Edward the Blue Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic steam locomotive from The Railway Series children's books by the Rev W. Awdry, and the related TV series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. He is a blue 4-4-0 tender engine with red stripes, about the same size as James, and has the number 2 on his tender. Also like James, he is a mixed-traffic engine, meaning that he can easily pull freight or passengers, though he prefers freight. He is one of the major characters in both the books and the television series. He has a driver named Charlie Sand and a fireman named Sidney Hever.
Appearances in Christmas specials[]
- "Thomas' Christmas Party"
- "Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree" (cameo)
- "Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure" (cameo)
- "It's Only Snow"
- "Don't Tell Thomas"
- "Keeping up with James"
- "Henry's Lucky Day"
- "Henry's Magic Box"
- "Surprise, Surprise"
- "Percy the Snowman"
- "Salty's Surprise"
- "Santa's Little Engine"
- "The Missing Christmas Decorations"
- "Last Train for Christmas"
- "The Perfect Gift"
- "A Cranky Christmas"
- "Diesel's Ghostly Christmas"
- "Letters to Santa"
- "The Christmas Coffeepot"
- "Kangaroo Christmas" (stock footage cameo)
- "Hunt the Truck"