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Manuela Bäcker

Manuela Bäcker (born in 1984 in Neuss) is a German actress, voice actress and singer who provides voices in the German dub of Thomas & Friends.

She is known for voicing Janet Van Dyne-Pym/Wasp from "Ultimate Avengers: The Movie", formely Karin from "Naruto Shippuden", Toot from "Chuggington", and Maka Albarn from "Soul Eater".

## Voices

* Ashima (The Great Race only)
* Rebecca
* Bridget Hatt (thirteenth series only)

## Songs

* You Can Only Be You (performed)
* Be Who You Are, and Go Far (performed)
Krystyna Kozanecka

Krystyna Kozanecka-Kołakowska (born July 24th, 1959 in Poznań - November 20th, 2013) was a Polish actress who provided voices in the Polish version of Thomas and Friends.

She is best known for voicing Jubilee from "X-Men: The Animated Series", Penelope Lang from "Atomic Betty", Laura from "Hamtaro", Trixie from "The New Adventures of Speed Racer", Yasmin from "Bratz", Raven Baxter from "That's So Raven", Arcee and Sally from "Transformers: Energon", Thunderblast from "Transformers: Cybertron", Dorothy Ann from "The Magic School Bus", Princess Morbucks from "The Powerpuff Girls", Delia Ketchum from "Pokémon", and Penny from "Inspector Gadget".

She passed away on November 20th, 2013.

## Voices

* Annie (Blue Mountain Mystery - seventeenth series)
* Bertie (fifteenth - seventeenth seasons)
Joe Mills

Joe Mills (born Matthew Joseph Stott on 14 June 1972 in Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom) is an English actor, voice actor and sports commentator who provides voices for the UK and US narrations of Thomas & Friends.

He has also appeared in various other British television series such as "Emmerdale", "Coronation Street", "Holby City" and "The Bill". He also works as a teacher of drama and PE at Cansfield High School, a Rugby League journalist and commentator, a wedding registrar in Bolton, and a football coach.

He is the son of late Labour Party MP Roger Stott and Irene Mills.

He is married to Alison Stott and they have had a son together.

## Voices

### UK/US

* Donald (Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure and The Great Race only)
* Douglas
* Oliver
* Toad
* A Passenger (Confusion Without Delay)
* The Welsh Bird Watcher (Thomas and the Emergency Cable)
* A Knapford Station Yard workman (Toad and the Whale)

On his personal website, he was listed to voice Skiff, although Jamie Campbell Bower has since taken over the role.

## Songs

* I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside (performed)
* Will You Won't You (performed)

## Filmography

### Films

* Nice Guy Eddie (2001)
* Planespotting (2005)
* Devil's Playground (2010)

### Television

* See You Friday (1997)
* Emmerdale (2001-2008)
* Heartbeat (2003)
* Coronation Street (2006)
* Holby City (2006)
* The Street (2007)
* Thomas & Friends (2014-present)

## External Links

* Official Website
* Joe's Twitter account
Hank/Coverage

### Thomas and Friends

Thomas and Percy first met Hank at Brendam when he arrived. Thomas was impressed, until Hank told him he was "one of the finest little engines he'd ever seen". Thomas misinterpreted the comment as making fun of his size, and became determined to pull all of Hank's loads himself. While Thomas tired himself out pulling the heavy loads, Hank insisted that he should help Thomas with the train. With the strain, Thomas eventually cracked a cylinder and finally decided to accept Hank's offer for help. Hank pushed Thomas to Knapford Station, where the other engines were waiting to greet Hank.
Matthew Richardson

Matthew Richardson (born on 19th March 1975 in Devonport, Tasmania, Australia) is an Australian media personality, voice actor and a former football player. He voiced characters in Thomas' Aussie Football Adventure.

He was an Australian Football League (AFL) player from 1993 until 2009.

## Voices

### Online videos

* Shane
* Football Commentator (Thomas Dreams of Playing Australian Football)
* Football Spectators (Thomas Dreams of Playing Australian Football)

## External Links

* Matthew's Twitter account
* Matthew's website
Marion

Marion is a self-propelled steam shovel. She usually works at the China Clay Pits with Bill, Ben and Timothy.

## Personality

Marion is very enthusiastic and likes to think of herself as well-informed and is happy to share her knowledge. She is very talkative and loves to tell stories of her discoveries. However, not all the engines prefer to stick around and hear her stories.

Despite her enthusiastic demeanour, she can also be rather stern, as seen when she told off Ben for not delivering any coal and making the twins apologise and thank Timothy.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Marion is based on a rail mounted Marion Model 40 Revolving Steam Shovel. However, unlike Marion, the actual steam shovels were not self-propelled. Many of these steam shovel types were used in the construction of the Panama Canal, with some of them still in place at the bottom of portions of the canals and reservoir that provide water to the canal and locks.

The only remaining steam shovel is a Model 91, which was taken out of service in 1949. It resides in Le Roy, New York, USA on caterpillar treads. It is on treads because in 1916, the Marion Company began selling conversion kits, to allow the shovel to be placed on caterpillar treads. Model 91 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Marion’s basis
### Livery

Marion is painted orange and light brown with yellow lining. She has her name painted on her sides in yellow.

## Appearances

### Thomas and Friends

* **Season 22** - Forever and Ever (cameo), What Rebecca Does

## Trivia

* Marion does not have any front windows, making it difficult for her crew members to see.
* In the first trailer for Tale of the Brave, Marion's 3D Model lacked the protective corners on her main body. They were added on for the second trailer onward. Because of these being added, her lamp was moved slightly.
* Marion has a rear coupling hook, but the size of her coal bunker makes it impossible to couple anything to her. This implies that her bunker may be retractable.
* She is Cassandra Chowdhury's favourite character, according to an interview on SiF.
* Marion's name is derived from her basis (the Marion Revolving Steam Shovel) as well as the company that built her (the Marion Steam Shovel Company).
* She, apparently, has a rock collection.
* Marion is the first female character who Toad has referred to as "Miss".
* The twenty-second season episode Forever and Ever is the very first instance of Marion pulling rolling stock in the television series.
John Bellis

John Bellis (born 1963) was originally hired to voice Thomas in Thomas and the Magic Railroad. He is a resident on the Isle of Man and works as both a fireman and part-time taxi driver.

His role was revealed by many news articles from the BBC. He received the role when he happened to pick up Britt Allcroft and her crew in his Taxi. According to Allcroft, after hearing him utter a few words, she told her colleagues "I have just heard the voice of Thomas. The man is exactly how Thomas would sound!". She offered John the part and he accepted it.

Speaking of his good fortune at the time to BBC News, "It's fantastic. I'm a bit shelI-shocked and have to keep pinching myself to remind myself that it has really happened." He continued: "All the lads at work have been really supportive, all the management have been really supportive and they are all going round singing Thomas The Tank Engine tunes." John was flown out to Toronto to record his lines along with Keith Scott, Michael Angelis and Patrick Breen.

However John was cut after American test audiences complained of his Liverpudlian tones making Thomas sound too old. In a statement following the decision in April 2000, Mr. Bellis said he was "gutted", but wished the film-makers well. "It was supposed to be my big break," he said. "But it hasn't put me off and I am hoping something else will come along."

John was replaced by Edward Glen in the final cut. He is still credited in the movie as transportation co-ordinator.
Nightfall

## Class: Catcher

### Supercharger Passive

Nightfall can buy his vehicle as a unique item. Sea Shadow: gives Movement Speed, Health, and Magic Resist.

### Passive: Scape-Goat

Every crowd control near Nightfall reduces the cooldown on his E & R by 2 seconds.

### Q: Handy Hooks

Skill shot in a line, the first enemy hit is dragged half of the distance made by the hook. Medium range.

### E: Whip Lash

Whip a Skylander into the air, knocking them for 1 second. Circle skill shot.

### R: Bad Hair Day

If an enemy Skylanders' airborne, Nightfall knock him/them down to the ground and stun him/them for 1,25 seconds.

## Upgrades

### Up-Sweep

Enemies at the end of your teleport are now knocked into the air, allies hit are healed.

```
Need : lvl 4 & 150 gold

```

### Splitting Hair

Q range is double and target gets dragged 3/4 of the distance.

```
 Need : lvl 9 & 300 gold

```

### Vast Volume

E is now 3 circles in a line, increasing the area of effects.

```
 Need : lvl 10 & 250 gold

```

### Playing Hooky

R can now be recast up to 3 times, every time smacking the Skylanders on the ground than making them bounce back up, doing damage every time. For every smack add 0,35 more seconds to the 1,25 seconds stun at the end. Max stun 2,30 seconds. If Nightfall get Crowd controlled between a recast, the ability goes on cooldown.

```
Need : lvl 16 & 400 gold

```
Flora

Flora is a bright yellow steam tram who works for Sodor Tramways in Great Waterton. She has her own tram car, which is her pride and joy.

## Personality

Flora is a docile little steam tram working on the Island of Sodor. She mainly works the Great Waterton Tramway with her tram car, which is her pride and joy, that she uses to perform passenger duties. Although she is, at times, quiet or even timid, she often greets other engines with a sunny smile. She is always cheerful to work, but she can be concerned about speaking up right away if there is a problem. This happens when she keeps on agreeing with Thomas, despite him doing wrong things. She is happy to work on Sodor and is warmly fond of Toby, Sodor's other steam tram. They even led the first annual Great Waterton parade together, not long after meeting each other.

## Technical Details

### Basis

According to the Official Website, Flora is based on a 1904 Moseley Road Tramway steam tram from Birmingham, rebuilt into standard gauge from 3ft 6in gauge. Instead of buffers, she has three couplings upon her front and rear bufferbeam. Several different types of trams were supplied to the tramway and Flora appears to be a hybrid of a Falcon and a Kitson tram, though her build date would make her a Kitson tram. All Moseley Road steam trams were withdrawn on 31st December 1906 in favour of electric trams, with none surviving into preservation.

Flora's basis
### Livery

Flora is painted yellow with green and white lining, red cowcatchers and sideplates and green boards on her roof reading "SODOR TRAMWAYS" in white. She has red nameplates with her name in gold on her sides.

## Appearances

### Thomas & Friends

* **Series 12** - Tram Trouble
* **Series 24** - Thomas and the Royal Engine

#### Specials

* **2019** - The Hacker steal's Caillou and Thomas and the Magic Railroad 2

## Trivia

* According to her Story Library book, she is capable of travelling on both conventional standard gauge track and narrow gauge tramlines that run through Great Waterton. When she needs to change track, her crew replace her tram wheels with steel railway ones and vice versa. It is unknown if this was intended to be in the original episode.
* Flora was the last character that was introduced before the complete switch to CGI. As such, she is the last character to be made into a physical model.
* Flora is ofically the only non human character introduced in season 12 to appear in full CGI. Although Colin did appear in the concept art back when it was his Only planned movie where he was going to be at Ulfstead Castle.
* Flora was the second steam tram introduced in the series. And the first being Toby
* Despite having an open cab, Flora was never seen with a driver or fireman.
Mario Castañeda

Mario Cuitláhuac Castañeda Partida (born on 29th June 1962 in Irapuato, Guanajuato) is a Mexican voice director and voice actor who provides voices for the Mexican narration of Thomas & Friends.

He is best known for voicing Mr. Raymond (Don Ramon) and Junior (Ñoño) from "El Chavo", the title character Wishbone, Cosmo Kramer from "Seinfeld", Ross Geller from "Friends" and Goku from "Dragon Ball". He is also the official dub-over for Bruce Willis, Billy Ray Cyrus, Jim Carrey and Jackie Chan in Mexico.

He is also the father to voice actors Arturo and Carla Castañeda.

## Voices

* James (Hero of the Rails onwards, excluding Over the Hill)

## Trivia

* Eduardo Garza stated that he was originally going to retire from voice acting in 2012.
Kaihiamal Martínez

Kaihiamal Martínez González (born 19 February 1974) is a Venezuelan-born voice actor who provides voices for the Latin American version of Thomas and Friends.

He is best known for voicing the title character of SpongeBob Squarepants in the first season of the animated series of the same name, Terry McGinnis from "Batman: Beyond", Steve from "Blue's Clues", and Prowl from "Transformers: Energon".

## Voices

* Oliver (nineteenth series onwards)
* Paxton
* Ryan (DC Super Friends™ San Diego Comic Con only)
Hisayo Mochizuki

Hisayo Mochizuki (望月久代, born in Tokyo, Japan, 27th April 1978) is a Japanese voice actress who provides voices for the Japanese version of Thomas & Friends.

She is best known for voicing Kusajishi Yachiru from "Bleach" and Pudding Fong from "Tokyo Mew Mew".

## Voices

* Rosie
* The Teacher (twenty-second series)
* Some Children (School of Duck)

## Songs

* Where in the World is Thomas? (performed)
Mercedes Espinosa

Mercedes Espinosa is a Spanish voice actress who voices characters in the European Spanish dub of Thomas & Friends.

She is known for providing voices in Spanish dubs of various cartoons, animes, and video games including "Rugrats", "Detective Conan", "One Piece", "World of Warcraft", and "God of War".

## Voices

* Stanley
* Belle
* Caitlin
* Frieda
* Rainbow Kate
* Dowager Hatt
Boom Jet

## Class: Controller

### Swap Force Passive

At the start of the game can choose one additional element, gaining their passive and advantage on the map.

### Passive: Supply Drop

When Boom Jet kills a minion he gets 1/4 of the money and leaves a supply drop on the ground, allies that pick up the supply get a small heal and 1.5 times the gold from the minion killed. This can stack up to 3 times and get 1 stack every minute.

### Q: Football Bomb

Throws a bomb in a small circle doing damage, enemies hit are stun for 1 second.

### W: Ace Pilot

Dash a medium distance really fast, allies he passes through are shielded for 10% of their max health. Doesn't do damage.

### E: Wind Turbine

Suck air in a small line in front of him, the first enemy hit is drawn to you.

### R: Gun Ship

Point and click an enemy, release a rocket that follows and stun the target for 1,5 seconds. This ability can't be dodged or cancel while it's tracking its target.

## Upgrades

### Go Long

Hitting allies with Q heals them.

```
 Need : lvl 6 & 300 gold

```

### Supply Chain

Passive gets a stack every 30 seconds and up to 5 stacks.

```
 Need : lvl 9 & 250 gold

```

### Turbulence

The E range is longer.

```
Need : lvl 12 & 250 gold

```

### Rocket Fuel

R can be cast 2 times, on different targets or the same one, before going on cooldown. Also can be cast on allies, to grant them a medium Fire Shield.

```
Need : lvl 14 & 250 gold

```
Gerardo García

Gerardo García (born on December 13th, 1976) is a Mexican voice actor who provides voices in the Latin American narration of Thomas & Friends.

He is best known for being the official dubbing voice of Mark Walhberg, Adam Sandler, Jason Bateman, and Ethan Suplee.

## Voices

* Alfie (Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure onwards)
* The Maithwaite stationmaster (A Blooming Mess only)
Joseph May

Joseph "Joe" May (born on 16 June 1974 in Southampton, England) is a British-born Canadian actor, voice actor and singer who joined the US voice cast in The Adventure Begins. He took over the role of Thomas from Martin Sherman in the US.

He is known for appearing in various television shows including "Casualty", "Episodes", "Bugs", "Stargate: Atlantis", "Band of Brothers", and "Holby City". As a voice actor, he is known for providing voices in shows such as Superman and Robbie from "Batman Black and White", Autolycus from "Class of the Titans" and for video games such as Chase McCain in "Lego City Undercover" and Michael Corleone in "The Godfather: The Video Game".

He is married and has two children.

## Songs

* Never Overlook a Little Engine (performed)
* We Wish You a Merry Christmas (performed)
* Will You Won't You (performed)
* Streamlining (performed)
* You Can Only Be You (performed)
* Be Who You Are, and Go Far (performed)
* Let's Set Friendship in Motion (performed)
* Who's Thomas? (performed)
* The Hottest Place in Town (performed)
* I Want To Go Home (performed solo)
* The Most Important Thing is Being Friends (performed)
* Where in the World is Thomas? (performed)
* Wake Up (preformed)
* We're Friends (performed)
* Sometimes You Make a Friend (performed)

## Filmography

### Films

* Wilde (1997)
* FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
* Intimate Affairs (2001)
* Resident Evil (2002)
* G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom (2004)
* Barbie Diaries (2006)
* Circumference (2006)
* White Noise: The Light (2007)
* They Wait (2007)
* Last Flowers (2009)
* Revolution (2009)
* We'll Take Manhattan (2012)
* Viking (2014)
* Bb (2016)
* Poles Apart (2017)

### Television

* Bodyguards (1997)
* Casualty (1997)
* Bugs (1997-1998)
* Hollyoaks (2000)
* A Dinner of Herbs (2000)
* Band of Brothers (2001)
* Da Vinci's Inquest (2003)
* Dead Like Me (2004)
* Stargate: Atlantis (2004)
* Godiva's (2005)
* Killer Instinct (2005)
* The Dead Zone (2006)
* Blood Ties (2007)
* Class of the Titans (2007)
* Psych (2007)
* Batman: Black and White (2009)
* I Shouldn't Be Alive (2010)
* Holby City (2010-2014)
* Episodes (2011-2017)
* Titanic (2012)
* Dracula (2013)
* Mistresses (2014)
* I Live with Models (2015)
* Thomas & Friends (2015-present)
* Trolled (2016)
* Bb (2016)
* The Windsors (2017)

### Games

* SSX on Tour (2005)
* The Godfather (2006)
* The Godfather: Mob Wars (2006)
* Need for Speed: Carbon (2006)
* The Godfather: The Don's Edition (2007)
* The Godfather: Blackhand Edition (2007)
* Dead Space: Extraction (2009)
* APB: All Points Bulletin (2010)
* Apache: Air Assault (2010)
* Battlefield 3 (2011)
* Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)
* 007 Legends (2012)
* Forza Horizon (2012)
* Lego City Undercover (2013)
* Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins (2013)
* Remember Me (2013)
* Need for Speed: Rivals (2013)
* Killzone: Shadow Fall (2013)
* Trials Fusion (2014)
* Alien: Isolation (2014)
* Escape Dead Island (2014)
* Soma (2015)
* Blues and Bullets (2015)
* Need for Speed: Payback (2017)
* Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (2017)
* Horizon: Zero Dawn (2017)
* Zenobureido 2 (2017)
* A Way Out (2018)
* The Crew 2 (2018)
Marianne Westby

Marianne Westby (born on 1 January 1974) is a Norwegian actress who provided voices for the Norwegian narration of Thomas & Friends.

She also voices in the Norwegian version of "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody", "The Suite Life On Deck", "Shake it Up", "Kim Possible", and has had roles in the Norwegian television show "Hotel Cæsar".

## Voices

* Emily (Day of the Diesels - Tale of the Brave, excluding the fifteenth - seventeenth series)
* Belle (Day of the Diesels only)
* Mavis (Day of the Diesels and Blue Mountain Mystery)
* Annie and Clarabel (Blue Mountain Mystery - Tale of the Brave, excluding the seventeenth series)
* Troublesome Trucks (King of the Railway only)
* Lady Hatt (Day of the Diesels only)
* Dowager Hatt (Day of the Diesels only)
Mattia Nissolino

Mattia Nissolino (born 13 February 1997) is an Italian voice actor who provides voices in Thomas & Friends.

He is most famous for dubbing various kid and teen shows, such as Max Russo from "Wizards of Waverly Place", Matt McGuire from "Lizzie McGuire", Puddle from "Toot and Puddle", Clyde Langer from "The Sarah Jane Adventures", Sam Earle from "Degrassi: The Next Generation", and Zack Martin from "The Suite Life" series. He is currently the Italian voice of Wilson from "Chuggington".

He is the younger brother to Alessio Nissolino.
Genevieve McCarthy

Genevieve McCarthy (born 14th April 1988) is an Australian voice actress and director. She provides voices for the English dub of Thomas & Friends in the twenty-second and twenty-third series.

She works extensively in theatre, but has made a handful of television appearances in shows such as "The Sleepover Club" and "Parallax" as well as the 2018 film, "The Spy Who Dumped Me".

## Filmography

### Films

* Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
* Transylvanian Express (2010)
* The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)

### Television

* Parallax (2004)
* The Sleepover Club (2006)
* Thomas & Friends (2018-present)

## External Links

* Official website
* Genevieve's Twitter account
* Instagram account
Lucy Montgomery

Lucy Montgomery (born on 24 January 1975 in Epsom, England, UK) is an English comedian, actress and writer best known for her radio and television work. She joined the voice cast in Journey Beyond Sodor.

She also voices Mayor Maria Madison and Shifter in the UK dub and Jenny Dobbs in both dubs of "Bob the Builder".

## Voices

* Lexi
* Hannah
* Troublesome Trucks (Journey Beyond Sodor)
* Carly
* Cowgirls (Big World! Big Adventures!)

## Songs

* Who's Thomas? (performed)
* We Can't Do Anything (performed)
* The Most Important Thing is Being Friends (performed)

## Filmography

### Films

* AD/BC: A Rock Opera (2004)
* Phobias (2006)
* Quiff and Boot (2011)
* The Itch of the Golden Nit (2011)
* Isle of Spagg (2011)
* Phone Home (2012)
* The Approximate History of Maths (2012)
* Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s (2014)
* Circles (2016)
* Bob the Builder: Mega Machines (2017)

### Television

* The Armstrong and Miller Show (1997)
* A Town Called Panic (2002)
* Planet Sketch (2005)
* The Robinsons (2005)
* The Mighty Boosh (2005)
* Don't Watch That, Watch This (2005)
* Tittybangbang (2005-2007)
* Strutter (2006-2007)
* The Armstrong and Miller Show (2007-2009)
* 10 Days to War (2008)
* The Wall (2008)
* Headcases (2008)
* The IT Crowd (2008)
* Bellamy's People (2010)
* Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge (2010)
* Mongrels (2010-2011)
* Absolutely Fabulous (2011)
* The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (2012)
* Full English (2012)
* The Fast Show (2014)
* Crackanory (2014)
* The Life of Rock with Brian Pern (2014-2016)
* Bob the Builder (2015-present)
* Tracey Ullman's Show (2016-present)
* The Windsors (2016)
* Big Field (2016)
* Digby Dragon (2016-present)
* Thomas & Friends (2017-present)
* You're the Worst (2017)
* Disenchantment (2018)
* Tracey Breaks the News (2018)

### Games

* Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below (2015)
* Sword Coast Legends (2015)

## External Links

* Lucy's Twitter account
* Lucy's YouTube channel
Michael Legge

**Michael Legge** (born in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland on 11 December 1978) is a Northern Irish voice actor who joined the voice cast of Thomas & Friends in Blue Mountain Mystery.

He is best know for his roles in the television show "Shameless" and the film "Angela's Ashes".

## Filmography

* Soft Sand, Blue Sea (1998)
* Straydogs (1999)
* Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999)
* Angela's Ashes (1999)
* Cowboys & Angels (2003)
* Dunkirk (2004)
* Omagh (2004)
* Whole Lotta Sole (2011)
* Tower Block (2012)
* Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery (2012)
* The Stag (2013)
* Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway (2013)

Television* Dream Team (1997-1998)
* On Home Ground (2002)
* The Big Bow Wow (2004)
* Shameless (2007-2009)
* Outcasts (2011)
* Thomas & Friends (2012-present)
* London Irish (2013)

## Major awards and nominations

* **Nominated**:Best Performance in an International Film – Young Performer, 2000, "Angela's Ashes"
* **Nominated**: AFLS Award for British Newcomer of the Year, 2001, "Angela's Ashes"
* **Won**: Best Actor at Dalls OUT TAKES, 2004, "Cowboys & Angels"
Kumiko Higa

Kumiko Higa (比嘉 久美子, born on 29th October 1978 in Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with 81 Produce, who voices characters in the Japanese narration of Thomas & Friends.

She is most famous for voicing Prince Lumen from "Spider Riders", Brash from "Live On Cardliver Kakeru", Irina Woods from "My-Otome", Eiji Saga from "Cardfight!! Vanguard", Lin Haruka, Shō, and Shou Ashigawa from "Machine Robo Rescue", Satoinu/Boartato from "Jagainu-kun", Kayoko Mashiro from "Bakuman", Minun from the "Pokémon" series, Lan Hikari from "Rockman.EXE", and Mandora Boy from "Mahou Sentai Magiranger".

## Voices

* Thomas (Calling All Engines! onwards)
* The Barrow Football Fan (Useful Railway)

## Songs

* I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside (performed)
* We Wish You a Merry Christmas (performed)
* Will You Won't You (performed)
* Streamlining (performed)
* You Can Only Be You (performed)
* Be Who You Are, and Go Far (performed)
* Who's Thomas? (performed)
* The Hottest Place in Town (performed)
* I Want To Go Home (performed solo)
* The Most Important Thing is Being Friends (performed)
* Where in the World is Thomas? (performed)
* Wake Up (performed)
* Sometimes You Make a Friend (performed)
* We're Friends (performed)

## Major awards and nominations

* **Won** - Kids Family Award at the 8th annual Seiyuu Awards, 2014
John Hasler

John Hasler (born in Barking, London, England, UK on 21 April 1974) is an English actor and voice actor who joined the English voice cast of Thomas & Friends in The Adventure Begins. He took over the roles of Thomas and Rheneas from Ben Small.

Hasler is best known for his appearance as T-Shirt in the children's TV series T-Bag. Other credits include "Gnomeo and Juliet" (animated by Arc Productions), "Toot the Tiny Tugboat", "Go Jetters", "The Legends of Treasure Island", and two of HiT Entertainment's other shows; "Mike the Knight" and "Fireman Sam".

## Songs

* Never Overlook a Little Engine (performed)
* We Wish You a Merry Christmas (performed)
* Will You Won't You (performed)
* Streamlining (performed)
* You Can Only Be You (performed)
* Be Who You Are, and Go Far (performed)
* Who's Thomas? (performed)
* The Hottest Place in Town (performed)
* I Want To Go Home (performed solo)
* The Most Important Thing is Being Friends (performed)
* Where in the World is Thomas? (performed)
* Wake Up (performed)
* Sometimes You Make a Friend (performed)
* We're Friends (performed)

## Filmography

### Films

* Breakout (1984)
* Brazil (1985)
* T-Bag's Christmas Carol (1989)
* T-Bag's Christmas Ding Dong (1990)
* T-Bag's Christmas Turkey (1991)
* 10 Arenas of Marwood (2011)
* Storage 24 (2012)
* Brave (2012)
* Fireman Sam: Heroes of the Storm (2014)
* Fireman Sam: Alient Alert (2017)
* Here comes the Grump (2018)
* Fireman Sam: Set For Action! (2018)

### Television

* Wonders in Letterland (1985)
* T-Bag Strikes Again (1986)
* T-Bag Bounces Back (1987)
* Turn on to T-Bag (1988)
* T-Bag and the Revenge of the T-Set (1989)
* T-Bag and the Pearls of Wisdom (1990)
* T-Bag and the Rings of Olympus (1991)
* Doctor at the Top (1991)
* T-Bag and the Sunstones of Montezuma (1992)
* Take Off with T-Bag (1992)
* Against All Odds (1994)
* Harry's Mad (1994)
* The Legends of Treasure Island (1995)
* Casualty (2000)
* Renford Rejects (2000)
* Fireman Sam (2012-2018)
* Awesome Magical Tales (2013-2014)
* Toot the Tiny Tugboat (2014)
* Thomas & Friends (2015-present)
* Go Jetters (2015-present)

## Trivia

* John and his family attended the Blue Carpet premiere events of Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure on 12 July 2015 and The Great Race on 22 May 2016.

## External Links

* Official Website
* John's Twitter account
Ferdinand/Coverage

### *Thomas & Friends*

Ferdinand, Bash, and Dash found Thomas on Misty Island and helped him collect Jobi Wood to take back to Sodor. Unfortunately, Ferdinand and the twins ran out of oil while going through the Misty Island Tunnel. Luckily, Whiff and Percy were able to rescue Thomas, Bash, Dash, and Ferdinand and took them all back to Sodor. Ferdinand then helped with the completion of the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre along with Bash and Dash.

Ferdinand later helped Gordon deliver the Lion of Sodor to the Duke and Duchess of Boxford's Summer House
Jürgen Theuns

Jürgen Theuns (born in Roosendaal, 8th May 1976) is a Dutch actor who provides voices for the Dutch narration of Thomas & Friends.

He is also known for voicing Fanboy in "Fanboy and Chum Chum" and Simon in "Alvin and the Chipmunks" in the Dutch versions.

## Voices

* Thomas (Hero of the Rails onwards)
* Toby (Hero of the Rails onwards)

## Songs

* Never Overlook a Little Engine (does not sing, only speak)
* Will You Won't You (performed)
* Streamlining (performed)
* You can only Be You (performed)
* Be Who You Are and go Far (performed)
* Somebody has To Be The Favourite (does not sing, only speak)
* Who's Thomas? (performed)
* The Hottest Place in Town (performed)
* I Want to Go Home (performed)
* We Can't Do Anything (does not sing, only speak)
* The Most Important Thing is Being Friends (performed)
* Where in the World is Thomas? (does not sing, only speak)
* Wake Up (performed)
* Enda Ulale (does not sing, only speak)
* We're Friends (performed)
* Sometimes You Make a Friend (performed)
Gabriel Gama

Héctor Gabriel Gama Peña (born 1st January 1965) is a mexican voice actor who provides voices on the Latin American dub of Thomas and the Magic Railroad.

He is better known for voicing Brock in "Pokémon", Muck in the original "Bob the Builder" series, and Andros in "Power Rangers in Space".

## Voices

* Percy (Thomas and the Magic Railroad; TV Version)
Gadi Levy

Gadi Levy (Hebrew: גדי לוי, born on 14 December 1969) is an Israeli voice actor who provides voices for the Hebrew narration of Thomas & Friends.

He is best known for voicing Denzel Crocker from "The Fairly OddParents", various characters from the 2012 "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" series, Dad McStuffins from "Doc McStuffins", Fidgel from "3-2-1 Penguins!", Elvis Cridlington, Chief Fire Officer Boyce and Moose Roberts from "Fireman Sam", Cyril Sneer from "The Raccoons", Grover from "Sesame Street", Leatherbeak from "Free Birds", Griffin the Invisible Man from the "Hotel Transylvania" films, Deuce Gorgan and Gil from "Monster High", Turner and Rusty from "Handy Manny", various characters from "Batman: The Brave and the Bold", Skully from "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" and Travis, Spud and Two-Tonne from the "Bob the Builder" franchise.

## Voices

* James (fifteenth series onwards, excluding Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure)
* Toby
* Douglas
* Spencer (fifteenth series onwards, excluding King of the Railway)
* Hiro
* Ferdinand
* Stephen
* Diesel (fifteenth series)
* Salty (fifteenth series onwards, excluding Tale of the Brave and Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure)
* Rheneas (King of the Railway - seventeenth series)
* Victor
* Mike (twentieth series onwards)
* Butch
* Fergus Duncan
* Farmer McColl
* Sir Robert Norramby
* Sailor John
* Captain Joe
Lorenzo

Lorenzo is an Italian tender engine that will appear in Series 23. He has a coach named Beppe.

## Personality

Lorenzo is a vintage locomotive. He was once a fast and impulsive engine, but in a bid for notoriety and desperate to find treasure, he would rush into archaeological digs without taking the time to understand his surroundings - which led to him being trapped in a disused dig... until Thomas rescues him! He loves the sound of his own voice and being the center of attention, especially while singing operatic ditties with his small coach, Beppe. Whilst his speaking voice may be deep, Lorenzo has a classical tenor singing voice.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Lorenzo is based on an FS Class 743.

Lorenzo's basis
### Livery

Lorenzo is painted ultramarine blue with red wheels and brass boiler bands. His cab and tender are decorated with red and gold stripes, similar to a music staff. His cab is also decorated with gold treble clefs on either side, and blue nameplates.

## Appearances

### Thomas & Friends

* **Season 23** - All Tracks Lead to Rome and Mines of Mystery

### Specials

* **2018** - Thomas & Friends: Wild Style (cameo)
Hannah

## "Hasty" Hannah

Hannah is a coach that once travelled with Toby. She is Henrietta's sister.

## Personality

Hannah is rowdy, excitable, and near-maniacal, loving to fly down the line at high speeds. However, after tagging along with James and nearly being torn apart, Hannah learned her lesson about going too fast, but her impatience failed to subside. Because of how she likes to get things done fast, her sister often calls her "Hasty Hannah."

## Technical Details

### Basis

Hannah is based on the GER Wisbech and Upwell Tramway 4-wheel coach. From the beginning, the Wisbech & Upwell used its own special passenger stock. Initially, only four wheelers were used, but bogie coaches were introduced in 1884. The coaches had balconies at each end and a drawbridge type gangway between coaches. Each balcony had an emergency hand-brake wheel. The coaches looked squat and low-lying due to the need to handle raised track and the absence of platforms at some of the depots. All the four-wheeled coaches were scrapped by 1948, but the bogie coaches survived into BR. One of them, No.7, has been preserved by the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway Society.

Henrietta shares the same basis.

Hannah's basis
### Livery

Hannah is painted yellow-orange with red bufferbeams, black handrails and a grey roof.

## Appearances

### Thomas & Friends

* **Series 21** - Hasty Hannah
* **Series 22** - School of Duck

## Trivia

* Hannah's model is a modified version of Henrietta with the only changes being her bodywork is painted yellow-orange and she has an added tail-lamp on either side, which Henrietta does not have.
* She is the only female character in the CGI series not to have interacted with Thomas.
Hugolin Chevrette-Landesque

Hugolin Chevrette-Landesque (born in Montreal, Canada) is a Canadian voice actor who provided voices for the French Canadian version of Thomas and the Magic Railroad.

He is best known for voicing Bobby Hill from "King of the Hill", Rodney Copperbottom from "Robots", Alvin from the "Alvin and the Chipmunks" films, Fred from "Big Hero 6", Nelson Muntz from "The Simpsons", and Flynn Rider from "Tangled".
Joe Swash

**Joseph Aidan Swash** (born 20th January 1982) is a British presenter and actor. He joined the voice cast in the twenty-fourth series.

He is best known for playing Mickey Miller in "EastEnders" from 2003 - 2008 (making a further guest appearance in September 2011) and winning "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!" in 2008. He has been in a relationship with singer Stacey Solomon since 2015.
Hurricane

Hurricane is a large tank engine who works at the Steelworks on the Mainland along with Frankie.

## Biography

* Click here to view Hurricane's coverage.

## Personality

Hurricane is a very big tank engine. Although his name sounds like a storm, Hurricane is gentle, level-headed and kind. He is happy to see Thomas and treats him from the start like a new friend.

He is however very loyal to Frankie, and follows her lead, trying his best to keep up with her plans and help her realise her schemes. Hurricane turns a bit of a blind eye to the mean side of Frankie, preferring instead to see her as a loyal companion.

He is hard-working, easy-going, generally cheery and his kindness cannot help but show through.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Hurricane is based on the GER Class A55 "Decapod", an experimental tank engine named so for its ten driving wheels. It was designed to prove that steam locomotives could compete with emerging electric locomotives. It achieved its goal on 26th April 1903, during stormy weather. It never entered regular service and was rebuilt to an 0-8-0 tender engine in 1906, being assigned to haul coal trains for GER's March district, remaining the only eight-coupled steam locomotive to work on GER. It was later scrapped in 1913 due to being non-standard.

Hurricane's basis
### Livery

Hurricane is painted red-brown with a black running board, red lining, steam pipes and wheels. He has brass nameplates on either side of his running board, the number "20" painted on his front buffer beam in yellow and brass and red number plates on either side of his coal bunker.

## Trivia

* While Hurricane is not one of the experimental engines Thomas meets en-route to the Steelworks, his basis was an experiment in real-life.
* Unlike his basis, Hurricane's four rear driving wheels are not connected to the front six and have their own separate pair of side rods, therefore making him an 0-6-4-0. This was done so he could navigate the tight bends in the Steelworks.
* Hurricane shares his whistle sound with Trevor.
Flora/Coverage

Flora was new to the railway when Thomas first met her. The Fat Controller told Thomas to introduce Flora to Toby, as she was to lead an engine parade at Great Waterton with him. Thomas was worried that Toby would be upset that he was not leading the parade on his own and tried to detour Flora until Toby left for Great Waterton. Flora ran out of coal near Toby's shed and Toby saw the bright yellow tram for the first time. To Thomas' surprise, Toby was delighted to see her as he had actually been feeling nervous about heading the parade and glad to see he would not be doing it by himself. Thomas lent Flora his coal and she and Toby went to Great Waterton in time for the parade - Flora also received her very own tram car right before the parade began.
Haris Grigoropoulos

Haris Grigoropoulos (Greek: Χάρης Γρηγορόπουλος) is a Greek actor who provides voices in the Greek narration of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends.

## Voices

* Thomas
* James (first - fourteenth series)
* Percy
* Toby
* Duck (nineteenth series onwards)
* Harvey
* Stanley
* Scruff
* Diesel (thirteenth series onwards)
* Diesel 10
* Den
* Dart
* Peter Sam
* Rusty
* Harold
* Mr. Bubbles
Marta Dobecka

Marta Dobecka (born on 9 May 1985) is a Polish actress and voice actress who joined the Polish voice cast of Thomas and Friends in the twentieth series.

Some of her other roles include Marinette Dupain-Cheng from "Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir", Blondie Lockes from "Ever After High", Bumblebee from "DC Super Hero Girls" and Matilda from "The Angry Birds Movie".

## Voices

* Lexi
* Judy (twentieth series onwards)
* Isla
Loukas Frangoulis

Loukas Frangoulis is a Greek voice actor who provides character voices in the Greek dub of Thomas & Friends. He also voices Tracey Sketchit in the Greek dub of "Pokémon".

## Voices

* Edward
* Henry
* Gordon
* James (King of the Railway onwards)
* Duck (seventeenth - eighteenth series)
* Bill and Ben
* Hiro
* Charlie
* Dash (fourteenth series onwards)
* Ferdinand
* Connor
* Philip
* Skarloey
* Rheneas
* Sir Handel
* Luke
* Butch
* Cranky
* Reg
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Sir Lowham Hatt
International Rally Cars

Four rally cars from different countries raced around the world with Ace.

## Angelique

Angelique is a French rally car.

Angelique's basis
### Livery

Angelique is painted grey with a white stripe running down the centre. Her number is painted in black on a white circle on both sides.

## Technical Details

### Number

45

Tony is a British rally car.

### Basis

Tony is based on a Volvo Amazon.

Tony's basis
### Livery

Tony is painted navy and white. His number is painted on each side in black.

### Trivia

* Tony is the first male character to receive eyelashes.

## Voice Actors

### UK/US voice actor

David Menkin (Racing Car #3)
Christopher Ragland (Racing Car #4)

## Technical Details

### Number

17
63

Two unnamed rally cars participated in the race around the world. One of the cars appears to be German, but the other's nationality is unknown.

### Basis

The two cars are based on a Volvo Amazon.

The Unnamed Rally Cars' basis
### Liveries

The first car is painted red and black with a white stripe running down the roof and sports the number 17. The second is painted red and sports the number 63.

### Voice Actors

Racing Car # 3:

* David Menkin (UK/US)

Racing Car # 4:

* Christopher Ragland (UK/US)

### Trivia

* David Menkin and Christopher Ragland are credited as "Racing Car #3" and "Racing Car #4" respectively.

## Trivia

* Despite them being from different countries, all four cars share the same basis.
* Two faceless cars were seen at the Bonneville Salt Flats. They were numbered 12 and 36, respectively.
Kevin

## Kevin the Crane

Kevin is a well-meaning, but clumsy four-wheeled crane who works at the Sodor Steamworks alongside Victor.

## Personality

Kevin is a bubbly and enthusiastic crane who works at the Sodor Steamworks, where he assists Victor in repairing engines. He is innocent, well-meaning, bursting to help and say hello, and always eager and ready to lend a helping hook. Kevin is often seen dashing about and tends to be quite clumsy, having a habit of frequently dropping things from his hook and pranging objects as he buzzes about. He often exclaims that it was "a slip of the hook." Something that he says often enough for Victor, who he refers to as "boss," to be able to commonly finish the sentence for him. But Kevin is loveable, kind-hearted, and funny, if rather naive, and always tries his best, regardless of his inexperience.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Kevin is based on a 4 wheel Ransomes & Rapier 6 ton crane with an added enclosed cab. Just like Kevin, these cranes were known to be clumsy and cumbersome.

Kevin's basis
### Livery

Kevin is painted in a yellow livery with black and light yellow warning stripes on his front. His hook and brake are red. He has the Sodor Steamworks logo painted on his cab door.

## Appearances

### Thomas and Friends

* **Season 22** - What Rebecca Does and An Engine of Many Colours

## Trivia

* Exactly how Kevin is driven is a mystery, as he has never been seen with an operator inside him or even mentioned at all.
* Kevin's 2013 Wooden Railway prototype was incorrectly painted green.
* Kevin is the first CGI introduced character that is not a steam engine.
* Kevin is the only character introduced in Hero of the Rails who is not a descendant from a different country.
James the Super Engine (S17-21 Version)

**James the Super Engine** is an upcoming episode of the twenty-fourth series.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Henry
* James
* Percy
* Rosie
* Timothy
* Nia
* Rebecca
* Salty
* Paxton
* Philip
* Rocky
* Troublesome Trucks
* Harold
* Butch
* Cranky
* Stephen Hatt
* Bridget Hatt
* Stafford (not named; does not speak)
* Gordon (does not speak)
* Toby (does not speak)
* Henrietta (does not speak)
* Emily (cameo)
* Porter (cameo)
* Connor (cameo)
* Carly (cameo)
* Big Mickey (cameo)
* Willie (cameo)
* The Teacher (cameo)
* Albert's Wife (cameo)
* Edward (mentioned)
* Bill and Ben (mentioned)

## Locations

* Gordon's Hill
* Knapford Yards
* Vicarstown
* Maron
* The Fenland Track
* Brendam Docks
	+ Sodor Shipping Company
	+ Brendam Warehouse
* The Washdown
* The Coal Hopper
* Tidmouth Sheds
* Sodor Suspension Bridge (fantasy)
* Sodor China Clay Company (mentioned)

## Goofs

* When James whistles before the orchard, the steam comes from his whistle base.
* When Rebecca is at the coal hopper, floating lumps of coal can be seen above the chute.
* As he approaches the coal hopper, James is shown to be whistling, however no whistle sound is heard.
Montserrat Lombard

**Montserrat Lombard** (born on 1st August 1982) is an English actress who joined the voice cast in the twenty-third series of Thomas & Friends. She is best known for her role as Sharon "Shaz" Granger in the BBC drama series "Ashes to Ashes".

## Filmography

* Outside Bet (2012)
* Tower Block (2012)

Television* Doctors (2002)
* Twisted Tales (2005)
* Nathan Barley (2005)
* Murder in Suburbia (2005)
* No Angels (2006)
* Roman's Empire (2007)
* Midsomer Murders (2007)
* Hyperdrive (2006-2007)
* Love Soup (2005-2008)
* Ashes to Ashes (2008-2010)
* The Borgias (2011)
* Raw (2012)
* Agatha Christie's Marple (2013)
* A Touch of Cloth (2014)
* Dead Air (2015)
* BBC Comedy Feeds (2015)
* Bull (2015)
* Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories (2016)
* Thomas & Friends (2019)

Games* The Last Story (2012)
Flying Scotsman

Flying Scotsman, an LNER Class A3 Pacific, is the last of Gordon's brothers. He holds the record for being the first engine to officially run at 100 mph. In addition, Flying Scotsman has been described as the world's most famous steam locomotive.

## Personality

In the Railway Series, Gordon was happy to see Flying Scotsman when he came to Sodor. Flying Scotsman proved popular with the engines, however, did spark a little jealousy with Henry, who proved envious of his two tenders. He provided Gordon and the others reassurance at a time when steam on the Mainland was officially being abolished in favour of modern diesel traction.

In the television series, Flying Scotsman is a polite and proud engine; however he can be pompous and somewhat smug, like his brother Gordon. Despite being friendly with Thomas and giving him a pep talk, he thought that no famous engines came from Sodor and indicated that he viewed Sudrian engines with low expectations. He later changed his mind after seeing the Sudrian engines competing at the Great Railway Show, realising they were made of "sterner stuff" than he initially believed.

Scotsman has a common sibling relationship with Gordon, and enjoys teasing him, referring to him as his "little brother" to annoy him, using his catchphrase as his own, or bragging about being invited to the Great Railway Show. He does care for him though, as shown when Gordon was overheating during the race and Flying Scotsman urgently warned him to stop.

## Technical Details

### Real-life History

Flying Scotsman is based upon the real locomotive of the same name, built in February 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at Doncaster Works to a design of Sir Nigel Gresley. The locomotive set two world records for steam traction, becoming the first steam locomotive to be officially authenticated at reaching 100 miles per hour (160.9 km/h) on 30th November 1934 and then setting a record for the longest non-stop run by a steam locomotive when it ran 422 miles (679 km) on 8th August 1989 while in Australia.

Flying Scotsman’s basis
### Livery

In the Railway Series and television series, Flying Scotsman is painted in the LNER Apple Green livery with black and white lining and with "LNER" painted on the sides of his first tender and the number "4472" on his second in yellow. In the television series, his pistons are painted a darker green and he lacks lining and his number on his front bufferbeam.

## Appearances

### Thomas and Friends

* **Season 3** - Tender Engines (not named; tenders and cab only)
* **Season 22** - Confusion Without Delay

## Trivia

* He was intended to have a larger role in Tender Engines; however, due to high build costs, the modelling crew could not afford to build the entire engine.
* His headlamps changed from white to silver in Big World! Big Adventures!.
Kōichi Sakaguchi

Kōichi Sakaguchi (坂口候一, born on 10 February 1968) is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with 81 Produce, who provides voices for the Japanese version of Thomas & Friends.

Before joining, he was well known for his various roles from "Pokémon". Other roles include Dinko from "Pet Alien", Raimon Souichirou and Nikaidou Shuugo from "Inazuma Eleven", Prince Hata from "Gintama", and Cid from the "Final Fantasy" series.

## Voices

* Ferdinand
* Shankar
* Etienne
* Victor
* Beresford
* Lord Callan (nineteenth series onwards, excluding the twentieth series)
* The Dock Manager (eighteenth series onwards)
* The Grumpy Passenger (Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger, Reds vs. Blues and P.A. Problems)
* Sailor John
* Thomas' Driver (Hero of the Rails)
* Thomas' Fireman (Hero of the Rails)
* Some Sodor United Football Players (Reds vs. Blues)
* A Quarry Worker (P.A. Problems)
* Some Dock Workers (Cranky at the End of the Line)

## Songs

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