D261

    D261    D261 is a diesel that once helped out during Stepney's 1963 visit, but now idles around the island for no clear reason.
 * Number: D26
 * Class: BR Class 40
 * Designer: British Railways
 * Builder: Vulcan Foundry
 * Configuration: 1Co-Co1

Bio
D261 was built at the Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Meadows, Lancashire, England in the early 1960s. D261 was sent to Sodor in 1963 to assist the engines with goods and express work during Stepney's visit, but only insulted the other engines by saying they were out-of-date. He got his comeuppance when an inspector's bowler hat jammed in his air intake, leaving Duck and Stepney to take the Express for him. While the other engines gave a farewell to Stepney, D261 crept away as he left behind a battered bowler hat and a nasty smell.

He has recently been seen creeping around Ffarquhar.

Persona
D261 is snobbish and rude. He believes that Diesel engines should take over from steam engines.

Series 1

 * Thomas, Percy and the Cheeky Nandos (cameo)