Engines of South Chemicals

In episode 2 and 3 of season 5, Judy and Plutonium makes friends with the locomotives of South Chemicals. The company owns eight other locomotives at its peak excluding Judy and Plutonium.

Mendelevium
Mendelevium (No: 101) is a former LB&SCR A1 "Terrier" 0-6-0T that is owned by South Chemicals. When he was sold, he was LB&SCR No: 652 and was originally named 'Surrey '.

Bio
Surrey was built by Brighton in 1876 by William Stroudley under the LB&SCR and was numbered 52 (originally) but was renumbered 652. In 1905, Surry was sold to South Chemicals and was renamed as 'Mendelevium' and given the number '101', after the element from the Periodic Table. He was used as the main locomotive there until the arrival of ex-SE&CR Wainwright P class 0-6-0T No: 8 'Boron' arrived in 1923. When Judy arrived in 1954, Mendelevium was well past his prime and was now bound for the scrapyard. He was the one who declared No: 89 'Actinium' deceased after his accident.

In 1975, Mendelevium was finally with drawn and was painted into his original "Improved Engine Green" with the original name 'Surrey' and the number 52. He was later sent to Eastleigh and scrapped. He was the longest serving South Chemicals locomotive.

Real locomotive
The real locomotive (LB&SCR No: 52 'Surrey') was built on 04/12/1876 at Brighton and was sold to Pauling Co. in September of 1902. It ended its days in Argentina for La Pate Tramways after being sold to that company in 1909.It was one of the few A1s not to be converted into an A1X.

Liveries
Mendelevium was first painted yellow with brass 'Mendelevium' nameplates and the number '101' painted in yellow Gill Sans-style font.

When repainted back into his original livery, he was painted in LB&SCR "Improved Engine Green" with the number '62' on the bunker and the name 'Surrey' painted on the side tanks.

Trivia
Mendelevium is named after both the 101st element of the Periodic Table of Elements discovered in 1955 and Dmitri Mendeleev, the Russian scientist that created the periodic table and the namesake of element number 101. He is also numbered after its atomic number. Mendelevium was 99 years old when he was scrapped.
 * Due to his namesake being discovered in 1955, Mendelevium must have worn his old name until 1955 or was originally named after a different element but it doesn't appear to be the case as episode 2 is set in 1954, a year before the element was discovered and he was already given that name.

Boron
Boron (No: 5) is a former SE&CR Wainwright P class 0-6-0T that is owned by South Chemicals. He is the second locomotive the company bought and the longest serving.

Bio
Boron was built by Ashford in 1910 by Harry Wainwright under the SE&CR and was numbered 555 (originally). In 1923, he was sold to South Chemicals to assist their 47-year-old ex-LB&SCR A1 "Terrier" No: 101 'Mendelevium' (formerly named 'Surrey' under the LB&SCR) by the Southern Railway under CME Richard Maunsell. He lost the number '555' and became '5' and named 'Boron', after the element in the Periodic Table. When his sister Molybdenum was bought in 1946, he was used to shunt wagons loaded with sulphur to create sulphuric acid. In 1982, Boron was withdrawn and sent to Liverpool and was later scrapped.

Real locomotive
In real life, the real SE&CR Wainwright P 0-6-0T No: 555 was never sold to industrial use and was scrapped in 1955. It ended its days as BR No: 31555.

Liveries
In South Chemicals service, Boron is painted in Brunswick Green with brass 'Boron' nameplates and the number '5' painted in yellow Gill Sans-style writing. During the final years, he was repainted into SE&CR Grey with the number '555' painted on the water tanks.

Trivia
Boron's is named after the 5th element on the Periodic Table of Elements discovered in 1808. He is also numbered after its atomic number.

Boron was 72 years old when he was scrapped.

Molybdenum is his sister.

Actinium
Actinium is an old LSWR Bettie Well tank the works for South Chemicals. He was the first character to leave South Chemicals due to damage from a collision.

Bio
Actinium was built in 1868 by Beyer Peacock & Co. for the London & South Western Railway (LSWR) to the Bettie 298, known as a "Beattie Well Tank" by railwaymen and enthusiasts. In 1920, he was sold to South Chemicals to help 44-year-old ex-LB&SCR A1 "Terrier" No: 101 'Mendelevium' as the main shunting locomotive for mainline services, and was renumbered '89' and named 'Actinium'. In 1947, Actinium was rebuilt with new cylinders due to the age of his original cylinders. In 1954, he was involved in an accident with an electric multiple unit (EMU) when he somehow ended up on the mainline, causing his cab to be destroyed, and past away after the collision. South Chemicals later made a bronze statue of him as a memorial for the collision.

Real locomotive
The real locomotive that Actinium was based on was really scrapped before 1900. Only three was used in industrial-style operations with china clay workings in Cornwall, which ended in the 1960s. None were ever sold into industrial or private ownership.

Livery
In his only appearance, Actinium was painted in South Chemicals yellow livery with brass nameplates and the number '89' painted in gold leaf. He's the only locomotive at South Chemicals with wasp stripes on the buffer beams.

Trivia
Actinium is named after the 89th element of the Periodic Table of Elements discovered in 1899. He is also numbered after its atomic number.

Actinium is the oldest locomotive owned by South Chemicals but isn't the longest serving. That honour goes to Mendelevium, who has worked for the company for 70 years (1905-1975).

Actinium was 85 years old when he was scrapped.

According to Actinium, he went blind for a few weeks after looking at burning magnesium which was ignited by a spark from his funnel.

Magnesium
Magnesium is a small Andrew Barclay saddle tank that worked for South Chemicals. He is a smaller and older version of Judy, being built by Andrew Barclay & Sons in 1912.

Bio
Magnesium was built by Andrew Barclay and Sons in 1912 for South Chemicals. He was named 'Magnesium' and numbered '12', after the 12th element of the Periodic Table of Elements. When Judy arrived in 1954, Magnesium told her about the safety around the place, mostly after Judy's accident with a hydrochloric acid tanker.

In 1960, Magnesium mysteriously gained a Giesl ejector nicknamed by him, and others, as the "square funnel". Sometime in the '60s, Magnesium was sold for scrap and broken up at Cashmores. Magnesium was replaced by a Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST which had been built recently.

Real locomotive
Magnesium's basis was built by Andrew Barclay & Sons of Kilmarnock for industrial work and were found all across the United Kingdom and overseas. Only a few lasted to the end of industrial steam in the 1980s and many have been preserved across the UK.

Livery
Magnesium was painted in Brunswick Green with brass 'Magnesium' nameplates and the number '12' painted in white Gill Sans-style writing.

Trivia
Magnesium is named after the 12th element of the Periodic Table of Elements discovered in 1755. He is also numbered after its atomic number.

Magnesium's CG model is made with Judy's chassis and cab only with smaller water tanks and boiler.

Magnesium would have been in his 50s went he was scrapped.

Potassium
Potassium is a Hunslet Austerity that worked for South Chemicals. He was built to replaced Magnesium as he got too old and to cover following the loss of Actinium.