Henry

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* Patrick Breen (*2000; Thomas and the Magic Railroad; original workprints only*)
* Simon Hepworth (*2001; UK; Railway Adventures*)
* Robin Smith (*2001; US; Railway Adventures*)

### Nicknames

* Old Square Wheels (*by Diesel and the Trucks*)
* Big Strong Henry (*by Thomas, Percy and himself*)
* Very Helpful Henry (*by Emily*)
* Mr. Special Steam (*by 'Arry and Bert*)

### Country

Island of Sodor

England (*formerly*)

### Residence

* Vicarstown Sheds
* Tidmouth Sheds (*formerly*)

### Affiliation

* North Western Railway
	+ Edward
	+ Duck
	+ Rosie
	+ Hiro
	+ Diesel
	+ BoCo
* The Main Line
	+ Gordon
	+ James
* Steam Team (*formerly*)
	+ Thomas
	+ Percy
	+ Toby
	+ Emily

### Railway

North Western Railway

*“Don't worry, Hiro. You taught me to keep on puffing, so that is what I'm going to do!”*
―Henry encouraging Hiro[src]
**Henry** is a green mixed-traffic tender engine who works on the North Western Railway and is the railway's number 3 engine.

He originally had a smaller firebox and needed special Welsh "special" coal to operate properly. Following his accident when pulling the Flying Kipper, Henry underwent an extensive rebuild, giving him a new shape and better performance.

## Contents

* 1Biography
* 2Personality
* 3Technical Details
	+ 3.1Basis
	+ 3.2Livery
* 4Appearances
* 5Official Description
* 6Audio Files
	+ 6.1Themes
	+ 6.2Whistles
* 7Trivia
* 8Quotes
* 9Video
* 10See also
* 11References

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## Biography

When Henry first came to sodor the Fat Controller was unhappy because Henry could not steam properly due to a smaller firebox. Then few years later when it was raining on the Island of Sodor, he was vain and stopped in his Tunnel and refused to come out, believing that his paintwork would be spoiled by the rain. After several attempts to move him failed, he was bricked up in the tunnel for a duration of time, between several weeks to a few months, until Gordon broke down while pulling the Express. As Edward was unable to move the train himself, the Fat Controller offered to let Henry out of the tunnel to help. Henry eagerly accepted and was later freed from being bricked up.

Henry would prove to be a poor steamer. One day, when he was ill, Thomas had to take his train for him. He, along with Gordon and James, would also go on strike. The Fat Controller naturally disapproved of this nonsense and locked them up in the shed for several days, leaving them miserable. However, they were let out again after promising to work hard.

A period came when the Main Line engines were supplied with a poor delivery of coal and Henry had a very difficult time of it indeed. He had strength to pull trains only sporadically, in spite of numerous part replacements, and there was talk of being replaced by another engine. At last, the Fat Controller looked into it personally and asked for the opinion of Henry's fireman, who told him about the poor coal and Henry's firebox being too small to burn it efficiently. The fireman also suggested purchasing the high-grade Welsh coal used on the Great Western Railway. Sir Topham Hatt agreed to purchasing some in order to give Henry "a fair chance".

When the Welsh coal came, Henry's performance vastly improved, such that he was comparable to Gordon. He continued to use the coal until he had a collision with a goods train while pulling the Flying Kipper and was sent to Crewe to be rebuilt. Besides being given a new shape, Henry also received a larger firebox, allowing him to use regular coal again.

After returning, Henry was added to the rotation for the Express and pulled it so well that he made Gordon jealous. Gordon tried to get even by rudely criticising Henry for whistling loudly at stations, but he had to eat his words later that day after his own whistle valve jammed open. Sometime later, Henry was taking a slow train. As he passed under a bridge, three boys he had assumed to be railfans threw stones at him and his coaches. He paid them out on his return journey by "sneezing" ashes that collected in his smokebox at them.

When Duck arrived to take over Percy's duties as station pilot, Henry - along with Gordon and James - teased him and tried to give him orders, as they had been doing to Percy. With Percy's help, Duck blocked the big engines from entering the shed. The Fat Controller arrived and told the two tank engines off for causing a disturbance. Henry and the others laughed - until the Fat Controller shouted for silence and told them that they had been worse, as they had *made* the disturbance. He told them that Duck was right - he, Sir Topham Hatt, is in charge and he gives the orders; Henry respected Duck more after that.

Henry's good opinion of Duck would be briefly spoilt shortly afterwards. He and the other main line engines were growing very tired of Duck's incessant talk about the Great Western Railway. When Diesel was first sent to the island on trial, he quickly developed a grudge against Duck and spread nasty stories about the main line engines to the trucks, stories he falsely claimed that Duck had told him. Furious at being called "Old Square Wheels", Henry joined Gordon and James in barring Duck from the shed just like what Duck and Percy had done previously. He felt sorry a few days later and when Duck returned after preventing an accident, Henry cheered for him loudly.

Henry loves visiting the forest. Because of how much he loves it, he helped to replant trees after it was destroyed by a storm.

When Gordon started feeling upset, Henry - who thought Gordon was just moaning and groaning - teased him and told him he should get a wash-out and would feel much better. When Gordon's brother Flying Scotsman visited Sodor, Henry was jealous of the visitor's second tender. Although Duck and Donald explained this (which Henry understood), he still was vain enough to want an additional tender. Deciding to bring Henry down to earth, Duck told the big engine that he had in his possession not one, but *six* spare tenders, which, as a tank engine, he had no need of. Henry accepted and all the engines waited to see him go past. But instead of a splendid sight, the tenders were old, rusted and full of boiler sludge. Gordon mocked him with a comment about wash-outs.

When Queen Elizabeth II was due to visit Sodor, Henry assumed that he was the Fat Controller's choice to pull the Royal Train. But the day before, while he was idling at the station, his smoke blinded a painter, who fell along with his paint pot onto Henry. The paint splashed over Henry's boiler and as painting over it would take too long, Gordon was given the job instead.

One night, Henry had to take a train to Peel Godred, and Edward warned him about how when an owl hooted, a mist would roll in. Henry ignored Edward's warning. However, on his way along the branch line, the mist would soon settle in. Henry would also notice a sign saying "Beware of the viaduct," a closed crossing gate, a red signal, a coat discarded on a tree branch and a light flickering at a station. Henry and his crew were spooked, and headed back. The following night, when taking the train, Henry and his crew noticed crossing gates close and signals turning red by themselves. This spooked them so much, that they charged down the line, with a mysterious figure watching them from an abandoned station. Eventually, they ran right into a landslide in front of the viaduct. The trucks hit the rubble, derailed and plunged into the ravine under the viaduct. The mysterious figure soon arrived on a pump trolley; it was actually the fogman, Old Bailey, who revealed that he placed all the items around the line as a way of warning Henry about the viaduct. As a way of apologising to Old Bailey for ignoring his warnings, the old station was restored and he was appointed its stationmaster.

When the tracks along Tidmouth Beach were eroded due to high tides, warning lamps were placed to prevent bigger engines from travelling along it. Thomas tried to warn Henry of the danger whilst at Knapford Harbour, but Henry simply ignored him, and set off with the Flying Kipper. However, due to Henry taking the Coastal Run, he was in danger of running across the damaged track. A heavy fog had also settled in, and the tracks had been fully submerged by this point. As Henry went along the line, he and his crew were unable to see the track ahead due to the fog, and by the time they did notice it, it was too late. Henry soon plummeted right into the sea, and spat out a mouthful of seawater. The following morning, Henry was lifted out of the water and into a barge full of fish. By the time Henry was back on the rails, he apologised to Thomas for ignoring his warning.

He also has had to go back to the railway works on several occasions, such as when his tubes were leaking and after he had an accident with some trucks. But the reason most often given for Henry's poor state is that he needed special coal again, even though this was corrected in the first series. This error began with the tenth series episode Toby's Afternoon Off and in It's Good to be Gordon, Henry had to use ordinary Coal, since Gordon took his Special coal, but this has been fixed as of King of the Railway as Toby stated that the fact that Henry needing special coal was fixed years ago. The last time Henry was stated to need special coal was in the fifteenth series.

In the seventeenth series, he teased Scruff, took on some bad coal with Hiro, allowed Caitlin to pull The Flying Kipper for him at night, challenged James to deliver the fresh fish for him and almost got hit by Connor.

During one winter, he was tasked with working with Spencer to deliver trucks to Vicarstown. But Spencer teased him by making him think there was an abominable snowman on Sodor. After they had delivered their trucks, they both saw a strange white figure stumbling around on the tracks in front of them. Thinking it was the abominable snowman, Spencer tried to run away. Unfortunately, his valves burst, and Henry stood his ground to try and to make the snowman go away. Luckily, it was only Sir Topham Hatt who ended up running into trouble in the heavy snow.

One night, he saw Sailor John and Skiff rolling along the line and got a big fright, thinking Skiff was a ghost ship. Some of the engines teased him about it, even though he insisted the boat was real.

In the twentieth series, Henry had to pull the express for Gordon while he was having his firebox cleaned in the morning. He was initially hesitant but enjoyed himself, especially after the passengers complimented on how well he pulled it. Later, Henry was having a repaint at the Steamworks when Kevin gave him the wrong paint. Henry puffed into the night, his new paintwork glowing in the dark, causing his friends to think they had seen a ghost train. The Fat Controller realised that Henry had the wrong paint and told him to return to the Steamworks for some proper green paint, while praising Henry for being the only engine working as all the others were too scared to come out of the shed.

Henry would later go to the Mainland and be a part of the Great Railway Show, competing in the Strongest Engine Race. After the race, he met up with the other engines and informed them that he came in fifth. Philip congratulated him, only for Henry to reveal that there were only five engines.

In Journey Beyond Sodor, Henry was due to go back to the Mainland with a goods train. However, a faulty signal caused him to crash into the back of Hiro's train. After being rescued by the Breakdown Train, the Fat Controller arranged James to take his train while Henry is being repaired. However, Thomas took it before James could and James only went when Thomas did not return. Henry was soon fully repaired and returned to the sheds while the others finished singing The Most Important Thing is Being Friends, to which he asked, "What did I miss?"

Sometime after, Henry was relocated to Vicarstown Sheds with Rosie per his request. His old berth at Tidmouth Sheds was filled by Rebecca.

During the following Christmas, the boiler at the Sodor Animal Park broke down. Henry suggested taking the animals to the Steamworks to keep warm, but this was initially ignored by the Fat Controller.

Later, when Percy created rumours of a railway show for little engines at Ulfstead Castle, Henry was left to shunt his own train after Rosie abandoned her duties at Vicarstown to attend, making him run late.

When Thomas and Sir Topham Hatt went to London to meet the Queen again, Gordon voiced his displeasure at not being the engine chosen. Henry responded by teasing Gordon about his poor understanding of the names of the stations in London.

## Personality

Henry is generally well-behaved and friendly, but is sometimes arrogant. Henry is, at heart, a very hard worker, but his frequent bouts of illness hinder his work. His illnesses almost always have something to do with his boiler. Unlike Gordon and James, Henry does not mind pulling trucks, especially as he is a mixed traffic engine, although when he is given the job of pulling the express whenever Gordon is unable to, this can get to his smokebox and he can act full of himself. While he does not usually mind pulling trucks Henry hated to shunt his own trains, which led to several miserable days stuck in the sheds after a failed attempt at going on strike.

Despite Henry's grumpy and arrogant attitude at times, he has been shown to be a nature-lover. This personality trait would later be carried out when he became fascinated with the wishing tree, fearing the tall pine tree would be cut down as well as the wishing tree.

From the sixth series onwards, Henry became a more kinder and softer engine, however, his grumpy and arrogant side was still shown at times such as when he scolded James for going too fast on the icy rails and getting mad, along with the other engines, at Thomas for being cheeky and causing delays.

From the fourteenth to the nineteenth series, Henry became worrisome and a scared engine, as shown in multiple episodes. This worrisome personality was also featured in The Adventure Begins, which greatly contrasts to the original version of The Sad Story of Henry. Despite this, he has shown to still be capable and confident when he used all of his strength, despite running on bad coal, to push a broken-down Hiro along with a heavy train all the way to Brendam Docks, pulling the Express with ease and even doing a more, finer job than Gordon, and getting back at the other engines for mocking his scared persona.

From the twentieth series onwards, Henry became quite confident and capable and did tasks at ease, as well as in the BWBA era, he would always enjoy teasing Gordon such as when he teased him of not understanding the station names in London and when he laughed and smiled at Gordon for leaving his Express behind when Percy was in "trouble".

Of the big engines, Henry is the most likely to be respectful to engines such as Thomas, Edward, Percy and Toby on a regular basis. He does not frequently antagonize his fellow friends like Gordon and James do, and usually shows remorse for his actions. These traits also make him more level-headed than his fellow big engines, who often find him trying to keep them in line, being the trio's voice of reason.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Following his rebuild at Crewe, Henry is based on a London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier 5MT "Black Five" 4-6-0.

In the real world, eighteen members of the LMS Stanier 5MT class have survived into preservation. Several members of this class survived until the end of steam on British Railways in 1968. Three class members, 44781, 44871 and 45110 were used to haul the Fifteen Guinea Special on August 11, 1968. 44871 and 45110 have survived into preservation whereas sister engine 44781 was purchased for use in the film, *The Virgin Soldiers*, and was scrapped after being used in a train scene disguised as a Malayan Railway L class locomotive (with the number 531.03).

Henry's basis

Before his rebuild, Henry is a freelance design, combining aspects of the Black Five shape and his original shape in *The Railway Series*, as budgetary constraints prevented the crew from constructing two separate models for him. Changes made to Henry's model for his old shape include a tapered firebox, inside steam pipes and the topfeed being removed. Additionally, Henry originally lost his splashers following his rebuild, however these were later added back in the second series. Contrary to how his old shape was portrayed in *The Railway Series*, Henry does not have a sloped running board and is depicted as having always been a 4-6-0, while in the books he was originally a 4-6-2.

Henry's tender also appears to be somewhat of a hybrid, with the curvature at the front resembling a Stanier tender while the back half resembles how his original tender was illustrated in *The Railway Series*.

### Livery

Henry is painted in NWR green with red lining on his cab, splashers, tender, cylinders and boiler and yellow lining around his windows. His number (3) is painted on his tender in yellow with a red outline. He has a white running board with red bufferbeams and valences.

## Appearances

* Television Series
* Magazines
* Annuals
* Other Media
* Thomas Creator Collective

### *Thomas & Friends*

* **Series 1** - Thomas and Gordon (*cameo*), Edward and Gordon (*not named; does not speak*), The Sad Story of Henry, Edward, Gordon and Henry, Thomas' Train, Thomas and the Trucks (*does not speak*), Thomas and the Breakdown Train (*does not speak*), James and the Express, Thomas and the Guard, Tenders and Turntables, Trouble in the Shed (*does not speak*), Percy Runs Away, Coal, The Flying Kipper, Whistles and Sneezes, Off the Rails and Thomas' Christmas Party
* **Series 2** - Cows, Old Iron (*cameo*), Percy and the Signal (*cameo*), Duck Takes Charge, Percy and Harold (*error stock footage cameo*), The Runaway (*does not speak*), Percy Takes the Plunge, Pop Goes the Diesel, Dirty Work, A Close Shave (*cameo*), Better Late Than Never, The Missing Coach (*cancelled episode*), Break Van (*cameo*), The Deputation, Edward's Exploit and Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree (*cameo*)
* **Series 3** - A Scarf for Percy, Gordon and the Famous Visitor (*cameo*), Thomas, Percy and the Dragon (*does not speak*), Henry's Forest, The Trouble with Mud (*does not speak*), No Joke for James, Thomas, Percy and the Post Train, Tender Engines, Escape (*cameo*), Oliver Owns Up, Percy, James and the Fruitful Day and Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure (*cameo*)
* **Series 4** - Granpuff (*cameo*), Sleeping Beauty, Bulldog, Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady, Gallant Old Engine (*cameo*), Rusty to the Rescue (*cameo*), Thomas and Stepney (*cameo*), Train Stops Play (*cameo*), Bowled Out, Henry and the Elephant, Toad Stands By (*cameo*), Thomas and the Special Letter, Paint Pots and Queens and Fish
* **Series 5** - Cranky Bugs, Horrid Lorry, A Better View for Gordon (*does not speak*), James and the Trouble with Trees, Baa! (*cameo*), Put Upon Percy, (*cameo*), Haunted Henry, Something in the Air, Thomas and the Rumours, Oliver's Find (*cameo; full role cut*) and Busy Going Backwards (*does not speak*)
* **Series 6** - Salty's Secret (*cameo*), Harvey to the Rescue, No Sleep for Cranky (*deleted scene cameo*), A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter (*cameo*), The Fogman (*cameo*), It's Only Snow, Twin Trouble (*cameo*), The World's Strongest Engine, Scaredy Engines, Percy and the Haunted Mine (*cameo*), Middle Engine (*does not speak*), James and the Red Balloon (*cameo*), Jack Frost (*cameo*), Gordon Takes a Tumble, Percy's Chocolate Crunch, Thomas, Percy and the Squeak (*cameo*), Thomas the Jet Engine and Edward the Very Useful Engine
* **Series 7** - Percy Gets it Right (*cameo*), Edward's Brass Band (*cameo*), What's the Matter with Henry?, James and the Queen of Sodor (*cameo*), The Spotless Record (*cameo*), Something Fishy (*cameo*), Peace and Quiet (*stock footage*), Bulgy Rides Again (*cameo*), Harold and the Flying Horse (*cameo*), Best Dressed Engine (*cameo*), Gordon and Spencer (*cameo*) and Not So Hasty Puddings (*stock footage cameo*)
* **Jack and the Sodor Construction Company** (*does not speak*) - Mud Glorious Mud (*cameo*), Thomas and the Moles (*mentioned*) and A Tale for Thomas (*cameo*)
* **Series 8** - Percy's New Whistle (*cameo*), Henry and the Wishing Tree, James Gets a New Coat (*cameo*), Thomas Saves the Day (*deleted scene*), Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough (*cameo*), Don't Tell Thomas, Emily's New Route (*cameo*), Spic and Span (*cameo*), Edward the Great (*cameo*), Squeak, Rattle and Roll (*does not speak*), Thomas and the Circus (*cameo*), Thomas Gets it Right (*cameo*), Fish (*cameo*), Halloween (*cameo*), You Can Do it, Toby! (*mentioned*), Chickens to School (*does not speak*) and Percy and the Magic Carpet (*cameo*)
* **Series 9** - Percy and the Oil Painting (*cameo*), Thomas and the Rainbow (*does not speak*), Molly's Special Special, Respect for Gordon, Thomas and the Birthday Picnic, Thomas and the Toy Shop, Thomas and the New Engine (*does not speak*), Toby Feels Left Out (*cameo*), Thomas Tries His Best (*does not speak*), Thomas and the Statue (*cameo*), Henry and the Flagpole, Emily Knows Best (*cameo*), Thomas' Day Off (*cameo*), Thomas' New Trucks (*cameo*), Saving Edward (*cameo*), Keeping Up with James and Flour Power (*does not speak*)
* **Series 10** - Percy and the Funfair (*does not speak*), Toby's Afternoon Off, It's Good to be Gordon, Toby's New Shed (*does not speak*), Big Strong Henry, Thomas and the Shooting Star (*cameo*), Edward Strikes Out (*cameo*), Emily and the Special Coaches (*cameo*), Thomas and the Colours (*cameo*), Thomas and the Birthday Mail (*cameo*), Thomas and the Treasure (*cameo*) and James the Second Best
* **Series 11** - Thomas and the Storyteller (*cameo*), Emily's Rubbish, Dream On (*cameo*), Dirty Work (*cameo*), Gordon and the Engineer (*not named; speaks in other dubs; does not speak in Japanese dub*), Thomas and the Spaceship (*cameo*), Henry's Lucky Day, Thomas and the Lighthouse, Smoke and Mirrors, Edward and the Mail, Toby's Triumph (*cameo*) and Thomas in Trouble (*does not speak*)
* **Series 12** - Thomas and the Billboard (*cameo*), Henry Gets it Wrong, Heave Ho Thomas! (*cameo*), Toby's Special Surprise, Excellent Emily (*cameo*), James Works it Out (*mentioned*), Tram Trouble (*cameo*) and Don't Go Back
* **Series 13** - Creaky Cranky, The Lion of Sodor, Tickled Pink, Slippy Sodor, Time for a Story (*cameo*), A Blooming Mess (*cameo*), Thomas and the Runaway Kite (*cameo*), Steamy Sodor, Splish Splash Splosh (*cameo*), The Biggest Present of All, Snow Tracks, Henry's Good Deeds and Hiro Helps Out (*cameo*)
* **Series 14** - Thomas' Tall Friend (*cameo*), James in the Dark (*does not speak*), Pingy Pongy Pick Up (*cameo*), Charlie and Eddie (*cameo*), Henry's Health and Safety, Being Percy (*cameo*), Merry Winter Wish, Thomas' Crazy Day (*cameo*), Jumping Jobi Wood! (*cameo*), Thomas and Scruff, Jitters and Japes (*faceless portrait cameo*), Merry Misty Island and Henry's Magic Box
* **Series 15** - Gordon and Ferdinand (*cameo*), Percy's New Friends, Edward the Hero, Up, Up and Away! (*cameo*), Henry's Happy Coal, Surprise, Surprise (*cameo*), Spencer the Grand (*cameo*), Kevin the Steamie (*cameo*), Percy the Snowman (*cameo*), Tree Trouble (*cameo*) and Fiery Flynn (*cameo*)
* **Series 16** - Ol' Wheezy Wobbles (*cameo*), Express Coming Through (*cameo*), Percy and the Monster of Brendam, Ho Ho Snowman, Flash Bang Wallop!, Thomas and the Rubbish Train (*cameo*), Thomas Toots the Crows (*cameo*), Bust My Buffers! (*cameo*), Percy and the Calliope (*cameo*), Salty's Surprise (*cameo*), Sodor Surprise Day (*cameo*), Emily's Winter Party Special, Muddy Matters (*cameo*), Whiff's Wish (*does not speak*) and Happy Birthday Sir! (*cameo*)
* **Series 17** - Kevin's Cranky Friend, Scruff's Makeover, Wayward Winston, Gordon Runs Dry, Calm Down Caitlin, Steamie Stafford (*does not speak*), Henry's Hero, Not Now, Charlie!, The Thomas Way (*cameo*), Percy's Lucky Day (*does not speak*), Bill or Ben?, No Snow for Thomas (*cameo*), The Missing Christmas Decorations (*does not speak*), The Frozen Turntable (*does not speak*), Away From the Sea (*cameo*), The Smelly Kipper and Thomas' Shortcut (*cameo*)
* **Series 18** - Old Reliable Edward, Flatbeds of Fear, Disappearing Diesels (*cameo*), Signals Crossed, Toad's Adventure (*cameo*), Duck in the Water (*cameo*), Duck and the Slip Coaches, Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger (*cameo*), Missing Gator (*cameo*), Spencer's VIP, Last Train for Christmas, Duncan the Humbug (*cameo*), The Perfect Gift (*cameo*) and Timothy and the Rainbow Truck (*cameo*)
* **Series 19** - Who's Geoffrey? (*does not speak*), The Truth About Toby, Lost Property (*cameo*), Henry Spots Trouble, Snow Place Like Home, The Beast of Sodor, Toad and the Whale (*not named; does not speak*), Very Important Sheep (*cameo*), Helping Hiro (*cameo*), Slow Stephen (*cameo*), Best Engine Ever (*cameo*), The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead, Philip to the Rescue, Rocky Rescue, The Other Side of the Mountain (*cameo*), No Help at All (*cameo*), Goodbye Fat Controller and Wild Water Rescue (*cameo*)
* **Series 20** - Toby's New Friend (*cameo*), Henry Gets the Express, Diesel and the Ducklings (*does not speak*), Bradford the Brake Van, Pouty James, Letters to Santa (*cameo*), The Railcar and the Coaches (*cameo*), All in Vain, Henry in the Dark, Three Steam Engines Gruff, Engine of the Future, Hugo and the Airship, The Christmas Coffeepot (*cameo*) and Over the Hill (*cameo*)
* **Series 21** - Dowager Hatt's Busy Day, Stuck in Gear (*cameo*), Hasty Hannah (*cameo*), Cranky at the End of the Line, Philip's Number (*does not speak*), The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor, A Shed for Edward (*cameo*) and The Big Freeze
* **Series 22** - Forever and Ever, Confusion Without Delay (*does not speak*), An Engine of Many Colours (*does not speak*), Seeing is Believing (*stock footage cameo; Latin America/Spanish version*), Apology Impossible (*cameo*), Thomas' Animal Ark and Counting on Nia (*cameo*)
* **Series 23** - Chucklesome Trucks (*cameo*), The Other Big Engine (*photo only*), Panicky Percy and Diesel Glows Away (*cameo*)
* **Series 24** - Emily's Best Friend, The Great Little Railway Show, Sonny's Second Chance (*cameo*) and Kenji on the Rails Again (*cameo*)

#### Specials

* **2000** - Thomas and the Magic Railroad
* **2005** - Calling All Engines!
* **2008** - The Great Discovery
* **2009** - Hero of the Rails
* **2010** - Misty Island Rescue
* **2011** - Day of the Diesels
* **2012** - Blue Mountain Mystery
* **2013** - King of the Railway
* **2014** - Tale of the Brave
* **2015** - The Adventure Begins and Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
* **2016** - The Great Race
* **2017** - Journey Beyond Sodor
* **2018** - Big World! Big Adventures!

#### Long Episodes

* **Series 3** - Thomas and the U.K. Trip (*does not speak*)
* **Series 23** - Steam Team to the Rescue
* **Series 24** - Thomas and the Royal Engine

#### Music Videos

* **Series 3** - Thomas' Anthem and I'm Thomas the Tank Engine
* **Series 4** - Thomas' Anthem Grand Finale, Toby, Don't Judge a Book By its Cover, The Island Song, Really Useful Engine and Thomas' Christmas Song
* **Series 5** - Night Train, Accidents Will Happen, Every Cloud has a Silver Lining, It's Great to be an Engine, The Snow Song, Donald's Duck, Sir Topham Hatt, and Come for the Ride
* **Thomas and the Magic Railroad** - Really Useful Engine
* **Series 6** - James the Really Splendid Engine, Little Engines, Down at the Docks, Winter Wonderland, Boo! Boo! Choo-Choo, and Never, Never, Never Give Up
* **Series 7** - Five New Engines in the Shed, There Once Was an Engine Who Ran Away, Troublesome Trucks, Salty and The Whistle Song
* **Series 8** - Sounds, Emily, Surprises, A World Around You, Determination, Patience, Ode to Gordon and Engine Roll Call
* **Calling All Engines!** - Busy, Trying, Together, New Engine Roll Call and The Dream Song
* **Series 9** - Day and Night, Party Time, Pride, Every Day's a Special Day on Sodor, and Togetherness
* **Jack and the Sodor Construction Company** - The Work Song and One Friendly Family
* **Series 10** - Doing it Right, Favourite Place, H is for Harold, Navigation, There's Always Something New, Responsibility, Strength, Jingle Bells, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Engine Roll Call (*Rock 'n' Roll version*)
* **Series 11** - Engine Roll Call
* **The Great Discovery** There's a Job for Everyone, Where, oh Where is Thomas?, Engine Roll Call and Thomas, You're the Leader
* **Series 12** - Engine Roll Call
* **Hero of the Rails** - Go, Go Thomas
* **Series 13** - Roll Along, Thomas, You're the Leader, Sounds, Determination, and Engine Roll Call
* **Misty Island Rescue** - Misty Island Rescue
* **Series 14** - All You Need and Sir Topham Hatt
* **Day of the Diesels** - Day of the Diesels
* **Series 15** - Hear the Engines Coming
* **Series 16** - Thomas and Percy and Go, Go Thomas
* **King of the Railway** - Working Together Again, Searching Everywhere and It's Gonna be a Great Day
* **Series 17** - Hey, Hey Thomas! and On a Journey Today
* **Series 18** - It's Christmas Time and The Best Friends Express
* **Thomas' YouTube World Tour** - A World Around You, Down by the Docks, Navigation, Never, Never, Never Give Up, It's Great to be an Engine, Thomas' Anthem, The Island Song, The Whistle Song, Night Train, Ode to Gordon, Rules and Regulations and That's What Friends are For
* **The Adventure Begins** Really Useful Engine and Troublesome Trucks
* **Series 19** - Race with You, Spring is Here! and Engine Roll Call
* **Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure** - We Make a Team Together
* **Series 20** - It's Halloween, James the Really Splendid Engine and Accidents Will Happen
* **The Great Race** Will You Won't You, The Shooting Star is Coming Through (*cameo*) and Be Who You Are, and Go Far
* **Journey Beyond Sodor** - I Want to Go Home (*cameo*) and The Most Important Thing is Being Friends
* **Series 21** - Set Friendship in Motion, Doing it Right, Trying and Little Engines
* **Big World! Big Adventures!** - Where in the World is Thomas? and We're Friends
* **Series 22** - Engine Roll Call, All the Girls Around the World and The Steam Team
* **Series 23** - Don't Stop
* **Series 24** - Party Train, Fall is So Much Fun and The Little Engine Who Believed

#### Learning Segments

* **Series 8** - Sounds (*pre-filmed footage cameo*), Steamies and Diesels Sounds (*cameo*), Being Blue (*does not speak*), Sharing (*does not speak*), Helping One Another (*cameo*) and Guess the Engine - Thomas, Henry and Toby (*does not speak*) and Henry Huffs Out of the Station (*does not speak*)
* **Calling All Engines!** - Which Engine for Which Job? (*does not speak*) and Which Diesel Engine with Which Steam Engine? (*does not speak*)
* **Series 9** - Same Colour (*does not speak*), Which Route Should Thomas Take? (*cameo*), Knowing What To Do (*cameo*), Being Kind (*does not speak*), What Goes Where? (*cameo*), Who's Under the Coal Dust? - James (*does not speak*), Job Destinations - Edward, Henry and Gordon (*does not speak*) and Being Repainted (*does not speak*)
* **Series 10** - Where is Henry's Coal? (*does not speak*), Percy's Story (*does not speak*), Right Sized Engine for the Job (*does not speak*), Who's Under the Coal Dust? - Emily (*does not speak*), Which Track for Henry? (*does not speak*), Which Engine Should go to Which Building? (*does not speak*) and What is Henry Thinking of? (*does not speak*)

#### Videos

* **2014** - Welcome to the Island of Sodor Logan! (*cameo*)
* **2016** - Meet the Contenders: Henry of Sodor
* **2017** - Shark Escape and Space Mission
* **2020** - Top 5 Jumps (*cameo*), Top 5 Animals (*cameo*), Top 5 Cranes (*cameo*), Top 5 Non-Railway Vehicles (*cameo*), Top 5 Songs (*cameo*), Top 5 Crashes, Top 5 Coolest Engines (*cameo*), Top 5 Cheeky Thomas Moments (*cameo*), Top 5 Silliest Characters (*cameo*), Top 5 Scariest Moments and Meet Ruth of America! (*cameo*)

### Magazine Stories

* **1987** - Edward and Gordon (*cameo*), The Sad Story of Henry, Edward, Gordon and Henry, Thomas' Train, Hello, Thomas!, Thomas and the Trucks (*cameo*), Thomas and the Breakdown Train (*cameo*) and Thomas' Christmas Party
* **1988** - James and the Express (*does not speak*), Thomas and the Guard, Thomas Goes Fishing, Tenders and Turntables, Trouble in the Shed (*does not speak*), Percy Runs Away, Coal, The Flying Kipper, Whistles and Sneezes, Gordon Off the Rails, Cows, Henry's New Driver, Duck Takes Charge, Percy Takes the Plunge, Pop Goes the Diesel (*not seen*), Dirty Work, Better Late Than Never, Edward's Exploits, Thomas and the Blue Wheel (*does not speak*), Percy's Night Out (*does not speak*), Henry and the Roof, The Deputation, The Missing Christmas Tree (*cameo*), Thomas's Present and Thomas's Christmas
* **1989** - Henry the Hero, Thomas For Sale, An Important Visitor, A Fishy Smell (*does not speak*), Erosion (*does not speak*), The Missing Holly! and The Party (*does not speak*)
* **1990** - Henry's Forest, The Express (*cameo*), A Passenger for James, The Backlog (*does not speak*) and Henry and Diesel
* **1991** - Stick with Steam, Henry Goes Round and Duck's Service
* **1992** - Lazy Wheels (*does not speak*), Looking Splendid!, Going Slowly! and Henry and the Holidaymakers!
* **1993** - Thomas and the New Clock! (*mentioned*) and First with the Food! (*does not speak*)
* **1994** - The Nature Bus! (*mentioned*) and Puffing Pots!
* **1995** - Proud Percy! (*cameo*), Keeping Clean! (*cameo*), Night Lights and The Engine Parade!
* **1996** - Henry's Hoax, Too Tired!, The New Track, Thomas Takes a Ride! (*mentioned*) and The Trouble With Mud! (*mentioned*)
* **1997** - Henry, Henry's Hills, Danger on the Line, Henry's Busy Day and Trevor's Christmas Surprise (*does not speak*)
* **1998** - Donald and Douglas, The Scarecrow Competition!, Henry and Christmas Crisis (*does not speak*)
* **1999** - Hello, Skarloey!, Harold and Henry and Summer Fun!
* **2000** - Henry, The End of the Rainbow!, Shivers in the Sheds, Henry's Freight Cars, Harold's View, Henrietta's Holiday (*does not speak*) and Painting the Shed
* **2001** - Harold Goes Quiet, Thomas Chimes In (*cameo*), Henry, A Special Story about the Fire Engine! (*does not speak*) and Snow Fun for Henry
* **2002** - What's That Smell?, Henry Helps, Good as New!, Henry, Good as New!, Travelling Tables! (*cameo*), Sodor Goes Pop!, The Blue Engine Club, Clean Up Chaos, A Snowy Reception (*does not speak*), Diesel's Drums (*cameo*) and I Used to be Red (*does not speak*)
* **2003** - Gordon's Surprise, The Big Hero, Henry's Dizzy Day, The Most Beautiful Station (*cameo*), A Foggy Friend (*cameo*), Harold's Bad Day (*cameo*), Harvey to the Rescue!, Tour of Sodor (*mentioned*), Happy and Sad (*cameo*), Frozen Engine (*cameo*) and Revving Racers (*does not speak*)
* **2004** - Henry to the Rescue, Emily Saves Henry, Girl Power!, More Mischief!, Percy to the Rescue (*cameo*), Harold's Bad Day (*cameo*), A Fishy Adventure, Dirty Percy!, Engine Trouble, Edward to the Rescue!, Rocket Power, It's Only Snow! (*cameo*), Scary Jack Frost (*cameo*), Thomas Gets It Right (*cameo*), Colour Quarrel!, Favourite Journey, Fishy Business, Henry's Forest, The Haunted Mine, The Train Trolley, A Nice Quiet Day, Dazzling Diesel!, Proud and Loud and Off to Market! (*cameo*)
* **2005** - Slide and Ride (*mentioned*), Model Engines, Three Kings, Squeak, Rattle and Roll (*cameo*), Hooray, Henry, A Treat for Trying, Tunnel Trouble (*does not speak*), A Jumbo-Sized Surprise and Relay Rescue
* **2006** - King Thomas, No Trouble for Toby, Caroline's Cruise, Splendid Sight (*does not speak*), Thomas, Emily and the Snowplow (*cameo*), Sparkling Sky and Thomas and the Statue (*cameo*)
* **2007** - Henry's Hairy Passenger, Fly Along, Fergus!, The Best Smile, Off to Market! (*cameo*), Helping Henry, The Santa Engine, Rusty's Rescue!, Wilbert in the Wild (*cameo*) and Wet Wait
* **2008** - Food Chain Train, Snow Trouble!, The Ice Train!, May Day Rescue, Edward's Mail (*cameo*), Claypit Clowns (*cameo*) and Funny Faces!
* **2010** - Henry's Good Deeds, Magpie Mavis, The Best Present of All (*mentioned*), Henry Gets It Wrong!, Hooray for Henry!, Creaky Cranky (*does not speak*), Proud Puffers (*cameo*), Misty Island Rescue (*cameo*), Trees and Tunnels, Twin Trees! (*cameo*), Snow Tracks (*cameo*), Bubble Trouble and Thomas and the Rainbow! (*mentioned*)
* **2011** - Henry's House!, Dairy Delivery, Smiles All Round, Henry's Health and Safety, The Flying Teapot, Flag Flying! (*does not speak*), Tickled Pink (*mentioned*), Creepy Claw, Horrible Hiccups, Tube Trouble, Speedy Spencer, Steamy Sodor (*does not speak*), Winter Wish (*does not speak*), Snow Tracks (*cameo*), Party Time, Creaky Cranky, Making Annie Smile, A Lion on Sodor, Perfect Panto (*cameo*), Heave Ho Thomas! (*cameo*), Fuss and Fumes (*mentioned*), Perfect Panto (*cameo*) and Wet Wait
* **2012** - Hooray for Henry, The Railway Show (*cameo*), Timber Tower, Muddy Matters (*cameo*), The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 645), Message Mix-Up!, Emily's Winter Party Special (*does not speak*), Express Coming Through! (*cameo*), Henry's Happy Coal and Hooray, Henry
* **2013** - Spring Special, Horrible Hiccups, Flash! Crash! Wallop! (*mentioned*), Henry's Scary Passenger!, The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 666), Henrietta's Holiday (*does not speak*), Henry's Ghost, The Railway Rink (*cameo*) and Henrietta's Holiday (*does not speak*)
* **2014** - The Royal Carriage, Muddy Matters (*cameo*), Mystery Fog!, Bill or Ben (*speaks in speech bubble only*), Henry's Forest, Henry's Hero, Harvey the Crane Engine (*mentioned*), Leaves on the Line!, Frozen Turntable (*does not speak*), Not Now, Charlie! and Steamy Sodor (*mentioned*)
* **2015** - Stinky James (*mentioned*), Signals Crossed (*speaks in speech bubble only*), Easter Egg Express, Silent Puffing! (*cameo*), It's Okay to be Scared, The Perfect Present (*cameo*), Henry's Hero and Henrietta's Holiday and Not Now, Charlie!
* **2016** - Who's Geoffrey? (*mentioned*), Henry Spots Trouble and Thomas in Charge!
* **2017** - Not Now, Charlie!, Steamy Sodor (*does not speak*) and Flash! Crash! Wallop! (*mentioned*)

Henry also appeared in the magazine stories, A Special Story about Steam, Back-to-Front, Harold and the Broken Tree, Harvey Saves the Harvest!, Henry's Secret, Henry's Soaking!, High-Speed Henry, How Does Percy Work?, I Spy with my Little Eye, James and Edward, Letting off Steam!, Mountains and Mess!, Party Time!, Railway Open Day, Really Useful Edward, Retirement Time, Rusty and the Cheeky Boys, Scaredy Puffer!, Sodor's Strongest Engine, Special Treats, Stolen Apples, Sunny Smile, The Strongest and The Very Important Job.

### Annual Stories

* **1985** - Gale Warning and James' Rest Cure
* **1986** - Old Groaner
* **1987** - Donald and the Lost Tarpaulin (*mentioned*)
* **1988** - Percy and the Brake Van and Responsibilities (*mentioned*)
* **1989** - Trapped by Trees and Harold and the Landslide (*mentioned*)
* **1990** - Old Square Wheels and Points of No Return
* **1991** - Near Miss and Rusty Red Scrap Iron (*mentioned*)
* **1992** - Galloping Sausage
* **1993** - The Hut that Walked by Itself
* **1996** - Rings a Bell!
* **1997** - We Wish You a Merry Christmas!
* **1998** - Engines to the Rescue, Henry Scores a Goal and The Star of the Show (*mentioned*)
* **1999** - Blooming Railways (*does not speak*), Leaves on the Line and Blowing Bubbles
* **2000** - Slow Down, Thomas!, Thomas the Famous Engine, Buzzing Bees!, The Flood and Star Engines
* **2001** - Very Special Engines (*does not speak*), Edward Saves the Day (*does not speak*) and Best Friends
* **2002** - A Special Day for Thomas (*mentioned*), "That's the Way to Do It!" (*cameo*), Terence to the Rescue and Harold the Helicopter (*does not speak*)
* **2013** - The Biggest Present of All (*mentioned*)

### Books

* **2003** - Down at the Docks,
* **2004** - Thomas Gets a Snowplow
* **2005** - Calling All Engines!
* **2014** - The Big Book of Engines
* **2018** - Character Encyclopedia
* **2021** - Thomas Saves Christmas (*mentioned*)

### My Thomas Story Library

* **2003** - Thomas (*mentioned*) and Donald and Douglas
* **2004** - Gordon and Edward (Story Library Book) (*does not speak*)
* **2005** - Duck (Story Library Book) and Henry
* **2006** - Annie and Clarabel (*does not speak*), Harvey and Molly
* **2007** - The Fat Controller (*does not speak*)
* **2008** - Whiff
* **2010** - Victor, Troublesome Trucks (*cameo*) and Haunted henry

### Audio Stories

* **2020** - Return to Sodor, Steamie Stafford (*does not speak*), Happy Birthday Thomas! (*not named; does not speak*), The Story of Percy the Small Engine (*does not speak*), The Story of Nia the Helpful Engine (*mentioned*), Who's Geoffrey? (*mentioned*), The Story of Emily the Clever Engine (*not named; does not speak*), Toad and the Whale (*not named; does not speak*), Rocky Rescue, Henry in the Dark, The Missing Christmas Decorations (*not named; does not speak*), Last Train for Christmas and Thomas' Animal Ark
* **2021** - The Beast of Sodor and Diesel and the Ducklings (*does not speak*)

### Video Games

* **1998** - Magical Adventure
* **1999** - The Great Festival Adventure
* **2000** - Trouble on the Tracks
* **2006** - A Day at the Races
* **2008** - Begins Educational Learning
* **2015** - Express Delivery
* **2016** - Magical Tracks

## Audio Files

### Whistles

In some scenes in the second series, his Take-n-Play and TrackMaster talking toys, Henry has Duck's whistle at five steps higher in pitch.

In Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Henry shares Percy's whistle from the same movie.

In 10 Stories from Thomas & Friends, Henry is portrayed with a different whistle.

In the LeapFrog book, Thomas and the School Trip, Henry reuses Percy's whistle sound from Thomas the Really Useful Engine.

In the LeapFrog book, Thomas the Really Useful Engine, Henry reuses Percy's whistle sound from Thomas and the School Trip.

In one scene of Henry's Good Deeds, Henry uses his whistle, but two steps lower-pitched.

In one page of Gordon the Big Engine in the mobile app, Read and Play!, Henry has a sad whistle.

## Trivia

* In the 1997 annual story, We Wish You a Merry Christmas!, Henry's fireman was revealed to be named Ted. In the magazine story, Henry Helps, Old Bailey is Henry's driver.
* In some international dubs, Henry's name was changed:
	+ In the Greek dub of the first to seventh series, Henry is called "Charlie". From the thirteenth series onwards, Henry has been referred to with his original name, possibly to avoid confusion with Charlie.
	+ Henry was called *Henri* (pronounced "Unree") in the French dub of the first to seven series.
	+ On early Spanish translations of the Random House books, Henry was known as *Enrique*.
* The only pieces of merchandise to depict Henry in his original shape are a small pull back toy [1] and a prototype for the Thomas Engine Collection Series.
* When nameboards were still used in the series, Henry never had a nameboard shot where he was in his new shape.
* Martin Sherman said in an interview with Sodor Island Fansite, that he originally auditioned to voice Henry, but got the parts for Thomas and Percy instead.
* Henry, Thomas and James are the only characters to speak in every special. They, along with Gordon, are the only characters to *appear* in every special.
* According to the online video "Still the Best of Friends", the official reason Henry relocated to Vicarstown was to be closer to his work, referring to his taking trains to the Mainland in Tale of the Brave and Journey Beyond Sodor.
* Although he does not have a Fowler tender in the television series, some merchandise of him have him with said tender.
* Henry is the only former Steam Team member who does not appear in the Meet the Steam Team videos.
* Henry's original whistle was the same shape as Gordon's.
* In 2014, Henry and Edward's whistle sounds at Drayton Manor Theme Park were accidentally swapped when they changed shed berths with each other.
* Tim Staffell, former model maker for the first series and lead vocalist for early Queen band Smile, stated that Henry was his favourite character and that he might have one of his faces he made somewhere in his house.
* Henry is the only member of the original Steam Team not to appear in the original model version of the Island of Sodor opening sequence. In the HD model and CGI versions, this distinction is shared with Percy.

## Quotes

*“Once, an engine attached to a train was afraid of a few drops of rain. It went into a tunnel and squeaked through its funnel, and wouldn't come out again!”*
―The narrator introducing Henry: The Sad Story of Henry
*“When Henry came back, he felt much better.”*
―The narrator after Henry left his tunnel: The Sad Story of Henry
*“I suffer dreadfully, and no-one cares.”*
―Henry prior to recieving Welsh coal: Coal
*“Stupid bird!”*
―Haunted Henry
*“I wasn't scared of that ghost train! And yes, I have seen it, but it didn't frighten me at all.”*
―Henry in a bad mood: Henry in the Dark
*“Hello, I'm Henry. The number three green engine. I'm ready to be really useful and off to collect a special special.”*
―Henry's website audio

## See also

* Henry in *The Railway Series*
* Henry in *All Engines Go*

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## References

1. ↑ T&F S2 "Dirty Work"
2. ↑ T&F S10 "Big Strong Henry"
3. ↑ T&F S15 "Henry's Happy Coal"

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