Little Giant

Little Giant was a double-ended Fairlie duplex engine who was planned to be part of the Skarloey Railway and introduced in the sixth series of Thomas & Friends.

Little Giant was developed by Robert Gauld-Galliers before writing for the series started, but was not included in any scripts of the episodes that were produced and filmed for the series and was dropped.

Personality
Little Giant are two engines in one. Based on concept art and crew descriptions, they appear to have opposing personalities: one end is an optimist, the other a pessimist.

Basis
Little Giant is based on the Ffestiniog Railway Double Fairlie locomotive, David Lloyd George. Unlike their original basis, Little Giant is gauged to 2'3" instead of 1' 11½" and is fitted with buffer beams, buffers and chain couplings. Additionally their smokeboxes are closer to "Little Wonder" in shape. Mighty Mac is also a member of this class.

"Little Giant" also happens to be the name of another former Ffestiniog engine, a "Large England" 0-4-0 saddle tank-tender locomotive similiar to Duke's basis. This engine was built in 1867 and was withdrawn from service and scrapped in 1929.

Livery
Little Giant is painted golden yellow and black with red lining. Their name is painted on their tanks in red lettering and their wheels are painted black with orange and red lining around the rims. Their handrails and funnel cowls are brass.

Appearances

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Thomas & Friends
Little Giant was planned to appear in the sixth series, but was later dropped.

Trivia

 * Little Giant was the precursor to Mighty Mac, who was introduced in the ninth series, two years after Robert Gauld-Galliers departed from the show following the production of the seventh series.
 * Little Giant's basis, David Lloyd George, has been previously been featured at Days Out with Thomas events on the Ffestiniog Railway. Interestingly, its faces show opposing emotions on either end, similar to Little Giant.

Gallery
Little Giant