Lauryn

Lauryn [#40399 (ex. #8332)] is a mixed traffic engine on The Main Line.

Bio
Lauryn arrived in December 1919, the start of the North Central Railway. She was put on mixed traffic duties. She was kind at first but got conceited. In the summer of 1920, she crashed into a beach house. Soon after, she was shut in her shed for being naughty but five weeks after, she got to pull coaches and trucks again for helping 688 with his goods train. She was happy to see Sabrina in 1928 pulling coaches under her recommendation. When she met Anna in 1934, she thought that Anna was the same 1361 she met in 1917 on the Midland Railway. Anna took offense to this and started to dislike Lauryn but when Lauryn helped Anna with her coal train to Middlesbrough Works, Lauryn gained her trust again. In 1945, she was sad that the railway went bankrupt but The Controller reassured her.

Nationalisation came about and Lauryn was confused about where their railway stands. Lise explained that their railway was independent and was called the North of England Region but pre-absorbed into the LNER and LMS as of 1 January 1948. Lauryn was also the first of the railway to get her BR colours, crest and number, #40399 as her class was numbered as 40. In 1955, she was in distress to hear that her sister, Danielle [#40398], was withdrawn. In 1966, she and Claire had took Lise to Barry Scrapyard when British Rail withdrew her from running service.

In 1977, BR planned to withdraw Phillip from service. An exec came to take him away but Lauryn wheeshed steam at him and sent him packing.

Persona
Lauryn is a very kind but conceited engine. She likes everything her way and that gets her into trouble. But she works hard and makes everything run like clockwork.

Basis
Midland483.jpg|Lauryn's basis