List of Thomas & Friends film characters
Characters from Thomas & Friends films and specials include:
Thomas and the Magic Railroad
Thomas and the Magic Railroad is the only Thomas & Friends movie released in theatres.
| Name | Number | Description | Based on | Voiced by | Portrayed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lady | A small Victorian-styled tank engine owned by Burnett Stone, who runs the Magic Railroad. She has magical powers and also appeared in Calling All Engines! in a dream sequence. In the Calling All Engines! 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." | GWR 101 Class/Fletcher Jennings Class B | Britt Allcroft | ||
| Diesel 10 | Nothing about D10 | An evil diesel engine with an excavator claw arm (which he calls "Pinchy") extending from his roof who hates steam engines and wants to destroy them, especially the magic engine Lady. He is Diesel's boss and the main antagonist in Thomas and the Magic Railroad and Day of the Diesels. Thomas said that he is rated "10 out of 10 for devious deeds and brutal strength". Diesel 10 reappeared in Calling All Engines! | British Rail Class 42 | Neil Crone (Thomas and the Magic Railroad) Matt Wilkinson (Misty Island Rescue; post-credit scene and Day of the Diesels) |
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| Splatter and Dodge | Two diesel engines, who served as Diesel 10's bumbling sidekicks before their betrayal. They are the secondary antagonists of Thomas and the Magic Railroad. | British Rail Class 08[1] | Neil Crone and Kevin Frank | ||
| Mr. Conductor | A 20-centimetre tall conductor who helps to run the railway for Sir Topham Hatt when he is not helping out at Shining Time Station. In the series Shining Time Station, Mr. Conductor was portrayed by Ringo Starr and George Carlin. | Alec Baldwin | |||
| Burnett Stone | The caretaker of Muffle Mountain and can be rather grumpy at times. | Peter Fonda | |||
| Lily Stone | The granddaughter of Burnett Stone. She lives in a big city, but comes to visit him during the film. | Mara Wilson | |||
| Junior | Mr. Conductor's lazy cousin. | Michael E. Rodgers | |||
| Patch | A teenage boy who works for Burnett Stone. | Cody McMains | |||
| Stacy Jones | The manager of Shining Time Station. Didi Conn reprised the role she played on Shining Time Station. | Didi Conn | |||
| Billy Twofeathers | A Native American resident railroad engineer on the Indian Valley Railroad and driver of the Rainbow Sun, as well as the handyman at Shining Time Station. In the series Shining Time Station, Billy was portrayed by Tom Jackson. | Russell Means |
The Great Discovery
| Name | Description | Based on | Voiced by (UK) | Voiced by (US) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley | A silver saddle tank engine who 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[2] | Matt Wilkinson | Ben Small, David Menkin, Rob Rackstraw and then John Schwab |
Hero of the Rails
| Name | Number | Description | Based on | Voiced by (UK) | Voiced by (US) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiro | 51 | An old and wise Japanese tender engine who is famously known as the "Master of the Railway". | JNR Class D51 | Togo Igawa | |
| Victor | A dark red narrow gauge tank engine from Cuba who works at the Sodor Steamworks with his assistant, Kevin. | Minaz Co., No. 1173 | Matt Wilkinson | David Bedella | |
| Kevin | A yellow mobile crane who works at the Sodor Steamworks alongside Victor. Kevin's catchphrase is "It was a slip of the hook!" | Ransomes & Rapier crane | Matt Wilkinson | Kerry Shale |
Misty Island Rescue
| Name | Description | Based on | Voiced by (UK) | Voiced by (US) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bash and Dash | Fun-loving twin tank engines who live on Misty Island with Ferdinand. | Bear Harbor Lumber Company No. 1 | Keith Wickham and Kerry Shale | William Hope and Kerry Shale |
| Ferdinand | A humble, dark teal tender engine who lives on Misty Island with Bash and Dash. The least obnoxious of the three, his vocabulary almost exclusively consists of the usual catchphrase "That's right!" | Climax locomotive | Ben Small | Glenn Wrage |
| Captain | A blue, red and yellow coast guard lifeboat who is part of the Sodor Search and Rescue Team. | Liverpool-class lifeboat | Keith Wickham |
Day of the Diesels
| Name | Number | Description | Based on | Voiced by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle | 6120 | A large blue tank engine who has firefighting equipment. | BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T | Teresa Gallagher |
| Flynn | A fire engine who can run on both roads and railway tracks. | Oshkosh W800 ARFF | Rupert Degas, followed by Ben Small, later Rob Rackstraw | |
| Den | A big hydraulic diesel engine who runs the Vicarstown Dieselworks. | Rolls-Royce C range engines | Keith Wickham | |
| Dart | A small diesel shunter who is Den's best friend and assistant at the Vicarstown Dieselworks. | Bagnall No. 3207 Leys | Rupert Degas, now Steve Kynman | |
| Paxton | A kindhearted green diesel engine who is friends with the steam engines. | British Rail Class 08 | Steve Kynman | |
| Norman | A vermilion diesel engine with a unibrow. He is Dennis' twin. | British Rail 11001 | Keith Wickham | |
| Sidney | A forgetful blue diesel engine. | British Rail Class 08 | Kerry Shale, later Bob Golding |
Blue Mountain Mystery
| Name | Number | Description | Based on | Voiced by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winston | The Fat Controller's red track inspection car and his primary mode of transportation on the North Western Railway. | Wickham trolley | Matt Wilkinson | |
| 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 |
| Merrick | A sleepy, snoring gantry crane who is stationed at the Blue Mountain Quarry. | Gantry Crane | Matt Wilkinson | |
| Owen | An orange incline engine who is stationed at the Blue Mountain Quarry. | Dinorwic Slate Quarry Incline | Ben Small |
King of the Railway
| Name | Description | Based on | Voiced by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen | 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. | New York Central Hudson | Jonathan Forbes |
| Caitlin | A magenta streamlined tender engine from the Mainland. | Baltimore and Ohio P-7 | Rebecca O'Mara |
| Millie | Sir Robert Norramby's private light blue French narrow gauge tank engine who works on his estate. | Decauville No. 8069 Tabamar | Miranda Raison |
| Sir Robert Norramby | The current Earl of Sodor. At the beginning of the film, he returns to Sodor after traveling the world and announces his plan to restore Ulfstead Castle and build an estate and a tourist railway there. He previously appeared as the Duke of Sodor in the Railway Series books Very Old Engines and Duke the Lost Engine. | Mike Grady |
Tale of the Brave
| Name | Description | Based on | Voiced by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gator | A green tank engine who looks like an alligator due to his name, shape, and size. | Colombia Steam Motor | Clive Mantle |
| Timothy | A little oil-burning saddle tank engine who works at the China Clay Pits with Bill, Ben, and Marion. | Bell Open Cab Oil Burner | Tim Whitnall |
| Marion | An orange self-propelled steam shovel who works at the China Clay Pits with Bill, Ben, and Timothy. | Marion Model 40 | Olivia Colman |
| Reg | A rail-based grappling crane who works on Edward's branch line at Crock's Scrap Yard. | Reg's Basis | Tim Whitnall |
The Adventure Begins
| Name | Number | Description | Based on | Voiced by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glynn | 1 | A "coffee-pot" engine who worked at Thomas' branch line before he was taken out of service sometime prior to the events of the film. | Head Wringston & Co. Ltd. Type 1 "Coffee Pot No. 1" | Keith Wickham |
| Judy and Jerome | The two large sage green breakdown cranes who take their jobs as the breakdown train very seriously and form the same breakdown train seen in previous live-action productions, retroactively given names and personalities. | Cowans Sheldon 30 Ton Breakdown Cranes | Teresa Gallagher and Tim Whitnall |
Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
| Name | Number | Description | Based on | Voiced by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan | 1014 | A purple tank engine. | GNR Class N2 | Eddie Redmayne |
| Skiff | A sailboat with a rail chassis who was originally owned by Sailor John. Like others, he sometimes runs on rails. | Eastport Pram | Jamie Campbell Bower | |
| Mike | A small strong grumpy red tender engine who prefers goods trains to passengers. | River Mite | Tim Witnall | |
| Rex | A small green tender engine. | River Esk | Tom Stourton | |
| Bert | A small blue tender engine. | River Irt. | Keith Wickham | |
| Sailor John | A pirate who tries to steal the pirate treasure and the main antagonist in Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure. He owns Skiff and uses him as an unwilling getaway vehicle. | John Hurt |
The Great Race
The Great Race, the 2016 movie, introduces 12 new characters. In an effort to expand the franchise beyond its current lineup of mostly male British characters, the new engines are from locations around the world and include 3 female characters.[3]
| Name | Number | Description | Based on | Voiced by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashima | A large pink tank engine who comes from India. She is meant to challenge Thomas, both in terms of being able to some things better than he and in terms of his being able to relate to someone very different from himself. She participates in the shunting race. | Nilgiri Mountain Railway X class[4][3] | Tina Desai | |
| Carlos | 903 | A small Mexican tender engine.[3] | N. de M. GR-3 | David Bedella (The Great Race) Gabriel Porras (Big World! Big Adventures!) |
| Raul | 166 | A vertical-boiler tank engine who comes from Brazil and is inspired by the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.[3] | SPR Type W No. 166 | Rob Rackstraw |
| Yong Bao | A Chinese tender engine who is intended to capitalise on the franchise's growing popularity in China. Yong Bao later appears in Big World! Big Adventures!, which elaborates on his backstory. | China Railways RM[3] | Dan Li | |
| Shane | 520 | An Australian tender engine. | South Australian Railways 520 class[5] | Shane Jacobson |
| Vinnie | 6407 | A streamlined North American tender engine, and a minor antagonist in The Great Race. | Grand Trunk Western U4-a | John Schwab |
| Etienne | A French electric engine. | SNCF BB 9003-9004 | Rob Rackstraw | |
| Axel | A Belgian streamlined tender engine. | SNCB Type 12 | Rob Rackstraw | |
| Gina | A small Italian tank engine. | FNM Class 200 | Teresa Gallagher | |
| Frieda | 409 | A big streamlined German tender engine. | DB Class 10 | Teresa Gallagher |
| Rajiv | An Indian tank engine who comes from the East Indian Railway. | Fairy Queen locomotive | Nikhil Parmar | |
| Ivan | A Russian diesel shunter. | TGM23 | Bob Golding |
Journey Beyond Sodor
| Name | Number | Description | Based on | Voiced by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merlin | 783 | An experimental tender engine with three funnels who believes he has the power to turn invisible. | LSWR N15 class | Hugh Bonneville |
| Lexi | A boisterous cab forward engine who works at the Steelworks on the Mainland. | NPCRR No. 21, "Thomas Steston" | Lucy Montgomery | |
| Theo | A shy experimental railway traction engine who works at the Steelworks on the Mainland. | Aveling & Porter TJ Class | Darren Boyd | |
| Hurricane | 20 | A large tank engine who works at the Steelworks on the Mainland along with Frankie. | GER Class A55 | Jim Howick |
| Frankie | 4002 | A diesel engine who works at the Steelworks at the Mainland along with Hurricane. | MSC No. 4002 Arundel Castle | Sophie Colquhoun |
| Beresford | A blue rolling gantry crane who works at a canal on the Mainland. He speaks with a Jamaican accent. | Stothert & Pitt Rolling Gantry Crane | Colin McFarlane |
Big World! Big Adventures!
Big World! Big Adventures! is a tie-in with the twenty-second series, serving as a soft reboot of the franchise, and the final full-length CGI Thomas movie. Several dozen characters (mostly background characters) were introduced in this film; below are the ones who were named either in this film or in the following seasons of the show.
| Name | Number | Description | Based on | Voiced by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nia | 18 | An orange tank engine from Kenya who befriended and accompanied Thomas during his journey around the world. | KUR ED1 class | Yvonne Grundy |
| Kwaku | An African Garratt railway engine who is friends with Nia. | EAR 59 class | Abubakar Salim | |
| Sam | 906 | A giant American tender engine with 12 drive wheels. | Virginian Railway Class AG | Rob Rackstraw |
| Beau | 2735 | An American tender engine with a moustache, who works for a mining company near the Grand Canyon. | Jupiter locomotive | Kerry Shale |
| Natalie | A small American diesel shunter who works at an American Harbour in San Francisco. | Bagnall No. 3207 Leys | Teresa Gallagher | |
| Fernando | A teal diesel shunter from Brazil. | British Rail Class 08 | Gabriel Porras | |
| Shankar | A diesel shunter from India. | TGM23 | Sanjeev Bhaskar | |
| Ace | 43 | An Australian rally car who inspires Thomas to become the first engine to travel the world and serves as the film's main antagonist. | Triumph Spitfire | Peter Andre |
| Emerson | A Brazilian twin-engined turboprop aeroplane. | Beechcraft Super King Air | Gabriel Porras | |
| Kobe | A hammerhead crane who works at Dar es Salaam Docks in Tanzania. He unloads cargo from ships. | WWII USN 20t Tower Crane | Abubakar Salim | |
| Cassia | A rolling portal crane who works at Guanabara Bay in Brazil. | Four-link portal harbour crane | Teresa Gallagher | |
| Carter | A green gantry crane who works at a dock in San Francisco, California. | Stothert & Pitt Rolling Gantry Crane | Matt Wilkinson | |
| Charubala | The controller of the Indian Railway. | Sheena Bhattessa |
References
- "Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000) Quotes". imdb.com. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- "Stanley - Character Profile & Bio | Thomas & Friends". 2016-07-02. Archived from the original on 2016-07-02. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- Barnes, Brooks (25 March 2016). "Thomas the Tank Engine's Expanding World". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- "Thomas on track for new Aussie mate".
- "Essential Kids - 'Thomas & Friends The Great Race' features first Australian train". Retrieved 6 April 2016.
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