Fiction
In a book to accompany The Railway Series children's books, the author, the Reverend W. Awdry, describes the character Edward the Blue Engine as resembling a "Larger Seagull", whose origins had been obscured by later modifications (particularly to the cab and tender) applied after joining The Fat Controller's railway. It is likely that the Rev. Awdry used this explanation to cover for the earliest illustrators of the books, who were not particularly concerned over the accuracy or consistency of the locomotive illustrations.
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