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Mallard

**Mallard** is the world's fastest steam engine, holding a speed record of 126 mph. He is a very popular exhibit at the National Railway Museum in York and is very well looked after. He is 1 of 6 surviving A4s.

## Biography

### *The Railway Series*

Mallard was built on 3rd March 1938, at Doncaster Works under the London and North Eastern Railway. On the 3rd of July that year, while undergoing tests, he established a world speed record of 126 mph. He was renumbered to 22 by Edward Thompson's number scheme in 1946, then E22 in the Locomotive Exchange Trials and finally to 60022 in British Railways days.

After the decline of steam, Mallard was immediately preserved and put on display at the Museum of British Transport in Clapham, London. In 1975 he was taken to the National Railway Museum, where he sat until 1986, when he was overhauled and taken onto the main line. In 1988, the 50th anniversary of his record, he was retired and put back on display. He has not run since.

It was announced in March 2010 that Mallard was to be moved to Locomotion, the National Railway Museum in Shildon, on 23rd June 2010. He was pulled by the brand new steam locomotive Tornado; his departure from the museum was a result of the planned redevelopment of the NRM's Great Hall, which was cancelled due to unsuccessful funding.

Mallard returned to York in July 2011. He was due to travel to the DB Museum in Nuremberg, Germany for a speed exhibition later in the year, but due to expenses, the event was cancelled. Mallard was one of the engines at Railfest in June 2012.

Mallard celebrated the 75th anniversary of his world speed record in 2013, with all of his preserved A4 siblings. As well as Mallard receiving a new coat of LNER garter blue, his two transatlantic A4 siblings, No. 4489 Dominion of Canada and No. 60008 Dwight D. Eisenhower were both temporarily shipped back to the United Kingdom to take part in the anniversary (both returned in spring 2014). The event was also attended by fellow siblings No. 4464 Bittern, No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley, and No. 60009 Union of South Africa.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Mallard is based on the real LNER A4 4-6-2 Pacific of the same name, No. 4468 *Mallard*.

### Livery

Mallard is currently painted in the London and North Eastern Railway's garter blue livery with red wheels and steel rims. He has black nameplates with his name in gold and plaques on both sides of his boiler commemorating his world record. In British Railway service without wheel skirts, Mallard first wore the British Railways' garter blue livery, followed by the express passenger blue livery. He then wore the British Railways' Brunswick green livery for the rest of his working life and for a brief period in August 2012, was painted in the wartime black livery.
Kangaroo Christmas

***Kangaroo Christmas*** is the twentieth episode of the twenty-second series.

## Plot

Thomas spends Christmas in Australia, and is disappointed that there is no snow because the weather is too hot. He cheers up when a little girl called Madeleine shows him her toy kangaroo. Whilst Madeleine is helping her father, a real kangaroo mistakes the toy kangaroo for her joey. Thomas tries to catch up with the kangaroo, but is unable to, much to his disappointment.

Thomas finds a joey near the track and asks Isla to help bring the mother kangaroo closer to the train. The mother kangaroo reunites with her joey, and Madeleine remarks that next year she will ask Santa Claus for a real kangaroo.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Shane
* Aubrey and Aiden
* Isla
* Madeleine
* Madeleine's Parents
* Connor (*stock footage*)
* Daisy (*stock footage*)
* Edward (*stock footage cameo*)
* Henry (*stock footage cameo*)
* James (*stock footage cameo*)
* Percy (*stock footage cameo*)
* Ryan (*stock footage cameo*)
* Diesel (*stock footage cameo*)
* Bert (*stock footage cameo*)
* Rex (*stock footage cameo*)
* Mike (*stock footage cameo*)
* Slip Coaches (*stock footage cameo*)
* Judy and Jerome (*stock footage cameo*)
* Harold (*stock footage cameo*)
* Sir Topham Hatt (*stock footage cameo*)
* Father Christmas (*mentioned*)

## Locations

* Australia
	+ Shane's Station
	+ The Outback
	+ Pine Tree Station
	+ Katherine
	+ Shane's Shed
* Island of Sodor
	+ Arlesburgh West (*stock footage*)
	+ Arlesburgh West Shed (*stock footage*)
	+ Arlesburgh Yard (*stock footage*)
	+ The Mainland (*stock footage*)
	+ Vicarstown Bridge (*stock footage*)
	+ Knapford (*stock footage*)

## Cast

### UK

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Shane Jacobson as Shane
* Genevieve McCarthy as Aubrey
* Tim Bain as Aiden and Madeleine's Father
* Rachael Miller as Isla
* Teresa Gallagher as Madeleine and Madeleine's Mother

### US

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Shane Jacobson as Shane
* Genevieve McCarthy as Aubrey
* Tim Bain as Aiden and Madeleine's Father
* Rachael Miller as Isla
* Teresa Gallagher as Madeleine and Madeleine's Mother

## Trivia

* At the end of the episode, Thomas mentions the events of the twenty-first series episode, Daisy's Perfect Christmas and the eighteenth series episode, Last Train for Christmas. Stock footage from both episodes are used.
* This is the first Christmas episode not to take place on Sodor.
* Madeliene is named after Tim Bain's daughter.

## Home Media Releases

### UK/AUS

* Here Comes the Steam Team (*Bonus Feature*) (*Direct-to-Home Video; UK*)
Jarosław Domin

Jarosław Domin (born 24th July 1958) is a Polish actor and voice actor who provided voices in the Polish narration of Thomas & Friends.

He is best known for voicing Obi-Wan Kenobi from the "Star Wars" franchise, Edd from "Ed, Edd n' Eddy", and Inspector Gadget.

## Voices

* Percy (Samson at Your Service only)
* Toby (Marion and the Dinosaurs only)
* Scruff
* Salty (Misty Island Rescue only)
* Luke (eighteenth series onwards)
* Rocky
* Cranky (Emily Saves the World and Timothy and the Rainbow Truck only)
* Farmer McColl (Henry's Good Deeds only)
* Mr. Bubbles
* The Grumpy Passenger
Crovan's Gate

Crovan's Gate is a town near a narrow gap in the hills that is the only practicable route into the centre of Sodor from the east. The town's station is the terminus of the Skarloey Railway and the location of the Works, where the engines go to be repaired. The town's motto is "Ave amicos cave hostes", which, translated, means "Welcome, friends; beware, enemies".

## History

The town is so named because of the narrow pass (Once much narrower than at present, since road and railway builders have enlarged it). This pass has for centuries been the only practicable route from the east into the centre. King Godred Crovan with 300 men held some 4000 Normans at bay here for a day until reinforcements under Jarl Sigmund and Thorkell of Norwich could arrive and occupy the surrounding heights. Then feigning retreat, Crovan lured the Normans through the gap which Sigmund then closed. The Normans were thus pinned down in a narrow space where they had no room to use their superior horsemanship except in trying to escape from what had become a virtual massacre.

Apart from its military importance, Crovan's Gate has been an agricultural market town until in the 18th Century the Crovan's Gate Mining Company made it the headquarters for their copper operations at Ward Fell and in the Skarloey Valley. By 1865, the terminus, sheds and yards for the Skarloey Railway were built here as well as a single platform station.

Nowadays, Skarloey Railway trains use a bay with a run-round loop on the north face of the North Western Railway's eastbound platform. At the platform end the line forks - left to sheds and workshops, right to the Main Line. Mr. Roger Sam lived here in a cottage owned by the Railway; the original Manager's House of 1865 having been demolished during "the Lean Years".

In 1915 the NWR established repair shops here. Since 1925 these shops have been expanded as required until the decline of steam on the Mainland. The Works are now equipped with machinery and craftsmen able to tackle any type of steam locomotive overhaul or rebuilding that may be needed. Sir Topham Hatt has been looking into the possibility of manufacturing parts for engines on heritage railways. The Works Diesel later came from here to help James.
Liliana Barba

Liliana Barba (born 16 January 1973) is a Mexican voice actress who provides voices for the Latin American dub of Thomas and Friends and also provided the voices of Stacy Jones and Lilly's Mother in Thomas and the Magic Railroad.

She is best known for voicing Chuckie Finster from "Rugrats", Daisy Duck from Disney, Sango from "InuYasha", Frankie Foster from "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends", Rukia Kuchiki from "Bleach", and Kyle Broflovski from "South Park". She also regularly dubs for celebrities such as Hilary Duff, Penelope Cruz, and Lucy Liu.

## Voices

* Rainbow Kate
* Frankie
* Stacy Jones
* Lily's Mother
Etienne

## Etienne the French Electric

Etienne is a French electric engine who participated in the Great Railway Show. He was a contender in the Great Race, which he won.

## Personality

Etienne is described as being polite and gentlemanly, as he only joined the Great Railway Show to have fun and meet new friends.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Etienne is based on SNCF's BB 9003 and 9004 electric locomotives, built by Jeumont-Schneider of Paris in 1952 and 1954, respectively. On March 29th, 1955, 9004 broke the world speed record for a locomotive when it reached a speed of 331 kilometres per hour on a run from between Bordeaux and Dax, Landes. Taken out of service in 1973, 9004 has been preserved and is on display at the Cité du Train in Mulhouse.

Etienne's basis
### Livery

Etienne is painted white and dark blue with red and silver lining and red wheels, the colours of the French flag. He carries his name on a silver nameplate.

## Appearances

### Thomas & Friends Webseries

* **Season 1** - Lovers Day, The Big Thomas Hunt, Engines of the Wild, The Mystery of the Doors (mentioned), Welcome to Sodor (cameo), Fashion Fever (cameo), The Spatula, Halloween, Shopping Cart Rally, Vay-Kay (cameo), 12 Days of Thomas, Free as an Engine, X Marks the Spot (cameo) and A Walk in the Park
* **Season 2** - Lost and Hound (Part 1), Swing Vote (Part 1) (cameo), Swing Vote (Part 2) (cameo), Swing Vote (Part 3) (cameo), Swing Vote (Part 4) (cameo), The Sodor Games (Part 1) (cameo), The Sodor Games (Part 3) (cameo), The Sodor Games (Part 4) (cameo), Power Hungry (Part 1) (cameo), After Party (Part 1), After Party (Part 2), Engines Bring Europe to Jessicake (Part 4) (cameo), Thomas World Fair (Part 4) (cameo), Thomas World Fair (Part 5) (cameo), Go Thomas! (cameo) and Hey! Listen! (cameo)

### Specials

* **2017** - Thomas & Friends: World Vacation (cameo)
* **2018** - Thomas & Friends: Wild Style (cameo)

## Voice Actors

* Rob Rackstraw (UK/US)
* Erik Schäffler (Germany)
* Kōichi Sakaguchi (Japan)
* Alan Bravo (Latin America)

## Trivia

* Etienne is the fourth engine to have a moustache, the first being Earnest, the second being Iron Duke, and the third being Coran. He is also the first engine in the television series to have a moustache.
* Etienne is the first catenary-powered electric engine to be introduced in the television series.
* Despite being an electric-powered locomotive, Etienne has been incorrectly described as a Diesel-Electric locomotive in The Great Race.
Jorge Teixeira

Jorge Teixeira is a Spanish voice actor who voices characters in the European Spanish version of Thomas and Friends.

He is known for voicing Mr. E and Grady Gator from "Scooby-Doo: Mystery Inc.", various characters from the "Digimon" series, Larry the Lobster from "Spongebob Squarepants", Zeke Dunbar from the "inFamous" game series, Big Al from the "Ratchet and Clank" game series, Zilius Zox from "Green Lantern: The Animated Series", and Lee Samson from "Cowboy Bebop: The Movie".

## Voices

* James
* Charlie
* Scruff
* Diesel
* Salty
* Skarloey
* Butch
* The Mayor of Sodor
Grzegorz Kwiecień

Grzegorz Kwiecień (born 1986) is a Polish voice actor who provided voices in the Polish narration of Thomas and Friends.

He is best known for voicing Wheeljack from "Transformers: Prime", the original voice of Big McIntosh from "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic", Marvin the Martian from "The Looney Tunes Show", and Hans from Disney's "Frozen".

## Voices

* Timothy
* Carlos
* Yong Bao
* Sidney
* Duncan (Emily Saves the World only)
* Rusty (eighteenth series onwards)
Marcel Collé

Marcel Collé (born 31st March 1976 in Berlin) is a German voice actor.

He is best known for being the regular dubbing voice of Ashton Kutcher. He is also known for voicing King Bob from Disney's "Recess", Andy Larkin from "What's With Andy?", Superman from "Smallville", and Zach Van Gerbig from "Gilmore Girls".

He has also worked as a voice director in various films and shows such as "MegaMan NT Warrior", "American Dad!", "Star Wars: The Clone Wars", and "Balls of Fury".
Grzegorz Drojewski

Grzegorz Drojewski (born on 17th November 1983) is a Polish voice actor who provides voices for the Polish version of Thomas & Friends.

He is best known for voicing Blu from "Rio", Carl Wheezer from "Jimmy Neutron", Menasor from "Transformers Cybertron", Tintin from "The Adventures of Tintin" film, Sid from "Toy Story", Finn from "Adventure Time", and Bloo from "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends". He also voiced Ash Ketchum for the first fifty episodes of "Pokémon Diamond & Pearl".

## Voices

* Percy (Hero of the Rails onwards, excluding Samson at Your Service)
Gilan Shachaf

Gilan Shachaf (Hebrew: גילן שחף, born 22nd September 1985) is an Israeli voice actor, singer and musician who joined the Hebrew voice cast of Thomas & Friends as a guest actor in Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure. Shachaf provided voices and performed songs in the Hebrew dubs of Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure, Tale of the Brave and King of the Railway.

He is known for voicing Billy from "Bolt", Kaito Dōmoto from "Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch", Mark Chang from "The Fairly Oddparents", Kristoff Bjorgman from the "Frozen" franchise, Mordecai from "Regular Show", Scott Tracy from "Thunderbirds are Go", Alvin from "ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks", Klaus from "Supa Strikas" and Nash from "The Good Dinosaur".

## Voices

* James (Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure only)
* Timothy (Tale of the Brave only)
* Ryan (Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure only)
* Skarloey (King of the Railway only)
* Skiff (Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure only)
* Jack (Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure and King of the Railway only)

## Songs

* Working Together Again (performed)
* Searching Everywhere (performed)
* It's Gonna be a Great Day (performed)
* Monsters Everywhere (performed)
* Our Tale of the Brave (performed)
* Let's Be Brave (performed)
* We Make a Team Together (performed)

## Trivia

* He is the younger brother of Hadar Shachaf Ma'ayan.
Marit Berg

Marit Synnøve Berg (born on 10th July 1964) is a Norwegian actress who provided voices for female characters in the Norwegian narration of Thomas & Friends. She can speak fluent French, German, and English.

She is best known for playing Marianne Halvorsen in the Norwegian soap opera "Hotel Cæsar", Captain Amelia from "Sjørøverplaneten", and Beate from the film "Nokas". She also voices in "Arthur", "Ponyo", and "Scaredy Squirrel".

She stepped down as a voice actor for the show after the seventeenth series.

## Voices

* Emily (Hero of the Rails - seventeenth series, excluding Day of the Diesels, Blue Mountain Mystery and King of the Railway)
* Belle (seventeenth series only)
* Mavis (Hero of the Rails - seventeenth series, excluding Day of the Diesels and Blue Mountain Mystery)
* Millie (seventeenth series only)
* Clarabel (seventeenth series only)
* The Duchess of Boxford (Hero of the Rails - seventeenth series)
Kenji on the Rails Again

**Kenji on the Rails Again** is an upcoming episode of the twenty-fourth series.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Percy
* Hiro
* Kenji
* Victor
* Reg
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Ruth
* Henry (cameo)
* Gordon (cameo)
* Porter (cameo)
* Salty (cameo)
* Cranky (cameo)
* Carly (cameo)
* Big Mickey (cameo)
* Tom Tipper (cameo)
* Stafford (mentioned)

## Locations

* Island of Sodor
	+ Sodor Steamworks
		- Victor's Shed
	+ Knapford
		- Knapford Yards
	+ Brendam Docks
		- Sodor Shipping Company
		- Brendam Warehouse
	+ Wellsworth
		- Wellsworth Scrap Yard
	+ Whistling Woods
		- Hiro's Hideout
	+ Gordon's Hill (fantasy)
* Japan (mentioned)
* China (mentioned)
	+ Shanghai Harbour (mentioned)

## Cast

### UK

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Nigel Pilkington as Percy
* Togo Igawa as Hiro
* Matt McCooey as Kenji
* David Bedella as Victor
* Tim Whitnall as Reg
* Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt
* Dominique Moore as Ruth

### US

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Christopher Ragland as Percy
* Togo Igawa as Hiro
* Matt McCooey as Kenji
* David Bedella as Victor
* Tim Whitnall as Reg
* Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt
* Dominique Moore as Ruth

## Trivia

* This episode marks Hiro's first appearance in an episode and first speaking role since the Twentieth series episode Letters to Santa and final overall appearance since Journey Beyond Sodor.
* The events of Big World! Big Adventures! are mentioned.
Cecilia Gómez

Cecilia Gómez is a Mexican dubbing actress who will join the Latin American voice cast of Thomas & Friends in the twenty-fourth season.

She is famous for dubbing characters like Spike in My Little Pony: The Magic of Friendship, Tess Tyler in the films of Camp Rock, Toko Zaizen in Super Eleven, Mona Vanderwaal in Lindas Liarsas and Jinafire Long in Monster High.

She started as a child in the dubbing in Procineas S.C.L. along with his mother, also the voice actress Queta Calderón. She is also the older sister of the voice actor Emilio Ángeles.

At the moment of her work in dubbing she works as a producer in the company Labo.
Kunihiro Kawamoto

Kunihiro Kawamoto (河本 邦弘, born on 1st September 1975) is a Japanese voice actor who was affiliated with 81 Produce and provided voices in the Japanese version of Thomas & Friends.

He is best known for voicing G1 Starscream from "Transformers: Robot Masters", Firefly from "The Batman" and "Batman: The Brave and the Bold", Minimus P.U. from "Atomic Betty", Zed from the 2003 "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", Misumi Tsurugi from "Naruto", Breezy from "Jimmy Two-Shoes", Coldfront from Disney-Pixar's "The Good Dinosaur", and Lazlo from "Camp Lazlo".

## Voices

* Harvey (twentieth series only)
* Connor
* Axel
* Dart
* Paxton
* Norman (twentieth series onwards)
* Ivan
* The Brazilian Diesel Shunter
* Stafford (All in Vain only)
* Rheneas (The Great Race only)
* Bert (The Great Race only)
* The Third Slip Coach
* Yin-Long
* Troublesome Trucks (Thomas Toots the Crows, Thomas the Quarry Engine, Missing Gator, Salty All At Sea, Den and Dart, The Other Side of the Mountain, Philip's Number and Big World! Big Adventures!)
* Toad (eighteenth series onwards)
* Rocky
* The American Crane
* The Coaling Plant Manager (Calling All Engines!)
* The Welsh Bird Watcher (Stuck in Gear)
* Some Policemen (Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure and Mucking About)
* The Museum Manager
* The Great Railway Show Judge (The Great Race)
* Percy's driver (Letters to Santa)
* Stephen's driver (Slow Stephen)
* Gator's driver (Long Lost Friend)
* Ben's fireman (No Steam Without Coal)
* Emily's fireman (Stuck in Gear)
* Bertie's driver (Unscheduled Stops)
* The Knapford stationmaster (Big World! Big Adventures!)
* The Wellsworth stationmaster (Old Reliable Edward)
* Some Signalmen (The Other Side of the Mountain, Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure and The Big Freeze)
* A Railway Inspector (Lost Property)
* Some Rail Workers (Calling All Engines!, Gordon and Ferdinand, Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger and Marion and the Pipe)
* Some Quarry Workers (Toby's New Friend)
* A Washdown Workman (All in Vain)
* A Dryaw Station Workman (Letters to Santa)
* Some Knapford Station Workers (The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead and Big World! Big Adventures!)
* One of the Two Bakers
* The Chinese Guard (Number One Engine)
* The Man with the Hat (Spencer's VIP)
* Some Passengers (Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger, Salty All At Sea, Cautious Connor, Springtime for Diesel and Unscheduled Stops)
* Knapford Station Speaker (Sidney Sings and Unscheduled Stops)

## Songs

* I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside (performed)
* Will You Won't You (performed)
* Where in the World is Thomas? (performed)
Laid Back Shane

**Laid Back Shane** is the thirteenth episode of the twenty-third season.

## Plot

Shane has too much fun to stop and refuel until he runs out of coal and is stranded in the desert.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Shane
* Aubrey and Aiden
* The Teacher (*cameo*)
* Tamika (*mentioned*)
* Sir Topham Hatt (*stock footage*)
* Ace (*dropped*)
* Isla (*dropped*)

## Locations

* Australia
	+ Shane's Shed
	+ Shane's Station
* Island of Sodor
	+ Tidmouth Sheds (*stock footage*)

## Cast

### UK

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Shane Jacobson as Shane
* Genevieve McCarthy as Aubrey
* Tim Bain as Aiden

### US

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Shane Jacobson as Shane
* Genevieve McCarthy as Aubrey
* Tim Bain as Aiden

### Germany

* Christian Stark as Thomas
* Holger Umbreit as Shane
* Muriel Bielenberg as Aubrey
* Flemming Stein as Aiden

### Japan

* Kumiko Higa as Thomas
* Ryōsuke Morita as Shane
* Maki Uchiyama as Aubrey
* Tōru Akiyoshi as Aiden

### Poland

* Janusz Zadura as Thomas
* Jacek Król as Shane
* Marta Dylewska as Aubrey
* Artur Pontek as Aiden

### Russia

* Prokhor Chekhovskoy as Thomas
* Denis Bespaliy as Shane
* Olga Kuznetsova as Aubrey
* Anton Savenkov as Aiden

## Trivia

* At the end of the episode, Thomas mentions the events of the seventeenth series episode, No Snow for Thomas. Stock footage from said episode was also used.
* Thomas makes a reference to the twenty-second series episode, Banjo and the Bushfire.
Kristina von Weltzien

Kristina von Weltzien (born 1973 in Kiel) is a German voice actor who provides voices for the German version of Thomas & Friends.

She is known best for playing Amelie Amsel from "Die Schule am See", but she is also known for voicing Charlotte Watsford from "H2O: Just Add Water", Janice Quatlane from "Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva", Lucrezia Noin from "Mobile Suit Gundam Wing", Tenma Tsukamoto from "School Rumble", Po from "Teletubbies", Becky Lopez from "George Shrinks", Hawkgirl from "DC Super Hero Girls", and the title character She-Ra from "She-Ra: Princess of Power". Other German dubbing credits include "Miss Marple" and "Poirot".
Chee Zee

Chee Zee is a yellow Shopkin who works in New York in a taxi, along with Pinkie Cola.

## Coverage

* Click here to view Chee Zee's coverage.

## Personality

In the World Vacation movie, Chee Zee acted very self-righteously, being quick to condemn Duke, despite him doing no wrong. Sometimes his eagerness to help gets in the way of his proper judgment or common sense. Chee Zee is also seemingly a character of order and is a stickler for the rules.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Chee Zee is based on a block of cheese. It comprises proteins and fat from milk, usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep. During production, the milk is usually acidified, and adding the enzyme rennet causes coagulation. The solids are separated and pressed into final form. Some cheeses have molds on the rind, the outer layer, or throughout. Most cheeses melt at cooking temperature.

Chee Zee's basis
### Livery

Chee Zee is painted yellow. He is cut in a triangle-like shape.

## Appearances

### Specials

* **2017** - Shopkins: World Vacation (cameo)
* **2018** - Shopkins: Wild Style (cameo)

## Trivia

* His variant may be a reference to blue cheese.
* Doug Erholtz gives Chee Zee a Yankee accent.
* His name is a pun on the word "cheesy."
Kwaku

Kwaku is a large Garratt engine who works in Tanzania. He is close friends with Nia.

## Personality

Kwaku is a kind and friendly engine. He is good friends with Nia, and was aware that she had lost her engine shed and had nowhere else to go. Like Nia, he's always making sure that his friends' boiler, wheels, and any other engine parts, are in good working order, and that they are being treated well.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Kwaku is based on the East African Railways (EAR) 59 class, a class of 4-8-2+2-8-4 oil-fired Garratt locomotives built by Beyer, Peacock & Co. which entered service in 1955-56. These were the largest, heaviest and most powerful steam locomotives to operate on any metre gauge railway in the world, and were the mainstay of freight services from Mombasa to Nairobi until the 1970s. Two surviving locomotives, No. 5918 Mount Gelai and 5930 Mount Shengena, are preserved by the Nairobi Railway Museum in Nairobi, Kenya.

Kwaku has been partially modified from his original basis. Whereas his class is metre gauge, Kwaku has been scaled up to standard gauge. Additionally, he has been fitted with buffers and screw-link couplings, allowing him to work with British rolling stock.

Kwaku’s basis
### Livery

Kwaku is painted red with light yellow lining. His cylinders are painted black with red lining.

## Appearances

### Thomas and Friends

* **Season 22** - Forever and Ever (indirectly mentioned)

## Trivia

* Kwaku's name is an Akan name for "born on a Wednesday".
* Kwaku is the first Garratt locomotive to be introduced in the television series. If Really Useful Around the World counted, he would be the second, as the first would have been the Australian Engine.
Martin Sherman

Martin T. Sherman (born in Evanston, Illinois, 28 November 1966) is an American actor, voice actor, voice director, writer, and director who provided voices for the US dub of Thomas & Friends from 2009-2015.

He started acting around the age of 9 at a local Jewish community centre in Florida. He also provides voices for several video games. Two of his better known roles are Pac-Man in the video game Pac-Man World 3 and Ryan from DreamWeb.

## Voices

### US

* Thomas (Hero of the Rails - eighteenth series)
* Percy (Hero of the Rails - eighteenth series)
* Diesel (King of the Railway - eighteenth series)
* The Bird Watcher (Henry's Good Deeds)
* Some Children (Time For a Story, Pop Goes Thomas and Toby and Bash)
* Some Sodor United Football Players (Pingy Pongy Pick Up)

## Songs

* It's Great to be an Engine (performed)
* I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside (performed)

## Departure from the Series

In 2014, it was announced that Sherman would leave his roles on Thomas & Friends due to contractual disagreements with the production team. He announced his departure via The SiF Blog in July. In the post, he claimed to be feeling exploited and complained about the low wage the series was paying him. He also apologised to any fans who might be affected by his departure.

Later that month, in an interview with The Guardian, he stated that HiT Entertainment had threatened him with legal action if the blog post was not removed. Sherman said he felt bullied and silenced and was reportedly seeking legal advice regarding the blogpost. The blogpost was later removed. In the same Guardian interview, HiT Entertainment refused to comment on the contracts it has with its talent and wished Martin Sherman the best in his future professional endeavours.

As for his roles, Joseph May took over the voice of Thomas starting with The Adventure Begins, Christopher Ragland took over the role of Percy and Kerry Shale took over the role of Diesel, respectively, in the nineteenth series.

## Filmography

### Film

* Green Street Hooligans (2005)
* Spirit of the Forest (2008)
* Thomas and Friends: Hero of the Rails (2009)
* Leap Year (2010)
* Thomas and Friends: Misty Island Rescue (2010)
* Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
* Thomas and Friends: Day of the Diesels (2011)
* Thomas and Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery (2012)
* Thomas and Friends: King of the Railway (2013)
* Burton and Taylor (2013)
* Thomas and Friends: Tale of the Brave (2014)

### Television

* Adventures on Orsum Island (2008)
* Thomas & Friends (2009-2015)
* Doctor Who (2015)

### Games

* DreamWeb
* Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard, and the Wardrobe
* Conflict: Desert Storm ll - Back to Baghdad
* Driv3r
* Second Sight
* Pac-Man World 3
* Timesplitters: Future Perfect
* Juiced
* Sniper Ellte
* Kameo: Elements of Power
* Perfect Dark Zero
* The Witcher
* Haze
* So Blonde
* Crysis Warhead
* IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Pery
* Driver: San Francisco
* Deponia

## Trivia

* In an interview with Sodor Island Fansite, he said he had auditioned for Henry, but Kerry Shale got the part instead.
Frankie

Frankie is a diesel shunter who works at the Steelworks on the Mainland along with Hurricane.

## Personality

Frankie is a charming and intelligent diesel shunter who can be very commanding. A natural leader, Frankie actively takes charge of operations at the Steelworks. She can be scheming at times, putting on a front to try and manipulate others into doing what she wants them to do.

Frankie, however, is not mean at heart. She feels hard-done-by and rejected because there is more work to do at the Steelworks than there are engines to do it. She would love to be free to go off making deliveries with Hurricane, but feels the only way she will ever be able to achieve this is by tricking others into doing the work she doesn't want to do.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Frankie is based on a Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0 diesel shunter which worked at the Manchester Ship Canal. No. 4002 Arundel Castle, affectionately known as "Billy", is preserved in working order by the East Lancashire Railway Diesel Group. Sister locomotive No. 4001 Alnwick Castle is also preserved as a static non-operational exhibit at the Winfields Store site at Rising Bridge. The American Diesels are other members of this class.

Frankie’s basis
### Livery

Frankie is painted blue-green and black with gold lining. She has red and gold nameplates on either sides and "M.S.C.", which stands for "Manchester Ship Canal", written above her face. The number "4002" is written in yellow on her front bufferbeam.

## Trivia

* Frankie is the first engine of several things:
	+ The first female diesel engine in the television series since Mavis, and the first female diesel to originate in the television series instead of the Railway Series.
	+ The first main antagonist of a special who is female.
Jessicake

Jessicake is a Shoppie originally from the town of Shopville.

## Personality

Jessicake is rather calm and collected, going with the flow and keeping in the background to relax. However, Jessicake doesn't actively participate, implying she's lazy.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Jessicake is based on a cupcake. It is designed to serve one person, which may be baked in a small thin paper or aluminum cup. As with larger cakes, icing and other cake decorations such as fruit and candy may be applied.

Jessicake's basis
### Livery

Jessicake is fair skinned with bright blue eyes and hair pulled into a large curled ponytail. An elastic band holds her forelock, which goes down to her mouth, in place. She wears a pink striped top with a magenta ribbon and a blue pleat skirt with white, yellow, and fuchsia sprinkles. Her pink high heel shoes have a cherry shaped heel and a dollop of cream at the toe, each adorned with a small cherry. Her pink headband is adorned with a red ribbon, a cherry, a cupcake, and a dollop of cream.

## Appearances

### Thomas & Friends

* **Season 24** - The Other Big Shoppie and The Music of Shopville

### Specials

* **2018** - Thomas & Friends: Wild Style

## Voice Actors

* Cassandra Lee Morris (UK/US)
* Samira Fernandes (Brazil)
* Mia Aunbirk (Denmark)
* Angelique Heller (France and French Speaking Canada)
* Chiara Gioncardi (Italy)
* Hirano Arisa (Japan)
* Montserrat Aguilar (Latin America)
* María Sánchez (Spain)
* Olga Kuznetsova (Russia)

## Trivia

* Her name is a pun on the name "Jessica".
* Her prototype name was Cuppycake.
* Her backcard mentions and shows a picture of the Cupcake Cafe which shares a striking resemblance to the Cupcake Queen Cafe.
* Only 2000 of her San Diego Comic Con variant were produced.
* The SDCC version of Jessicake has tiny images of cupcakes in her eyes.
* She was the first Shoppie to appear in the webseries.
* The voice actress who provides Jessicake's voice is Cassandra Lee.
Hank

## Hank the American Engine

Hank is a large American tender engine.

## Personality

Hank is big, bold, and blue. He is the biggest engine on Sodor, along with Connor and Caitlin. He may come across as brash in his cheery confidence and enthusiasm, but being the mighty titan he is, Hank is more than used to being easily seen or heard. In his jolliness, he may seem a little goofy and kooky, especially with so many bells and whistles and a cowcatcher, but big ol' Hank has a big ol' heart and is more than happy to buffer up, share, and lend a helping hand. Using his might, strength, and power to be able to assist others is something that only comes all too naturally to him and he takes it in his stride, without second thought. Hank can become concerned about his friends though, as he gladly keeps an eye out for the other little engines. The only trouble with being Hank is that virtually every engine is little compared to him.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Hank is based on a Pennsylvania Railroad K4s Class Pacific. Two K4s are preserved, 1361 and 3750, and are recognised as the State Steam Locomotives of Pennsylvania.

In real life, Hank would be too large for the British loading gauge. However, he has been re-scaled to avoid technical issues. Hank is only partly modified to work on Sodor. His running plate has been altered, he is missing a headlamp, and he has buffers on his tender and screwlink couplings, yet he retains his cowcatcher.

According to concept designs made in 2007 by Philip Reeves, Hank was originally planned to be a Union Pacific Challenger Class.

Hank’s basis
### Livery

Hank is painted ultramarine blue with red wheels, lining and cowcatcher. This livery represents the colours of the flag of the United States. His smokebox and cab roof are painted dark grey.

## Trivia

* According to Sodor Island Fansite's interview with model maker and designer John Lee, Hank was originally designed to have an older face with a handlebar moustache. However, at HiT Entertainment's request, John made Hank look slightly younger and more jolly.
* Hank was the first new engine introduced when the show started to use CGI for engine faces and people.
* Hank's crew was never seen in CGI. The driver and fireman were only seen once and they were models.
* Hank had two identical models, and was initially to have four different face-masks. It is unknown whether or not the remaining two were fully produced.
* Hank's Wooden Railway and Take-n-Play toys do not have front couplers, despite them being present in the television series.
* His chassis was made from the same tooling as Spencer's, but with different pistons; this could possibly be why Spencer never appeared in the twelfth season.
All Tracks Lead to Rome

***All Tracks Lead to Rome*** is an upcoming episode of the twenty-third series.

## Plot

Thomas is keen to prove to his new friend Gina that he is an expert in all things Italian, until he gets lost down an old mine.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Gina
* Stefano
* Ester
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Lorenzo (*mentioned*)
* Beppe (*mentioned*)

## Locations

* Island of Sodor
	+ Vicarstown (*mentioned*)
* Italy
	+ The Italian Construction Site
	+ Leaning Tower of Pisa
	+ Rome
	+ The Colosseum
	+ The Museum Station
	+ Museum of Archaeology
	+ The Italian Station
	+ The Italian Seaside Station
	+ The Old Italian Mine
* India

Taj Mahal (*mentioned*)

* France
* Eiffel Tower (*mentioned*)

## Cast

### UK

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Anna Francolini as Gina, children, and passengers
* Vincenzo Nicoli as a worker
* Antonio Magro as Stefano
* Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt
* Montserrat Lombard as Mia and passengers

### US

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Anna Francolini as Gina, children, and passengers
* Vincenzo Nicoli as a worker
* Antonio Magro as Stefano
* Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt
* Monsterrat Lombard as Mia and passengers

## Goofs

* Keith Wickham is miscredited as Kevin Wickham.
Mia Kadosh

Mia Kadosh (Hebrew: מייה קדוש, born 15 February 1988) is an Israeli voice actress who provides voices for the Hebrew narration of Thomas and Friends.

She is also known for voicing the title character of "Sofia the First", Lizzie Sparks from "Fireman Sam", Diamond Tiara from "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic", Brittany Biskit from "Littlest Pet Shop", Batgirl and Harley Quinn from "Batman: The Brave and the Bold", Irma from the 2012 "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" series, and Harper Finkle from "Wizards of Waverly Place". Other dubbing credits include "The Amazing World of Gumball", "Transformers: Rescue Bots", "Special Agent Oso", "Dinosaur Train", "League of Super Evil", and many more.

## Voices

* Emily
* Annie
* Judy
María Sánchez

María Sánchez is a Spanish voice actress who provides voices for the European Spanish version of Thomas and Friends.

She has provided voices for various television shows and video games, including "Roary the Racing Car", "Wipeout", "Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft", and "PlayStation Vita Pets".

## Voices

* Emily
* Mavis
* Lady Hatt
* Jessicake
Ferdinand

Ferdinand is a large logging engine who lives and works on Misty Island, with Bash and Dash.

## Personality

Ferdinand is the gentle giant of Misty Island, where he works with twin engines Bash and Dash. Instead of burning coal, Ferdinand runs on wood and oil. He is bigger and slower than Dash and Bash, but will always endeavour to join in all the same. He may come across as the simpler-minded, quieter, or even more bashful engine of the three due to his tendency to often let the more boisterous Bash and Dash do most of the talking, but often manages to get in a comment of "That's right!" during the trio's antics. Nevertheless, he is just as fun-loving, goofy, and whacky as the other two. He is considerate, inquisitive, has a big heart, and enjoys joining in and laughing along where-ever there are fun and games to be had.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Ferdinand is based on a Climax Class C logging locomotive.

Ferdinand’s basis
### Livery

Ferdinand is painted teal with blue-grey lining. He has a semi-circular symbol depicting three yellow trees with two brown axes crossing each other on both sides of his cab and tender.

## Appearances

### Thomas and Friends

* **Season 22** - Trusty Trunky (portrait cameo)
* season 23 steam team to the rescue (portrait cameo)
* Season 24 Thomas and the Royal night

## Trivia

* Ferdinand can run on either wood or oil.
* He travels far faster in the television series than his basis is capable of.
* Ferdinand is the only engine from Misty Island that appears in the Arc Productions era, although he is yet to have any speaking roles.
* Ferdinand is modified for working on British railways. He has added buffers and screw link couplings.
* His Collectible Railway toy has a black buffer beam as well as a fowler tender.
* His lamp would later be re-used for Rosie.
* In more recent episodes, he made some portrait cameo appearances in Sir Topham Hatt's office.
Merlin/Coverage

### *Thomas & Friends*edit | edit source

When Thomas travelled to the Mainland, he befriended the experimental engines: Merlin, Theo and Lexi. Merlin sails through life, full of confidence, believing that he has the ability to become invisible. Helping to hide Thomas from Frankie and Hurricane, he promised to help him find his way back to Sodor. Later, Merlin, along with the other experimental engines, helped Thomas rescue James, who had been trapped in the Steelworks. [1]

Afterwards, Merlin offered to stay at the Steelworks to help Frankie and Hurricane and helped Thomas to convince the other experimental engines, Theo and Lexi, to do the same. [1]

When Merlin first came to Sodor, he showed everyone he can become invisible, except Percy, who was upset he did not get to see him. When Percy heard an unfamiliar whistle in the distance but could not see who it belonged to, he assumed it was Merlin, and rushed off to tell Thomas. However, the "invisible engine" turned out to be Trevor. [2]
First Day on Sodor!

**First Day on Sodor!** is an episode of the twenty-third series.

## Plot

Darcy makes some mistakes on her first day, but she soon makes up for it when everyone sees what she can really do.

## Characters

* James
* Bill and Ben
* Nia
* Jack
* Alfie
* Oliver
* Max and Monty
* Brenda
* Darcy
* Cranky
* Jenny Packard
* The Road Finisher (*fantasy*)
* Thomas (*narration only*)
* Carly (*cameo*)
* Big Mickey (*cameo*)

## Locations

* Brendam Docks
* Crosby Tunnel

## Voice cast

### UK

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Rob Rackstraw as James and the Road Finisher
* Rasmus Hardiker as Bill and Monty
* Matt Wilkinson as Ben
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* Steven Kynman as Jack
* Tom Stourton as Alfie
* Tim Whitnall as Oliver and Max
* Teresa Gallagher as Brenda
* Harriet Kershaw as Darcy and Jenny Packard
* Matt Wilkinson as Cranky

### US

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Rob Rackstraw as James, Monty and the Road Finisher
* Rasmus Hardiker as Bill
* Matt Wilkinson as Ben
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* David Menkin as Jack
* Tom Stourton as Alfie
* Tim Whitnall as Oliver
* Kerry Shale as Max
* Teresa Gallagher as Brenda
* Harriet Kershaw as Darcy and Jenny Packard
* Glenn Wrage as Cranky

## Trivia

* The fantasy sequence is a parody of the *Terminator* franchise.
* This episode marks several things about Jenny Packard:
	+ Her first appearance since the twelfth series episode, Percy and the Bandstand.
	+ Her first speaking role since The Great Discovery.
	+ Her first speaking role in the main series since the sixth series episode, A Friend in Need.
* Nia mentions when she arrived on Sodor in Big World! Big Adventures!.

## Goofs

* When Nia arrives at Brendam Docks, the front bogey of the flatbed is further forward than normal.
* During one shot of Nia talking to Darcy, the rails are layered above Nia's steam.
Matthias Klimsa

Matthias Klimsa (born on 13 February 1971 in Osnabrück) is a German actor and voice actor who provides voices for the German dub of Thomas & Friends.

He has appeared in various German shows, such as "Allein unter Bauern," "Die Anrheiner", "Großstadtrevier", and "Berlin, Berlin". He is also the official voiceover for Vince Vaughn.

## Voices

* Charlie
* Oliver
Janusz Zadura

Janusz Zadura (born 1968 in Puławy) is a Polish actor who provides voices in the Polish version of Thomas and Friends.

He is best known for voicing Rico from the "Madagscar" series, Bolin from "The Legend of Korra", Mr. Johnson and Wazzat from "Yo-kai Watch", Hermes from "Disney's Hercules", and Grover from "Sesame Street".
Gerardo Reyero

Gerardo Reyero (born on 2 October 1965) is a Mexican voice actor who provides voices in the Latin American narration of Thomas & Friends.

He is best known for voicing Lord Frieza in "Dragon Ball Z", Spritz T. Cat in "Samurai Pizza Cats", Reverend Lovejoy from "The Simpsons", Cyclops from "X-Men: The Animated Series", Meta Knight from the "Kirby" anime, Tuxedo Mask from "Sailor Moon", Devimon from "Digimon Adventure", the Chief from "T.U.F.F. Puppy", Han Solo from the "Star Wars" franchise and The Candlemaker from "The Book of Life".

## Voices

* Duck (eighteenth series onwards; excluding the nineteenth series)
* Diesel 10 (Misty Island Rescue onwards; excluding Day of the Diesels)
* The Duke of Boxford (Hero of the Rails onwards)
Marion Martienzen

Marion Martienzen (born on 11th April 1953 in Berlin) is a German actress, voice actress and singer who provided a voice for the German audio books of Thomas & Friends.

She is known for voicing Hilda Jorgenson from "Death of a Gunfighter", Laurie Henderson from "American Graffiti", Gramma Tala from "Moana" as well as the singing voice of Madame Pottine from 2017's "Beaty and the Beast".
Marjolein Algera

Marjolein Caecilia Algera (born Leiden, on 25th November 1965) is a Dutch actress and voice actress who provides voices for the Dutch narration of Thomas & Friends.

She is best known for voicing Irwin from "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy", Marlene from "The Penguins of Madagascar", Bart Simpson from "The Simpsons Movie", various characters from "Bob the Builder", Rosita from "Sesame Street" and Laa-Laa from "Teletubbies".

## Voices

* Emily
* Marion
* Annie and Clarabel
* Kevin
* It is possible that she also voices Rosie.
Gator

**Gerald**, better known by his nickname **"Gator"**, is a large tank engine who resembles an alligator.

## Biography

### *Thomas & Friends*

Although Gator's real name is Gerald, he is known as Gator due to his resemblance to an alligator. He longs to travel and is excited about going to the sea. He works on a railway in a faraway land, which runs up into the high mountains and into a village. Once, Gator had to cross the bridge leading in to the village, but became scared because of the bridge's massive height. In the end, Gator decided that he must be brave and crossed over the bridge safely.

Gator once visited Sodor. He was pulling a train and because it was foggy, Percy, who saw Gator, mistook him for a monster. Percy ran back toward the docks, scaring everyone else there into thinking Gator was a monster. After he introduced
Marcio and Marcia

**Marcio** and **Marcia** are two wood-burning tender engines who work on a eucalyptus railway in Brazil. They will appear in the twenty-fourth series.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Marcio and Marcia are based on a Baldwin locomotive from the Viacao Ferrea Centro-Oeste (Central-Eastern Railway) in Brazil.

### Liveries

Marcio and Marcia's boilers are painted green with bronze lining, however while Marcio's smokebox is green, Marcia's is black. Marcio's cab is black with red window frames, while Marcia's is green with red window frames. Their domes are painted black with bronze and green bands. Their tenders are also painted in opposite colour schemes: while Marcio's is painted green with a black roof, Marcia's is black with a green roof.

### Thomas & Friends

* **Series 24** - Thomas and the Forest Engines

#### Videos

* **2020** - Meet Marcio and Marcia of Brazil!
Lidia Sadowa

Lidia Sadowa (born on 21 January 1985) is a Polish actress and voice actress who voices characters in the Polish narration of Thomas and Friends.

She is most recognised as the Polish dubbing voice of Elsa from Disney's "Frozen" and Pepper Mildred Clark from "Littlest Pet Shop".

## Voices

* Tamika
* Clarabel (eighteenth series onwards)
Marieve Herington

Marieve Herington is a Canadian actress and voice artist who provided voices for the English dub of Thomas & Friends.

She has appeared in countless British television shows, including "Holby City", "Broadchurch", "The Office", "Peep Show", "Doctor Who", and "Midsomer Murders". She has also appeared in several films including "Hot Fuzz" and "The Iron Lady".

She is a three-time BAFTA award winner.

## Voices

* Peppa-Mint (Thomas & Friends: Chef Club only)
* Buncho Bananas (Thomas & Friends: Chef Club only)