UK British Edward the Blue Engine No. 2

EDWARD THE BLUE ENGINE — NO. 2 Bring Edward, the North Western Railway's famous No. 2, to Transport Fever 3. This detailed 4-4-0 steam tender engine captures his unmistakable blue livery, red lining, friendly expressions, number-two tender and working steam-era machinery. With several ways to operate him and a full set of characterful effects, Edward is ready for branch-line duties, express adventures and a little railway nostalgia. FEATURES • Detailed Edward locomotive with an original-style body, cab, moving driving wheels and animated connecting rods. • Authentic original blue-and-black paint finish, with the original bodywork and connecting-rod materials restored. Edward retains his classic blue colour, red lining and yellow No. 2 tender artwork. • Thirteen selectable original facial expressions, including cheerful, surprised, cross, sad, sleepy and more. • Dynamic Face edition: Edward's expression can change with acceleration, braking, speed, station approach and waiting. • Music Dynamic edition: adds Edward's Day Out theme, configured to activate when Edward reaches 65 km/h. • Edward as a separate locomotive, his coal tender as a separate wagon, and Edward-with-tender multiple-unit formations with expression choices. • Original-style coupling details and a closer, more natural-looking gap between locomotive and tender. • Thick white chimney smoke, speed-responsive steam from the lower cylinders and wheels, and larger steam releases as Edward comes to a stop. • A carefully blended steam soundtrack: characterful lower-speed chuffing, native steam-engine running sounds, wheel- and axle-timed rail-joint sounds and Edward whistle recordings. • Direction-sensitive front and rear lighting, including a tender-mounted rear lamp. • Whistle effects configured for station approach, station stop, departure and reaching 60 km/h. • Custom purchase-menu illustrations for the locomotive, tender, expressions and train formations. • In-game maximum speed of 120 mph (approximately 193 km/h), a gameplay setting rather than a historical specification. EDWARD'S STORY Edward is one of the oldest and kindest engines of the North Western Railway on the fictional Island of Sodor. Created by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry, he appeared in The Three Railway Engines, first published in 1945. Often underestimated because of his age, Edward became known for his patience, reliability and willingness to help other engines. He is closely associated with the Wellsworth–Brendam branch line and is instantly recognisable by his blue paint, red lining and yellow No. 2. THE REAL RAILWAY INSPIRATION Although Edward himself is a fictional character, his classic 4-4-0 tender-engine design has a genuine British railway background. Awdry linked Edward to the Furness Railway's Sharp, Stewart & Co. K2 class, sometimes called the Larger Seagulls. Six of these substantial 4-4-0 locomotives were built in 1896, with two more following in 1900. They were designed for increasingly demanding passenger and mixed railway duties on the Furness network in north-west England. The Furness Railway became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in the 1923 Grouping. The eight K2 locomotives entered the LMS numbering system as Nos. 10135–10142, serving on secondary work as newer engines took over the heaviest trains. They disappeared from service by the end of the 1920s. Edward's own story combines that real Victorian engineering heritage with the distinctive Sodor railway world created by Awdry. A small blue engine with a long history — and plenty of character.

CREDITS

Original Model and Face variants are made by the Sodar Workshop Creators 

Xavier, Riley, Jje09, John (The Welsh Engineer), and Fabian

 Transport Fever 3 Full adaptation by SmileysTVStream.

Thomas the Tank Engine was created by Rev. W. Awdry.

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