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Ryan's New Friend

Ryan befriends S.C.Ruffey and the two become best friends but is S.C.Ruffey really Ryan's friend or is he planning something evil.

## Plot

One day, Ryan was looking for something to do. He asked the other engines if he could do something with them but they said no. Sir Topham Hatt didn't had anything for Ryan. He left and hoped that later he could do something with someone else. As he was passing Knapford Yards, he heard a voice. It asked him to come closer. Ryan followed the voice and it lead him to the one and only, S.C.Ruffey. Ryan didn't know who S.C.Ruffey was but he decided to talk to him. The truck told him to get him out of the yard and if he did he would become Ryan's best friend. Ryan did what the truck asked him and S.C.Ruffey told him about what they could do together. They went around the Island and Ryan told S.C.Ruffey his stories. That night, Ryan hid S.C.Ruffey somewhere where no one could see him. As Ryan left, S.C.Ruffey laughed and told himself how easy his evil plan would work. The next morning, Ryan woke up and was ready to leave until he saw Oliver pass by. Ryan saw Oliver wasn't doing anything and told him about S.C.Ruffey. Oliver remembered the truck and told Ryan about how evil he was. Ryan was surprised about this but Oliver told him to don't let S.C.Ruffey take control of him. Ryan picked up S.C.Ruffey and they went around the Island to look for something to do. Ryan was telling S.C.Ruffey about his friends but S.C.Ruffey was bored and thought he should do his evil plan now. He told Ryan to go faster when they reached Gordon's Hill. Ryan did this and once he was at the top, S.C.Ruffey pushed Ryan as fast as he could. Ryan was out of control. His driver tried to use the breaks but it was to late. Ryan crashed down Gordon's Hill. S.C.Ruffey laughed at what he had done. He thought he had killed Ryan but he then heard Ryan's voice. S.C.Ruffey was very surprised Ryan was stilled alive after he had almost made Ryan get hit in the face. Ryan's driver came out and called Sir Topham Hatt. S.C.Ruffey tried to leave but he couldn't because he was a truck and was derailed. Sir Topham Hatt arrived and was very angry at S.C.Ruffey and told him he would find the perfect punishment for him. Ryan was lifted back into the rails and was taken to the Sodor Steamworks. At the steamworks, Ryan was being fixed. He was glad he had survived the accident and promised to never let a troublesome truck take control of him. Meanwhile, S.C.Ruffey is at Whiff's Waste Dump where he is a truck used to put trash on.

## Characters

* Oliver
* Ryan
* Daisy
* Rex
* Bert
* Mike
* S.C.Ruffey
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Fergus Duncan
* Stafford (*does not speak*)
* Toad (*does not speak*)
* Stanley (*cameo*)
* Norman (*cameo*)
* The Man with the Green Waistcoat and Grey Hair (*cameo*)

## Trivia

* The episode was inspired by a Wooden Railway set that had Ryan with S.C.Ruffey.
Gordon the Tanker

Gordon has a dream in which he has a miserable life after being mean to the Troublesome Trucks. Will he ever change his ways?

## Plot

One day, James was pulling Troublesome Trucks. He came to the station were Gordon was. Gordon made fun of James because he always crashed when he pulled trucks. James ignored Gordon and kept doing his job. James had trouble pulling the trucks and he ran out of steam. Gordon was called to pull the trucks, so Gordon came and pulled the trucks. He was mean to the trucks. He said they were the worst part about the railway and were very useless to the engines. The trucks told Gordon to think how would it feel like if he was a truck. Gordon finally finished and went to the sheds that night for a rest. Gordon couldn't stop thinking about what the trucks told him. Gordon feel to sleep, he soon opened his eyes to discover he was in the yard with other Troublesome Trucks. Philip came and started bothering Gordon. He then shunted him to the back of Henry's train. The trucks started playing tricks. Gordon soon started to do what the trucks did. He pushed and pulled. Then Henry got mad at the trucks, even Gordon. Gordon now felt very bad. He knew what he had done. Gordon was a truck, he was very sorry and wanted his dream to end. The next morning, Gordon woke up, and was glad to know he wasn't a truck. He told James about his dream and the Troublesome Trucks. James was very confused about this, so he left. Gordon was never mean to the trucks ever again.

## Characters

* Gordon
* James
* Troublesome Trucks
* Henry (*fantasy*)
* Philip (*fantasy*)
* Sir Topham Hatt (*fantasy*)
* Rosie (*cameo*)
* Stanley (*cameo*)
* Stafford (*cameo*)

## Trivia

* This is the second episode in Lukeillie's Series.
* This episode is also called *Gordon the Truck*.
* The Gordon Tanker is based on a fantasy from *The Great Race.*
* All of James' crashes he had involving the Troublesome Trucks were mentioned by Gordon.
* This is the first episode in which Luke and Millie do not appear in any way.

## Quotes

> **Gordon:** Troublesome Trucks? Troublesome Trucks? Of course it's Troublesome Trucks. They are a disgrace to us engines. They are the worst things about our lives.
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> **Gordon:** Why do I feel funny? No. NOOOOOOO!!! I'm a Troublesome Truck! Oh the indignity. This can't be happening.
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> **Philip:** Hey there, I need to shunt you to the back of Henry's train.
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> **Gordon:** Philip! You need to help me. I'm Gordon and I've been turned into a tanker.
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> **Philip:** Are you sure? What were you?
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> **Gordon:** I was an express engine. I was blue and I had a tender with the number 4. Do you rememeber?
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> **Philip:** Uh no. I think you're just being troublesome like any Troublesome Truck. You're causing confusion and delay.
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Shake Shake Bridge

*“Shake! Shake! Make me quake!""Make me quake until I shake!”*
―Dash and Bash going over the bridge in *Misty Island Rescue*
The **Shake Shake Bridge** is a bridge that runs over The Logging Pond on Misty Island. Its name comes from the fact that, when an engine crosses it, it shakes violently.

## History

### Lukeillie's Series

The Shake Shake Bridge was once a normal bridge but after getting hit by logs thrown by Ol' Wheezy, it became the way it is now.

## Trivia

* The bridge as depicted in the specials and series was a severe deviation by the animation team from Sharon Miller's idea; she conceived the bridge not as a half-collapsed trestle but as a suspension bridge that felt and sounded to be in worse shape than it actually was. This original design can be seen in the Take-n-Play Rescue From Misty Island set.
Blondin Bridge

**Blondin Bridge** is a bridge above the Blue Mountain Quarry that collapsed whilst Rheneas was travelling over it. Paxton had to be repaired as a result of bricks landing on and damaging him. It was repaired by the end of *Blue Mountain Mystery*.

## Trivia

* Blondin Bridge received its name due to the fact that it spans over an aerial ropeway system which carries slate, known as a "blondin", which was in turn named after the French tightrope walker Charles Blondin. It is also a pun on the nursery rhyme "London Bridge is Falling Down".
Hector Takes Charge

Hector is brought to help Oliver and Duck keep the Troublesome Trucks in order.

## **Plot**

Oliver and Duck always work with Troublesome Trucks and they always keep them in order. One day, Thomas brought S.C.Ruffey and some of his friends, which were considered the worst of the trucks. Oliver and Duck worked hard but these trucks were very troublesome, not even Toad could keep them in order. Duck decided to get another engine to help. Duck went to the shunting yard. Stanley saw Duck and he asked kindly to Duck what was the problem. Duck asked if Stanley could he help but he said he couldn't however he knew someone who could. He brought Duck to a place where there was a truck. Stanley introduced Duck to Hector and said he could help keep trucks in order. Duck was happy and he took Hector with him. When he came back, S.C.Ruffey and the other trucks were calling Oliver and Toad names. Hector told the trucks to be quiet and they did. The Great Western engines agreed Hector was very useful. The trucks tried to be troublesome to the engines, but Hector kept them from being troublesome, even S.C.Ruffey wouldn't mess with Hector. The trucks were never troublesome when Hector was around.

## **Characters**

* Thomas
* Duck
* Oliver
* Stanley
* Troublesome Trucks
* Toad
* S.C.Ruffey
* Fred Pelhay
* Old Bennett
* Rickety
* Hector
* Rosie (*cameo*)

## **Trivia**

* This episode reveals S.C.Ruffey went back to being troublesome after *Toad Stands By* from *Thomas & Friends*.
* This is Fred Pelhay's first time in an episode as he only appeared on the RWS book, *Oliver the Western Engine*
* This is Old Bennett's first time in an episode as he is a magazine only character.
* This is Rickety's first time in an episode as he is a merchandise only character.

## Quotes

> **Stanley:** What's the matter?
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> **Duck:** It's the Troublesome Trucks. They're being super troublesome to me and Oliver. We can't stop them. Not even Toad can make them stop.
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> **Stanley:** I think I know who can help. Follow me. [They go to the other side of the shunting yard] Duck, meet Hector.
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> **Hector:** Actually, my full name is Heavily Engineered Coal Truck On Rails, but Hector works fine. What is it that you need?
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> **Stanley:** This is Duck. Can you help him keep his Troublesome Trucks in order?
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> **Hector:** Of course I can.
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> **Duck:** Good. Now we must hurry. I can't imagine all the trouble Oliver is going through right now. Thank you Stanley. [Hector is coupled up to Duck and he takes him away]
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Millie/Relationships

Millie's relationships with various characters.

## Luke

Millie first met Luke in the *Thomas & Friends* episode, *The Switch* where they both switched their jobs for a day. At first, both of them thought their job was the best and seemed to disagree but at the end of the episode, both of them enjoyed each others' job but were more happy to have become friends. After this episode, Millie returned to the Blue Mountain Quarry in *Runaway Engine* were she was happy to be reunited with Luke and told him about how everything was going in the castle.

In Lukeillie's Series, Luke is Millie's best friend. Both of them have been shown to have a crush on each other. Millie is often shown blushing whenever Luke does something nice for her. Whenever Millie is troubled, she usually talks to Luke first. They always help each other and are always there to protect each other.

Millie meeting Luke for the first time.
## Stephen

Stephen works at Ulfstead Castle with Millie and the two are good friends. Although the two work well together, they don't always get along. Stephen often makes fun of Millie whenever he gets a chance but always makes up for it at the end. He one thought he had upset Millie so much that she left in *Runaway Engine*. While the two disagree sometimes, they are always there for each other as shown when Millie was worried about Stephen when he got lost in *King of the Railway*.

Stephen making fun of Millie.
## Glynn

Glynn is the most recent engine at the Estate Railway and is one of Millie's friends. When Glynn first arrived, Millie wasn't worried about him being any trouble. Millie and Glynn get along very well and never disagree. However, Glynn sometimes finds himself helping Stephen making fun of Millie,

Millie with Glynn
## Thomas

Millie first meet Thomas in *King of the Railway*. They have been seen talking to each other in *Marion and the Dinosaurs* and *Millie and the Volcano*. Millie usually lets Thomas know about what has been happening at the Estate Railway. In Lukeillie's Series, Thomas feels bad for Millie whenever she is upset. The two don't get to see each other much but always talk about whats been going on whenever they get the chance.

Thomas meeting Millie for the first time.
## Percy

Millie and Percy don't interact very much but Millie knows Percy very well. In Lukeillie's Series, Millie does not seem to trust Percy anymore after she left her job when she heard there was a railway show for little engines.

Percy talking to Millie in *King of the Railway*.
## Duncan

Millie first meet Duncan when she was visiting Luke at the Blue Mountain Quarry. Duncan quickly became interested in Millie and has tried to get her to be her best friend instead of Luke. Although, they both are similar (such as getting grumpy often), they do not see any similarities in their personalities. Duncan has tried to impress Millie several times, even if it puts his life in danger. In the end, Duncan always fails and gets in trouble. He sometimes has to be saved by Millie. To this day, the two of them are enemies.
Morgan's Mine

**Morgan's Mine** is an abandoned mine near Great Waterton. The mine had been closed for many years, and many of the shafts have been flooded, with one leading to a waterfall and ravine. The wooden trestles supporting the track have also become shaky and unsafe.

Thomas once went down the mine to retrieve a runaway truck, but went down the wrong track and fell down into one of the flooded shafts. He was trapped inside the mine for nearly a whole day, but eventually managed to get out after he was carried by the current to the waterfall.

## Trivia

* The mine was never referred to by name in the film; only merchandise and various book adaptations did.
* A behind the scenes picture shows that Morgan's Mine shared the same set as the Great Waterton Sheds.
Frank and the Rolling Thing

A new machine that Rex nicknamed the "The Rolling Thing" is brought to the Arlasdale Railway but this machine has some strange connection with Frank.

## **Plot**

One day, The Small Controller tells his engines about a new machine that will come make jobs on the railway easier for the engines that day. He sends Rex to collect it. Frank is not impressed by the news and he decides to do his jobs. When Frank comes back, he sees the new machine being put into place. It rolled anything it had and pushed it into freight cars. The engines were very impressed by this except for Frank. The engines put trucks next to the machine and it loaded what had to be loaded. Soon, it was Frank's turn but the machine didn't do anything. He waited, but nothing happened. He decided to leave, but as he left, the machine loaded the stuff into the tracks. The other engines were cross at Frank for making a mess. This kept happening for days. Finally, one day, Frank had enough of this machine. He was going to destroy it. The machine had always messed him up and made him late and had made the other engines make fun of him. He found the machine and he pushed a flatbed of pipes that would stop the machine from rolling and would hopefully destroy it. The machine seemed to be working fine until it started to make strange noises and shocked and shacked and then there was a loud sound, a sound of destruction. The machine was in ruins. Frank left as soon as he could. That afternoon, The Small Controller was very cross and asked which of his engines caused the accident. Frank decides not to tell but he still remembers the sound the machine made when it got destroyed. The sound makes Frank think of his actions and what would happen. Frank can't take it anymore so he tells the truth. The engines were very surprised. Frank says sorry and the engines understand what this machine has done. The Small Controller promises he will never get another machine like that and that makes Frank feel better.

## **Characters**

* Rex
* Bert
* Mike
* Jock
* Frank
* Fergus Duncan

## **Trivia**

* No standard or narrow gauge engines appear in this episode.

## Quotes

> **Frank:** There is something about that machine.
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> **Frank:** I don't know. I just have a feeling that this machine is no good.
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> **Bert:** You just need to get used to it. Then, you won't have that feeling anymore.
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> **Mike:** Bert's right. Sometimes we just have to get used to new things.
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Saving Bulstrode

Salty finds out about Bulstrode who has been turned into a play area, so Salty decides to help him become useful again.

## Plot

Salty is a really useful engine and a good friend. He works hard and tries his best everyday. He likes to tell stories to everyone but sometimes they bother the engines. One day, Salty was asked to take some trucks to the other side of the island. He went to where he had to go and made his delivery. Just as he was about to leave, he heard a voice. Salty couldn't see anyone and just thought he was imaging his own stories. The voice called him many times and Salty finally found where the voice was coming from. Behind some crates, was an old boat who looked very unhappy. Salty asked him what had happened to him and why was he left on a beach. The boat intruduced himself as Bulstrode and told Salty his story of what happened to him. Salty was very upset and decided to help his new friend be useful again. Bulstrode said the he would never be useful again but Salty had already left. Salty went back to the docks and told Cranky and everyone who was at the docks. Nobody believed him and Salty was still determined to help Bulstrode. Salty went around the island looking for someone who could help him. He then met Ryan who suggested to tell Sir Topham Hatt, who was the only one who could do something about Bulstrode. Salty agreed and went to tell Sir Topham Hatt. At first, Sir Topham Hatt was confused and then Salty took him to see Bulstrode and now Sir Topham Hatt knew. He then ordered for Bulstrode to be repaired. Salty was happy he had helped his new friend. Bulstrode now often visits the docks and he and Salty are now close friends, most of the time.

## Characters

* Ryan
* Bill and Ben
* Porter
* Salty
* Cranky
* Carly
* Big Mickey
* Bulstrode
* Sir Topham Hatt
* The Dock Manager
* Toby (*cameo*)
* BoCo (*cameo*)
* Percy (*mentioned*)
* Troublesome Trucks (*mentioned*)

## Trivia

* The events of *Special Attraction* are mentioned.

## Quotes

> **Salty:** Who is saying that? Show yourself! [Salty looks around until he finds where the voice is coming from] What are you doing here? What happened to you?
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> **Salty:** But that was years ago! I'm sure you have changed by then. Listen, I'll find a way to make you really useful again. [He leaves]
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Webman

**Webman** is a famous superhero.

## History

### Magazines

A man dressed as Webman was to attend the Elsbridge Carnival. He was due to arrive on board Harold who had been disguised to resemble Webman's own helicopter. However, Harold was called out to assist in catching a jewel thief. Webman went along with him and lent his web to the police officers who were able to get the thief tangled in it. He did not make it to the carnival, but appeared on the front page of Sodor News the next morning.

## Trivia

* He is based on Marvel Comics' Spider-Man, though his costume is more similar to Captain America's.
Philip Army

The **Philip Army** are a group of 67 diesel boxcabs that like to cause confusion and delay.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

Philip had a dream about them while he was trying to find out why he was number 68, but was interrupted by Toby.

### Lukeillie's Series

Sometime before the events of *Attack of the Philips,* the Philips used to work with Philip in their old railway before Philip moved to Sodor.

The Philips decided to come to Sodor to visit Philip. However, Philip wasn't interested on causing trouble, so he didn't join them. The Philips decide to leave but were encountered by Diesel 10, who used them as his helpers. He sent them to cause confusion and delay on the railway. Philip was thought to have sent the Philips to cause all the trouble, but the engines didn't believe him. Thomas soon had the Steam Team agree to fight the Philips, but were captured. Diesel 10 sent the Philips to capture their friends including Duck, Oliver, Ryan, Stanley, Rosie, Donald and Douglas. Soon Luke and Millie, along with the other narrow gauge engines and Philip, decided to fight the Philip Army. The Philips soon spotted them and chased them but the engines made the Philips follow them to the docks were Cranky, Carly, and Big Mickey were able to capture them and sent them away to Misty Island, were they would never return. It is unknown what happened to them after their defeat since they weren't seen or mentioned when Luke visited Misty Island. It can be assumed they escaped off the island and went back to their railway.

## Personalities

They are villians that like to cause trouble for the other engines. The Philips are both annoying and funny like the real Philip. However, they are shown to obey their leader without questioning.

## Liveries

The Philips are painted dark green on the bottom half of his body and yellow on the top half, with red buffer beams and black wheels just like the real Philip. Their number is painted on his sides in black, surrounded by a white circle with a black outline.

## Trivia

* They each have their own number.
* They all share the same voice actor.
* The Philips all speak British depite being American.
* It is unknown if they have their own individual names, as they have been only been referred as "Philips".
* Its unknown if they will ever appear again.

## Gallery

The Philips in the Thomas & Friends episode, Philip's Number.
Byron

**Byron** is a giant bulldozer with a big blade belonging to the Sodor Construction Company. He carries out bulldozing work along with levelling the ground.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

In his first appearance, Byron was helping to clear room for new railway lines at the quarry. On Jack's first day, he scooted towards the bulldozer and eagerly wanted to help him. But Byron said he did not need any help and conceitedly asked him to help Kelly the Crane.

When the machines were arguing about who was the most important, Byron replied to Jack that levelling the site was important because that was what he did. When Max and Monty's reckless behaviour caused a water supply pipe to burst, Alfie became trapped in thick mud. By using his blade, Byron pulled Alfie out of the mud to safety.

## Personality

Byron is a boisterous bulldozer with a big blade. He likes nothing better than showing the other machines on how to get the job done. He is very proud and does not like to waste his talents on jobs he feels are beneath his stature. Byron is the envy of all the other vehicles...or, at least, he thinks he is. He has a booming voice and likes to work hard. Never the less, Byron is always enthusiastic, reliable and wise.

## Livery

Byron is painted yellow with a black cab. The number "18" is painted on the sides of his cab in yellow.

## Trivia

* Byron is one of the machines whose silhouette is pictured on the Pack's logo.
* Byron did not have his number in Robert Gauld-Galliers' original artwork.
* While he never appeared in CGI, Byron is indirectly mentioned in *Digs & Discoveries* when Thomas says that the Pack has bulldozers but has not yet met Brenda.
* During the model series, Byron was the only character to have a model face with one eye open and one eye shut.
The Spiteful Brake Van

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**The Spiteful Brake Van** was a troublesome brake van, who was subsequently crushed into pieces by Douglas, on the back of James' goods train.

## History

### The Railway Series/Thomas & Friends

The brake van took an instant dislike to Douglas and purposely delayed his trains, with Douglas subsequently being the one directly and unfairly blamed. Donald, angry for how his brother was being treated by the brake van, bumped him violently to teach him a lesson. The brake van would then behave better for several days.

However, the brake van's attitude adjustment was short-lived after Donald ran into the signal box at Knapford. With Donald indisposed, the brake van no longer took his threats seriously and continued his old tricks when he was saddled with James. Douglas, as a result, had to help James up Gordon's Hill. James was short of steam and the brake van was soon squeezed between both the troublesome trucks and Douglas. By Douglas' force, he subsequently crushed the brake van into pieces. The brake van never got rebuilt after that and was scrapped.

Ever since then, the Troublesome Trucks have never forgotten the brake van incident and they do not dare play tricks on neither Donald nor Douglas. It had been an accident really, but no one told the trucks that and the trucks thought that Douglas smashed him on purpose. Because of this, Donald and Douglas have transformed goods traffic on the Main Line quite easily.

## Personality

Like the Troublesome Trucks and as his name implies, the Spiteful Brake Van was spiteful, very rude, disrespectful and incredibly impolite to the engines, especially Donald and Douglas.

## Livery

In *The Railway Series*, the Spiteful Brake Van was painted grey with his railway's initials (**N W**), his number (13) and his weight (20T) painted on his sides in white. In the television series, he was painted in a livery paint mixture of grey and brown.

## Trivia

* The Spiteful Brake Van sustains a black eye due to being crushed by Douglas. This marks the first time an engine, rolling stock, or vehicle suffers a physical injury to their face.
* Along with Annie and Clarabel, the Spiteful Brake Van is one of the many rolling stock characters whose basis is different in *The Railway Series* and television series.
* The Spiteful Brake Van's Ertl description card incorrectly refers to him as an engine and incorrectly says that "He does, however, work very hard with Donald and Douglas to keep the trucks in order", even though he was causing trouble for the twins and was actually encouraging the trucks to cause trouble which resulted in him getting crushed to pieces by Douglas.
* In the magazine story *Donald and Douglas*, the Spiteful Brake Van is portrayed as a standard van.
Dart

> What he means is... - Dart's catchphrase
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**Dart** is a small diesel engine who assists his best friend Den in running the Vicarstown Dieselworks.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

In *Day of the Diesels*, Dart complained about needing a new crane and hid Flynn's hose in the rubbish by order of Diesel 10.

Later on, he went with Thomas, Den and Diesel to Misty Island in search of a Christmas tree for the Dieselworks. Dart later teased Flynn for spraying Edward and his driver.

He and Den then helped Thomas fix Ol' Wheezy and later fixed Gordon's bufferbeam.

In the eighteenth series, he hid from Paxton along with Diesel, Den and Sidney causing Paxton to make an island-wide search for them.

At one point, Mavis had an accident, and Den was forced to replace her at the quarry. Dart was distraught at being separated from his best friend, and was slow to start repairing Mavis. When Mavis reminded him that the quicker she was fixed, the sooner he could be back with Den. Dart took her advice and soon, Den returned.

## Personality

Dart works at the Vicarstown Dieselworks supporting and assisting Den. The two 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.

## Livery

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

## Trivia

* Dart is the second diesel to have a two-toned horn, the first being Rusty.
	+ He is also the first standard gauge diesel to be in this situation.
* A promotional image of Dart became an internet meme in 2014, mostly being of his face.
* In the nineteenth series, Dart gained a permanent lamp, standard tail lamp and brake pipes.
Diesel 10's Shed

**Diesel 10's Shed** is a shed located at the back of the Vicarstown Dieselworks, where Diesel 10 sleeps.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

Before the Dieselworks was restored, the shed's automatic doors often malfunctioned and closed on Diesel 10 when he was only halfway inside.

### Lukeillie's Series

After Diesel 10 moved to his mountain, the shed has been used mostly by Diesel.
Hiro's Hideout

**Hiro's Hideout** is a siding where Hiro was left when he began to break down. It is located in the Whistling Woods and is near The Duke and Duchess of Boxford's Summer House on the Ulfstead Branch Line.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

After breaking his brakes, Thomas ended up here, where he re-discovered Hiro in a siding. From then on, Thomas regularly came back to deliver parts for Hiro to make him useful again. After telling the Steam Team about him, they would visit the hideout to help Hiro too. Eventually, however, Spencer discovered the whereabouts of the hideout, meaning Thomas and Hiro had to leave early to avoid Hiro being caught.

When Hiro was involved in an accident years later, Thomas ventured down the siding to find any spare parts that would have been lying around to speed up his repairs, but derailed when the track under him broke. He was later found by Harold and rescued by Percy and Rocky.

Some time later, Kenji came to the hideout so he didn't have to go home alone. After being found by Thomas and Hiro, Hiro agreed to accompany him back home.
Diesel and the Duck Engine

Diesel and Duck try to end their rivalry, but its harder than they think.

## Plot

Diesel is the most devious Diesel on the railway. He is very rude and is very hard to make him your friend. Duck the Great Western engine is really nice and very helpful to everyone. Duck once had Diesel as his biggest rival. Duck had never interacted with Diesel ever since. Diesel came to the yard, where he saw Duck. Diesel still blamed Duck for his incident with the Troublesome Trucks when he first arrived. Duck saw Diesel and they both were still cross with each other. Duck said Diesel should have never returned and Diesel said Great Western engines are no good. They left and both thought the same thing, only one could stay. Diesel came up with a plan to get rid of Duck but Duck came up with a similar plan. Diesel sent Paxton to tell Duck to come to the old mine. Duck sent Oliver to tell Diesel to come to the old mine as well. Both engines came but they didn't see each other. They both went in but as both went in, the entrance to the mine closed and blocked both of them in. Now they both saw each other but there was no time to fight. They both blamed each other for the accident. Soon they both stopped and said sorry to each other. Diesel suggested they both worked together to get out. Duck was very surprised to see Diesel being nice to him, but he agreed. They pushed hard until they broke free. They were more surprised that both of them, who were rivals, had worked together. They didn't said anything and both went away in their seperate ways.

## Characters

* Duck
* Oliver
* Diesel
* Paxton
* Troublesome Trucks (*flashback*)
* James (*cameo*)
* Rosie (*cameo*)
* Derek (*cameo*)

## Trivia

* This episode explores and ends Duck and Diesel's rivalry for now.
* A CGI recreation for *Pop Goes the Diesel* was used.
* The title is based on the same words from the RWS book, *Duck and the Diesel Engine.*

## Quotes

> **Paxton:** Why do you hate Duck so much?
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> **Diesel:** Yes, he made a fool out of me. He told me to pull some trucks but I couldn't move them. I tried and tried but I only made a mess. That's when I found out Duck had tricked me. He could have told me I was pulling the wrong trucks but no, he didn't say anything just for his own amusememt. The worst part was when the Troublesome Trucks sang that silly song about me. I tried to get revenge on him by sending him away. At first, it looked like it had worked but it didn't. That duck is still here. I'll get my revenge on him one of these days. Just you wait.
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Samson

> Samson here, at your service! - Samson's catchphrase
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**Samson** is a number 15 dark teal tank engine without a cab who works on the Mainland. He works with his personal brake van Bradford.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

Samson first came to Sodor when he brought across a shipment of dinosaur models from the Mainland, to the Earl's estate at Ulfstead Castle, however he got lost on the way and had to spend the night at the Blue Mountain Quarry. He did not make it to the estate until the next morning. He remained on the island to help out with the construction of the Earl's Dinosaur Park. While helping with construction, he and Harvey both teased Millie, only to get a shock when she tricked them into believing a volcano model was about to erupt. He was asked to collect stone from the Blue Mountain Quarry, but after some teasing from the other engines about the time he got lost, he became determined to not make another mistake. Unfortunately, this led to him taking Gordon's Express coaches to the quarry by mistake. He was also put on scrap duty with Harvey, but got so carried away that he chose to scrap a postman's bicycle, a bus stop sign and Sir Topham Hatt's car, believing they were scrap.

Samson also briefly helped out with the construction of the Harwick Branch Line.

Once, Samson brought his brake van, Bradford, to Sodor. He later picked him up and the two returned to the Mainland together. Soon after, he was trying to save time by pulling too many trucks of stone from the Blue Mountain Quarry. This ended up with him getting stuck on Gordon's Hill and Thomas and Paxton had to help push him up the hill.

One foggy day, he ran over a detonator and thought it was fireworks. Scared, he rushed away, nearly colliding with Rebecca and pushing Nia out of the way before he stopped at a siding to rest. Bradford then told him that there was nothing to fear about fireworks. When the fog lifted, Samson went up to Ulfstead Castle and discovered fireworks are not so bad after all.

## Personality

Samson is a dignified tank engine with a lot of pride for the work he does. He almost never asks for help or advice to avoid seeming inexperienced around the Island. He is also quite arrogant and boastful, believing himself to be the Island's strongest tank engine and knowing what he is doing whatever is right or wrong. While a hardworking engine, he tends to be impatient, impulsive, and overenthusiastic, which often leads to trouble. He also had a fear of fireworks, though his good friend Bradford was able to help him overcome this fear.

## Livery

Samson is painted viridian (grey-green) with red lining. He has nameplates, number plates with his number 15 and handrails, all in brass. He has a light grey running board and red bufferbeams and valences.

## Trivia

* Samson is named after two people:
	+ The former railway consultant Sam Wilkinson.
	+ The Biblical figure Samson, who is known for being powerful. Samson also has made a mention that the name Samson is strong.
* Nathan Clarke did an audio sample for Samson on his DAA Management Page.
* Samson's number 15 originates from the year he made his debut; 2015.
Misty Island Speeder

The **Misty Island Speeder** (also known as an **Inspection Car**) is a maintenance of way motorized vehicle that was once used on Misty Island. It was left at the Sawmill, and seems to have been unused for a long time.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

When Thomas first came to Misty Island, he passed by it but didn't notice it.

### Lukeille's Series

The Misty Island Speeder was once a living vehicle that was actually one of the first vehicles on Misty Island. After the arrival of the Logging Locos, the speeder's home was taken over and the speeder itself was killed by the Logging Locos for repair parts although its parts were never actually used by them. It has been left at the Sawmill where it remains to this day.
The Trainspotters Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Engines

**The Trainspotters Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Engines** is an organisation dedicated to upholding the wellbeing of engines on the Island of Sodor in the television series.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

The society was mentioned by Sir Topham Hatt in the 1998 audio cassette release, Question Time with Sir Topham Hatt, in which he mentioned that they would "demand his sacking" if he were to ever dare hit an engine.

### Lukeillie's Series

The society was created after people learned about how some engines are tortured. The society was accepted in all of Sodor's railways and is currently active. If someone is found out doing anything cruel to a living engine, they are arrested by the police and have to pay to the railway the engine belongs to.

## Trivia

* The society's name is derived from the **Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals** (abbreviated as **RSPCA**).
* It is unknown if the society also helps non engine vehicles.
Dexter's Yard

**Dexter's Yard** is an abandoned shunting yard located somewhere on the North Western Railway. Its exact location is unknown.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

Duck once came here hoping to find a coach to carry school children in. He found Dexter, who had been abandoned after his axles broke. Duck tried to pull him, but left him there after he found the coach to be unsuitable for work due to his condition. He later returned with Judy and Jerome to take Dexter to Harwick to be used as a substitute for the damaged school building.

## Trivia

* The yard set is reused from The Experimental Engines Yard.
A Present for Millie

Millie feels sad because she doesn't get a present for Christmas but it all soon changes.

## Plot

Millie likes Christmas. She loves this time of the year. One day, Thomas saw that she looked sad as she looked at people who were opening presents. Thomas asked Millie why was she sad. Millie didn't answer but she soon did. Thomas knew Millie wanted a present but he didn't have time to find one so he went to ask the narrow gauge engines to help. Some of them agreed to help. Luke was happy to help.Thomas left the job to them and he left. The engines looked everywhere for something special Millie would love. Luke decided to stay with Millie so she didn't find out. Luke soon found out something Millie would love. The engines went to ask the Thin Controller. He agreed to help. Soon Millie's present was completed. The engines went back to find Millie that night and gave her the present. She was very happy with her present. The engines were tired and left but Luke stayed behind. The two were happy and Millie said having Luke as her best friend is the best present she could ever have.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Skarloey
* Rheneas
* Sir Handel
* Peter Sam
* Rusty
* Luke
* Millie
* Dennis (*cameo*)
* Paxton (*cameo*)

## Trivia

* This is the last episode in the first season of Lukeillie's Series.
* Millie mentions her basis in the episode, making her the first character who mentions their basis in the series.

## Quotes

> **Thomas:** What's the matter, Millie.
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> **Thomas:** What about them?
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> **Millie:** Presents. They get presents all the time while we engines barely get anything for Christmas.
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> **Thomas:** But that's because they're people. We engines don't get presents because we are engines, so there's no need for them. Well, there's the ocassional gift once in a while.
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> **Millie:** I know but it's still a nice thing to think about. What am I saying? You're right. I have better stuff to do. See you later! [She leaves]
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A Millie Christmas

Millie worries Christmas will be ruined due to increasing problems.

## Plot

The winter holidays were almost here and Millie was really excited for them. She worked hard everyday and helped out when she could. She was really ready and wouldn't let anything ruin her special days. There was going to be a Christmas party for the engines. Everyone on Sodor looked forward to these holidays.

Millie had just finished her job an was really excited Christmas was two days away. She hoped she would have a great time with her friends. Luke was going to deliver a Christmas tree to the party. The other engines told Millie to calm down but she said she really couldn't wait and nothing bad would happen.

That day, there was a big snowstorm and the engines were really having trouble traveling around. The snow made it impossible for them to see where they were going. Luke wasn't able to collect the Christmas tree so he had to wait for the storm to be over. Luke didn't want to upset Millie. He promised everything would be ready for Christmas Eve. Sir Topham Hatt could see the problems the snow was causing, so he decided to not let any engine out until the snow cleared. It kept snowing for the rest of the day, now Millie was really worried about the next day.

The next day, it stopped snowing, but there was lots of snow on the tracks that would make all the deliveries late for the party. Sir Topham Hatt send his engines to clear the tracks. Luke decided to take the tree to Millie's party. Millie was very happy to see Luke and they decided to help clear the snow and make the final deliveries for the party.

There was one more delivery to be made; it was a truck of presents, and it was getting buried in the snow. Luke and Millie were determined to find it on time. They searched everywhere but they couldn't find it. Finally Luke saw it and went to collect it. Suddenly, a big snowball rolled toward Luke. Millie saved Luke, but the presents were smashed. Luke and Millie decided to go to the party without presents.

Millie was sad, but Luke said it was ok and Millie agreed. They had fun that night. More engines came and even Sir Topham Hatt came to the party. Millie said that being with Luke was the best thing she could think of for the party. Soon the party was over and everyone left. Millie went to sleep and wished everyone a merry Christmas.

Millie woke up the next day and was very happy Christmas day was here. Luke came to visit her that morning and they had a great time with their friends. Luke comes up with the line "A Millie Christmas" and Millie is happy.

## Characters

* Millie
* Luke
* Stephen
* Glynn
* Sir Robert Norramby
* Sir Topham Hatt (*mentioned*)
* Spencer (*poster cameo*)

## Trivia

* The title is a pun on the line, *Merry Christmas.*
* The episode was released 5 days before Christmas 2022.
* Millie speaks French throughout the episode.
Percy's Mail Problems

Percy loses his mail cars in the snow the day before Christmas and Thomas helps him not to panic.

## Plot

Percy pulls the mail train everyday. He always delivers all his mail in time. He has the most mail during the winter holidays. One day, Percy came to stop by next to Thomas and Philip. Percy needed his mail cars to be clean for Christmas. Philip took the empty cars away and Thomas and Percy went to work. As Philip was taking the cars he saw James. He left the cars and started to follow James. Soon, it started to snow. Thomas and Percy came back later that day, but they didn't see Philip or the mail cars. Philip soon came back. Percy told Philip where were his cars and Philip said he lost them. Percy started to panic but Thomas said he would help him find them. The two friends searched everywhere but they didn't seem to find them. Percy panicked more but Thomas kept reminding him they would find the mail cars in time for Christmas. They kept looking but still they couldn't find them. Percy was really worried about what would happen. Thomas would not let his best friend down.It was getting late, Percy was now so panicked he started to run as fast as he could and Thomas chased after him. Percy crashed into something in the snow. Thomas came to see what it was and was very happy to let know Percy what they found. The mail cars were finally found. Both engines took the cars and because it was late, they both helped deliver the mail for Christmas.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Percy
* Emily
* Philip
* James (*does not speak*)
* Paxton (*cameo*)
* Salty (*cameo*)
* Cranky (*cameo*)
* Harold (*mentioned*)

## Trivia

* The events of *Panicky Percy* were mentioned.

## Quotes

> **Percy:** Philip, where are my mail cars?
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Connor's Coaches

Connor has **five coaches** that he uses for transporting passengers to and from Ulfstead Castle and the Mainland.

The Slip Coaches were once coupled behind his coaches in order to transport more passengers on his last train before Christmas.

## Livery

Connor's coaches are painted in a similar colour scheme to his own; teal with bright blue and yellow lining.

## Trivia

* In *The Great Race* book, Connor is seen pulling standard green express coaches instead.
* Their TrackMaster models are reused from Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Vans.
Diesel 10 is Back!

Diesel 10 has finally returned to Sodor after a long time and is treatening to come up with his most evil plans to get rid of the steam engines forever.

## Plot

One perfectly normal day, the Steam Team were doing their jobs until Diesel 10 arrived. He was treatening to get rid of the steamies. He was mean to the Steam Team and then left. That night, the Steam Team talked about Diesel 10's return. They were worried about what he would do. Nia and Rebecca didn't know anything about Diesel 10 so the other engines told them about him. Rebecca thought Diesel 10 sounded like a cool engine but the other engines ignored her. They soon decided to not worry about Diesel 10 and went to sleep. Meanwhile, Diesel 10 was at his mountain where he reunited with his former helpers, Splatter and Dodge. Diesel 10 explained what they would do in the future. Splatter and Dodge then told Diesel 10 what they were doing before Diesel 10 came to get them. They worked at a place on the Mainland with other diesels for a long time. They missed being evil and were lucky when Diesel 10 found them. Diesel 10 left Sodor after the time he stole the Christmas decorations from Tidmouth Sheds and travelled to the Mainland to look for Splatter and Dodge. It took him years to track them down but he soon found them and they came back to Sodor together. Diesel 10 was happy to have his helpers back and couldn't stop thinking about what they would do.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Emily
* Nia
* Rebecca
* Diesel 10
* Splatter and Dodge
* Annie and Clarabel (*do not speak*)
* Henry (*cameo*)
* Caitlin (*cameo*)
* Connor (*cameo*)
* Sir Topham Hatt (*mentioned*)

## Trivia

* It is revealed that Diesel 10 went to the Mainland after the events of the *Thomas & Friends* episode, *The Missing Christmas Decorations* to find Splatter and Dodge.
	+ It is also revealed that Diesel 10's claw, "Pinchy" is controlling him.
* The events of *The Missing Christmas Decorations* and *Day of the Diesels* are mentioned.
* While the episode is called *Diesel 10 is Back!*, Splatter and Dodge also return.