Daisy (Thomas & Friends)

### Debut

Thomas Comes to Breakfast (T&F) Indirectly mentionedDaisy (T&F episode) Official debut

**Daisy** is a diesel railcar who came to work on the Ffarquhar Branch Line after Thomas crashed into the Stationmaster's house. In the television series, she now works on the Harwick Branch Line carrying out passenger duties, while Ryan runs the goods duties.

## Appearance

Daisy is a diesel railcar, who came to help after Thomas' recent accident with the Stationmaster's House.

Daisy is painted in a light shade of green with yellow lining. She has a two headlamps near her roof and on the back like Toby, and she has three extra tail-lamps on her back. Daisy has eight wheels, and silver buffers like Emily. She wears makeup, including eyelashes, red lipstick, blush and blue eyeshadow.

## Personality

Daisy is a diesel railcar, who has been known to consider herself "highly sprung and right up to date". She was brought to help run passenger services on Thomas' Branch Line, while Thomas was "indisposed" after running into the stationmaster's house. She can be hard to please, mostly indignant, and highly opinionated. She is extremely authoritative, trustworthy, and confident in herself and can sometimes boast of her abilities in particular situations, unconcerned, despite having never actually been in such a position before. She will sometimes presume she can show other engines a thing or two, despite knowing little on the matter, until she actually learns for herself.

After arriving on Sodor, Daisy insisted that she required delicate handling and considered pulling trucks and vans to be below her. She was very lazy and stubborn, but the Fat Controller spoke severely to her, telling her that his engines must work hard and that he sends lazy engines away. However, the Fat Controller felt she deserved a second chance after she worked hard clearing up after an accident Percy had. After Thomas returned from the Works, Daisy is now good friends with the other engines on Thomas' Branch Line, tries to work much harder to be a Really Useful Engine and is better capable of handling things alone. Daisy can be described as a self-obsessed diva and also vain about not wanting her interior be dirty one bit.

In newer episodes, Daisy was heard speaking French, such as when she said "Merci beaucoup" (Thank you very much) to Den and Dart after she was repaired, and when she used the terms to describe the entertainers she was to carry to Duck and Oliver, which indicates that she has knowledge in the French language as well, but the other engines have no idea what Daisy meant.

But however, Daisy means well, and she does have a soft spot in her, and she's always happy to help passengers when they need a lift.

## Technical Details

Daisy is based on the BR/Metro-Cammell Class 101/102 DMU. She is, however, a single railcar instead of the traditional two to four-piece units. These were one of the longest serving class of "First Generation" DMUs, with its service life of 47 years only being replaced by the Class 121. A total of 41 cars are preserved. A preserved Class 101 set (#101680) appeared on a Mr. Perkins' Railway segment.

## Trivia

* Daisy was the first female engine introduced in the series and the first diesel to permanently move to the Island of Sodor, as the series' first diesel, Devious Diesel, was sent away in disgrace for his repulsive behaviour.
* Some of the stories involving Daisy reflect events in real life that were faced by railway staff when it came to dealing with "highly sprung" diesel engines in the earlier phases of dieselisation.
* Daisy was the only character from the first to third series who was not featured on Shining Time Station, although she did appear in Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales.
* Daisy's classic theme is a musical variation of *The Stripper* by David Rose.
* In the television series, Daisy and BoCo shared some of the same face masks, with Daisy's face having added make-up. They also share the same chassis and powered "Bo Bo" bogie.