Talk:Trevor the Traction Engine
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[edit] Trevor's Origins?
It was claimed in the article that Trevor was based on a 'Foster & Rastrick' traction engine. Some further research suggests that this reference may, in fact, be to Foster, Rastrick and Company instead. That being the case, Trevor could not be based on a traction engine built by that manufacturer, since the company was wound up in 1831, at least 20 years before the first of any kind of traction engine was built!
Instead, it is much more likely that Trevor is based on a William Foster & Co. design, especially since the paragraph also states:
- He is also based on the Rev. 'Teddy' Boston's (who was the Rev. W. Awdry's friend) traction engine Fiery Elias.
...which is far more likely, as 'Fiery Elias' is a Foster design, and Trevor does look rather like her.
As neither statement is actually cited (unfortunately), it should not be too much of a problem to revise it. Can anyone provide proof? Does or did 'Fiery Elias' belong to Rev Boston? etc
EdJogg 20:24, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
- Well, "Fiery Elias" certainly belonged to Teddy Boston. See the wonderful account by Mike Booth The Parson and the Cadeby Light Railway .
- I would say that the chances of Trevor not having been based on Fiery Elias are very small indeed! Anyone got a copy of "Font to Footplate", Teddy Boston's autobiography??
- EdJogg 14:12, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
