Thomas

Thomas is a standard gauge engine who works on the North Western Railway on the island of Sodor.

## BTS info

### Modeler(s)

Sodor Workhsops (S1 only), Sodor Pro (S2-onwards).

## General info

### Livery

Blue with red lining, and a white running board (originally black). Green with white lining, with the letters and number 70 painted white (prior to being purchased by the NWR).

### Affiliantion

Sir Topham Hatt, Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Bash and Dash, Annie Clearable, Skarloey, Duke, Rheneas, Duncan, Mighty Mac, Stanley, Marion, Sonny, Sean, Andy, The Sodor Garret, Jeffery, Steve, Owen (diesel), Owen Sir Handel, Peter Sam, Toby, Mavis, Mike, Rex, Bert, Donald and Douglas, Daisy, Stepney, Green Arrow, City of Turro, Henrietta, Ryan, Fergus, Bill and Ben, H.E.C.T.O.R., Cranky, Salty, Porter, Jinty, Luke, Mr. Percival, Bell, Flynn, Rocky, Judy and Jerome, Molly, Dennis, Lady, Nia, Merlin, Eric, Stephen, Millie, Rusty, Hugo, Emily, Patrick (diesel), Victor, Kevin, Hiro, Geoff, Sir Robert Noramby, Ferdinand, Theo, Rebecca, Charlie, Rosie, Freddie, Spencer, Mallard, Bertie, Terrence, Trevor, Farmer MColl, Farmer Trotter, and Dash, Harvey, Sheffield, Flying Scotsman, Lilly, Henrietta, Colin (engine), Adam, Eagle, Neil, Glynn, Clyde, Matthew, Caden, Evan and Edwin.

### Company(s)

L.B.S.C. (B.R.) (formally), N.W.R., Ffarquar quarry Co. Ltd., Blue Mountain Quarry.

## Technical info

### Owner(s)

L.B.S.C. (formally) N.W.R. (Sir Topham Hatt).

### Builder(s)

Brighton Works, Crovan's Gate Works (rebuilt)

### Bio

Thomas is a tank engine who works on the Ffarquar branch line on the N.W.R. He tends to be the voice of reason, but he dose have a cheeky and playful side, which sometimes gets him into trouble. Due to him being the most popular character in the RWS and the TV show adaptation of it, being the titled characters it has given him a bit of a ego boost, but he still tries his best to be really useful and help out in times of need. Before coming to Sodor, Thomas worked on the London Brighton South Cost Railway, at south Hampton docks, before being purchased by Sir Topham Hatt to be the station pilot at Knapford station, and being repainted blue and made the railway's new number one engine. After an accident, with him crashing into the Tidmouth station master's house, Thomas was rebuilt with a straight running board.

### Persona

He's a mature, but dose have a playful and cheeky side, which dose often get him into trouble. He enjoys racing his friend Bertie the bus. He works hard and tries his best to be really useful.

### Technical details

Thomas is based on the L.B.S.C. E2, the variant with extended side tanks. After his accident with the station master's house, he was rebuilt with a straight running board.

#### Livery

Thomas is painted blue, with red lining, and a white running board. Prior to coming to Sodor, he was painted Green, with white lining, with the letters L.B.S.C. and the number seventy painted white on his sides.

### Modeler(s)

* Sodor Island 3D - model era and CGI (S1 intro only)
* Sodor Workshops - S1, ep3-8
* Sodor Pro - S2-onwards

### Appearance(s)

#### Tales From the Island of Sodor

* Pilots - Quack Quack (dose not speak)
* Season 1 - Sheffield's First Day, Two Blue Railway Engines, Express Engines (dose not speak), Out With a Bang (dose not speak).
* Season 2 - Derail, Bash and Dash, Brothers.

#### Adaptations

* Season 1 - James Strikes Out, Responsibilities, Harvey to the Rescue (dose not speak).

### Trivia

* Due to being modeled by different users, Thomas has gone through several visual changes:

1. S2,ep1-6: His face increases in size and changes in design, the design of his side rods changes in both design and color, his running board changes in color from black to white, his buffer color changes from silver to black, his safety valve changes in design, he gains visible inside motion, his brake pipes changes in design and color, going from red and black to solid black, his lamp irons change in design, he gains cab doors, the railings on the side of his cab change positions, he looses the railings on the side of his smoke box, he slightly increases in width, his wheel arch increases in size, his coupling base and coupling changes in design, he gains a tale lamp, his head lamp changes in design, he gains steps on the front of his tanks, he looses the steps on the front of his running board, he gains glass in his windows, his funnel changes in design, his whistle increases in size, and he received brake shoes and cylinder drain cogs.
2. S2,ep6-onwards: His face changes in design.