Billy

Billy is a silly engine

Bio
Boyne Engine Works built Billy and Charlie in 1891 as a commission for a quarry in Ashford. The brothers worked at the quarry for many years, shunting trucks full of limestone for projects all over the country. Charlie didn't like the quarry, a lot of the quarry workers were vulgar and rude, there was nothing to see but rock, and there was nothing fun to do. His driver realized this and tried to cheer him up by telling him jokes. He liked jokes very much, so much so that he came up with ones of his own and often told them to the other engines, with mixed responses. Billy liked the quarry, he had and he was able to be mostly independent. In 1925, the brothers were bought by SCR for shunting duties, however, they were bought at different times. Billy was purchased in March, while Charlie was purchased in August. When Billy was bought, Charlie wasn't told exactly where Billy would be going and he assumed he was purchased by the Southern like a few of his other siblings. Billy was allocated to Tidmouth Central Yard, while Charlie was allocated to Upper Knapford Yard. The two hardly ever left their yards and for many years never knew that the other worked on Sodor. That was, until 1939, WWII had started and Sodor was once again relied upon to supply Britain with various resources for protection. Billy and Charlie were temporarily reallocated to Lower Vicarstown to help with a huge increase in traffic. Once both had reached the yard, the two engines recognized each other and decided to catch up. They worked well together during the war, excluding one incident, and were sad to say goodbye once they had to go back to their old jobs. Now, they visit each other whenever they can and have an even stronger relationship.

Personality
Billy can be impetuous, impatient, and impulsive. Although he is bubbling with enthusiasm and keen to get stuck in, he tends to act before he thinks things through, and can even end up keen to start one job before properly finishing another. He can be inattentive, does not always like being told what to do, and may try to work independently when, perhaps, he best not. He is often boisterous and tends to be overconfident in his abilities, thinking he need not listen to advice from more experienced engines. Nevertheless, his enthusiasm is well-meaning and, when he keeps calm, thinks things through, pays attention and follows instructions carefully, Billy can properly harness his energy and focus on what he is doing so that he can be a Really Useful Engine. If he ever gets snappy, his infectious get-up-and-go and burning desire to be useful will shine through and make it hard for any engine to really stay upset with him for very long.

Trivia

 * He same class Charlie.