Carly

Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go! (2021)

### Friends

Thomas, Percy, James, Gordon, Edward, Henry, Emily, Rebecca, Nia, Toby, Sir Topham Hatt, Duck, Bill and Ben, Timothy, Rosie, Stanley, Ryan, Sonny, Diesel, Daisy, Salty, Porter, Paxton, Sidney, Philip, Victor, Skarloey and Rheneas, Whiff, Marion, Skiff, Hiro, Kenji, Mavis, Annie and Clarabel, Charlie, Billy, Terence, Bertie, Bulgy, Cleo, Ruth, Donald and Douglas, Cranky, Judy and Jerome, Elizabeth, George, Peter Sam, Sir Handel, Mighty Mac, Duncan, Freddie, Duke, Owen, Merrick, Harvey, Millie, Luke, Stephen, Glynn, Shane, Aubrey and Aiden, Tamika, Ace. Isla, Spencer, Henrietta, Hugo, Rocky, Harold, Flynn, Captain, Butch, Belle, Nelson, Jack, Alfie, Oliver, Max and Monty, Kelly, Byron, Ned, Isobelle, Patrick, Brenda, Buster, Darcy, Kevin, Oliver, Ashima, Rajiv, Noor Jehan, Shankar, Charubala, Lorenzo, Beppe, Gina, Stefano, Ester, Gabriela, Gustavo, Raul, Marcia and Marcio, Fernando, Hank, Sam, Gator, Norman and Dennis, Hong-Mei, Yong Bao, An-An and Yin-Long, Den, Dart, Beau, Toad, Duchess, Lexi, Theo, Hurricane, Merlin, Frankie, Beresford, Caitlin, Connor, Ferdinand, Bash and Dash, Emerson, Lei, Natalie, Cassia, 'Arry and Bert, Bert, Rex, Mike**All Engines Go!:** Kana

**Fanfic:** Ten Cents, Sunshine, Theodore, Emily, Hercules, Big Mac, Warrior, Grampus, O.J., Top Hat, Big Mickey, Sally, Boomer, Frank and Eddie, Oliver, Foduck, The Dispatcher, Izzy Gomez, Captain Star, Captain Zero, Zak, Zorran, Zebedee, Zip, Zug, Mighty Mo, Lucy, Phillip and Filmore, Hank, George

### Likes

Helping out, working at Brendam Docks, lifting and loading things and crates, making friends

### Dislikes

Nearly being falling, Cranky feels jealous of her, desperately trying to hog all of Cranky's work, Cranky tried to outdo her, losing her balance

## Physical Apearance

### Species

Gantry crane (cartoon, CGI)Crane engine (cartoon, 2-D animation)

Human (fanfic)

### Eye Colour

Black (cartoon)Light teal blue (fanfic, as a human)

### Complexion

Bright yellow with dark blue railings, stairs and section and black hazard stripes (cartoon)Pale (fanfic, as a human)

### Status

Alive

**Carly** is one of *Thomas & Friends* characters. She was a yellow gantry crane who worked at Brendam Docks with Cranky and Big Mickey.

## Biography

### *Thomas & Friends*

When Carly first arrived to Brendam Docks, Cranky feared that he was going to be replaced, but he soon warmed up to her. She was so keen that she took on all the work, which made Cranky jealous and he frantically tried to outdo her. However, their hooks became entangled in the process, and they found themselves stuck fast and unable to move. As they both tried to pull away from each other, Salty told them that they needed to work together. After they were able to do so, Cranky apologized for being jealous, while Carly also apologized for appearing to be desperately trying to hog all of Cranky's work.

Later on, Thomas managed to talk her into loading him on a ship heading away from Sodor, but it caused worry for the Fat Controller and the others when they found out.

During a busy period at the docks while Salty was at the Dieselworks, Carly accidentally dropped some flour down Porter's funnel, immobilizing him. Percy was then sent to help in his place, however he was unable to keep up with the workload. This resulted in crates being stacked all over the docks, trapping Carly in one position. When some of the crates got knocked over she lost her balance, nearly falling into the water. Fortunately, Cranky was able to stop her from falling just in time, however she could not be properly rescued until the Steam Team came to the docks and she was lifted back upright by Thomas, Emily and Rebecca.

## Personality

Carly is a bubbly crane who is happy to help out. She is friendly and is able to make friends with almost anyone. While she can be a bit over-enthusiastic about her work, she only wants to be really useful. Compared to the grumpy Cranky and the silent Big Mickey, Carly is the most approachable crane at Brendam Docks to have as a conversation partner. She often compliments and chats with engines visiting and leaving the docks, but is still serious about her work.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Although Carly is a British crane built at the Mainland Craneworks, she is actually based on a Chinese portal crane built by Xinxiang Kehao Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd, which is extensively used to load and unload at ports and material handling at shipyards and metallurgy industry. Cassia is also based on this crane.

## Physical Appearance

### Livery

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

### Fanfics

As a human, Carly had pale complexion, blonde hair and light teal blue eyes. She wears a bright yellow jacket with dark blue lining, white shirt, bright yellow pants with dark blue stripe on each side, dark blue belt and brown shoes.

## Fanfics

The Secret & Dearest Life of Everything in Sodor

Carly appears as a human in the fanfic, she works as a gantry crane driver at the Brendam Docks alongside Cranky and Big Mickey. Later, she saw Percy and James went off to the rail ferry with their own engine. She told them both how Thomas was. Eventually, Percy tells her, Cranky and Big Mickey that Thomas has been seriously taken ill while working in the Japanese Railway with Hiro and Kenji a few months ago. James also tells them that the doctor told him, Edward, Percy and Henrietta that Thomas was asthmatic and had a heavy fever.