Dinah is the sweet, Southern and lovable dining car from Starlight Express. She is hopelessly in love with Greaseball and her best friend is Pearl the observation car. She races with Greaseball during the 1st Heat but when she complains about his cheating afterwards, he uncouples her and races with Pearl which leaves Dinah to be consoled by Caboose. After being rejected, Electra chooses her as his new race partner. After the Uphill Final is stopp...
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Dinah is the sweet, Southern and lovable dining car from Starlight Express. She is hopelessly in love with Greaseball and her best friend is Pearl the observation car. She races with Greaseball during the 1st Heat but when she complains about his cheating afterwards, he uncouples her and races with Pearl which leaves Dinah to be consoled by Caboose. After being rejected, Electra chooses her as his new race partner. After the Uphill Final is stopped halfway due to foul play, Dinah gets annoyed with his underhand tactics and leaves before the re-run. After Greaseball crashes, he goes back to Dinah, telling her that he is S.O.R.R...R...Y.
In the 1997 Mexican production Expreso Astral the character was called Vianda, and her songs were translated into Spanish.
Dinah is an overall composite of Shirley Temple (Hence her child-like innocence) and Dolly Parton (her Southern American accent and country style)).
Original London
Revised London
Bochum
UK/US Tours
Australia/Japan
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