Characters
- Sammy is the main character throughout the books. He is a friendly 2-4-2T steam shunter painted red with green wheels, yellow buffers, blue running plates and yellow lining with his nameplate on his sides in yellow. In the first book, Sammy used to be a rusty color and had a number 109846 before being repainted.
- Mr. Buffin is Sammy's driver. He is a kind old man who is seen with Sammy on his adventures. It is mentioned in "Sammy Gets Streamlined" that he was meant to drive the Flying Scotsman but things had gone wrong. Mr. Buffin has a fear of wild animals.
- Mr. Plum is the stationmaster of Sleeping Sunbury station. Mr. Plum is an strict man with a short temper who addressed Sammy by his number in the earlier books, but has a kinder side.
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