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The following list describes the characters that have appeared in the British children’s book series The Railway Series, along with the television adaptation Thomas & Friends, which ran from 1984 until 2021, as well as other media in the franchise based on the television series. The Railway Series is a series of 42 British books written by Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry. Wilbert wrote the first 26 books from 1945 to 1972 beginning with The Three Railway Engines; while Christopher wrote the remaining 16 books from 1983 to 2011 concluding with Thomas and His Friends.

Unless otherwise stated on this page, the technical notes come from actual notes laid out by Wilbert Awdry when he was developing the characters and setting for his stories; these notes are cited in his publication The Island of Sodor: Its People, History, and Railways.^[1]

Name	Number	Railway	Description	First appearance	Based on	Voiced by
Thomas	1	North Western Railway	A blue tank engine who works on the North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor. He initially worked as the station pilot at Vicarstown, later Knapford. After helping to rescue James from an accident, Thomas was rewarded by being promoted to run the Ffarquhar branch line with his two coaches, Annie and Clarabel.	Thomas the Tank Engine (1946)	LB&SCR E2 class (with extended side tanks)	Ben Small (UK: 2009-2015) Martin Sherman (US: 2009-2015) John Hasler (UK: 2015-2021) Joseph May (US: 2014-2021) Meesha Contreras (US: 2021-2023) Aaron Barashi (UK: 2021-2023) David Kohlsmith (US: 2023) Kai Harris (US: 2023-2025) Shaun Jemmett (UK: 2023-2025)
Edward	2	North Western Railway	A blue mixed-traffic tender engine who works on the North Western Railway. He runs the Brendam branch line and is one of the oldest engines on Sodor.	The Three Railway Engines (1945)	Furness Railway K2 Class	Keith Wickham (UK: 2009-2020) William Hope (US: 2009-2020)
Henry	3	North Western Railway	A green mixed-traffic tender engine who works on the North Western Railway. He was originally built as a prototype Gresley engine and had a smaller firebox and needed special Welsh coal to operate properly. Following his accident when pulling the Flying Kipper, Henry underwent an extensive rebuild, giving him a new shape and a better performance.	The Three Railway Engines (1945)	Built from a “stolen Gresley design” (old shape; Henry I) LMS Stanier “Black Five” (new shape; Henry II)[2][3][4]	Keith Wickham (UK; 2009-2020) Kerry Shale (US; 2009-2020)
Gordon	4	North Western Railway	A big blue tender engine who works on the North Western Railway. He is assigned to the Wild Nor’ Wester express passenger train that runs from Tidmouth to London, but occasionally hauls goods trains, much to his dislike, as he believes that these are below him. He and the Flying Scotsman are the only surviving Class A1/A3 engines. In the TV series, he is Spencer’s cousin and with Rebecca in the twenty-second series.	The Three Railway Engines (1945)	LNER Class A1	Keith Wickham (UK: 2009-2021) Kerry Shale (US: 2009-2020) Neil Crone (US: 2021-2025) Will-Harrison Wallace (UK: 2021-2025)
James	5	North Western Railway	A red mixed-traffic tender engine who works on the North Western Railway. He is very proud of his splendid red paintwork, but tends to be vain, boastful, and overconfident, and does not like getting dirty. Despite being a mixed-traffic engine, he does not like pulling coaches and trucks and feels superior to the others expect the big engines. James is an experimental 2-6-0 version of his class; he was initially painted black and built with wooden brake blocks that caught fire easily, resulting in a crash on his first day, prompting Thomas to come rescue him with the Breakdown Train. He was given a red livery to cheer him up and now currently works on the main line as a special utility mixed-traffic engine, hauling passengers, goods, and occasionally the Wild Nor’ Wester express.	Thomas the Tank Engine (1946)	It is based on an unbuilt prototype experimental L&YR Class 28 with a front bogie axle and extended front running board.	Keith Wickham (UK: 2009-2017) Kerry Shale (US: 2009-2015) Rob Rackstraw (US: 2015-2021; UK: 2017-2021) Luke Marty (US: 2021-2025; UK: 2021-2022) Tom Dussek (UK: 2022-2025)
Percy	6	North Western Railway	A little green saddle tank engine who works on the North Western Railway. He was first brought to Sodor to help run the railway while Gordon, James and Henry went on strike and later became station pilot at Tidmouth, later Knapford.[5] Following the Knapford Harbour Improvement Scheme in 1955 and later renovation of the New Harbour, Percy was moved permanently to Thomas’ branch line, where he now works as a goods engine. His favourite job is pulling the mail train and he is Thomas’ best friend.[6]	Troublesome Engines (1950)	Avonside 0-4-0ST (closest basis – Percy’s real basis is unknown)	Keith Wickham (UK: 2009-2015) Martin Sherman (US: 2009-2015) Nigel Pilkington (UK: 2015-2021)Christopher Ragland (US: 2015-2020) Charlie Zeltzer (US: 2021-2025) Henri Charles (UK: 2021-2023) Oliver Milchard (UK: 2023-2025)
Toby	7 BR/68221 (formerly in The Railway Series)[7]	North Western Railway	A square brown tram engine who works on the North Western Railway. He used to work on a tramway in East Anglia, but was brought to Sodor after his line closed down to run the tramroad to Ffarquhar Quarry. He has three coaches: Henrietta, the Quarryman‘s Coach, and Victoria, as well as a luggage van named Elsie. In the original TV series, his tramway is located between Lower Arlesburgh and Arlesdale End, before being bought by Sir Topham Hatt after his line closed down to run the tramroad to Ffarquhar Quarry. His line would later be reopened as part of the North Western Railway, with Toby being reallocated to his old shed. Henrietta is his only coach in the original TV series. In the All Engines Go reboot series, he moves to Sodor after his line on the Mainland closed, and unlike previous iterations, he does not have Henrietta as a coach.	Toby the Tram Engine (1952)	GER Class C53	Ben Small (UK: 2009–2015) William Hope (US: 2009–2021) Rob Rackstraw (UK: 2015–2021) Eddie Glen (US: 2022-2025) Toby Hadoke (UK: 2022-2025)
Duck	8 5741	North Western Railway	A green Great Western pannier tank engine who works on the North Western Railway. One thing you may not know about Duck is that his real name is Montague. Montague goes by “Duck” because some engines say he “waddles”, but he doesn’t really waddle. In fact, Duck likes his nickname better than Montague. He believes that there are two ways of doing things: the Great Western way and the wrong way. He runs the Little Western, which runs north from Tidmouth along the west coast of Sodor to Arlesburgh, with Oliver, Donald and Douglas and his two autocoaches, Alice and Mirabel, and the Slip Coaches.	Percy the Small Engine (1956)	GWR 5700 Class	Steven Kynman (2013-2019)
Donald and Douglas	9 and 10/57646 and 57647	North Western Railway	A pair of blue tender engines from Scotland who work on the North Western Railway. Originally numbered 57646 and 57647 and formerly painted BR black, the twins now work as general-purpose engines, primarily on the main line, the Brendam branch line, and the Little Western. In The Railway Series, Douglas was given his own brake van, Toad, who was given to him after he saved Oliver, Isabel and Toad from scrap, while in the Thomas & Friends franchise, Toad remains with Oliver.	The Twin Engines (1960)	Caledonian Railway 812 and 652 Classes	Donald: Joe Mills (2015-2016) Rob Rackstraw (2016-2018) Douglas: Joe Mills (2015-2018)
Oliver	11 1436	North Western Railway	A green Great Western tank engine who works on the North Western Railway. After him, Isabel and Toad were saved from scrap by Douglas, he runs the Little Western with Duck and his two autocoaches, Isabel and Dulcie. In the original TV series, only him and Toad are saved by Douglas, and while Toad is given to Douglas as his brake van in The Railway Series, Toad remains with Oliver in the Thomas & Friends franchise.	Enterprising Engines (1968)	GWR 1400 Class	Joe Mills (2014-2018)
Bill and Ben	1 and 2 (The Railway Series)	SCC Private Railway (The Railway Series) North Western Railway (Thomas & Friends)	Dark yellow, later yellow saddle tank engine twins belonging to the Sodor China Clay Company. They both work in the china clay pits, and at Brendam Docks, where they shunt trucks. Bill and Ben are Sodor’s most mischievous engines, and they like teasing and playing tricks on the other engines.	Main Line Engines (1966)	Bagnall 0-4-0ST “Alfred” and “Judy”	Bill: Jonathan Broadbent (2013-2016) Tim Whitnall (2018) Rasmus Hardiker (2018-2020) Ben: Jonathan Broadbent (2013-2016) Matt Wilkinson (2018-2020)
Big City Engine		British Railways	An express tender engine who worked for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and later British Railways. Once, he had got into an argument with Gordon and Duck about what was the name of the big station in London: King’s Cross, Euston, Paddington, or St. Pancras. However, none of the engines realised that London had several major stations, not just one.	The Eight Famous Engines (1957)	LMS “Patriot” Class
Jinty and Pug		British Railways	Two ex-LMS tank engines who once visited the North Western Railway on loan from British Railways, while the Fat Controller and his engines went to be on display in London. Both are friends of Percy.	The Eight Famous Engines (1957)	LMS Fowler Class 3F (Jinty) LMS Kitson 0F (Pug)
City of Truro	GWR 3440	Great Western Railway	A famous tender engine from the Great Western Railway. In The Railway Series, he once visited the Island of Sodor in 1957 on a railtour and stayed for one night. City of Truro befriended Duck, as the two were both Great Western engines and talked all night, much to Gordon’s annoyance. He normally resides at the STEAM Museum in Swindon, Wiltshire.	Duck and the Diesel Engine (1958)	GWR 3700 Class 3440 City of Truro
Stepney	55	Bluebell Railway	A tank engine, named after a district in London, from the Bluebell Railway. In The Railway Series, his friendly, enthusiastic attitude makes him a welcome visitor on the Fat Controller’s railway. In the original TV series, he was saved from scrap by Rusty.	Stepney the “Bluebell” Engine (1963)	LB&SCR A1X class 55 Stepney
Neil	2	Sodor and Mainland Railway (formerly)	A tank engine with an unusual box shape, originating from the Sodor and Mainland Railway (S&M). In a flashback in Very Old Engines, he helped to transport Skarloey from Kirk Ronan Harbour to his new home at Crovan’s Gate. He warned Skarloey about V-tipper wagons and they became friends. It is mentioned by Christopher Awdry in Sodor: Reading Between the Lines that Neil is still around but his whereabouts were unknown.[8] In the book’s second edition published in 2025, it was revealed that Neil had been found and donated by Richard Topham Hatt to the Crovan’s Gate Preservation Society in 2023, the first rail museum proper on Sodor which was being helmed by the now retired Sir Topham Hatt III.[9] Neil has operated at the new Crovan’s Gate museum since then.	Very Old Engines (1965)	Neilson 0-4-0 box tank
Flying Scotsman	4472/60103		An LNER Class A3, and was formerly a Class A1. Flying Scotsman holds the record for being the first engine to officially run at over 100 mph. In addition, he has been described as the world’s most famous steam engine. Flying Scotsman is named after a service that runs from London King’s Cross to Edinburgh Waverley. He is the last of Gordon’s brothers.	Enterprising Engines (1968)	LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman	Rufus Jones (2016-2018)
Wilbert	3806	Dean Forest Railway	A dark blue saddle tank engine named after the Thin Clergyman (Wilbert Awdry), who was a one-time president of the Dean Forest Railway. In Wilbert the Forest Engine, the Fat Controller arranged for Wilbert to come help on his railway. During his visit, Wilbert tells Thomas and Toby the story of his brother, Sixteen, accidentally filled up with milk instead of water, and used a coil of wire to couple it up to his damaged ballast truck.	Wilbert the Forest Engine (1994)	Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST
Albert		Furness Railway	A red tank engine who worked on the Furness Railway with his two coaches, Victoria and Helena. Albert was once buried at a tunnel by an avalanche when he lets off too much steam starting from the station, one day after boasting about the snow.	Thomas and Victoria (2007)	Furness Railway J1 class

Name	Number	Railway	Description	First appearance	Based on	Voiced by (UK)	Voiced by (US)
Diesel		British Railways (The Railway Series) North Western Railway (Thomas & Friends)	A black diesel engine who originates from the Other Railway, later the Mainland. He was the first standard gauge diesel to arrive on Sodor. He initially caused trouble for Duck and the other steam engines and was sent away in disgrace by Sir Topham Hatt.	Duck and the Diesel Engine (1958)	British Rail Class 08	Kerry Shale (2010-2021) Henry Harrison (All Engines Go)	Michael Brandon (2010-2012) Martin Sherman (2013-2014) Kerry Shale (2015-2021) Shomoy James Mitchell (All Engines Go first series only) Will Bhaneja (All Engines Go second series onwards)
Daisy	D1 (The Railway Series)	North Western Railway	A green diesel railcar who came to work on the Ffarquhar branch line in place of Thomas temporally after he crashed into the stationmaster‘s house. From Sodor’s Legend of the Lost Treasure onwards, she now works on the Harwick branch line carrying out passenger duties, while Ryan runs the goods duties.	Branch Line Engines (1961)	British Rail Class 101	Tracy-Ann Oberman (2016-2020)
Class 40	BR D4711	British Railways	A big diesel engine who once visited the North Western Railway on loan from British Railways, later the Other Railway. He was brought to Sodor to help the other engines. He intentionally sucked in an inspector’s bowler hat through his air intake, which lead to his engine failing. Afterwards, he was sent away in disgrace, leaving behind “a rather nasty smell, and a battered bowler hat”.	Stepney the “Bluebell” Engine (1963)	British Rail Class 40
BoCo	D2/D5702 (The Railway Series)	North Western Railway	A green mixed-traffic diesel engine who primarily works on Edward’s branch line and occasionally on the main line. He, along with Edward, act as mentors to Bill and Ben.	Main Line Engines (1966)	British Rail Class 28
Bear	D3/D7101	North Western Railway	A green (originally blue) mixed-traffic diesel engine who works on the main line. Originally numbered “D7101”, he first came to Sodor in 1967. 7101 suffered from a leaking brake ejector and was helped by Henry along with 199. 7101 was nicknamed “Bear” due to the “growling” sound his engine makes. He was given a new number, D3, and a new coat of paint. He pulls the “Limited”, and the Wild Nor’ Wester whenever the big engines are busy or unavailable.	Enterprising Engines (1968)	British Rail Class 35
Diesel 199	D199	British Railways	A diesel engine who once visited the North Western Railway on trial from British Railways. He soon made himself an enemy of the steam engines. The next day, 199 failed while pulling a train of fuel and oil tankers at a signal box in Kellsthorpe Road. After Henry came to help, the signalman called 199 “Spamcan” as an insult. After 7101 fails with the Limited, Henry helps both diesels and their trains to the next station. The Fat Controller wasn’t pleased with 199 and soon sent him back to the Other Railway in disgrace for offending his engines.	Enterprising Engines (1968)	British Rail Class 46
Mavis	1	Ffarquhar Quarry Company (The Railway Series) North Western Railway (Thomas & Friends)	A diesel shunter who works for the Ffarquhar Quarry Company. In The Railway Series, she is privately owned by the Ffarquhar Quarry, while in Thomas & Friends, she is owned by the North Western Railway. She mainly shunts trucks around the quarry’s sidings. Learned how to keep the trucks in line thanks to advice from Toby.[10][11]	The Railway Series: Surprise Packet (1971)	British Rail Class 04	Teresa Gallagher (2010-2017)	Jules de Jongh (2010-2012) Teresa Gallagher (2013-2017)
Pip and Emma		North Western Railway	Two diesel-electric driving cars from an InterCity 125 trainset. They had experienced problems with their cooling systems and came to Sodor in 1986. In 2011, following the Privatisation of British Rail, the Fat Controller purchased them in order to run an express service from Tidmouth to London.[8] They brought Prince Charles to Tidmouth to unveil a statue of the Thin Clergyman to celebrate his 100th birthday.	Gordon the High-Speed Engine (1987)	British Rail Class 43 High Speed Train

Name	Railway	Description	First appearance	Voiced by (UK)	Voiced by (UK)
Annie and Clarabel	North Western Railway	Thomas’ faithful coaches whom he loves dearly. The pair work on the Ffarquhar branch line with Thomas.	Thomas the Tank Engine (1946)	Teresa Gallagher (2012-2021) Wendy Patterson (2022-2025)	Catherine Disher (Annie) Linda Kash (Clarabel)
Henrietta	North Western Railway	A tram coach that travels with Toby, Elsie, Victoria, and the Quarryman’s Coach. In the TV series, Percy usually takes her when Toby is absent.	Toby the Tram Engine (1952)	Maggie Ollerenshaw
Isabel, Dulcie, Alice and Mirabel	North Western Railway	Four ex-Great Western autocoaches who are pulled by Duck and Oliver on the Little Western. Isabel joined Oliver and Toad when they escaped from the Other Railway. Afterwards, the Fat Controller was able to rescue Dulcie, Alice and Mirabel in order to handle the passenger traffic.	Enterprising Engines (1968)
Toad	North Western Railway	A 20-ton Great Western brake van. He escaped from scrap along with Oliver and Isabel and is now Douglas’ loyal brake van.	Enterprising Engines (1968)	Joe Mills
Troublesome Trucks	North Western Railway	Open wagons which they carry goods on the railway, nicknamed because they can be very troublesome and play tricks on the engines.	The Three Railway Engines (1945)
The Spiteful Brake Van		A troublesome and impolite brake van, who was subsequently crushed into pieces by Douglas, on the back of James’ goods train.	The Twin Engines (1960)
S.C Ruffey		A privately owned wagon, who worked for S.C. Ruffey & Co. Ballast Contractors. Kept in very poor condition by his owners. Like the majority of trucks, he was badly behaved and highly disrespectful towards the engines. This is exemplified by how he made a very rude song about Oliver’s derailment in the turntable well whenever he saw the latter pass by. However, he received his comeuppance when Toad hatched a plan with Oliver to place S.C Ruffey at the front of the train and sand the rails to give Oliver a firm grip when starting (acting on advice Stepney gave to Duck). By this time, S.C Ruffey had already instructed the trucks to ‘hold back’, thus restraining the train from moving. This, coupled with Oliver’s tractive effort at the front and S.C Ruffey’s poor condition, resulted in him being pulled apart. Following this, the trucks warn each other about what they perceive to be the consequences of teasing Oliver. S.C Ruffey’s ultimate fate varies between The Railway Series and the TV series. In The Railway Series, he is scrapped, having been deemed unserviceable before he came by the Fat Controller, who then asks Oliver to help maintain discipline by keeping that information to himself. In the TV series, he is repaired, and remains silent.	Oliver the Western Engine (1969)
Victoria	North Western Railway	A vintage four-wheeled coach originating from the Furness Railway. She was built in 1882 and worked on the Lakeside and Haverthwaite branch line with Albert and Helena. After leaving service, Victoria was moved to Sodor and was turned into a summer house in a garden close to Elsbridge. In “Thomas and Victoria”, after being discovered, it was a decision Victoria could be restored and used on the line to Ffarquhar Quarry to help Toby and Henrietta.	Thomas and Victoria (2007)

Name	Number	Railway	Description	First appearance	Based on	Voiced by (UK)	Voiced by (US)
Skarloey	1	Skarloey Railway	A red narrow gauge saddle tank engine who is one of the eldest and most faithful engines on Sodor.	Four Little Engines (1955)	Talyllyn	Keith Wickham (2012-2020)
Rheneas	2	Skarloey Railway	A vermilion narrow gauge well tank engine who is nicknamed “Gallant Old Engine”, after saving the railway from closure.	Four Little Engines (1955)	Dolgoch	Ben Small (2012-2015) John Hasler (2016)
Sir Handel	3	Skarloey Railway	A red (formerly blue) narrow gauge saddle tank engine who was named after Sir Handel Brown, the first manager. His original name when he worked on the Mid-Sodor Railway was Falcon, after the Falcon Works where he was built.	Four Little Engines (1955)	Sir Haydn	Keith Wickham (2012-2020)
Peter Sam	4	Skarloey Railway	A red (originally green) narrow gauge saddle tank engine after the previous controller. His original name when he worked on the Mid-Sodor Railway was Stuart. Following an accident with some slate trucks in 1958, Peter Sam lost his old funnel and was fitted with a Giesl ejector in 1961.	Four Little Engines (1955)	Edward Thomas	Steven Kynmann (2012-2020)
Duncan	6	Skarloey Railway	A grumpy Scottish red, later yellow narrow gauge well tank engine who came to Sodor as a spare engine after Peter Sam’s accident with slate trucks.[12]	The Little Old Engine (1959)	Douglas	Tom Stourton (2014-2017)
Ivo Hugh	7	Skarloey Railway	A tank engine who is named in honour of the former chief mechanical engineer, Mr. Ivo Hugh. Ivo Hugh was built in 1996 at Crovan’s Gate Works by the Engineering Department in New Little Engine. Ivo Hugh is the only side-tank locomotive on the railway, and is powerful enough to handle the heaviest work.	New Little Engine (1996)	Tom Rolt
Duke	8/ 1	Skarloey Railway	An old red-brown, later orange-brown narrow gauge tank-tender engine who worked on the Mid-Sodor Railway from its opening in 1880 until its closure in 1947. He was left in the abandoned sheds for the next 22 years before being found and rescued in 1969. Duke was then relocated to the Skarloey Railway where he was reunited with Sir Handel and Peter Sam and still works there today.	Duke the Lost Engine (1970)	Prince
Godred	1	Culdee Fell Railway	The original engine on the railway and is named after one of Sodor’s historical rulers. Culdee tells the story about Godred in Mountain Engines:[13] Shortly after the railway opened, he lost contact with the rack rail at a loosened rail joint and plunged sideways over a cliff. No one was injured except for Godred, who was so badly damaged that he was scrapped, with his parts being used to repair the other engines. This incident is based directly upon the Snowdon Mountain Railway’s opening day accident when their No. 1 L.A.D.A.S suffered a similar accident. However, it is unknown whether Godred’s incident or Godred himself was real, as it is mentioned at the end of Bad Look Out, Godred’s sole Railway Series appearance, that his story had been made up by Culdee.	L.A.D.A.S.
Ernest	2	Culdee Fell Railway	Arrived in 1900.	Enid
Wilfred	3	Culdee Fell Railway	Arrived in 1900.	Wyddfa
Culdee	4	Culdee Fell Railway	The principal engine on the Culdee Fell Railway. When introduced in Mountain Engines, he had been overhauled in Switzerland between 1962 and 1963 and was on the last stage of his journey home. Culdee has great respect for dangers found on the line and relies on his coach, Catherine, to help him travel safety.	Snowdon
Shane Dooiney	5	Culdee Fell Railway	Arrived in 1900. (Dooiney is Manx Gaelic for “man”, cf Irish duine.)	Moel Siabod
Lord Harry / Patrick	6	Culdee Fell Railway	Arrived in 1962 and was named after the manager. When he was new, Lord Harry was reckless and scared his coaches by taking risks. After he derailed and disgraced himself, Lord Harry was punished by having his name taken away. He asked for a second chance and was given a job of doing lowly shunting. He was fittingly renamed “Patrick” in honour of the climber who risked his life to help the others.			Padarn
Alaric	7	Culdee Fell Railway	Arrived in 1962.	Ralph
Eric	8	Culdee Fell Railway	Arrived in 1962.	Eryri

Name	Number	Railway	Description	First appearance	Based on	Voiced by (UK)	Voiced by (US)
Rusty	5	Skarloey Railway	A little black, later orange narrow gauge diesel engine who carries out maintenance work on the Skarloey Railway.[12]	The Little Old Engine (1959)	Midlander	Matt Wilkinson (2012-2020)
Fred	9	Skarloey Railway	The railway’s second diesel engine, and is mentioned in “New Little Engine”. According to the book Sodor: Reading Between the Lines, Fred entered service in 1989, having been acquired from the National Coal Board (NCB).	New Little Engine (1996)	Alf

Name	Number	Railway	Description	First appearance
Agnes, Ruth, Jemina, Lucy and Beatrice	1, 2, 3, 4 and 5	Skarloey Railway	The oldest coaches on the Skarloey Railway, whilst Beatrice is the guard’s van. On Market Days, the coaches were sometimes very full, so that third-class passengers were allowed to ride in Agnes, to the latter’s anger. In 1952, Sir Handel made fun of the coaches by calling them “cattle trucks“, which resulted in them holding him back on the hill.	Four Little Engines (1955)
Ada, Jane and Mabel	6, 7, and 8	Skarloey Railway	Three open-topped carriages who were acquired at one point prior to 1958, while Rheneas and Skarloey were away being overhauled. They were originally used for transporting quarry workmen, but are later used for tourist traffic during sunny days. When some BBC Television producers visited Sodor to film a documentary about the Skarloey Railway, Ada, Jane and Mabel had the honour of transporting the television equipment and cameras for them, as part of the “Television Train”.	The Little Old Engine (1959)
Cora	9	Skarloey Railway	A tool van, and also occasionally a guard’s van, who works on the Skarloey Railway. Cora was built by the Falcon Works for the Mid-Sodor Railway, where she was a tool van, however she served as Stuart’s guard’s van for one time. She was accepted for sale following the closure in 1947. Cora was used as a guard’s van whenever Beatrice was not available, then she returned to her original use after Millicent’s arrival in 1955.	The Little Old Engine (1959)
Gertrude and Millicent	10 and 11	Skarloey Railway	Two bogie coaches that were built at Crovan’s Gate from around 1952 to 1958 on a pair of former Mid-Sodor Railway coach chassis, Gertrude serving as a passenger coach while Millicent being built with a guard’s compartment, which Peter Sam described as a “cupboard place”. When the BBC Television producers visited Sodor, Gertrude was filled with wires and instruments as part of the “Television Train”.	The Little Old Engine (1959)
Catherine		Culdee Fell Railway	A coach who works with Culdee on the Culdee Fell Railway. Unlike most coaches, Catherine is actually coupled in front of Culdee and is responsible for warning him of dangers ahead on the tracks.

Name	Railway	Description	First appearance	Based on	Voiced by (UK)	Voiced by (US)
Bert	Arlesdale Railway	A blue tender engine who is the oldest and quietest of all the engines on the railway.	Small Railway Engines (1967)	River Irt	Keith Wickham (2015-2020)
Rex	Arlesdale Railway	A green tender engine who enjoys teasing Mike. Rex is a hard worker, but sometimes has a problem with traction.	Small Railway Engines (1967)	River Esk	Tom Stourton (2015-2017)
Mike	Arlesdale Railway	A red tender engine who prefers goods trains to passengers.	Small Railway Engines (1967)	River Mite	Tim Whitnall (2015-2017)
Jock	Arlesdale Railway	A yellow tender engine who was built by the Arlesburgh Works between 1972 and 1976 to cover a shortage of power.	The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (1987)	Northern Rock

Name	Railway	Description	First appearance	Based on
Frank	Arlesdale Railway	A grumpy but kind diesel engine who was built by the Arlesburgh Works around 1967.	Narrow Gauge Rails in Sodor (1972)	Perkins
Blister I and Blister II	Arlesdale Railway	A pair of twin tractor engines used for maintenance and shunting.	The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (1987)	Cyril
Sigrid of Arlesdale	Arlesdale Railway	A works engine who runs employee services.	The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (1987)	Shelagh of Eskdale
Ford	Arlesdale Railway	Originally bought for quarry trains around the 70’s. it had power problems, it was sold to a quarry in England for short shunting.	Narrow Gauge Rails in Sodor (1972)	Les

Name	Description	First appearance	Based on	Voiced by (UK)	Voiced by (US)
Terence	An orange caterpillar tractor who usually works near Thomas’ branch line, and is driven and owned by Farmer Finney. When Thomas first met Terence, he insulted him for having ‘ugly’ caterpillar tracks, but later regretted it and befriended Terence after he pulled Thomas out of a snowdrift when Thomas gets stuck in it.	Tank Engine Thomas Again (1949)	Caterpillar Model 70	Tom Stourton (2017-2019) Will Bridgewood (2023-2025)	Kai Harris (2023) Milo Toriel-McGibbon (2024-2025)
Bertie	A red single-deck bus who works alongside Thomas’ branch line. Bertie had a race with Thomas to Ffarquhar after claiming he was the faster of the two, but lost after having to stop at a traffic light.	Tank Engine Thomas Again (1949)	Leyland Tiger	Rupert Degas (2011-2012) Keith Wickham (2013-2020)
Trevor	A traction engine who resides at the Wellsworth Vicarage Orchard and driven by Jem Cole. He was due to be broken up for scrap before he was saved by the Vicar of Wellsworth.	Edward the Blue Engine (1954)	William Foster & Co. Traction Engine No. 1459	Nigel Pilkington	Christopher Ragland
Harold	A white helicopter who patrols the skies of the Island of Sodor, searching for emergencies. When Harold first met Percy, he insulted the railways were “slow and out-of-date”. Percy, who was cross at this when taking some trucks, decided to race Harold to Knapford Harbour, later the New Harbour.	Percy the Small Engine (1956)	Sikorsky S-55	Keith Wickham (2010-2021) Jai Armstrong (2022-2025)	Kerry Shale (2010-2021) Bruce Dow (2022-2025)
George	A grumpy green steamroller whose interactions with engines generally lead to trouble. Whenever he is flattening a road, he is seen rebelling by saying “Railways are no good! Turn them into roads! Pull ’em up! Turn them into roads!” He is owned by the Sodor Island Council. Despite being bad-tempered and mean to the engines, he readily learns his lesson after the events of “Bye George!”	Gallant Old Engine (1962)	Aveling-Barford R Class steamroller
Caroline	An elderly car owned by a cricketer from the Elsbridge Cricket Club. She tends to overheat when travelling at high speeds.	Stepney the “Bluebell” Engine (1963)	Morris Oxford bullnose
Bulgy	A bad-tempered double-decker bus with an ideological opposition to railways. His catchphrase was “Free the roads!” After he was stuck underneath the bridge by taking the shortcut, he was never repaired and was converted into a henhouse. But in the TV series, after a second chance at carrying passengers goes horribly wrong, he ends up becoming a mobile vegetable stand, and was much happier with the new role.	Oliver the Western Engine (1969)	AEC Regent III	Colin McFarlane

Name	Number	Operator	Description	Based on	Voiced by (UK)	Voiced by (US)
Emily	12	NWR	An emerald green tender engine who works on the North Western Railway. When Emily was new to Sodor, she borrowed and pulled Annie and Clarabel without Thomas’ knowledge, and was ignored by the other engines. The matter was resolved after she saved Oliver from a nasty accident and she was rewarded with two new coaches. Emily may be bossy and irritating sometimes but like the other engines, she can also be a really useful engine.	GNR Stirling 4-2-2	Teresa Gallagher (2009-2021) Marie Ekins (All Engines Go)	Jules de Jongh (2009-2020) Kayla Lorette (All Engines Go)
Charlie	14	NWR	A playful purple saddle tank engine who works on the Island of Sodor. He loves to tell jokes and have lots of fun, and works as a shunter in Knapford Yards.	Manning Wardle[14]	Matt Wilkinson (2009-2014) Steven Kynman (2016)	Glenn Wrage (2009-2011) Ben Small (2012-2014) Steven Kynman (2016)
Nia[15]	18	NWR	An orange tank engine from Kenya who works on the North Western Railway. She once befriended Thomas and is now a permanent resident at Tidmouth Sheds on the Island of Sodor. She often helps out at the Sodor Animal Park on the Brendam branch line. She is a member of the Sodor Steam Team.	KUR ED1 class	Yvonne Grundy (2018-2021) Sade Smith (All Engines Go)	Yvonne Grundy (2018-2021) Talia Evans (All Engines Go)
Rebecca[16]	22	NWR	A yellow tender engine who works on the North Western Railway. She either pulls the railway’s express or mixed-traffic trains. She also helps out with Gordon.	SR West Country and Battle of Britain classes[citation needed]	Rachael Miller
Lady		Unknown- runs on the “Magic Railroad”	A small magenta Victorian-styled tank engine who is legendary among all engines on the Island of Sodor and uses her magical powers. She also has her own set of freight cars with Rusty. Following her rescue of Diesel 10, she now joins the North Western Railway.	GWR 3031 Class (proposed) GWR 101 Class (possible)	Britt Allcroft (2000)
Rosie	37	NWR	A lively little tank engine who works on the North Western Railway. She originally wore a lavender livery and primarily worked at Knapford Yards. She has since been repainted red and is now the head shunter at Vicarstown.	S100 SR USA class	Teresa Gallagher (2010-2012) Nicola Stapleton (2010-2020)	Jules de Jongh (2010-2012) Nicola Stapleton (2017-2020)
Harvey	27	NWR	A merlot crane tank engine who works on the North Western Railway. He helps put the engines back on the track after the accident.	Shelton Iron & Steel Works No. 4101, or “Dusby” * [citation needed]	Keith Wickham
Fergus		Sodor Cement Works	A small railway traction engine who works at the Sodor Cement Works.	Aveling & Porter 2-2-0WT “Blue Circle”
Arthur		NWR	A big maroon tank engine originating from the London, Midland and Scottish Railway who runs the branch line to the Fishing Village. He was very proud of his spotless record, which was broken when he accidentally crashed into Duck’s goods train after Thomas rudely tricked him.	LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T
Murdoch		NWR	An orange tender engine who works on the main line on the North Western Railway. He pulls heavy goods trains. He likes to have fun and is very shy.	BR Standard Class 9F
Spencer		NWR	The Duke and Duchess of Boxford’s silver streamlined tender engine from the Mainland and is Gordon’s cousin and arch-rival, and like Gordon has a tendency to be very arrogant, albeit much more frequently. He later joins the North Western Railway.	LNER Class A4[citation needed]	Matt Wilkinson	Glenn Wrage
Molly		NWR	A yellow mixed-traffic tender engine who primarily works on the main line of the North Western Railway. She also helps out with Henry.	GER Class D56
Neville	33010	NWR	A black square-shaped tender engine who works on the North Western Railway. He has a bridge named after his brutal accident.	SR Q1 class	Stephen Mangan
Whiff	66	NWR	A grubby green tank engine who works on the Island of Sodor. He wears glasses and his main task is to collect rubbish and scrap with Scruff, which explains his dirty appearance and bad smell.	NER 66 Aerolite	Keith Wickham (2010-2018) Matt Coles (All Engines Go)	William Hope (2010-2018) Joe Pingue (All Engines Go)
Billy		NWR	An orange saddle tank engine with prominent buckteeth who works on the North Western Railway. He tries to ignore Thomas and forgets things. He was very silly until Thomas tells him not to.	Manning Wardle
Stanley		NWR	A silver saddle tank engine who works as both a shunting engine and a mixed-traffic engine on the North Western Railway. He made Thomas jealous when he first arrived on Sodor.	Hudswell Clarke’s 0-6-0ST	Matt Wilkinson (2011-2018) David Menkin (2015) Rob Rackstraw (2020)	Kerry Shale (2011) Ben Small (2011-2015) David Menkin (2015) Rob Rackstraw (2016-2020) John Schwab (2016)
Hank		NWR	An American tender engine who works on the North Western Railway. He is both helpful and confident. When he first arrived on Sodor, a welcome party was shortly thrown for him.	Pennsylvania Railroad class K4
Flora		Sodor Tramways	A bright yellow steam tram who works for Sodor Tramways in Great Waterton. She has her own tramcar, which she is proud of.	Mostly Road Steam Tram
Hiro	51	NWR	An old and wise tender engine from Japan who is famously known as the “Master of the Railway”. He was sent back to Japan several times, but later ends up joining the North Western Railway.	JNR Class D51	Togo Igawa (2009-2021) Dai Tabuchi (All Engines Go)	Togo Igawa (2009-2020) Kintaro Akiyama (All Engines Go)
Bash and Dash			Fun-loving well tank engine twins who live on Misty Island with Ferdinand.	Bear Harbor Lumber Company No. 1	Matt Wilkinson (Bash) Keith Wickham (Dash)	William Hope (Bash) Kerry Shale (Dash)
Ferdinand			A humble tender engine who lives on Misty Island with Bash and Dash. His catchphrase is “That’s right!”	Climax Class C	Ben Small	Glenn Wrage
Scruff		NWR	A green vertical-boiler tank engine who works at the Waste Dump and is Whiff’s assistant. He likes being smelly and not getting odorless.	Sentinel 969 0-4-0 Industrial Locomotive	Matt Wilkinson	Kerry Shale
Belle[17]	6120	NWR	A blue firefighting tank engine who is part of the Search and Rescue Team and has a bell and water cannons on top of her tanks.	BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T	Teresa Gallagher
Stephen			An early wooden 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, who is designed and built for speed. He has his own rake of coaches painted in the same livery as him.	New York Central Hudson	Jonathan Forbes
Caitlin			A magenta streamlined tender engine from the Mainland, who is designed and built for speed. She has her own rake of coaches painted in the same livery as her.	Baltimore and Ohio P-7	Rebecca O’Mara (2013-2016) Jules de Jongh (2017-2019)
Porter		NWR	A viridian saddle tank engine who works at Brendam Docks, usually shunting trucks.	H.K. Porter 0-6-0ST	Steven Kynman (2013-2019)	David Menkin
Gator			A large green tank engine that ends up on Sodor from Colombia by mistake. His real name is Gerald, but was nicknamed “Gator” because of his slopping water tank makes him like an alligator. During his time on Sodor, he becomes friends with Percy.	Colombia Steam Motor	Clive Mantle
Timothy[15]		NWR	A blue oil-burning saddle tank engine who works at the Sodor China Clay Company with Bill, Ben, and Marion.	Bell Open Cab Oil Burner	Tim Whitnall
Marion[15]			An orange rail-mounted steam shovel owned by the Sodor China Clay Company, and can be seen at the Clay Pits or any other digging site on the North Western Railway.	Marion Model 40	Olivia Colman (2014-2018) Lucy Montgomery (2020)
Samson	15		A dark teal cabless saddle tank engine who works with his brake van Bradford on the Mainland.	Barclay & Co. No. 214	Robert Wilfort
Glynn	1	NWR	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.	Head Wringtson & Co. Ltd. Type 1 “Coffee Pot No. 1”	Keith Wickham
Ryan	1014	NWR	A purple tank engine originating from the Great Northern Railway who works as a goods engine on the Harwick branch line. He is more talkative than Daisy is.	GNR Class N2	Eddie Redmayne (2015) Steven Kynman (2016-2017)
Ashima[16]			A large pink Indian tank engine who worked on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway and then Indian Railways.	Nilgiri Mountain Railway X class	Tina Desai (2018-2020) Sandeep Garcha (All Engines Go)	Tina Desai (2018-2020) Diya Kittur (All Engines Go)
Gina[18]			A small Italian tank engine.	FNM Class 200	Teresa Gallagher (2016) Anna Francolini (2019-2020)
Yong Bao[16]			A Chinese tender engine.	China Railways RM	Dan Li (2018-2019) Chris Lew Kumi Hoi (2020-2021) Lobo Chan (All Engines Go)	Dan Li (2018-2019) Chris Lew Kumi Hoi (2020-2021) Patrick Kwok-Choon (All Engines Go)
Tamika	23		An Australian steam railmotor who works in the Kuranda Rainforest.	SAR SMC Class	Rose Robinson
Da Li			A large express engine who works on the Chinese Railway.	QJ Class
Xiao Hu			A large tank engine who works on the Chinese Railway.	China Railways ET7 Class
Shane[16]	520	South Australian Railways	An Australian tender engine.	South Australian Railways 520 class	Shane Jacobson
Rajiv[16]			An Indian well tank engine.	Fairy Queen locomotive	Nikhil Parmar
Hurricane			A large tank engine who works at the Steelworks on the Mainland along with Frankie.	GER Class A55	Jim Howick
Theo			A shy experimental railway traction engine who works at the Steelworks on the Mainland.	Aveling & Porter 0-2-OWT “Dark Green Circle”	Darren Boyd
Lexi			A boisterous American cab-forward engine who works at the Steelworks on the Mainland.	NPCRR Cab-Forward 4-4-0	Lucy Montgomery
Merlin	783		An experimental tender engine with three chimneys who believes he has the power to turn invisible.	LSWR N15 class	Hugh Bonneville
Hong-Mei[15]		China Railways	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.	China Railways GJ	Chipo Chung
Lorenzo[18]			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.[18]	FS Class 743	Vincenzo Nicoli
Marcia and Marcio			Two wood-burning tender engines who work on the Eucalyptus Railway in Brazil.	ABPF No. 215 Maria Fumaca	Laura Cucurullo (Marcia) Federico Trujillo (Marcio)
Sonny	1842	NWR	A well tank engine who used to work at a coal mine and was brought to Sodor by two criminals named Baz and Bernie, but later joined the North Western Railway. After meeting Thomas and helping out at the fair, he wanted to be a really useful engine rather than a thief. After Baz and Bernie were captured and arrested for their crimes, Sir Topham Hatt decided to give him a second chance by letting him work on his railway.	Haydock Collieries	Joe Swash
Duchess	LMS 2020		A large 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

Name	Number	Operator	Description	Based on	Voiced by (UK)	Voiced by (US)
Stafford	1917		A battery-electric shunting engine who works in Knapford Yards.	NSR Battery-Electric No. 1	Keith Wickham
Kana[19]			A bullet train who lives and works on the North Western Railway and the first bullet train to live on Sodor. She has two passenger coaches painted in the same livery as her. She loves to race, and often creates gusts of wind due to her speed, but sometimes has some trouble with burning out her batteries.	E8 Series Shinkansen	Chloe Raphael (All Engines Go)	Ava Ro (All Engines Go)
Kenji			A high-speed electric engine who visited Sodor for the Technology Fair.	0 Series Shinkansen	Matt McCooey (2020) Dan Tabuchi (All Engines Go)	Matt McCooey (2020) Kintaro Akiyama (All Engines Go)
Gustavo	4		A large electric engine who works on the Brazilian Railway.	Little Joe loco	Francisco Labbe

Name	Number	Operator	Description	Based on	Voiced by (UK)	Voiced by (US)
Derek			A large green diesel engine who is known for his initial “teething” troubles and works for the Sodor China Clay Company. He was not officially named until merchandise was released. He is friends with Bill and Ben.	British Rail Class 17
‘Arry and Bert		Sodor Ironworks	Twin diesel shunters who work at the Sodor Ironworks. They usually act as malicious as Diesel when it comes to their interactions with the steam engines, sometimes taking it further by attempting to force steam engines, like Stepney into the smelter.	British Rail Class 08	Kerry Shale (2010-2011, ‘Arry and Bert) (2012-2017, ‘Arry) William Hope (2012-2017, Bert)
Diesel 10			An evil diesel engine with an excavator claw arm called “Pinchy” extended on his roof who hates steam engines. Thomas said that he is rated “10 out of 10 for devious deeds and brutal strength”. He was the main secondary antagonist in Thomas and the Magic Railroad and Day of the Diesels and minor appearances in Calling All Engines! and “The Missing Christmas Decorations”.	British Rail Class 42	Neil Crone (2000) Matt Wilkinson (2011, 2013)
Splatter and Dodge			Diesel 10’s bumbling sidekicks in Thomas and the Magic Railroad. Diesel 10 collectively calls them “Splodge” to save time. Despite being his minions, both diesels appear reluctant to scrap a steam engine and are more prone to laughing at other’s misfortunes than to do any real villainy. They eventually turn against Diesel 10 when he chases after Thomas and Lady.	British Rail Class 08	Neil Crone (Splatter, 2000) Kevin Frank (Dodge, 2000)
Salty	2991		A dockside diesel shunter who works at Brendam Docks and speaks like a stereotypical pirate. He enjoys telling stories revolving around the sea and fantasy, but has a very different attitude towards the steam engines than most of the other diesels, and prioritizes getting things done, rather who does it.	British Rail Class 07	Keith Wickham (2010-2021) Guy Harris (All Engines Go)	Scott McCord (All Engines Go)
Dennis	11001		A lazy diesel who dislikes hard work, but enjoys making other engines do it for him.	British Rail 11001
Paxton			A green diesel shunter who often brings slate from down the Blue Mountain Quarry to other parts of the Island of Sodor. Unlike Diesel, he is friendly around the steam engines. Despite his kind nature, he can be gullible sometimes, but means well.	British Rail Class 08	Keith Wickham (2011) Steven Kynman (2012-2020)
Norman			A reddish-orange diesel shunter with a unibrow who works on the North Western Railway. He lives at the Vicarstown Dieselworks and is often seen pulling goods trains. He is Dennis’s twin.	British Rail 11001	Kerry Shale (2011) Rob Rackstraw (2013-2020)
Sidney			A forgetful blue diesel shunter who often takes goods to the Mainland. He loves things easily and was left hanging in the Vicarstown Dieselworks without his wheels for a very long time. It was not until one Christmas, Percy brought wheels for him to run again.	British Rail Class 08	Kerry Shale (2011) Bob Golding (2013-2019)
Den			A big hydraulic diesel engine who works at the Dieselworks. He helps repair diesel engines with Dart.	4DH Sentinel Diesel-Hydraulic Shunter	Rupert Degas (2011) Keith Wickham (2011-2020)	Keith Wickham (2011-2020)
Dart			A small diesel shunter who helps repair diesel engines at the Dieselworks and is Den’s assistant. He is more talkative than Den is.	Bagnall Diesel-Hydraulic Shunter	Rupert Degas (2011-2012)	Steven Kynman (2013-2019)
Philip	68	NWR	A little diesel boxcab who works on the North Western Railway. He works as a station pilot at Knapford and lives in Wellsworth Sheds with Edward.	Pennsylvania Railroad Class A6	Rasmus Hardiker (2016-2020)
Frankie			A diesel shunter who works at the Steelworks in the Mainland and can be very commanding. She is more talkative than Hurricane.	Hudswelle Clarke 0-6-0	Sophie Colquhoun (2017)
Ulli			A diesel shunter who works on a railway near Brazil.	British Rail Class 08	John Schwab (2017)
Fernando			A teal diesel shunter who works on a railway near Brazil.	British Rail Class 08	Gabriel Porras (2018-2019)
Shankar			A diesel shunter who works on the Indian Railway.	TGM23 Class	Sanjeev Bhaskar (2018-2020)
Noor Jehan[16]			A diesel engine who works on Indian Railways. She takes visitors on a tiger safari in a set of express coaches painted in the same livery as her like a Maitree Express train in real life.	Indian locomotive class WDM-2	Sheena Bhattessa (2018-2020)
Natalie			An American diesel shunter who works in San Francisco.	Bagnall Diesel-Hydraulic Shunter	Teresa Gallagher (2018)
Sandy[19]			A pink railroad speeder who lives and works on the Island of Sodor. She is close friends with Carly and works with her at their maintenance yard. The two of them share the railway’s repair duties.	Rail Speeder	Holly Dixon (All Engines Go)	Glee Dango (All Engines Go)
Hugo			A silver rail zeppelin, unique for being fitted with a propeller. He is a very fast engine, whose spinning propellers makes him very popular with passengers.	Schienenzeppelin	Rob Rackstraw (2017)

Name	Number	Description	Based on	Voiced by (UK)	Voiced by (US)
Freddie	7	An old narrow gauge tank engine on the Skarloey Railway and commonly nicknamed ‘Fearless Freddie’.	Russell
Smudger		An olive green narrow gauge tank engine who used to work on the Mid Sodor Railway. He was later turned into a generator due to his tendency to misbehave and derail frequently.	Dolgoch
Bertram		An old narrow gauge tank-tender engine who worked at the mines. He lived on a remote part of the Island that was once rarely visited. His railway has since been restored as a fairground and he now pulls passenger trains on it.	Festiniog Railway 0-4-0TT
Mighty Mac		An indigo blue narrow gauge double-ended engine and conjoined twins. Mighty is the “older” of the two, while Mac is the “younger” half. Despite the opposing personalities of the two ends, they are technically one engine.	Fairlie locomotive
Proteus		A legendary yellow narrow gauge saddle tank engine with a magic lamp hung upon his funnel. He now works on the Skarloey Railway.	Sir Haydn
Victor		A red narrow gauge saddle tank engine from Cuba who works at the Sodor Steamworks with his assistant, Kevin. He later joins the Skarloey Railway.	Minaz Co., No. 1173	Matt Wilkinson (2009-2012) David Bedella (2012-2021)	David Bedella (2009-2021)
Luke	22	A green Irish narrow gauge saddle tank engine who works primarily at the Blue Mountain Quarry on the Skarloey Railway.	‘Peter Pan’, a ‘Wren’ class locomotive	Michael Legge (2012-2017)
Millie		A blue French narrow gauge well tank engine who helps run Sir Robert Norramby’s Estate Railway at Ulfstead Castle. Her duties include assisting the Groundskeeper and taking visitors on tours of the estate. For this, she has her own set of open-topped coaches, but later joins the Skarloey Railway.	Decauville No. 8069 Tabamar	Miranda Raison (2013-2019) Teresa Gallagher (2015)

Name	Number	Description	Based on	Voiced by (UK)	Voiced by (US)
The Chinese Dragon		A decorative paper dragon who is featured in carnival and funfair specials.
Bradford		A loudmouth, sergeant type-brake van who barks orders.	GWR 16 Ton Brake Van	Rob Rackstraw (2016-2018)
Dexter		An old coach who is turn in a school coach.	Stroudley Coach)	Mark Moraghan (2018)	Mark Moraghan (2018)
Hector[20]		A large hopper truck who lives on the North Western Railway. He started out as aggressive and troublesome. He was once run off the rails by Thomas, who later helped him to overcome his fear, and Hector cooperated from then on.	Bogie Hopper Wagon
Bruno		An autistic brake car who has significant knowledge of the railway’s schedules and routes, as well as a fondness for humans.	North American caboose	Elliott Garcia	Chuck Smith

Name	Number	Description	Based on	Voiced by (UK)	Voiced by (US)
Cranky		A green tower crane who works at Brendam Docks.	Tower Crane	Matt Wilkinson (2010-2020) Will Harrison-Wallace (All Engines Go)	Glenn Wrage (2010-2020) Cory Doran (All Engines Go)
Elizabeth		A vintage steam lorry owned by Sir Topham Hatt. She likes to believe roads are better than railways.	Sentinel DG4[21]
Kevin		A yellow mobile crane who works at the Sodor Steamworks alongside Victor. His catchphrase is “It was a slip of the hook!”	Ransomes & Rapier crane[citation needed]	Matt Wilkinson (2009-2018) Kerry Shale (2017-2019)	Kerry Shale
Madge		A green and cream snub-nosed lorry with a three-wheeled cab and a flatbed. She is described as having a motherly attitude towards the Skarloey engines, and often eager to please-so much so she forgets her own priorities.	1964 Scammell Scarab[22]
Flynn[17]		A road-rail fire engine who is part of the Search and Rescue Team.	Oshkosh W800 ARFF		Rupert Degas (2011-2013) Ben Small (2013) Kerry Shale (2015) Rob Rackstraw (2015-2019)
Carly[19]		A yellow rolling gantry crane who works at Brendam Docks with Cranky and Big Mickey. In the All Engines Go reboot series, she is depicted as a crane engine who lives and works on the Island of Sodor. She is close friends with Sandy and co-works with her at their maintenance yard.[19]	Four-link portal harbour crane	Lucy Montgomery (2017-2020) Eva Mohamed (All Engines Go)	Lucy Montgomery (2017-2020) Jenna Warren (All Engines Go)
Stefano[18]		A huge amphibious cargo ship from Sicily, Italy who can run on both water and land.	LARC-LX	Antonio Magro
Captain[23]		A coast guard lifeboat who is part of Sodor Search and Rescue Team, along with Belle, Flynn, Harold, Rocky and Butch.		Keith Wickham (2010-2019)
Butch		A yellow and navy blue breakdown vehicle who is part of Sodor Search and Rescue Team, along with Belle, Flynn, Harold, Rocky and Captain.		Rupert Degas (2011) Matt Wilkinson (2012-2016)	Glenn Wrage (2011-2012) Steven Kynman (2013-2016)
Jeremy[24]		A jet plane who lives at Sodor Airport. He enjoys being able to do things that only the steam engines can dream of.

Name	Number	Description	Based on	Voiced by (UK)	Voiced by (US)
Nelson	10	A ballast tractor who works for the Sodor Construction Company. His job is haul members of the construction workers and the Pack to and from work.	1947 Scammell 15LA ballast tractor 1927 Scammell Pioneer tractor unit
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.	A nuffield tractor and a international 454 tractor	Steven Kynman	David Menkin
Alfie	12	A little green excavator who works for the Sodor Construction Company. He is Jack’s best friend, and his favourite expression is “More help means more dirt; more dirt means more fun!”	Alfie is a freelance design, but he resembles a 1960 K1C10&K excavator	Nathan Clarke	Tom Stourton
Max and Monty	15 (Max) 16 (Monty)	Devious and troublesome red dump truck twins who work for the Sodor Construction Company.	1949 Scammell Mountaineer 4-wheel drive dump truck	Tim Whitnall (Max) Rasmus Hardiker (Monty)	Kerry Shale (Max) Rob Rackstraw (Monty)
Byron	18	A giant bulldozer with a big blade belonging to the Sodor Construction Company.	Late-1930s Caterpillar bulldozer
Ned	19	A steam shovel who works for the Sodor Construction Company.	Brownings Steam Shovel
Isobella	22	A steam lorry who works for the Sodor Construction Company. She looks almost identical to Elizabeth.	Sentinel GD4 lorry Sentinel TDG steam tractor
Patrick	23	A cement mixer truck who works for the Sodor Construction Company.	1943 Mack NM3
Brenda[18]	24	A bulldozer who works for the Sodor Construction Company.	Caterpillar D9	Teresa Gallagher
Buster		A simple steamroller who goes about his job with glee, pride and content. He looks almost identical to George and works for the Sodor Construction Company.	Aveling & Porter R10 steamroller
Darcy		A tunnel boring machine who works for the Sodor Construction Company.	Roadheader STR series tunnel boring machine	Harriet Kershaw

Name	Description	Voiced By (UK)	Voiced By (US)
Sir Topham Hatt	Also known as “The Fat Controller” in the UK, is the controller of the North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor and formerly the Skarloey Railway. He is Lady Hatt’s husband, Stephen and Bridget’s grandfather and Dowager Hatt’s son. He sometimes works on the steam engines himself. His catchphrases are “You are a really useful engine.” when he is proud of his engines and “You have caused confusion and delay!” when one of his engines misbehaves.	Keith Wickham	Kerry Shale
Lady Hatt	Sir Topham’s wife. She is very kind and friendly towards the engines.	Teresa Gallagher	Jules de Jongh, Rachael Miller (Series 24)
Stephen Hatt	Sir Topham and Lady’s grandson and Bridget’s brother.	Matt Wilkinson	William Hope
Bridget Hatt	Sir Topham and Lady’s granddaughter and Stephen’s sister.	Teresa Gallagher	Jules de Jongh, Rachael Miller (Series 24)
Dowager Hatt	Sir Topham’s elderly mother, Lady’s mother-in-law and Stephen and Bridget’s great-grandmother.	Keith Wickham

Name	Description	Voiced by (UK)	Voiced by (US)
Farmer Finney	The driver of Terence and the owner of a battery farm near Hackenbeck. His name was revealed in the 1996 annual story “James Gets Cracking”.	Keith Wickham
Mrs. Kitty Kyndley	An elderly lady who lives in a cottage near Hackenback Tunnel. While she was bedridden, an avalanche blocked the railway line by her house. By hanging a bright red dress from her window, she successfully stopped Thomas’ train before it crashed. As a token of gratitude, Sir Topham Hatt paid for Mrs. Kyndley to visit Bournemouth to get better. Years later, the other engines, hearing Thomas’ story, wished to express thanks to Mrs. Kyndley for helping the railway, and threw her a Christmas party at Tidmouth Sheds.[25] Percy’s crew helped to gather a good luck package for her daughter’s wedding: Old Slow Coach, a new set of buffers, a flatbed, and Thomas.[26] Once when her sister was unable to make a visit, Sir Topham Hatt went to great lengths to cheer Mrs. Kyndley up. She had a ride with Harold, then was taken by James to open the grounds at Harry Topper’s Fair.[27]
Jem Cole	Trevor’s driver who helped save him from scrap when Edward found him.		Christopher Ragland
The Reverend	A vicar who lives at the Vicarage near Edward’s branch line. When Trevor was facing scrap, Edward and his crew pleaded to the Vicar for help. The Vicar regularly holds Sunday School outings,[28] fetes, and garden parties.[29][30] He often employs Jem Cole and Trevor to give rides at such holidays.[29] He keeps bees in the orchard and gives some of the honey to his friends. One time their hive broke while in route, and became a nuisance to James and his crew until they could return them to the orchard.[31] In The Railway Series, the character of the Vicar appears in the books Edward the Blue Engine and Thomas and the Twins.[citation needed]
Farmer McColl	Lives and works on a farm in the countryside with many animals, including cows, chickens, sheep and pigs. Sometimes when there’s bad weather on the island, he needs help from engines to keep his animals safe and healthy. Engines like Toby,[32] Emily[33] and Trevor have all helped Farmer McColl in some way for his animals.	Matt Wilkinson	Kerry Shale
Farmer Trotter	The owner and operator of a pig farm. He also keeps beehives and has been known to herd sheep. According to a magazine article, he also keeps cows and chickens and grows carrots and potatoes. Jem Cole, Terence and Trevor sometimes work on his farm.[citation needed]	Matt Wilkinson	Kerry Shale
The Refreshment Lady	Sells tea and other refreshments to passengers on the Narrow Gauge Railway. She owns a shop at the bay called “Neptune’s Refreshments”.
Nancy	A guard’s daughter who lives near the Skarloey Railway and occasionally polishes the engines that work there.
Old Bailey	A fogman and the current stationmaster of the Hawin Lake. He also works at the Blue Mountain Quarry.	Matt Wilkinson	Kerry Shale
Cyril	A fogman who lives on Sodor in an old cottage in Misty Valley. When there is fog about, he puts detonators on the tracks to warn the engines about the fog. One time he was replaced by a foghorn, but saved the day when the foghorn caused a landslide, and made Thomas crash. Cyril was soon given the job back.		Kerry Shale
Jenny Packard	Affectionally known as Miss Jenny, she is an Irish woman who is the owner and leader of the Sodor Construction Company. She often works closely with the railways and her machines.	Harriet Kershaw
Allicia Botti	A famous opera singer from Italy. Thomas is chosen to take her to perform at a concert. However, after finding a mouse inside Clarabel, she refuses to travel in the coach. She instead chooses Percy.[34] Posters of her concerts are seen throughout the show.[citation needed]		Jules de Jongh
Sodor Brass Band	Musicians who come to Sodor to perform. The engines transport them and really enjoy their tunes, and they play wherever they are needed, such as Lady Hatt’s birthday party. They also play music for the Sodor Circus. The Brass Band consists of 6 people, playing instruments like the trumpet, trombone, and the tuba.[citation needed]	Keith Wickham
The Duke and Duchess of Boxford	They semi-regularly visit Sodor, and have their own private engine Spencer, who, on his first visit to Sodor, boasted to Gordon, but then ran out of water on Gordon’s Hill. The Duke and Duchess later bought a holiday home on the Island, and had Edward take their furniture wagon, who beat Spencer to the house. The Duke and Duchess visit quite regularly to see the railway.[citation needed]	Matt Wilkinson and Teresa Gallagher	William Hope and Jules de Jongh
Lord Callan	The Scottish-born lord of Callan Castle and nearby surrounding land.[citation needed]	Keith Wickham
Mr. Peregrine Percival	Also known as “The Thin Controller” to the engines, he is the controller of the Skarloey Railway in the show. He is often found on his bike. In the US version, he is sometimes referred to as the Narrow Gauge Controller. In the tenth series, eleventh series and the twelfth series, he is featured with his wife and their twins Patrick and Pansy.[citation needed]	Keith Wickham	Kerry Shale
Sir Lowham Hatt	The jolly twin brother of Sir Topham Hatt.	Keith Wickham	Kerry Shale
Mr. Bubbles[a]	A clown who is famous for blowing very big bubbles and performing with very large balloons.	Keith Wickham	Michael Brandon
Sir Robert Norramby	The current Earl of Sodor and the owner of Railway engines Stephen, Millie, Glynn and Ulfstead Castle.[citation needed] His official title is Earl, although he is popularly called “The Duke of Sodor”. In The Railway Series, he succeeded to the title as a boy after his father was killed in the Second World War. In The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways he is termed Richard Robert Norramby. He opened the loop line to Lakeside on the Skarloey Railway.[35] He returned to Sodor after travelling around the world, to restore Ulfstead Castle and turn it into a visitor attraction.[citation needed]	Mike Grady
Captain Joe	Skiff’s present owner, and the lighthouse keeper at Arlesburgh Harbour. Following Sailor John’s arrest, Captain Joe bought and now presently owns Skiff.	Matt Wilkinson
Mr. Fergus Duncan	Also known as “The Small Controller“, he is the controller of the Arlesdale Railway.	Rob Rackstraw
Charubala	The controller of the Indian Railway.	Sheena Bhattessa
Dame Bella Canto	A famous Italian opera singer.	Flaminia Cinque
Ruth	An inventor who brings technology to the fair on Sodor.	Dominique Moore
Baz and Bernie	Two criminals from the Mainland who visited the Technology Fair, intending to use their engine Sonny to steal one of the inventions for their profit.	Bob Golding and Rob Rackstraw

Name	Description	Played By
Mr. Arkwright	One of the drivers on Sodor who assists Sir Topham Hatt. Arkwright presents live-action segments between the stories in which he instructs viewers to help him in a project, such as creating an engine out of cardboard boxes for Sir Topham Hatt’s grandchildren.[36][37] His office is located in the engine drivers’ locker room at Knapford Station. Displayed inside the office are portraits of Sir Topham Hatt and the engines.[38]	Robert Slade
Mr. Gilbert Perkins	A driver who works on Sodor and is a good friend of Sir Topham Hatt. He has appeared in between stories on DVDs since 2010, showing the viewers how to make crafts like a cake that looks just like Thomas to dressing up to reading stories. In further appearances, he was shown reading The Railway Series stories to the viewers and writing postcards in Mr. Edwards’ signal box. He hosted a version of Down at the Station titled Mr. Perkins’ Railway.[39]	Ben Forster