Rosie (Thomas' Sodor Adventures)

Rosie is a lively little tank engine!

Technical Details:
Rosie is based on an USATC S100 Class/SR USA Class, designed and built for shunting duties in Europe during the Second World War. After the war ended, fifteen of these engines were sold to the Southern Railway, who modified them for use as dockyard shunters at Southampton. There, they worked alongside the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) E2s (Thomas’ class). Both classes were replaced by British Rail (BR) Class 07 diesels (Salty's class) in 1962, though members of the class remained in service on departmental duties until 1967.

Over one-hundred of the USATC S100 Class still remain, or are preserved, in various conditions in some European countries, the United States, China and Egypt. Four members of SR USA Class are preserved, including one at the Bluebell Railway. In addition, several Yugoslavian-built copies of the S100 design also exist, including two that have been shipped to England and modified to represent USA Class members.

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