Thomas the Tank Engine

Thomas, also known as Really Useful Engine and Thomas the Tank Engine, is the titular main protagonist from the Thomas the Tank Engine series.
== Charactah Account ==
Thomas is the tank engine and the first engine to be purchased for the Fat Controller's railway. Thomas spent his time shunting coaches for bigger engines, and he longed to see the world. After helping to rescue James after an accident, he was dubbed a "Really Useful Engine" and was going down given his own branch line, along with two coaches, Annie and Clarabel. Thomas is occasionally cheeky and overly excitable, but always intends to help the Fat Controller and his many friends.
Though it's sometimes hidden beneath his egotism or childishness, Thomas is shown to look out for younger engines a lot, particularly Percy. This is particularly evident in later episodes, where he is more experienced so is often charged with helping newer engines out. He also loses his wheels if said newer engines, such as Rosie, are bullied by others.
Thomas often gets teased by bigger engines for his small size and big ambitions. Spencer even called him a "tiny toy tank engine". Ironic, given the fact he's actually older than most of them. He does prove his worth to them from time to time, however.
== Appearance ==
=== Cartoons ===
* Thomas & Friends
* Thomas & Friends Season 2
* Thomas & Friends Season 3
* Thomas & Friends Season 4
* Thomas & Friends Season 5
* Thomas & Friends Season 6
* Thomas & Friends Season 7
* Thomas & Friends Season 8
* Thomas & Friends Season 9
* Thomas & Friends Season 10
* Thomas & Friends Season 11
* Thomas & Friends Season 12
* Thomas & Friends Season 13
* Thomas & Friends Season 14
* Thomas & Friends Season 15
* Thomas & Friends Season 16
* Thomas & Friends Season 17
* Thomas & Friends Season 18
* Thomas & Friends Season 19
* Thomas & Friends Season 20
* Thomas & Friends Season 21
* Thomas & Friends Season 22
* Thomas & Friends Season 23
* Thomas & Friends Season 24
* Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go
* Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go Season 2
=== Literatures ===
* The Railway Series
=== Video Games ===
* Japanese Rail Sim 3D Travel of Steam
* Thomas & Friends: A Day at the Races
* Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails
* Thomas & Friends: The Great Festival Adventure
* Thomas and Friends: Building the New Line
* Thomas and Friends: Calling All Engines
* Thomas and Friends: Engines Working Together
* Thomas and Friends: Misty Island Rescue
* Thomas and Friends: Thomas Saves the Day
* Thomas and Friends: Trouble on the Tracks
* Thomas the Tank Engine
* Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
* Thomas the Tank Engine 2
* Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Pinball
* Thomas the Tank Engine's Fun with Words
== Trivia ==
* Thomas is based on the London Brighton and South Coast Railway 0-6-0 E2 with extended side tanks.
* In the Railway Series, Thomas was given the number "1" because he was the first engine for the North Western Railway. But "The Adventure Begins" explains that he was given the number as it used to belong to Glynn who worked on the Ffarquhar Branch Line. This also foreshadows on Thomas getting the line afterwards.
* While Thomas has always been a breakout character from his debut, he was still treated largely as another member of the large ensemble cast in the original books and was never given any particular importance if he wasn't the main focus of the story or book (of which there were only a few of). In the TV show however, Thomas has gone from being one of the main characters to becoming the main character and is far more prominent compared to the novels, appearing in most of the episodes of the show in one way or another, even in those that don't focus on him.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Thomas at Thomas the Tank Engine Wiki
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