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An An & Yin-Long

## Yin-Long

An An and Yin-Long are two Chinese coaches Thomas meets during his visit to China. They usually work with Hong-Mei and on occasion, Yong Bao.

## Personalities

Both these coaches are full of cheerfulness that can really bring out an engine's friendliness, and due to working all around China, they have a large amount of knowledge on their country's routes.

## Technical Details

### Basis

An An and Yin-Long are based on the LB&SCR Stroudley coaches.

An An and Yin-Long’s basis
### Livery

An An and Yin-Long are painted teal green with yellow wheels and lining.

## Appearances

### Thomas and Friends

* **Season 22** - Number One Engine, Thomas in the Wild, The Water Wheel and Thomas and the Dragon

They are likely to appear in the twenty-third season.

### Music Videos

* **Season 22** - The Journey Never Ends, All the Girls Around the World and Let's Dream

## Voice Actors

An An:

* Siu-see Hung (UK/US)
* Erina Yamazaki (Japan)
* Franciska Friede (Germany)
* Amanda Hinojosa (Latin America)
* Olga Kuznetsova (Russia)

Yin-Long:

* Windson Liong (UK/US)
* Kunihiro Kawamoto (Japan)
* Oliver Hermann (Germany)
* Alan Prieto (Latin America)
* Daniel Eldarov (Russia)

## Trivia

* Some promotional articles for the twenty second season refer to Yin-Long as ZiLong while the 2019 annual refers to him as Lin Yong.
* Yin-Long's name translates to 'Silver Dragon'.
* The yellow symbol painted on their sides is the Shou, a word that means "longevity".
Drip Tank

Drip Tank is the twenty-first episode of Season 22.

## Plot

Percy wants to make things up with Thomas, but when he gets scratched by a branch, Thomas is rude and Percy decides against it. Later, Percy asks Toby what a drip is, having heard a boy call his friend one at the platform, but Thomas interrupts and calls Percy a drip. Thomas soon gets his comeuppance when his side rod snaps and punctures his watertank on his way home. When Percy goes to help him, Thomas feels ashamed and apologises to Percy, thus mending their friendship.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Henry
* Percy
* Toby
* Daisy
* Annie and Clarabel
* Henrietta
* Bertie
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Thomas' Driver
* Percy's Driver
* The Ffarquhar Stationmaster
* Gordon (cameo)
* Terence (cameo)
* Elsie (cameo)
* Farmer Finney (cameo)
* Willie (cameo)

## Locations

* Ffarquhar Sheds
* Ffarquhar Yard
* Hackenbeck Bridge
* Hackenbeck
* Knapford Harbour (*mentioned*)
* Knapford (*mentioned*)
* Hackenbeck (stream) (*mentioned*)

## Voice Cast

### UK and AUS

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Keith Wickham as Henry, Bertie, the Fat Controller, the Grumpy Passenger and the Ffarquhar Stationmaster
* Nigel Pilkington as Percy
* Rob Rackstraw as Toby and Percy's Driver
* Tracy-Ann Oberman as Daisy
* Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
* Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
* Joe Mills as Thomas' Driver

### US and CAN

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Kerry Shale as Henry
* Christoper Ragland as Percy
* William Hope as Toby
* Tracy-Ann Oberman as Daisy
* Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
* Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
* Keith Wickham as Bertie, Sir Topham Hatt, the Grumpy Passenger and the Ffarquhar Stationmaster
* Joe Mills as Thomas' Driver
* Rob Rackstraw as Percy's Driver

## Trivia

* This episode is based on the story of the same name from The Railway Series book, More About Thomas the Tank Engine.
Chipo Chung

Chipo Chung (born 17 August 1977 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) is a Tanzanian-born Zimbabwean actress and activist, based in London. She joined the English voice cast in Big World! Big Adventures!

She is of Chinese and Zimbabwean descent.

## Voices

### UK/US

* Hong-Mei
* African Troublesome Trucks (Big World! Big Adventures!)
* Various African Voices (Big World! Big Adventures!)
* Chinese Women (The Water Wheel)

## Filmography

### Films

* Proof (2005)
* Sunshine (2007)
* In the Loop (2009)
* National Theatre Live: Phèdre (2009)
* 360 (2011)
* Labalaba, He'll Return (2012)
* Red Zone (2013)
* Beyond Plain Sight (2014)

### Television

* Absolute Power (2003)
* Dalziel and Pascoe (2007)
* Doctor Who (2007-2008)
* Holby City (2007)
* The Last Enemy (2008)
* Casualty (2009)
* Identity (2010)
* Camelot (2011)
* Sherlock (2012)
* The Politician's Husband (2013)
* Fortitude (2015)
* A.D. The Bible Continues (2015)
* From Darkness (2015)
* Thirteen (2016)
* Absentia (2017)
* Into the Badlands (2017-present)
* Moving On (2018)
* Thomas & Friends (2018-present)

### Games

* Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (2017)
* World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth (2018)
Big City Engine

## The Foreign Engine

The Big City Engine, is a express tender engine from the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.

## Personality

The Big City Engine was rather pompous, conceited, and single minded.

According to his Wooden Railway description, the Big City Engine is a quarrelsome engine from London, he travels from time to time for an overnight stay at the Big Station. According to his Take-n-Play description, the Foreign Engine is a pompous character that thinks London trains are the best. During his visits to Sodor, the other engines always get upset with him.

## Technical Details

### Basis

The Big City Engine is based on an original build LMS "Patriot" Class 4-6-0. All of the real life "Patriot" engines were scrapped. However, there is a project to build a new LMS Patriot, named "The Unknown Warrior". Another basis for this engine is the LMS parallel boilered Royal Scot Class 4-6-0 first built in 1927 and rebuilt in 1943; two locomotives, 6100 Royal Scot and 6115 Scots Guardsman survive in preservation.

The Foreign Engine's basis
### Livery

The Big City Engine is painted in BR Brunswick green with red lining and grey wheels and cylinders. He presumably has a British Railways crest on his tender. The Wooden Railway and Take-n-Play toys have green wheels and an emblem on his tender with the initials 'BCE' in red.

## Trivia

* These engines were given the nickname "Baby Scots" because the design was based on the Royal Scot Class.
Bash Dash and Ferdinand The Logging Locos

Bash Dash and Ferdinand the logging locos first appears in misty Island rescue. and they later appears in season 14 15 and 16.

bash and dash are no longer seen on screen after 2012 .

althow Ferdinand did not appear in season 17 he later appears in season 18.

Ferdinand is no longer seen on screen after 2014.
Billy

Billy is an orange tank engine who has buck teeth

click on Hear for Billy Coverage

## Personality

Billy is a bright orange tank engine who can be impetuous, impatient, and impulsive. Although he is bubbling with enthusiasm and keen to get stuck in, he tends to act before he thinks things through, and can even end up keen to start one job before properly finishing another. He can be inattentive, does not always like being told what to do, and may try to work independently when, perhaps, he best not. He is often boisterous and tends to be overconfident in his abilities, thinking he need not listen to advice from more experienced engines. Nevertheless, his enthusiasm is well-meaning and, when he keeps calm, thinks things through, pays attention and follows instructions carefully, Billy can properly harness his energy and focus on what he is doing so that he can be a Really Useful Engine. If he ever gets snappy, his infectious get-up-and-go and burning desire to be useful will shine through and make it hard for any engine to really stay upset with him for very long.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Billy is based on a Manning Wardle L Class 0-6-0ST. Charlieis another member of this class.

### Livery

Billy is painted orange with green and yellow lining. He has black nameplates with his name in gold on each side of his saddle tank.

## Appearances

### *Thomas & Friends*

* **Series 11** - Don't be Silly, Billy
* **Series 13** - Splish Splash Splosh (*original script only*)

## Trivia

* Billy was originally scripted to be in Series 13, in the episode Splish Splash Splosh before the role was given to Charlie. Had this not have been the case, Billy would have made his first appearance in CGI. The role cut may have been part of the reason why Billy never appeared after his introduction episode.
* According to a magazine article file fact, Billy's real name is **William**.
* One of Billy's chassis is now owned by Twitter user TomsProps.
* Billy's whistle sound is James’ but sixteen steps higher-pitched.
* Billy had a total of six facial expressions, one of which (a shocked face) was not used on-screen.
* Billy's happy and angry faces are now owned by Twitter user TomsProps.
César Díaz Capilla

César Díaz Capilla is a Spanish voice actor who provides the voice of Thomas and Dash in the European Spanish version of the CGI Thomas & Friends series.

He is also well known for being the voice of Patrick Star in "SpongeBob SquarePants". He has also provided voices for Spanish dubs of various cartoons, animes, video games, and popular television shows including "Game of Thrones", "Breaking Bad", "Transformers: Prime", "Avatar: The Last Airbender", and "Inazuma Eleven".

## Voices

* Thomas
* Dash
Anna Apostolakis

Anna Apostolakis (born 7 January 1960 in Warsaw) is a Polish voice actress who provides voices for the Polish dub of Thomas & Friends. She also took over the direction of the Polish dub starting from Series 18 after Paweł Galia around that time stopped being a dubbing director in Start International Poland (which has been making the Polish dub since Series 13) and started directing dubs at SDI Media Poland.

She is best known for voicing Rufus from "Kim Possible", Applejack from "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" (pilot dub only), Bijou from "Hamtaro", the title character of "Chowder", Rick from "Camp Candy", various characters from "The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy", May Kanker from "Ed Edd n' Eddy", Override from "Transformers: Cybertron", Jean Grey/Phoenix from "X-Men: The Animated Series", Ororo Munro/Storm from "X-Men Evolution", and Olwin from "Chuggington".

## Voices

* Annie (Cautious Connor only)
* Dowager Hatt (eighteenth series onwards)
* The Duchess of Boxford (nineteenth series onwards)
* The Lady with the Big Hat
Adams

**Adams**, also known by his number **488**, is a large tank engine who resides on the Bluebell Railway.

## Biography

### *The Railway Series*

"Adams" originated from the London & South Western Railway and was later saved from scrap and brought for preservation by the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society.

When Stepney visited the Island of Sodor, he mentioned Adams in a conversation with Edward. He and Cromford did not have names then, so the other engines nicknamed him "Adams", after his designer, William Adams. According to Stepney, his Controller was unaware of this name change and intended to keep it a secret between the engines.

## Personality

According to Stepney, Adams is a lovely engine who "can stroll away with any load he's given".

## Technical Details

### Real-life History

Adams is based on the real No. 488, an LSWR 415 class "Radial Tank" engine, built on 31st March 1885 for hauling goods on the London & South Western Railway. Unlike his Railway Series counterpart, it does not retain the name "Adams". 488 was withdrawn from service on 31st July 1961. The locomotive was then purchased by the Bluebell Railway, as he was the one retaining the original pattern of boiler.

488 is currently requiring a new boiler barrel, but he can be seen on display at the Bluebell Railway along with other engines. The Bluebell Railway has not announced an exact date for his return to steam, but it will be several years.

The real "Adams"

### Livery

Originally, Adams was painted in LNER apple green with black and white lining; carrying his number 488 painted on his front bufferbeam in yellow. For the Bluebell Railway's Branch Line Weekend in March 2019, he was repainted in British Railways black with red and white lining; carrying his BR number 30583 in white on his bunker, plus the 'ferret-and-dartboard' logo on his cabsides.

### *The Railway Series*

* **Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine** - Bluebells of England (*not named; does not speak*) and Stepney's Special (*does not speak*)

#### Companion volumes

* **1980** - Annual (*cameo*)
* **1996** - Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection (*does not speak*)

## Trivia

* Adams was sold to the military during the first World War and worked at Ridham dock near Sittingbourne.
Alfie

## Alfie the Excavator

Alfie is an enthusiastic little excavator, who works for the Sodor Construction Company. He is Jack's best friend.

## Personality

Alfie is a friendly machine who gets on well with his work and never minds getting dirty or mucky during jobs. He always views his work as fun.

## Technical Details

### Basis

It is unknown what machine Alfie's design is based on, although he does resemble a 1960 K1C10&K excavator.

Alfie's basis
### Livery

Alfie is painted green with his number painted on his sides and on the back of his cab in white.

## Appearances

### Thomas & Friends

* **Series 6** - Jack Jumps In and A Friend in Need
* **Jack and the Sodor Construction Company** - A Visit from Thomas, Jack Owns Up, On Site with Thomas, Percy's Scary Tale, Kelly's Windy Day (cameo), A Happy Day for Percy, A Tale for Thomas, Thomas and the Moles (cameo), Alfie Has Kittens and Mud Glorious Mud
* **Series 12** - Percy and the Bandstand (does not speak)
* **Series 20** - Mucking About
* **Series 22** - Trusty Trunky (stock footage cameo)
* **Series 23** - Digs and Discoveries

Alfie had a role in the cancelled episodes, Bossy Byron, The Importance of Being Patrick, Jack and the Quack, Alfie Has a Secret, Isobella Gets Steamed, and Jack and Alfie Swap.

### Specials

* **2008** - The Great Discovery
* **2015** - Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
* **2016** - The Great Race (fantasy)
* **2019** - Digs and Discoveries

## Voice Actors

* Nathan Clarke (UK/US; Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure onwards)
* Kai-Hendrik Möller (Germany; Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure onwards)
* Dan Schatzberg (Israel; Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure)
* Toshio Kobayashi (Japan; sixth series only)
* Emiko Takeuchi (Japan; Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure onwards)
* Gerardo García (Latin America; Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure onwards)

## Trivia

* Alfie has had a few modifications throughout the television series. These include:
	+ The Great Discovery:
		- The windscreen wipers above his face disappeared.
	+ Series 12:
		- He lost the freckles on his face.
	+ Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure:
		- He increased in size.
		- The colour of his alloys changed from cream to grey, like Jack's.
		- His shovel now has three teeth instead of five.
		- His cab-side window was split in two sections.
* A semi-complete face mask of Alfie was preserved by the Top Props preservation group.
Cromford

**Cromford**, also known as by his number **2650**, is a small but powerful goods tank engine living on the Bluebell Railway.

## Biography

### *The Railway Series*

"Cromford" worked as a goods engine at the Cromford and High Peak Railway. He was later saved from scrap and brought for preservation by the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society.

When Stepney visited the Island of Sodor, he mentioned Adams in a conversation with Edward. He and Adams did not have names then, so the other engines nicknamed him "Cromford", after the railway he once worked at. According to Stepney, his Controller was unaware of this name change and intended to keep it a secret between the engines.

## Personality

Stepney describes Cromford as being a tough engine, as he was capable of pulling trucks on Cromford and High Peak Railway in Derbyshire, known for its steep inclines.

## Technical Details

### Real-life History

Cromford is based upon the real No. 2650, a real North London Railway Class 75 0-6-0 tank engine. 2650 was built in 1880 and was used to shunt and pull light passenger trains around Derbyshire. After being withdrawn in 1960, 2650 was kept at Derby until being sold to the Bluebell in working order in 1962 for £890. He was loaned to Barrow Hill Engine Sheds in 1999, and returned to the Bluebell Railway in 2008. He is currently numbered 58850, and is in need of an overhaul.

Unlike his Railway Series counterpart, it does not retain the name "Cromford".

The real "Cromford"

### Livery

Cromford is painted black with red, cream and grey lining, which is the LNWR's standard livery and - subsequently - adopted by British Railways as its standard mixed traffic black livery.

### *The Railway Series*

* **Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine** - Stepney's Special (*does not speak*)

#### Companion volumes

* **1996** - Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection (*does not speak*)
Bear

Bear (originally known by his number, Diesel 7101) is a mixed traffic diesel engine who works on the Main Line. His name comes from the growling noises his engine makes, which make him sound like a bear.

## Personality

Bear is one of the more polite, charming, respectful, useful diesels. He is a loyal, friendly, and sympathetic sort, but he is extremely noisy and obstreperous, as he often makes unusual growling noises much to the disturbance of the other engines; thus earning the name "Bear." The Fat Controller was impressed with BoCo and Bear; he called them "versatile" because they could pull both coaches and trucks. BoCo and Bear usually defend the steam engines when a visiting diesel boasts about how superior they are.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Bear is based on a BR Class 35 "Hymek" Bo-Bo. 101 members of this class was built from 1961 to 1964. They were known as "Hymeks" because of their Mekydro-design hydraulic transmission units. They were withdrawn between 1971 and 1975, a short life caused by British Railways designating diesel-hydraulic locomotives non-standard following the withdrawal of steam. Four "Hymeks" have survived into preservation.

His initial number, 7101, is an in-joke: the Class 35 was only numbered up to 7100. As Beyer Peacock Ltd. were the only company to build the Class 35, all were built in numerical order. Therefore it is safe to say Bear was built after D7100, who entered service 5 February 1964.

Bear's basis
### Livery

When he first arrived on Sodor, Bear was painted in the British Railways' Rail Blue with yellow warning panels. When he became part of the North Western Railway he was painted in the British Railways' Brunswick Green with a narrow band of lime along the bottom of his sides, cream window surrounds and small yellow warning panels. His number was painted on his cab sides in white (D7101) on his original livery and (D3) on his current livery.

## Trivia

* The rear cab of Bear's Hornby model and ERTL toy have a headcode reading "AC 47".
* The ERTL and Hornby ranges depict Bear in his BR blue livery and name him "D7101 Diesel" instead of his given name.
* On the Tidmouth Grand Tour, Bear is depicted with a grey face rather than his yellow one, most likely to match the other engines.
Bob Golding

**Robert John "Bob" Golding** (born 17 August 1970 in Cambridge, England, UK) is an English actor who joined the voice cast of Thomas & Friends in King of the Railway.

Other credits include "Tweenies", "Mike the Knight", "Yo Gabba Gabba!", "Numberjacks", "Dennis the Menace", "Noddy in Toyland", "EastEnders" and "Ronja the Robber's Daughter". In 2009, he appeared on stage in an Eric Morecambe tribute act titled "Morecambe" which toured the UK the following year in 2010.

## Voices

### UK/US

* Stephen
* Sidney (*seventeenth series onwards*)
* Ivan
* Some Dock Workers (*Tale of the Brave*)
* A Railway Inspector (*Lost Property and Hugo and the Airship*)
* A Steamworks Worker (*Cautious Connor*)

## Songs

* Will You Won't You (*performed*)
* Where in the World is Thomas? (*performed*)

## Filmography

* Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This (2014)
* Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave (2014)
* Thomas & Friends: The Great Race (2016)
* Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! (2018)

Television* Fun Song Factory (1998)
* Tweenies (1999-2002)
* Numberjacks (2007)
* The Beeps (2007-2008)
* Harry and Toto (2008)
* Dennis & Gnasher (2009)
* Noddy in Toyland (2009)
* Fleabag Monkeyface (2011)
* Mike the Knight (2011)
* Watson & Oliver (2012)
* Diddy Movies (2012)
* Mr Selfridge (2013)
* Thomas & Friends (2013-present)
* EastEnders (2013)
* The Slammer (2013)
* Dinopaws (2014)
* Trying Again (2014)
* Ronja the Robber's Daughter (2014-2015)
* Miffy's Adventures Big and Small (2015)
* Thunderbirds Are Go (2015)
* Thomas & Friends: The Great Race (2016)
* Noddy, Toyland Detective (2016-2017)
* Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! (2018)
* Hetty Feather (2015-2016)
Dennis

## Dennis the Lazy Diesel

Dennis is a lazy diesel shunter. He has a twin named Norman.

## Personality

Dennis is considered to be a very lazy diesel who needs help from the others to do his work. Dennis will often create excuses to get out of work, but usually gets trouble, and always says sorry - he will always learn his lesson thanks to a conning but true question.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Dennis is based on No. 11001, a prototype Bulleid diesel built at Ashford Works, England in 1949 and scrapped in 1959. He also carries his basis' number. Norman is also a member of this class.

Dennis' basis
### Livery

Dennis is painted grey with dark grey wheels, gearboxes, roof and front. The number "11001" is painted on his sides in white.

## Appearances

#### Specials

* 2008 - The Great Discovery
* 2011 - Day of the Diesels (dropped)
* 2016 - The Great Race (dropped)

## Trivia

* According to a magazine article, he lives at the Vicarstown Dieselworks with Diesel 10.
Colin/Coverage

### *Thomas & Friends*

Colin works at the Wharf, loading deliveries brought by the engines into barges to be taken away on the Canal. He once felt upset because he could not attend a Christmas party so Freddie arranged for the party to be moved to the Wharf so Colin could participate. He brought the party supplies to the Wharf and told Colin to leave them until he could find Mr. Percival. However, Mr. Percival came to the Wharf before Freddie found him and ordered Colin to load the supplies onto a barge, almost ruining the party. Fortunately, Freddie put everything right, and Colin thought it was a wonderful party.
Dexter

Dexter is an old brake coach. He was abandoned on an overgrown siding, until he was rediscovered by Duck and restored as a classroom.

## Personality

Dexter is a coach that is just as much optimistic as he is colourful. Even when left on a siding out of use and in poor condition, he kept a positive outlook on his situation. Now he resides at Harwick Station in case the children of Arlesburgh need a classroom to attend.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Dexter is based on an LB&SCR Stroudley four-wheeled brake coach. Clarabel and a number of faceless coaches are also based on this type of coach.

Dexter's basis
### Livery

Dexter is painted blue with yellow ends and a red roof. His side is decorated with various drawings, including ones of himself, Duck and Thomas. Before being restored, Dexter was painted dark red.

## Trivia

* He is Mark Moraghan's first character role.
* Dexter is the last character to be created by Lee Pressman before he left the production team.
* Dexter‘s role in the series is similar to Old Slow Coach and the Play Coach.
Arthur/Coverage

### Thomas and Friends

Arthur took great pride in his spotless record, which he soon lost after colliding with Duck's trucks in an incident largely provoked by Thomas. However, this spotless record was soon amended, after Thomas apologised to him for causing the accident.

He was bought to shunt and pull goods, but then was transferred to the coastal run, on which he enjoys working. He is responsible for this line, which is famous for its fish. Arthur, with the exception of Salty (and maybe Porter), is the only engine known to enjoy the smell of fish.
Dowager Hatt

Dowager Hatt is Sir Topham Hatt's elderly mother.

## Personality

Dowager Hatt is a bit of a thrill-seeker, a big opera singer and hates going slow and resting. She loves her son, Sir Topham, and much like him, she does not stand any nonsense, and is shown to be stern with him when he does not do what she tells him to do just as he is stern with his engines, even though he is an adult.

## Attire

Dowager Hatt usually wears a green dress and a green hat, with a gold band and a red flower on it. During the winter she wears a purple dress and purple hat with a lighter purple flower on it.

In Dowager Hatt's Busy Day, she wears a dark pink dress with cream buttons and pockets and a cream hat with a dark pink flower on it.

## Trivia

* Her title, Dowager, means someone who is a widow with a noble title so this means that her husband is deceased.
* Dowager Hatt's appearance has changed over the course of the television series.
	+ Season 12:
		- Her eye colour changed from brown to blue.
		- She appears to have lost a significant amount of weight.
	+ Season 18:
		- Her wrinkles become more prominent.
		- Her skin becomes paler.
Donatina

Donatina is a Shoppie who works at the Small Mart in Shopville.

## Personality

Donatina is arrogant and snooty. She usually judges characters, such as Percy and Jessicake, based on their appearances. She also refers others with nicknames, such as "Little Green Lizard", and "Little Blue Cupcake". The nicknames seem to have a malicious slant, though it is possible that she sometimes uses these nicknames as terms of endearment. She seems to find it hilarious when others use her nicknames unironically (e.g. Percy calling himself "Little Green Lizard"). She does not act in an unforgiving and rude manner towards her friends. She is also easily annoyed. Apart from being judgmental, Donatina is also unforgiving and rude. However, starting from Season 24, Donatina became more upstanding.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Donatina is based on a donut. It is a type of fried dough confection or dessert food. The doughnut is popular in many countries and prepared in various forms as a sweet snack that can be homemade or purchased in bakeries, supermarkets, food stalls, and franchised specialty vendors.

Donatina's basis
### Livery

Donatina is fair-skinned with big, brown eyes. The original version has pink hair that is pulled into two buns with some hair hanging down and framing her face. In addition to this she also has bangs that are two-tone pink and a yellow headband with three donuts on it. She is wearing a light pink shirt with a blue collar, brown buttons, and a brown ribbon tied around her waist. She is also wearing a pink tulle skirt, white tights, a pink bracelet, and pink mary-jane shoes with pink ribbons.

## Appearances

### Thomas & Friends

* **Season 24** - The Other Big Shoppie and Fair Game

## Voice Actors

* Abby Trott (UK/US)
* Luiza Porto (Brazil)
* Regitze Glenthøj (Denmark)
* Delphine Saroli (France and French Speaking Canada)
* Laura Amadei (Italy)
* Erina Yamazaki (Japan)
* Cecilia Gómez (Latin America)
* Paqui Horcajo (Spain)
* Olga Kuznetsova (Russia)

## Trivia

* Donatina is the first Shoppie to have a closed-mouth smile, two toned hair, straight-across bangs, and leggings.
* Official Shopkins social media accounts sometimes misspell her name as "Donutina."
	+ Additionally, the Shopkins World website has referred to her as "Donatella."
* Her hat mimics the famous Krispy Kreme donut store paper hats.
* Her name is a pun on the food, "Donut" and a girl's name, "Tina."
Anna Francolini

**Anna Francolini**is an English voice actress who joined the cast of Thomas & Friends in the twenty-third series.

## Voices

### UK/US

* Gina (*twenty-third series onwards*)
* Some Children (*All Tracks Lead to Rome*)
* Some Passengers (*All Tracks Lead to Rome*)

## Filmography

* The Barn (2004)
* The Christmas Candle (2013)
* Gun Shy (2017)
* Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
* The Kill Team (2019)
* Thomas & Friends: Digs and Discoveries (2019)

Television* Jonathan Creek (2003)
* Down to Earth (2004)
* Holby City (2004-2013)
* Rome (2005-2007)
* Doctors (2009)
* EastEnders (2011)
* PixelFace (2012)
* New Tricks (2013)
* Vera (2014)
* Thomas & Friends (2019)
Eddie Glen

Edward "Eddie" Glen (born 1953) is a Canadian actor and voice actor who provided the voice of Thomas in Thomas and the Magic Railroad in the final script.

He is best known for voicing Squire Flicker from "Blazing Dragons", Wyatt Smith and Barthez from "Beyblade", Akira Tsukuba from "Odin-Starlight Mutiny", Roll Kran from "Dangaioh", Ryoma from "Power Stone", and Gordy Rhinehart from "Angela Anaconda". He is also known for narrating commercials for the Canadian television channel YTV.

## Voices

* Thomas (Thomas and the Magic Railroad; final cut)

## Filmography

### Film

* Odin (1985)
* Hyper Combat Unit Dangaioh (1987)
* Patlabor: The Movie (1989)
* Karasu tengu Kabuto: Ôgon no me no kimono (1992)
* Gunnm (1993)
* Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)
* The Prince of the Pauper (1996)
* An Angel for Christmas (1996)
* Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)
* Digimon: The Movie (2000)
* RoboRoach (2002-2003)
* Emma's Wings: A Bella Sara Tale (2013)

### TV

* The Legend of the Hawaiian Slammers (1994)
* Blazing Dragons (1998)
* Flying Rhino Junior High (1999)
* Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend (1999)
* Power Stone (1999)
* First Comes Love (1999)
* Twice in a Lifetime (1999)
* Earth: Final Contact (2000)
* Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story (2000)
* Undergrads (2001)
* Angela Anaconda (2002)
* Street Time (2003)
* Beyblade (2002-2003)
* The Firm (2012)

### Video Games

* Hype: The Time Quest (1999)
* The Misadventures of Tron Bonne (1999)
* Mega Man Legends 2 (2000)
* Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts (2007)

## Trivia

* He replaced John Bellis due to the test audiences saying that the latter sounded too old in the original film.
Anders Sundstedt

Anders Sundstedt provides voices for the CGI version of the Norwegian narration of Thomas & Friends. He also provides voices for "Fish Hooks" and "Pair of Kings". He stepped down as voice actor for Thomas & Friends after Blue Mountain Mystery, which was recorded after the seventeenth series.

## Voices

* Percy (Hero of the Rails - seventeenth series, excluding King of the Railway)
* Ben (seventeenth series only)
* Porter (seventeenth series only)
* Rheneas (sixteenth series only)
* Victor (Hero of the Rails - seventeenth series, excluding King of the Railway)
* Rocky (Hero of the Rails only)
* Owen (seventeenth series only)
* The Mayor of Sodor (thirteenth series only)
* The Knapford Stationmaster
* The Bird Watcher
A New Arrival

**A New Arrival** is an upcoming episode of the twenty-fourth series.

## Plot

With a technology fair on Sodor, Thomas and the Steam Teamtackle a flurry of tasks but can they complete their deliveries before the grand opening?

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Toby
* Harvey
* Emily
* Rosie
* Nia
* Rebecca
* Sonny
* Salty
* Annie and Clarabel
* Harold
* Cranky
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Sir Robert Norramby
* Ruth
* Baz and Bernie
* Professor Freidrich
* Kenji (does not speak)
* Rocky (does not speak)
* Flying Scotsman (cameo)
* Connor (cameo)
* Caitlin (cameo)
* Norman (cameo)
* Winston (cameo)
* Carly (cameo)
* Big Mickey (cameo)
* Dr. Holyfield (cameo)
* Dr. Hetty (cameo)
* Mr. Bubbles (cameo; fantasy)

## Locations

* Maithwaite
* Ulfstead Castle
* Tidmouth Sheds
* Brendam Docks
	+ Sodor Shipping Company
	+ Brendam Warehouse
* Blue Mountain Quarry
* Vicarstown
	+ Vicarstown Bridge
* Ffarquhar
* Sodor Search and Rescue Centre
* Knapford
	+ Knapford Yards (mentioned)
* Duck Pond
* Wellsworth (fantasy)
* Arlesburgh Harbour (fantasy)
	+ Arlesburgh Maritime Museum (fantasy)
* Town Square (fantasy)
* United States (mentioned)
* Germany (mentioned)

## Cast

### UK

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Keith Wickham as Edward, Gordon, Harvey, Salty, Harold and Sir Topham Hatt
* Rob Rackstraw as James, Toby, Bernie and Professor Freidrich
* Nigel Pilkington as Percy
* Nicola Stapleton as Rosie
* Teresa Gallagher as Emily, Annie and Clarabel
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca
* Matt Wilkinson as Cranky
* Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby
* Dominique Moore as Ruth
* Bob Golding as Baz
* Joe Swash as Sonny

### US

* Joseph May as Thomas
* William Hope as Edward and Toby
* Kerry Shale as Gordon and Harold
* Rob Rackstraw as James, Toby, Bernie and Professor Freidrich
* Christopher Ragland as Percy
* Keith Wickham as Harvey, Salty and Sir Topham Hatt
* Jules de Jongh as Emily
* Nicola Stapleton as Rosie
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca
* Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
* Glenn Wrage as Cranky
* Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby
* Dominique Moore as Ruth
* Bob Golding as Baz
* Joe Swash as Sonny

## Goofs

* During Rebecca's fantasy sequence, her cylinders clip through her body.
Culdee

**Culdee** is a narrow gauge mountain-climbing engine named after Culdee Fell, the mountain his railway climbs. He has his own coach named Catherine.

## Biography

click on Culdee/Coverage for Culdee biography

## Personality

Culdee is careful, cautious and friendly. He is filled with advice to give to the other engines. Culdee is the sensible one of the Mountain Railway. He and his coach, Catherine are a fine team, and favourites with passengers. But he does like a bit of excitement, and tells great stories about the other engines.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Culdee is based on the Snowdon Mountain Railway's No. 4 Snowdon.

Culdee's Basis

### Livery

Culdee is painted purple with orange lining. The number "4" is painted on the sides and back of his cab in yellow and he has red nameplates, with his name in gold on the sides of his tanks.
Agnieszka Kunikowska

Agnieszka Kunikowska (born October 2nd, 1968 in Lodz) is a Polish voice actress who provides voices for the Polish dub of Thomas & Friends.

She is best known for voicing the title character of "Hamtaro", Penelope Spectra from "Danny Phantom", Numbuh 362 from "Codename Kids Next Door", Linda Flynn from "Phineas and Ferb", Judy Neutron from "Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius", Princess Fiona from the "Shrek" films, Trixie from "Toy Story 3", Miss Hattie from "Despicable Me", Deb/Flo from "Finding Nemo", Flint from "Monsters, Inc." and Lola Bunny from "The Looney Tunes Show".

## Voices

* Daisy (Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure only)
* Annie (eighteenth series onwards, excluding Cautious Connor)
Emerson

Emerson is a Brazilian aeroplane.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Emerson is based on the King Air B200 manufactured by Beechcraft. They were initially used for military service, but entered civil use in 1974. Australia currently leases a number of B200s as part of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force. Islais another member of this class.

Emerson's basis
### Livery

Emerson is painted white with blue, green and yellow trim.

## Trivia

* His model was modified and retextured from Isla's.
* He is the only other CGI character, aside from Dexter, not to have any interaction with the Steam Team (old or new).
Chee Zee/Coverage

Several years later, when the Engines and Shoppies were travelling in New York on a taxi, Duke started to bounce around, and Chee Zee commented to them that Duke needs to calm down.

When the Engines and Shoppies came back while they were meeting Scarletta Gateau, Rainbow Kate told Peppa-Mint to be like Ava Blade and told her to talk to him. Peppa-Mint wasn't sure at first, but Donatina said that she needed to be like spies exchanging information. Peppa-Mint agreed. When she approached him, Peppa-Mint stuttered and told him to be fierce and never give up. Peppa-Mint remarked that she wasn't cut out for this.
Antonio Magro

**Antonio Magro**is an English actor of Italian descent who joined the cast in the twenty-third series of Thomas & Friends.

## Filmography

* Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

Television* Little Dorrit (2008)
* Doctors (2012)
* Titanic (2012)
* The Bible (2013)
* Line of Duty (2014)
* You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015)
* Not Safe for Work (2015)
* Hooten & the Lady (2016)
* The Alienist (2018)
* Call the Midwife (2019)
* Thomas & Friends (2019)
Fred Pelhay

Fred Pelhay is an orange "Private Owner" truck which transports coal that is used on the Little Western.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Fred is based on a "Private Owner" 8 plank fixed-end coal wagon.

Fred Pelhay's basis
### Livery

Fred Pelhay is painted bright orange with white painted writing on both sides. Only the words "FRED PELHAY" are visible in the illustration, but the writing on the Wooden Railway model reads "FRED PELHAY COAL CO."
Dirk Bach

Dirk Bach (born on 23rd April 1961 in Köln, died on 1st October 2012 in Berlin) was a German actor, voice actor and comedian who provided voices for the German Thomas and Friends audio books.

He was best known for voicing the title character of "TOM & das Erdbeermarmladebrot mit Honig", Caruso from "The Little Polar Bear" and the narrator of "Oggy and the Cockroaches".
Denis Bespaliy

Denis Bespalyy (Денис Беспалый, born on 10 April 1974) is a Russian theatre and film actor who has narrated and provided voices for the Russian dub of Thomas and Friends since the King of the Railway special.

He is most famous for appearing in various Russian films and television shows, such as "The Black Goddess", "Yarik", "Institute for Noble Maidens" and "Black Wolfs". He is also known for voicing Bruce Wayne in Christopher Nolan's "Batman" trilogy, Master Mantis from the "Kung Fu Panda" films, Leonardo in the 2003 "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television series, Tulio Montiero from the "Rio" films, Skipper and Kowalski in "The Penguins of Madagascar" television series, Han Solo in the original trilogy of "Star Wars" and Nathan Drake from "Uncharted".

## Voices

* Edward (King of the Railway - eighteenth series)
* Gordon (King of the Railway onwards)
* Toby (King of the Railway onwards, excluding Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure)
* Duck (seventeenth series - Last Train for Christmas)
* Oliver (eighteenth series only)
* Harvey (seventeenth series onwards)
* Spencer (King of the Railway - eighteenth series)
* Hiro (seventeenth series onwards)
* Scruff (seventeenth series onwards)
* Stephen (King of the Railway onwards)
* Connor (King of the Railway - eighteenth series)
* Porter (No Steam Without Coal and Toad's Bright Idea only)
* Timothy (No Steam Without Coal and Spencer's VIP only)
* Salty (seventeenth series onwards)
* Den (nineteenth series onwards)
* Dart (seventeenth and eighteenth series)
* Sidney (seventeenth series - eighteenth series)
* Stafford (seventeenth series - eighteenth series)
* Winston (seventeenth series only)
* Skarloey (seventeenth series - Duncan the Humbug)
* Rusty (seventeenth series only)
* Duncan (eighteenth series ownwards)
* Toad (eighteenth series onwards, excluding Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure)
* Slip Coach 1
* Bertie (seventeenth series only)
* Reg (eighteenth series ownwards)
* Harold (seventeenth series - eighteenth series)
* Shane
* Max and Monty
David Stoten

**David Stoten** (born in Luton, Bedfordshire) is a former director for Thomas & Friends at Arc Productions & Jam Filled Toronto. He directed ten episodes for the eighteenth series, co-directed three episodes for the nineteenth series, and directed four feature-length specials. Under Mattel Television, he became the head writer for the series from 2018-onwards, succeeding Andrew Brenner.

## Career

Stoten worked as a storyboard artist on many British television shows such as Spitting Image, Charlie and Lola, Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet and on feature films like Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, Mr Bean's Holiday (working on the latter as the Lead Storyboard Artist) and Gnomeo and Juliet.

Brought up in England, Stoten emigrated to Toronto, Canada to become Creative Development Lead at 'Starz Animation' in 2010, and maintaining his position after the company renamed itself to 'Arc Productions' from April 2011 to August 2016. During his time at Arc Productions, he began working on Thomas & Friends as a storyboard artist for the eighteenth series and Tale of the Brave, whilst directing ten episodes for the former. He then co-directed three episodes for the nineteeth series, but became the sole director for the feature-length specials, Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure and The Great Race.

When Arc Productions went bust and was bought out by Jam Filled Entertainment in August 2016, Stoten did not retain his position as Creative Development Lead but continued to work for the company, Jam Filled Toronto, under the new administration. He ceased directing episodes from the twentieth series-onwards, but carried on his directing duties for the specials, Journey Beyond Sodor and Big World! Big Adventures!.

In 2018, Stoten left Jam Filled Toronto to emigrate back to the UK to work for Mattel Television. Still keen to work on Thomas & Friends, Stoten became the new head writer for the series, succeeding Andrew Brenner and beginning with Steam Team to the Rescue. Since starting his new position, he has so far written two episodes for the twenty-fourth series.

## Director

### Series

#### Series 18

* Old Reliable Edward
* Not So Slow Coaches
* Flatbeds of Fear
* Disappearing Diesels
* Signals Crossed
* Toad's Adventure
* Duck in the Water
* Duck and the Slip Coaches
* Thomas the Quarry Engine
* Thomas and the Emergency Cable

#### Series 19

* Best Engine Ever (co-director)
* The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead (co-director)
* Philip to the Rescue (co-director)

### Specials

* Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
* The Great Race
* Journey Beyond Sodor
* Big World! Big Adventures!

## Episodes Written

#### Series 24

* James the Super Engine
* The Inventor's Spectacular Bridge

## Songs

* He's Full of Surprises (performed with Andrew Brenner, Ian McCue and Oliver Davis)
Cassia

**Cassia** is a rolling portal crane in who works at Guanabara Bay in Brazil.

## Technical Details

### Basis

The Rio Crane 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. Carly is another member of this class.

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### Livery

The Rio Crane is painted red with yellow hazard stripes along the underside of her body. Her cab roof is blue, as are her safety rails and access steps.

## Appearances

### Thomas and Friends

* **Series 23** - The Other Big Engine, Batucada and Grudge Match

## Voice Actors

* Teresa Gallagher (UK/US; Big World! Big Adventures! only)​​​​​
Fabrice Trojani

Fabrice Trojani (born on 20 January 1978 in Suresns, Hauts de Seine, France) is a French actor. He has been working on the French version of Thomas & Friends since its full voice cast was introduced in the eighth series, though did certain episodes from the sixth and seventh as well.

He also does the French dubbing for other characters like "Iggy Arbuckle", Davis from "Digimon", Tahno from "The Legend of Korra", Beau Rockley from "VeggieTales in the House", and Ferb from "Phineas and Ferb".

## Voices

* Thomas (sixth series onwards)
* Edward (sixth series onwards)
* Henry (sixth series onwards)
* James (eighth series onwards)
* Donald
* Douglas (Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure onwards)
* Hank
* Charlie (fifteenth season onwards)
* Bash
* Diesel (thirteenth series onwards)
* Dart
* Winston
* Toad (eighteenth series onwards)
* Duncan
* Cranky
* Captain (Misty Island Rescue - eighteenth series)
* Farmer Trotter
* Some Children
* Thomas' Driver (Too Hot for Thomas)
Lei

**Lei** is a Chinese goods van. He has four wheels and helps carry cargo.

## Biography

### Thomas & Friends

Lei was first seen as a runway screaming in terror, Yong Baochased him with a plan to stop him safely, but Thomas charged into Lei before he could, flipping him over and causing him to lose two of his wheels. Despite this, Lei thanked Thomas and calls him a hero.

Lei was later used by Yong Bao to help teach Thomas tai chi, the plan involved Lei being sent towards Thomas so that he could stop the truck without derailing him. Lei was constantly knocked off the rails during the training, but Thomas improved over time and almost managed to successfully stop him, the engines were ready to continue, but a signalman set the points away from Yong Bao, causing Lei to become a runaway again when Thomas hit him.

Thomas chased Lei down the same line his crash occurred the day before, leading to Thomas planning to use Yong Bao's tactic to save him. Unfortunately, Lei hit a rock after switching tracks to get ahead and was sent flying onto the track in front of Thomas again, where Thomas eventually managed to get in front of him and slow down. Yong Bao congratulated Thomas for saving Lei and successfully mastering tai chi. Thomas said he can't wait to try it again, but Lei said that he prefers if they would.

## Personality

Unlike the Troublesome Trucks on Sodor, Lei is well-behaved and friendly, though he can be accident-prone at times. He also has a good sense of humour, and is able to laugh at his own expense.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Lei is based on a LNER 12 ton covered goods van.

### Livery

Lei is painted magenta. His frames and roof are painted black, and his buffer beams are red.

## Appearances

#### Videos

* **2018** - Meet Yong-Bao of China! (cameo)

## Voice Actors

* Windson Liong (UK/US)
* Paweł Ciołkosz (Poland)
* Roberto Cuevas (Latin America)
* Stefan Weißenburger (Germany)

## Trivia

* He was the only character from China not to appear in the twenty-third series.
* Lei is the first truck to be named in the television series since Hector in the eleventh series.
	+ He is also the first van to be named in the series.
David Menkin

David Menkin (born May 10th, 1977 in Norway) is a Norwegian-born American-English actor who provides voices for the UK and US narrations of Thomas & Friends.

He is known for appearing and voiceover in various films and games, such as "Wit", "Arthur Christmas" and "Kinect Sports". He is perhaps best known for voicing Preston Marlowe and Captain Joseph Brady from the "Battlefield" series. He was the voice of Scoop and Travis in the US dub of "Bob the Builder: Ready! Steady! Build!". He also voices Virgil and Gordon Tracy in the series "Thunderbirds are Go!".

He can speak fluent Norwegian and Swedish.

## Voices

### UK/US

* Stanley (The Truth About Toby only)
* Porter (US; seventeenth series onwards - UK; Pouty James and Cranky at the End of the Line only)
* Racing Car #3 (Big World! Big Adventures!)

## Songs

* I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside (performed)
* We Wish You a Merry Christmas (performed)
* Will You Won't You (performed)

## Filmography

### Films

* Wit (2001)
* Octane (2003)
* Bob the Builder: The Legend of the Golden Hammer (2010)
* Bob the Builder: Big Dino Dig (2011)
* Arthur Christmas (2011)
* Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
* The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
* Survivor (2015)
* Molly Moon: The Incredible Hypnotist (2015)
* A Hologram for the King (2016)
* Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

### Television

* Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build! (2010-2012)
* Strike Back (2013)
* The Top Ten Show (2013-2015)
* Thomas & Friends (2013-present)
* Drifters (2014)
* Thunderbirds Are Go! (2015-present)
* Fortitude (2015)
* Boomers (2016)
* Red Dwarf (2016)
* Fearless (2017)
* Hilda (2018)
* Space Chickens in Space (2019)

### Games

* Alias (2004)
* EyeToy: Kinetic (2005)
* Battlefield: Bad Company (2008)
* Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (2010)
* Kinect Sports (2010)
* Crysis 2 (2011)
* Battlefield 3 (2011)
* Syndicate (2012)
* Killzone: Shadow Fall (2013)
* Alien: Isolation (2014)
* Horizon: Zero Dawn (2017)
* Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (2017)

## Trivia

* He was not credited in the US King of the Railway credits, despite voicing Jack.