Edmundo the Alsthom Class 1900
At a glance one could be forgiven for mistaking Edmundo for a singular hard-working engine. But make no mistake: While theirs is a seemingly shared name and chasis, Ed and Mundo are very much their own separate entities who simply co-exist attached cab to cab.
The 9th out of a line of 13 Diesel-Electric Locomotives that were built to take over the Portuguese Railway's heavy freight duties when Steam became less viable for the "modern era", Ed and Mundo (often referred to as their conjoined name for the sake of simplicity) are what one would call a rather pragmatic kind of engine.
Theirs is an easy philosophy to follow. Work all day, work all night. You watch our front, I'll watch your back. One set of eyes always looking towards the path ahead, while another keeps an eye on the bothersome trucks behind them. Maintain their working rhythm at a steady balance and leave day-dreaming for the long days beneath the shade of the shed.
A mantra that holds up most days, unless Ed gets to thinking a little too big for both of their buffers. Otherwise Mundo has little to no choice but to reign his twin in to the best of his abilities, lest they both end up stuck in a ditch due to unchecked ambition...
Highly energetic, imaginative and eager to make new friends, Ed is often described as being the catalyst of the duo. Wherever the wind might take him next, he'll certainly do his very best to get his brother to at the very least tolerate some of the journey.
Temperamental, argumentative, and much more observant and less naive than his twin, Mundo is in turn described as both the brawn and brains of the operation. Often getting the both of them out of whatever sticky mess Ed has gotten them into.
And yet, for an engine so prone to chasing its own back-end with gruff growls and excited honks that seem to set them so apart in personality, one can't help but wonder which of the two is actually the better friend... The happy-go-lucky ambitious dreamer who gave everything up to follow his dreams (hoping to better both of their lives by going to Sodor, where an engine actually seems to matter to the railway they serve under as not only a very useful engine but also as an individual), or the cantankerous yet ever thoughtful worrier who's given everything to keep his brother happy (no matter how costly to his own happiness that might be).
The orange livery looks so good on Ed and Mundo!
