Annie and Clarabel

**Annie** and **Clarabel** are Thomas' faithful coaches, whom he loves dearly and would never dream of being separated from them.

Annie and Clarabel both have seating accommodation for carrying passengers; Clarabel also has a brake compartment for luggage and a guard. The two coaches are nearly always seen coupled together, with Annie usually facing Thomas and Clarabel facing backwards.

## Appearances

* **Series 22** - Number One Engine (fantasy), Forever and Ever, What Rebecca Does, An Engine of Many Colours (cameo; fantasy), School of Duck (cameo), Seeing is Believing (fantasy), Apology Impossible, The Water Wheel (cameo), Samson and the Fireworks, Rosie is Red, Banjo and the Bushfire (fantasy), Counting on Nia and Hunt the Truck
* **Series 23** - Free the Roads, Chucklesome Trucks, Steam Team to the Rescue!, Panicky Percy (do not speak) and Out of Site (cameo)
* **Other** - Thomas & Friends in 4-D: Bubbling Boilers (cameo)

They will appear in the twenty-fourth series.

## Trivia

* Annie and Clarabel were the first official female characters created by the Rev W. Awdry.
* The Hero of the Rails intro shows Annie and Clarabel with bogie wheels as seen in the Railway Series.
* Annie and Clarabel's models used to be on display at Nitrogen Studios but are now on display at Hara Model Railway Museum in Japan.
* Early illustrations of Annie show her shocked face and this was carried on to later illustrations and most merchandise. This is likely intentional for easier identification. Even Hornby both had Annie and Clarabel models with smiling faces originally.
* As of the twenty-second season, Annie and Clarabel are the only non-human twin characters who are both still voiced by the same actress.
* A real television series version of Clarabel (a former LNER "Sunshine" coach) has been put into service at the Llangollen Railway in North Wales.
* Originally, there were plans to give Annie and Clarabel 3D grey faces similar to the engines in the twelfth series, as it would be easier to animate. During the production of said series, they were referred to as **Annabel and Clarabelle**.
* Their original television series models were built from Tenmille Stroudley coach kits.
* Bachmann HO models of Annie and Clarabel appeared in the 2015 Marvel film "Ant-Man", along with models of Thomas and Emily's Coaches.
* In the French version of the Classic Series, Annie and Clarabel were known as Annette and Claudette.
* Several merchandise ranges and CGI promos of Clarabel lack her guard compartment.
* Up until the debut of the Slip Coaches in the eighteenth series, Harold, Annie and Clarabel were the only characters with embedded faces ever since that practice had phased out.

## Quotes

“Oh come along, we're rather late! Oh come along, we're rather late!"
"We're coming along! We're coming along!”
―Thomas, Annie and Clarabel singing, Thomas and the Guard, first series
“He's dreadfully rude, I feel quite ashamed. I feel quite ashamed, he's dreadfully rude. You mustn't be rude, you make us ashamed”
―Annie and Clarabel telling Thomas off for teasing Gordon, Down the Mine, first series
“My! What splendid coaches! So much better than those beach huts on wheels!”
―Lady Hatt, Sir Topham Hatt's Holiday, fifth series
“I'll never complain about Thomas again!"
"Nor will I!”
―Annie and Clarabel after being pulled by Caitlin, Not So Slow Coaches, eighteenth series
“Those are my coaches! Give them back!”
―Thomas telling Emily to bring Annie and Clarabel back, Emily's New Coaches, seventh series
“Clarabel: Come on, Thomas!
Annie: It's time to go!”
―lines in every twenty-second series end segment onwards
## Merchandise

* ERTL (normal, miniatures and Gold Rail; all discontinued)
* Wooden Railway (normal, celebration and Light Up and Reveal; all discontinued)
* Wood (redesigned in 2019)
* Take Along (separately or together; discontinued)
* Take-n-Play (separately or together; discontinued)
* Collectible Railway
* Minis (Annie: classic and pop art; Clarabel: classic)
* Motor Road and Rail (with Thomas; normal; discontinued outside Asia; gold and metallic only in Asia)
* TrackMaster
* TrackMaster Push Along
* Motorized Railway
* My First Thomas (discontinued)
* Bachmann (HO and large scale)
* Hornby (available together in a double pack)
* My Thomas Story Library (discontinued)
* Trading Cards (discontinued)
* Thomas Engine Collection Series normal, gold, motorized; all discontinued)
* Mini Die Cast Collection (discontinued)
* Departing Now (discontinued)
* Tomica
* Tomix Trains
* De Agostini (discontinued)
* Limited Edition Collection
* Capsule Plarail (normal and metallic)
* Mini Mini Plarail (Annie only, discontinued)
* Puka-Q (Annie only, discontinued)
* Pocket Fantasy (discontinued)
* Boss (discontinued)
* LEGO (discontinued)
* Brio (discontinued)
* Mega Bloks (discontinued)
* Discover Junction
* Lionel Trains
* Diablock
* Nakayoshi (discontinued)
* Choro-Q (discontinued)
* IR Thomas (discontinued)
* New Block
* Pre-Cut Model Engine Books (Annie with Thomas; Clarabel with Percy; both discontinued; both re-released separately; both re-discontinued)
* Adventures (decorated version; sold only in Sodor Celebration 4-Pack; discontinued)
* Diapet
* Waku Waku