Beresford

### Family

Julia Beresford (daughter, in the fanfic), Adelaide Beresford (wife, in the fanfic)

### 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, Carly, 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, Caitlin, Connor, Ferdinand, Bash and Dash, Emerson, Lei, Natalie, Cassia, 'Arry and Bert, Bert, Rex, Mike**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

Pulling Thomas up with his hook, helping Thomas to hide from Hurricane and Frankie

## Character's Bio

### Birthdate

Sometime between 1892 and circa 1989 (built)2nd May 1946 (fanfic, as a human)

## Physical Apearance

### Eye Colour

Black (cartoon)Hazel green (fanfic, as human)

### Complexion

Dark blue with with red and yellow lining and white hazard stripes (cartoon)Olive brown (fanfic, as a human)

### Status

Alive

**Beresford** is one of *Thomas & Friends* characters. He was a blue Jamaican rolling gantry crane who works at a canal in the Mainland.

## Biography

### *Thomas & Friends*

When Thomas traveled to the Mainland, he met Beresford. Beresford stopped Thomas on his way to Bridlington Goods Yard, demanding Thomas to tell him something new, which lead to Beresford singing *Who's Thomas?*. Thomas tricked him and passed through underneath him. Later on, Beresford picked Thomas up with his hook and helped him to hide from Hurricane and Frankie after escaping from the Steelworks. This ended up with Beresford befriending him. He also appears at the end of the special when Thomas and James pass by making their way back home to Sodor.

Thomas would later meet Beresford again after taking a wrong turn on his way to see the Queen. After a short conversation, Thomas set off with directions from Beresford, but ended up opposite from where Beresford said to go.

## Personality

Beresford is usually very lonely having no one to talk to, with engines often passing through with other work. His rather aggressive way of getting to know new engines makes it hard for him to make friends, as shown by him dropping a fishing boat in front of Thomas and slinging him up with his hook in a later encounter. But he is well meaning, though jealous of the freedom engines have to go anywhere.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Beresford is based on a Stothert & Pitt electric rolling gantry crane. Four examples of this crane type are preserved at the M Shed museum at Prince's Wharf, Bristol. Carter is also based on this crane.

## Physical Appearance

### Livery

Beresford is painted dark blue with red and yellow lining and white hazard stripes.

### Fanfic

As a human, Beresford was of Jamaican descent, he has olive brown skin tone, dark brown hair and hazel green eyes. He wears dark blue jacket with red and yellow lining and red and white hazard stripes, white shirt, dark blue pants and brown boots.

## Fanfics

The Secret & Dearest Life of Everything in Sodor

Beresford's appearance in the fanfic as a human, he worked at the Mainland canal as a crane driver. Later, he saw Percy, James and the others were driving their engines to Victoria Station to see Duchess, the royal train driver for the British Royal family.