Old Puffer Pete

Old Puffer Pete is an elderly steam locomotive.

Bio
Old Puffer Pete is the grand old age of 150 years old. Pete is a steam chugger and although he's old, he can still chuff up and down the tracks. He's a bit slower now, and can't zip around like he used to preferring to take things "Slow but Steady". Old Puffer Pete loves watching the trainees work and learn, and always tries to pass on his his wisdom like a grandfather figure. Even though the young Chuggers might not always pay much attention. They generally realise they should have listened in the end however. Old Puffer Pete has a real sense of humor and loves to tease the youngsters. He can be a bit forgetful, especially when it comes to names!

Basis
Old Puffer Pete seems to be loosely based on early 4-4-0 locomotives from the United States, such as Union Pacific's "No.119", "The General", and "Jupiter".

Trivia

 * His glasses can spin around.
 * He occasionally gets the younger engines' names wrong.
 * His tall funnel gives him the appearance of being taller than any other engine, except for Decka and Mtambo.
 * He is referred to as "Peter" by Olwin.
 * He often says Brewster, Wilson and Koko's names wrong by calling them Beezewax, Walnut, and Cupcake or Bulldog, Kechup, and Windsock and even Brewwer and Wilber.
 * He is the oldest chugger.
 * He seems to be able to remember the names of older engines making it seem that he only forgets the names of those he has not known for long.
 * In Brazilian narration, he's called "Pedro.
 * In German he is called "Großvater Pete", but in English this means "Grandpa Pete".
 * The Hebrew version refers to him as "שיפי המתנשף"