Fred is a diesel working on the Skarloey Railway. So far he has only had a brief mention in one story in the book New Little Engine. The book Sodor: Reading Between the Lines elaborates a little further, stating that the Skarloey Railway bought two worn out Hunslet diesels from the National Coal Board. Using parts from both engines, they constructed Fred.
He is the Skarloey Railway's number 9. Nothing is known about his personality.
Fred is based on the locomotive Alf, which works at the Talyllyn Railway in Wales.
Read more about this topic: Minor Characters In The Railway Series, Narrow Gauge Engines, Skarloey Railway Engines
Famous quotes containing the word fred:
“He was warned. And now he’s paid. Let him be buried with the other victims of human greed and folly.”
—Cyril Hume, and Fred McLeod Wilcox. Dr. Morbius (Walter Pidgeon)
“Guilty. Guilty. My evil self is at that door, and I have no power to stop it.”
—Cyril Hume, and Fred McLeod Wilcox. Dr. Morbius (Walter Pidgeon)