Ben

### Death Episode

"Friends and Foes" *(Confirmed Fate)*"The Diesel Vengeance - Part 4" *(Flashback)*

### Series Lifespan

"The Goldust Miracle" to Present

**Ben** is a current member of the North Western Railway. He and his brother Bill work at the Ffarquhar Quarry, along with Mavis and BoCo. The two often play tricks on each other, and they even work together to trick the other engines, much to their annoyance.

## Personality

Bill and Ben are Sodor's most mischievous saddle tank engine twins, who have great fun in teasing and playing jokes on other engines of the railway. The two have four wheels, a tiny chimney and dome and a small squat cab. They often work in the China Clay pits and quarries. Their loads of clay can be used for many things such as paper, paint and pottery. They take trucks for engines on the mainline and ships in the harbor and are regularly seen around Brendam Docks. They enjoy attention and love taking visitors and being photographed. They tend to work together, like most twins, but even this youthful pair can have their arguments among themselves and can squabble with one another - particularly about whose fault one of their follies was. They are highly prone to playing tricks and being cheeky. They have even teased Gordon on more than one occasion. Duck has called them "the bees" before, for being terrors when they start buzzing around. Edward and BoCo are the only engines who can really keep them in order enough to put a stop to their games and make them scamper along and behave. There is no real harm to them, but even Edward admits that they are maddening at times. Bill appears to be the quicker-witted leader, while Ben seems to be the follower of the pair.

Despite their cheeky and mischievous antics, if a dangerous event occurs, such as a rockslide, they are shown to be quick-witted and capable to act to rescue anyone in trouble. This was shown when they saved a group of workmen and Thomas from many rockslides. The two also usually try to keep their jokes from becoming harmful, and will show remorse if their cheeky antics go too far. Even though they like causing confusion and delay, like all engines on the North Western Railway, they want to be Really Useful.

## Killed Victims

This list shows the victims Ben has killed:

* Stanley *(Indirectly Caused)*
* Bill *(Caused; Accidental)*
* Duck *(Indirectly Caused; Accidental)*
* Gordon *(Indirectly Caused; Accidental)*
* Thomas *(Indirectly Caused; Accidental)*

## Death

Killed By
* Stanley

As Ben waits at the station for his train, a bomb that Stanley set on purpose detonates, killing Ben.

One day, on Bill’s birthday, Stepney uses some of the gold dust to bring Ben back.

## List Of Appearances

### Season 3

* "Moving On" *(Corpse)*
* "Mixed Traffic Engine" *(Dream)*
* "Set To Explode" *(Corpse)*
* "Things Fall Apart" *(Dream)*
* "The Diesel Vengeance - Part 4" *(Ghost; Flashback)*
* "The Diesel Vengeance - Part 6" *(Dream)*
* "D10's Back" *(Ghost)*

### Season 4

* "The Goldust Miracle"
* "Saved From Scrap" *(No Lines)*
* "Healing"
* "The Storm" *(No Lines)*
* "87546"
* "To Kingdom Come"
* "Ghosts"
* "A New Beginning"

###  Filling in the Gaps

* "Prey" *(No Lines)*
* "Plotting" *(Flashback)*

### Sodor's Final Stand

* "The Beginning of the End"
* "Tensions Emerge"
* "Sodor Day"
* "A Certain Doom"
* "Reap What You Sow"
* "Terror"
* "Hope"

## Trivia

* As of Terror, Ben has appeared in 3 episode thumbnail arts.
* Ben is the first character to come back from the dead.
* Ben is the only character who was revived from the dead to still be alive.
* The reason why Ben did not appear as much as Bill and was only seen through flashbacks during Season 3 was because DTBEN10 did not have him at the time of the first two seasons.
* Bill and Ben's models that Douglas the Black Engine Number 10 has are different because Bill's model is Tomy and Ben's is TrackMaster.
* Following Molly's death, Ben is the fifth longest living character in the series. Above him are Henry, Percy, Eagle and Stepney. Below him is Rosie.
* Ben is one of nine characters to appear in every part of Sodor's Final Stand. The others being Henry, Percy, Douglas, Stepney, Samantha, Molly, Rosie and Lady.