List of Thomas & Friends characters
This article is a list of character MIs from the British television series Thomas & Friends and the reboot series Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go.
Facing the camera: Trevor, Bertie, Edward, James, Donald, Douglas, Percy, Thomas, Duck, Toby. Facing away: Diesel, Bill, Ben. In the middle: The City of Truro
Standard gauge engines
The Eight Famous Engines
| Name | Number | Description | Based on | Voiced by (UK) | Voiced by (US) |
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| Thomas | 1 | A blue 0-6-0T engine who works on the North Western Railway. He was initially the station pilot at the Big Station. After helping rescue James from an accident, Thomas was permanently assigned to the Ffarquhar branch line. | E2 class | 2009-2015 Ben Small 2015-2021 John Hasler All Engines Go: Aaron Barashi |
2009-2015 Martin Sherman 2015-2021 Joseph May. All Engines Go: Meesha Contreas |
| Edward | 2 | A blue mixed-traffic tender engine who runs on the branch line from Wellsworth to Brendam. He is one of the oldest engines on Sodor and is occasionally made fun of for his age. | Furness Railway K2 class[1] | Keith Wickham | William Hope |
| Henry | 3 | A green mixed-traffic tender engine who works on the North Western Railway. He was originally a prototype that needed special Welsh coal to operate properly. He was rebuilt after an accident while pulling the "Flying Kipper". The rebuild gave him a better performance and eliminated the need for the special coal. | LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 | Keith Wickham | Kerry Shale |
| Gordon | 4 | A blue tender engine who hauls express trains on the North Western Railway. He is occasionally used on goods trains, which he dislikes. | LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3 | 2009-2020 Keith Wickham All Engines Go Will-Harrison Wallace |
2009-2020 Kerry Shale All Engines Go Neil Crone |
| James | 5 | A red mixed-traffic tender engine on the North Western Railway. He is proud of his red paintwork, and does not like getting dirty. Despite being a mixed-traffic engine, he does not like pulling trucks. | Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Class 28 | 2009-2017 Keith Wickham 2017-2021 Rob Rackstraw All Engines Go Tom Dussek |
2009-2015 Kerry Shale 2015-2020 Rob Rackstraw All Engines Go Tom Dussek |
| Percy | 6 | A green 0-4-0ST engine who was brought to Sodor to help run the North Western Railway during Henry, Gordon, and James' strike. He often gets into trouble when he tries to play tricks on the other engines. His favourite job is hauling the mail train. He works on Thomas' branch line as a goods engine. | GWR No. 1340 Trojan | 2009-2015 Keith Wickham 2015-2021 Nigel Pilkington All Engines Go Henri Charles |
2009-2015 Martin Sherman 2015-2021 Christopher Ragland All Engines Go Charlie Zeltzer |
| Toby | 7 | A brown tram engine. After his old tramway closed, he was bought by the Fat Controller and he now works on Thomas' branch line with his coach Henrietta. | GER Class C53 | 2009-2015 Ben Small 2015-2021 Rob Rackstraw |
William Hope |
| Duck | 8 | A Great Western Railway engine who runs his own branch line with Oliver. He thinks that there are two ways of doing things, the "Great Western way" and the wrong way. He is named Montague, but was nicknamed Duck because he "waddles". He is the only one of the Eight Famous Engines not in the Steam Team. | GWR 5700 Class | Steven Kynman |
Other Steam Team members
| Name | Number | Description | Based on | Voiced by (UK) | Voiced by (US) |
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| Emily | 12 | An emerald tender engine who is bighearted. She speaks with a Scottish accent in the UK and with an American accent in the US. She also has her own set of coaches given to her because of her bravery in saving Oliver. Following her rescue of Gordon from a collapsing bridge, and James, Percy, and Rebecca from a derailment, Emily became Sodor's safety engine. | GNR Stirling 4-2-2 | 2009-2021 Teresa Gallagher All Engines Go Marie Ekins |
2009-2021 Jules de Jongh All Engines Go Kayla Lorette |
| Nia | 18 | An orange tank engine from Kenya who befriended and accompanied Thomas on his journey around the world. When Thomas returned to Sodor, Nia revealed she did not have a home to go to since her shed was destroyed, so Thomas invited her to live on Sodor, taking Edward's place at Tidmouth Sheds. | KUR ED1 class | 2018-2021 Yvonne Grundy All Engines Go Sade Smith |
All Engines Go Talia Evans |
| Rebecca | 22 | A big yellow tender engine who was originally from the North Western Railway. Rebecca has taken Henry's place at Tidmouth Sheds. She is a very cheerful and uplifting engine who always sees the best in everyone. She often helps Gordon pull the express during busy periods, but she also pulls goods trains on the Main Line. | SR West Country and Battle of Britain classes[2] | Rachael Miller |
Other engines
| Name | Number | Description | Based on | Voiced by (UK) | Voiced by (US) |
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| Donald and Douglas | 9 and 10 | Twin black mixed-traffic tender engines from Scotland. They tend to work together on the railway, although they can be argumentative. | Caledonian Railway 812 and 652 Classes | 2015-2016 Joe Mills 2016-2017 Rob Rackstraw Joe Mills |
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| Oliver | 11 | A green Great Western Railway tank engine who works with Duck on his branch line. He and his brake van Toad made a daring escape to Sodor from being scrapped and were almost caught at the last moment, but they were saved by Douglas. Oliver is not to be confused with Oliver the Excavator. | GWR 1400 Class | Joe Mills | |
| Bill and Ben | Yellow saddle tank engine twins owned by the Sodor China Clay Company. They're mischievous and love to play pranks on the other engines. They both work at the docks and the company's clay pits. | Distinctive Bagnall tank locomotives "Alfred" and "Judy" used at Par, Cornwall[3][4] | 2013-2016 Jonathan Broadbent 2018 Tim Whitnall 2018-2021 Rasmus Hardiker 2018-2021 Matt Wilkinson |
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| Diesel | A sinister diesel shunter who has an oily, devious, scheming, and malicious nature and holds a grudge against the steam engines. Despite holding a grudge against the steam engines, he readily gets used to them. In Thomas & Friends, Diesel eventually becomes a permanent resident of Sodor. Despite this, he still desires to be a useful engine. | British Rail Class 08[5] | Kerry Shale, beginning with 2015-2021 Season 1 James Mitchell Season 2 Will Bhanja Henry Smith |
2010-2012 Michael Brandon 2013-2014 Martin Sherman | |
| Daisy | A green diesel railcar who came to work on the Ffarquhar branch line after Thomas crashed into the Stationmaster's house. In the CGI series, she now works on the Harwick branch line carrying out passenger duties, while Ryan runs the goods duties. | British Rail Class 122 | 2015-2016 and The Great Race Teresa Gallagher 2016-2021 Tracy-Ann Oberman |
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| BoCo | A green mixed-traffic diesel engine that works at the goods station on Edward's branch line. He, along with Edward, is a mentor to Bill and Ben. | British Rail Class 28 | |||
| City of Truro | One of the three real-world tender engines to have appeared in the TV series, the others being Stephenson's Rocket and Flying Scotsman. In the episode "Gordon & the Famous Visitor", he is only referred to as "The Famous Engine", although a banner outside the sheds features his name and number. He normally resides at the National Railway Museum on the Mainland. | GWR 3700 Class 3440 City of Truro | |||
| Mavis | A privately owned diesel shunter who works for the Ffarquhar Quarry Company, based at Ffarquhar Quarry. She also works at the Sodor Slate Quarry. | British Rail Class 04 | Teresa Gallagher, beginning with 2013-2017 | 2009-2012 Jules de Jongh | |
| Flying Scotsman | 4472 | One of the only three real-world tender engines to have appeared in the TV series, the others being Stephenson's Rocket and the City of Truro. He works on the Mainland and is Gordon's younger brother, despite teasing Gordon by calling him "little brother" in reference to having achieved greater feats than Gordon. He has two tenders, one for coal and water, and one strictly for water. | LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman | Rufus Jones | |
| Stepney | 55 | A "bluebell" engine painted Improved Engine Green who works on the Bluebell Railway. Rusty saved him from being scrapped. His friendly, enthusiastic attitude makes him a welcome visitor on the Fat Controller's railway. His real-life basis can be seen at the Bluebell Railway in West Sussex. | LB&SCR A1 class[6] | ||
| D261 | A green diesel engine who was brought to Sodor to help the other engines. He sucked in an inspector's bowler hat through his air pipe, which lead to his engine failing. He has not officially returned to Sodor after that incident, though he has appeared in many tie-in magazine stories. | ||||
| Derek | A green diesel engine that has "teething" troubles. He was not officially named until merchandise was released. He is friends with Bill and Ben and works for the Sodor China Clay Company. | ||||
| 'Arry and Bert | Twin diesel engines who work at the smelters and scrapyards of the Sodor Ironworks. They're often as mischievous as Diesel and frequently try to scrap any steam engine that wanders into the Sodor Ironworks. | British Rail Class 08 | Kerry Shale 2010-2011 Kerry Shale 2012-2017 William Hope |
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| Lady | A small, Victorian-styled tank engine who has magical powers and also appeared in Calling All Engines!. In the Calling All Engines! DVD's character gallery, Lady is described as "a magical engine. When she moves along the rails, she spreads gold dust with her special powers. Lady has been known to help Thomas and his friends when there was no other engine to turn to." | Britt Allcroft | |||
| Diesel 10 (or simply Diesel) | 10 | An evil diesel engine with an excavator claw arm (which he calls "Pinchy") extending from his roof who does not like steam engines. He is Diesel's brother and the main antagonist in Thomas and the Magic Railroad. Thomas said that he is rated "10 out of 10 for devious deeds and brutal strength". Diesel 10 reappeared in the 2005 direct-to-DVD followup, Calling All Engines!, and is the main antagonist in Day of the Diesels. | British Rail Class 42 | Matt Wilkinson | |
| Splatter and Dodge | Collectively called "Splodge" by Diesel 10, are Diesel 10's bumbling minions in Thomas and the Magic Railroad. | British Rail Class 08 | Neil Crone and Kevin Frank | ||
| Salty | A red dockside diesel who works at Brendam Docks. He speaks like a stereotypical pirate and enjoys telling stories revolving around the sea and fantasy. He is often blunt about his indifference to the rivalry between steam engines and diesel engines. He speaks with a West Country English accent and uses a lot of nautical slang. | British Rail Class 07 | Keith Wickham | ||
| Harvey | 27 | A maroon tank engine with a crane mounted on top of his boiler, which makes him look rather unusual. He is very cheerful and helps clean up after other engines' crashes. | Shelton Iron & Steel Works No. 4101, or "Dusby" * [7] | Keith Wickham | |
| Fergus | A small railway traction engine who works at the Sodor Cement Works. He is strict with the rules and his catchphrase is "Do it right!" | Aveling & Porter 2-2-0WT "Blue Circle" | |||
| Arthur | A maroon tank engine who works on the Norramby Branch Line. He was very proud of his spotless record, which was broken when he crashed into Duck's goods train. | LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T | |||
| Murdoch | An orange tender engine that pulls goods trains. | BR Standard Class 9F | |||
| Spencer | The Duke and Duchess of Boxford's silver streamlined tender engine who is also Gordon's cousin and arch-rival. | LNER Class A4[8] | Matt Wilkinson | Glenn Wrage | |
| Molly | A yellow tender engine who pulls goods and passenger trains. | GER Class D56 | |||
| Neville | A ubiquitous, square-shaped tender engine who looks like a diesel engine. | SR Q1 class | |||
| Dennis | A lazy diesel shunter who dislikes hard work, but enjoys making other engines do it for him. | British Rail 11001 | |||
| Rosie | 37 | A lively little tomboy tank engine who used to idolise Thomas, which bothered him. She works as both a shunting engine and a mixed-traffic engine. She was originally lavender in Series 10 until she was repainted red in Journey Beyond Sodor. | SR USA class | 2010-2012 Teresa Gallagher 2017-2021 Nicola Stapleton |
2010-2012 Jules de Jongh |
| Whiff | 66 | A grubby green tank engine who wears glasses. His main task is to collect rubbish and scrap, which explains his dirty appearance and smell. | NER 66 Aerolite | 2010-2018 Keith Wickham All Engines Go Matt Coles |
2010-2018 William Hope All Engines Go Joe Pingue |
| Billy | An orange saddle tank engine with prominent buckteeth. | Manning Wardle | |||
| Stanley | A silver saddle tank engine who works as both a shunting engine and a mixed-traffic engine. He made Thomas jealous when he first arrived on Sodor. | Elements of both Hudswell Clarke's 0-6-0ST and Austin 1, a Kitson locomotive currently running on the Somerset & Dorset Railway | Matt Wilkinson | 2011-2014 Ben Small 2015 David Menkin Rob Rackstraw 2016 John Schwab | |
| Hank | An American tender engine. When he first arrived on Sodor, a welcome party was shortly thrown for him. He speaks with a Southern accent. | Pennsylvania Railroad class K4 | |||
| Flora | A bright yellow steam tram who works for Sodor Tramways in Great Waterton. She has her own tramcar, which is her pride and joy. | ||||
| Hiro | 51 | An old and wise Japanese tender engine who is famously known as the "Master of the Railway". He was eventually brought to Sodor as its first and oldest engine. He soon broke down and was left on a siding for many years before Thomas rediscovered him. He was restored and pulls goods trains on the Main Line. He was sent back to Japan several times but ends up staying on Sodor for a while. | JNR Class D51 | 2009-2021 Togo Igawa All Engines Go Dai Tabuchi |
Kintaro Akiyama |
| Charlie | 14 | A playful purple saddle tank engine who loves to tell jokes and have fun. | Manning Wardle[9] | Matt Wilkinson | 2010-2011 Glenn Wrage 2012-2014 Ben Small 2016 Steven Kynman |
| Bash and Dash | Fun-loving tank engine twins that were sent to Misty Island as punishment for causing chaos on the Mainland. They now work on the Fat Controller's railway while supplying them with the Jobi Wood from Misty Island. | Matt Wilkinson and Keith Wickham | William Hope and Kerry Shale | ||
| Ferdinand | A fun-loving tender engine that was sent to Misty Island with Bash and Dash as punishment for causing chaos on the Mainland. He now works on the Fat Controller's railway with the twins while supplying them with the Jobi Wood from Misty Island. His usual phrase is "That's right!" | Climax locomotive | Ben Small | Glenn Wrage | |
| Scruff | A dirty lime green boxy tank engine who works at the Waste Dump with Whiff. | Sentinel 969 0-4-0 Industrial Locomotive | Matt Wilkinson | Kerry Shale | |
| Belle | A brave blue tank engine who is part of the Sodor Search and Rescue Team. She has a loud bell and water cannons on top of her tanks. | BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T | Teresa Gallagher | ||
| Flynn | A fire engine with an American accent who is part of the Sodor Search and Rescue Team. He operates as a road-rail vehicle, both on-road and rail. | 2011-2013 Rupert Degas 2013-2014 Ben Small 2015-2019 Rob Rackstraw |
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| Den | A hydraulic stately diesel who runs the Vicarstown Dieselworks. | Rolls-Royce C range engines | Keith Wickham | ||
| Dart | A small clumsy diesel who is Den's best friend and feisty assistant at the Vicarstown Dieselworks. | 2011-2012 Rupert Degas 2013-2019 Steve Kynman | |||
| Paxton (nicknamed Pax) | A green diesel shunter who often brings slate down from the Blue Mountain Quarry to other parts of Sodor. | British Rail Class 08 | Steve Kynman | ||
| Norman (nicknamed Norm) | A vermillion diesel engine with a unibrow. He is Dennis' twin. | British Rail 11001 | Keith Wickham | ||
| Sidney | A kind but forgetful and absent-minded blue diesel shunter who often takes goods trains to the Mainland. He had been lifted on a hoist at the Dieselworks for two years, waiting for his new wheels to come. As a Christmas present, Percy gave Sidney a new set of wheels, and he is now a really useful engine again. | British Rail Class 08 | 2011 Kerry Shale 2013-2019 Bob Golding |
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| Winston | A red track inspection vehicle and the Fat Controller's private mode of transportation on the rails. | Wickham trolley | Matt Wilkinson | ||
| Stafford | A wooden battery-electric engine who usually works in the shunting yards. | Keith Wickham | |||
| Stephen (nicknamed "The Rocket") | An early steam engine who works at Ulfstead Castle, where he takes visitors around the castle grounds and across the rest of Sodor. | Stephenson's Rocket | Bob Golding | ||
| Connor | An aquamarine streamlined tender engine from the Mainland. He pulls passenger trains from Ulfstead Castle to Vicarstown Station and the other way around. | New York Central Hudson | Jonathan Forbes | ||
| Caitlin | A magenta streamlined tender engine from the Mainland. She pulls passenger trains from Ulfstead Castle to Vicarstown Station and the other way around. | Baltimore and Ohio P-7 | Rebecca O'Mara | ||
| Porter | A saddle tank engine who works with Salty at Brendam Docks, usually shunting trucks. | H.K. Porter, Inc. | 2013-2019 Steve Kynman | David Menkin | |
| Gator | A green Colombian Steam Motor engine that ends up on Sodor for some random reason. During his time there, he becomes friends with Percy. He is named Gerald, but was nicknamed "Gator" because of his sloping water tank makes him look like an alligator. | Clive Mantle | |||
| Timothy | An oil-burning saddle tank engine who works at the Sodor China Clay Company with Bill, Ben, and Marion. | Tim Whitnall | |||
| Marion | An orange self-propelled steam shovel who works at the China Clay Pits with Bill, Ben, and Timothy. She is very talkative and loves to tell stories of her discoveries. | 2014-2018 Olivia Colman 2020 Lucy Montgomery |
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| Samson | 15 | A dark teal tank engine without a cab who works on the Mainland. He works with his personal brake van Bradford. | Robert Wilfort | ||
| Glynn | 1 | A "coffee-pot" engine that used to work on Thomas' Branch Line before being abandoned. He was restored and now works alongside Stephen and Millie at Ulfstead Castle. | Keith Wickham | ||
| Ryan | 1014 | A purple tank engine who works as a goods engine. | GNR Class N2 | 2015 Eddie Redmayne 2016-2017 Steven Kynman |
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| Skiff | A railboat who helped his owner, Sailor John, and Thomas look at Captain Calles' lost treasure, thinking that they are going to give it to the museum until he found out Sailor John was intending to keep it for himself. After Sailor John was defeated and arrested for stealing the treasure, Skiff now gives railboat tours around Arlesburgh Harbour with his new owner, Captain Joe. | 2015-2020 Jamie Campbell Bower All Engines Go Jari Armstrong |
Jamie Watson | ||
| Philip | 68 | A cheery and energetic little diesel boxcab who works as a shunting engine at Knapford Station. | Rasmus Hardiker | ||
| Ashima | A large pink tank engine, who worked on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway and then Indian Railways. She was made one out of many engines to participate in the Great Railway Show and competed in the Shunting Challenge. She has become very close friends with Thomas after the events. | Nilgiri Mountain Railway X class | 2016-2020 Tina Desai All Engines Go Diya Kittuer |
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| Vinnie | A streamlined North American tender engine who competed in the Great Railway Show for the Strongest Engine competition. | Grand Trunk Western U4-a | John Schwab | ||
| Frieda | A big streamlined German tender engine who participated in the Great Railway Show. She was a contender in the strongest engine competition. | DB Class 10 | Teresa Gallagher | ||
| Ivan | A Russian diesel who competed in the Great Railway Show for the Shunting Challenge at least twice. | Bob Golding | |||
| Axel | A fast, Belgian streamlined tender engine who participated in the Great Railway Show. He was a contender in the Great Race. | SNCB Type 12 | Rob Rackstraw | ||
| Gina | A small Italian tank engine who once participated in the Shunting Challenge for the Great Railway Show. | 2016 Teresa Gallagher 2019-2020 Anna Francolini |
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| Yong Bao | A Chinese tender engine who took part in the Great Railway Show for the Best Decorated Engine Parade. Yong Bao later appears in Big World! Big Adventures!, which elaborates on his backstory. | China Railways RM | 2018-2019 Dan Li 2020 Chris Lew Kumi Hoi All Engines Go Lobo Chan |
Patrick Kwok-Choon | |
| Raul | A vertical-boiler tank engine who works on the Brazilian Railway. He participated in the Shunting Challenge at the Great Railway Show at least twice and was a former champion. | 2016 Rob Rackstraw 2019-2020 Federico Trujilo |
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| Shane | An Australian tender engine who participated in the Great Railway Show. He competed in the strongest engine competition. | South Australian Railways 520 class | Shane Jacobson | ||
| Carlos | A small Mexican tender engine who has competed in the Great Railway Show, every year since the event's inspection. During the most recent one, he competed in the best decorated parade. | 2016 David Bedella 2018 Gabriel Porras |
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| Rajiv | A little Indian tank engine who was a contestant in the Great Railway Show. He competed in and won the Best Decorated Engine Parade, which he won. He usually transports passengers and goods from Kolkata to the north of India on the East Indian Railway. | Fairy Queen locomotive | Nikhil Parmar | ||
| Etienne | A fast, French electric engine who participated in the Great Railway Show. He was a contender in the Great Race, which he won. | SNCF BB 9003-9004 | Rob Rackstraw | ||
| Hugo | A silver rail zeppelin, unique for being fitted with a propeller. He is a very fast engine, whose spinning propeller makes him very popular with passengers. | Schienenzeppelin | Rob Rackstraw | ||
| Theo | A shy experimental railway traction engine who works at the Steelworks on the Mainland. | Darren Boyd | |||
| Lexi | A boisterous American cab forward engine who works at the Steelworks on the Mainland. | Lucy Montgomery | |||
| Merlin | 783 | An experimental tender engine with three funnels who believes he has the power to turn invisible. | LSWR N15 class | Hugh Bonneville | |
| Hurricane | 20 | A cunning, large tank engine who works at the Steelworks on the Mainland along with Frankie. | GER Class A55 | Jim Howick | |
| Frankie | 4002 | A manipulative diesel engine who works at the Steelworks on the Mainland along with Hurricane. | Sophie Colquhoun | ||
| Sam | A giant American tender engine originating from the Virginian Railway. | Rob Rackstraw | |||
| Kwaku | A large Garratt railway engine from Tanzania. He is close friends with Nia. | EAR 59 class | Abubakar Salim | ||
| Natalie | A small American diesel shunter who works in San Francisco. | Teresa Gallagher | |||
| Beau | An American tender engine with a moustache who works for a mining company near the Grand Canyon. He befriended Thomas during his journey around the world after Thomas derailed outside of a railway mine. | Jupiter locomotive | Kerry Shale | ||
| Fernando | A teal diesel shunter who works on a railway near Brazil. | British Rail Class 08 | Gabriel Porras | ||
| Shankar | A diesel shunter who works on the Indian Railway. | Sanjeev Bhaskar | |||
| Hong-Mei | A Chinese tank engine Thomas met during his stay in China. She has her own pair of coaches named An-An and Yin-Long, whom are occasionally used by Thomas. One of her main jobs is to pull the mail train. | Chipo Chung | |||
| Tamika | An Australian steam railmotor. | Rose Robinson | |||
| Noor Jehan | A diesel engine who works on Indian Railways. She is known for taking visitors on a tiger safari, in a set of express coaches painted in the same livery as her. | Indian locomotive class WDM-2 | Sheena Bhattessa | ||
| Gabriela | A tank engine who works at Guanabara Bay in Brazil. She is good friends with Cassia. | Monica Lopera | |||
| Lorenzo | An Italian tender engine from Verona. He was lost in a mine for several years before being rediscovered by Thomas. He has a coach named Beppe. | Vincenzo Nicoli | |||
| Gustavo | 4 | A large electric engine who works on the Brazilian Railway. | Little Joe loco | Francisco Labbe | |
| Marcia and Marcio | Two wood-burning tender engines who work on the Eucalyptus Railway in Brazil. | Laura Cucurullo and Federico Trujillo | |||
| Sonny | A well tank engine from the Mainland who brought his two owners, Baz and Bernie, to Sodor to steal an invention from the Technology Fair for money. After meeting Thomas and helping out at the fair, Sonny wanted to be a really useful engine rather than a thief. After Baz and Bernie were captured and arrested for their crimes, the Fat Controller decided to give Sonny a second chance by letting him work on his railway. | Haydock Collieries | Joe Swash | ||
| Kenji | A high-speed electric engine from Japan, who visited Sodor for the Technology Fair. | 0 Series Shinkansen | 2020 Matt McCooey All Engines GoDai Tabuchi |
Kintaro Akiyama | |
| Duchess | A large cream-coloured tender engine that works on the Mainland. Her job is to transport the Royal Family to all their royal appointments. | LMS Coronation Class | Rosamund Pike | ||
| Kana | A lavender bullet train from Japan and the first to live on Sodor. She loves to race, and often creates gusts of wind due to her speed. Kana sometimes has some trouble with burning out her battery levels by speeding. | Chloe Raphel | Ava Ro | ||
| Sandy | A pink rail speeder who works with Carly. | Holly Dixson | Glee Dango |
Narrow gauge engines
Key narrow gauge characters: Duncan, Skarloey, Sir Handel, Peter Sam, Duke, and Rheneas.
| Name | Number | Description | Based on | Voiced by (UK) | Voiced by (US) |
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| Skarloey | 1 | A red saddle tank engine and the oldest engine on the Skarloey Railway. In the higher-quality episodes of the series, Skarloey is portrayed as wise and dedicated like he was in the original books. | "Talyllyn", of the Talyllyn Railway | Keith Wickham | |
| Rheneas | 2 | A vermillion well tank engine and the Skarloey Railway's second engine. Rheneas is calm and easy going, and proved capable of getting his train home when he failed on a stormy day, earning him the nickname 'Gallant Old Engine'. | "Dolgoch", of the Talyllyn Railway | 2011-2013 Ben Small 2016 John Hasler |
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| Sir Handel (originally known as "Falcon") | 3 | A blue saddle tank engine who lives and works on the Skarloey Railway. He first worked on the Mid Sodor Railway. Sir Handel is occasionally zealous, overly proud and not above sneaking out of jobs he deems are below him, but he works hard nevertheless, and is also a goodhearted locomotive. | "Sir Haydn", of the Talyllyn Railway | Keith Wickham | |
| Peter Sam (originally known as "Stuart") | 4 | A green saddle tank engine who lives and works on the Skarloey Railway. He first worked on the Mid Sodor Railway. Peter Sam is very eager and hardworking, although he is susceptible to being easily influenced. | "Edward Thomas", of the Talyllyn Railway | Steven Kynman | |
| Rusty | 5 | A diesel who carries out maintenance work and odd jobs around the Skarloey Railway. Rusty has a heart of gold and is not afraid to stick up for his work or an engine in trouble. | "Midlander", of the Talyllyn Railway | Matt Wilkinson | |
| Duncan | 6 | A grumpy Scottish well tank engine, who came to the Skarloey Railway as a spare engine after Peter Sam's accident with some slate trucks. Duncan is not work-shy but he has a tendency to criticize a lot about general matters. Despite his rough ways, he deeply cares for his friends. He is also well-meaning, hardworking, willing to help out his friends, and has a heart of gold. | "Douglas", of the Talyllyn Railway | Tom Stourton | |
| Duke | 8 | An old orange-brown tank-tender engine who is widely respected and considered a hero amongst all the engines. He is also one of the oldest engines on Sodor, having been ordered by and named after "His Grace" the Duke of Sodor for the Mid Sodor Railway, and whenever anything went wrong he would exclaim "That would never suit His Grace!" Duke is wise and faithful but stands for no nonsense. He was left in his old shed after his railway closed, but was eventually rescued for a new lease of life on the Skarloey Railway. | Festiniog Railway 0-4-0TT | ||
| Smudger | An olive green tank engine who used to work on the Mid Sodor Railway and was later turned into a generator due to his tendency to misbehave and derail frequently. His fate was not revealed. | "Dolgogh", of the Talyllyn Railway | |||
| Bertram (nicknamed "The Old Warrior" by the railway staff because of his bravery) | An old tank-tender engine who worked at the mines. He lived on a remote part of the Island that was once very rarely visited. His railway has since been restored and he now pulls passenger trains on it. | Festiniog Railway 0-4-0TT | |||
| Mighty Mac | A blue double-ended engine and conjoined twins. Mighty is the "older" of the two and is distinguished by a small flick of hair. Mac is the "younger" half and is distinguished by his youthful features, round nose, and freckled cheeks. Despite the opposing personalities of the two ends, they are technically one engine. | Fairlie locomotive | |||
| Proteus | A legendary yellow saddle tank engine with a magic lamp hung upon his funnel. | "Sir Haydn", on the Talyllyn Railway | |||
| Freddie | 7 | A tank engine on the Skarloey Railway. | "Russell", of the Welsh Highland Railway | ||
| Victor | A dark red tank engine from Cuba who works at the Sodor Steamworks with his assistant, Kevin. | Matt Wilkinson | David Bedella | ||
| Luke | 22 | A green Irish saddle tank engine who works primarily at the Blue Mountain Quarry on the Skarloey Railway. | Michael Legge | ||
| Millie | Sir Robert Norramby's private light blue French tank engine who works at Ulfstead Castle. | Miranda Raison |
Miniature/minimum gauge engines
| Name | Description | Based on | Voiced by (UK) |
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| Rex | A small green tender engine who lives and works on the Arlesdale Railway. | Ravenglass & Eskdale locomotive River Esk | Tom Stourton |
| Mike | A small strong grumpy red tender engine who prefers goods trains to passengers. | Ravenglass & Eskdale's River Mite | Tim Whitnall |
| Bert | A small blue tender engine who is the quietest of the Arlesdale Railway engines. | Keith Wickham |
Rolling stock
| Name | Number | Description | Voiced by (UK) | Voiced by (US) |
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| Annie and Clarabel | Thomas' faithful coaches, whom he loves dearly and would never dream of being separated from them. | 2011-2020 Teresa Gallagher All Engines Go Wendy Patterson |
Catherine Disher and Linda Kash | |
| Henrietta | Toby's faithful tram coach. Percy usually takes her when Toby is absent. | Maggie Ollerenshaw | ||
| Troublesome Trucks (also called Cars or Freight Cars, originally Foolish Freight Cars, in the US) | Pieces of rolling stock that are nicknamed so because they can be very troublesome and loved to play tricks on the engines. They can be Open Wagons, Vans, Tankers, or Brake Vans, depending on the type. | Christopher Ragland 2013-2014 Ben Small All Engines Go Jamie Watson and Corey Doran and Jari Armstrong |
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| The Spiteful Brake Van | A troublesome brake van, who was subsequently crushed into pieces by Douglas, on the back of James' goods train. | |||
| The Chinese Dragon | A colorful and exotic paper dragon. It is a popular sight for carnival and funfair specials. | |||
| Toad | Oliver's loyal brake van who escaped from scrap with the help of Douglas. | Joe Mills | ||
| S.C.Ruffey | A cruel privately owned Troublesome Truck who is the ringleader of the other Troublesome Trucks. He was once split into pieces by Oliver, but in the end, he survived. | |||
| Old Slow Coach | A Great Western Railway Victorian clerestory brake coach, known for her luxurious interior. | |||
| Rocky | A big red recovery breakdown crane who can lift heavy objects such as engines, coaches and trucks. He takes pride in his work and is always happy to help. In the CGI series, he later becomes part of the Sodor Search and Rescue Team. | Matt Wilkinson | William Hope | |
| Hector (an acronym for "Heavily Engineered Coal Truck On Rails") | A large coal hopper truck who is good friends with Thomas and James. He first appeared in the eleventh series episode, "Hector the Horrid!", and he also appears in the twelfth series episode, "James Works it Out". | |||
| Slip Coaches | Three Great Western bogie coaches that work with Duck on the Little Western. They are special as they can be uncoiled at stations without the engine stopping. Duck calls them Slippies. | Johnathan Broadbent, Rebeca O'Mara and Steven Kynman | ||
| Judy and Jerome | The two large sage green breakdown cranes on the Harwick Branch Line. They were originally stationed at Knapford Station. | Teresa Gallagher and Tim Whitnall | ||
| Bradford | Samson's trustworthy brake van who lives on the Mainland. | Rob Rackstraw | ||
| Hannah | A "hasty" coach that once traveled with Toby. In the twenty-first series episode, "Hasty Hannah", she is portrayed as Henrietta's wacky sister. | Lucy Montgomery | ||
| An-An and Yin Long | Two Chinese coaches who help transport passengers on the China Railway. | See-See Hung and Winson Long | ||
| Aubrey and Aiden | Shane's pair of coaches. Thomas met and worked with them during his time in Australia. | Genevieve McCarty and Tim Bain | ||
| Lei | A Chinese van who helps transport goods and materials on the China Railway. | Windsor Long | ||
| Dexter | An old brake coach who was being abandoned on an overgrown siding, until he rediscovered by Duck and restored as a classroom. | Mark Moraghan | ||
| Beppe | A small passenger coach from Italy who works with Lorenzo. | Vincenzo Nicoli | ||
| Bruno | 43 | An autistic red American brake van (or caboose). He has the ability to signal his feelings using his ladders, and there is a lantern mounted on his exterior to indicate his mood at any time. He also has ear defenders to use for loud noises. Bruno is the first autistic character to be introduced in the series.[10][11] | Elliot Garcia | Chuck Smith |
Non-rail vehicles
| Name | Number | Description | Based on | Voiced by (UK) | Voiced by (US) |
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| Terence | An orange caterpillar tractor who usually works on a farm near Thomas' branch line. | Caterpillar Model 70[12] | Tom Stourton | ||
| Bertie | A red bus who works alongside Thomas' branch line. | Leyland Tiger | 2011-2012 Rupert Degas 2013-2020 Keith Wickham | ||
| Trevor | A traction engine who resides at the Wellsworth Vicarage Orchard. He was due to be broken up before he was saved by Vicar of Wellsworth. | William Foster & Co. Traction Engine No. 14593 | Nigel Pilkington | Christopher Ragland | |
| Harold | A white helicopter who patrols the skies of the Island of Sodor, nicknamed "whirlybird" by the engines, searching for emergencies. In the CGI series, he later becomes part of the Sodor Search and Rescue Team. | Sikorsky S-55 | 2010-2020 Keith Wickham All Engines Go Jai Armstrong |
2010-2020 Kerry Shale | |
| Bulgy | A bad-tempered double-decker bus with an ideological opposition to railways. His favourite phrase is "Free the roads!" He was originally red in Series 3 until he was repainted green as a vegetable bus in Series 7. | AEC Regent III | Colin McFarlane | ||
| George | A green steamroller whose interactions with engines generally lead to trouble. He often chants "Railways are no good! Turn them into roads! Pull 'em up! Turn them into roads!" He learns his lesson after the events of "Bye George!" | Aveling-Barford R class steamroller | |||
| Caroline | An elderly car owned by a cricketer from the Elsbridge Cricket Club on the Island of Sodor. She tends to overheat when traveling at high speeds. | Morris Oxford Bullnose Saloon | |||
| Bulstrode | A self-propelled barge who used to work at Knapford Harbour, and later Brendam Docks. He now resides on a beach as a children's play structure. | Will Harrison-Wallace | Jamie Watson | ||
| Cranky | An olive green tower crane that works at Brendam Docks. | 2010-2020 Matt Wilkinson All Engines Go Will Harrison-Wallace |
2010-2020 Glenn Wrage All Engines Go Cory Doran | ||
| The Horrid Lorries | Three small lorries who came to Sodor to take over the engines jobs, but were sent away following a series of accidents. All three have numberplates, which read "LOR 1", "LOR 2" and "LOR 3". | ||||
| Butch | A yellow and navy blue breakdown vehicle, equipped with a low loader. In the CGI series, he later becomes part of the Sodor Search and Rescue Team. | 2011 Rupert Degas 2012-2016 Matt Wilkinson |
2011-2012 Glenn Wrage 2013-2017 Steven Kynman | ||
| Tiger Moth | A yellow and red biplane, who is described to be reckless and daring. In the magazines, Tiger Moth has a face. | Nieuport 17 | |||
| Thumper | A driller with two arms and caterpillar tracks, used to loosen rocks at the quarry. | ||||
| Elizabeth | A vintage Sentinel steam lorry, formerly owned by the Fat Controller. | ||||
| Jeremy | A jet plane who lives at the Sodor Airport. This was his only speaking role in "Thomas and the Jet Plane". | BAC One-Eleven | |||
| Madge | A green and cream snub-nosed lorry with a three-wheeled cab and a flatbed. | Scammell Scarab | |||
| Colin | A stationary steam crane who works at the Wharf, and is good friends with Freddie. | ||||
| Kevin | A yellow four-wheeled mobile crane who works at the Sodor Steamworks alongside Victor. Kevin's catchphrase is "It was a slip of the hook!" | Ransomes & Rapier crane[13] | 2009-2018 Kerry Shale 2017-2019 Kerry Shale |
Kerry Shale | |
| Captain | A brave blue, red and yellow coast guard lifeboat who is part of the Sodor Search and Rescue Team. He speaks in a Cockney accent with nautical slang. | Liverpool-class lifeboat | Keith Wickham | ||
| Merrick | A sleepy, snoring gantry crane who is stationed at the Blue Mountain Quarry. | Matt Wilkinson | |||
| Owen | An orange incline engine who is stationed at the Blue Mountain Quarry. | 2012-2014 Ben Small 2019-2020 Rob Rackstraw | |||
| Reg | A diesel-powered grappling crane at Crocks Scrap Yard on Edward's branch line. | Tim Whitnall | |||
| Beresford | A blue rolling gantry crane who works at a canal on the Mainland, and later Norramby Beach. He speaks with a Jamaican accent. | 2017-2020 Colin McFarlane All Engines Go Dan Chameroy |
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| Carly | A bright yellow rolling gantry crane who works at Brendam Docks with Cranky and Big Mickey. In All Engines Go, she has become a crane engine and works with Sandy. | 2017-2020 Lucy Montgomery All Engines Go Eva Mohamed |
Kristin Fairlie | ||
| Big Mickey | A large hammerhead crane who works at Brendam Docks, alongside Cranky and Carly. He is the only character to appear in both Tugs and Thomas & Friends. | Rob Rackstraw | |||
| Ace | 43 | An Australian rally car who Thomas met and is main antagonist in Big World! Big Adventures!. He inspired Thomas to become the first engine to travel around the world. | Triumph Spitfire | Peter Andre | |
| Emerson | An airplane from Brazil. | Beechcraft Super King Air | Gabriel Porras | ||
| Kobe | A hammerhead crane who works at Dar es Salaam Docks in Tanzania. He unloads cargo from ships. | Abubakar Salim | |||
| Cassia | A rolling portal crane who works at Gunabara Bay in Brazil. She is good friends with Gabriela. | 2018 Teresa Gallagher 2019 Laura Cucurullo 2020 Rachael Miller |
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| Carter | A gantry crane who works at a dock in San Francisco, California. | Matt Wilkinson | |||
| Isla | An air ambulance who befriends Thomas during his time working in Australia. She is the same type of plane as Emerson. | Beechcraft Super King Air | Rachael Miller | ||
| Ester | 33 | A small excavator, who works for the Italian Construction Company. | Flaminia Cinque | ||
| Stefano | A huge amphibious cargo ship from Sicily, Italy. He can run on both water and land. | LARC-LX | Antonio Magro | ||
| Cleo | A road engine who was built by Ruth out of locomotive parts, giving her an unusual appearance. | Harriet Kershaw | |||
| Tess | A young and impatient teal green rolling gantry crane who is based on Carly's original design. | Kaia Ozderemir |
Sodor Construction Company
In Series 6, a new set of characters was introduced called "The Pack". The characters were devised by then-producer Phil Fehrle with the intention of being turned into a spin-off series, possibly as a rival to HIT Entertainment's other successful show and brand Bob the Builder. This spin-off was partially filmed alongside the seventh series the following year but was not aired. The few completed episodes were released direct-to-DVD in 2006.
| Name | Number | Description | Based on | Voiced by (UK) | Voiced by (US) |
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| Jack | 11 | A friendly and enthusiastic front loader who works for the Sodor Construction Company. He was intended to be the main character of the spin-off. | Modified Nuffield Universal tractor | 2019 Steven Kynman | 2013-2016 David Menkin |
| Alfie | 12 | A little green excavator who works for the Sodor Construction Company. He is Jack's best friend and his motto is "More help means more dirt; more dirt means more fun!" | 2015-2016 Nathan Clarke 2019 Tom Stourton |
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| Oliver | 14 | A big excavator who works for the Sodor Construction Company. He carries out demolition and digging work and is capable of switching between different tools, including his usual bucket, a chisel for digging, a scissor claw, and a wrecking ball for demolition, plus a jackhammer. Oliver is not to be confused with Oliver the Western Engine. | Tim Whitnall | ||
| Max and Monty | 15 and 16 | Reckless and troublesome red dump truck twins who works for the Sodor Construction Company. | 2016 Tim Whitnall and Rasmus Hardiker | 2019 Kerry Shale and Rob Rackstraw | |
| Kelly | 17 | A crane truck who works for the Sodor Construction Company. He is the oldest member of the Pack, originally belonged to Miss Jenny's father. | |||
| Byron | 18 | A giant bulldozer with a big blade belonging to the Sodor Construction Company. | Caterpillar D9 | ||
| Ned | 19 | A steam shovel who works for the Sodor Construction Company. | |||
| Isobella | 22 | A yellow steam lorry who works for the Sodor Construction Company. She looks almost identical to Elizabeth.[14] | |||
| Nelson | 10 | An intelligent ballast tractor who works for the Sodor Construction Company. His job is to haul construction workers and the Pack to and from work. | |||
| Patrick | 23 | A boastful concrete transport truck who works for the Sodor Construction Company. | Modified Mack NM 6-ton 6x6 truck | ||
| Buster | A simple steamroller who goes about his job with pride and content. He looks almost identical to George and works for the Sodor Construction Company. He is the only member of the Pack not to wear a number. | ||||
| Brenda | 24 | A bulldozer who works for the Sodor Construction Company. She, along with the rest of the construction vehicles come to Italy to assist with her archaeological dig. She was introduced in Series 23. | Caterpillar D9 | Teresa Gallagher | |
| Darcy | A tunnel boring machine who works for the Sodor Construction Company, and later the mines underneath Lookout Mountain. She was introduced in Series 23. | Roadheader | 2019 Harriet Kershaw All Engines Go Jessica Carroll |
Dana Puddicombe |
Humans
References
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Notes
- Sibley, Brian (2015). The Thomas the Tank Engine Man. Lion Books. p. 289. ISBN 978-0-7459-7027-1.
- "Rebecca Engine Profile & Bio : Thomas & Friends". play.mattel.com. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- "Bill - Engine Profile & Bio : Thomas & Friends". play.mattel.com. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- "Ben - Engine Profile & Bio: Thomas & Friends". play.mattel.com. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- "Diesel - Engine Profile & Bio : Thomas & Friends". play.mattel.com. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- "Stepney - Engine Profile & Bio : Thomas & Friends". play.mattel.com. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- "Harvey - Engine Profile & Bio : Thomas & Friends". play.mattel.com. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- "Spencer - Engine Profile & Bio : Thomas & Friends". play.mattel.com. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- "Charlie - Engine Profile & Bio : Thomas & Friends". play.mattel.com. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- Sweney, Mark (7 September 2022). "Thomas the Tank Engine to introduce first autistic character". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- "Thomas & Friends: Boy overjoyed to voice new autistic character". BBC News. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- Sibley, Brian (1995). The Thomas the Tank Engine Man. Heinemann. p. 143. ISBN 0-434-96909-5.
- "Kevin". thomasandfriends.com. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- "Thomas & Friends: On Site with Thomas: Michael Brandon, David Mitton: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
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