Yong Bao is celebrated as a hero by many people on his home railway of China, but how did he become the hero that we know and love today, let's find out! It all started in 1967 and Yong Bao was getting weathered, He was getting bullied by the other engines for being the runt of the sheds due to his very kind nature. Then one day when Yong Bao was in Shanghai Yards, he met a little tiger cub but it ran away when Yong Bao tried to get a closer look. Then on his way home to his hometown near the mountains, he met the tiger again and he seemed very eager to show Yong Bao something. The cub lept in the cab and they headed for home. Until Yong Bao had to slam on the brakes because up ahead was his brother, derailed near a viaduct. This was what the tiger wanted to show him, Yong Bao mustered up all his strength and power and he coupled up to the coaches and dragged his brother to safety. When they get to the workshop, his controller gave him the biggest reward any engine could get, a fresh coat of paint and a new livery! Yong Bao chose red with yellow stripes and a pinstripe tiger in honor of the tiger that brought him so much joy and courage. Not least because his crew loved his tiger too and the tiger loved them. When he was finished it was early 1968 and the end of steam in the UK so his controller decided to enter him for the great railway show in Bridlington England for the great railway shows beauty contest. That spring he headed for the docks with his little tiger friend stowed away in the cab and they were lifted onto a rail ferry. Months later he arrived on Sodor by mistake and later that day they arrived at Haysham Port. He went to join the other engines but Vinnie the bully blocked the sidings so Boco and the other friendly diesels offered him a shed to sleep in. After the railway show, he returned to China a hero, with many new friends and a lot of respect from the other engines. He now lives at the Chinese Railway Museum Thats the story guys, I hope you like the video! Special thanks to Raymond the class 47 productions who helped make this possible