonifacy | Iga | Michal | |
Africa | Kenya | ✦Nia |
Tanzania | Kwaku | Kobe | Zane | |
Egypt | Alexandria | Delilah | Mr. Osiris | Prudence | |
Asia | China | An An and Lin Yong | Jing-Yi | Fei-Long | Hong-Mei | Yong Bao |
India | Ashima | Charubala | Noor Jehan | Rajiv | Shankar | The Indian Actor | The Indian Director | The Tiger Hunters | Mia | The Indian Fashion Designer | |
Japan | ✦Hiro | Haiku | Chihiro | Kiyoshi | |
Saudi Arabia | Omar | Oma | Azzad | Zambaq | |
UAE | ✦Zambaq | |
North Korea | Ji Ah | Hyong-Joon | |
Indonesia | Lumba Lumba | Sukarno | Ora | |
Australia | Australia | Ace | Aubrey and Aiden | Doctor Claire | Ranger Jill | Isla | ✦Shane | Tamika |
Sudrian Crystal Railway | Locomotives | Alex | Amethyst | Ametrine | Bismuth | Charlie | Lady | Lilith | |
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Rolling Stock | Lyla | Opal | Sugilite | |
Non Rail Characters | Lorry 5 | |
Wellsworth & Suddery Railway | Locomotives | |
Culdee Fell Railway | Locomotives | |
Rolling Stock | Catherine | |
Keystone Railway | Locomotives | Amethyst (Keystone Railway) | Aubergine Pearl | Corundum | Dragon Breath Opal | Fuchsia Sapphire | Iolite | Mookaite | Mystic Quartz | Mystic Topaz | Opal (Keystone Railway) | Purple Sapphire | Rainbow Sapphire | Sugilite (Keystone Railway) | Winza |
The Mainland | Locomotives | Hyacinth |
Germany | Locomotives | Analise |
Greece | Locomotives | Oizys | Sofia |
Rolling Stock | Selene | |
United States | Locomotives | Jasmine | |
Egypt | Locomotives | Prudence |
Tanzania | Locomotives | Chinansa |
North Western Railway | Currently | Oliver |
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Skarloey Railway | Currently | Ivo Hugh | Peter Sam | Rusty's Ghost Engine | Skarloey | Sir Handel |
Culdee Fell Railway | Currently | Alaric | Culdee | Eric | Ernest | Godred | Patrick/Lord Harry | Shane Dooiney | Wilfred |
Crystal Island | Currently | Pearl | Star |
The Mainland | Currently | Edward Thomas | Sir Haydn | Talyllyn |