Henry

* Current
* Former

**Henry** is a green tender engine who works on the North Western Railway and is the railway's number 3 engine.

## Bio

Henry is generally well-behaved and friendly, but is sometimes arrogant. Henry is, at heart, a very hard worker, but his frequent bouts of illness hinder his work. Unlike Gordon and James, Henry does not mind pulling trucks, especially as he is a mixed traffic engine, although when he is given the job of pulling the express whenever Gordon is unable to, this can get to his smokebox and he can act full of himself. While he does not usually mind pulling trucks, Henry sometimes hates to shunt his own trains.

Of the big engines, Henry is the most likely to be respectful to engines such as Thomas, Edward, Percy and Toby on a regular basis. He does not frequently antagonize his fellow friends like Gordon and James do, and usually shows remorse for his actions. These traits also make him more level-headed than his fellow big engines, who often find him trying to keep them in line, being the trio's voice of reason.

Henry's history is unusual. Sir Topham Hatt I had intended to buy a Robinson Atlantic of the Great Central Railway, but was swindled and instead received Henry. He was built from rejected plans for Sir Nigel Gresley's A1. The plans were stolen from Gresley by an anonymous rival. The resulting engine had a superficial likeness to Gordon, but aesthetics were as far as this went. Henry in this shape developed performance issues from flaws in the design, compounded by his stay in the tunnel. Henry was a bad steamer with good-quality coal he could get enough heat to make plenty of steam, But when there was a poor lot delivered, his undersized firebox could not hold enough coal to make a proper fire. On advice from Henry's fireman, Sir Topham Hatt I ordered high-grade Welsh coal, which made an appreciable difference in Henry's performance. When henry suffered an accident and severe damage that winter, The opportunity was taken to send him to Crewe.

## Basis

In the beginning, Henry was a GNR A1 class 4-6-0. He had a really flawed experimental design, notably having a small firebox that made it hard for him to build steam properly. The Great Northern Railway on the Mainland knew he was a bad steamer, so they sold him off to Island of Sodor for a second hand price, so that he’s now the North Western Railway’s problem.

Following his rebuild at Crewe, Henry is based on a London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier 5MT "Black Five" 4-6-0.

## Livery

Henry is painted in NWR green with red lining on his cab, splashers, cylinders, tender and boiler and yellow lining around his windows. His number (3) is painted on his tender in yellow with a red outline. He has a white running board with red bufferbeams and valances.

## Appearances

### Season 1

* Thomas and Gordon *(cameo)*
* Edward and Gordon *(not named; does not speak)*
* The Sad Story of Henry
* Edward, Gordon and Henry
* Thomas’ Train
* Thomas and the Trucks *(does not speak)*
* Thomas and the Breakdown Train *(does not speak)*
* James and the Express
* Thomas and the Guard
* Tenders and Turntables
* Trouble in the Shed *(does not speak)*
* Percy Runs Away
* Thomas Saves the Day *(mentioned)*
* Coal
* It’s Good to be Gordon
* The Flying Kipper
* Whistles and Sneezes
* Thomas’ Christmas Party
* Off the Rails
* The Trouble With Mud *(does not speak)*
* Paint Pots and Queens

### Season 2

* Cows
* Old Iron *(cameo)*
* Percy and the Signal *(cameo)*
* Duck Takes Charge
* The Runaway *(does not speak)*
* Percy Takes the Plunge
* Pop Goes the Diesel
* Dirty Work
* A Close Shave *(cameo)*
* Better Late Than Never
* The Missing Coach
* Break Van *(cameo)*
* The Deputation
* Edward’s Exploit
* Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree *(cameo)*
* Thomas, Percy and the Dragon *(does not speak)*

### Season 3

* A Scarf For Percy
* Gordon and the Famous Visitor *(cameo)*
* Henry’s Forest
* No Joke For James
* Thomas, Percy and the Post Train
* Tender Engines
* Oliver Owns Up
* Percy, James and the Fruitful Day
* Thomas and Percy’s Christmas Adventure *(cameo)*

### Season 4

* Granpuff *(cameo)*
* Sleeping Beauty
* Bulldog
* A Bad Day for Sir Handel *(cameo)*
* Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady
* Four Little Engines *(cameo)*
* Steam Roller *(cameo)*
* Gallant Old Engine *(cameo)*
* Thomas and Stepney *(cameo)*
* Bowled Out
* Henry and the Elephant
* Thomas and the Special Letter
* Fish

### Season 5

* Cranky Bugs
* Horrid Lorry
* A Better View For Gordon *(does not speak)*
* James and the Trouble With Trees
* Thomas and the Rumours
* Baa! *(cameo)*
* Put Upon Percy *(cameo)*
* Something in the Air
* Busy Going Backwards *(does not speak)*
* Haunted Henry

### Season 6

* The World’s Strongest Engine
* Salty’s Secret *(cameo)*
* Harvey To The Rescue
* A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter *(does not speak)*
* Thomas the Jet Engine
* James and the Red Balloon *(cameo)*
* Percy’s Chocolate Crunch
* Thomas, Percy and the Squeak *(does not speak)*
* Twin Trouble *(cameo)*
* Edward the Very Useful Engine *(does not speak)*
* Gordon Takes A Tumble
* The Fogman *(cameo)*
* Jack Frost *(cameo)*

### Season 7

* Emily’s New Coaches *(does not speak)*
* James and the Queen of Sodor
* Best Dressed Engine *(cameo)*
* Bulgy Rides Again
* Something Fishy *(cameo)*
* Harold and the Flying Horse *(cameo)*
* Gordon and Spencer *(cameo)*
* Edward’s Brass Band *(does not speak)*
* Peace and Quiet
* Not So Hasty Puddings *(cameo)*

### Season 8

* Spic and Span
* As Good as Gordon

### Season 9

* Molly’s Special Special
* Respect for Gordon
* Peter Sam and the Old Mine
* Molly and Neville
* Cry Wolf
* Edward Strikes Out *(cameo)*
* Emily’s Rubbish *(cameo)*
* Hector the Horrid
* The Great Discovery

### Season 10

1. Hero of the Rails
2. Tickled Pink
3. Blue Mountain Mystery

### Season 11

* King of the Railway
* Wayward Winston
* Gordon Runs Dry
* Steamie Stafford *(does not speak)*
* The Missing Christmas Decorations
* The Frozen Turntable *(does not speak)*
* Kevin’s Cranky Friend
* Scruff’s Makeover
* Not Now, Charlie!
* Calm Down Caitlin
* The Afternoon Tea Express *(does not speak)*
* The Smelly Kipper

### Season 12

* Tale of the Brave
* Toad’ Adventure
* Spencer’s VIP *(cameo)*
* Last Train For Christmas

### Season 13

* Who’s Geoffrey? *(cameo)*
* The Truth About Toby
* Rocky Rescue
* Snow Place Like Home
* The Beast of Sodor

### Season 14

* Sodor’s Legend of the Lost Treasure
* Goodbye Fat Controller
* Henry Gets the Express
* Bradford the Brake Van
* Letters To Santa
* Pouty James
* Engine of the Future
* Hugo and the Airship
* Henry in the Dark

### Season 15

* The Great Race
* Dowager Hatt’s Busy Day
* Philip’s Number *(does not speak)*

### Season 16

* Off to See the World *(cameo)*
* James’ Starring Role

## Gallery

Henry’s current shape and livery (1935-present)Henry’s number 3 (1922-present)Henry’s old shape (1922-1935)
## Trivia

* Henry is the first engine to get rebuilt into a different shape.
* Henry, Thomas and James are the only characters to speak in every special. They, along with Gordon, are the only characters to *appear* in every special.