Thomas

**Thomas** is one of the main characters in *LOCOMOTIVES* and works on the Ffarquhar Branchline.

## Persona

### Season One

In Episode One, Thomas is seen at Tidmouth Sheds interacting with the other engines, most notably Rosie, before puffing away to pull a morning train. Later on, Thomas meets James at Tidmouth Station, amused at his excitement at pulling the Express. At the end of the episode, Thomas and Rosie travel home from Great Waterton Station together.

 In Episode Two, Thomas is at Knapford Station, pulling Annie and Clarabel, with Emily, Gordon and James. He warns James about Rosie’s state of mind as times at the mine are tough. James dismisses this, but Emily is concerned, offering help but Thomas thinks it’s a bad idea. Emily leaves the station following this. When Thomas arrives at Tidmouth Station later, he discovers Percy derailed at the points and a frustrated Toby. Thomas scolds the pair, ordering Toby to help Percy, and makes them both see sense. Next, Thomas arrives back at Knapford Station, and tells the big engines to stop bullying Duck. After a back-and-forth between them all, they leave and Duck thanks Thomas, who is cross at Edward for not defending him. Edward ignores this and leaves. Thomas asks Duck to help with Percy’s accident and he agrees. Evening arrives and Duck gets to sleep at the Branch Line Sheds, as Thomas goes to sleep at Knapford Sheds.

 In Episode Three, Thomas gets Duck to take care of his branch line whilst he shunts, wanting a break. Duck agrees to this. Later on, Duck bumps into Thomas, who is cross at him for calling Annie and Clarabel cattle trucks. Duck apologises, and Thomas tells Duck to help Rosie at the mines. When Percy arrives, asking Thomas for help at The Quarry, Thomas agrees as he palmed his last job off on to Duck.

 In Episode Four, Thomas arrives at Rosie’s Mine and falls down a mineshaft. Sir Topham scolds Thomas and sends him to his shed for the rest of the day. When Rosie passes by Thomas’ shed afterwards, she talks to Thomas and the pair end up arguing, which ends with Rosie apologizing for her negative attitude. As Thomas falls asleep, Sir Topham watches from afar, deciding that Rosie should be moved to work with Thomas on his branch line.

 In Episode Five, Thomas meets Rosie and Sir Topham at Tidmouth Station, where it is revealed to both Thomas and Rosie that she will be moving to Thomas’ branch line. Thomas asks who will be doing Rosie’s work at the mine, so Sir Topham reveals that Percy will be. When Thomas and Rosie finish pulling a morning passenger train together, Thomas tells Rosie that Henry is waiting for his trucks to be shunted together at the Quarry, so Rosie heads off to help him. At the end of the episode, Rosie meets Thomas back at the branch line sheds and tells him how much she enjoyed her first day working with him.

 In Episode Six, Thomas is helping men scour the Island for bombs. Whilst he is at Wellsworth Station, James arrives and talks about his attraction to the new shunter for The Harbour, Lady. Thomas gives him advice before being told that Gordon’s Hill must be rechecked for bombs, so Thomas enlists Duck to pull his passenger train. An unexploded bomb is found on Gordon’s Hill, and Thomas is tasked with bringing it to The Viaduct to Alfred. Unfortunately, the truck the bomb has been placed in escapes Thomas due to poor maintenance and crashes into Rosie’s train in a siding, causing a small but fatal explosion, which knocks the train and Rosie off the tracks. Thomas surveys the damage of the scene as the episode comes to a close.

 In Episode Seven, Thomas is sat at The Harbour Sheds, looking on to Tidmouth Hault Station, remembering when he met Rosie. Alfred arrives, having been elected as Sodor’s Rescue Engine between episodes, and tells Thomas they need to speak. They arrive at Knapford Sheds, where Rosie is being held, with Toby and Sir Topham watching over her, and discuss how Rosie should be scrapped as there is no guarantee she will wake up. Sir Topham has Thomas make the decision, and he decides to not scrap her. Later that day, Thomas runs into Edward, who convinces him that keeping Rosie in steam would only make them lose money and that he should let her go. As Thomas returns to Knapford Sheds, the ghost of Rosie appears before him and tells him that she is gone. Thomas puffs into Knapford Station and tells Alfred and Sir Topham that he has changed his mind; wanting to send Rosie to be scrapped after all. Alfred reverses into the shed and takes Rosie away as Thomas watches on.

 In Episode Eight, Percy visits Thomas, who is at Rosie’s Mine, and confesses that he was meant to be taking the train that Rosie was pulling when she was hit by the bomb. Thomas forgives him before displaying the guilt he feels for letting the truck that hit Rosie get away from him.

 In Episode Nine, Thomas is at Wellsworth Station, which has been repaired since the explosion. Duck arrives and asks if Thomas is okay, to which Thomas responds that he feels Rosie’s death has been forgotten due to the repairs making it seem like it was before. He then tells Duck he knows he’ll be able to get through it.

 In Episode Ten, a storm hits Sodor. Whilst in Tidmouth Sheds, Thomas argues with Gordon before Sir Topham Hatt arrives, sternly telling Gordon off and ordering Thomas and Edward to help with evacuating areas of the Island that are beginning to flood, namely The Harbour. Thomas and Edward take the evacuees to The Coaling Plant, and Thomas heads off to drop his passengers off at the far end. Edward notices the plant building starting to creak and groan, and pushes Thomas to safety before getting crushed by a mound of coal from the hopper. Percy arrives, terrified, followed by other engines, namely Alfred, who pulls an unconscious but alive Edward from the mound.

 In Episode Eleven, Thomas asks Percy whether he misses the mine, and he says no; the dirt being unbearable. Thomas tells Percy he in fact does miss it. Alfred arrives and announces that the paperwork has gone through and he has officially become a Sodor engine again. Thomas then leaves with his trucks.

 In Episode Twelve, Thomas does not appear.

 In Episode Thirteen, Thomas and Alfred decide to hold a memorial service for Rosie at Tidmouth Hault Station, with Alfred now being officially allowed to conduct them. Later, at Lower Tidmouth Station, Thomas frets over making it to the service, with Annie and Clarabel getting bugged by his antsy behaviour. However, they remain supportive of him. Thomas is next seen having fallen asleep at his shed, and being woken up by his driver. He rushes to the service, and barely manages to make it. Thomas apologises to Percy upon making it, who is angry at his poor punctuality. Upon it being Thomas’ turn to puff through Tidmouth Hault Station and whistle in respect of Rosie, he does so, before Rosie’s spirit appears before him once more, amusingly noting him being late for her memorial and Thomas apologises. He rounds the corner and Duck asks if he and his driver can play some music on the radio for her. Thomas agrees and as the music plays, Thomas puffs past the other engines parked along The Coastal Route before continuing down the line, smiling.

 In Episode Fourteen, Thomas waits with Gordon, Toby, Henry and Sir Topham Hatt for Edward’s return at Wellsworth Station, and congratulates him with a whistle along with the others when he does. Toby also tells Thomas that Percy is returning to his branch line and Toby is leaving it, to help Duck along The Coastal Route. Thomas runs into Percy at Lower Tidmouth Station and offers for Percy to take his passenger trains since he enjoys them so much. Then, Terence arrives, asking Thomas to stop blocking the level crossing. Percy flatters Terence over his coat of paint and Thomas is amused by this, before leaving to let Terence cross. Later, Thomas arrives at Wellsworth Station again to check on Edward and catch up. Edward expresses his disappointment at how Neil didn’t get a memorial due to there being no Rescue Engine to authorise it. Gordon arrives with the Express during this conversation and listens in, growing angry when Edward mentions Alfred changing since an undisclosed event. Edward commands Gordon to stop his badmouthing, and Gordon slinks away, leaving Thomas confused.

 In Episode Fifteen, Thomas shunts The Flying Kipper for Emily, as Henry doesn’t feel up to the task. He leaves with the Dock Manager shortly after, following a conversation with Emily. Next, Thomas arrives at Tidmouth Station, where Henry is sitting. Henry asks if Thomas reminded Emily about taking the left track so she can pass straight through The Harbour, to which Thomas denies, panicking. Henry and Thomas race to The Harbour. When Thomas and Henry make it to The Harbour, Emily has already crashed into some vans and is on her side. Luckily, Emily is still alive. Thomas and Henry are relieved at this, before Thomas leaves The Harbour, allowing Henry and Emily some alone time. He passes Alfred on his way out.

 In Episode Sixteen, Thomas arrives at Elsbridge Station with a line of trucks, exhausted. Emily is there, and expresses her concern for him but Thomas carries on regardless. When Thomas reaches Gordon’s Hill, he struggles up and upon the descent, becomes a runaway. He races past Alfred and Fergus up the line and manages to stop before falling off the edge of The Viaduct. Alfred comes to his rescue, pulling Thomas back to safety - Gordon arrives to witness this. Alfred returns Thomas to Tidmouth Sheds, and Thomas (along with the other engines), congratulate and thank him.

 In Episode Seventeen, Thomas arrives at Rosie’s Mine to discover it is being closed down. When Duck arrives, Thomas learns that Duck knew of the mine’s closure and becomes cross at him for withholding the information. Thomas soon apologises for his anger, Duck forgives him and heads off to the branch line sheds to give Thomas a moment alone. Thomas then speaks to himself, as if Rosie were there, expressing guilt over the mine’s closure, before leaving. Later, Toby arrives at the branch line sheds to find Thomas and Duck laughing together. Toby asks if Thomas had heard about the mine closing, to which Thomas angrily replies that he was trying to forget about it. Toby empathises, and when Thomas doubts his words, Toby brings up the closure of his old line. Thomas apologises for doubting Toby, before Toby tells the story of how his line closed and the death of Scruff.

 In Episode Eighteen, Thomas does not appear.

 In Episode Nineteen, Thomas sits in a siding beside Great Waterton Station when Edward arrives. Percy follows, with Annie and Clarabel in tow. Thomas asks for Percy to take the train the rest of the way and Thomas will take his night train, and Percy agrees, leaving with the coaches. When Edward questions Thomas’ mood, Thomas explains it has been six months since Rosie’s passing. Later, Thomas passes Knapford Station, as Edward is in the yard. Edward, out of concern, calls to Thomas and asks if he’s okay, to which Thomas dismisses his worry and leaves. Later, Thomas is seen stopped along The Coastal Route with Percy’s goods train, looking into the sea, and talks to himself as if someone is there, telling them he doesn’t need them anymore, before smiling to himself and puffing away.

 In Episode Twenty, Thomas sits at Tidmouth Sheds along with Duck, Toby, Edward and James. Sir Topham arrives and tells the engines he needs an engine to help with another search for unexploded bombs across the Island. Thomas turns the job down due to his previous experience, but James accepts.

### Season Two

In Episode One, Thomas arrives back from working at The Steelworks; having been there for months off-screen. He arrives at Knapford Station and finds Duck, who welcomes him back and catches him up on what’s been happening on Sodor since Thomas left. Thomas then meets Diesel, who he finds to be strange. When Diesel leaves, Duck vows he’ll find out what Diesel’s intentions are before leaving himself. Next, Thomas arrives at Dryaw Station, where he reunites with Percy, Annie and Clarabel, as well as Terence, who is having issues with his exhaust. Percy tells Terence to get himself fixed, but Terence dismisses this. Percy then puffs away. At the end of the episode, Thomas is seen watching Terence overcome his fears with Percy’s help, before puffing to Knapford Sheds, where Edward is resting. They catch up, before directing his concern towards Alfred, who sits sadly at the other end of the shed.

 In Episode Two, Thomas does not appear.

 In Episode Three, Thomas arrives at Knapford Sheds, where Henry is missing Emily, who is presumed to have died. He tries comforting Henry, but ends up only making him angry. Thomas rolls into the station and speaks to Sir Topham, who expresses worry about Henry before requesting Thomas take him to The Docks. Thomas is shocked Sir Topham has ordered a replacement for Emily, but he tells Thomas that the new engine is James’ replacement. He then climbs aboard Thomas, who heads for The Docks. When Thomas arrives, he is introduced to the new engine, Molly. Gordon arrives and says Molly’s help isn’t needed, which makes her feel worthless. Molly then leaves to go to work. When Thomas drops Sir Topham back at Knapford Station, he inquires as to why Sir Topham didn’t travel to The Docks by car and he reveals that his car’s tyres were slashed. Thomas then leaves to complete his jobs.

 In Episode Four, Thomas arrives at Maron Station with Annie and Clarabel, where Duck is waiting, having been sent there for supposedly bad-mouthing the other engines. Thomas tells Duck he believes that Duck didn’t do what he was accused of, and Duck heads off, much happier. Later, as Thomas leaves his branch line, he realises his brakes have failed. As he carries on down the line, he passes Diesel, who races after him to help. Thomas races towards Tidmouth Station next, on the same line as Edward. Despite Edward seeing Thomas head straight for him, he refuses to move and Thomas slams into him, with Edward’s braking managing to stop Thomas in the end. When Molly and Sir Topham arrive, Thomas and Edward explain what happened before being taken to The Goods Shed by Molly. Once there, Thomas is told by the trucks that Diesel lied about Duck bad-mouthing the other engines and tries to leave, but is stopped by a workman. So, Thomas decides to find another way of getting revenge on Diesel.

 In Episode Five, Thomas arrives at Maron Station, where Duck waits once again. Annie and Clarabel demand for Thomas to take them to see Edward and thank him for rescuing the three of them in the previous episode. Then, Duck frets over Donald’s unmoving anger towards him and tells Thomas about how distant Lady is with him. Thomas leaves following this.

 In Episode Six, Thomas arrives through The Quarry Tunnel, and listens in on Diesel’s conversation with some trucks, who now lies about Henry; telling them that he bad-mouthed Donald, before sliding away. Thomas carries on down the line and realises he can use this to tell the others the truth about the entire situation.

 In Episode Seven, Thomas brings one of the trucks from The Quarry to Tidmouth Sheds, in the middle of an argument between Henry and the other engines. He forces the truck to reveal that Diesel was telling lies about the engines as acts of revenge, but Diesel denies it. Thomas reveals he heard it too, before revealing how he’s known for a while what Diesel had done but needed proof. When Sir Topham arrives, he is told of what has been happening and when Diesel further denies it, Thomas begins to pressurise him with questions, which leads Diesel to say Henry was in The Yard on a day when he was at The Steelworks, allowing everyone to catch him out on a lie. Sir Topham sends Diesel to The Harbour, and brings Duck home, with everyone whistling for him when he arrives. Duck thanks Thomas, and Donald apologises to Duck, with Thomas leaving to complete some jobs shortly after. Thomas is next seen at Knapford Station with Toby, Emily and Gordon, as Edward arrives. He reveals he is leaving Sodor to join his old friend, Stanley, on a vintage railway. Thomas is upset at this revelation, feeling Edward has given up trying.