Minor human characters (Railway Series)

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**Minor human characters** are humans who have been identified and given roles in stories, but hold no significant or recurring roles. This list is for humans who debut or appear exclusively in *The Railway Series*.

## Boys

### The stone-dropping boys

**The stone-dropping boys** are a group of mischievous boys who make their debut in *Henry the Green Engine*. When Henry was passing underneath a bridge they were standing on, they responded by throwing stones at him and his train, causing minor damage to his boiler and coaches and hitting his fireman on the head. The passengers wanted to call the police, but

### The naughty boys

**The naughty boys** are two unseen boys mentioned in *Edward the Blue Engine*. They wandered into James' cab and meddled with his controls before jumping off the footplate, resulting in James running out of control on the main line and prompting a high-speed chase by Edward. They were eventually caught by the police and were "walloped soundly" by their fathers, who forbid them from watching trains until they could be trusted. Their punishments are not mentioned in the *Thomas & Friends* adaptation.

### The Boy Scouts

**The Boy Scouts** are a group of boys who appear in *Great Little Engines*. During the summer, they camped near the Skarloey Railway and helped to fix some ditches near the line after their leader made an arrangement with Mr Hugh. Later, their leader asked Duncan and his crew to bring them some drinks from the Refreshment Lady when they became thirsty.

## Mr Kyndley

**Mr Kyndley** is Mrs Kyndley's husband who makes his debut in *Thomas's Christmas Party*. He and his wife were brought to Tidmouth Sheds for a Christmas party.

## Charlie Sand and Sidney Hever

**Charlie Sand** and **Sidney Hever** are Edward's driver and fireman in *Edward the Blue Engine*.

## Mrs Last

**Mrs Last** is a woman who lives near Cros-ny-Curin who makes her debut in *Four Little Engines*. In reality, "Mrs Last" is not her actual name; she gained this nickname as she was always late to arrive at the station.

She was inspired by Mrs Pugh, a passenger on the Talyllyn Railway who would go from Rhydoren to Tywyn every Friday to go shopping. Because she was often late for the return train, the guards (including the Rev. W. Awdry) would often stop the train from going until she could arrive.

## The Barber

**The Barber** is the owner of a barbershop in Crosby who makes his debut in *Duck and the Diesel Engine*. He had set up his shop near the end of a siding and had been shaving a customer when Duck crashed into the wall. The furious barber covered Duck's face with shaving cream, but washed it off and apologised after learning that Duck had been trying to prevent a potentially fatal accident and that the North Western Railway would gladly pay for repairs.

## Daisy's fitter

**Daisy's fitter** is an unseen character mentioned in *Branch Line Engines*. According to Daisy, he visits her every morning and tells her to never pull trucks or coaches as it would be "bad for [her] swerves". In reality, this was merely an excuse she came up with so she would not have to pull the milk van.

## Fred and Bert

**Fred** and **Bert** are two porters who work at Tidmouth station in *Main Line Engines*. They were moving a beehive on a luggage trolley, but when an elderly woman suddenly appeared in front, they stopped so suddenly that the beehive fell over and broke, prompting the station's occupants (sans James and his crew) to clear the platform.

## The Lady in the Floppy Green Hat

**The Lady in the Floppy Green Hat** is a woman who makes her debut in *Main Line Engines*. While she was waving goodbye to her friend, who was sitting near the guard's compartment in the brake coach, Gordon's fireman mistook her large hat for the guard's green flag and the train set off, resulting in the first in a series of mix-ups.

## Willie

**Willie** is an idle farmhand who makes his debut in *Small Railway Engines*. He was late making a delivery of wool and, in order to make up for lost time, tried to speed up, but this resulted in his load spilling across the track and derailing Rex. He apologised to Rex and the Small Controller, and with his master's permission he helped to clean up the mess.

In the *Thomas & Friends* adaptation of "Useful Railway", Willie is said to be an actual farmer and his master is not mentioned. He has also been seen working at Farmer Trotter's farm. He is voiced by Keith Wickham.

## Mid Sodor Railway manager

The **Mid Sodor Railway manager** makes his debut in *Duke the Lost Engine*.

In *Thomas & Friends*, he became the controller of the Bluebell Railway following the MSR's closure.

## Sam the Farmer

**Sam the Farmer** makes his debut in *Tramway Engines*. He was delivering a load of lime to Crowe's Farm when his cart became stuck on the level crossing, forcing him to abandon it and go for help. Moments later, the cart was destroyed by Percy. He does not appear in the *Thomas & Friends* adaptation of "Ghost Train", although a deleted scene shows him driving Terence.

## Ffarquhar Quarry Manager

The **Ffarquhar Quarry Manager** makes his debut in *Tramway Engines*. He forbade Mavis from leaving the quarry after she tried to jaunt onto the tramway, but eventually allowed her to go as far as the first level crossing after productivity increased, and later to Ffarquhar after she rescued Toby from a tightrope.

In *Thomas & Friends*, the manager is no longer Mavis' owner and his speaking role in "Toby's Tightrope" is taken by Percy, although he still makes a few appearances in some episodes. He is voiced by Keith Wickham in the *Thomas & Friends Storytime* podcast.

## The Thieves

**The Thieves** are two men who appear in *Really Useful Engines*. They broke into the Ffarquhar stationmaster's house and robbed him of his gardening trophies and his new car, which they were stupid enough to use the day after the burglary. Thomas' fireman alerted the police and the thieves were arrested, while the car and the trophies were returned unharmed to the stationmaster.

## The Wedding Guests

**The Wedding Guests** are a group of people who appear in *Gordon the High-Speed Engine*. They had gathered at Wellsworth station when Gordon, feeling stuffed up from the poor quality coal he was burning, "sneezed" as he passes by, showering the guests in soot. The Fat Controller delayed a visit to the Mainland to apologise for the inconvenience.

## The Dairy Farmer

**The Dairy Farmer** appears in *Thomas and the Twins*. While making a delivery of dairy products to Brendam, his lorry broke down on the level crossing. He had just phoned for help when Thomas crashed into the lorry, covering himself in eggs.

## Kathy and Lizzie

**Kathy and Lizzie Presres** are two girls who appear in *New Little Engine*. They volunteered as engine cleaners on the Talyllyn Railway. When their family went on holiday to Sodor, they cleaned the Skarloey Railway engines. Kathy is brunette while Lizzie is blonde.

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