Edward Thomas

He was then repainted into the British Railway black, the color he might have acquired had the Corris line survived a little longer. An extensive overhaul, which included the fitting of a new boiler, was completed in late May 2004, and the engine returned to public service on the thirtieth of that month as "Edward Thomas" in unlined green livery. Following Sir Haydn taking over as the main Skarloey engine in 2008, Edward Thomas would occasionally be dressed up as Peter Sam before taking over as the main Skarloey engine from Douglas, who reassumed the role in 2013, in 2016, with the events being rebranded as "Peter Sam's Party". Unlike previous times, Edward Thomas was not repainted into Peter Sam's red Railway Series livery and remained in his regular green livery and was only dressed up for the special events. A new face was also made for him. Edward Thomas was mentioned in The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways and Sodor: Reading Between the Lines.