| “ | So, Burnett, you didn't forget about magic, it's safe inside you. | „ |
| ~ Lady to Burnett Stone. |
Lady is the overarching protagonist of the 2000 film, Thomas and the Magic Railroad.
She is a beautiful and mysterious steam engine who runs the Magic Railroad in the TV series, Thomas & Friends. She is also the arch-nemesis and heroic counterpart of Diesel 10.
In Thomas and the Magic Railroad, she was voiced by the late Britt Allcroft, who was the creator of the series. In Calling All Engines!, she was voiced by Michael Brandon in the US and the late Michael Angelis in the UK.
Bio[]
Thomas and the Magic Railroad[]
Lady belonged to the Conductor Family and was entrusted to Burnett Stone to keep her safe. When she later came to the Island of Sodor, she was found by Diesel 10, who wanted to destroy her. Lady and Burnett Stone both ran away from them, but during the chase, Burnett used up all her coal and made her go too fast, causing Boomer and Diesel 10 to catch up and crash her. Lady was taken back to Muffle Mountain and stored inside Burnett's workshop, where he spent years desperately trying to restore her to working order, but he did not have the right coal to make her steam.
Years later, Lady was still out of service, and without her, the Magic Railroad began to lose its magical energy. That all changed when Lily, Burnett's granddaughter, and Thomas brought a truck of Henry's special Welsh coal from Sodor to Muffle Mountain, which proved to be the coal necessary to make her steam. Lady's face was revealed when she came back to life and she and Thomas returned to Sodor, where they were once again chased by Diesel 10, excluding Splodge (Splatter and Dodge). Lady, Burnett, and Thomas successfully managed to defeat Diesel 10 and she gave the Conductor Family the Gold Dust they needed.
Calling All Engines![]
In Calling All Engines!, when the steam and diesel engines were facing a fallout, Lady and Rusty both appeared in a dream of Thomas'. She told him how to resolve the conflict between the two kinds of engines by working together, regardless of their differences.
Livery[]
Lady is painted red-purple with gold head lamps on the front footplate, gold buffers, smokebox and funnel top, dome and whistles, side rods, lining and her name on each side in gold. She is also painted a very dark purple on her cab roof, lower funnel section and her footplate.
Basis[]
Lady doesn't seem to be based on any real locomotive prototype, but it has been suggested that she bears some resemblance to a K&ESR Northiam with the rear cab cut off and an enlarged chimney. She is said to be based on "Lively Polly", owned by the Liverpool Overhead Railway Company. She may also be partially based on a LSWR 0-4-0 locomotive.
