Because Victor did not speak the same language as Luke or the crew on the ship, they could not understand him. In Blue Mountain Mystery, it is revealed that Victor originally came to Sodor with Luke. Some artistic licence was taken, as the original #1173 is a standard-gauge locomotive. The staff decided they wanted an engine with a cab, and chose as a prototype ALCo's #1173, which was specially built for a sugar plantation line in Cuba. The show's staff were researching real-life engine workshops as inspiration for the Steamworks when they learned that one had a self-contained narrow-gauge line, used to transport parts internally. Victor was introduced in the feature-length special Hero of the Rails. He speaks with a Cuban accent and spoke Spanish when he first came to Sodor. Victor always has a helpful, constructive disposition and is good-humored with everyone he meets. He supervises all the engines who journey in and out of the workshops, as well as Kevin, the clumsy yard crane. Victor is a dark red Hispanic tank engine in charge of the Sodor Steamworks. The narrow-gauge railway has some contact with The Fat Controller'sstandard-gauge engines (mostly at Crovan's Gate), however the location of the railway often leaves the narrow-gauge engines in relative isolation. These lines and the engines that work on them are some of the oldest on the island. In Thomas (the Tank Engine) & Friends, the Island of Sodor is home to the narrow-gauge Skarloey Railway which runs up into the hills. Sadly, after his retirement from Trainz, he asked people to stop distributing his models, and wanted them to vanish from history (mostly. Some argue he is the father of Thomas in Trainz.
The earliest known history of Thomas content in TRS begins with MSTNoodle, a retired Trainzgineer who made simple yet lovable models and exported them to the game, eventually making them available for download.