![]() ![]() ![]() But by the sixth book, Henry the Green Engine, he had decided against such a drastic measure. ![]() To make things worse, the character was portrayed inconsistently, often having several different appearances within the space of a single story: in most of Dalby's illustrations Henry was portrayed as a 4-6-0, but occasionally he becomes a 4–6–2 instead.Īwdry's original idea had been to write Henry out of the series, hence the character's illness. Henry in Tank Engine Thomas Again, looking like Gordon. In one illustration in Tank Engine Thomas Again, he looks identical to Gordon. Reginald Dalby had portrayed the character, as he looked almost identical to Gordon, especially when he was painted blue at the end of Book 1 and remained that way through Books 2-4. Awdry had a great deal of trouble with the illustrators' depiction of Henry. There have been two Railway Series books devoted to him, namely Henry the Green Engine and Henry and the Express.īehind the scenes, Rev. He is still the engine responsible for the Flying Kipper. He can pull coaches and trucks equally well, and sometimes even hauls the Express when Gordon is not available. Henry was given a new firebox which gave him a similar specification to an LMS Class 5MT "Black Five" locomotive. The Fat Controller sent Henry to the works at Crewe, where they rebuilt him into his present shape. But worse was to come – Henry had an accident while pulling the express fish train known as the Flying Kipper. The Fat Controller gave him special Welsh coal, which helped. Henry was originally a failed prototype engine, who as the result of a small firebox (which was a similar shape to Gordon's) was often ill and a poor steamer. This is likely because he ended up being confused with Gordon which he evidently did not appreciate. Later on, however, he was painted green again. As a reward, he was given a new coat of paint, and Henry chose blue. Weeks later, he was eventually let out to help Edward pull Gordon's express train, after Gordon burst a safety valve. As punishment, the Fat Controller ordered that he was bricked up in the tunnel forever. In this story he went into a tunnel and refused to come out due to fears that the rain would spoil his paint. Henry's first (mis)adventure was in 'The Sad Story of Henry', the third story in the Railway Series book The Three Railway Engines. Henry is a little smaller than Gordon the Big Engine, who also appeared in the first book. He is engine number 3 on the North Western Railway, and was one of the first engines to be described, appearing in the first book. Henry lives on the Island of Sodor with many other locomotives, including Thomas the Tank Engine. ![]()
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