Bertram

Bertram the "Old Warrior"

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Background Information

First appearance

TBA

Creator(s)

Britt Allcroft
David Mitton

Character Overview

Name

Bertram

Title

Bertram the "Old Warrior"

Nicknames

The Old Warrior

Gender

Male

Country

England (built)
Island of Sodor

Relative(s)

Duke (brother)

Affiliation

Technical Details

Basis

FR "Small England" class

Gauge

4'8½" (1,435 mm; standard gauge)

Power type

Steam

Vehicle

Locomotive

Type

Saddletank tender engine

Fuel type

Coal

Configuration

0-4-0ST+T

Wheels

8

Top speed

35 mph

Designer(s)

George England
CM Holland

Builder(s)

FR Boston Lodge Works

Year built

1879

Railway

Skarloey Railway

Owner(s)

Mr Percival

Bertram is a brown narrow gauge engine from The Island of Sodor.

Personality

Bertram, affectionately known as the "Old Warrior", works at the coal mines in Gridinia Bay with Logan. Bertram treats every job like an epic quest, and is ever vigorous and willing whenever assigned one! He sees every day as a new adventure, and strives to be the hardest working narrow gauge locomotive he can!

Technical Details

Basis

Bertram is based on Prince, a George England tender engine on the Ffestiniog Railway. Duke is another member of this class. Bertram has been re-gauged from 1ft 11 1⁄2in to 2ft 3in and been given loose couplings.

Livery

Bertram is painted dark brown with red lining.

The Island of Sodor

North Western Railway	Locomotives	Steam	Thomas \| Edward \| Henry \| Gordon \| James \| Percy \| Toby \| Duck \| Donald and Douglas \| Oliver \| Emily \| Arthur \| Bill and Ben \| Lady \| Rosie \| Whiff \| Scruff \| Timothy \| Marion \| Charlie \| Nia \| Rebecca \| Molly \| Stanley \| Harvey \| Porter \| Ryan \| Billy \| Sonny \| Belle \| Fergus
		Diesel	Devious Diesel \| BoCo \| Daisy \| Salty \| 'Arry and Bert \| Philip \| Sidney \| Diesel 10 \| Mavis \| Norman \| Derek \| Bear \| Paxton
		Other	Stafford \| Flynn
	Rolling Stock	Passenger Cars	Annie and Clarabel \| Henrietta \| Sodor Orange Branch Line Coaches \| Sodor Red Branch Line Coaches \| Emily's Coaches \| Old Coaches \| Isabel and Dulcie \| Alice and Mirabel \| Green Express Coaches \| Red Express Coaches \| Old Slow Coach
		Freight Cars	Troublesome Trucks \| Vans \| Tankers \| Utility Vans \| Sodor Mail Vans
		Brake Vans	Toad \| Brake Vans
		Cranes	The Breakdown Crane \| Rocky
Skarloey Railway	Locomotives	Steam	Skarloey \| Rheneas \| Peter Sam \| Sir Handel \| Duncan \| Freddie \| Mighty Mac \| Ivo Hugh \| Duke \| Bertram \| Luke
Skarloey Railway	Locomotives	Diesel	Rusty
Arlesdale Railway	Locomotives	Steam	Rex \| Bert \| Mike
Non-rail Characters	Sodor Construction Company	Jack \| Alfie \| Isobella \| Oliver \| Byron \| Ned \| Max and Monty \| Kelly \| Nelson \| Nigel \| Buster \| Patrick
	Other	Bertie \| Trevor \| Terence \| Harold \| Captain \| George
	Stationary	Cranky
	Humans	Sir Topham Hatt

Crotoonian Hills Narrow Gauge Railway

Locomotives		Skarloey \| Rheneas \| Peter Sam \| Sir Handel \| Rusty \| Duncan \| Duke \| Freddie \| Mighty Mac \| Bertram \| Luke \| Chugs \| Ivo Hugh \| Millie \| Train
Rolling Stock	Coaches	Skarloey Railway Coaches \| Chugs' Coaches
Rolling Stock	Other	Trucks \| Slate Trucks \| Narrow Gauge Breakdown Crane
People		Dai Station
Locations	Main Line	Gridinia Bay (Junction, Castle) \| Denverville Slate Quarry \| Old Valley Line \| Celestia (Park, Pond) \| Midline Station \| Thra Viaduct \| Apple Acres Farm \| Din Y. Dee Gold Mine \| Chipperton Wharf \| Danotwick \| Cliffstone Centre Quarry \| Cliffstone Valley Village \| Cliffstone Junction
Locations	Cliffstone Gold Mine Branchline	Denver Slate Quarry (Quarry Junction) \| Din Y. Dee Gold Mine Transfer Yard \| Jen's Pond (Loop Line, Freddie's Shed) \| Apple Acres Farm \| Brimstone Mine \| Old Treacle Makers \| Din Y. Dee Gold Mine Company \| Aurum Mountain