Donald and Douglas

## Donald and Douglas the Scottish Twins

> "*Donald and Douglas the Scottish Twins enjoy working on Sodor. They're practical, peppery and proud.*"
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**Donald and Douglas** are twin tender engines who came from Scotland. They often work with Duck and Oliver on their branch line, but also assist the big engines on the Main Line.

## Bio

Sir Topham Hatt ordered one engine to help with goods work, but was surprised when two identical engines arrived instead. Both claimed to have lost their numbers, which caused Sir Topham Hatt to keep both Donald and Douglas until he could decide which of them was to stay. Things quickly went wrong for the twins when Douglas, afraid of being found out that he wasn't meant to come, accidentally moved Thomas' special coach into a siding with the other coaches, much to the fury of the passengers. It only got worse when Donald crashed into a signal box and Douglas accidentally crushing a rather nasty brake van. However, the twins' strong work ethic and friendly attitudes had begun to win them support from the other engines which eventually led to Sir Topham Hatt to take pity on the twins and keep them both on his railway.

One day, Donald and Douglas were tasked with delivering timber for Farmer McColl's roof. The twins grew rather annoyed at being delayed by workers clearing the line and tried to hurry on their way only to be stopped by other incidents including Trevor moving a tree and Emily clearing rubbish from the line. Eventually, with advice from Toby, Donald and Douglas decided to be more polite which made their journey go much quicker and were able to bring the timber to Farmer McColl's farm on time.

Donald and Douglas were amongst the engines who were invited to an event on the Mainland.

## Personality

Other than their name plaques and numbers, Donald and Douglas are identical twins. While being practical, peppery and proud, they do not like being parted from each other, and they enjoy to play jokes on the other engines. Donald and Douglas display a keen sense of wit and the pair usually get to have the last laugh, more often taking the moral high ground. Their antics usually lead to trouble, but they are hard workers and are always ready to help a fellow engine.

## Appearances

* Season 1 - Patience, Donald and Douglas, Lofty and the Bullies (cameos), Oliver Gets the Bird (do not speak), Cranky at the Quarry (Donald only; cameo), Gordon's Revenge (Donald only; does not speak), The Missing Tuba Player (cameos), and Famous Engines
* Season 2 - Things That Go Bump in the Night (cameos), Road Rage (do not speak), Edward's Triumph, Helpful Harvey (Douglas only; cameo), Duck's Spooky Evening (Douglas only; cameo), Rosie’s Fresh Start, The Good Old Days (Douglas only; cameo), Ten Minus One

### Music Videos

* Season 1 - Surprises, It's Great to be an Engine, Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining, and Engine Roll Call
* Season 2 - Shining Time Station, I've Been Working on the Railroad, Come for the Ride, Accidents Will Happen, Thomas' Anthem

## Voice Actors

**Donald**

* Austin Anthony (2020 - 2023)

**Douglas**

* Shunting Yard Studios (Episode 17 only)
* DouglasRosieFan10 (Famous Engines onwards)

### Whistles

#### Douglas

In in the puzzle intermissions, Donald has a higher pitched whistle.

## Trivia

* Donald and Douglas were the first engines to be introduced, without a proper introduction, likely due to most fans already knowing who they are.
* Like Duck, Donald and Douglas are main characters in Thomas' Friendship Tales, however their roles aren't as significant as the original seven engines. They also don't appear as often compared to the likes of Duck.