Skarloey/Trivia


 * Skarloey was built at Fletcher, Jennings & Co. at Whitehaven, the same place as Rheneas, Captain Baxter, Talyllyn and Dolgoch.
 * His name is Sudric for "Lake in the Woods".
 * Skarloey's name on the Japanese Thomas website is backwards.
 * In the Polish narration, Skarloey's name is Sławek, which is coincidentally Stephen's name in the same narration.
 * In the French dub from the fourth to the seventh series, Skarloey was called Charles.
 * Skarloey's large scale model was used as Rusty's Ghost Engine in "Duncan Gets Spooked".
 * Johnny Morris and Keith Wickham give Skarloey a Welsh accent, reflecting his basis' origins.
 * The Rev. W. Awdry's model of Skarloey is currently on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Tywyn.
 * Skarloey's Wooden Railway toy was among the many toys that were part of the lead paint crisis in 2005.
 * Though he was mentioned as Rheneas' brother in the Railway Series, the two have never been referred to as such in the television series.
 * Since "Counting on Nia", Skarloey has gained a headlamp that was originally Timothy’s, albeit minus the handle.
 * Skarloey's small scale model is currently owned by ThomasTankMerch and is wearing his laughing face mask.
 * Skarloey's original whistle sound was reused for Stepney in the fifth to seventh series.
 * According to The Thomas the Tank Engine Man, Rev. W. Awdry and George Awdry originally considered naming him Scacaloey. This is because its a direct translation of "Lake in the Woods" from Sudric.
 * Skarloey’s small scale model had a total of ten facial expressions during the fourth to tenth series whilst his large scale model had a total of thirteen facial expressions during most of the model era, one of which a sleeping face was not used on-screen.