Thomas The Tank Engine

**Thomas** is a little blue tank engine who works on the North Western Railway. He originally worked as the station pilot at the Big Station but longed to leave his yard to go out and see the world. After helping to rescue James from a nasty accident, Thomas was rewarded with two new coaches, Annie and Clarabel, and was given the responsibility of running the Ffarquhar Branch Line, where he works to this day.

## Thomas

Thomas, as he appears in Tales From The Tracks.

### Aliases

* Little Thomas (by Gordon and Sir Topham Hatt)
* Slow Coach (by Bertie and Emily)
* Useless Little Bug(s) (by Cranky, along with Percy)
* Mite(s) (by Cranky, along with Percy)
* Blue Puffball (by George and Diesel 10)
* Stripy Boiler (by Diesel)
* Tiny Toy Tank Engine (by Spencer)

## Professional Status

### Affiliation

* North Western Railway
* Steam Team

## Technical Details

### Number

* 1 (NWR)
* 108 (LBSC)

## Appearances And Media

### English Voice Actor

* Leland Nitzel
* TBA (Standing For Sodor)

### Music Theme

* Thomas' Theme
* Thomas' Anthem

## Personality

Thomas is described as being a cheeky and fussy engine. He often gets into scrapes, usually by being over-eager to do things best left to bigger and more sensible engines. But clouds never last long in Thomas' life and he is soon bustling about again, playing his part in the yard and on his very own branch line, of which he is extremely proud.

While he can drive others away, Thomas is also good at bringing back friends should the situation demand it.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Thomas is based on the LB&SCR Class E2 0-6-0T, particularly the second batch of locomotives built with extended side-tanks. These engines were built by Brighton Works between 1913-1916 to replace the ageing Stroudley E1 class and were primarily used for heavy shunting and short-distance goods trains in the London area and on the south coast. During their final working years, the E2 class worked as shunting engines at Southampton Docks alongside the USATC S100 Tank Engines, until they were replaced by the BR Class 07 diesel shunters. All of the E2s were scrapped, with none surviving into preservation. There have been plans to build a brand new E2, with Thomas' wheel splashers and extended side tanks.

Thomas has several major differences from the original E2 class. He is much shorter in length than his original basis, he has two extra windows on the sides of his cab and he has wheel splashers, something the original E2 class lacked. Thomas' footplate is dipped at the front, but is not dipped at the back.

### Livery

Thomas is painted in NWR bright blue with red lining. His number is painted on the sides of his tanks in yellow with red lining and the lining around his cab windows is yellow. Thomas was originally painted in a maroon/brown color with LBSC painted on his side tanks and his number painted on the sides of his coal bunker.

### Behind The Scenes

*See Thomas' Behind The Scenes page for more information.*

## Appearances

### Season 2

* Premium Engines (Cameo)
* The Trouble With Trucks
* The Record

## Gallery

*Visit Thomas' Gallery Page for more information.*

## Trivia

* Thomas has 2 Hornby models, a normal and stunt double. He also had a close up model used for shots of his wheels and whistles, a modified Bachmann G Scale Thomas. The Bachmann G Scale Thomas was sold in 2021 alongside the Annie and Clarabel. The CoolProps Thomas will replace the Bachmann Thomas for the close up model. The Hornby Stunt Double was sold on eBay in 2022.