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- “Alaric and Eric are seven and eight, they're nice quiet engines.”
- ― Ernest and Wilfred, Danger Points, Mountain Engines
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Eric is a mountain engine who was mentioned in a conversation between Culdee, Wilfred, and Ernest. According to them, Eric is "nice and quiet".
Bio
Eric was the last engine to be ordered by the Culdee Fell Railway and he was built at the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works in Winterthur, Switzerland, in 1962 to a "super-heat" design. He arrived on Sodor in time to help ease the strain of the last two months of the season.
Basis
Eric is based on the Snowdon Mountain Railway's Eryri. Eryri has been taken out of service as of 2015. He is most likely going to be scrapped and not be rebuilt.
Livery
Eric is painted purple with orange lining.
Appearances
Railway Series
- Mountain Engines (mentioned)
Eric was also mentioned in The Railway Series: Surprise Packet.
Gallery
Eric's basis, Eryri
| Locomotives | Godred | Ernest | Wilfred | Culdee | Shane Dooiney | Patrick | Alaric | Eric |
|---|---|
| Rolling Stock | Coaches | Catherine | The Truck |
| People | Lord Peter Barrane | Lord Harry Barrane | Walter Richards |
| Locations | Kirk Machan (Engine Sheds) | Shiloh | Poll-ny-Chrink | Skarloey Road (Viaduct) | Devil's Back | Culdee Fell Summit |