Harvey

**Harvey** is a tank engine with a crane mounted on top of his boiler, which makes him look rather unusual. He is involved in repair, recovery and industrial jobs on the railway.

## Biography

### *Thomas & Friends*

When Harvey first came to the island, the engines said he looked different and all of them except Thomas did not trust him, but when he saved Percy after an accident with some Troublesome Trucks at Bulgy's Bridge, they realised that Harvey's difference was what made him special. Since then, he has proved very useful, using his crane arm for maintenance, building and clearing up. He mainly works at Brendam and the Shunting Yards, but his favourite place to be is at the Water Works, where he is said to live.

Since his addition to the railway, Harvey has helped after many accidents, but he could not do it alone, so Rocky was brought to help.

Bill and Ben made fun of Harvey for being both a crane and an engine. However, Porter helped Harvey see to the positives of being a crane engine. The dock manager asked Harvey to deliver flatbeds of scrap metal to Vicarstown since Edward had been delayed, but because he wasn't paying attention when he was going down Gordon's Hill, his flatbeds derailed and made a terrible mess. Fortunately for Harvey, he was able to use his crane to clear it up and was able to deliver the cargo. He also helped Thomas back onto the rails after an accident.

Harvey teamed up with Samson with collecting track side scrap for the scrapyards while Scruff was being repaired and building The Earl's new Dinosaur Park.

Diesel tried to make mischief between him and Daisy by saying that the other was boasting about being unique. However, this led to the two becoming good friends. Also, when a branch got stuck in his gears, Harvey tried to fix the problem himself, only to make himself derail in a tunnel. After he was repaired, he spun his crane fast enough to throw a crate all the way to a dock worker. He later did the same thing again after Rebecca told him how cool he looks with his crane while helping Bill and Ben clear up the accident.

## Personality

Harvey is a relentlessly cheery, big-hearted, helpful crane engine. He has a very odd shape, due to his crane attachment atop his boiler, which he can be sensitive about should other engines make fun of it. However, he is very able to show that his crane is very useful in lifting cargo, trucks, and sometimes some smaller engines. He has a tendency to throw a load if he gets excited enough.

He has a booming, thoughtful voice and large wooden buffers. He is happy to work anywhere, ready to help clear up after an accident, and offer words of care, comfort, and advice.

## Technical Details

### Livery

Harvey is painted burgundy with yellow and red lining and brown, square, wooden buffers. His name is written in yellow on his sides and the number "27" is written on both sides of his crane arm in yellow.

### Basis

Harvey is based on Dübs Crane Engine No. 4101, nicknamed "Dubsy", built in Glasgow, Scotland. "Dubsy" is presently based at the Foxfield Railway in Blythe Bridge, Staffordshire, England.

Harvey's Basis

## Appearances

* Television Series
* Other Media

### *Thomas & Friends*

* **Series 6** - Harvey to the Rescue and No Sleep for Cranky
* **Series 7** - The Spotless Record (*does not speak*), Toby's Windmill (*does not speak*), Bad Day at Castle Loch, Peace and Quiet and Three Cheers for Thomas (*deleted scene*)
* **Series 8** - Thomas and the Tuba, Thomas Saves the Day, Percy's Big Mistake (*does not speak*), Thomas Gets it Right (*cameo*), Fish (*does not speak*) and Emily's Adventure (*cameo*)
* **Series 9** - Thomas and the Rainbow and Thomas' New Trucks (*does not speak*)
* **Series 10** - Edward Strikes Out
* **Series 11** - Thomas and the Lighthouse (*does not speak*)
* **Series 12** - Excellent Emily (*does not speak*) and Saved You! (*does not speak*)
* **Series 17** - Gone Fishing and Thomas' Shortcut (*does not speak*)
* **Series 18** - Toad's Adventure (*cameo*), Samson Sent for Scrap and Millie and the Volcano
* **Series 20** - Bradford the Brake Van (*cameo*) and Blown Away
* **Series 21** - A Most Singular Engine, Stuck in Gear and Emily in the Middle (*cameo*)
* **Series 22** - What Rebecca Does and Rosie is Red (*stock footage cameo*)
* **Series 23** - First Day on Sodor! (*stock footage cameo*)

#### Specials

* **2005** - Calling All Engines! (*does not speak*)
* **2008** - The Great Discovery
* **2016** - The Great Race (*fantasy*)
* **2017** - Journey Beyond Sodor (*cameo*)

#### Music Videos

* **Series 7** - Five New Engines in the Shed, There Once Was an Engine Who Ran Away, Salty, and The Whistle Song
* **Series 8** - Determination
* **Calling All Engines!** - Trying and Together
* **Series 9** - Brave, Pride, and Every Day's a Special Day on Sodor
* **Jack and the Sodor Construction Company** - The Work Song and One Friendly Family
* **Series 10** - H is for Harold, Navigation and Strength
* **The Great Discovery** - There's a Job for Everyone and Thomas, You're the Leader
* **Series 17** - Hey, Hey Thomas! and On a Journey Today
* **Series 18** - The Best Friends Express
* **Thomas' YouTube World Tour** - A World Around You
* **Series 19** - Engine Roll Call
* **The Great Race** - You Can Only Be You (*fantasy*)
* **Journey Beyond Sodor** - I Want to Go Home (*cameo*)
* **Series 21** - Set Friendship in Motion
* **Series 22** - All the Girls Around the World and Let's Dream

#### Learning Segments

* **Series 8** - Steamies and Diesels Sounds (*cameo*) and Helping One Another
* **Calling All Engines!** - Which Engine for Which Job?
* **Series 10** - Right Sized Engine for the Job

### Magazine Stories

* **2003** - Tour of Sodor, Story Time! (*does not speak*), Harvey to the Rescue!, Castle Celebrations!, Bridges (*cameo*), and Crane Strain!
* **2004** - Monster Mistake!, Crash Splash! (*does not speak*), Sky Shapes, Percy the Pirate, Travelling Thomas, Salty's Tales (*does not speak*) and Percy and the Dragon
* **2005** - Winter Watch, Super Slider (*does not speak*), Hooray, Henry (*mentioned*), Percy and the Big Mistake (*cameo*), The Dinosaur (*does not speak*), Stranded and Too Wet (*does not speak*)
* **2006** - First-class Carriage (*cameo*), Fun and James (*cameo*), Splendid Sight (*cameo*) Snow Shapes and Disgusted Diesels (*does not speak*)
* **2007** - Helpful Harvey, Driver's Decorations!, The Scottish Connection (*cameo*), Look and Hook, Edward Strikes Out (*mentioned*), Hooked Up and BoCo the Brave (*does not speak*)
* **2008** - Snow Trouble! (*cameo*), Thomas and the Lighthouse! (*mentioned*), The Ice Train! (*does not speak*), Big is Beautiful and Harvey's Hook
* **2009** - Spring Special (*does not speak*) and Spring Time Special (*do not speak*)
* **2010** - Disgusted Diesels (*does not speak*), Creepy Causeway and Thomas and the Rainbow!
* **2011** - Rosie's Rocks (*does not speak*), Salty's Surprise!, Taking a Break (*mentioned*), Rosie's Really Useful Scrap! (*cameo*) and Animal Adventure (*does not speak*)
* **2012** - Hooray for Henry (*mentioned*), Jack's Tracks! (*mentioned*), Sand Express (*speaks in speech bubble only*) and Message Mix-Up! (*mentioned*)
* **2013** - A Friend in Need, Spencer's Statue, Hover Bother! (*does not speak*), Coal and Treacle (*mentioned*), The Railway Rink (*does not speak*) and The Seaside Special (*does not speak*)
* **2014** - Thomas Takes a Shortcut (*mentioned*) and Harvey the Crane Engine

Harvey also appeared in the magazine stories, Harvey Saves the Harvest!, Mighty Magnet!, Stone Signal, Sunny Smile and The Open Top Bus.

### Books

* **2006** - Harvey
* **2007** - Murdoch and Harvey to the Rescue
* **2008** - The Close Shave
* **2015** - Thomas and the Volcano

## Trivia

* Excluding Percy's workshop friends and The Marklin Engine, Harvey is the 27th standard gauge engine introduced in the Television Series, which corresponds with his number, although Salty was introduced before him.
* Harvey's face was inspired by Desperate Dan, from The Dandy comics, minus the stubble.
* Harvey is the only character created by Jonathan Trueman that is not related to Jack and the Pack
* Keith Wickham gives Harvey a Scottish accent, reflecting his basis' origins.
* In the twelfth series episode, Saved You!, Harvey appeared without a CGI Series face. However, a magazine had two images from this episode showing Harvey with one. These same pictures appeared again in the annual story Gordon Takes a Shortcut.
* One of Harvey's models was recently on display at Drayton Manor, but was returned to HiT Entertainment.
* One of Harvey's face masks (Production-made) was sold from The Prop Gallery. Two of his face masks were sold to the Top Props preservation group.
* Much of Harvey's merchandise incorrectly depicts him as brown instead of red and with black buffers instead of brown.
* According to The Official Website and merchandise bios, Harvey's favourite location is the Sodor Waterworks.
* From the seventh to twelfth series, Harvey had at least two face masks: furious and sleeping; that were never used on-screen. However, his furious face mask was used in a rare picture from the seventh series episode, Peace and Quiet.

## Quotes

*“Maybe my coming here wasn't such a good idea, Sir."*
"Nonsense!"

"But the engines don't like me, I'm too different."

"Different" is what makes you special.”

―Harvey and the Fat Controller, Harvey to the Rescue, sixth season
*“Hey there! You're a Really Useful Engine... or should I say, you're a Really Useful Crane!"*
"I'm a crane engine, so you can say either I suppose."

"Oooh, look Ben. It's Harvey! What's he doing down at the docks?"

"He's probably trying to go fishing, Bill. Better put your hook in the water, Harvey, if you want to catch something!”

―Porter, Harvey, Bill and Ben, Gone Fishing, seventeenth series
## Merchandise

* ERTL (*discontinued*)
* Wooden Railway (*discontinued*)
* Take Along (*discontinued*)
* Take-n-Play (*discontinued*)
* Adventures (*sold only in Construction Crew 4-Pack; discontinued*)
* Motor Road and Rail (*discontinued*)
* TrackMaster (*redesigned in 2017*)
* Motorized Railway
* Tomica
* My Thomas Story Library (*discontinued*)
* Wind-up (*normal and metallic*)
* Pocket Fantasy (*discontinued*)
* Nakayoshi
* New Block
* Capsule Collection
* Wood (*redesigned in 2019*)