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Do it right!

Fergus' catchphrase


Fergus is a railway traction engine, who works at Sodor Cement Works.

Biography[]

Thomas & Friends[]

Fergus primarily works at the Sodor Cement Works on the Kirk Ronan Branch Line, and is thus called "the pride of the Cement Works".

Fergus was once sent to work at the Ffarquhar Quarry with Mavis, Bill and Ben, but the twins immediately began to get annoyed with Fergus telling them to "Do it right". So when they brought a rock crusher, they decided to do the opposite of what he told them to do (to "Do it wrong"). However, their naughty actions nearly caused them to get caught in a landslide caused by blasting and their heavy rock crusher. Fergus managed to push them out of the way, only to end up in the rockslide himself. The twins managed to help Fergus out and apologized for their bad behaviour[1].

Fergus, not knowing the line, got lost once and ended up at the Sodor Ironworks. Salty was sent to fetch him, and the two departed for home. As they passed the lighthouse, the generator broke down and the light in the lighthouse went out. Luckily, Salty suggested Fergus to use his flywheel to power up the generator. The plan worked, and the ship managed to clear the path before it crashed into the rocks[2].

The Fat Controller once sent Devious Diesel to help Fergus at the cement works. Diesel soon started to find Fergus annoying with his "Do it right" attitude, and so tricked him by stating that the Fat Controller wanted him to work at the smelter's yard. When Fergus arrived there, he found the place very scary and he and his driver immediately ran away when 'Arry and Bert showed up. When the Fat Controller learned of Fergus' absence, he sent Thomas to search for him. Thomas eventually found Fergus, out of steam and hiding at the Maithwaite Quarry Mine. Although Fergus was worried that he would be in trouble, the Fat Controller had already heard the whole story and punished Diesel by sending him to the Ironworks. Fergus returned home, thankful for his friendship with Thomas and relieved that he was still "the pride of the cement works"[3].

According to the Official Website, Fergus now has a slight but persistent cough which affects his speech, caused by working at the dusty cement works.

Stories From Sodor[]

Season 2[]

Then, when Dailey, Dawson, Damian, and David were sent to work at the Clay Pits, Fergus told them what he needed them to do[4]. Fergus and Timothy were then seen shunting empty cars to Marion when Jacob, Sierra, Kira, and Cassie were sent to work with the Quadruplets[5].

Engine Friends[]

Like in the television series, Fergus was once sent to work at the Anopha Quarry with Mavis, Bill, and Ben. Bill and Ben immediately began to get annoyed with Fergus telling them to "Do it right", so when they brought a rock crusher, they decided to do the opposite of what he told them to do, thus, to "Do it wrong". However, their naughty actions nearly caused them to get caught in a landslide caused by blasting and their heavy rock crusher, but Fergus managed to push them out of the way, only to end up in the rockslide himself. The twins managed to help Fergus out and apologised for their bad behaviour[6].

Fergus then got lost and ended up at the scrapyards. Salty was sent to fetch him, and the two departed for home. As they passed the lighthouse, the generator broke down, and the light in the lighthouse went out. Luckily, Salty suggested Fergus to use his flywheel to power up the generator. The plan worked, and the ship managed to clear the path before it crashed into the rocks[7].

Later, The Fat Controller sent Diesel to help Fergus at the cement works. Diesel soon started to find Fergus annoying with his "Do it right" attitude, so he tricked him by telling him that the Fat Controller wanted him to work at the Sodor Ironworks. When Fergus arrived there, he found the place very scary, and when 'Arry and Bert showed up, Fergus and his driver immediately ran away. When the Fat Controller learned of Fergus' absence, he sent Thomas to search for him. Thomas eventually found Fergus, out of steam and hiding at the Maithwaite Quarry Mine. Fergus was worried he would be in trouble; but when the Fat Controller heard the whole story, he punished Diesel by sending him to the Ironworks, and Fergus returned home, thankful for his friendship with Thomas and relieved that he was still "the pride of the cement works"[8][9].

Season 6[]

One day, when repairs were being made on Misty Island, Bash, Dash, and Ferdinand were sent to work with Fergus at the Sodor Cement Works[10].

Later, Fergus was inspected by Richard Hatt, along with the other engines at the Clay Pits[11].

Stories From Sodor:Future[]

Season 5[]

Season 7[]

Season 9[]

Season 10[]

Season 12[]

Season 16[]

Season 26[]

The Slightly Less Early Years[]

One day, Fergus was working at Tidmouth Sheds Yards with Duck. When Duck derailed at the trap points in the yard, Fergus came to his rescue. When doing so, Fergus told Duck he would not have needed the trap points if he had been "doing it right", much to the annoyance of the pannier tank. A few days later, Fergus had a similar accident and Duck came to his rescue. Fergus apologized and the two have since become firm friends[12].

Personality[]

Fergus knows the rulebook by heart, and his fussy catchphrase is "Do it right!" His insistence on doing everything absolutely according to the rules can annoy the other engines, but he is a decent engine at heart and will not hesitate to help others in trouble. He is also friendly to nearly everyone he meets.

According to the Thomas and Friends Writers' Bible, Fergus is suspicious of diesels, whom he considers “new fangled.”

Basis[]

Fergus is based on the Aveling and Porter 2-2-0WT 'TJ' class railway traction engine No. 9449 "The Blue Circle", which is believed to be the last railway traction engine built in the world. Like Fergus, "The Blue Circle" worked at a cement works, the Snodland Cement Works of Blue Circle Cement, between 1926 and 1962. It was initially presented to the Bluebell Railway in 1964, but was deemed unsuitable for the line and was eventually sold off in 2001. Since Fergus' introduction, "The Blue Circle" has been dressed up as Fergus on special occasions on its former home line, the Battlefield Line in Leicestershire. In January 2015, it moved to the Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway.

Livery[]

Fergus is painted royal blue with gold boiler bands and red wheels. He has a brass funnel cowl and bronze buffers.

References[]

  1. T&F.07.03."Bill, Ben and Fergus"
  2. T&F.07.13."Salty's Stormy Tale"
  3. T&F.07.18."Fergus Breaks the Rules"
  4. SFS.02.16."Quads, Quarries, and Quarrels"
  5. SFS.02.17."Kids and Quarrels"
  6. SFS.EF.39."Fergus the Railway Traction Engine"
  7. SFS.EF.25."Salty the Dockyard Diesel"
  8. SFS.EF.39."Fergus the Railway Traction Engine"
  9. SFS.AmA.22."There Once Was An Engine Who Ran Away"
  10. SFS.06.15."Speaking in Code"
  11. SFS.06.26."Damian's New Buffers"
  12. SFSF.TSLEY.18."Duck and Fergus"



--- No Longer Painted Blue/Relocated/Scrapped

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