Proteus

Proteus is a number 2/3 engine who works on the Mid Sodor Railway.

Bio
When he first arrived in 1882, Proteus went to help the other engines at the slate mines until 1883 and he was sent to the Skarloey Railway.

Proteus became the first number 5 engine on the Skarloey Railway, Mighty Mac sold a year later and another engine arrived.

His cab was scrapped in 1886, he was sent to the back of the shed in disgrace. the years until 1887-1928 his cab was replaced.

He became the last number 2 after Stanley got turned into a pumping engine. Proteus never came to cross the Mountain Road closed in 1936 after Franklin was scrapped.

The number 2 have an accident on the Mountain Road in 1936 and he was sent to the Aluminium Works.

The Aluminium Works closed in 1999 and he was found by Whiff for the reopening of the Mid Sodor Railway reformed to become to Mid Sodor Heritage Railway, Proteus was the MSHR's number 3 engine.