Emily the Stirling Engine

Emily is a fictional locomotive from the television series Thomas and Friends. She is also the first female steam engine to be featured on television, and is the only female member of the "Steam Team", the eight core characters of the series. She is painted dark green, and has large driving wheels and a shiny brass dome, of which she is very proud. She is one of the main protagonists.

When she first arrived on the Island of Sodor, she took Thomas's coaches Annie and Clarabel by mistake, much to Thomas' dismay. However after she rescued Thomas and Oliver from an accident Thomas forgave her. Sir Topham Hatt (the "Fat Controller") rewarded her with two coaches of her own. From Season 8 onwards she has been depicted as a rather bossy character, which can make her difficult to work with at times. She is sometimes a "big sister" figure to little engines like Thomas and Percy.

Emily is unique among the Steam Team in not originating in the Railway Series, the books that form the basis of the television series. She is a relatively recent addition to the TV series, arriving in Season 7.

Model
Emily is based on a Stirling 4-2-2 of the Great Northern Railway. These engines were used on high-speed express services from York to London in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Great Northern Railway used a dark emerald green livery on their locomotives similar to that carried by Emily.

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Ever since Thomas and Emily first met, there has been a secret love between those two, according to certain fanfic authors who quite frankly know nothing about adult emotions. So they reckon Thomas totally has a thing for Emily, despite there being absolutely no evidence whatsoever for this on screen outside of their own imaginations. Although there have been hints of a relationship between these two, including the end of her debut episode, Emily's New Coaches.

Counterparts

 * Lillie Lightship (TUGS)
 * Stacy Jones (Shining Time Station)
 * Princess Peach (Mario)
 * Princess Sally Acorn (Sonic)
 * Miss Piggy (Muppets)
 * Lanolin (Garfield and Friends)
 * Babs Bunny or Fifi La Fume (Tiny Toons Adventures)
 * Penelope Pitstop (Wacky Races/The Perils Of Penelope Pitstop)
 * Soo (The Sooty Show)
 * Foxxy Cleopatra (Austin Powers)
 * Marge Simpson (The Simpsons)
 * Lois Griffin (Family Guy)
 * Gorgeous Gurinder (Horrid Henry)
 * Sarah Hall-Small (The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss)
 * Francine Frensky (Arthur)
 * Sandy Cheeks (SpongeBob SquarePants)
 * Angela Anaconda (Angela Anaconda)
 * Eliza Thornberry (The Wild Thornberrys)
 * Wanda (The Fairly Oddparents)
 * Cindy Vortex (Jimmy Neutron)
 * Blossom (The Powerpuff Girls)
 * Gretchen (Recess)
 * Pepper Ann (Pepper Ann)
 * Kim Possible (Kim Possible)
 * Kimiko Tohomiko (Xiaolin Showdown)
 * Kimi Finster (Rugrats)
 * Coco Bandicoot (Crash Bandicoot)
 * Abby (Cubix: Robots For Everyone)
 * Wendy Testaburger (South Park)
 * Isabella-Garcia Shapiro or Candace Flynn (Phineas and Ferb)
 * Teddy Duncan (Good Luck Charlie)
 * Yo (Fanboy and Chum Chum)
 * Numbuh 362 (Codename: Kids Next Door)
 * Tessie Bear (Noddy's Toyland Adventures)

Spotlight episodes
Since arriving on Sodor, Emily has appeared in many stories. The following is a list of the episodes in which Emily is the main character:
 * Emily's New Coaches (Season 7, episode 1) – Emily's arrival on the railway
 * Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough(Season 8, episode 8)
 * Emily's New Route (Season 8, episode 10)
 * As Good As Gordon "(Season 8, episode 18)
 * Emily's Adventure (Season 8, episode 19)
 * Halloween (Season 8)
 * Emily Knows Best (Season 9, episode 17)
 * Emily and the Special Coaches / Emily and the Special Cars (Season 10, epsiode 21)
 * Emily's Rubbish / Emily And The Garbage (Season 11, episode 2)
 * Excellent Emily (Season 12 Episode 10)
 * A Blooming Mess (Season 13 Episode 7)
 * Pingy Pongy Pick Up (Season 14 Episode 3)
 * Emily and Dash (Season 15, episode 3)
 * Emily's Winter Party Special (Season 16, episode 14)