Rai

Rai is a British Railways Class 08 diesel shunter who went to the Forest Light Railway on trial but was later sent away.

Personality
Rai is a rude, cocky and obnoxious diesel shunter who used to work in the same marshalling yards Dom used to work in.

Basis
Rai is based on the British Rail Class 08 Diesel shunter. 996 of them were produced from 1952 to 1962 when many of them were withdrawn and/or scrapped. Rai's original design was going to be a Great Northern Railway J13 class

Season 2

 * Troublesome Engine

Trivia

 * Originally, Rai was intended to be a GNR J13 steam engine but was changed to a class 08 Diesel shunter later on during production and his face being on the back of his cab is based on the "Murdering Diesel" from The Railway Series.
 * Rai is the first Diesel Character in the series; not counting the unnamed 08 shunter from Season 1