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Etienne

Etienne is a French electric engine who participated in the Great Railway Show. He was a contender in the Great Race, which he won.

## Bio

Etienne: Crusty on the outside but warm on the inside. It's a tall order being an engine!

## Personality

Etienne is described as being polite and gentlemanly, as he only joined the Great Railway Show to have fun and meet new friends.

## Appearance

### Basis

Etienne is based on SNCF's BB 9003 and 9004 electric locomotives, built by Jeumont-Schneider of Paris in 1952 and 1954, respectively. On March 29th, 1955, 9004 broke the world speed record for a locomotive when it reached a speed of 331 kilometres per hour on a run from between Bordeaux and Dax, Landes. Taken out of service in 1973, 9004 has been preserved and is on display at the Cité du Train in Mulhouse.

Etienne's basis
### Livery

Etienne is painted white and dark blue with red and silver lining and red wheels, the colours of the French flag. He carries his name on a silver nameplate.

## Trivia

* Etienne is the fourth engine to have a moustache, the first being Earnest, the second being Iron Duke, and the third being Coran. He is also the first engine in the television series to have a moustache.
* Etienne is the first catenary-powered electric engine to be introduced in the television series, and the first ever in either series to be physically seen, as the Peel Godred Engines were never shown except for one in the railway safety book, More Bad Days for Thomas and his Friends.
* Despite being an electric-powered locomotive, Etienne has been incorrectly described as a Diesel-Electric locomotive in The Great Race. Furthermore, when the international engines get off the ferry at Brendam Docks, Etienne is seen travelling under his own power without the assistance of a catenary, although, this could likely be a mistake.
* His TrackMaster prototype depicts him with side-rods, unlike his actual TV series render.
Jessicake

Jessicake is one of the original Shoppies released in October 2015. In 2016, a Limited Edition golden variant of Jessicake was sold at the San Diego Comic Con.

Jessicake was released as a Happy Places Dreamy Bear Lil' Shoppie in August 2016 as part of Season One.

In 2016, the character also made an appearance in the Chef Club Shoppie series, with a different face sculpt, outfit and hair.

In June 2017, a World Vacation variant of her was made for Season Eight Wave One.

In January 2018, a Wild Style version of her was released. This variant corresponds to the Shoppet Pupkin Cake and the Color Change Cuties Tribe.

## Bio

Jessicake - The Cupcake Cutie

Life's a piece of cake for this little sweetie! Smart, sensible and always tastefully dressed, she loves to top off a day of shopping by sprinkling her Shopkins friends Coco Cupcake & Cherry Cake with treats from her favorite cafe!

**Favorite Hobby:** Cupcake Decorating

**Shopkins BFF:** Coco Cupcake & Cherry Cake

**Favorite Place To Shop:** The Cupcake Cafe

## Appearance

Jessicake is a fair skinned girl with bright blue eyes and hair pulled into a large curled ponytail. An elastic band holds her forelock, which goes down to her mouth, in place. She wears a pink striped top with a magenta ribbon and a blue pleat skirt with white, yellow, and fuchsia sprinkles. Her pink high heel shoes have a cherry shaped heel and a dollop of cream at the toe, each adorned with a small cherry. Her pink headband is adorned with a red ribbon, a cherry, a cupcake, and a dollop of cream.

In July 2016, the San Diego Comic Con exclusive Golden Cupcake Jessicake was revealed. This variant of Jessicake has gold eyes, gold, glittery eye shadow, blonde hair with tinsel, and pursed gold lips. Her top, headband, and shoes are the same sculpts as the original Jessicake, but repainted gold and glittery. Her skirt is now gold and pleated to look like the design of a cupcake wrapper.

## Trivia

* Her name is a pun on the name "Jessica".
* Her prototype name was Cuppy Cake.
* Her backcard mentions and shows a picture of the Cupcake Cafe which shares a striking resemblance to the Cupcake Queen Cafe.
* Only 2000 of her San Diego Comic Con variant were produced.
* The SDCC version of Jessicake has tiny images of cupcakes in her eyes.
* She was the first Shoppie to appear in the webseries.
* The voice actress who provides Jessicake's voice is Cassandra Lee.

## Gallery

Jessicake boxedJessicake unboxedThe back of Jessicake's boxSDCC Jessicake boxedSDCC Jessicake unboxedInitial Jessicake concept sketchHappy Places Jessicake boxedHappy Places Jessicake unboxedThe back of Jessicake's Happy Places boxJessicake Chef Club boxedJessicake Chef Club unboxedThe back of Jessicake's Chef Club boxJessicake World Vacation boxedJessicake World Vacation unboxedThe back of Jessicake's World Vacation boxWild Style Jessicake boxedWild Style Jessicake unboxedThe back of Jessicake's Wild Style box
Matt Wilkinson

Matthew "Matt" Wilkinson (born in London, England, UK) is a British actor, voice actor, writer, playwright and film director who provides voices for the UK and US versions of Thomas & Friends since the switch to CGI.

Other animation voice-overs include "The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and his Best Friend Corky", "Watership Down", and "64 Zoo Lane". He has also appeared on film in "Shackleton" and "V for Vendetta".

## Voices

### UK

* Spencer
* Stanley (Day of the Diesels onwards, excluding the nineteenth season)
* Charlie (thirteenth season onwards, excluding The Great Race)
* Bash
* Scruff (fourteenth season onwards, excluding The Great Race)
* Victor (Hero of the Rails - sixteenth season)
* Rocky
* Cranky
* Butch (sixteenth season onwards)
* Kevin (Hero of the Rails onwards, excluding Journey Beyond Sodor and Hasty Hannah)
* Stephen Hatt (thirteenth season only)
* Farmer McColl (thirteenth season onwards, excluding the twenty-first season)
* The Duke of Boxford
* Farmer Trotter
* The Maithwaite Stationmaster
* The Knapford Stationmaster (A Blooming Mess and An Engine of Many Colours)
* The Dock Manager (Misty Island Rescue onwards, excluding Tale of the Brave and the nineteenth season)
* A Railway Inspector (Thomas in Charge)
* Some Dock Workers (Merry Winter Wish, Day of the Diesels, and Blue Mountain Mystery)
* The Island Inspector
* The Blond-haired Boy (Merry Misty Island)
* The Sodor Search and Rescue Centre Manager
* The Blue Mountain Quarry workman
* The Photographer (sixteenth season only)
* Headkeeper Jack (Steamie Stafford only)
* The Man with the Hat

### UK/US

* Ben (Big World! Big Adventures! onwards)
* Diesel 10
* Winston
* Rusty
* Tony
* Merrick
* The American Crane
* Some Passengers (Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger and Useful Railway)
* Some Rail Workers (Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger)
* Captain Joe
* Bert's Driver (Tit for Tat)
* Rex's Driver (Tit for Tat and Useful Railway)
* The Bird Watcher (UK; Henry's Good Deeds, UK/US; P.A. Problems)
* A Knapford Station Worker (P.A. Problems)

## Trivia

* He and John Hurt both had roles in "V for Vendetta". They also voiced characters in the “Watership Down” television series along with Rob Rackstraw.
* He and Keith Wickham both voiced characters in "64 Zoo Lane".
Glynn

Glynn is an old vertical boiler engine, known as a "Coffee Pot". He was the original number one on the North Western Railway before Thomas' arrival and now works alongside Stephen and Millie at Ulfstead Castle.

## Bio

Glynn: Cool, colorful and a cone full of fun. Strangely he loves having brain freezes.

## Personality

Glynn is a jolly old engine. He is kind, friendly and he loves working hard. However, he sometimes has questioned his own purpose nowadays, since engines are now far bigger and stronger. Despite this, he has accepted his place as an irreplaceable historic figure on the railway. Along with his new position, he has developed a strong admiration and respect for history and its remaining standing figures like Stephen and considers him a firm friend.

## Appearance

### Basis

Although Glynn is meant to be one of the "Coffee Pots" of Sir Topham Hatt's unique design, his basis is actually the Head Wrightson & Co Ltd. Type 1 "Coffee Pot No. 1" vertical boiler locomotive of 1871. Built for the Dorking Greystone Lime Company, it worked at the Betchworth Quarry for 81 years, until 1952, when it was withdrawn and fell into derelict condition. It was bought by its original builder in 1960 and restored, it was then sent to the Beamish Museum in 1970, where it is now preserved.

Glynn’s basis
### Livery

Glynn is painted red and has gold boiler bands. He has a grey steam space cap and funnel with a brass funnel top. He has brass control caps and brass nameplates. The number "1" is painted in yellow underneath his nameplates. Because he was left sitting in sidings for a while, he was covered with rust, but the rust was dealt with during his overhaul.

## Trivia

* Sam Wilkinson was responsible for the idea to include Glynn, thus making the Coffee Pots part of the television series' canon.
* His water tank is taller than his basis to accommodate his face.
* He has the same whistle design as Charlie.
	+ His whistle sound is also Stephen's at a higher pitch.
* Glynn is thus far the only character introduced in the television series that takes inspiration from supportive material for the Railway Series rather then the books themselves or being a television series original character.
Frozen Climbers

Frozen Climbers is the 5th episode in the Thomas & Friends Cartoon.

## Characters

* Percy
* Thomas
* James
* Philip

## Synopsis

In this episode, Thomas, Percy and James are climbing a HUGE frozen, icy mountain but will they make it to the top?! Watch to find out!

## Plot

Percy, Thomas, and James appear to be climbing up a tall, snowy mountain. After tossing snowballs and thinking that they cannot go on anymore, Philip intervines and makes it apparent that the engines aren't climbing a mountain, but rather crawling along the frozen foods section!

## Transcript

For a full transcript of the episode, click here.
A Piece of Cake

A Piece of Cake is the 30th episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Characters

* James
* Thomas
* Percy
* Rosie
* Philip

## Synopsis

Guess who's birthday it is in Sodor! Are you ready to see the best birthday cake ever!?

## Plot

It's James's birthday, and she's eager to find out what everybody's doing for her special day! She goes around asking everybody in Knapford if they're doing anything that could relate to her birthday party, but they all say that they're just busy doing average things they do everyday. However, they're secretly planning a surprise party for James! Thomas, Percy, and Rosie each surprise James with a large birthday cake they made themselves...However, they all slip on an ice skating rink that Philip prepared and all the cakes tumble on top of each other to make one mega birthday cake!

## Transcript

For a full transcript of the episode, click here.
Arthur Darvill

Thomas Arthur Darvill (born 17 June 1982) is an English actor and musician. He joined the English voice cast of Thomas & Friends in the twenty-third season.

He is known for playing Rory Williams, one of the Eleventh Doctor's companions in the television series Doctor Who (2010-2012), Rip Hunter in Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2018) and as Rev. Paul Coates in Broadchurch (2013–2017). From 2013 to 2014 he appeared in the lead role in the theatre musical Once in the West End and on Broadway.
Rosie Bloom

Rosie Bloom is a garden-themed Shoppie who was first released as a Lil' Shoppie in 2016.

In 2017, she was released as a full-sized Shoppie as a part of the first wave of Join the Party Shoppies.

## Bio

Adoring the great outdoors is what puts a smile on Rosie's face. Relaxing in the sun, she loves to decorate her Puppy Patio with nature to create an outdoor room that really blooms!

## Appearance

Rosie Bloom is a fair skinned girl with green eyes, pink lips, and red hair in buns. She has a red dress with two white buttons on the right side and the left side, a yellow pocket in the center, and pink lacing on the bottom of the dress with green stockings and pink boots.

## Trivia

* Her name is most likely to describe a rose that blooms.
* She is the third Shoppie to appear in the webseries, the first two being Jessicake and Rainbow Kate.

## Gallery

Happy Places Rosie Bloom boxedHappy Places Rosie Bloom unboxedThe back of Rosie Bloom's Happy Places boxJoin The Party Rosie Bloom boxedJoin The Party Rosie Bloom unboxedThe back of Rosie Bloom's Join The Party box
Philip Monroe and the Engine Shadow!

Philip Monroe and the Engine Shadow! is the 24th episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Ashima
* Milk Bud
* Oliver (mentioned)
* Philip Monroe (debut, in-movie only)

## Synopsis

Thomas and Ashima are having a fun movie night...until something spooky appears! Do you know who the Engine Shadow is!?

## Plot

Thomas and Ashima are watching a classic horror movie together starring "Philip Monroe" who bears a striking resemblance to Philip. Thomas points out that while the movie is supposed to be scary, the monster appearing in the film is actually coming from the projector. They then come to the conclusion that it was just a shadow.

Later, Thomas notices that someone has eaten all their candy. Neither of them has eaten it, however. Then they hear a wolf howling, but when they go to investigate they find nothing yet again. Then Ashima discovers all their popcorn has been eaten... but then behind the projector they see something eating it! When the girls go around back to investigate they find out that the culprit was none other than Milk Bud all along!

## Trivia

* "Philip Monroe" is a parody of the model/actress Marilyn Monroe.
* Ashima's popcorn box resembles a faceless version of Poppy Corn, a Season Two Shopkin.
* The video's official YouTube title is "Philip Monroe and the Engine Shadow!" but the episode's title card is simply "Philip Monroe."
* The name of the movie is 'Horror in Brendam '.
* Footage from this episode was used to help promote "TUGS", another tv show similar in concept to Thomas & Friends.

## Transcript

For a full transcript of the episode, click here.
Gina

Gina is a stylish Italian tank engine who participated in the Shunting Challenge at The Great Railway Show.

## Bio

Gina: Brassy and classy, Gina loves jamming with her musical buddies till' she's totally puffed out!

## Personality

Sweet and stylish, Gina can match the boys pound for pound when it comes to shunting trucks in the yard.

## Appearance

### Basis

Gina is based on the Ferrovie Nord Milano 200 0-4-0T. Those engines were ordered by the Società Ferrovie Del Ticino (SFT) and built by Couillet, a Belgian locomotive builder, for use on the Como-Varese-Laveno and Saronno-Malnate routes. Seven engines were built by Couillet and numbered from 200 to 206. In 1888, the two routes were acquired by the Ferrovie Nord Milano and the engines became part of the railway, being re-numbered 201 to 207 (subsequently re-numbered again as 200-01 to 200-07). They were used for local service and slowly relegated to menial tasks with the arrival of more powerful engines and from the 1920s, electrification. In the mid-1930s, they were used only for shunting, especially at Milano Cadorna station and were finally withdrawn in the 1960s. In 1974, engine 200-05 was restored and used on heritage train services and is now the second oldest operating engine in Europe. Another engine, numbered 200-02 has been placed on a plinth at Saronno, but it is actually 200-04.

Gina's basis
### Livery

Gina's livery is that of her basis. She is painted green with a black boiler, gold lining and red wheels. She has her name written in white lettering on her nameplates.

## Trivia

* Gina's whistle is Rheneas' at one half-step higher in pitch.
* Gina's Adventures toy has a nameplate only on the left side.
Tim Whitnall

Timothy Charles "Tim" Whitnall (born on 27 June 1961 in Canvey Island, Essex, England, UK) is an English playwright, screenwriter and actor, who provides voices for the UK and US narrations of Thomas & Friends.

He appeared in the CITV comedy "Mike and Angelo" and has provided voices for many children's shows including "Roary the Racing Car", "Fifi and the Flowertots", "Teletubbies" (as the show's narrator), "Tree Fu Tom", "The Mr. Men Show" and "Underground Ernie".

He runs the production company Feather Productions with partner Anna Murphy.

## Voices

### UK/US

* Timothy
* Mike
* Jerome
* Reg
* Oliver the Excavator
* The Deputy Minister
* Some Workmen
* A Quarry Worker (P.A. Problems)
* A Moai Head (Big World! Big Adventures!)

## Trivia

* He worked with Teresa Gallagher, Keith Wickham, Rob Rackstraw and Steven Kynman on "The Mr. Men Show".
* He, Kerry Shale, Rachel Dawson, María Sánchez, Pasi Ruohonen, Rob Rackstraw, Simen Sand, Wayne Jackman, Dan Wicksman, Nuria Wicksman, Danny Houtkooper, Aku Laitinen and Antti L. J. Pääkkönen all worked on "Roary the Racing Car''**.**
* Both he and Joe Mills had roles in "Devil's Playground".
* He tried voicing Edward in the US version of the episode Spencer's VIP, but did not make the final cut.
* Prior to joining the voice cast, He also provided the voiced on one of the games of Thomas DVDs such as Peep Peep Party, Engines to the Rescue, All Aboard with the Steam Team, Pulling Together! and It's Great to be an Engine!. He also narrated the UK trailers for Days Out with Thomas previews, Calling All Engines!, The Great Discovery and Hero of the Rails.
* Both he and Waldemar Barwiński voiced Zigzoo from "Tree Fu Tom" in their respective languages.
* Both he and Maggie Ollerenshaw appeared in "Mike and Angelo".
* He wrote an episode of "Agatha Christie's Marple", while Michael Brandon, Hugh Bonneville, William Hope and Rufus Jones had roles in the show.
* He and John Schwab both had main voice acting roles in "Teletubbies". Kenn Viselman also worked on the show.
* He and Teresa Gallagher voice characters in "Henry Hugglemonster".
Frankie

Frankie is a diesel shunter who works at the Steelworks on the Mainland along with Hurricane.

## Bio

Frankie: She always dreams of jam and cream. Frankie is the perfect partner to enjoy tea with. "God save the Cream"!

## Personality

Frankie is a charming and intelligent diesel shunter who can be very commanding. A natural leader, Frankie actively takes charge of operations at the Steelworks. She can be scheming at times, putting on a front to try and manipulate others into doing what she wants them to do.

Frankie, however, is not mean at heart. She feels hard-done-by and rejected because there is more work to do at the Steelworks than there are engines to do it. She would love to be free to go off making deliveries with Hurricane, but feels the only way she will ever be able to achieve this is by tricking others into doing the work she doesn't want to do.

## Appearance

### Basis

Frankie is based on the Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0 diesel shunter which worked at the Manchester Ship Canal. No. 4002 Arundel Castle, affectionately known as "Billy", is preserved in working order by the East Lancashire Railway Diesel Group. Sister locomotive No. 4001 Alnwick Castle is also preserved as a static non-operational exhibit at the Winfields Store site at Rising Bridge.

Frankie’s basis
### Livery

Frankie is painted blue-green and black with gold lining. She has red and gold nameplates on either sides and "M.S.C." written above her face. The number "4002" is written in yellow on her front bufferbeam.

## Trivia

* Seen in a behind the scenes photo, Frankie was originally going to be painted blue and yellow.
* Frankie is the first engine of several things:
	+ The first female diesel engine in the television series since Mavis, and the first female diesel to originate in the television series instead of the Railway Series.
	+ The first main antagonist of a special who is female.
Vay-Kay

Vay-Kay is the 22nd episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Characters

* Percy
* Rosie
* Philip
* Thomas
* James
* Etienne (cameo)

## Synopsis

The engines cannot decide where to go on a Vay Kay. Rosie and Percy would love to relax and James loves the snow! But Thomas has a different type of Vay Kay in mind!

## Plot

James and Thomas walk up to Rosie, Percy, and Philip, who are talking about where they would like to go on the ultimate Thomas vacation! Percy suggests going to a tropical beach, but Thomas shoots down that idea by stating that Rosie would melt and Percy would be eaten by a giant sea creature. James suggests visiting somewhere that has snow, but Thomas shoots that idea down as well by saying that she could be hit with an avalanche and then get stomped on by an abominable snowman. These ideas scare the other engines into not wanting to go on vacation at all!

Thomas then puts on a hat, grabs a suitcase and begins walking away and states that that would never happen in the first place. Then purple octopus tentacles pop out of a nearby fountain, scaring Thomas so badly that she hides behind James! It turns out to only be Percy in a costume, and all the characters (except Thomas) join in to laugh while unanimously agreeing to stay in Sodor for the time being.

## Trivia

* "Vay-Kay" (commonly spelled "vacay") is slang for vacation, and is used by Rosie in her valley girl dialect.

## Transcript

For a full transcript of the episode, click here.
Milk Bud

Milk Bud is a special edition Petkin from Season Four of Shopkins.

## Bio

Milk Bud: A real moosic lover who never cries when she spills herself.

## Personality

Milk Bud is a cheerful, playful Petkin. She likes to play with Percy and his friends. One time, Milk Bud went missing, and the engines had to find her. Then, after the engines got shrunk, and Percy almost crashed into Raul, The engines finally found her in the Sports store, looking for a new ball. Then the engines decided that would never happen again.

## Appearance

Milk Bud is a red carton of milk with a red straw, blue doggy ears and a red snout. There is a white label on her that reads "Moo" in blue letters.

Her variant is a pink carton of milk with a white straw, green doggy ears and a white snout. There is a white label on her that reads “Moo” in blue letters.

In her static artwork, she is depicted as a blue milk carton with a blue straw, blue eyes, blue ears and paws, and a blue doggy snout. She has blue label and spots all over her that resemble a cow’s spots.

## Trivia

* Her name is most likely a pun on the dog biscuit brand Milk Bone, but it is most likely a pun on the candy Milk Duds.
* She is the first Season Four Shopkin and the first Petkin to ever appear in a episode.
* She is the second character in the Thomas & Friends cartoon who isn't an engine  the first being Chee Zee.

## Gallery

### Toy

Milk Bud toyMilk Bud variant toyMilk Bud collector's tool artworkMilk Bud collector's tool variant artwork
Abubakar Salim

Abubakar "Abu" Salim (born January 7, 1993 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England) is an English actor who joined the voice cast of Thomas & Friends. He was nominated for a BAFTA for his voice-over role in the video game "Assasin's Creed: Origins". Television roles include "Jamestown", "Black Mirror" and "Fortitude".

He is fluent in both English and Swahili.

## Voices

### UK/US

* Kwaku
* African Troublesome Trucks (Big World! Big Adventures!)
* The Tanzanian Crane
* Various African Voices
Jim Howick

Jim Howick (born on May 14th, 1979 in Chichester, Sussex, England, UK) is a British actor and voice artist. He joined the voice cast in Journey Beyond Sodor.

Other credits include "Horrible Histories", "Broadchurch" and "Paddington 2".

## Trivia

* He and Olivia Colman have both appeared in "Broadchurch."
* He, Tom Stourton, Rufus Jones and Michael Brandon have all appeared in "Loaded."
* He and Steven Kynman both appeared in "Yonderland."
* He and Rasmus Hardiker both had roles in "Scream Street."
* He and Tom Stourton both appeared in "Horrible Histories."
* He and Lucy Montgomery have both appeared in "The Armstrong and Miller Show."
* He and Hugh Bonneville both appear in "Paddington 2".
* He, Olivia Colman and Rufus Jones have appeared in "Peep Show".
Susan Egan

Susan Farrell Egan (born February 18, 1970) is an American actress, singer, dancer, voice actress, and comedian who joined the voice cast of Thomas and Friends in the twenty-third season. She is known for her work on the Broadway stage. She is best known for originating the role of Belle in the Broadway musical adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (1994), as well as for providing the voice of Megara in Hercules (1997), and the voice for Rose Quartz on Steven Universe.
X Marks the Spot

X Marks the Spot is the 28th episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Characters

* Percy
* Thomas
* Ashima
* Emily
* Oliver
* Philip
* Milk Bud (cameo)
* Etienne (cameo)

## Synopsis

AAARRREE you ready for an amazing Thomas adventure? Dive right in to the latest Thomas webisode for some serious Thomas fun! Shiver Me Timberrrrs!

## Plot

Percy, Thomas, Ashima, and Emily are all pirates sailing on a ship in search of a treasure chest located on an island that was supposedly buried by Buckaroo Bud (aka Milk Bud) that, when opened, turns engines into Bling Engines. All of a sudden, a large purple sea monster begins to grasp hold of the ship! The engines begin to panic... But then it turns out that it was all their imagination!

## Transcript

For a full transcript of the episode, click here.
Swing Vote (Part 3)

Swing Vote (Part 3) is the 38th episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Synopsis

Percy, Philip and Vinnie keep fighting it out in the race to be mayor of Sodor!!

## Characters

* Percy
* Thomas
* Vinnie
* Diesel 10
* Ashima
* James
* Oliver
* Rosie
* Philip
* Yong Bao
* Mike Rophone
* Milk Bud (cameo)
* Douglas (cameo)
* Rajiv (cameo)
* Etienne (cameo)
* Emily (cameo)
* Raul (cameo)
* Carlos (cameo)
* Frieda (mentioned)
Elizabeth

Elizabeth is a vintage Sentinel steam lorry, originally owned by Sir Topham Hatt. She often works alongside the Skarloey Railway.

## Bio

Elizabeth: Always taking selfies. Likes to connect with others but sometimes feels a bit flat at the end of a long day.

## Personality

Elizabeth does not like laziness, carelessness or rudeness and will respond to both in the strongest terms. Because of this, she can often come off as harsh and severe.

Although she believes roads are superior to rails, she often helps the engines out. She is very sensitive about how others refer to her by her age.

She has a special fondness for her original owner Sir Topham Hatt, and it seems that even he never seems to take offense or get angered by her strong statements when she criticized the way he drives.

## Appearance

### Basis

Elizabeth is based on a Sentinel DG4 steam lorry with a three-way tipper behind her cab. She shares the same basis as Isobella.

Elizabeth’s basis
### Livery

Elizabeth is painted maroon with gold and black lining and a brown tipper.

## Trivia

* Elizabeth is the only character able to insult Sir Topham Hatt without getting into trouble, as she was the first lorry he ever drove.
* Elizabeth is presumably named after Queen Elizabeth II, the current Queen of the United Kingdom. She was also built in 1926, the same year as the Queen was born. In the original concept art done by Robert Gauld-Galliers, her original name was "Grumpy."
* Elizabeth's model is now on display at Drayton Manor.
* Elizabeth is often misspelled as "Elisabeth", particularly in merchandise and in the subtitles of DVDs. The Official Website also spelled her name this way before the site was revamped. Elisabeth is the spelling used in the Welsh dub of the show.
* A large scale model of Elizabeth was made to interact with the Narrow Gauge engines, as used in Rusty Saves the Day and Faulty Whistles. The large scale model was built by Chris Lloyd as revealed in an interview with Sodor Island Fansite.
* A Sentinel steam bus (originally a lorry) that gives tour rides around Weston-super-Mare (formerly around Whitby) is named after Elizabeth.
* In concept art, Elizabeth was depicted with a tipper, despite this not being shown \*in the series. This has been carried on to her ERTL, Wooden Railway, Take Along and Take-n-Play toys.
Lady

Lady is a small, Victorian-styled tank engine who serves as the guardian of The Magic Railroad, using her magic to keep the worlds of Shining Time and Sodor alive. She is owned and protected by Burnett Stone, her driver.

## Bio

Lady: Loves to shake things up in the kitchen. She takes the cake when it comes to makin' baking!

## Personality

Lady is a very special engine who holds the secret to the Magic Railroad. When she moves along the rails, she spreads Gold Dust with her special powers. She has been known to help Thomas and his friends, when there is no one else to turn to.

## Appearance

### Basis

Lady appears to be a freelance design, with no real known locomotive prototype. However, her design does bare some resemblance to the GWR 101 Class, and the 3½ gauge LBSC Tich 0-4-0 side tank locomotive, as well as the Liverpool Overhead Railway "Lively Polly".

One of Lady's concept art images depicts her as a 2-2-2, resembling Gazelle, a Dodman & Co 0-4-2 Well Tank locomotive from the Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Railway.

David Eves originally intended to be based on the GWR 3031 Class, however Britt Allcroft wanted Lady to be a small engine. Coincidentally, the Hornby Emily was manufactured using a repainted GWR 3031 Class.

Lady's possible basis
### Livery

Lady is painted red-purple with gold head lamps on her front footplate, tail lamp, gold buffers, smokebox, funnel top, dome, whistle, side rods, lining and her name on each side in gold. She is also painted a very dark purple on her cab roof, lower funnel section and her footplate.

## Trivia

* Lady is the first standard-gauge steam engine in the television series not to be created by the Rev. W Awdry.
* She was the first female steam engine and tank engine introduced in the television series and the third female engine overall, the first being Daisy and the second being Mavis.
* Her face is only visible on Sodor.
* Lady has a coupling on her back, but not on her front.
* Lady has a cover for her coal bunker.
* Originally, Lady was not going to have a speaking role in Thomas and the Magic Railroad, her only way of communicating was "telepathically" with Thomas when he was on Muffle Mountain and her whistle. She was later given lines to help smooth over cuts made to the film.
* Lady's ERTL prototype toy was a repaint of Rheneas.
* Lady's whistle sound was reused for Millie.
* On the 24th of November 2017, the life-sized prop was listed for sale on LetGo. The model is currently in a state of disrepair, being repainted, the funnel shortened and details such as lamps, buffers, dome, whistle and coal bunker removed. The money ($2000 USD) has been gathered to purchase it. Lady was soon moved to a storage facility awaiting repair.
John Schwab

John William Schwab III (born in Pensacola, Florida, USA, on 15 September 1972) is an American actor, producer, director and musician who resides in London. He joined the voice cast in The Great Race.

## Trivia

* He auditioned to be the narrator for the series in 2012, but Mark Moraghan was chosen instead.
* Schwab, along with Nigel Plaskitt, John Hurt, Kerry Shale, Glenn Wrage, Michael Brandon, Tom Stourton, Martin Sherman, Olivia Colman, Miranda Raison, Simon Fisher-Becker, Dan Li, Colin McFarlane, Sanjeev Bhaskar, John Ogwen and Tracy-Ann Oberman have all had roles in "Doctor Who". Togo Igawa also had a role in one of it's spin-offs "Torchwood". Maggie Ollerenshaw and Jonathan Forbes also worked on an audio drama based on "Doctor Who". Diego Brizzi, Tesshō Genda and Dariusz Odija also did dubbings for the show.
* Both he and Glenn Wrage voiced characters in "Back to Gaya".
* He appeared in "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit" alongside Colm Feore.
* Schwab, Christopher Ragland, Joseph May, Martin Sherman, Kerry Shale, Stefan Ashton Frank and David Menkin all voiced characters in "Horizon Dark Dawn".
* Schwab, Glenn Wrage and William Hope all voiced characters on "Gladiators of Rome".
* He and David Menkin both had roles in "Zero Dark Thirty".
* He, Joseph May, William Hope, David Menkin and Glenn Wrage all voiced characters in "Alien: Isolation".
* Schwab and Jules de Jongh both voiced characters in the 2011 video game "Kinect Disneyland Adventures".
* He and Tim Whitnall both had roles in "Teletubbies".
* He, along with Rasmus Hardiker and Kerry Shale all recently provided voices for "The LEGO Ninjago Movie" Video game.
	+ They, along with Jules de Jongh, have all lent their voices for "Ninjago" video games.
* He, Glenn Wrage and Klaus Sonnenschein worked on "Boo, Zino and the Snurks".
Power Hungry (Part 2)

Power Hungry (Part 2) is the 45th episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Synopsis

The engines are having some fun in the kitchen...or are they? Tune in to see who is cooking up a storm in Sodor!

## Characters

* Ashima
* Thomas
* Oliver
* Percy
* Rosie
* Yong Bag
* Bash (debut/cameo)
* Dash (debut/cameo)
* Lady (debut)
* Milk Bud (mentioned)
Salted Caramel Cupcakes

* 1 and 1/2 cups cake flour\* 150g
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 2 large eggs room temperature
* 3/4 cup caster/granulated sugar 150g
* 1/2 cup unsalted butter 115g, melted
* 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 1/2 cup Greek-style yogurt 120g
* Store-bought or homemade salted caramel sauce to fill cupcakes and drizzle on top

For the Frosting:

* 3 large egg whites
* 1 cup caster/granulated sugar 200g
* 1 cup unsalted butter 226g, softened and cubed
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1/4 cup store-bought or homemade salted caramel sauce 80g

### \_\_\_\_\_Instructions\_\_\_\_\_

For the Cupcakes

1. Preheat the oven to 170C/325F/Gas 3. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with muffin cases, and set aside.
2. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
3. Whisk together the eggs. Add the sugar, and whisk until combined. Add the butter, vanilla, and yogurt, and whisk until combined. Fold in the dry ingredients.
4. Divide the batter evenly between the muffin cases, filling only 2/3 full.
5. Bake for 14 - 16 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. Allow to cool for 5 minutes in the pan, before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely before filling and frosting.
6. Using a cupcake corer or knife, scoop out the centres of the cooled cupcakes. Fill the cupcakes with the salted caramel sauce, leaving some to drizzle on top.

For the Frosting:

1. In the heat-proof bowl of your stand mixer over a pan of simmering water, add the egg whites and sugar. Whisk constantly until the mixture is warm to the touch and all the sugar has dissolved (should not feel gritty between your fingers) - about 5 minutes.
2. Attach the bowl to the stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Starting on low and gradually increasing to medium-high speed, whisk for 10 - 15 minutes until the mixture is fluffy and glossy, and completely cool.
3. With the mixer on medium-low speed, gradually add the butter, piece by piece, mixing well after each addition. Once all the butter has been added, whisk in the vanilla, and salted caramel sauce. Whisk until silky and smooth.
4. Transfer the frosting to a piping bag, and frost the cooled cupcakes. Drizzle with the extra salted caramel.

Notes:

*\*Make your own cake flour! Measure out 1 and 1/2 cups (190g) of plain/all-purpose flour, remove 3 tablespoons, and replace with 3 tablespoons of cornflour/cornstarch. Sift well.*

*Leftover cupcakes can be stored, covered tightly, in the fridge for up to 3 days. Frosted or unfrosted cupcakes can be frozen for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge. Cupcakes can be made 1 day in advance, covered, and stored at room temperature. Cover the frosting, and store in the fridge until ready to use.*

*If using my homemade salted caramel sauce, this recipe makes enough to fill cupcakes, add to frosting, and drizzle on top.*
Madge

Madge is a snub-nosed lorry with a three-wheeled cab and a flatbed. She works alongside the Skarloey Railway.

## Bio

Madge: Bright and beautiful, Madge is an engine with so many bows, but her favourite bow to show is her colourful rainbow!

## Personality

What Madge lacks in elegance, she makes up for in strength and personality. She acts as a motherly figure to the narrow gauge engines, but can be playful and loves a good joke.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Madge is based on a 1964 Scammell Scarab 6-ton tractor lorry. This type of lorry was very popular with British Railways. About 60 are preserved.

Madge’s basis
### Livery

Madge is painted green along her trailer and the bottom half of her cab, whilst the top half of her cab and her headlights are painted cream.

## Trivia

* Madge's Take Along, Take-n-Play and TrackMaster toys depict her with four front wheels instead of three. This may be so they would balance out.
* Madge shares the same horn sound as Kelly.
* Madge's front has been modified to accommodate her face.
The Sodor Games (Part 3)

The Sodor Games (Part 3) is the 42nd episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Synopsis

It appears Thomas is a one engine show! Who will win The Sodor Games?

## Characters

* Thomas
* Percy
* Ashima
* Mike Rophone
* Shane
* Carlos
* Rosie
* Oliver (cameo)
* Emily (cameo)
* Gina (cameo)
* Rajiv (cameo)
* Raul (cameo)
* James (came)
* Diesel 10 (cameo)
* Donald (cameo)
* Etienne (cameo)
* Axel (cameo)
* Hiro (debut/cameo)
Lovers Day

Lovers Day is the 11th episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Characters

* Etienne (debut)
* Ashima
* James
* Philip

## Synopsis

Will Ashima, Philip and James fall for Etienne's charm? Tune in, and find out!!

## Plot

It's Valentine's Day, and Etienne is trying to ask out many different engines, including Ashima, Philip, and James. The girls aren't interested in him, and are annoyed by it. They then decide to reverse the scenario to try to get Etienne to back off. The girls act seductive around him by kissing him and asking him to sing, but this overwhelms Etienne and he runs away. Philip, Ashima, and James end up laughing.

## Trivia

* Etienne is the first male engine to appear in a webisode.

## Transcript

For a full transcript of the episode, click here.
Joseph May

Joseph "Joe" May (born on June 16th, 1974 in Southampton, England) is a British-born Canadian actor, voice artist and singer who voices Thomas in the US dub of the Thomas & Friends Webseries.

He is known for appearing in various television shows including "Casualty", "Bugs", "Stargate: Atlantis", "Band of Brothers" and "Holby City". As a voice actor, he is known for providing voices in shows such as Superman and Robbie from "Batman Black and White", Autolycus from "Class of the Titans" and for video games such as Chase McCain in "Lego City Undercover" and Michael Corleone in "The Godfather: The Video Game".

He is married and has two children.

## Trivia

* He, along with Kerry Shale, John Schwab and Jules de Jongh voiced characters from "Lego City Undercover".
* He, Shale, de Jongh and David Menkin also voiced characters in "LittleBig Planet".
* He worked on "Class of the Titans" alongside Salty's Lighthouse voice actors Scott McNeil, Terry Klassen and French Tickner. Cezary Kwieciński voiced his character in the Polish version.
	+ Also, he and Scott McNeil voiced characters in "The Godfather: The Video Game".
* He voiced Mr. Wexler in "The Barbie Diaries". There have also been several other voice actors that have worked on several other Barbie films:
	+ Agnieszka Kunikowska ("Barbie: Fairytopia"), Ángel Amorós and Salty's Lighthouse voice actor Scott McNeil ("Barbie of Swan Lake")
	+ Mayumi Asano ("Barbie: Mermaidia")
	+ Alan Kennedy, Matthew Ahrens and Kallan Kagan ("Barbie and Her Sisters in a Pony Tale")
	+ Anna Apostolakis, Susan Roman and Salty's Lighthouse voice actors Ian James Corlett and Terry Klassen ("Barbie as the Island Princess")
	+ Zbigniew Konopka ("Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper")
	+ Hikaru Midorikawa ("Barbie in the Nutcracker")
	+ Gadi Levy ("Barbie in a Mermaid Tale 2")
* He, Michael Brandon, William Hope and Rufus Jones all have had roles in the comedy show "Episodes".
* He and Christopher Ragland appeared in the documentary series "I Shouldn't Be Alive".
* He, John Schwab, Glenn Wrage, William Hope and David Menkin all voiced characters in "Alien: Isolation".
* He, Jules de Jongh and Kerry Shale voiced characters in "Blues and Bullets".
* He and David Menkin voiced characters in "Soma".
* He, Rasmus Hardiker, Jules de Jongh, John Schwab, David Menkin, Kerry Shale and Teresa Gallagher all voiced characters in "Xenoblade Chronicles 2".
* He was born in the same city where the LB&SCR Billinton E2 class 0-6-0T locomotives (Thomas' basis) used to work during their last days of service before all being scrapped in 1963.
Lights, Camera, Thomas! (Part 1)

Lights, Camera, Thomas! (Part 1) is the 73rd episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Synopsis

Ashima makes an audition video to become an actor and everyone is invited to be the stars of the movie.

## Characters

### Engines

* Ashima
* Philip
* Duke
* Percy
* James
* Thomas
* Bill and Ben
* Nia (debut)

### Shoppies

* Jessicake
* Bubbleisha
* Donatina
* Peppa-Mint
Spiced Chocolate Eggnog

2. In a large saucepan, add the milk, chocolate, vanilla, and spices. Bring to the boil over medium heat, stirring often until the chocolate has melted, and everything has combined.
3. Remove from the heat, then gradually add the egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly, until smooth and combined.
4. Serve immediately, or refrigerate for up to 3 days before serving. Reheat, or serve cold.

### Notes:

*This recipe can easily be halved if you need less servings.*
No Pain, No Gain

No Pain, No Gain is the 26th episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Oliver
* Rosie
* Milk Bud
* Etienne (cameo)

## Synopsis

Who will be the the marathon champion of Sodor!? Thomas and Oliver go head to head!

## Plot

Thomas entered to the Sodor Olympics to win, but she makes Oliver angry saying that she is faster than her. So both of them plus Milk Bud use the shopping check outs as treadmills. Rosie is the judge and she was about to start the race, but she got distracted and started to read a magazine. Thomas reminds her to stay on track. Rosie starts the race. Then, Thomas throws a doggie biscuit on Oliver's boiler and tells Milk Bud to get it causing Oliver to fall over. Thomas thinks she won, but Oliver starts putting obstacles in her way causing Thomas to trip. Then, Oliver realizes that Thomas should win and they are not mad at each other anymore.

## Trivia

* When Rosie says "Hey, Thomas!" her mouth dosen't move.

## Transcript

For a full transcript of the episode, click here.
Go Thomas

Go Thomas! is the 79th episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Synopsis

Thomas has to hurry and come up with a style for Fashion Week.

## Trivia

* This episode marks the first appearance of Mike Rophone since The Sodor Games.
* This is the first episode to be released on a Thursday.

## Transcript

For a full transcript of the episode, click here.
Hurricane

Hurricane is a large tank engine who works at the Steelworks on the Mainland along with Frankie.

## Bio

Hurricane: A very puntual engine who's always on time. Some say he's a bit of a bird brain but really he has mind that works like clockwork!

## Personality

Hurricane is a very big tank engine. Although his name sounds like a storm, Hurricane is gentle, level-headed and kind. He is happy to see Thomas and treats him from the start like a new friend.

He is however very loyal to Frankie, and follows her lead, trying his best to keep up with her plans and help her realise her schemes. Hurricane turns a bit of a blind eye to the mean side of Frankie, preferring instead to see her as a loyal companion.

He is hard-working, easy-going, generally cheery and his kindness cannot help but show through.

## Appearance

### Basis

Hurricane is based on the GER Class A55 "Decapod", an experimental tank engine named so for its ten driving wheels. It was designed to prove that steam locomotives could compete with emerging electric locomotives. It achieved its goal on 26th April 1903, during stormy weather. It never entered regular service and was rebuilt to an 0-8-0 tender engine in 1906, being assigned to haul coal trains for GER's March district, remaining the only eight-coupled steam locomotive to work on GER. It was later scrapped in 1913 due to being non-standard.

Hurricane’s basis
### Livery

Hurricane is painted red-brown with a black running board, red lining, steam pipes and wheels. He has brass nameplates on either side of his running board, the number "20" painted on his front buffer beam in yellow and brass and red number plates on either side of his coal bunker.

## Trivia

* While Hurricane is not one of the experimental engines Thomas meets en-route to the Steelworks, his basis was an experiment in real-life.
* Unlike his basis, Hurricane's four rear driving wheels are not connected to the front six and have their own separate pair of side rods, therefore making him an 0-6-4-0. This was done so he could navigate the tight bends in the Steelworks.
* Hurricane is the second engine in televison series to have 10 drive wheels, the first being Murdoch.
* Hurricane shares his whistle sound with Trevor.
Theo

Theo is a shy experimental railway traction engine who works at the Steelworks on the Mainland.

## Bio

Theo: A tasty treat to have on a jet ride. He never noodles out!

## Personality

Theo is very shy, extremely cautious and highly awkward. He has an unusual, experimental drive system that does not always function the way it should. He finds it particulary difficult when going in reverse. This of course only undermines Theo's confidence and he firmly believes he can not do anything, although this is not entirely true. Theo is quiet and thoughtful, but when he speaks, he is usually direct and to the point, and sometimes blunt. He speaks his mind and is usually a pessimist of thoughts, but Theo is kind and generally caring. He would just like to keep to himself and his friends as safe as possible so they can hide away and have a quiet life.

## Appearance

### Basis

Theo is based off of the Brill Tramway's Aveling and Porter engines. He has many modifications including a cab, a set of gears on his right side similar to those of the Coalbrookdale locomotive, and the removal of his footplate.

Theo also has the appearance of an Amberly Chalk Pits 0-4-0. His geared wheels also bear some similarity to those of the narrow gauge traction engine "Samson", a replica of which resides at the Beamish Museum.

Theo’s basis
### Livery

Theo is painted greyish brown with gold lining, head lamp and whistle. His wheels and lower traction wheels are dark green while his upper traction wheels are a reddish brown. Theo also carries his name on gold nameplates fixated on each side of his smoke box.

## Trivia

* It is said that Theo displays personality traits of autism, making him the first Thomas & Friends character with a neurological disability.
* Theo speaks with a mild lisp, therefore also being the first Thomas & Friends character with a speech impediment.
* Similarly to Fergus, a semicircle has been cut into Theo's front bufferbeam to accommodate a face.
* On the back of the Journey Beyond Sodor DVD, Theo's lamp is white instead of gold.
* Theo is the second traction engine to run on rails, the first being Fergus. However, including non-rail traction engines (not counting George and Buster), Theo is the third traction engine introduced to the series.
* Theo fretting and saying "I think I can't, I think I can't," is very similar, if not a direct reference to the famous children's book "The Little Engine That Could."