>>2065564Yes but they haven't used it to pull trains since the 1980s. It can handle the climb up the mountain, but can only pull 2-3 coaches at most (the average consist is 6 coaches) so it's not very efficient. They do like to run it back and forth on a shorter line though.
I actually floated the idea to a conductor that they should do occasional excursions with 1-2 coaches but apparently management cares more about getting the full revenue value of a 6-car train.
Pic from the 2018 Day Out with Thomas event. Pity too, they could definitely dress it up as a relatively convincing Percy.
