Dan the Express Engine

History
Dan was built in 1887 by the GNR, although he wasn't a huge success because he used up too much fuel and not enough space to store it. He was passed around various different railways until he was brought by the WFR later that year and was given a second tender. He was brought to replace an engine currently unknown at this point in time who had crashed, but this was almost how Dan ended up. He was rude to Terry and Tubey when he first arrived, but after he became a runaway and they saved him, he became a different engine completely. He was given the number two after being repaired. In 1890 when Megan arrived, Dan was in the works for an unknown reason but he was repaired before Megan was. When Max was sighted on the railway, Dan derailed Isla so she could be questioned, later he helped to capture Max. When Central Station was opened in 1913, Dan's express route was changed to run from the Docks to Central Station, instead of Whittleton Station to Main Station. When Great Britain entered WW1, Dan was one of the engines to volunteer, unfortunatly for him the controller decided it would be better to keep him on the railway and so he didn't go fight. Dan was one of the engines to be attacked by King Puff in 1916. Later on in the year when there was a coal shortage, he ended up arguing with Earl about who should take the last load of coal, eventually deciding to let Earl take it.

Personality
When Dan arrived he was very rude, but this was because he had been bullied by other express engines and he thought by acting like them it would make him fit in as an express engine. After he became a runaway and was rescued, Dan revealed his true personality which is a calm engine who can be quite loud about his opinions, especially on what the humans think of his friends and the railway.

Technical Details
Dan was designed as a prototype 4-6-2 express engine for the GNR who turned out to be a failure due to being fuel hungry and his tender not being large enough for it. When he joined the WFR he was given a second tender. He is painted green with orange stripes and has his number one one of his tender and the railway logo on his cab and tender.

Appearances
Chapter 1 - The Green Express Engine

Chapter 2 - Rescues and the Red Engine (doesn't speak)

Chapter 3 - The Mystery Engine Part 1

Chapter 4 - The Mystery Engine Part 2

Chapter 5 - Scrap and Scares

Chapter 6 - The Engine From Long Ago

Chapter 7 - Scottish Scrapes (doesn't speak)

Chapter 8 - Time For Truth (unknown if he speaks directly or not)

Chapter 9 - Allied Forces

Chapter 10 - The Kings Engine

Chapter 11 - The Last Engine