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.

Season 7

 * Emily's New Coaches
 * What's the Matter with Henry?
 * Salty's Stormy Tale
 * Bulgy Rides Again

Season 8

 * Emily's Adventure
 * James Gets A New Coat (does not speak)
 * Emily's New Route
 * Spic and Span
 * Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough
 * Halloween
 * As Good as Gordon
 * Don't Tell Thomas
 * Chickens to School

Season 9

 * Thomas's Milkshake Muddle
 * Molly's Special Special
 * Respect for Gordon
 * Thomas and the Birthday Picnic
 * Thomas and the Toy Shop (does not speak)
 * Thomas and the New Engine
 * Toby Feels Left Out (does not speak)
 * Thomas and the Statue
 * Emily Knows Best
 * Thomas and the Golden Eagle (does not speak)

Season 10

 * Percy and the Funfair
 * Edward Strikes Out
 * Big Strong Henry
 * Thomas's Frosty Friend
 * Emily and the Special Coaches
 * Thomas and the Treasure
 * James the Second Best (does not speak)

Season 11
Season 12 Season 13 Season 14 Season 15 Season 16 Specials
 * Thomas and the Storyteller
 * Emily's Rubbish
 * Dream On
 * Dirty Work
 * Thomas and the Lighthouse
 * Thomas Sets Sail
 * Edward and the Mail
 * Thomas and the Billboard
 * Steady Eddie (does not speak)
 * Rosie´s Funfair Special
 * Henry Gets It Wrong
 * Toby´s Special Surprise (does not speak)
 * Excellent Emily
 * Thomas Puts the Brakes On
 * Tickled Pink
 * Toby´s New Whistle
 * A Blooming Mess
 * Thomas and the Runaway Kite
 * Splish Splash Splosh
 * The Biggest Present of All
 * Snow Tracks
 * Pingy Pongy Pick Up
 * Pop Goes Thomas (does not speak)
 * Victor Says Yes
 * Henry´s Magic Box (does not speak)
 * Emily and Dash
 * Percy´s New Friends
 * Kevin the Steamie
 * Ho Ho Snowman
 * Thomas and the Rubbish Train
 * Thomas and the Sounds of Sodor
 * Emily´s Winter Holiday Special
 * Muddy Matters
 * Whiff´s Wish
 * Calling All Engines
 * The Great Discovery
 * Hero of the Rails
 * Misty Island Rescue
 * Day of the Diesels
 * Blue Mountain Mystery

Cameos
Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Season 10 Season 11 Season 12 Season 13 Season 14 Season 15 Season 16
 * Edward's Brass Band
 * Gordon and Spencer
 * Something Fishy
 * Peace and Quiet
 * Gordon Takes Charge
 * Thomas Gets It Right
 * Percy and the Magic Carpet
 * Thomas and the Circus
 * James Goes Too Far
 * Thomas and the Rainbow
 * Thomas tries his Best
 * Henry and the Flagpole
 * Thomas's Day Off
 * Bold and Brave
 * Keeping up with James
 * Flour Power
 * The Green Controller
 * It's Good to be Gordon
 * Thomas and the Shooting Star
 * Sticky Toffee Thomas
 * Thomas and the Colours
 * Gordon and the Engineer
 * Thomas and the Spaceship
 * Henry's Lucky Day
 * Don't be silly, Billy!
 * Heave Ho, Thomas!
 * Saved You!
 * Percy and the Bandstand
 * The Lion of Sodor
 * Time for a Story
 * Percy's Parcel
 * Steamy Sodor
 * Henry's Good Deeds
 * Buzzy Bees
 * Hiro Helps Out
 * Thomas' Tall Friend
 * Toby and the Whistling Woods
 * Henry's Health and Safety
 * Thomas in Charge
 * Merry Winter Wish
 * Thomas' Crazy Day
 * Thomas and Scruff
 * Edward the Hero
 * Up Up and Away!
 * Surprise Surprise
 * Spencer the Grand
 * Percy the Snowman
 * Tree Trouble
 * Fiery Flynn
 * Race to the Rescue
 * Ol' Wheezy Wobbles
 * Express Coming Through!
 * Percy and the Monster of Brendam
 * Flash Bang Wallop!
 * Bust My Buffers!
 * Salty's Surprise
 * Happy Birthday, Sir!

Theme

 * Emily's theme is her Season 7 theme.

Counterparts

 * Lillie Lightship (TUGS/Salty's Lighthouse)
 * Stacy Jones (Shining Time Station)
 * Princess Peach (Super Mario Bros.)
 * Amy Rose (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Aelia/Alex (Insektors)
 * Florence/Margote (The Magic Roundabout)
 * Coral (Jellikins/Jellabies)
 * Jessie (Toy Story 2 & 3)
 * Penny Morris (Fireman Sam)
 * Rose Tyler (Doctor Who)
 * Ginger (Chicken Run)
 * Lady Campanula Tottington (Wallace and Gromit)
 * Elora (Spyro the Dragon)
 * Princess Leia (Star Wars)
 * Wilma Flintstone (The Flintstones)
 * Hermione Granger (Harry Potter)
 * Marion Ravenwood (Indiana Jones)
 * Petunia Rhubarb/Esther (Veggie Tales)
 * Buneary (Pokemon)
 * Ly the Fairy (Rayman)
 * Tillie (The Little Engine That Could)
 * Krystal (Star Fox)
 * Miss Piggy (Muppets)
 * Lanolin (Garfield and Friends)
 * Fifi La Fume or Babs Bunny (Tiny Toons Adventures)
 * Leela (Futurama)
 * Penelope Pitstop (Wacky Races/The Perils Of Penelope Pitstop)
 * Daphne Blake (Scooby Doo)
 * Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward (Thunderbirds)
 * Destiny Angel (Captain Scarlet and The Mysterons)
 * Glinda The Good Witch Of The North (The Wizard Of Oz and Wicked)
 * Maria Von Trapp (The Sound Of Music)
 * Baby (Dirty Dancing)
 * Sandy (Grease)
 * Sally (Cars)
 * Tracy Turnblad (Hairspray)
 * Soo (The Sooty Show)
 * Foxxy Cleopatra (Austin Powers)
 * Marge Simpson (The Simpsons)
 * Lois Griffin (Family Guy)
 * Francine Smith (American Dad)
 * Gorgeous Gurinder (Horrid Henry)
 * Sarah Hall-Small (The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss)
 * Francine Frensky or Muffy Crosswire (Arthur)
 * Sandy Cheeks (SpongeBob SquarePants)
 * Angela Anaconda (Angela Anaconda)
 * Marianne 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)
 * Helga G. Pataki (Hey Arnold!)
 * Gaz (Invader Zim)
 * Ami (Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi)
 * Little Miss Sunshine (The Mr. Men Show)
 * Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
 * Penny Fitzgerald (The Amazing World of Gumball)
 * Coco Bandicoot (Crash Bandicoot)
 * Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (The World Of Peter Rabbit and Friends)
 * Sailor Moon (Sailor Moon)
 * Stella (Interstella 5555)
 * Mandy (Mandy and Randy)
 * Abby (Cubix: Robots For Everyone)
 * Princess Eilonwy (The Black Cauldron)
 * Dory (Finding Nemo)
 * Wendy Testaburger (South Park)
 * Princess Fiona (Shrek)
 * Angie (Shark Tale)
 * Gloria (Madagascar)
 * Tigress (Kung Fu Panda)
 * Isabella-Garcia Shapiro (Phineas and Ferb)
 * Teddy Duncan (Good Luck Charlie)
 * Princess What's-Her-Name (Earthworm Jim)
 * Frankie Foster (Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends)
 * Yo (Fanboy and Chum Chum)
 * Numbuh 362 (Codename: Kids Next Door)
 * Tessie Bear (Noddy's Toyland Adventures)
 * Ruby (Max & Ruby)
 * Baby Bop (Barney and Friends)
 * Clarabella Cow (Mickey Mouse)
 * Thorn (Bone)
 * Pigita (Pearls Before Swine)
 * Mary Poppins
 * Kanga (Winnie the Pooh)

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)