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Butch

**Butch**, also known as the **"Sodor Heavy Recovery Unit"**, is a breakdown vehicle. He is kept busy in construction areas, clearing rubble, towing broken-down or stranded vehicles or assisting in engine rescues.

## Biography

### *Thomas & Friends*

Butch first appeared towing Lorry 3 to the docks after he broke down. After that, he received many cameo appearances. He also helped with the demolition of Tidmouth Sheds in Calling All Engines! and the rebuild of Great Waterton in The Great Discovery. He is now part of the Search and Rescue Team.

In the fifteenth series, he was given a magnet.

In the sixteenth series, Butch broke down and needed to be towed to the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre by Flynn.

In the seventeenth series, Butch towed Flynn to the Rescue Centre when he got a flat tyre when racing to a fire. He later told Flynn about the fire at Brendam Docks and encouraged him to fight it.

In the nineteenth series, Butch accidentally sprayed Thomas with mud after he got stuck while pulling a tractor. He also tried to move a whale back to the ocean but could not when it was discovered that the tide was too far out.

Later, Butch was present when the Mayor of Sodor presented the Search and Rescue Centre with a new alarm bell and was also present when Diesel and Percy were stuck in the water at the Old Quarry.

After Thomas had an accident, he derailed far away from the rails so he was pulled by Butch to the Steamworks. Butch later attempted to get Rocky back on the rails by himself, but only stopped when his engine was at risk of blowing out.

## Personality

Butch is serious about his job and loves working, especially with his railway friends. Despite his size, Butch has a kind heart and is always ready when his service is needed.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Butch is based on a Scammell Constructor. According to the official website, he was constructed out of parts from a diesel, a lorry and a crane.

Butch's basis, Scammell Constructor

### Livery

Butch's front is painted yellow and his trailer is painted navy blue, with "SODOR HEAVY RECOVERY UNIT" written on both sides in white. Since Misty Island Rescue, he has the logo of the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre on his cab doors.
Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (born as Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) has been Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth since 1952.

## Appearances

### Thomas & Friends

* **Season 4** - Paint Pots and Queens (does not speak)
* **Season 18** - Emily Saves the World (mentioned)
* Season 24 Thomas and the Royal engine

## Trivia

* Rev. W. Awdry sent the Railway Series to the royal family in 1950, to read to the young Prince Charles and Princess Anne. This was acknowledged in Thomas and his Friends.
* Elizabeth II appeared as an allusion to her coronation (2nd June) in the same year the book was published.
* Part of the fifth season episode Gordon and the Gremlin was based on an incident that happened to the Queen when David Maidment was Chief Operating Manager of the London Midland Region: Once, when he was responsible for the Royal Train, an incident caused The Queen's bath water to spill on to the ceiling of a carriage.
* Her head and body were used many times in later seasons:
	+ In the fifth season her body became The Storyteller's.
	+ In Bye George! her head was used on Mrs. Kyndley's body.
	+ In Baa! her head was used on Lady Hatt's third season body.
	+ From the seventh season onward her head became the Refreshment Lady's.
The Void

The Void is what Oblivion became when it was slain by Älori. In being the sole entity that was dead, the Void was buried in a grave beneath creation, locked away within an emptyness beyond end that neither was nor could be. It was when Nophais the Betrayer opened the grave that came the First Night, and the opening of the dark grave is what allowed every Night since.

Älori device death as a way of forever removing Oblivion and enable a world of wonders. Oblivion already was nothingness and the absence of everything good, and being killed allowed it to reach its full potential by learning all there is to know of death. So Oblivion learned to kill in infinite ways and longed to make all as itself, by killing all of the world. This is also what enabled the First Night to enscribe the curse of Death upon existence.
Cyclone Thomas

*“Must...keep...GOING”*
―Thomas.
**Cyclone Thomas** is the nineteenth episode of the twenty-second series.

## Plot

Thomas wants to be just like Isla, a Flying Doctor's plane, who transports Dr. Claire to remote places where it's hard for patients to get to hospitals or doctors for treatment. But every time he gets to a patient, Isla manages to take them instead. However, his chance arrives while evacuating a town before a cyclone.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Shane
* Aubrey and Aiden
* Isla
* The Teacher
* Madeleine's Father
* Doctor Claire (*does not speak*)
* Emily (*stock footage*)
* Caitlin (*stock footage*)

## Locations

* Australia
	+ The Outback
	+ Adelaide River Station
	+ Pine Tree Station
	+ Katherine
	+ The Outback Mine
	+ Shane's Station
	+ The Old Rickety Bridge (*mentioned*)
* Island of Sodor
	+ Ulfstead Castle (*stock footage*)

## Cast

### UK

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Shane Jacobson as Shane
* Genevieve McCarthy as Aubrey
* Tim Bain as Aiden and Madelein's Father
* Rachael Miller as Isla
* Rob Rackstraw as Isla's radio

### US

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Shane Jacobson as Shane
* Genevieve McCarthy as Aubrey
* Tim Bain as Aiden and Madelein's Father
* Rachael Miller as Isla
* Rob Rackstraw as Isla's radio

## Trivia

* A reference to the episode, Outback Thomas is made.
* At the end of the episode, Thomas mentions the events of the nineteenth series episode, Best Engine Ever. Stock footage from said episode is also used.
* Skiff's model is used to represent a capsized boat in Thomas' fantasy sequence, though to make it less obvious on the identity, his face wasn't shown on camera.
* The fantasy was modified and reanimated from the nineteenth series episode, The Other Side of the Mountain.
Fengir Wolf

Fydrus (**Eiara:** *fien* and *rus*, meaning "unnatural bite"), commonly known as "fengir wolves" (**Usurig:** *feng* and *gir*, meaning "mean fang"), are a breed of Xiara's children presumably stemming from- or inspired by the black wolves of continental Avon and Utlemot, although their exact origin remains a mystery. Mentionings of fengirs can be found throughout history, dating back to before the Dragon Era. Fengirs are omnivorous and infamous for their gluttony, speed, cooperation as well as their rending fangs, capable of chomping through whole limbs and will penetrate all but the most distinguished of armours
Ace's Brave Jump

**Ace's Brave Jump** is an upcoming episode of the twenty-fourth series.

## Plot

The plot is currently unknown however it involves Ace performing stunt jumps in Australia.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Shane
* Tamika
* Aubrey and Aiden
* Ace

Isla is likely to appear.

## Locations

* Australia
	+ The Kuranda Rainforest

## Cast

### UK

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Shane Jacobson as Shane
* Rose Robinson as Tamika
* Genevieve McCarthy as Aubrey
* Tim Bain as Aiden
* Peter Andre as Ace

### US

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Shane Jacobson as Shane
* Rose Robinson as Tamika
* Genevieve McCarthy as Aubrey
* Tim Bain as Aiden
* Peter Andre as Ace
Spirit

The spirit (**Älorin:** ahe) is the mind, community and perception of all beings. The spirit is adjoined to the body the preserves it, yet, transcends the physical and is sometimes capable of existing as its own entiry. Since the advent of chaos and the disharmony of existence, the spirits of mortals are innately weakened and diminished, having to rely on the physical to be sustained, while also moving the physical to sustain them.
Supernals

The transcended beings known as supernals are powerful, intrinsically sorcerous entities that exist far more in spirit than they do physically.

All graspable aspects of the Stygians are imbued with power over the world, as their mere presence makes dreams reality in accordence with their minds. Harvesting the power of the Stygians has been a pursuit of many, yet, almost all attempts at doing this end in tragedy.

## Origins

Little is known of the beginnings of the Supernals, of how they came to be and of their intentions, and what is remembered are now transformed myth and the art of forsaken civilizations - the oldest of which is thought to be the old city of Ctholix.

Ctholix is the bleak remnants of a city long since abandoned by anything civilized, that lies in the eastern fold of the island of Arenn Thallarr. Although most of its rounded buildings have crept into the waters below, the scale and structure of the city suggest it was once a powerful centre and what caused its complete abandonment remains unclear.

## Known Supernals

####

#### **￼Ilazem-Odos**

The voiceless speaker who teaches living knowledge.

#### **Oliotella**

The voiceless teacher and taker of minds.

#### **Xaviatú**

The forever slaughtered giver of blood and

## Trivia

* Supernals are thought to be the result of the aeiourí who were left to the First Night but did not perish, but instead learned to suffer the Night.
* The old city of Ctholix chronicled and worshipped several supernals and left clues of their origins, depicting their own quest for greatness and showing them worship Avon itself.
Dart

Dart is a small diesel shunter who assists Den in running the Vicarstown Dieselworks.

## Personality

Dart works at the Vicarstown Dieselworks supporting and assisting Den. Den and Dart have worked together for so long that Dart can often guess what Den is thinking before he can get it out himself. Although not so much the thinker of the duo, he is usually the doer and can be the chattier of the two. He quickly buzzes about the Dieselworks, occasionally bashing, crashing, and clanging into things. He can be heard to grumble "Dizzy Diesels!" when something goes wrong. Dart is very able in his work and a valuable team player. Despite being small in size, he is feisty and fast. Dart also likes jokes, sometimes to the annoyance of the other Diesels. If feeling bothered, particularly by the steam engines, Dart is far from devious, but can get grumpy, gruff, irritable, cantankerous, and sometimes cheeky too, but otherwise he is the quick-witted assistant of the Dieselworks.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Dart based on 0-4-0 diesel-hydraulic shunter no. 3207 "Leys" built by W. G. Bagnall. It was the last locomotive built by Bagnall before the firm was taken over by English Electric. It is now preserved on the Foxfield Railway, along with Harvey's basis. Natalie is another member of this class.

Dart's basis
### Livery

Dart is painted yellow and red with white lining and the Dieselworks logo on the sides of his cab. He has yellow and black hazard stripes painted on his bufferbeams.

## Appearances

### Thomas & Friends

* **Season 22** - The Case of the Puzzling Parts

## Trivia

* In the nineteenth season, Dart gained a permanent lamp, standard tail lamp and brake pipes.
* Dart shares the same horn sound as Norman.
Emily's Best Friend

**Emily's Best Friend** is an upcoming episode of the twenty-fourth series.

## Plot

Emily worries she doesn't have a best friend, but, when the other engines help her out of a tricky situation, she realises she's been surrounded by best friends all along.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Emily
* Marion
* Nia
* Rebecca
* Philip
* Reg
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Sir Robert Norramby
* The Mayor of Sodor (cameo)
* Mr. Bubbles (cameo)
* The Grumpy Passenger (cameo)

## Locations

* Tidmouth Sheds
* The Sheep Field
* Knapford
* Brendam Docks
* Wellsworth Scrap Yard
* Town Square
* Harwick (fantasy)
* Sodor Ironworks (mentioned)

## Cast

### UK

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Keith Wickham as Edward, Henry, Gordon, Sir Topham Hatt
* Rob Rackstraw as James
* Nigel Pilkington as Percy
* Teresa Gallagher as Emily
* Lucy Montgomery as Marion
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca
* Rasmus Hardiker as Philip
* Tim Whitnall as Reg
* Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby

### US

* Joseph May as Thomas
* William Hope as Edward
* Kerry Shale as Henry and Gordon
* Rob Rackstraw as James
* Christopher Ragland as Percy
* Jules de Jongh as Emily
* Lucy Montgomery as Marion
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca
* Rasmus Hardiker as Philip
* Tim Whitnall as Reg
* Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt
* Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby

## Trivia

* Toby is the only member of the Steam Team - current and former - not to appear in this episode.

## Goofs

* At the docks, Emily's piston rods are clipping through her cylinders and her side rods are clipping through her running boards.
Alan Prieto

Alan Prieto (born on 13th September 1984) is a Mexican voice actor who provides voices in the Latin American narration of Thomas & Friends.

He is best known for voicing Izuru Kira from "Bleach", Leonardo from the 2012 "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and Donatello in the 2007 film, Brock and Lysandre from "Pokémon", various characters from "Inazuma Eleven", Kumaji Kumade from the "Beyblade" series, Nathan Mahler from "Blood +", Baymax from Disney's "Big Hero 6", Peck the Rooster from "Barnyard", Jeremy Belpois from "Code Lyoko", and Kahn Souphanousinphone from "King of the Hill".

## Voices

* Theo
* Stafford
* Yin-Long
Big Mickey

Big Mickey is a large hammerhead crane who works at Brendam Docks, alongside Cranky and Carly. He was originally from Thomas & Friends' sister show, TUGS.

## Personality

As Big Mickey was said to be silent for a long time, mainly because Cranky has "never said a single word to him", very little is known about him (casting aside his known persona from TUGS), although it can be assumed that he is not the best at communicating, as Salty put it.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Big Mickey is based on a NW70031 WWII USN 20t Tower Crane. The Tanzanian Crane is another member of this class.

Big Mickey’s basis
### Livery

During Seasons 3-5, Big Mickey had cool grey paintwork, however, since the sixth season, he now has warm grey paintwork.

## Appearances

### Thomas and Friends

* **Season 22** - Outback Thomas (stock footage cameo)

## Trivia

* Big Mickey had many modifications throughout the television series. These include:
	+ Season 3 (from TUGS):
		- He had cool grey paintwork.
		- His megaphone was taken away.
		- His top railing became thinner.
		- His walkway got more detailing.
	+ Season 6:
		- He gained riveted steel sides.
		- He gained a new hook.
		- His hoist end became covered.
		- His wheelhouse walkway became square.
		- He gained a new base.
	+ Hero of the Rails:
		- His crane arm became taller.
		- His paintwork became more cream coloured.
	+ Season 21:
		- He gained a face.
* In episodes of the twenty-first season prior to New Crane on the Dock, Big Mickey was always positioned facing away from the camera to hide his face.
* Big Mickey is the only TUGS character to have his name carried over to Thomas & Friends.
* Big Mickey is one of three characters to have been given a face after debuting without one, with the other two being Butch and Henrietta.
Diana Pérez

Diana Pérez (January 26, 1970 - April 27, 2021) was a Mexican voice actress who provided voices in the Mexican version of Thomas & Friends.

She was best known for voicing Luffy from "One Piece", Jessie from "Pokémon", Kagura from "InuYasha", Tsunami from "Naruto", Yuka from "Ranma 1/2", Betty Brent and Liz Allen from "The Spectacular Spider-Man", and Curly Gamelthorpe from "Hey Arnold!".

## Voices

* Emily (Hero of the Rails-24th series)
* Daisy (Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure-24th series)
Beppe

Beppe is an upcoming character that will appear in Season 23. He is a coach from Italy who works with Lorenzo.

## Personality

Beppe is Lorenzo's small coach - he loves to sensationalize situations and idiolises Lorenzo. Beppe and Lorenzo are like an operatic double act and often break out into song. Beppe sings the bass notes to Lorenzo's tenor voice.

## Appearances

### Thomas & Friends

* **Series 23** - All Tracks Lead to Rome and Mines of Mystery

## Trivia

* Some online listings for the TrackMaster Lorenzo and Beppe pack refer to Beppe as Pepe. This may have either been his original name during development or a misspelling.
Arthur

Arthur is a large tank engine originating from the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. He runs the Norramby Branch Line.

## Personality

Arthur is a big tank engine who has never been naughty in his life. He was highly esteemed for his "spotless record" before he arrived on Sodor, never having made a mess or a fuss and never having caused an accident. His main duties were to shunt trucks and haul goods trains. Arthur can be a bit naive however and after a jealous Thomas tricked Arthur into setting his standards too high with the trucks, his record did not stay as spotless as he had hoped. Arthur is very obedient, cautious, and well-behaved. He aims to please in his work and do everything as best he can. He now mainly runs the Fishing Route by the coastal village, a duty which Thomas was only all too grateful to be relieved from. Here, Arthur enjoys the sea air and the smell of the fish.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Arthur is based on an LMS Ivatt Class 2MT tank engine developed for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (hence the initials on his tanks). Unlike his basis, Arthur lacks a sand dome.

According to Robert Gauld-Galliers' original artwork, he was originally going to have the number "41241" painted in yellow on his coal bunker and a top feed like his original basis. The number 41241 comes from a preserved 2MT on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, and at one point, 41241 was painted in a maroon livery like Arthur. Three others are also preserved.

Arthur’s basis
### Livery

Arthur is painted in the LMS maroon livery with gold boiler bands and yellow lining. The letters "LMS" are written on his side tanks in yellow, shadowed by red. His wheels are also painted red and his cabsteps are painted black while the steps at his front buffer beam are red and he has white lamp irons.

## Appearances

### Thomas & Friends

* **Season 7** - Bill, Ben and Fergus (cameo), The Spotless Record, Something Fishy, Peace and Quiet (cameo) and Bulgy Rides Again (cameo)
* **Season 8** - Fish
* **Season 11** - Gordon and the Engineer (cameo) and Thomas and the Runaway Car
* **Season 12** - Steady Eddie (does not speak)

## Trivia

* According to an early leak on the names of the seventh season characters, Arthur was originally going to be called Clarence. It was then changed to Arthur, when TV mag ran a competition to give him an official name, and that was the one chosen. Arthur was named after the late grandfather of competition winner Luke Sharp.
* Arthur was never seen with a CGI face in the twelfth season.
* As of the ninth season learning segment, Arthur's Tricky Travels, Arthur shares Edward's whistle sound.
* Though he is painted in the LMS maroon livery, his class was only ever painted black when in service on the LMS.
* His class were nicknamed "Mickey Mouse Tanks", as their route indicator disks look like the ears of Disney's famous character Mickey Mouse.
Barrow Football Team

The Barrow Football Team is a football/soccer team from Barrow-in-Furness. They arrived on Sodor to have a football/soccer match against Sodor United. James was meant to collect them, but left them behind due to racing against Thomas on who is the best. Percy had to pick them up, along with the Fat Controller.

## Appearances

### Thomas & Friends

* **Season 19** - Reds vs. Blues
* **Season 22** - Number One Engine (stock footage)

## Voice Actors

* Nobuaki Kanemitsu, Shigenori Sōya and Yuta Odagaki (Japan)
Annie & Clarabel/Coverage

### The Railway Series

Annie and Clarabel were given to Thomas in 1925, when he was given his branch line. They operate as a push-pull set. They have had several adventures, such as losing their guard and becoming runaways. Clarabel once derailed on a set of trap points when Thomas slipped on some oily rails and had to be helped by Diesel.

### Thomas & Friends

Thomas met Annie and Clarabel for the first time when he thought they were the Express Coaches. He apologised and introduced himself, leaving Annie and Clarabel impressed. At that time, they were often pulled by James. When Thomas received his branch line after rescuing James, the two coaches were given to him to use.

At times when Thomas is away, James, Percy, Toby, Duck, Stanley, Emily, Rosie (unseen) and Ryan have all taken his place to pull them. Emily and Neville have both taken them not knowing they were Thomas' coaches and Caitlin has once taken them without realising they were coupled to her own coaches and Hiro saved them. Gordon also pulled them once, when Samson took his Express Coaches by mistake. Ashima, Daisy, Diesel and Nia have also pulled them.

### Thomas and the Magic Railroad

In the film, after Thomas met Junior and Lily the two agreed to help and together to find Mr. Conductor at the Windmill, he told Annie and Clarabel that Percy will pick them up, leaving Annie and Clarabel behind.
Counting on Nia

*“Hello number one!”*
―Nia greeting Thomas by his number.
***Counting on Nia*** is the twenty-fifth episode of the twenty-second series.

## Plot

Nia is a really clever engine and knows all sorts of things, but when Sir Topham Hatt asks her to take Thomas' coaches, Annie and Clarabel to pick up passengers and take them to Knapford Station, Nia has great trouble finding the right platform.

## Characters

* Gordon
* Nia
* Rebecca
* Salty
* Philip
* Annie and Clarabel
* Rocky
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Mr. Bubbles (*not named; does not speak*)
* Thomas (*does not speak in main episode*)
* Toby (*does not speak*)
* Marion (*does not speak*)
* Carly (*does not speak*)
* Henry (*cameo*)
* Emily (*cameo*)
* Stanley (*cameo*)
* Charlie (*cameo*)
* Porter (*cameo*)
* Skarloey (*cameo*)
* Peter Sam (*cameo*)
* Duncan (*cameo*)
* Henrietta (*cameo*)
* Cranky (*cameo*)
* Big Mickey (*cameo*)
* The Mayor of Sodor (*cameo*)
* ​​​​​​Sodor United Football Team (*cameo*)
* Albert's Wife (*cameo*)
* A Tree Specialist (*cameo*)
* Dowager Hatt (*stock footage*)
* James (*stock footage cameo*)
* Donald and Douglas (*stock footage cameo*)
* Diesel (*stock footage cameo*)
* Den (*stock footage cameo*)
* Paxton (*stock footage cameo*)

## Locations

* Crovan's Gate
* Brendam Docks
* Sodor Shipping Company
* Knapford
* Knapford Station Yard
* Road and Rail Runby and Road Bridge
* Tidmouth Sheds (*stock footage*)
* Brazil (*stock footage*)
	+ Amazon Rainforest (*stock footage*)

## Voice cast

### UK

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Keith Wickham as Gordon, Salty and Sir Topham Hatt
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca
* Rasmus Hardiker as Philip
* Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
* Matt Wilkinson as Rocky

### US

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Kerry Shale as Gordon
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca
* Rasmus Hardiker as Philip
* Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
* Keith Wickham as Salty and Sir Topham Hatt
* William Hope as Rocky

## Trivia

* Going by production order, this is the twenty-sixth episode of the twenty-second series.
* This is the last episode written by Lee Pressman before he left the production team to pursue other projects and the last to feature Emily without her updates.
* Stock footage from Big World! Big Adventures! was used.
* This episode marks Charlie, Peter Sam, Duncan and Rocky's only appearances in the twenty-second series.
* This is the only episode in the twenty-second series where Thomas appears in an episode, but has no dialogue apart from narration. This marks the first time in the series that it ever happens in an episode. This is the first episode where Annie and Clarabel speak, but not Thomas.
* From this episode onwards, Skarloey gains a funnel-mounted lamp.
* At the end of the episode, Thomas mentions the events of the twenty-first series episode Dowager Hatt's Busy Day. Stock footage from said episode is also used.

## Goofs

* During the fantasy sequence with the numbers, Nia's wheels are red, instead of orange.
Erik Skjøld

Erik Skøld (born in 1982) is a Norwegian actor who provides voices for the Norwegian version of Thomas & Friends.

He provides voices for several other television shows, such as "Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy", "Kim Possible", "Wizards of Waverly Place", "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody", "The Suite Life On Deck", "Phineas and Ferb", "Handy Manny", and many more.

He is one of the announcers on Disney Channel, and he voices Sly Cooper in the "Sly Cooper" video games.

## Voices

* Percy (King of the Railway and Tale of the Brave only)

## Songs

* Never Overlook a Little Engine (performed)
Emiko Takeuchi

Emiko Takeuchi (竹内恵美子, born in Kanagawa Prefecture on 27 March) is a Japanese voice actress who provides voices for Thomas & Friends.

## Voices

* Theo (Journey Beyond Sodor trailer only)
* Alfie (Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure onwards)
* The Ginger-haired boy (Useful Railway)
* The Blond-haired boy (twentieth season onwards)
* A passenger (Mike's Whistle)

## External links

* Profile and filmography at 81Produce (Japanese)
* Emiko's Twitter account
Chisato Nakajima

Chisato Nakajima (中島千里, born 10 March 1961) is a Japanese voice actress who was affiliated with Aoni Production and provided voices for the Japanese narration of Thomas & Friends.

She is best known for voicing Esmeralda from "Saint Seiya" and Mari Nikaido from "Kinnikuman".

## Voices

* Percy (first - eighth series)
* Clarabel (first - eighth series)
* Slate Trucks (Trucks!)
* Stephen Hatt (fifth - sixth series)
* Bridget Hatt (first series only)
* Some Children (Tenders and Turntables, Thomas Gets Bumped and Baa!)
* Some Passengers (Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party)

## Songs

* Thomas' Anthem (performed)
* Every Cloud has a Silver Lining (performed)
* Harold the Helicopter (performed)
* Boo! Boo! Choo-Choo (performed)
* Little Engines (performed as Percy)
* Never, Never Give Up (performed)
* Winter Wonderland (performed)
* Troublesome Trucks (performed)
* Five New Engines in the Shed (performed)
* The Red Balloon (performed)
* The Whistle Song (performed)
Carly

Carly is a new shiny gantry crane who works at Brendam Docks with Cranky and Big Mickey.

## Personality

Carly is a bubbly crane who is happy to help out. She is friendly and is able to make friends with almost anyone. While she can be a bit over-enthusiastic about her work, she only wants to be really useful.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Carly is based on a Chinese portal crane built by Kcrane, which is extensively used to load and unload at ports and material handling at shipyards and metallurgy industry. The Rio Crane is also a member of this class.

Carly’s basis
### Livery

Carly's main body is painted bright yellow and has dark blue railings and stairs. Her name is written in dark blue on each side of her cab and she has a dark blue section above her face and has black hazard stripes on her superstructure and base.

## Appearances

### Thomas and Friends

* **Season 22** - Forever and Ever (cameo)

## Trivia

* According to Lee Pressman, Carly was originally meant to be called Mildred. However, the name was changed as the producers felt it sounded too old. Salty called the Sea Serpents Mildred in his story as a reference to the original name.

According to Chris Tulloch Carly was a scrapped idea from TUGS Thomas and friends sister show.
Christian Stark

Christian Stark (born on 9th March 1968) is a German voice actor and actor, who has also worked as dialogue writer and dubbing director. He provides voices in the German dub of Thomas & Friends.

He is most famous for voicing Kankuro from "Naruto", Dick Grayson from "Batman: The Animated Series", and Terry McGinnis from "Batman: Beyond".

## Voices

* Thomas (twelfth series onwards)
* Edward (twelfth series only)
* Henry (twelfth series only)
* Gordon (twelfth series only)
* James (twelfth series only)
* Percy (twelfth series only)
* Toby (twelfth series only)
* Duck (twelfth series only)
* Donald and Douglas (twelfth series only)
* Oliver (twelfth series only)
* Ben (twelfth series only)
* Emily (twelfth series only)
* Murdoch (twelfth series only)
* Neville (twelfth series only)
* Rosie (twelfth series only)
* Whiff (twelfth series only)
* Stanley (twelfth series only)
* Hank (twelfth series only)
* Flora (twelfth series only)
* Diesel (twelfth series only)
* Mavis (twelfth series only)
* Salty (twelfth series only)
* Skarloey (twelfth series only)
* Rheneas (twelfth series only)
* Sir Handel (twelfth series only)
* Peter Sam (twelfth series only)
* Duncan (twelfth series only)
* Freddie (twelfth series only)
* Mighty Mac (twelfth series only)
* Rusty (twelfth series only)
* Toad (twelfth series only)
* Hector (twelfth series only)
* Bertie (twelfth series only)
* Jack (twelfth series only)
* Harold (twelfth series only)
* Colin (twelfth series only)
* Sir Topham Hatt (twelfth series only)
* Lady Hatt (twelfth series only)
* Dusty Miller (twelfth series only)
* The Photographer (twelfth series only)
* Alice (twelfth series only)
* The Engineer (twelfth series only)
* The Dairy Manager (twelfth series only)
* The Balloon Repairman (twelfth series only)
* The Bargeman (twelfth series only)

## Songs

* Never Overlook a Little Engine (performed)
* Will You Won't You (performed)
* Streamlining (performed)
* You Can Only Be You (performed)
* Be Who You Are, and Go Far (performed)
* Somebody Has to be the Favourite (performed)
* Who's Thomas? (performed)
* The Hottest Place in Town (performed)
* I Want To Go Home (performed)
* The Most Important Thing is Being Friends (performed)
Billy/Coverage

### *Thomas & Friends*

When Billy first arrived on the railway, Thomas was asked by The Fat Controller to show Billy around. But Billy misconstrued Thomas' advice for bossiness and so refused to listen to him, causing Billy to fail to complete his deliveries. At last, Thomas lost patience and told Billy to do his own thing. Billy was delighted, but his happiness was short-lived as he swiftly ran out of coal and water. In the future, Billy paid attention to advice, worked hard with every job he did and was happy that Thomas helped him as his new friend.
Emily to the Rescue

**Emily to the Rescue** is an episode of the twenty-fourth series.

## Plot

When a pretend emergency turns into a real emergency, Emily helps to save the day.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Emily
* Nia
* Rebecca
* Bertie
* Sir Topham Hatt
* The Railway Inspector
* Albert
* Rocky (does not speak)
* Philip (cameo)
* Annie and Clarabel (cameo)
* Albert's Wife (cameo)

## Locations

* Tidmouth Sheds
* Knapford
	+ Knapford Station Yard
* Sodor Search and Rescue Centre
* Wellsworth
* Bridge Over Tunnel Runby
* Gordon's Hill
* Road and Rail Runby and Road Bridge
* Sodor Steamworks

## Voice cast

### UK

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Keith Wickham as Gordon, Bertie, Sir Topham Hatt, Albert and the Railway Safety Inspector
* Rob Rackstraw as James and the Workman
* Nigel Pilkington as Percy
* Teresa Gallagher as Emily
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca

### US

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Kerry Shale as Gordon
* Rob Rackstraw as James and the Workman
* Christopher Ragland as Percy
* Jules de Jongh as Emily
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca
* Keith Wickham as Bertie, Sir Topham Hatt, Albert and the Railway Safety Inspector

## Trivia

* Going by production order, this is the fifth episode of the twenty-fourth series.
* This episode marks the first of several things:
	+ The first episode where Emily has her number 12, as she gains it in this episode, despite Thomas and the Royal Engine airing first, and the first episode where an engine's number is painted on them on-screen (not counting The Adventure Begins).
	+ The first standard-length episode to lack a fantasy sequence since the twenty-second series format overhaul.
	+ The first appearance of the Post Van since The Great Discovery and its first appearance in CGI.
		- This is also the first appearance of the Post Van in an episode since Bulgy Rides Again from the seventh series.
	+ The first appearance of taxis since the fifteenth series.
* The siren sound is the same heard in the TUGS episode, Munitions.
* When the safety inspector asks Thomas to blow his whistle, it budges up and down similarly to how it did between the thirteenth and sixteenth series and in The Adventure Begins.

## Goofs

* When the safety inspector asks Rebecca, Thomas and Nia to test their whistles, the steam emits above Nia's whistle.
* When Emily says "There's no point in two of us getting Rocky," her front bogie wheels are not moving.
* When Rebecca brakes her front wheels also lock up, despite not having brakes.
* James' front wheels are not moving just before he crashes into Percy.
* When James derails, his tender wheels stop moving before his tender actually stops.
* In the aerial shot of the crash at the level crossing, a policeman vanishes in the last frame.
* When Gordon approaches the level crossing, some of the car models have changed.
Doug Erholtz

Doug Erholtz is a American voice actor who provides a voice in the English dub of Thomas & Friends.

He is best known for his performances as Gin Ichimaru from Bleach, TK Takaishi from Digimon Adventure 02, Squall Leonhart from the Final Fantasy series and Kingdom Hearts II, Asuma Sarutobi from Naruto and Hamrio Musica from Rave Master.
The Holy Sanctum

The Holy Sanctum - often simply called the Sanctum or the Holy Sanctum of Odrevost - is a religious institution that practices and teaches Adelaron, the art, ethos and philosophy of sanctity. The Sanctum is the chief religious entity of the Five Realms of Lordain and is responsible for maintaining religious canon as well as the sanctity of the soul with Lordanians but also concerns itself with spreading sacred enlightenment and attaining distant wisdom all across Avon.
Achim Schülke

Achim Schülke (born in 1944 in Deutsch-Krone) is a German actor and voice actor who provides voices for Thomas and Friends.

He is most famous for his roles as Alfred Pennyworth in "Batman: The Animated Series", Warren McGinnis from "Batman Beyond", Spud from "Bob the Builder", Drew Pickles from "Rugrats", Jokey Smurf from "The Smurfs", the first German voice of Krang from the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", Leobreaker and Landmine from "Transformers: Cybertron", Frida from "Bob's Burgers", and Ebizo and Fukasaku from "Naruto: Shippuden".

## Voices

* Percy (Audio Books only)
* Toad
* Dexter
Ewa Serwa

Ewa Serwa (born October 14th, 1956 in Kraków) is a Polish voice actress who provides voices in the Polish dub of Thomas and Friends.

She is most famous for voicing various characters in "Digimon", Lin Beifong from "Avatar: The Legend of Korra", Dr. Deborah Risman from "X-Men: Evolution", Cindy Bear from "Yogi Bear", Babs Bunny from "Tiny Toon Adventures", and Mayor Mare from "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic".

## Voices

* Caitlin (King of the Railway - eighteenth series)
* Clarabel (Blue Mountain Mystery - seventeenth series)
* Lady Hatt
* Dowager Hatt (thirteenth - sixteenth series)
* Allicia Botti
* The Duchess of Boxford (Hero of the Rails - seventeenth series)
* The Teacher
* The Laundry Lady

## Trivia

* She is married to Paweł Galia and is the mother of Zuzanna Galia.
Analiz Sánchez

Analiz Sánchez (born on 2 July 1981 as Ana Elizabeth Sánchez Araujo) is a Mexican voice actress who joined the Latin American voice cast of Thomas & Friends in The Great Race.

She is most famous for her roles as Rainbow Dash from "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic", Toralei Stripe from "Monster High", Princess Attea and Rook Shar from "Ben 10: Omniverse" and Puppycorn from "Unikitty!".
Annie Rojas

Ana Elizabeth Rojas Gómez (born on 20 January 1994) best known as Annie Rojas, is a Mexican voice actress who provides voices in the Latin American narration of Thomas & Friends.

She is best known for voicing Uniqua in the pre-school series "The Backyardigans", Jenna Chive from "VeggieTales in the House", Starlight Glimmer from "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic", Minka Mark from "Littlest Pet Shop", and Lian from "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness".

## Voices

* Belle (Day of the Diesels trailer only)
* Ashima
* Millie
* Bubbleisha
Chie Kōjiro

Chie Kōjiro (神代知衣, born on 17th October 1960) is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with 81 Produce, who provides voices in the Japanese narration of Thomas and Friends.

She is most famous for voicing Theodore Seville from "Alvin and the Chipmunks", Elmyra Duff from "Tiny Toons Adventures", Toukichi Mikuni from "Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go", Gumogumo from "Sgt. Frog", Honey from "Bug tte Honey" (Honeybee in Toycomland), Chana from "Fighting Spirt", Spiral Panta from "Soreike! Anpanman", Darla Dimple from "Cats Don't Dance", Annamarie Bourget from "Mobile Suit Gundam F91", Angelica Pickles from the "Rugrats" films, Marian Luveille from "Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs", Calley from "Chuggington", Falcomon from "Digimon" and Lisa Simpson from "The Simpsons".

## Voices

* Percy (Calling All Engines! onwards)
* Troublesome Trucks (No More Mr. Nice Engine)
* Some Children (Emily's Winter Party Special, Disappearing Diesels, Lost Property, Helping Hiro and Slow Stephen)

## Songs

* Will You Won't You (performed)
* Be Who You Are, and Go Far (performed)
* The Most Important Thing is Being Friends (performed)
* Where in the World is Thomas? (performed)
* We're Friends (performed)

## External Links

* Official blog
* Chie's Twitter account
* Profile and filmography at 81Produce (Japanese)
Cowboys & Cowgirls

Whilst stranded during a visit to the US Southwest, a group of Cowboys and Cowgirls helped Thomas, Ace and the trucks get back on the tracks and reloaded, thanks to Beau (who brought equipment for the rerailing) alerting them of the derailed train.

## Voice Actors

Cowgirls:

* Lucy Montgomery (UK/US)

Cowboys:

* Christopher Ragland (UK/US)
Artur Pontek

Artur Pontek (born on 10th May 1975) is a Polish actor who voices characters in the Polish narration of Thomas & Friends.

He is most famous for voicing Mikey from "Kappa Mikey", the title character Fillmore from Disney's "Fillmore!", Simon from the "Alvin and the Chipmunks" films, Jake Long from "American Dragon: Jake Long", and Paul from "Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl".

## Voices

* Whiff (Misty Island Rescue onwards)
* Charlie (eighteenth series onwards)
* Rheneas (eighteenth series onwards, excluding Emily Saves the World and Samson at Your Service)
* Aiden
* Jack
* Kevin (Hero of the Rails - nineteenth series)
* Stephen Hatt (thirteenth series onwards)

## Major awards and nominations

* **Won** - Best Actor Award at the Wild Rose Awards, 2001, 2003, and 2004
Caspar Phillipson

Caspar Phillipson (born on 13 January 1971) is a Danish actor who provides voices for Thomas & Friends in Denmark.

He is best known for voicing Prince Charming from the "Shrek" series, Goku from the "Dragon Ball Z" series, Casey Jones from the 2007 "TMNT" film and the title character in "Rango".

## Voices

* Thomas
* Henry
* Troublesome Trucks
Ghouls

Curdusyr (**Älorin:** *cur*, *dus* and -*yr*, meaning "flesh-eater"), commonly known as ghouls, are carnivorous children of Xiara who revel in eating humanoid flesh. Ghouls prefer fresh, bloody flesh but eat the flesh of the dead with similar excitement.

## Locations

Ghouls are found all across Avon.

* Common encounter within the great cavern of Unatta.
Chiara Oliviero

Chiara Oliviero (born 5 September 1986) is an Italian voice actress who provides voices in the Italian dub of Thomas & Friends.

She is most famous for voicing the title character of Dora Márquez from "Dora the Explorer", Lucy Heartfilia from "Fairy Tail", and Ringo Yukimori from "Hime Chen! Otogi Chikku Idol Lilpri".
Alfie/Coverage

### Thomas & Friends

Alfie works for the Sodor Construction Company; he loves working hard and handles even the toughest of jobs very well with ease.

Alfie helped save a cat and her kittens one day after being teased by Max and Monty about his size. He was also working with Percy at Maithwaite Forest on Halloween night when Kelly told everyone a scary story about a one-eyed truck. Later, he was saved by Byron when he almost sank into a muddy hole. When Max and Monty carelessly crashed into the lightning tree, he, Oliver and Kelly hold the tree up while Jack goes to fetch the props and the tree is saved. He later helped with the restoration of Great Waterton and helped erect a bandstand in the town.

He later helped with the construction of the Harwick Branch Line along with Jack, Oliver, Max and Monty and later attended the line's ceremony.

Later he, Jack, Oliver, Max and Monty were working on Thomas' Branch Line and he, Oliver and Jack helped cleared the branch line at the Rail Under Road Bridge and Signalbox after Max and Monty dumped their loads on the line.
Captain

## Captain the Lifeboat

Captain is a brave motorised lifeboat. He is part of the Search and Rescue Team.

## Personality

Captain is a lifeboat who resides at the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre in his own small shed, ready, willing, and always on hand raring for action in case of an emergency. He can easily be dispatched from his shed by means of a slipway, but often resides in the small dock at the Search and Rescue Centre too. Being a lifeboat, Captain knows that duty may call out at sea to help and rescue anyone at any time. He takes this role seriously and is highly assertive, confident, and is unfazed in the face of daring, dangerous missions, but is not made ostentatious or egotistical by his important responsibilities. He is level-headed, always knows what has to be done, and shows good leadership skills.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Captain is based on an ex-Royal National Lifeboat Institution twin engined Liverpool-class Lifeboat. These originated in 1931 as a single engine design, with the twin engined version being built from 1945 to 1954. The class lasted in service until 1982, when "The Chieftain" was withdrawn from Barmouth Lifeboat Station. Unlike most Liverpools, which were carriage launched, Captain is launched from a slipway. Numerous examples of this class are preserved.

Captain’s basis
### Livery

Captain's cab is painted yellow, his sides are blue, and his hull is red. He is lined in white. He has a long, thin, yellow mast at the stern of his body.

## Trivia

* Captain's livery is identical to Bulstrode's My First Thomas toy.
* Captain uses a chassis to launch himself into the water, identical to the one Skiff has.
Ernest

**Ernest** is a narrow gauge mountain-climbing engine who works on the Culdee Fell Railway. Like the other mountain engines, he has his own coach used for passenger services.

* +

## Biography

### *The Railway Series*

Ernest was built at the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works in Winterthur, Switzerland, in 1900. Soon afterwards, he arrived on Sodor.

When Culdee returned from the works in Switzerland, Ernest and Wilfred informed him about the changes that happened to the Culdee Fell Railway while he was away. [1]

Ernest and Wilfred were superseded by the more modern Nos. 6-8 in 1964. [2]

## Personality

It is implied that Ernest is an old and wise mountain engine. He is good friends with Wilfred and Culdee.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Ernest is based on No. 2 Enid, an engine who worked on the Snowdon Mountain Railway.

Ernest's basis

Enid painted blue with white lining during the 1990s

### Livery

Ernest is painted in the Culdee Fell Railway's livery of purple with orange lining. His number (2) is painted on the sides and back of his cab in yellow and he has a red nameplate with a gold boarder on the sides of his tanks with his name (Ernest) on them, also in gold.
Banjo and the Bushfire

“Cinders and Ashes!"
"Exactly.”
―Thomas and Ranger Jill
**Banjo and the Bushfire** is the twenty-fourth episode of the twenty-second series.

## Plot

Thomas offers a lift to a ranger while working in the Australian Rainforest. Thomas is excited to learn from her all about the animals that live there, but he is too loud and impatient to be very useful.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Tamika
* Annie and Clarabel (fantasy)
* Ranger Jill
* Sir Topham Hatt (fantasy; as a crocodile)
* Thomas the Baby (fantasy; as a crocodile)
* Diesel (stock footage)
* Philip (stock footage)
* ‘Arry and Bert (stock footage cameo)
* Farmer McColl (stock footage cameo)
* Gordon (mentioned)

## Locations

* Australia
	+ The Kuranda Rainforest
	+ Cairns
* Island of Sodor
	+ Knapford (fantasy)
	+ Knapford Station Yard (fantasy)

## Voice Cast

### UK and AUS

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Rose Robinson as Tamika
* Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
* Keith Wickham as the Fat Controller
* Tariro Mavondo as Ranger Jill

### US and CAN

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Rose Robinson as Tamika
* Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
* Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt
* Tariro Mavondo as Ranger Jill

## Trivia

* At the end of the episode, Thomas mentions the events of the twentieth series episode, Diesel and the Ducklings and the twenty-first series episode, Philip's Number. Stock footage from said episode was also used.
* This is the only episode of the twenty-second series set in Australia where Shane, Isla, Aubrey and Aiden are absent. It is also Tamika and Ranger Jill's only appearances in the twenty-second series, while being the only episode of the twenty-second series set in Australia not to have Shane Jacobson, Rachael Miller, Genevieve McCarthy and Tim Bain as part of the voice cast.
* Tariro Mavondo and Rose Robinson join the voice cast.
* This is the third time in the TV series a newborn/living thing has been named after Thomas, with the first being one of Farmer Trotter's piglets in the thirteenth series episode, Thomas and the Pigs and the second being Albert and his wife's baby in the nineteenth series episode, Thomas the Babysitter.
* Before its UK broadcast, this episode was shown at the Princess Anne Theatre (BAFTA) in London alongside Number One Engine, Forever and Ever and What Rebecca Does on Saturday September 1st, 2018.
* The design of the bag caught on the bird resembles the standard design manufactured of Lay's.

## Goofs

* When Thomas is speeding down the line, the chuffing sound effect does not match with how fast he is going.

## In Other Languages

 **Spanish** | Banjo y el Incendio en el Matorral