Erlestoke Manor

Erlestoke Manor is a GWR 7800 "Manor" Class who works on the Main Line

Personality
Erlestoke Manor, (a lot of the time referred to as Erlestoke), is a very proud and punctual engine. She takes pride in her job of pulling express and enthusiast trains to the Forest Light Railway. Her prideful and stubborn attitude can lead to rudeness and annoy the other engines, especially the Forest Light Engines. But somewhere in her boiler she does have a big heart.

Basis
Erlestoke Manor is based on a Great Western Railway (GWR) 7800 Class or Manor Class is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive. They were designed as a lighter version of the GWR Grange Class, giving them a wider Route Availability. Like the 'Granges', the 'Manors' used parts from the GWR 4300 Class Moguls but just on the first batch of twenty. Twenty were built between 1938 and 1939, with British Railways adding a further 10 in 1950. They were named after Manors in the area covered by the Great Western Railway. Nine are preserved

Season 1

 * Trap Points

Season 2

 * Sadie, Alice and the Emergency Cable

Trivia

 * Erlestoke Manor is based on the real preserved GWR Manor class, numbered 7812 and is ongoing an overhaul.
 * Originally Erlestoke was going to be named Emily, after Dominic's university lecturer and course leader while 'Erlestoke Manor' was her title. But because there was already a tender engine with the name in 'Thomas & Friends' it was changed to just Erlestoke to reduce confusion.
 * Dominic wanted to get his lecturer to voice Erlestoke but got no reply. Most likely due to 2020 Pandemic so Erlestoke's voice was instead provided by Dominic Rogers himself which he describes as 'Probably my worst impression of who I had in mind'. It's currently unknown whether or not his lecturer will voice Erlestoke in future episodes.
 * Erlestoke's relationship with Dom was inspired by Bart and Edna Krabappel's relationship in 'The Simpsons'.
 * There Is A Theory That Erlesdoke Is Taylor Rebuilt Into A Tender Engine Possibly Hinted At The End Of Dom's Genesis