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Harvey

## Harvey the Crane Engine

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

## Personality

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

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

## Technical Details

### Basis

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

Harvey's basis
### Livery

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

## Appearances

### Thomas and Friends

* **Season 22** - What Rebecca Does and Rosie is Red (stock footage)

## Trivia

* Not counting the real-life engines, Harvey is the twenty-seventh standard gauge engine introduced to the television series, matching his number.
* Keith Wickham gives Harvey a Scottish accent, reflecting his basis' origins.
* In the twelfth season episode Saved You!, Harvey appeared without a CGI Series face. However, a magazine had two images from this episode showing Harvey with one. These same pictures appeared again in the annual story Gordon Takes a Shortcut.
* Harvey has an angry face mask which has never been used in any episode he appears in on-screen, it was however present in a rare picture from the seventh season episode, Peace and Quiet.
* One of Harvey's models was recently on display at Drayton Manor but was returned to HiT Entertainment to use for reference for his CGI design.
* Harvey has gone through several changes throughout the television series. These include:
	+ Thomas' New Trucks and Right Sized Engine for the Job Learning Segment only:
		- He has a claw instead of his normal hook.
	+ Season 12:
		- His whistle sound changes.
	+ Season 17:
		- He gains permanent head and tail lamps.
		- He gains a brake pipe on his front and back, despite his basis not having one.
* One of Harvey's face masks (Production-made) was sold from The Prop Gallery. Two of his face masks were sold to the Top Props preservation group.
* Much of Harvey's merchandise incorrectly depicts him as brown instead of red and also depict him with black buffers instead of brown.
* According to The Official Website and merchandise bios, Harvey's favourite location is the Sodor Waterworks.
Franciska Friede

Franciska Friede (born on 10 June 1988 in Hamburg) is a German voice actress who voices a character in the German dub of Thomas & Friends.

She is most famous for voicing Princess Chiyo from "Naruto Shippuden", Miko Yasaka from "Sankarea: Undying Love", Kyoko Kirigiri from "Danganronpa: The Animation", Saffi in the 2015 reboot of "Bob the Builder", various characters from "Lalaloopsy," Supergirl in "DC Superhero Girls" and Ramona Rhino from "Llama Llama".
Gordon Gets The Giggles

**Gordon Gets the Giggles** is the seventh episode of the twenty-third series.

## Plot

Rebecca is getting into accidents in the yard: getting herself covered in honey after bumping into a truck full of honey jars, almost colliding with Thomas and bumping into trucks of fruits and vegetables which end up covering her. Thomas laughs at her accident, which Rebecca also sees the funny side to. Even Gordon can't help but laugh, which surprises Thomas and Rebecca, but he attempts to cover it up as he leaves.

While pulling the express, Gordon can't help but laugh constantly. He attempts to control himself, but just keeps laughing. Thomas sees him laughing, to which Gordon attempts to explain that he thinks he's got something wrong with his boiler. Thomas thinks so to, and advises Gordon to go to the Steamworks to get it fixed.

Gordon still keeps laughing and even rushes through a level crossing to get away from Rebecca. He becomes even more worried when he thinks Sir Topham Hatt will make him be a clown if he doesn't stop laughing. Once he gets to the Steamworks, Victor tells Gordon that he's fine and there's nothing wrong with him. The Fat Controller then assures Gordon that he won't be replaced and that it's good to have a laugh sometimes, which Gordon agrees.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Gordon
* Rebecca
* Paxton
* Victor
* Kevin
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Mr. Bubbles (*fantasy*)
* James (*cameo*)
* Percy (*cameo*)
* The Ginger-haired Boy (*cameo; fantasy*)

## Locations

* Knapford
* Knapford Station Yard
* Three-Track Level Crossing
* Sodor Steamworks
* Knapford Yards (*fantasy*)

## Voice Cast

### UK and AUS

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Keith Wickham as Gordon, the Fat Controller, the Children, a Passenger, Mr. Bubbles and the Other Clown
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca
* Steven Kynman as Paxton
* David Bedella as Victor
* Kerry Shale as Kevin

### US and CAN

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Kerry Shale as Gordon and Kevin
* Rachael Louise Miller as Rebecca
* Steven Kynman as Paxton and a Boy
* David Bedella as Victor
* Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt, a Boy, a Passenger, Mr. Bubbles and the Other Clown

## Trivia

* Going by production order, this is the sixth episode of the twenty-third series.
* This episode marks Victor and Kevin’s only appearances in the twenty-third series.

## Goofs

* Kevin has his US voice in the UK narration.
How Does it Work?

**How Does it Work?** is an upcoming song from the twenty-fourth series.

## Lyrics

How does a steam train work?
How does it move up and down the tracks?
A fire makes the water hot, and that turns into steam
To help push the wheels around
How does a windmill work? (Let me show you!)
How does it make things go, go, go?
The wind blows the windmill, around and around
Which makes lots of useful energy!
Marvelous machinery (Marvelous machinery!)
Inventions from technology (Inventions from technology!)
Spark your curiosity!
Marvelous machinery (Marvelous machinery!)
Use your creativity (Use your creativity!)
Endless possibilities!
So much to learn!
There's endless possibilities!
Come on!
How does a magnet work? (Let's have a look!)
Why does it pull things close to it?
It likes to stick to metal, and hold really tight
With it's very strong force!
How does a helicopter work? (Good question!)
How does Harold fly so high?
Harold spins his arms, around and around
To lift himself up into the air!
Marvelous machinery (Marvelous machinery!)
Inventions from technology (Inventions from technology!)
Spark your curiosity!
Marvelous machinery (Marvelous machinery!)
Use your creativity (Use your creativity!)
Endless possibilities!
Come on!
Marvelous machinery! (Yeah!)
Marvelous machinery! (Let's go!)
Marvelous machines!
Try and you will see (You'll see!)
Endless possibilities!
## Characters

* Thomas
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Toby
* Emily
* Hiro
* Porter
* Sonny
* Diesel
* Salty
* Sidney
* Hugo
* Kenji
* Rex
* Troublesome Trucks
* Annie and Clarabel
* Henrietta
* Rocky
* Harold
* Cranky
* Jack
* Alfie
* Max and Monty
* Carly
* Big Mickey
* Darcy
* Cleo
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Mr. Percival
* Ruth
* Baz and Bernie
* Professor Freidrich
* Dr. Kim
* Dr. Holyfield
* Dr. Hetty

## Locations

* Island of Sodor
	+ Crovan's Gate
	+ Arlesburgh Harbour
	+ Knapford
	+ Tower Windmill
	+ Ruth's Workshop
	+ Ulfstead Castle
	+ Brendam Docks
		- Sodor Shipping Company
		- Brendam Warehouse
	+ Bluff's Cove
	+ The Walking Bridge
	+ Road and Rail Runby and Road Bridge
	+ Hiro's Hideout
* The Mainland
	+ The Mainland Viaduct

## Footage Used

* Thomas and the Emergency Cable
* Two Wheels Good
* Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
* Engine of the Future
* Hugo and the Airship
* The Great Race
* New Crane on the Dock
* Steam Team to the Rescue
* First Day on Sodor!
* Deep Trouble
* Thomas and the Royal Engine
* A New Arrival
* World of Tomorrow
* Thomas and the Inventor's Workshop
* The Inventor's Spectacular Bridge
* Kenji on the Rails Again
* Cleo the Road Engine
* Nia's Bright Idea
Kai-Hendrik Möller

Kai-Henrik Möller is a German voice actor who provides voices for the German dub of Thomas & Friends.

He is best known for voicing John Stapleton from "Sherlock Holmes", the Doctor from "Doctor Who", Mizuki from "Naruto" and various characters from "Doctor House", "McLoed's Daughters" and "Sherlock Yack - Zoo-Détectiv".

## Voices

* Hiro (Hero of the Rails onwards)
* Sir Handel (twentieth series onwards)
* Peter Sam (seventeenth series onwards)
* Alfie (Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure onwards)
* Harold (Misty Island Rescue - fourteenth series)
* Railway Inspector #1 (seventeenth series onwards)
* Railway Inspector #3 (twentieth series onwards)

## Trivia

* His name is often misspelled as "Kai-Hendrik Möller" or "Kai Henrik Möller" on the DVDs.
Dan Li

Dan Li is a Chinese-born English voice actor who joined the cast of Thomas & Friends in Big World! Big Adventures!.

## Filmography

### Films

* Farewell My Concubine (1993)
* Dorothy (2008)
* Pimp (2010)
* Last Chance (2010)
* I, Daniel Blake (2016)

### Television

* Hotel Babylon (2008)
* Ideal (2008-2011)
* Casualty (2009)
* My Spy Family (2009)
* Comedy Lab (2010)
* The Deep (2010)
* Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2011)
* Hotel Trubble (2011)
* 4Funnies (2012)
* Doctor Who (2013)
* Amber (2014)
* 24: Live Another Day (2014)
* The Driver (2014)
* Black Mirror (2014)
* Horrible Histories (2015)
* Thomas & Friends (2018-present)

### Games

* Mass Effect: Andromeda (2017)
* Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 (2017)

## Trivia

* He is the first actor of Chinese descent to voice a character on Thomas & Friends.

## External Links

* Official website
* Spotlight profile
Kazuko Kurosawa

Kazuko Kurosawa (黒沢かずこ, born on 17th October 1978) is a Japanese comedian who was featured as a special guest actress for the Japanese dub of Journey Beyond Sodor.

She is most famous in Japan as a member of the comedy trio, Mori Sannaka, alongside Tomoko Murakami and Miyuki Oshima.

## Songs

* We Can't Do Anything (performed)
* The Most Important Thing is Being Friends (performed)
Irwin Daayán

Irwin Daayán Rosenthal Sarlí (born 9th November 1978) is a Mexican voice actor who provided voices in the Latin American dub of Thomas & Friends.

He is best known for voicing Sheen Estevez from "Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius", Yugi Muto from "Yu-Gi-Oh!", Dende from the "Dragon Ball" series, Gir from "Invader Zim", Daffy Duck from "The Looney Tunes Show", Kenny McCormick from "South Park", and Draco Malfoy from the "Harry Potter" film series.

## Voices

* Thomas (Thomas and the Magic Railroad; TV Version)
* The First Slip Coach
* The Knapford stationmaster (A Blooming Mess)
* James' Guard (The Adventure Begins)
Grudge Match

***Grudge Match*** is the tenth episode of the twenty-third series.

## Plot

Raul wants to beat Thomas in a game, but his competitive nature soon gets him into trouble.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Raul
* Gabriela
* Cassia
* Emerson
* Fernando (*cameo*)

## Locations

* Brazil
	+ Guanabara Bay
	+ Rio de Janeiro
	+ The Brazilian Goods Yard
* The Mainland

## Cast

### UK

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Federico Trujillo as Raul
* Monica Lopera as Gabriela
* Laura Cucurullo as Cassia
* Gabriel Porras as Emerson and The Crowd

### US

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Federico Trujillo as Raul
* Monica Lopera as Gabriela
* Laura Cucurulllo as Cassia
* Gabriel Porras as Emerson and The Crowd

## Trivia

* Stock footage from The Great Race is used.
Hiroo Sasaki

Hiroo Sasaki (佐々木 啓夫, born on 9 September) is a Japanese voice actor who was affiliated with 81 Produce and provided voices in the Japanese version of Thomas & Friends.

He is best known for voicing Akanbee from "Smile Precure!", the Blue Gaming Program from "Tron: Legacy", and Elongated Man from "Batman: The Brave and the Bold".

## Voices

* Dash (fourteenth series onwards)
* Yong Bao
* Peter Sam (Blue Mountain Mystery onwards)
* Butch
* A Railway Inspector (Too Many Fire Engines)
* Guard (Thomas and the Emergency Cable)
* The Grumpy Passenger (Thomas the Babysitter)
* The Great Railway Show Announcer
* Some Passengers (The Perfect Gift)
* Crovan's Gate Station Speaker (Duncan the Humbug)
* Knapford Station Speaker (The Perfect Gift)
* The Senegal Race Announcer (Big World! Big Adventures!)
* Trailer Voice-Over (Thomas Goes to Bollywood)
Marco Vivio

Marco Vivio (born in Lazio, Rome on 31st March 1978) is an Italian voice actor who provides voices for the Italian version of Thomas and Friends.

He has been acting in films since he was young. One of his most famous roles is Peter Parker/Spider-Man from both "The Spectacular Spider-Man" and the Sam Rami films. He also voices Anakin Skywalker from "Star Wars: The Clone Wars", Rodney from the "Total Drama" series, Leo Mōri from "Gakuen Alice", Mitsuru Sasayama from "Psycho-Pass", Foop from "The Fairly OddParents", and Prince Justin from "Howl's Moving Castle".

He has a younger brother, Paolo Vivio, who is an actor too.
Cleo's First Snow

**Cleo's First Snow** is an upcoming episode of the twenty-fourth series.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Bertie
* Cleo
* Stephen Hatt
* Bridget Hatt
* Ruth
* Annie and Clarabel (cameos)

## Locations

* Ruth's Workshop
* Dryaw
	+ Dryaw Airfield
* Town Square
* Sodor Dairy

## Cast

### UK

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Keith Wickham as Bertie
* Harriet Kershaw as Cleo
* Dominique Moore as Ruth

### US

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Keith Wickham as Bertie
* Harriet Kershaw as Cleo
* Dominique Moore as Ruth

## Trivia

* Ruth's snow machine is a repainted version of Mr. Bubbles' Bubble Machine.
Fergus/Coverage

### Thomas and Friends

Fergus primarily works at the Sodor Cement Works on the Kirk Ronan Branch Line, and is thus called "the pride of the Cement Works".

Fergus was once sent to work at the Anopha Quarry with Mavis, Bill and Ben. Bill and Ben immediately began to get annoyed with Fergus telling them to "Do it right", so when they brought a rock crusher, they decided to do the opposite of what he tells him to do, thus, to "Do it wrong". However, their naughty actions nearly caused them to get caught in a landslide caused by blasting and their heavy rock crusher, but Fergus managed to push them out of the way, only to end up in the rockslide himself. The twins managed to help Fergus out and apologised for their bad behaviour.

Fergus, being new, got lost once and ended up at the scrapyards. Salty was sent to fetch him, and the two departed for home. As they passed the lighthouse, the generator broke down, and the light in the lighthouse went out. Luckily, Salty suggested Fergus to use his flywheel to power up the generator. The plan worked, and the ship managed to clear the path before it crashed into the rocks.

The Fat Controller once sent Devious Diesel to help Fergus at the cement works. Diesel soon started to find Fergus annoying with his "Do it right" attitude, so he tricked him by telling him that the Fat Controller wanted him to work at the Sodor Ironworks. When Fergus arrived there, he found the place very scary, and when 'Arry and Bert showed up, Fergus and his driver immediately ran away. When the Fat Controller learned of Fergus' absence, he sent Thomas to search for him. Thomas eventually found Fergus, out of steam and hiding at the Maithwaite Quarry Mine. Fergus was worried he would be in trouble; but when the Fat Controller heard the whole story, he punished Diesel by sending him to the Ironworks, and Fergus returned home, thankful for his friendship with Thomas and relieved that he was still "the pride of the cement works".

According to The Official Website, Fergus now has a slight but persistent cough which affects his speech, caused by working at the dusty cement works.
Lord Harry

**Patrick**, previously named **Lord Harry** and known for a time by his number, **No. 6**, is a narrow gauge mountain-climbing engine who works on the Culdee Fell Railway.

## Contents

* Biography
	+ *The Railway Series*
* Personality
* Technical Details
	+ Basis
	+ Livery
* Appearances
* Trivia
* Merchandise
* References

## Biography

### *The Railway Series*

In 1960/1 Culdee and Shane Dooiney were in need of an overhaul, which required them to be sent to their manufacturer in Switzerland. The decision was made to order three new and more powerful engines to assist in the ever increasing traffic. Lord Harry was the first to be built at the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works in Winterthur, Switzerland, to the latest "superheated" design, and arrived on the Culdee Fell Railway in March 1962 where he was named after the railway's chairman, Lord Harry Barrane.

Lord Harry was troublesome and frightened his coaches by taking risks. [1] After he derailed at the Summit, Lord Harry had his name removed, he was sent to the back of the shedin disgrace. After he heard the tale of Godred, he asked for a second chance, and was given one as a lowly shunting engine. However, when a message came warning that some climbers needed help during a gale, No. 6 went to the rescue with The "Trucks", and was fittingly renamed "Patrick" in honour of a climber who risked his life to help the others. [3]

## Personality

Like Godred, Patrick was very arrogant, pompous and reckless at first, but learned his lesson after his mountain rescue. Now, he only takes risks if absolutely necessary and is more responsible and mature than ever before. [3]

## Technical Details

### Basis

Patrick is based on No. 6 Padarn, an engine who worked on the Snowdon Mountain Railway. Padarn was formerly named Sir Harmood, after the chairman of the railway. Padarn was built at the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works in Winterthur, Switzerland in 1922.

Patrick's basis

### Livery

Patrick is painted in the Culdee Fell Railway's livery of purple with orange lining. His number (6) is painted on the sides and back of his cab in yellow and he has a red nameplate with a gold boarder on the sides of his tanks with his name (Patrick) on them, also in gold. His buffer beams are painted red.
James the Super Engine

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

## Characters

* Thomas
* James
* Percy
* Nia
* Rebecca
* Salty
* Rocky
* Stephen Hatt
* Bridget Hatt
* Gordon (cameo)
* Emily (cameo)
* Rosie (cameo)
* Connor (cameo)
* Cranky (cameo)
* Carly (cameo)
* Big Mickey (cameo)
* Willie (cameo)
* The Teacher (cameo)
* Albert's Wife (cameo)

## Locations

* Vicarstown
* Maron
* The Fenland Track
* Brendam Docks
	+ Sodor Shipping Company
	+ Brendam Warehouse
* The Washdown
* The Coal Hopper
* Tidmouth Sheds
* Sodor Suspension Bridge (fantasy)

## 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.
Lena Meieran

Lena Meieran voiced many of the female characters in the Norwegian narration of Thomas & Friends. She stepped down as a voice actor after the seventeenth series.

She also provides voices for "Fairly Odd Parents", "Gravity Falls", "Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy", "Hannah Montana", "Wizards of Waverly Place", "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody", "The Suite Life On Deck", and many more.

## Voices

* Rosie (thirteenth - sixteenth series)
* Belle (fifteenth series only)
* Caitlin (seventeenth series only)
* Annie (seventeenth series only)
* Stephen Hatt (thirteenth - fourteenth series)
* Bridget Hatt (thirteenth - fourteenth series)
* Dowager Hatt (thirteenth - sixteenth series, excluding Day of the Diesels)
* Allicia Botti (thirteenth - fourteenth series)
* Bridget Hatt's Friends
* The Laundry Lady
* The Ginger-haired Boy
Leopoldo Ballesteros

Leopoldo Ballesteros (born March 7th, 1959) is a Spanish voice actor who voices characters in the European Spanish narration of Thomas & Friends.

He is known for voicing Starscream from the "Transformers" franchise, various characters from "One Piece", and PharaohMan and Doctor Hikari from "MegaMan NT Warrior". Other credits include "Lupin III", "Detective Conan", "Hamtaro", and various video games.

## Voices

* Duck (seventeenth series onwards)
* Flying Scotsman
* Harvey (seventeenth series onwards)
* Axel
* Merrick
* Sir Robert Norramby
Gina/Coverage

### Thomas & Friends

Gina, along with the other international engines, accidentally arrived on Sodor when the ferry they were travelling on stopped at Sodor instead of the Mainland. After the engines realised their mistake, Gina ordered the engines back onto the ship. She was also the first to notice that one of the international engines, Ashima, was missing from the ship.

Gina competed in the Shunting Challenge alongside Ivan, Raul, Thomas and Ashima. During the competition, her flatbeds were derailed by Vinnie when he was chasing Philip throughout the yard.

After the Great Railway Show ended, Gina left the Mainland and returned to Italy.
Hong-Mei

Hong-Mei (Mandarin: 洪梅 or 洪梅) is a Chinese tank engine Thomas met during his stay in China.

## Personality

Hong-Mei is a good-natured but cheeky tank engine from China who loves to race. She’s also blue like Thomas, and out to prove she’s the No. 1 blue engine!

## Technical Details

### Basis

Hong-Mei is based on the China Railways GJ 0-6-0T class. 122 members of this class were built and primarily saw industrial usage in places such as steelworks, with some remaining into service well into the 2000s. In addition to service in China, some members of the class worked in North Korea and Vietnam. Five are preserved.

Hong-Mei's basis
### Livery

Hong-Mei is painted blue with yellow lining and a red stripe along each of her side tanks. Her handrails, boiler bands and cylinder lining are brass, her wheels are red with light grey rims, and her number is painted on the sides of her tanks in yellow.

## Appearances

### Thomas and Friends

* **Season 22** - Number One Engine, Thomas in the Wild (cameo), The Water Wheel, Runaway Truck and Thomas and the Dragon

She is likely to appear in the twenty-third season.

### Music Videos

* **Series 22** - Set Friendship in Motion, The Journey Never Ends and All the Girls Around the World

## Voice Actors

* Chipo Chung (UK/US)
* Mikoto Nakai (Japan)
* Agata Skórska (Poland)
* Orly Tagar (Israel)
* Anna Kumosiak (Germany)
* Montserrat Aguilar (Latin America)
* Olga Kuznetsova (Russia)

## Trivia

* Hong-Mei's name means "red plum" in Chinese.
* Hong-Mei is painted with the number Yī, the Chinese equivalent to the number 1, on both of her water tanks.
* She was the last new character produced in Adventures before the TrackMaster Push Along redesign.
Karla Falcón

Karla Paola Falcón Castrejón, better known as Karla Falcón (born July 29, 1983) is an actress and director of Mexican dubbing who provided voices for the Latin American narration of Thomas & Friends.

She is recognized for being the voice of the Sweet Princess in Adventure Time, Ino Yamanaka in Naruto and Naruto Shippūden, Good Girl in Many Fight, Yumi in Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, Frankie Stein in Monster High from the third season, Blair Waldorf in the series Girl indiscreet, Tori Vega in Victorious from the second season, Soi Fong in Bleach, Harley Quinn in the movie Suicide Squad, Stacy Hirano in Phineas and Ferb, Enid in OK, KO! Let's be heroes, Jinx in League of Legends, Fawn in the films of Tinker Bell and for being the recurring voice of the actresses Leighton Meester, Demi Lovato, Emma Roberts and Amanda Bynes.

Karla is the representative of the third generation of voice actresses of great category, her grandmother being one of the pioneers of the dubbing in Mexico Doña Carmen Donna-Dío and her mother Olga Donna-Dío recognized actress and director of dubbing that followed the acting tradition family. She began in dubbing at the age of 3 years, in 1986.

She is also married to the voice actor Héctor Emmanuel Gómez.
Keiko Toda

Keiko Toda (戸田恵子, born on 12th September 1957) is a Japanese singer and actress who provided voices for the Japanese narration of Thomas & Friends.

She is well known for live action roles in Japanese television dramas, but her most famous role is the voice of Anpanman. She is also known for voicing Bo Peep from "Toy Story", Sally Carrera from "Cars", Jenna from "Balto", various characters from "Lupin the 3rd", Osono from "Kiki's Delivery Service", Mel Jones from "Coraline", Sam from "Pokémon 4Ever" and Agent Dana Scully from "The X-Files".

## Voices

* Thomas (first - eighth series)
	+ (Thomas and the Rainbow, Thomas and the Storyteller, Thomas in Trouble; Event only)
* Lily's Mother (Thomas and the Magic Railroad)
* Anpanman (Soreike! Anpanman!)

## Songs

* I'm Thomas the Tank Engine (performed as Thomas)
* Thomas' Anthem (performed)
* Let's Have a Race (performed)
* Gone Fishing (performed)
* The Island Song (performed)
* Never, Never, Never Give Up (performed)
* Winter Wonderland (performed)
* Five New Engines in the Shed (performed)
* The Red Balloon (performed)
* The Whistle Song (performed)
* There Once was an Engine who Ran Away (performed as Thomas)
* Little Engines (performed as Thomas)

## External Links

* Keiko Toda's blog
* Keiko Toda on Wikipedia
Marion von Stengel

Marion Freifrau von Stengel (born 26 March 1962 as Hilgers) is a German voice actress who provides voices for the German dub of Thomas & Friends.

She has provided the German voice of Lara Croft from "Tomb Raider", April O' Neil from the 1987 "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", Tsunami from "Naruto", Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy from "Batman: The Animated Series", Blair and Patricia "Patty" Thompson from "Soul Eater", and Hevlaska from D.Gray-man". In the 1990s she worked as a television announcer.
Javier Olguín

Javier Olguín (born on 24 February 1981) is a Mexican voice actor who voiced characters in the Mexican version of Thomas & Friends.

He is the official voiceover to Jason Earles, Doc Shaw, and Andrew Garfield. He also voices various characters from "Pokémon", Flash Sentry from the "My Little Pony" series, Donatello from the 2012 "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", Heath Burns from "Monster High", and "Babel II".

## Voices

* Thomas (Hero of the Rails - The Great Race, excluding Thomas the Babysitter and the twentieth series)
* Edward (Victor Says Yes and The Missing Christmas Decorations; only one phrase as an error)
* Percy (Hero of the Rails - The Great Race, excluding the twentieth series)

## Trivia

* He left the cast because the dubbing company was paying 3% less money, similar to Martin T. Sherman who left the US cast for the same reason.
* He, Héctor Ireta de Alba and Martin Sherman are the only actors to have voiced both Thomas and Percy.
Jennifer Böttcher

Jennifer Joana Böttcher (born in 1974 in Hamburg as Jennifer Wippich) is a German voice actress and singer who joined the German voice cast of Thomas & Friends in The Great Race.

She was temporarily married to Oliver Böttcher, whose last name she assumed. From 2006 to 2012 she was known as Jennifer Harder-Böttcher, but since 2012 she has been known as just Böttcher.

She is best known for voicing Jubilee from "X-Men: The Animated Series", various characters from "Sailor Moon", Chelsea Cunningham from "Batman Beyond", Kyuubei Yagyuu from "Gintama", Vivian from "Seven Deadly Sins" and Guren from "Naruto: Shippuden". She has also provided voices for several video games.
Héctor Ireta de Alba

Héctor Ireta de Alba (born on 14 February 1996) is a Mexican voice actor. He joined the voice cast in the twentieth season taking over the roles of Thomas and Percy from Javier Olguín.

## Voices

* Thomas (Thomas the Babysitter and twentieth series onwards, excluding The Great Race)
* Percy (twentieth series onwards, excluding The Great Race)
Mattel

**Mattel, Inc.** is an American multinational toy manufacturing company founded in 1945. They purchased HiT Entertainment from its previous owners, Apax Partners, for a sum of $680,000,000 (USD) in 2012 outbidding Disney by a landslide. HiT Entertainment merged with Mattel's production company, Mattel Playground Productions to form Mattel Television.

The company was founded by Harold Matson and Elliot Handler in 1945. They are most famous for their toy products such as Barbie, Monster High, Polly Pocket, Matchbox, Disney-Pixar Cars and Hot Wheels.

Fisher-Price, the manufacturer of many other Thomas toys is a subsidiary of Mattel. They also took over the rights from Polly Pocket after Bluebird Toys closed. In 2014, they acquired MEGA Brands, which includes the Mega Bloks range.
Joanna Pach

Joanna Pach-Żbikowska (born on 3rd April 1980) is a Polish actress who voices characters in the Polish narration of Thomas & Friends.

She is best known for voicing Yin from "Yin Yang Yo!", Fluttershy and Apple Bloom from "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic", Frankie Stein from "Monster High", Cleo Sertori from "H2O: Just Add Water", Dexter from "Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl", Rachel and Penny Fitzgerald from "The Amazing World of Gumball", CJ from "Regular Show", Gwen Tennyson from the "Ben 10" Series, and Katara from "Avatar: The Last Airbender".

## Voices

* Emily (Hero of the Rails onwards)
* The Blond-haired Boy
Julia Kołakowska-Bytner

Julia Kołakowska-Bytner (born on 2 January 1981) is a Polish voice actress who joined the Polish voice cast of Thomas and Friends in The Great Race.

She is most famous for her roles as Pinkie Pie from "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic", Barbara Gordon from "Batman: The Animated Series", Ginger Foutley from "As Told by Ginger", Penny Ling from "Littlest Pet Shop" and Jinx from "Teen Titans".
Linda Ballantyne

Linda Ballantyne (born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 24 October 1964) is a Canadian voice actress who voiced Percy in Thomas and the Magic Railroad.

She is most famous for voicing Champ Bear from the "Care Bears" movies, "Journey to Joke-a-Lot" and "Big Wish Movie", Sinker from "Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks", Wasp from " Avengers: United They Stand", Queen Mayla from "Mia and Me", Tulip from "Toot & Puddle", Wicked from "Cyberchase", and the voice of Sailor Moon in the Cloverway dub.

## Voices

* Percy (Thomas and the Magic Railroad; final cut)

## Filmography

### Film

* Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)
* Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-Lot (2004)
* Care Bears: Big Wish Movie (2005)

### TV

* Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994)
* Avengers: United They Stand (1999-2000)
* Sailor Moon (2000)
* Air Master (2003)
* Mischief City (2005)
* Gerald McBoing Boing (2005)
* Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks (2006)
* Cyberchase (2002-2006)
* Will & Dewitt (2007-2008)
* Teddy Bear (2008)
* Super Why! (2008)
* Yin Yang Yo! (2006-2008)
* Toot & Puddle (2008)
* Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Gundalian Invaders (2010)
* Doodlebops Rockin' Road Show (2010)
* The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! (2011)
* BeyWheelz (2012)
* Mia and me (2011-2012)
* Arthur (2015)
* The Grindhouse Radio (2016)

## Trivia

* According to an interview with Sodor Island Fansite, after telling her nephew who she would voice, he replied: "I don't think so, Aunt Linda. Percy's a boy."
* She was inspired by Susan Roman to become a voice actress.
* She was hired when test audiences turned down Michael Angelis for sounding too old.
Masashi Ebara

Masashi Ebara (江原 正士, born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on 4th May 1953) is a Japanese voice actor who was affiliated with Aoni Production and provides voices in the Japanese narration of Thomas and Friends.

He is most famous for voicing Might Guy from "Naruto", Unadonman and Princess Dorian from "Soreike! Anpanman", Lord Voldemort from "Harry Potter", Caledon Hockley from "Titanic", Ratchet, Spike Witwicky, Skywarp from "Transformers G1", Gustave le Grand, Mulia Mild from "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic", Sylvester from "Looney Tunes", DeSoto from "Oliver & Company" and Lumière from "Beauty and the Beast". He is also the official dubbing voice for Tom Hanks in Japan.

## Voices

* James (Calling All Engines! onwards)
* The Thin Clergyman (twentieth series)
* Mr. Conductor
* The Magician

## Songs

* Will You Won't You (performed)
* Be Who You Are, and Go Far (performed)
* Somebody Has to be the Favourite (performed)
* The Most Important Thing is Being Friends (performed)
* Where in the World is Thomas? (performed)
* We're Friends (performed)

## Trivia

* He is one of the few voice actors to play a character in both Thomas and TUGS, in which he voices Top Hat and Zip.
	+ He is also the only Japanese voice actor to be associated with both David Mitton and Britt Allcroft.
	+ He is also the only Japanese cast member to span both the original and new voice cast.
Kenji

**Kenji** is an upcoming character who will appear in the twenty-fourth series.

## Biography

### Thomas & Friends

Kenji first arrived on Sodor via The Rail Ferry at Brendam Docks, from which he was transported to Ulfstead Castle by Gordon and Rebecca. Electrical wires were set up especially for him around the Estate Railway.

Kenji was publically revealed on the first night of The Technology Fair, where he impressed both the crowd and the other engines. After his first run with his passenger coach, he met up with Thomas and talked to him about his around-the-world trip and his Japanese friend, Hiro.

Later, when Baz and Bernie stole the plans to Ruth's Hover-Car, they stole Kenji to be their getaway vehicle in place of Sonny. Due to the lack of overhead wires on The Main Line, Kenji was gradually slowed down until Thomas brought him to a stop.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Kenji is based on a 0 series Shinkansen, also known as a "Bullet Train". These were the first generation of such engines and were designed specifically to run the high-speed Tōkaidō Shinkansenline in Japan. By 2008, all units had been withdrawn from active service, however a large number are preserved, including one at the National Railway Museum in York.

Kenji's basis

### Livery

Kenji is painted silver with blue skirts.

## Appearances

* Television Series
* Other Media

### Thomas & Friends

* **Series 24** - A New Arrival (does not speak), World of Tomorrowand Kenji on the Rails Again

#### Videos

* **2020** - Meet Kenji of Japan! (does not speak)

### Books

* **2020** - Marvelous Machinery/The Royal Engine

## Trivia

* A Motorized prototype of Kenji depicts him with two extra blue stripes: one around his passenger windows and the other along the edge of his roof, similar to the real livery worn by the Shinkansen 0 series. This may have been a concept livery.
Jack/Coverage

### Thomas & Friends

When Jack first arrived on Sodor, he worked with the Pack to clear room for railway lines. Jack did well with Alfie - that is, until he tried to take some stone up a ledge but failed to pay attention to where he was going and accidentally drove onto an edge of a hill and tipped over. After Miss Jenny scolded him as soon as he was put back on four wheels, Jack learned his lesson and redeemed himself by holding up a collapsing bridge until Thomas had passed over, at the cost of damaging his arms. Jack has since become part of the Pack.

When Jack was being careless again at the warehouse, he accidentally knocked over some slate, but he did not want to be sent back to the yards and left the mess not knowing that Ned was running over pieces of it and blamed for it and was about to be sent back to the yards, until he heard from Alfie and admitted to Miss Jenny (who was angry at him again) that he broke the slate and was sent back to the yards. Later, when Max and Monty carelessly crashed into the lightning tree, Alfie, Oliver and Kelly hold the tree up while he goes to Thomas for the props and the tree is saved.

He, along with the rest of the Pack, helped with the restoration of Great Waterton and worked with Alfie to build a bandstand there. Jack also helped with the restoration of Ulfstead Castle and later saved Stephen and Thomas after the tracks they were on collapsed.

He also helped with the construction of the Harwick Branch Line, along with Alfie, Oliver, Max and Monty and later attended the branch line's opening ceremony.

Later he, Alfie, Oliver, Max and Monty were working on Thomas' Branch Line and he, Oliver and Alfie helped clear the branch line around the Rail Under Road Bridge and Signalbox after Max and Monty dumped their loads on the line.

After James' accident at Tidmouth Sheds when his brakes malfunctioned, Jack assisted with the shed's reconstruction.
Fergus

## Fergus the Railway Traction Engine

Fergus is a railway traction engine, who works at the Sodor Cement Works.

## Personality

Fergus knows the rulebook off by heart, and his catchphrase is "Do it right!" His insistence on doing everything absolutely according to the rules can annoy the other engines, but he is a decent engine at heart and will not hesitate to help others in trouble. He is also friendly to nearly everyone he meets.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Fergus is based on the Aveling and Porter 2-2-0WT 'TJ' class railway traction engine No. 9449 "The Blue Circle", which is believed to be the last railway traction engine built in the world. Like Fergus, "The Blue Circle" worked at a cement works, the Snodland Cement Works of Blue Circle Cement, between 1926 and 1962. It was initially presented to the Bluebell Railway in 1964, but was deemed unsuitable for the line and was eventually sold off in 2001. Since Fergus' introduction, "The Blue Circle" has been dressed up as Fergus on special occasions on its former home line, the Battlefield Line in Leicestershire. In January 2015, it moved to the Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway.

Fergus' basis
### Livery

Fergus is painted royal blue with gold boiler bands and red wheels. He has a brass funnel cowl and bronze buffers.

## Trivia

* According to the official website, Fergus' flywheel can be used as power tools such as a saw, drill, or pump. It has also powered a generator in the past.
* In a SiF interview with Chris Lloyd, it was mentioned that Fergus' model was damaged during the filming of Bill, Ben and Fergus. His model still worked, but the flywheel could not turn anymore. This may be why he never appeared after the seventh season.
* Fergus differs slightly from his basis: his smoke box is larger to accommodate a face. His bufferbeam is also missing a large section for the same reason.
* According to Robert Gauld-Galliers's concept art, Fergus was originally going to have black, oval-shaped buffers.
* His late 2013 Wooden Railway toy's wheels do not have the red interior of the previous toy.
* Fergus incorrectly has black buffers on most of his promotional artwork and in several magazine stories.
* Fergus travels far faster in the television series than his basis is capable of.
Jesse Grimm

Jesse Grimm (born July 11th, 1988) is a German voice actor who provides voices for the German dub of Thomas & Friends.

He has appeared in various video games including "Hitman", "Harry Potter", "Fifa 10", "Fifa 13", and more. He is also known for voicing Harry McKenzie from "School Rumble", Justin Law from "Soul Eater", Chōjūrō from "Naruto: Shippuden", and Gene Belcher from "Bob's Burgers".

## Voices

* Oliver
* Scruff
* Rheneas
Igor Cruz

Igor Cruz is a Mexican voice actor who provides voices for the Latin American narration of Thomas & Friends.

He is known for voicing Chip from "Camp Lazlo", Wink from "Codename: Kids Next Door", Veemon from "Digimon", Vinnie Terrio from "Littlest Pet Shop", Wyvern Rhadamanthys from "Saint Seiya", Brainstorm from the "Ben 10" series, Yoshiyuki Terada from "Cardcaptor Sakura", Garble from "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic", Toxzon from the 2013 "Max Steel" series, Tyranno Hassleberry from "Yu-Gi-Oh!", Err from "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" and Paw Pooch from "Krypto the Superdog".

## Voices

* Oliver
* Farmer McColl (sixteenth season onwards)
Judy & Jerome

## Jerome

**Jerome**

* Tim Whitnall (2015-present)

Judy and Jerome are breakdown cranes. They used to live in the station yard at Knapford, but now handle emergencies on the west side of the island, on the Harwick Branch Line.

## Personalites

Judy and Jerome are both heavy sleepers, but take their jobs very seriously, usually only awaking if there is an emergency (or if they think there is). The two also seem to be very talkative. They are always ready for an emergency and respond with zeal and vigour and enjoy working.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Judy and Jerome are based on a Cowans Sheldon 30 ton breakdown crane.

Judy and Jerome's basis
### Livery

Judy and Jerome are painted dark green-grey with yellow hazard stripes along their sides. They have brass nameplates on the sides of their cabs.

## Appearances

### Thomas and Friends

* **Series 20** - The Missing Breakdown Train and Mucking About
* **Series 21** - Springtime for Diesel and Daisy's Perfect Christmas
* **Season 22** - Trusty Trunky (stock footage cameo), School of Duck and Kangaroo Christmas (stock footage cameo)

### Specials

* **2015** - The Adventure Begins
* **2017** - Journey Beyond Sodor (cameo)

## Trivia

* Aside from the addition of faces and nameplates, Judy and Jerome differ slightly in design from the original incarnation of the Breakdown Train:
	+ The cable to raise and lower their crane arms was moved to their roofs, rather than being attached to a smaller arm.
	+ Their cabs are slightly taller and their crane mechanisms are slightly shorter to accommodate faces.
	+ They have yellow hazard stripes, which were originally not present.
* Judy is the first female crane in the series.
* Judy and Jerome’s CGI models, without nameplates, were reused for two unnamed Chinese breakdown cranes in Big World! Big Adventures! They were also re-textured for two faceless, unnamed Indian cranes in the season 22 episode Trusty Trunky.
* Even though they now live in Arlesburgh Yard as of the twentieth season, they were seen at their siding at Knapford again in Journey Beyond Sodor.
Katharina von Keller

Katharina von Keller (born on 23 February 1982 in Hamburg) is a German voice actress and singer, who joined the German voice cast of Thomas & Friends in Journey Beyond Sodor.

She is known for voicing Jördis from "Pokémon Generations", Skye from "PAW Patrol", Sakura Haruno from "Naruto", Emma Gilbert from "H2O: Just Add Water", Shelby Watkins/the pink ranger from "Power Rangers Dino Super Charge" and Lori Loud from "The Loud House".

## Songs

* We Can't Do Anything (performed)
* The Most Important Thing is Being Friends (performed)
Flemming Stein

Flemming Stein (born in 1996) is a German voice actor who voices characters in the German dub of Thomas & Friends.

Some of his roles include Nawaki from "Naruto Shippuden", the title character from "Llama Llama", Kaname Isaki from "Nagi no Asukara", Chase from "PAW Patrol", Boruto Uzumaki from "The Last: Naruto the Movie" and Nozomu Nanashima from "Kiss Him, Not Me".

## Voices

* Aiden
* Troublesome Trucks (Journey Beyond Sodor)
Katja Brügger

Katja Brügger (born in Hamelin on September 30th, 1958) is a German voice actress who voices characters in the German dub of Thomas and Friends.

She is the wife of actor and producer Douglas Welbat and the mother of musician and fellow Thomas and Friends voice actor Daniel Welbat.

She is most famous in Germany for her audiobook and radio play voiceovers, including "Larry Brent", "Macabros", and "Masters of the Universe". She is also known for voicing Carmela Soprano from "The Sopranos", Didi Pickles from "Rugrats", Susan Maguire from "Batman: The Animated Series", various characters from "Batman Beyond", and Mrs. Cram from "Fanboy & Chum Chum".

## Voices

* Frieda
* Henrietta (Audio Book 9 only)
Juha Varis

Juha Varis (born 23rd October 1970) is a Finnish voice actor, who provides voices for the Finnish version of Thomas & Friends, He voiced The Joker in the new Film in 2017, "The Lego Batman Movie". and also he voiced Moominpappa in a Finnish series called "Moomins" (2017 Version).

Other Finnish dubbing credits include: Doctor Octopus in "Spider-Man: The Animated Series", Nigel Brown in "The Amazing World Of Gumball", Dodger in "Bob the Builder".
Luis Leonardo Suárez

Luis Leonardo Suárez is a Mexican voice actor who provides voices in the Latin American dub of Thomas and Friends.

## Voices

* Thomas (singing voice)
* Albert

## Songs Performed

* Will You Won't You
* Streamlining
* You Can Only Be You
* Be Who You Are, and Go Far
* Who's Thomas?
* The Hottest Place in Town
* I Want To Go Home
* The Most Important Thing is Being Friends
* Where in the World is Thomas?
* Wake Up
* Sometimes You Make a Friend
* We're Friends
Gordon and Rebecca, Coming Through!

**Gordon and Rebecca, Coming Through!** is an upcoming episode of the twenty-fourth series.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Gordon
* James
* Toby
* Emily
* Nia
* Rebecca
* Diesel
* Troublesome Trucks
* Annie and Clarabel
* Henrietta

Percy is are likely to appear

## Cast

### UK

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Keith Wickham as Gordon
* Rob Rackstraw as James, Toby and the Troublesome Trucks
* Teresa Gallagher as Emily, Annie and Clarabel
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca
* Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta

### US

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Kerry Shale as Gordon, Diesel and the Troublesome Trucks
* Rob Rackstraw as James and the Troublesome Trucks
* William Hope as Toby
* Jules de Jongh as Emily
* Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca
* Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
Harold

## Harold the Helicopter

Harold is a helicopter who patrols the Island of Sodor, searching for emergencies. He is part of the Search and Rescue Team. He is operated by two pilots.

## Personality

Harold speaks in a manner reminiscent of an RAF pilot, using terms such as "wizard" and "old chap" in conversation.

Throughout the second to fourth seasons, Harold somewhat tended to be full of himself as he felt that "railways are slow", but he always got his comeuppance in the end. He temporarily regained this part of his personality in the sixth season episode, A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter. Since then, he has acted a lot more mature and almost never teases the engines. He takes his job as part of the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre team very seriously and is always alert when there is an emergency.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Harold is based on a Sikorsky S-55 helicopter (also known as Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw), built in the UK as the Westland Whirlwind. He has added floats. Around 70 of these still survive in some form.

Harold’s basis
### Livery

Harold is painted white with red lining. His name is painted on his sides, near his tail, in red.

## Trivia

* One of Harold's models is on display in Japan at the Hara Model Railway Museum (previously on display at Nitrogen Studios) and is currently missing his mouth.
* Harold has gone through several changes throughout the Television Series:
	+ Season 2:
		- His spinning rotors were achieved using a transparent disk.
		- In The Runaway and Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree, he is shown with a lamp.
	+ Season 3:
		- His model's blades now spun when shown flying.
		- His blades were flimsy and bent a bit.
		- The lamp reappears only in Thomas, Percy and the Post Train.
	+ Season 4:
		- His blades become straight again.
	+ Season 5:
		- His blades go back to being flimsy and bent.
	+ Thomas and the Magic Railroad:
		- His blades are straight once again.
	+ Season 8:
		- The lamp becomes permanent.
	+ Season 10:
		- His eyes now move with a motor.
	+ Season 12:
		- He becomes rendered in full CGI.
		- His red lining becomes a darker shade of red.
	+ Misty Island Rescue:
		- His main body becomes smaller.
		- His face becomes smaller and lowered slightly.
		- His livery changed back to the red colour it normally was.
* In both of his appearances in the sixth season, Harold's unhappy expression was always visible behind his mouth on his happy face.
* Harold's theme in the second season is a musical variation on the main score of the 1955 film, The Dam Busters.
* The fifteenth season episode Stop That Bus! was the first time Harold has flown outside of The Island of Sodor.
* In the television series, Harold has never had eyebrows. However, he did have them in the magazine stories Mountain Rescue and False Alarm and in illustrations by Ken Stott.
* Harold was called Herbert in the French dub from Seasons 2 to 7.
* One of Harold's Wooden Railway models appears in an episode of CW's show Smallville entitled Nicodemus.