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Catherine the Mountain Coach
Background Information
First appearance	Mountain Engines (1964)
Last appearance	Mountain Engines (1964)
Creator(s)	Rev. W. Awdry
Character Overview
Name	Catherine
Nicknames	Catherine Mountain Coach
Gender	Female
Country	Island of Sodor England (built)
Residence	Culdee Fell Engine Sheds
Technical Details
Basis	Snowdon Mountain Railway's No. 4 coach
Gauge	2'7½" (800 mm; narrow gauge)
Vehicle	Rolling stock
Type	Mountain coach
Wheels	8
Builder(s)	Lancaster Carriage and Wagon Company
Year built	Sometime in the 1920s
Arrived on Sodor	Sometime in the 1920s
Railway	Culdee Fell Railway

Catherine is a mountain coach who works with Culdee on the Culdee Fell Railway.

Biography

Over the years, Catherine and Culdee have built up a strong working relationship, so he immediately knows if anything is wrong. She is very safety-conscious and was upset by Lord Harry's risk-taking when she worked with him. She is coupled in front, like the other rolling stock of the Culdee Fell Railway, so she is responsible for warning Culdee about any dangers lying ahead of them.

Personality

Catherine helps Culdee on the mountain railway, transporting passengers and supplies up the steep mountainside. Catherine actually rides coupled in front of Culdee so she can warn him of any dangers that lay ahead. Culdee says that is trustworthy and so clever, that he knows at once if anything is wrong.

Technical Details

Basis

Catherine is based on the Snowdon Mountain Railway's No. 4 coach. It was a 56-seater saloon coach. It was withdrawn and dismantled at the end of the 2012 season, and replaced by new coaches for exclusive use with the railway's diesel fleet.

Catherine's basis

Livery

Catherine is painted in the Culdee Fell Railway orange livery with cream upper panelling. Her roof is painted grey. In the magazines, her upper panelling and window surrounds are painted white instead of cream.

Appearances

• Railway Series
• Other Media

The Railway Series Mountain Engines - Bad Look-Out (does not speak), Danger Points and "Devil's Back" Companion volumes 1972 - The Railway Series: Surprise Packet (mentioned) 1976 - Famous Engines 1979 - Annual 1987 - The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (mentioned) 1996 - Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection 2005 - Sodor: Reading Between the Lines (mentioned)

Books 2005 - Thomas the Tank Engine Encyclopedia (cameo) 2008 - Thomas' Sticker Express Magazine Stories 1997 - Culdee (possible cameo) 1998 - Culdee (not named, does not speak) Documentaries 2005 - Hashire! The "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends" Steam Locomotive is Alive! (cameo) 2015 - Secret Journey of Thomas the Tank Engine Catherine has also made a cameo appearance in the Thomas Creator Collective.

Official Description

• 2002-2009

From Official Media:[1]

“

Catherine: Catherine is Culdee's coach, and helps carry passengers up the steep mountain slope of Sodor. Unlike most coaches, Catherine is actually coupled in front of Culdee, and she is responsible for warning Culdee of any dangers that lie ahead. Fun Fact: Catherine is occasionally coupled to Lord Harry when Culdee is at the works, but prefers Culdee because Lord Harry is too careless.

”

Trivia

• Catherine is the only known coach on the Culdee Fell Railway to be named.
• In the magazines, Catherine has buffers, eyelashes and lipstick. Her ticket box is also missing.
• Catherine's Wooden Railway toy incorrectly depicts her with the "Truck"'s body. She also resembles the open-sided coaches.
  • The prototype for Catherine's Wooden Railway toy depicts her with a grey face, like most other characters. It also depicts her in a brown livery, similar to the Truck.
• The specific design of Catherine's ERTL toy, promotional illustration and trading cards are based on Lord Harry's coach.

Merchandise

Name	Released	Discontinued	Highlights	Image
Ertl	2003	2004	Released in the UK only Labelled as "Catherine Mountain Coach"
Wooden Railway	1999	2002 (value pack) 2009 (Lift and Load Set)	Sold in value pack with the "Truck"
Trading Cards	2002	2009

References

Culdee Fell Railway

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