Gordon

Gordon, NWR No. 4, is a Gresley "A0" Pacific, a prototype Sir Nigel Gresley made exclusively from Gordon. After being used for designing the A1 Pacifics meant for the Great Northern Railway, Gordon was sold to the North Western Railway. He arrived on Sodor in 1923, receiving a moderate rebuild in 1939. Gordon pulls the express, nicknamed "Wild Nor' Wester" on the railway. Gordon is The Flying Scotsman's brother and the cousin of Mallard and Green Arrow.

Basis
Gordon bears resemblance to the Gresley A1 and A3 Pacifics built for the GNR, but Gordon is actually an "A0" Pacific, an experimental prototype that Sir Nigel Gresley made to build his other A1 and A3s in 1922. Gordon was later sold to the NWR in 1923. He was later on rebuilt at Crewe. He was given LMS underparts and a Fowler tender. He since been rebuilt from the footplate-down according to Stanier designs, his running plate is Sir Topham Hat I's own design.

Livery
Gordon arrived on Sodor with Doncaster green livery with white and black lining; the livery A1 and A3 Pacifics used. Some point between 1923-1924, he was repainted blue with red and yellow lining.