Eric Idle (born March 29, 1943) is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer who wrote and performed as a member of the popular British comedy group Monty Python.
Diesels (Except for Mavis & Boco, who are horrified by this) try to take over Sodor and be "Modern" for the railway, but it's up to the steam engines to try to stop that and that steam engines and diesel engines can be equal.