Adam

Adam is an old radial tank engine bought second-hand that worked for the Wellsworth & Suddery Railway (W&S) from 1890 to the formation of the North Western Railway (NWR) in 1915.

Biography
Adam was built by Robert Stephenson & Co. in 1883 for the London & South Western Railway (L&SWR) as a suburban tank for the London suburbs. Due to issues with water capacity, Adam was later modified with the standard water tanks seen on the later examples but his service for the L&SWR was over by February 1890, when he was withdrawn due to steaming problems and was bought by the W&S, becoming their No. 3.

Livery
Adam is painted in the standard Wellsworth & Suddery Railway Maroon livery.

Basis
Adam is based off a L&SWR 0415 class 4-4-2T suburban, better known by many as "Adams Radials". 71 were built by Beyer, Peacock & Co. of Manchester, Robert Stephenson & Co. of Newcastle and Dubs & Co. plus Neilson & Co. of Glasgow, Scotland, from 1882 to 1885. They were built for suburban work around London but were replaced quickly by T1 class 0-4-4Ts introduced in 1888 and later by more powerful Drummond M7s. Withdrawals began for the class in 1916 but because of the Lyme Regis branch, the last three weren't withdrawn until 1961. One, L&SWR No. 488 (aka EKR No. 5, SR No. 3488 and BR No. 30583), has been preserved on the Bluebell Railway.

Trivia
Adam is an original character created by WildNorWester, like Colin and Lily, and created for Sodor: The Modern Years with a model created for the train simulation game Trainz.


 * Adam's model has been redesigned as of 2020 with a 3D face but is not released to the public.

Adam's old L&SWR number was '49', which was carried by a real Adams Radial built on November 30th, 1883.

Adams is one of two characters who's exact build date is known, which makes his age easy to calculate.


 * In Rivalry (set in 1894), Adams was 10 and 11 years old.
 * In German Spy (set in August 1915), Adams was 31 years old turning 32.
 * When Adams was scrapped in 1936, he was either 52 or 53 years old.

Adam's name could have come from his designer, William Adams.