Oliver

Oliver is a auto tank engine

Bio
Swindon Works built Oliver in 1934 for the Great Western Railway. He was built for auto trains on branch lines all over the GWR system. He was assigned to a branch line outside of Exeter and worked there until 1965. He was being withdrawn and sent for scrap, but his crew had other plans. They decided to save Oliver by running away to Sodor, a known haven for steam engines. He also decided to take Isabel, his favorite auto coach, and Toad, a lonely brake van. The five of them ran away, only moving at night and hiding during the day. One night, while escaping they ran out of coal and Oliver was shunted into the scrapyard. He saw a stout gentlemen walk into the yard manager's office, that must be the scrap buyer he thought. Oliver thought it was all for nothing but then he saw a black tender engine and tried to call his attention. The black tender engine revealed himself to be Douglas, an NWR engine. Oliver explained his situation to Douglas and the tender engine decided to sneak him onto Sodor. Donald and his crew tricked the foreman and were able to sneak them all away. When on Sodor he was put on a siding at Crovan's Gate. Later on, the same gentlemen he saw at the scrapyard, walked up to him. He revealed himself to be Sir Topham Hatt, controller of NWR. He had purchased Oliver when he visited the scrapyard that day and wanted to surprise Oliver the next day, but Douglas had already taken action. Oliver was very grateful and happy to be safe at last. Now, He, Isabel, and Toad work on The Little Western alongside other great western engines.

Personality
Despite his heroism and daring feats of escape, Oliver is an engine who is willing to admit every day is a learning curve. When he was still new to Sodor, he let the other engines' responses to his courage, resource, and sagacity from his amazing recounts of daring escapes and adventures get to his smoke-box and he became conceited. However, when the trucks pushed him into the turntable well, he grew into a much more humble, settled engine and was far warier of trucks. But later, with some help from his brake van Toad, he did gain much respect and authority among the trucks when he showed his strength with the ringleader of the trucks, S.C. Ruffey, a little more than he had perhaps been intending. Oliver still has gumption but is now a more obedient, sensible engine. He feels his responsibility on the railway deeply, is ever thankful for being aided in his escape from scrap by Douglas and is a trustworthy, tenacious, plucky engine. However, he can still be occasionally boastful, or temperamental; but despite this setback, Oliver is still one of the more really useful and well-behaved engines on Sodor.

Trivia

 * Oliver given name is Oswald.