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Christopher Ragland

**Christopher Ragland** (born USA) is a British-based American actor, voice actor and singer who provides voices for the UK and US dubs of Thomas & Friends. He took over the role of Percy from Martin Sherman after he left the voice cast. He first started his role in 2014 for the Day Out with Thomas events when Percy was added to the event. He also took over the role of the Troublesome Trucks from Ben Small in both dubs.

He is well known for voicing characters from Big Finish's "Dark Shadow" audio dramas.

He is married to fellow voice actor and cast member, Rachael Miller.

## Voices

### UK/US

* Percy (*US; nineteenth series onwards - UK; The Great Race singing voice only*)
* Troublesome Trucks (*The Adventure Begins onwards*)
* Racing Car #4 (*Big World! Big Adventures!*)
* Jem Cole (*Journey Beyond Sodor*)
* Some Orchard Workers (*Journey Beyond Sodor*)
* Cowboys (*Big World! Big Adventures!*)

## Songs

* Will You Won't You (*performed*)
* Be Who You Are, and Go Far (*performed*)
* Who's Thomas? (*performed*)
* The Most Important Thing is Being Friends (*performed*)
* Where in the World is Thomas? (*performed*)
* Don't Stop (*performed*)

## Filmography

* Minions (2015)
* Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins (2015)
* Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (2015)
* Thomas & Friends: The Great Race (2016)
* Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor (2017)
* Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! (2018)

Television* Get Out Alive (2010)
* I Shouldn't Be Alive (2010-2012)
* That's English (2014)
* Thomas & Friends (2015-present)
* The Amazing World of Gumball (2015)
* Undercover (2016)
* My Knight and Me (2017)
* Level Up Norge (2017)

Games* WorldShift (2008)
* Driver: San Francisco (2011)
* Randal's Monday (2015)
* Deponia Doomsday (2016)
* Homefront: The Revolution (2016)
* Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter (2016)
* Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 (2017)
* Horizon Zero Dawn (2017)
* Star Wars: Battlefront II (2017)
* Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (2017)
* LEGO The Incredibles (2018)
* State of Mind (2018)
* Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna ~ The Golden Country (2018)

## Trivia

* Christopher is the first voice actor to voice a character in a live event first before the television show.
Cassia

**Cassia** is a rolling portal crane in who works at Guanabara Bay in Brazil.

## Personality

Cassia is a strong and steady crane, who moves cargo carefully from ships onto the trucks of waiting trains (albeit not without the occasional scrape). She enjoys working to a musical rhythm, such as the Batucada and Bossa nova tunes of Brazil. When there is no music, she will find her own from sounds around the docks!

## Technical Details

### Basis

Cassia is based on a Chinese portal crane built by Krane, which is extensively used to load and unload at ports and material handling at shipyards and metallurgy industry. Carly is another member of this class.

Basis

Livery ===
In Big World! Big Adventures!, Cassia is painted orange with yellow hazard stripes along the underside of her body. Her cab roof is blue, as are her safety rails and access steps.

As of the twenty-third series, she has been repainted. She is now a slightly brighter shade of orange and her cab roof is orange instead of blue, though the yellow hazard stripes underneath her body remain, as do the blue safety railings and access steps.

## Trivia

* Television Series

* **Series 23** - The Other Big Engine, Batucada and Grudge Match

#### Specials

* **2018** - Big World! Big Adventures! (not named)

#### Videos

* **2019** - Meet Raul of Brazil! (cameo) and Meet Gabriela and Cassia of Brazil!

* Teresa Gallagher (UK/US; Big World! Big Adventures! only)

## Voice Actors

* Laura Cucurullo (UK/US; twenty-third series onwards)
* Keiko Nemoto (Japan)
* Susa Saukko (Finland)

## Trivia

* Between Big World! Big Adventures! and the twenty-third series, Cassia received an update, which included the modelling of a new face to replace her original - which was cloned from Carly - as well as the removal of the name on her sides (though it can be visible from certain angles). She also became a slightly brighter shade of orange and lost most of her blue patches, with the stripes and handrails being exceptions, she also received rivets by her door.
* On a promotional image of Big World! Big Adventures!, she is mistakenly depicted with the name '**Carly'**still written on her side. This is clearly a mistake made by the animators while reskinning Carly to make the new crane. During the movie, this error was covered up by never having the sides of the crane shown clearly. The name is still present on her updated model, albeit more faded and slightly harder to see.
Jessica Hann

**Jessica Hann** (born in 1999) is a voice actress who joined the voice cast of Thomas & Friends in the twenty-second series.

Other voice acting roles include Evie from "Mike the Knight" and Kate from "Kate and Mim-Mim".

## Filmography

### Television

* Mike the Knight (2011-2012)
* Bob the Builder (2011)
* Kazoops! (2016)
* Kate and Mim-Mim (2017)
* Thomas & Friends (2018-present)
Colin McFarlane

**Colin McFarlane** (born on 15 September 1961 in Upper Clapton, London, England, UK) is an British actor and voice actor who joined the cast in Journey Beyond Sodor.

Other television credits include "Chuggington", "Bob the Builder", "Holby City", "EastEnders", "Oswald", "Little Princess" and "Zack and Quack". Film credits include: "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight".

## Voices

### UK/US

* Bulgy
* Beresford
* Bertie's Driver (*Unscheduled Stops*)

## Songs

* Who's Thomas? (*performed*)
* The Most Important Thing is Being Friends (*performed*)

## Filmography

* In Dreams (1992)
* The Final Passage (1996)
* Circles of Deceit: Kalon (1996)
* The First 9 1/2 Weeks (1998)
* Ted & Ralph (1998)
* The Criminal (1999)
* Sorted (2000)
* Chunky Monkey (2001)
* The Whistle-Blower (2001)
* Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001)
* The King's Beard (2002)
* Batman Begins (2005)
* Beneath the Skin (2005)
* Fragile (2005)
* The Dark Knight (2008)
* Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor (2017)
* The Commuter (2018)
* Patient Zero (2018)
* Crawl (2019)

Television* The Fast Show (1994-2000)
* Oscar's Orchestra (1995)
* Dennis the Menace (1996-1998)
* Bob the Builder (2001-2005)
* Judge John Deed (2002-2006)
* Holby City (2002-2011)
* The Bill (2003-2007)
* Little Princess (2006-2012)
* Doctor Who (2007-2015)
* Parents of the Band (2008-2009)
* Chuggington (2008-2015)
* Torchwood (2009)
* The Cube (2009-2014)
* Mike the Knight (2011-2013)
* The Amazing World of Gumball (2012-2013)
* Zack and Quack (2013-2014)
* Peppa Pig (2016)
* Thomas & Friends (2017-present)
* Outlander (2018)

Games* Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (1996)
* City of Lost Children (1997)
* G Police (1997)
* Silver (1999)
* Urban Chaos (1999)
* Imperium Galactica II: Alliances (2000)
* Gothic (2001)
* Shadow Man: 2econd Coming (2001)
* Primal (2003)
* Fable (2004)
* EyeToy: Play 2 (2004)
* Constantine (2005)
* Cold Winter (2005)
* EyeToy: Kinetic (2005)
* Shinobido (2005)
* Buzz - Das große Quiz (2006)
* Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 (2017)

## Trivia

* Colin McFarlane is the first person of African descent to voice a character in Thomas & Friends.
Digs and Discoveries

**Digs and Discoveries** is an upcoming series of various Episodes, including ones of 2 short films each lasting about 20 minutes.

## Episodes

* The Other Big Engine (Brazil)
* Grudge Match (Brazil)
* Crowning Around (India)
* Thomas Makes a Mistake (India)
* Batucada (Brazil)
* Untitled Sodor Episode
* Digs and Discoveries (Italy)

## Characters

* Thomas
* Emily
* Ashima
* Rajiv
* Gina
* Nia
* Gabriela
* Lorenzo
* Gustavo
* Beppe
* Jack
* Alfie
* Oliver the Excavator
* Max and Monty
* Brenda
* Darcy
* Stefano (maybe)
* Big Mickey
* Cassia
* Yong Bao (stock footage cameo)
* The Grey Tender Engine (stock footage cameo)
* Annie and Clarabel (stock footage cameos)
* Ace (stock footage cameo)
* Cranky (stock footage cameo)
* Carly (stock footage cameo)
* Sir Topham Hatt (stock footage cameo)
* The Ffarquhar Stationmaster (stock footage cameo)
* The Stationmaster's Wife (stock footage cameo)
* James (*whistle only*)

Kelly, Byron, Ned, Isobella, Patrick, Buster, Nelson, Kevin and Miss Jenny are also likely to appear.
Crustacean of Creation

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The Crustacean of Creation is a gigantic powerful crab that resides in an area outside of time and space, where the dead and living can co-exist. He is apparently the creator of all of the dimensions and even of the Ancients, and he possesses power above all others.

In PoseidonHeir's End of the Apocalypse, Meme Man's deceased soul entered the Crustacean of CreatTion's area, after Orang killed him in Battle for the Dimensions. The Crustacean of Creation told Meme Man that hoped still remained, and granted him some of his power, resurrecting him and granting him abilities such as opening the Vortex of Succ, which he used to stop Orang.

In PoseidonHeir's Reunion of the Heroes (not canon), the Crustacean plays an important role in resurrecting Nam Emem and Alon when he directs Meme Man to the Soul Bancc to exchange a coin for Alon's soul.

## Abilities

* Can resurrect those who are dead.
* Can open the Vortex of Succ (this ability was temporarily passed on to Meme Man).
* Can call power from the Eight Rhombicosidodecahedrons.
* Probably much more.

## Trvia

* The Crustacean of Creation is the only being more powerful than the Ancients to be seen in a Surreal Meme.
Kenji on the Rails Again (Sodor)

**Kenji on the Rails Again** is an upcoming episode of the twenty-fourth series.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Percy
* Hiro
* Kenji
* Victor
* Annie and Clarabel
* Reg
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Ruth

Kevin is likely to appear

## Locations

* Knapford
* Sodor Steamworks
* Wellsworth Scrap Yard

## Cast

### UK

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Nigel Pilkington as Percy
* Togo Igawa as Hiro
* Matt McCooey as Kenji
* David Bedella as Victor
* Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
* Tim Whitnall as Reg
* Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt
* Dominique Moore as Ruth

### US

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Christopher Ragland as Percy
* Togo Igawa as Hiro
* Matt McCooey as Kenji
* David Bedella as Victor
* Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
* Tim Whitnall as Reg
* Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt
* Dominique Moore as Ruth

## Trivia

* This episode marks Hiro's first appearance in an episode and first speaking role since the twentieth series episode, Letters to Santa.
Rio de Janeiro

**Rio de Janeiro** ​​​​is a city located in Brazil.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

In Big World! Big Adventures!, Thomas and Nia travelled through the city while transporting a goods train full of coffee, whilst the carnival went by.

Thomas revisited the city in the twenty-third series when he would go on to start the carnival in Rio de Janeiro after bringing some Batucada players to the city when their train didn't arrive, as well as when he was racing against Raul.

## Appearances

* Television Series

Specials* **2018** - Big World! Big Adventures!

Music Videos* **Big World! Big Adventures!** - We're Friends

Videos* **2015** - Thomas is the Star of the Rio de Janeiro Carnival
* **2019** - Meet Raul of Brazil! and Meet Gabriela and Cassia of Brazil!
Nigel Pilkington

**Nigel Pilkington** (born on 28 November 1975 in Lancashire, England, UK) is a British actor, voice actor, comedian, screenwriter and former lawyer who took over the role of Percy from Keith Wickham in the nineteenth series UK dub of Thomas & Friends.

He has appeared in various shows such as "Grandpa in my Pocket", "The Slammer" and "Richard Hammond's Secret Service". Voice-over roles include "Peter Rabbit", "The Adventures of Bottletop Bill" and ”The Jungle Book".

## Voices

### UK

* Percy (*nineteenth series onwards, excluding Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure*)
* Trevor

### UK/US

* Merlin (*Percy's fantasy only*)
* A Passenger (*Unscheduled Stops*)

## Songs

* The Most Important Thing is Being Friends (*performed*)
* Where in the World is Thomas? (*performed*)
* We're Friends (*preformed*)

## Filmography

* Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
* Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest (2006)
* Casino Royale (2006)
* Nobody's Perfect (2007)
* A Room with a View (2007)
* The Commander: Abduction (2008)
* Awaydays (2009)
* Cold Warrior (2012)
* Thinking Inside the Box (2012)
* The Jungle Book: Return 2 the Jungle (2013)
* Lonely Hearts (2013)
* That's the Spirit (2014)
* Sparks and Embers (2015)
* The Jungle Book: Howl at the Moon (2015)
* Thomas & Friends: The Great Race (2016)
* Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor (2017)
* Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero (2018)
* Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! (2018)
* London Unplugged (2018)

Television* Cutting It (2004)
* The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill (2005)
* Trial & Retribution (2008)
* Burn Up (2008)
* Roman Mysteries (2008)
* The Tudors (2009)
* The Jungle Book (2010-present)
* Peter Rabbit (2012-2015)
* Richard Hammond's Secret Service (2013)
* Teenage Fairytale Dropouts (2013-2014)
* Grandpa in My Pocket (2014)
* Thomas & Friends (2015-present)
* Lexi & Lottie: Trusty Twin Detectives (2016)

Games* The Last Story (2011)
* Inazuma Eleven Strikers (2011)
* Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (2011)
* Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood (2017)
Crosspatch (Sodor)

**Crosspatch** is an upcoming episode of the twenty-fourth series.

## Plot

Nancy is polishing Skarloey, but Skarloey calls her a fusspot. Nancy replies by calling him a crosspatch. Skarloey remembers he once was a crosspatch, and tells Nancy the story...

Skarloey was built in 1864 and sent to Sodor on a ship the following year. After being lowered onto a flatbed using the ship's derricks, he was taken to Crovan's Gate by an ugly but kind engine named Neil. The people there weren't used to engines, and it was dark by the time he was on the rails. The next morning, he was told to take some trucks, but he wanted to pull coaches. The manager, Mr. Mack, and some workmen came and tried to make him steam, but he refused to do anything, day after day. Eventually, they got tired and covered him up with a tarpaulin.

Nancy says it served Skarloey right, but a crowd which has come to listen tells him to go on…

## Characters

* Neil
* Skarloey
* Nancy
* Mr. Mack
* Rheneas (does not speak)
* Talyllyn (does not speak)
* Sir Handel (cameo)
* Dolgoch (mentioned)
* The Fat Controller (mentioned)

## Locations

* Skarloey Engine Sheds
* Fletcher, Jennings & Co.
* Kirk Ronan Harbour
* Crovan's Gate Mining Company
* Tywyn Wharf (mentioned)

## Trivia

* This episode is based on the story of the same name from The Railway Series book, Very Old Engines.
* This episode along with Bucking Bronco and Stick-in-The-Mud were inspired by events that actually happened on the Talyllyn Railway.
* This episode marks Neil's first appearance in the Television Series.

## Goofs

* In one scene, Talyllyn is painted green with black and yellow stripes when he was first built, but Talyllyn's original livery is now believed to have been Indian red with black and white stripes.
Kenya

**Kenya** (officially the **Republic of Kenya**; Swahili: **Jamhuri ya Kenya**) is an East African country with a coastline on the Indian Ocean. Kenya is home to many kinds of wildlife such as lions, elephants, zebras and much more.

## Rolling Stock

### Locomotives

#### Television Series only

Nia (*formerly*)

The Grey Tender Engine

## Locations

#### Television Series only

Nia's Old Shed

Kenyan Railway Shunting Yard

## Appearances

* Television Series

* **Series 23** - Chucklesome Trucks (*mentioned*), Panicky Percy (*mentioned*) and Rangers of the Rails (*fantasy*)

Specials* **2018** - Big World! Big Adventures!

Videos* **2015** - Thomas and the Cheeky Chimpanzees in Kenya
* **2018** - Why is Africa important to Nia?
* **2019**- Meet Nia (*mentioned*)
First Day on Sodor! (Sodor)

**First Day on Sodor!** is an upcoming episode of the twenty-third series.

## Characters

* James
* Nia
* Jack
* Alfie
* Oliver
* Max and Monty
* Brenda
* Darcy
* Cranky
* Jenny Packard
* Carly (*cameo*)
* Big mickey (*cameo*)
* Thomas (*narration only*)
* Rebecca (*stock footage*)
* Percy (*stock footage cameo*)
* Duck (*stock footage cameo*)
* Harvey (*stock footage cameo*)
* Emily (*stock footage cameo*)
* Belle (*stock footage cameo*)
* Daisy (*stock footage cameo*)
* Marion (*stock footage cameo*)
* Annie and Clarabel (*stock footage cameo*)
* Diesel 10 (*claw only; stock footage cameo*)
* Bill and Ben (*dropped*)

## Locations

* Brendam Docks
* Crosby Tunnel
* Tidmouth Sheds (*stock footage*)

## Trivia

* The fantasy sequence is a parody of the *Terminator* franchise.
* At the end of the episode, thomas mentions the events of the twenty-second series episode, What Rebecca Does. Stock footage from said episode was also used.
Norramby

**Norramby** (originally **Normanby**; **The Bay of the Normans**) is a seaside town on the southeastern coast of Sodor.

## History

### *The Railway Series*

Norramby's name originates from its status at the site of first Norman invasion of Sodor in 1089. It was rerouted by Godred Crovan into a pass leading to Sodor's interior (that pass is now called Crovan's Gate), where the Normans were ambushed by Sudrian reinforcements. The Normans then retreated to the bay where they had landed, only to discover that their ships had been set alight or captured by another party of Sudrians.

The Church here is one of two on the island dedicated to the 7th century missionary of the Iona School, St. Finan. Its possible he landed here on his way to Northumbria to be appointed Bishop of Lindesfarne.

Norramby is now an attractive sea-side residential town with safe, sandy beaches and is a popular holiday resort for Sudrians and Mainlanders alike. The North Western Railway's Norramby Branch Line serves the town, and has run an hourly suburban service between here and Barrow-in-Furness jointly with the LMS/BR since 1925.

The Dukes of Sodor are all from the Norramby family, which takes its name from the town.

### *Thomas & Friends*

In the television series, Norramby station was introduced in the eighth series. The main structure of the station is mainly wood. Originally, there was a set of buffers on the track nearest to the beach, but since the ninth series, the buffers have been removed and the track has been extended. Neptune Refreshments has a stall here.

This station is one of two railway stations in the town of Norramby, the other being Norramby Church Station, which serves St. Finan's Church, roughly in the centre of the town. On the town's western edge is the Norramby Fishing Village.

## Appearances

* Television Series

* **Series 9** - Bold and Brave
* **Series 23** - Steam Team to the Rescue (*map only*)

Specials* **2017** - Journey Beyond Sodor (*map only*)
* **2018** - Big World! Big Adventures! (*map only*)

Music Videos* **Calling All Engines!** - Busy
* **Big World! Big Adventures!** - Where in the World is Thomas? (*map only*)

## Trivia

* Two posters for the Great Western Railway can be seen on the station's wall in the television series.
Crosby Tunnel

**Crosby Tunnel** is a tunnel that is located west of Crosby, connecting said town with Knapford. It is one mile in length.

Crosby Tunnel was cut by the Wellsworth and Suddery Railway(W&SR) in 1912 following the agreement made in that year to amalgamate with the Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway (TK&ER) to form the Tidmouth Wellsworth & Suddery Railway (TW&S). The tunnel, originally cut for a single line, was opened out for double track in 1915 when the North Western Railway took over the TW&SR.

* Railway Series
* Television Series

### The Railway Series

* **Edward the Blue Engine** - Bertie's Chase
* **Percy the Small Engine** - Percy and Harold
* **Thomas Comes Home** - Snow Problem and Thomas Comes Home
* **Wilbert the Forest Engine** - Wired-Up (mentioned)

#### Companion Volumes

* **1986** - Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree
* **1987** - Thomas and the Evil Diesel
* **1992** - Thomas and the Hurricane

### Thomas & Friends

* **Series 6** - Thomas the Jet Engine
* **Series 10** - Thomas and the Shooting Star, It's Good to be Gordon, Sticky Toffee Thomas, Thomas' Frosty Friend and James the Second Best
* **Series 20** - Letters to Santa
* **Series 21** - Terence Breaks the Ice and Confused Coaches (deleted scene)
* **Series 22** - Thomas' Animal Ark
* **Series 23** - Chucklesome Trucks, Steam Team to the Rescue!, Diesel Glows Away and First Day on Sodor!

#### Music Videos

* **Big World! Big Adventures!** - Where in the World is Thomas?
* **Series 23** - Don't Stop

#### Videos

* **2019** - Meet the Sodor Construction Company!

* The tunnel has gone through a few changes:
	+ Series 6:
		- The tunnel had walls on the sides and the tracks were straight.
	+ Series 10:
		- The walls were removed and the tracks are curved.
	+ Series 23:
		- A  passing loop and a hill are added on the Knapford side of the tunnel.
Mauritania

**Mauritania**, officially the **Islamic Republic of Mauritania**, is a country located in West Africa. Its centre landmark is the Sahara, which it shares with Niger.

## Locations

#### Television Series only

The Sahara

Mauritanian Railway Shunting Yard

The Mauritanian Station

## Appearances

### *Thomas & Friends*

#### Videos

* **2018** - Meet Ace of Australia! and Why is Africa Important to Nia?
Yam Language

The yam language is a very simple dialect invented in the dimension of AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.

You have 2 paths. 1:Just repeat "yam" (yamyamyamyamyamyamyamyamyamyam) or 2: splat "yam" all over the place. (Yamotainment)

For thonse whom'std arr on high level of s u r r e a l i s m and i r o n y :

yamm dialect is cool and good.

you just roll y a m on the s p e e c c h l i n e s .

simpple.
Daniel Abundis

**Daniel Abundis** (born September 1, 1967) is a Mexican dubbing actor who makes voices for the Latin American version of Thomas and his Friends.

He is best known for giving his voice to Mu de Aries and Cancer Death Mask in the anime *The Knights of the Zodiac*, to Happosai in *Ranma ½* and to Rolf in the animated series *Ed, Edd and Eddy*. In series was the voice of Tommy Oliver from P*ower Rangers: Zeo*up to *Power Rangers: Turbo*, replacing Adrián Fogarty.

Currently it is the voice of Bob Bulmer, the host of Strange Restaurants, and Alexis Coran in Minds on the Limit, both series produced by Discovery.

## Voices

* Edward (*twentieth series onwards*)
* Toby (*Thomas the Babysitter onwards, excluding Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure and Ryan and Daisy*)
* The Male Chinese Breakdown Crane (*The Water Wheel*)
All the Girls Around the World

All the Girls Around the World is a song in the twenty-second series dedicated to female characters in the television series.

Contents[show]

## Lyrics

All the girls around the world
(Calling all the girls. Whoa)
Every station in every nation
Whoa! Now the time is ours
We can do anything
Some big dreams, sometimes seem
Oh, so very far
But together, we can weather any challenge or adventure
Reach for any star
If you're in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas
No matter where you're from
Anything is possible, united we're unstoppable
Sing out, we are one!
I'm calling out to all the girls around the world
(Calling all the girls. Whoa)
Calling out to every station in every nation
Whoa! Now the time is ours
And we can do anything
Believe and work hard, you'll achieve and go far
The future's up to you
Science, sport, and singing, teaching, engineering
There's nothing you can't do
I'm calling out to all the girls around the world
(Calling all the girls. Whoa)
Calling out to every station in every nation
Whoa! Now the time is ours
And we can do anything
All aboard!
Nia: There are so many things to see and discover!
All aboard!
Always try your best!
Nia: Watch me go!
All aboard!
All aboard!
Rebecca: Wow! That was incredible!
All aboard!
North, South, East and West!
Calling out to all the girls around the world
(Calling all the girls. Whoa)
Calling out to every station in every nation
Whoa! Now the time is...
Now the time is ours
And we can do anything

## Characters

* Thomas
* Henry
* James
* Percy
* Toby
* Duck
* Harvey
* Emily
* Rosie
* Hiro
* Belle
* Connor
* Caitlin
* Porter
* Marion
* Ryan
* Ashima
* Axel
* Rajiv
* Shane
* Yong Bao
* Frieda
* Gina
* Nia
* Kwaku
* Hong-Mei
* Rebecca
* Tamika
* The Purple Tender Engine
* Daisy
* Mavis
* Den
* A Mainland Diesel
* A Diesel Shunter
* Shankar
* Noor Jehan
* Flynn
* Millie
* Bert
* Rex
* Mike
* Annie and Clarabel
* Henrietta
* Rocky
* Judy and Jerome
* Hannah
* An An and Yin-Long
* Aubrey and Aiden
* Cranky
* Carly
* Isla
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Dowager Hatt
* Mr. Bubbles
* Sir Robert Norramby
* Charubala
* The Groundsman
* Ranger Jill
* Doctor Claire

## Footage

* A Blooming Mess
* King of the Railway
* Not So Slow Coaches
* Signals Crossed
* Thomas the Quarry Engine
* Emily Saves the World
* Millie and the Volcano
* Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
* Ryan and Daisy
* The Way She Does It
* The Missing Breakdown Train
* Buckled Tracks and Bumpy Trucks
* The Great Race
* Springtime for Diesel
* A Most Singular Engine
* Hasty Hannah
* The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor
* Big World! Big Adventures!
* Number One Engine
* Confusion Without Delay
* Trusty Trunky
* What Rebecca Does
* Thomas Goes to Bollywood
* Tiger Trouble
* Seeing is Believing
* Outback Thomas
* Cyclone Thomas
* Thomas and the Dragon
* Rosie is Red
* Banjo and the Bushfire

## Cast

* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca

## Trivia

* This is the first song since Thomas' YouTube World Tour to feature footage from the Nitrogen Studios era.
* This song was released on International Women’s Day.
* Emily is the only female Steam Team member not to speak during the song.
Minor Human Characters in the Television Series

This list is for human characters who **only** appear in the television series, listed in chronological order. For characters that first or only appear in the Railway Series see: Minor Human Characters in the Railway Series. For characters that appear in either the annual stories or the magazine stories see: Minor Human Characters in the Annual Stories or Minor Human Characters in the Magazine Stories, respectively.
Fernando

**Fernando** is a diesel shunter who works in Brazil.

## Biography

### *Thomas & Friends*

Fernando was first seen at Guanabara Bay when Sir Topham Hatt was looking for Thomas. He told him that he saw the tank engine taking coffee to San Francisco. He then proceeded to dance along to the music after Topham was dragged away by a group of people taking part in the carnival.

Fernando was seen pulling a train through the docks as Thomas, Raul, Gabriela and Cassia were playing with a beach ball. Raul proceeded to send the ball flying into one of his trucks.

Thomas encountered Fernando when he was delivering machine parts. The diesel complimented Thomas on the sounds that his moving parts were making, saying that he had a good rhythm going and suggested that he go to the carnival.

## Personality

Fernando is very polite and tries to be helpful to anyone he meets. He seems to have a habit of pointing out when someone repeats him, and will say "That's what I just said!" whenever they do so.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Fernando is based on a BR Class 08. Diesel, 'Arry, Bert, Splatter, Dodge, Paxton, Sidney, The Mainland Diesels, the orange and blue shunters and the Diesel Shunter are also based off of this engine.

Fernando's basis

## Livery

Fernando is painted aqua and light grey with aqua straps across the top of his bonnet. He has red wheels, a red headlamp and has black and yellow hazard stripes on his front.

### *Thomas & Friends*

* **Series 23** - Batucada and Grudge Match (*cameo*)

#### Specials

* **2018** - Big World! Big Adventures! (*not named*)

#### Videos

* **2019** - Meet Raul of Brazil! (*cameo*) and Meet Gabriela and Cassia of Brazil! (*cameo*)

## Voice Actors

* Gabriel Porras (*UK/US*)
* Kunihiro Kawamoto (*Japan*)
* Tuukka Leppänen (*Finland*)

## Trivia

* His model is a modified version of one of the Mainland Diesels.
Holly Hazelton

**Holly Hazelton** (born in 2006) is an English voice actress who joined the voice cast of Thomas & Friends in the twenty-second series. She also voices Mila in the UK dub of "Bob the Builder".

## Trivia

* She works on "Bob the Builder" with Steven Kynman, Lucy Montgomery and Mia Hope Gaywood.
* She and Charlie Barnard both worked on the West End production of "Matilda" the musical.
Chipo Chung

**Chipo Chung** (born 17 August 1977 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) is a Tanzanian-born Zimbabwean actress and activist, based in London. She joined the English voice cast in Big World! Big Adventures!

She is of Chinese and Zimbabwean descent and is fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese and several African languages.

## Voices

### UK/US

* Hong-Mei
* African Troublesome Trucks (*Big World! Big Adventures!*)
* Various African Voices (*Big World! Big Adventures!*)
* Chinese Women (*The Water Wheel*)

## Filmography

* Sunshine (2007)
* In the Loop (2009)
* National Theatre Live: Phèdre (2009)
* 360 (2011)
* Labalaba, He'll Return (2012)
* Red Zone (2013)
* Beyond Plain Sight (2014)

Television* Absolute Power (2003)
* Dalziel and Pascoe (2007)
* Doctor Who (2007-2008)
* Holby City (2007)
* The Last Enemy (2008)
* Casualty (2009)
* Identity (2010)
* Camelot (2011)
* Sherlock (2012)
* The Politician's Husband (2013)
* Fortitude (2015)
* A.D. The Bible Continues (2015)
* From Darkness (2015)
* Thirteen (2016)
* Absentia (2017)
* Into the Badlands (2017-present)
* Moving On (2018)
* Thomas & Friends (2018-present)

Games* Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (2017)
* World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth (2018)
Deep Trouble (Sodor)

**Deep Trouble** is an upcoming episode of the twenty-third series.

## Plot

Max and Monty's antics on a construction site can get them into trouble.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Harold
* Jack
* Alfie
* Oliver the Excavator
* Max and Monty
* Brenda
* Darcy
* Jenny Packard
* Shane (*fantasy*)
* Belle (*does not speak*)
* Rocky (*does not speak*)
* Aubrey and Aiden (*cameo; fantasy*)
* Gator (*stock footage*)
* Toad (*stock footage*)

## Locations

* Island of Sodor
* The Lead Mines
* Sodor Search and Rescue Centre
* Australia (fantasy)

## Trivia

* A reference to the first series episode, Down the Mine is made.
* At the end of the episode, Thomas mentions the events of the eighteenth series episode, Toad's Bright Idea. Stock footage from said episode was also used.
Captain Joe

**Captain Joe** is Skiff's current captain and the lighthouse keeper at Arlesburgh Harbour.

## Biography

### *Thomas & Friends*

Captain Joe is Skiff's current captain after Sailor John was arrested. Once during a storm he and Skiff helped the residents of Arlesburgh prepare. The manager of the Arlesburgh Maritime Museum asked him to check on Captain Calles' Pirate Ship from the lighthouse and while they were gone, Skiff was blown away.

## Personality

Captain Joe is a kind man. He cares for Skiff, as shown when he comforted him after Duck and Oliver were insensitive to him.

## Attire

Captain Joe wears a brown shirt, a grey undershirt, grey-blue jeans and a blue sailor's cap.

### *Thomas & Friends*

* **Series 19** - Salty All at Sea (*cameo*)
* **Series 20** - Blown Away, Cautious Connor (*cameo*), Hugo and the Airship, The Missing Breakdown Train (*cameo*) and Skiff and the Mermaid
* **Series 21** - A Most Singular Engine (*cameo*)
* **Series 22** - Forever and Ever (*cameo; fantasy*)
* **Series 23** - Thomas Makes a Mistake (*cameo*)

#### Specials

* **2018** - Big World! Big Adventures! (*cameo*)

## Voice Actors

* Matt Wilkinson (*UK/US*)
* Shinichiro Kamio (*Japan*)
* Jacek Król (*Poland*)
* Christian Strempler (*Latin America*)
* Johannes Semm (*Germany*)

## Trivia

* Joe's CGI model is reused from a Cuban dock worker first seen in Blue Mountain Mystery. Several recolours of this model have also appeared.
Ivan

**Ivan** is a Russian diesel shunter. He participated in the Great Railway Show's shunting challenge at least twice.

## Biography

### *Thomas & Friends*

Ivan participated in the Great Railway Show at least twice during his career, and finished seconds away from setting a new world record once. Once when he again participated in the shunting challenge, he did so alongside Raul, Gina, Ashima and Thomas, but ended up losing the event after championships were awarded to the latter two.

After the Great Railway Show ended, Ivan left the Mainland and returned to Russia.

## Personality

Ivan of Russia may look mean, but he is one of the most charismatic characters to be found on the railway. He is a real comedian, who will put a smile on everyone’s face.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Ivan is based on a TGM23 class diesel shunter from Russia. Ivan has been regauged from "Russian" broad gauge to standard gauge. Shankar is another member of this class.

Ivan's basis

### Livery

Ivan is painted red and blue with white lining. His running board is painted yellow, and he carries his name on the sides of his cab in white lettering. His wheels are painted black with white rims and blue counterweights.

## Appearances

* Television Series
* Other Media

### *Thomas & Friends*

* **Series 23** - Grudge Match (*stock footage cameo*)

#### Music Videos

* **Series 21** - Set Friendship in Motion and Doing it Right

#### Videos

* **2016** - Ivan of Russia (*does not speak*)
* **2017** - Frieda the Grumpiest Engine and Ivan's Chilly Way Home
* **2018** - Meet Yong-Bao of China! (*cameo*)

### Books

* **2016** - 6-Movie Coloring Collection (*not named; does not speak*), Off to the Races! (*not named; does not speak*), The Great Railway Show (*cameo*), The Great Race (*not named; does not speak*), The Great Race: Sticker Activity Book and The Great Race: The Movie Storybook (*not named; does not speak*)
* **2017** - Thomas and the Trains of the World
* **2018** - Character Encyclopedia
* **2019** - Engines Around the World

## Voice Actors

* Bob Golding (*UK/US*)
* Kunihiro Kawamoto (*Japan*)
* Gustavo Carrillo (*Latin America*)
* Andreas Kleb (*Germany*)

## Trivia

* His model would later be used/modified for Shankar in Big World! Big Adventures! and Series 22.
* The colours of the Russian flag, of which Ivan is painted in, are stacked differently as to how they look on the actual flag; the white and blue are swapped around. This was most likely done for aesthetic reasons.
* Ivan has been partially modified to work on British railways: he has been given buffers and chain couplings, with the original knuckle couplers removed. Additionally, compared to the real life members of his class, the front railing was altered to give viewers a better look at his face.
* Despite having black wheels with blue counterweights, his merchandise toys have fully blue wheels.
* His name means "God is gracious".

## Merchandise

* Take-n-Play (*discontinued*)
* Adventures (*discontinued*)
* Collectible Railway
The Washdown

**Washdowns** are places where engines get cleaned and polished. The first washdown was introduced in the third series, situated near Tidmouth Sheds. This later moved to the Repair Yard. Another was later seen at Maron station. In the ninth series, there was one beside Knapford and in the tenth series, there was one at Kellsthorpe. Then there was one with a single-road shed and a water column, situated just off the main line in the twelfth series, and carried on in this form throughout the CGI Series. This washdown is located between Crosby and Crosby Tunnel.

There are also washdowns on the Skarloey Railway; one at the quarry, one by C.G. Slate Company, one by the depot and one at the Village Square.

## Merchandise

* Wooden Railway (*discontinued*)
* Hornby (*discontinued*)
* Bachmann
* Take-n-Play (*discontinued*)
* Motor Road and Rail (*discontinued*)
* TrackMaster
* Interactive Learning Railway (*discontinued*)
* Mega Bloks
* Motorized Railway
Rosie is Red (Sodor)

“Thomas and Rosie sitting in the tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G!”

―Bill and Ben teasing Thomas.

**Rosie is Red** is the twenty-second episode of the twenty-second series.

## Plot

It is Valentine's Day on Sodor, and Diesel, Bill and Ben tease Thomas and Rosie about loving each other. Thomas and Rosie try to stay away from each other to stop anyone else from teasing them, but Sir Topham Hatt's newest special for them makes it quite a challenge.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Gordon
* Percy
* Toby
* Bill and Ben
* Rosie
* Diesel
* Annie and Clarabel
* Henrietta
* Cranky
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Lady Hatt
* Dowager Hatt
* Emily (cameo)
* Paxton (cameo)
* Carly (cameo)
* Big Mickey (cameo)
* Henry (stock footage)
* Samson (stock footage)
* Millie (stock footage)
* Harvey (stock footage cameo)

## Locations

* Vicarstown
* Brendam Docks
* Sodor Shipping Company
* The Washdown
* Knapford
* Knapford Station Yard
* Wellsworth
* Wellsworth Sheds
* Tidmouth Sheds (stock footage)
* The Dinosaur Park (stock footage)
* Ulfstead Castle (mentioned)

## Voice Cast

### UK and AUS

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Keith Wickham as Edward, Gordon, Sir Topham Hatt, Dowager Hatt and the Workmen
* Nigel Pilkington as Percy
* Rob Rackstraw as Toby
* Rasmus Hardiker as Bill
* Matt Wilkinson as Ben and Cranky
* Nicola Stapleton as Rosie
* Kerry Shale as Diesel and the Workmen
* Teresa Gallagher as Annie, Clarabel and Lady Hatt
* Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta

### US and CAN

* Joseph May as Thomas
* William Hope as Edward and Toby
* Kerry Shale as Gordon, Diesel and the Workmen
* Christopher Ragland as Percy
* Rasmus Hardiker as Bill
* Matt Wilkinson as Ben
* Nicola Stapleton as Rosie
* Glenn Wrage as Cranky
* Teresa Gallagher as Annie, Clarabel and Lady Hatt
* Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
* Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt, Dowager Hatt and the Workmen

## Trivia

* At the end of the episode, Thomas mentions the events of the twentieth series episode, Henry in the Dark, and the eighteenth series episode, Millie and the Volcano. Stock footage from both episodes are used.
* The title of this episode is a reference to the first verse of the phrase, "Roses are Red."
* This is the series' first Valentine's Day episode.
* This marks the fourth time an engine is seen with an item in their mouth. In this case, Thomas caught a rose in his teeth, similar to a Flamenco dancer.
* This episode marks the last time to date where Percy is seen pulling the mail.
	+ This is also the last episode to feature Percy without his Series 23 details.
* This episode marks Henrietta's only speaking role and Lady and Dowager Hatt's only appearances in the twenty-second series.

## Goofs

* Right before Thomas leaves the washdown, his face is not rendered properly, as part of it is out of alignment with his smokebox.
Mines of Mystery (Italy)

**Mines of Mystery** is an upcoming episode of the twenty-third series.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Gina
* Lorenzo
* Beppe
* Jack
* Alfie
* Oliver
* Max and Monty
* Brenda
* Stefano

Ester is likely to appear.

## Voice Cast

### UK and AUS

* John Hasler as Thomas
* TBA as Gina
* TBA as Lorenzo
* TBA as Beppe
* Steven Kynman as Jack
* Nathan Clarke as Alfie
* Tim Whitnall as Oliver and Max
* Rasmus Hardiker as Monty
* TBA as Brenda
* TBA as Stefano

### US and CAN

* Joseph May as Thomas
* TBA as Gina
* TBA as Lorenzo
* TBA as Beppe
* David Menkin as Jack
* Nathan Clarke as Alfie
* Tim Whitnall as Oliver
* Kerry Shale as Max
* Rob Rackstraw as Monty
* TBA as Brenda
* TBA as Stefano
Sanjeev Bhaskar

**Sanjeev Bhaskar**, OBE (born on 31 October 1963) is a British comedian, actor, broadcaster and educator. He joined the English voice cast of Thomas & Friends in the twenty-second series.

He is perhaps best known for creating and starring in his own BBC comedy series, "Goodness Gracious Me" and also appearing in "The Kumars at No. 42" and the drama series "Unforgotten".

## Voices

### UK/US

* Shankar
* The Indian Actor

## Filmography

### Films

* The Dance of Shiva (1998)
* Notting Hill (1999)
* The Mystic Masseur (2001)
* The Guru (2002)
* Inferno (2002)
* Anita & Me (2002)
* L'entente cordiale (2006)
* Scoop (2006)
* Jhoom Barbara Jhoom (2007)
* It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010)
* Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy (2010)
* Jackboots on Whitehall (2010)
* London Boulevard (2010)
* The Itch of the Golden Not (2011)
* Arthur Christmas (2011)
* Lazy Uncle (2011)
* The Zero Theorem (2013)
* Absolutely Anything (2015)
* Paddington 2 (2017)
* Yesterday (2019)

### Television

* The Real McCoy (1991)
* Porkpie (1995)
* Captain Butler (1997)
* We Know Where You Live (1997)
* Keeping Mum (1998)
* Goodness Gracious Me (1998-2015)
* Jonathan Creek (1998)
* Small Potatoes (1999-2001)
* The Way It Is (2000; Movie)
* We Know Where You Live (2001; Movie)
* The Kumars at No. 42 (2001-2006)
* Dick Whittington (2002; Movie)
* Dalziel and Pascoe (2002)
* Omnibus (2002)
* Children in Need (2003)
* Angell's Hell (2005; Movie)
* Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee (2005)
* Chopratown (2005; Movie)
* The Children's Party at the Palace (2006; Special)
* Mumbai Calling (2007-2008)
* Love Soup (2008)
* Grandpa in My Pocket (2010)
* Little Crackers (2010-2011)
* The Indian Doctor (2010-2013)
* Just Around the Corner (2012; Movie)
* Silent Witness (2012)
* Outnumbered (2012)
* Inspector Lewis (2013)
* Midsomer Murders (2014)
* The Kumar's (2014)
* Doctor Who (2014)
* Drunk History: UK (2015)
* Unforgotten (2015-2018)
* Indian Summers (2015)
* Horrible Histories (2015)
* BBC Comedy Feeds (2016)
* Thunderbirds Are Go (2016)
* Election Spy (2017)
* Porters (2017)
* Thomas & Friends (2018-present)

## Trivia

* He is the Chancellor of the University of Sussex.
Ballahoo

**Ballahoo** (Sudric for **The Farm on the River Hoo**) is a dormitory town for Barrow-in-Furness.

## History

### *The Railway Series*

Ballahoo is notable for its two bore railway tunnel. The first attempt at cutting a tunnel through the Ballahoo Ridge was made by the Sodor and Mainland Railway, which collapsed, resulting in trains only running between here and Kirk Ronan.

The second tunnel was cut in 1915 by the North Western Railway. While work was in progress a section midway collapsed leaving two tunnels. In 1922, Henry stopped in the first tunnel and refused to come out. As it was impossible to move him, it was decided to instead cut a new bore. When Henry was finally out the following year, both bores remained in service. As a result of these events, the tunnels were nicknamed "Henry's Tunnel".

Since 1915, the town has been served by the NWR's Norramby Branch Line. Following the 1925 Agreement with the LMS, Ballahoo has also been served by the joint NWR/BR hourly suburban service between Barrow-in-Furness and Norramby.

## Appearances

* Television Series
* Other Media

### *Thomas & Friends*

* **Series 6** - It's Only Snow
* **Series 15** - Stop That Bus!
* **Series 23** - Steam Team to the Rescue (*map only*)

#### Specials

* **2011** - Day of the Diesels
* **2017** - Journey Beyond Sodor (*map only*)
* **2018** - Big World! Big Adventures! (*map only*)

#### Music Videos

* **Series 6** - Winter Wonderland
* **Thomas' YouTube World Tour** - Navigation
* **Big World! Big Adventures!** - Where in the World is Thomas? (*map only*)
Cyclone Thomas (Australia)

“Must...keep...GOING”
―Thomas.
**Cyclone Thomas** is the nineteenth episode of the twenty-second series.

Thomas wants to be just like Isla, a Flying Doctor's plane, who transports Dr. Claire to remote places where it's hard for patients to get to hospitals or doctors for treatment. But every time he gets to a patient, Isla manages to take them instead. However, his chance arrives while evacuating a town before a cyclone.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Shane
* Aubrey and Aiden
* Isla
* The Teacher
* Madeleine's Father
* Doctor Claire (does not speak)
* Emily (stock footage)
* Caitlin (stock footage)

## Locations

* Australia
	+ The Outback
	+ Adelaide River Station
	+ Pine Tree Station
	+ Katherine
	+ The Outback Mine
	+ Shane's Station
	+ The Old Rickety Bridge (mentioned)
* Island of Sodor
	+ Ulfstead Castle (stock footage)

## Voice Cast

### UK and AUS

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Shane Jacobson as Shane
* Genevieve McCarthy as Aubrey
* Tim Bain as Aiden and Madelein's Father
* Rachael Miller as Isla
* Rob Rackstraw as Isla's radio

### US and CAN

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Shane Jacobson as Shane
* Genevieve McCarthy as Aubrey
* Tim Bain as Aiden and Madelein's Father
* Rachael Miller as Isla
* Rob Rackstraw as Isla's radio

## Trivia

* A reference to the episode, Outback Thomas is made.
* At the end of the episode, Thomas mentions the events of the nineteenth series episode, Best Engine Ever. Stock footage from said episode is also used.
* Skiff's model is used to represent a capsized boat in Thomas' fantasy sequence, though to make it less obvious on the identity, his face wasn't shown on camera.
* The fantasy was modified and reanimated from the nineteenth series episode, The Other Side of the Mountain.
Dexter

**Dexter** is an old brake coach. He was abandoned on an overgrown siding, until he was rediscovered by Duck and restored as a classroom.

## Biography

### Thomas and Friends

Years ago, Dexter was dumped in an old shunting yard after his axles broke. One autumn, a fierce storm destroyed the school at Harwick, which required Daisy to take its students to Knapford, much to her displeasure. Duck offered to take the children instead, but he needed a coach. His search for one saw him come to Dexter's yard, where Dexter pleaded to be used, wanting to be useful again, despite his decrepit condition. Duck agreed but when he tried to move Dexter, his wheels broke, forcing Duck to reluctantly leave him behind. Duck soon returned, however, with Judy and Jerome and took him to Harwick, where the children restored him to become their new classroom.

## Personality

Dexter is a coach that is just as much optimistic as he is colourful. Even when left on a siding out of use and in poor condition, he kept a positive outlook on his situation. Now he resides at Harwick Station in case the children of Arlesburgh need a classroom to attend.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Dexter is based on an LB&SCR Stroudley four-wheeled brake coach. Clarabel and a number of faceless coaches are also based on this type of coach.

Dexter's Basis

### Livery

Dexter is painted blue with yellow ends and a red roof. His side is decorated with various drawings, including ones of himself, Duck and Thomas. Before being restored, Dexter was painted dark red.

## Appearances

* **Series 22** - School of Duck

He is likely to appear in the twenty-third series.

## Voice Actors

* Mark Moraghan (UK/US)
* Mitsuhiro Sakamaki (Japan)
* Otar Saralidze (Poland)
* Valerio Massari (Italy)
* Achim Schülke (Germany)

## Trivia

* He is Mark Moraghan's first character role.
* Dexter is the last character to be created by Lee Pressman before he left the production team.
* Dexter‘s role in the series is similar to Old Slow Coach and the Play Coach.