Mavis

Mavis

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Mavis belongs to the Ffarquhar Quarry Company. She was bought to shunt in the sidings and was unreliable at first but after she had helped to save Toby from his tightrope, Sir Topham Hatt and Quarry Manager decided to give her a chance and allowed her to go down the tramway to Ffarquhar Yard. Now she has become quite useful and she and Toby work the tramway very efficiently between them.

Despite looking somewhat like a steam engine, Mavis is in fact a diesel. She is mostly black, with yellow-and-black "hazard" patterning on her front and rear. Like Toby, her six wheels are concealed by sideplates and a cow-catcher. She also has her name, and "The Ffarquar Quarry Co." written on both her sides. To begin with, she had a tomboyish, rebellious attitude. But later, having sobered up, she became a more peaceful natured and liberal 'big sister' role-model to Bill and Ben.

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