Gordon

Gordon is a LINER A1 Pacific who came to the Island of Sodor in 1923 after he was built in circa 1920.

Persona
Gordon is the fastest and mosst powerful engine on the rails and he knowns it. He is extremely of this and is inclined to boast. He is goodhearted, always willing to fogive and uses his superior strength to help smaller engines out of trouble.

Basis
According The Island of Sodor: Its People, history and Railways, Gordon is the experimental prototype for Sir Nigel Gresley's A1 Pacific design for the London, and North Eastern Railway