Why are Pugs called Pugs? An Explanation & History: Enthralling Engines #8

"Why is pug?" is one of life's great unanswered questions

The pug, for it's size, is the smallest locomotive on the rails. This is Pugs.

This history is better than what I am learning in school 😂

Now whenever I see a "Pug" locomotive, I'm just gonna say, "What the Pug doin'?"

I thought they were called "Pugs" because of both the shape, and guessed that it's the puffing noises that sounded like pug dog that gave them the name, like the terriers.

In essence, pugs are more or less small, 0-4-0 saddle tank engines, usually with outside cylinders.

I actually never thought about that- I mean terriers make dog sounds but what about pugs?

A couple of these scotch “pugs” are on display at the Bo’ness and Kinniel Railway in…you guessed it…. Scotland. As a Scot myself I visit them and even sometimes see them running, the last time I did was fairly long ago though…

'Pug' is a very long establish northern term for small shunting engines. The idea that its contracted from 'pugilist' is a good one - short wheelbased, outside cylinder tank engines have a propensity to waddle when running, similar to a boxer limbering up. One of the east coast Scottish docks years ago displayed a lineside warning notice, which read 'Beware of the pug engine', giving it some official credence. So far as I'm aware, the term wasn't used sought of (roughly speaking) the River Mersey. Probably, as regards its origins, its best to say 'you pays your money, you takes your choice.'

i also think the name of pugs are fitting

In the Netherlands. There is an engine (an 0-6-0 to be exact) with a very funny name. The engine's name is Bello, because of the bell that the engine class had to warn people along the line. I hope you can make a video about it

Pug a.k.a. the more common form of Percy a.k.a. easier way to make a model Percy

Don't forget one famous pug......"Smokey Joe"

Because it’s friend-shaped

0:11 If you imagine the whistle as the "barks" of the engine, it makes the idea of calling these engines pugs so much more adorable

You know, I asked this question myself. I'm genuinely surprised a video for it was made. Thanks man!

Next you should do the reason behind the name given to 4-6-2s "Pacific's"

So pug is monkey in Scottish so does that mean the monkey meme are technically can be apply to these trains?

Pugs are some of my favourite trains, so this was very interyto finally find out how they got the name.

This just feeds into my head canon that Percy is a modified Caledonian Pug.