see also: George (Carmen) George was an ill-tempered steamroller who was very vocal in his opinion that railways should be ripped up. Skarloey once tried to pit a boastful Sir Handel against George. Sir Handel's rivalry with George ended when they met at a roadwork site parallel to the railway line. There was little room, and Sir Handel tried to get past George. George was angry, and he ran into one of Sir Handel's vans, derailing it. This resulted in a furor between the road workers and Sir Handel's crew, which was finally broken up by a police officer. As a result of this incident, a fence was set up between the road and the railway, and when the work was finished, George left (although Sir Handel was convinced that he had won and sent George packing). ("Steam Roller"), He is one of the