Percy

Percy is a green saddle tank engine who was brought to Sodor to help run the railway during the big engines' strike. He is one of the youngest engines and is quite cheeky, often looking to trick or tease other engines, sometimes getting him into trouble. Percy's favourite job is to deliver the mail and he works on Thomas' Branch Line as a goods engine.

## Trivia

* One of Percy's models is currently on display in Japan at the Hara Model Railway Museum (previously on display at Nitrogen Studios), along with his large-scale model used for the spin-off series, The Pack (previously on display at Thomas Town).
* Percy is the only engine who is known to have been named by the Fat Controller.
* In the Greek narration of the Classic Series, Percy is called "Jerry". From the thirteenth season onwards, Percy has been referred to with his original name.
* According to Abi Grant on her website, Percy is her favourite character.
	+ Britt Allcroft stated he was also her favourite (due to him being green and cheeky).
	+ He is also Mark Moraghan's favourite character, alongside Cranky.
* Percy's Big Loader toy has had three cameos in the American sit-com, Everybody Loves Raymond.
* Percy's whistle sound is actually Edward's in a higher pitch.
* Percy is the first character other than Thomas to be the protagonist in a special, with that special being Day of the Diesels, which he would later do again in Tale of the Brave.
* In Thomas and the Rumours, Percy is stated to have a branch line although Thomas' branch line may be the one that was referred to.
* Percy was featured on the 1986 single cover along with Rheneas of Oh L'amour, a song by English synthpop duo Erasure.
* One of Percy's original face masks is owned by Twitter user ThomasTankMerch.
* Percy went through several aesthetic changes in the television series:
	+ Season 2 (only):
		- His right side piston was loose and would shake violently when moving.
		- His centre lamp iron was heavily glued in.
	+ Season 3:
		- His whistle changed shape (now being more like Gordon or Henry's).
		- Later in the season, his whistle sound would be his own but in a whole step lower in pitch.
		- His two front sandboxes were flipped around.
	+ Season 4:
		- His whistle sound changed back to its original pitch.
		- His smokebox was raised up.
		- In some episodes towards the end of the season, one of the two black sections extending from under his smokebox to the end of the footplate is missing.
	+ Thomas and the Magic Railroad:
		- He gained a permanent lamp.
		- He gained a stand underneath his smokebox.
		- The lining on his pistons was moved slightly inwards.
		- His eyebrows change shape.
	+ Season 6:
		- His cab was blacked out (except for cab shots filmed on a larger model).
	+ Jack and the Sodor Construction Company (large scale model only):
		- The step ladders on his running board are painted red.
		- His whistle is taller than his cab.
		- His dome is painted green.
	+ Season 7:
		- The counterweights on his wheels vanished.
	+ The Great Discovery:
		- His large scale model's dome is painted gold.
	+ Season 12:
		- His large scale model's stepladders were painted green.
	+ Hero of the Rails:
		- His cab became open again.
	+ Season 19:
		- His side rods become silver.