Bessie is a heritage fire engine that runs on rails.
Description[]
She used to be driven by Station Officer Steele in his old days and first appeared in the Series 8 episode Bessie to the Rescue, when Sam and Station Officer Steele were doing an inspection of the train station.
In Sky Lanterns, Bessie was given an upgrade which included the ability to change between it's water tank and sticky foam.
Appearances[]
- Bessie to the Rescue
- Sky Lanterns
- Wheel of Fire
- Troubled Waters
- Treehouse Trouble
- Rocky Rescue
- On Thin Ice
- The Return of Norman-Man
- Castles and Kings
- Space Train
- Dashing Through the Snow
- Monster Mania (mentioned)
- Blast From the Past
- The Why Files 2: The Beast of Pontypandy
- The Pioneers Go Wild
- Bake Off
- Heroes of the Storm
Episodes Sam drove Bessie[]
- Sky Lanterns
- Wheel of Fire
- On Thin Ice
- Treehouse Trouble
- Rocky Rescue
- Dashing Through the Snow
- Heroes of the Storm
Episodes Penny drove Bessie[]
Episodes Ellie drove Bessie[]
Episodes Station Officer Steele drove Bessie[]
Trivia[]
- Bessie appears to be based on a Ford Model AA fire engine which worked on the San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railroad with the registration M. W. 1003 and it is now preserved at the California State Railroad Museum.
- There is also a wooden flatbed truck which can come in handy for the firefighters when they need to bring Mercury along for mountain rescues. The Pontypandy Flyer also uses the flatbed truck if Bessie is not required.
- Elvis, Arnold, Jerry Lee and Chief Fire Officer Boyce have yet to drive Bessie.
- Bessie's shed has caught fire twice; once in Wheel of Fire and again in Castles and Kings.
- Its engine produces 40 brake horsepower.
Gallery[]
Station Officer Steele and Bessie in the old days
Station Officer Steele discovers Bessie
Station Officer Steele introducing Bessie
Bessie's hose reel
Sam takes the hose
Hose outlet and water pressure valve
The switch
Sam, Elvis and Penny crossing the viaduct
Bessie in action
Bessie outside its shed
Sam driving Bessie
Station Officer Steele drives Bessie
Bessie in Castles and Kings
Bessie's basis