Norman (T&F)

**Norman** is a diesel engine who is Dennis's twin and often seen working around Vicarstown.

## Biography

### Television Series

Before coming to Sodor, Norman worked at a busy marshaling yard on the Mainland, but kept breaking down due to faults in his design. He was only able to shunt a few wagons at a time, which led the yard manager to believe Norman was simply lazy. He was later transferred to Sodor along with Paxton and Sidney, where he was delighted to look for Dennis.

Norman was one of the diesels who took over the Sodor Steamworks. He later laughed at Flynn for not being able to rescue Thomas.
One December, Norman told Percy that Sidney had been on his hoist for two years and was there when he was given his new wheels. He also offered Thomas and Gordon a place to sleep at Vicarstown Dieselworks when the turntable at Tidmouth Sheds was frozen.
Norman was at the Dieselworks when Paxton returned after looking for him, Diesel, Sidney, Den and Dart.

When the Great Railway Show was being held, Norman was one of the engines who were hoping to be picked to compete but was not. Norman was later involved in an accident with Thomas at Knapford, resulting in the tank engine initially being unable to compete in the Great Railway Show.
During a big freeze, he helped the other diesels do the steam engines' work when the coal delivery was delayed.

Later on, Norman was one of the diesels who got into trouble by not doing their jobs properly due to Diesel playing a trick on Rebecca so she could do the jobs and end up in the wrong place.

## Technical Details

### Basis

BR 11001
 (Norman's Basis)
Norman is based on BR No. 11001 which is a prototype diesel built at Ashford Works, England in 1949. It was designed by Oliver Bulleid during his time working for the Southern Railway (SR), but the locomotive was completed after the SR had become part of BR. The Southern Railway experimented with various designs of diesel shunters, and amongst these, 11001 had a larger engine and a higher top speed to enable it to perform pick-up goods duties in addition to shunting. It was not a particularly successful design, and the locomotive was scrapped in 1959. 11001 had numerous distinctive features, such as large connecting rods, a long bonnet with the fuel tank in front, and a domed roof.

### Livery

Norman is painted vermilion with two yellow stripes and red wheels with grey rims. He has a dark grey front, roof, toolboxes and footsteps. His running board and bufferbeams are red. His paint is chipped in places and shows signs of weathering.

### *Thomas & Friends*

* **T&F Season 15** - Fiery Flynn
* **T&F Season 16** - Bust My Buffers! *(cameo)*
* **T&F Season 17** - The Missing Christmas Decorations and The Frozen Turntable
* **T&F Season 18** - Disappearing Diesels *(cameo)*
* **T&F Season 19** - Den and Dart *(cameo)* and Diesel's Ghostly Christmas *(cameo)*
* **T&F Season 20** - Sidney Sings *(stock footage)*, Diesel and the Ducklings *(cameo)* and Engine of the Future *(cameo)*
* **T&F Season 21** - The Big Freeze *(cameo)* and Confused Coaches *(deleted scene)*
* **T&F Season 23** - Diesel Do Right, Steam Team to the Rescue and Diesel Glows Away
* **T&F Season 24** - A New Arrival *(cameo)*

### *Specials*

* **2011** - Day of the Diesels
* **2016** - The Great Race
* **2017** - Journey Beyond Sodor *(cameo)*
* **2018** - Big World! Big Adventures! *(cameo)*

## Audio Files

### Horn

In TRAINZ 2019, Norman's horn is Dennis's at a lower pitch.