Thomas

## Thomas the Tank Engine

> "*Little Engines can do big things.*"
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**Thomas** is the Number 1 engine on The North Western Railway. He runs the Ffarquhar branch line with his coaches, Annie and Clarabel. Thomas is good friends with Percy and Toby, and always tries to be a really useful engine. He is the central protagonist of Thomas’ Friendship Tales.

## Bio

Thomas used to work on the Mainland, where he shunted trucks and coaches for other engines. Eventually, Sir Topham Hatt bought Thomas to act as a shunter for the big engines. However, Gordon and James thought very little of Thomas and believed that he didn't have what it took to pull heavy goods trains, which did upset the little blue engine. To cheer him up, Edward kindly allowed Thomas to pull one of his trains. But Thomas didn't know how to handle trucks and nearly had an accident. Sir Topham Hatt confronted Thomas and had him stay in the yard and learn how to handle trucks properly.

Thomas worked very hard and was learning very quickly, but as he was shunting one day, James became a runaway and crashed into a field. Thinking fast, Thomas collected the breakdown train and helped James back to the station. Sir Topham Hatt was very proud of Thomas' hard work and kind personality and rewarded him with his own branch line and two coaches named Annie and Clarabel. Since then, Thomas has had many adventures such as racing Bertie the Bus, rescuing several engines, and  becoming a world famous engine.

One day, Thomas had to help Edward with a job at a construction yard. There, he met the Can-Do Crew for the first time. Thomas didn't like them at first, as he found them strange and wanted to be back on his Branch Line. Scoop tried to be nice to Thomas, but Thomas didn't want to hear any of it and went off for home, but ended up crashing into some cement. Fortunately, Scoop and his team managed to free Thomas who apologized for his rude behavior and since then has been good friends with the machines.

There are times when Thomas' boastful attitude gave him a rather bloated ego.  He cheekily challenged Gordon to a race,  thought he was was better than the other engines for being Number One, and  bragged about how brave he really was. However, Thomas will admit when he's wrong after making a fool of himself and is generally more humbled after incidents like these.

## Personality

Thomas can be described as a cheeky, fussy little engine. He runs his very own branch line with his 2 coaches, Annie and Clarabel, always ready to be a really useful engine. On most occasions, he has a constant tendency to be boastful, moody, mischievous and cocky. Even so, that never means Thomas won't help his friends when they need it. For everyone else, despite his flaws, Thomas is the most loyal member of the railway family and a friend to all.

## Livery

Thomas is painted in the North Western Railways’ bright blue with red lining and a yellow number 1 on his side tanks.

## Appearances

* Season 1 - A Really Useful Engine, Thomas, Terence and Bertie, Elephants and Bootlaces (mentioned), Cheeky Little Percy, Percy in the Dark, Thomas to the Rescue, Thomas and Toby, James’ Sticky Situation (does not speak), Thomas and the Can-Do Crew, Problems for Henry, Percy, Edward and the Icy Rails, The Trouble with Cows, James’ Mucky Friend, Thomas, Gordon and the Race, Percy’s Post, Duck and the Diesel Engine (cameo), Lofty and the Bullies, Cranky at the Quarry (does not speak), Gordon's Revenge, The Missing Tuba Player, Mavis and Daisy, Stowaway Scarecrow and Famous Engines
* Season 2 - Things That Go Bump in the Night, Molly the Brave, Road Rage, Terence Takes a Trip, Edward's Triumph, Oliversaurus, Helpful Harvey (cameo), Coaches and Quarrels, Duck's Spooky Evening (cameo), Rosie’s Fresh Start, The Good Old Days, Travis Feels Left Out, James' Flying Fish, Mavis' Passenger Run

### Shorts

* Season 1 - Thomas Takes Directions, Helpful Edward, and Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

### Music Videos

* Season 1 - Really Useful Engine, Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover, Surprises, James the Really Splendid Engine, It's Great to be an Engine, Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining, Rules and Regulations, and Engine Roll Call
* Season 2 - Shining Time Station, I've Been Working on the Railroad, Come for the Ride, Let's Have a Race, Accidents Will Happen, Thomas' Anthem, Ode to Gordon, Bounce Back, Little Engines, It's Christmas Time at the Railway Station,

### Whistles

In various episodes and the puzzle intermissions, Thomas incorrectly has Edward's whistle.

## Trivia

* Thomas was the first character to appear and speak in Thomas’ Friendship Tales.
* Originally, Thomas was going to be the narrator of the series, as shown in the first teaser trailer.
* As of Duck and the Diesel Engine, Thomas now has a tail lamp on his back.

## Gallery

Thomas in his first appearanceThomas and TobyThomas with Bob and his machinesThomas, Percy and TobyThomas in Season 2.Thomas mimicking GordonThomas in the opening of "Thomas' Friendship Tales"Promo of Thomas with Sir Topham Hatt at Knapford Station