Main Page |
Appearances |
Behind the Scenes |
Quotes |
Gallery |
Millie is Sir Robert Norramby's private French narrow gauge engine. She works on the Estate Railway.
Biography[]
Thomas & Friends[]
Millie is a bubbly French engine who is owned by Sir Robert Norramby, and who runs the narrow gauge line at Ulfstead Castle, where she lives and works. Her duties include assisting the groundskeeper and taking visitors on tours of the estate. For this, she has her own open-topped carriages. While the Earl was travelling the world, Millie stayed in her shed at the castle.
Millie once swapped jobs with Luke. Although she struggled to adjust to start with, she ended up loving the Blue Mountain Quarry, although she was pleased to return to her own job at the castle and even more pleased to have made friends with Luke.
While she was helping with construction of the Dinosaur Park, she was teased by Samson and Harvey for being afraid of the Megalosaurus model. She decided to pay them back by asking the groundskeeper to make a bonfire by the model volcano to create the illusion that it was actually active.
When Glynn arrived on the Estate Railway, Stephen became jealous of the Coffee Pot, Millie, however, was more welcoming. When Glynn asked her what the Earl was planning, she suggested he was planning on building a railway museum. After Stephen stated that he would would conduct tours while Glynn would become an exhibit, Millie joked the opposite would be true. After the two old engines decided to have a race, a concerned Millie decided to tell the Earl. The Earl met the two at Knapford, where he confirmed Millie's theory that he was building a railway museum.
Once, when Millie was given extra work and spent the day collecting gravel from the Blue Mountain Quarry, Stephen neglected to do her regular chore of moving the garden waste. Fed up, Millie decided to teach Stephen a lesson by dumping the waste in front of his shed, only to get even crosser when Stephen mocked her in retaliation. The following day, Stephen could not find Millie, and worried that she had run away because of his teasing. Stephen left the estate to look for Millie, but ended up running out of water near Crovan's Gate. Luckily, Millie and the Earl found him, and explained that they had only left to pick up a new motor for the castle turntable. Millie and Stephen made up their quarrel, and, once Stephen had taken on more water, headed back to the castle together.
Stories From Sodor[]
Skarloey Railway Stories[]
Like in the television series, Millie once swapped jobs with Luke. Although she struggled to adjust to start with, she ended up loving the Blue Mountain Quarry, although she was pleased to return to her own job at the castle and even more pleased to have made friends with Luke[1].
Personality[]
Millie is a narrow gauge engine. She has worked on the Earl of Sodor’s Estate Railway for many years. She is very loyal to the Earl and her relationship is like that of a personal servant. They have fun together and are as close as many friends, but there is also a certain formality to their relationship. Millie is a youthful, fun-loving, friendly engine who is full of spirit, and can be fiery when crossed. But she is also fair-minded and never spiteful. That said, she will take it upon herself to teach an uppity engine a lesson, should she feel the need. She always wants to do the best by the Earl and will defer to his judgement in all things, but when it comes to other engines, she has a mind of her own.
Basis[]
Millie is based on 0-4-0 well tank No. 8069 "Tabamar", built in 1911 by Borsig, under contract from Decauville. "Tabamar" is preserved at the Chemin de fer des Chanteraines in Paris, France. In 1995, Tabamar visited the Ffestiniog Railway, where it served on drive-an-engine duty at Boston Lodge. Unlike her basis, Millie has a rear coal bunker and has been regauged from 1ft 11 5⁄8in to 2ft 3in.
Livery[]
Millie is painted French blue with white lining, brass fittings, a golden running board, boiler bands and wheel spokes. Her wheel rims are also French blue. Sir Robert Norramby's crest is painted on her cab sides and her name is painted in white on the sides of her boiler.
References[]
- ↑ Skarloey Railway Stories: "Luke and Millie"
Locomotives | Stephen | Glynn | Millie | Aaron | Dylan | Lexi | Theo | Merlin | L'Aigle |
---|---|
Rolling Stock | Coaches | Standard Gauge Carriages | Narrow Gauge Carriages | Narrow Gauge Trucks | The Sleigh |
People | Sir Robert Norramby |
Locations | Ulfstead Castle | The Dinosaur Park | Ulfstead Railway Museum |
North America | Canada | Ravi Baboolal | ✦Vinnie | Olivia | Hunter | Ava and Eve | Noah |
---|---|---|
Cuba | ✦Victor | |
Mexico | Carlos | |
USA | Beau | Natalie | Sam | Vinnie | ✦Bash and Dash | ✦Caitlin | ✦Connor | ✦Ferdinand | ✦Hank | ✦Daniel | Jasmine | ✦Marion | ✦Philip | ✦Porter | ✦Timothy | ✦Lexi | Iolite | Angel | Blue Topaz | Imperial Topaz | Red Imperial Topaz | Poppy | Ocean | Serpentine | Beryl | Labradorite | Corundum | Pietersite | Boulder Opal | Fire Agate | Winza | Fuxite | Rainbow Moonstone | Meteorite | Mookaite | Goldstone | Conch Pearl | Tremolite | Mystic Quartz | Blue Quantum Quartz | Dragon Breath Opal | Mystic Topaz | Tsavorite | Carnelian | Chalcedony | Bloodstone | ✦Ametrine | ✦Star | ✦Rhodonite | ✦Fluorite | ✦Padparadscha | Rutile | Alexandrite | Amethyst | Blue Diamond | Blue Pearl | Blue Sapphire | Citrine | Emerald | Fluorite | Fuchsia Sapphire | Green Diamond | Green Pearl | Holly Blue Agate | Lapis Lazuli | Jasper | Malachite | Onyx | Opal | Peridot | Pink Diamond | Pink Pearl | Purple Sapphire | Rainbow Sapphire | Rainbow Quartz | Red Diamond | Red Pearl | Rhodochrosite | Rhodonite | Ruby | Ruby Aura Quartz | Ruby Zoisite | Sardonyx | Smoky Quartz | White Diamond | White Pearl | Yellow Diamond | Yellow Pearl | Yellow Sapphire | Euclase | Al Kindle | Andrea Suarez | Chris Rose | Greg Gibson | Kenny Florian | Mike Gellatly | Paul Ventimiglia | Will Bales | Marc DeVidts | |
South America | Brazil | Cassia | Emerson | Gabriela | Gustavo | Raul |
Colombia | Gator | |
Europe | Belgium | Axel |
France | Etienne | ✦Millie | |
Scotland | ✦Donald | ✦Douglas | Liam | ✦Ralph | |
Hungary | Attila | |
Germany | Frieda | ✦Hugo | ✦Marklin | |
Italy | Beppe | Ester | Gina | Lorenzo | Mia | Stefano | |
Russia | Ivan | The Russian Engines | |
Sweden | Fredrik | |
Denmark | Emil | |
Switzerland | Swiss Tank Engines | |
Poland | Aldona | Bonifacy | Iga | Michal | |
Africa | Kenya | ✦Nia |
Tanzania | Kwaku | Kobe | Zane | |
Egypt | Alexandria | Delilah | Mr. Osiris | Prudence | |
Asia | China | An An and Lin Yong | Jing-Yi | Fei-Long | Hong-Mei | Yong Bao |
India | Ashima | Charubala | Noor Jehan | Rajiv | Shankar | The Indian Actor | The Indian Director | The Tiger Hunters | Mia | The Indian Fashion Designer | |
Japan | ✦Hiro | Haiku | Chihiro | Kiyoshi | |
Saudi Arabia | Omar | Oma | Azzad | Zambaq | |
UAE | ✦Zambaq | |
North Korea | Ji Ah | Hyong-Joon | |
Indonesia | Lumba Lumba | Sukarno | Ora | |
Australia | Australia | Ace | Aubrey and Aiden | Doctor Claire | Ranger Jill | Isla | ✦Shane | Tamika |
North Western Railway | Currently | Bash and Dash | Bill and Ben | Dailey | Dawson | Damian | Dart | David | Den | Glynn | Harvey | Logan | Matthew | Neil | Percy | Scruff | Timothy | Victor |
---|---|---|
Skarloey Railway | Currently | Atlas | Bertram | Duncan | Duke | Luke | Millie | Rheneas | Smudger |
Formerly | Sir Handel | Skarloey | |
Crystal Island | Formerly | Padparadscha | Ruby |
Keystone Railway | Currently | Angel | Fuxite | Meteorite | Rainbow Moonstone |
The Mainland | Currently | Dolgoch | Douglas | Jerry | Mia | Prince | Pug | Samson | Sans Pareil |
Formerly | Sir Haydn | Talyllyn | |
Other Railways | Currently | Gina | Lady | Raul |
Sudrian Crystal Railway | Locomotives | Belle | |
---|---|---|
Rolling Stock | Aquamarine | Blue | Blue Pearl | Dexter | Holly Blue | Rickety | Victoria | Zircon | |
Non-Rail Characters | Algy | Brenda | Butch | Captain | Kelly | Lorry 4 | |
Skarloey Railway | Locomotives | Mighty Mac | Sir Handel |
Rolling Stock | Blue Coaches | |
Arlesdale Railway | Locomotives | Allison | Bert | Sigrid of Arlesdale |
Keystone Railway | Locomotives | Blue Diamond (Keystone Railway) | Blue Pearl (Keystone Railway) | Blue Quantum Quartz | Blue Sapphire (Keystone Railway) | Blue Topaz | Euclase | Goldstone | Lapis Lazuli (Keystone Railway) | |
Rolling Stock | Angelite | Ammolite | Aqua Aura Quartz | Laguna Agate | |
BNSF Railway | Locomotives | |
The Mainland | Locomotives | Ariadne | The Class 40 | Connor | Fletcher | Frankie | Franklin | Mallard | Richard | Seth | Wilbert |
Non Rail Characters | Beresford | |
Brazil | Locomotives | Gabriela | Gustavo |
Rolling Stock | Gustavo's Coaches | |
China | Locomotives | Hong-Mei |
France | Locomotives | Étienne |
Germany | Locomotives | Frieda |
Greece | Locomotives | Athena | Zeus |
Rolling Stock | Hades | |
India | Locomotives | Rajiv |
Italy | Locomotives | Lorenzo |
Poland | Locomotives | Aldona |
Russia | Locomotives | Ivan |
Scotland | Locomotives | Liam |
Sweden | Locomotives | Fredrik |