Belle the Bar Car is a confident coach and a confidant drinker. She protects her friends Dinah, Carrie, and Pearl, while taking time to have a little fun.
Personality[]
The updated Bochum production reduced the character development for the supporting coaches in favour of expanding on main characters, Dinah and Pearl.
Belle's incarnation as a Sleeper to Bar Car appears to be more vocal when defending her friends in front of the engines.
She is strong-willed and unafraid. She is carefree and puts her own interests first, as evidenced by her drinking while racing with Coco during Heat Two.
Story[]
Belle the Bar Car or in German - "Belle der Barwagen", is one of the established coaches in the train set - she is friends with Dinah and Carrie the Luggage Van. She introduces herself before I Got Me - or Ich Bin Ich, in German, after Pearl has been introduced to the rest of the trainyard.
She races with Coco the French Engine during Heat Two, but her drinking habit causes her poor performance in the race, resulting in complaints and frustration from Coco.
Both Belle and Carrie still serve to provide emotional support to Dinah during the dining car's Act Two solo, U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D, though not to the same extent Buffy and Ashley did due to Girl's Rolling Stock being cut. Belle can be seen offering a shot of liquor to Dinah towards the end of her solo, giving Dinah the energy to finish strong.History[]
Belle the Bar Car was added to the Bochum production of Starlight Express in June 2018. While sharing the name with Belle the Sleeping Car, the two characters have no other elements in common - Belle the Bar Car is effectively a replacement for Ashley the Smoking Car, and her costume design reflects this.
Belle appeared in the 2017 Workshop, but still under the guise of a Sleeping Car. However she fulfilled the same role in the show as one of the four coaches, not as Poppa's old partner.
Appearance[]
Belle's appearance is borrowed heavily from her predecessor, Ashley the Smoking Car. However, Belle wears an altered bodice with windows and the lettering "LOUNGE CAR," on her chestpiece, replacing Ashley's ashtrays. She has folded napkins above said chestpiece, similar to Dinah, but high across her neckline. Her headpiece is a tray of glasses, with the lettering "COCKTAILS" that sits on her tidy brunette hair. She also wears two hair pins on either side of her head. One is shaped like two bottle openers and the other is shaped like several bottle caps. Her sleeves are white on brown pinstripes, and she wears a shirt-collar styled choker. Otherwise she retains Ashley's lampshade skirt, with an overall warmer more golden brown colour palette.
Gallery[]
Rochelle Sherona, 2018 - 2019[]
Emmanuelle N'Zuzi, 2019 - 2020[]
Dieuwke Tönissen, 2020 - 2023[]
Molly McGuire, 2023 - 2024[]
Backstage[]
Role[]
Playing age 18–25.
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Cast[]
Bochum, Germany
| 2018 - 2019 | Rochelle Sherona |
| 2019 - 2020 | Emmanuelle N'Zuzi |
| 2020 - 2021 | Dieuwke Tönissen (Cancelled due to Covid) |
| 2021 - 2023 | Dieuwke Tönissen |
| 2023 - 2025 | Molly McGuire |
Fan Theories[]
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