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Carlos

Carlos is a small Mexican tender engine who has competed in the Great Railway Show, every year since the event's inception. He competed in the best decorated parade.

## Bio

Carlos: Quite a controlling personality. Don't push his buttons or he could lose it!

## Personality

Carlos is a proud and happy steam engine from the heart of Mexico. Always wearing a smile, this engine is the life and soul of the Great Railway Show. Originally competing and winning the strongest engine race at the very first Great Railway Show, this engine continues to please the crowds and is now taking part in the Best Decorated Engine Parade.

## Appearance

### Livery

Carlos is based on the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México (National Railways of Mexico) GR-3 class 2-8-0, built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Eddystone, Pennsylvania. The engine bearing his number, 903, was built in 1910 and was originally built for narrow gauge tracks and was used by the Veracruz Terminal Company and the Teziutlan Copper Company before being bought by NdeM in 1945. Re-gauged to standard gauge in 1950 and taken out of service in 1963, the engine is currently on display outside the José Cardoso Tellez Railway Museum in Acámbaro in the Mexican state of Guanajuato.

Carlos' basis
### Livery

Carlos is painted black with a silver smokebox, cowcatcher and bell. His cab doors, windows, handrails and other details are painted red, while his sandboxes and dome are painted with green lining around them. He carries the number "906" on both his headlamp and cab, and the initials "N. DE M." are painted on each side of his tender.

## Trivia

* Despite competing in the Best Decorated Engine Parade, Carlos is not decorated or repainted for the event, whereas the other four competitors for the challenge are.
* Carlos has been partially modified to work on British rail, he has added buffers. His lamp has also been moved to accommodate his face, as such, his bell has been moved to accommodate his lamp.
* When Carlos backs away from the coal hopper, he says the phrase "Fizzling fuegos!", where in Spanish, "fuegos" means fires.
* Carlos' whistle is the same as Ferdinand's, but at a normal pitch just like the Rainbow Sun's and Lexi's.
* According to the behind the scenes video of The Great Race, Carlos was originally going to be an NdeM NR-1 class 4-6-4 Hudson locomotive.
* Like Hiro and Yong Bao, Carlos has a knuckle coupler on his front and a chain and hook coupler on the back of his tender.
* Despite Carlos burning coal, his basis is an oil burner.
John Hasler

John Hasler (born in Barking, London, England, UK on 21 April 1974) is an English actor and voice actor who voices Thomas in the UK dub of the Thomas and Friends Webseries.

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".

## Voices

### UK/US

* Rheneas (twentieth season onwards)
* Smudger

## Trivia

* He played T Shirt in "T-Bag" which was created by Lee Pressman, being the only cast member to remain in the show throughout its nine-year run. Kerry Shale also featured in a few episodes of this show.
* He works alongside Steven Kynman on "Fireman Sam". He first came into the show to take over the role of James Jones, who Kynman voiced beforehand but was changed as it sounded too similar to Norman Price, another character Kynman voiced.
	+ Albert Cohen, Marion Edwards, Ian McCue, Christopher Keenan, Erica Welch, Andrew Defty, Karen Davies, Thomas Holborow, Christopher Skala, Michelle Rodda, Jan Page, Lee Pressman, Helen Farrall, Ross Hastings, Laura Beaumont, Paul Larson, Miranda Larson, Karen Davidsen, Karen Barnes, Lenora Hume, Sam Barlow, Andrew Brenner, Dave Ingham, Simon Nicholson, Jocelyn Stevenson, Sharon Quick, Pete Atkin, Fiona Hardwick, Lorna Withrington, Finn Poncin, Lizzie Ennever, Prokhor Chekhovskoy, Oliver Böttcher, Oliver Davis, Łukasz Talik, Samuel Harjanne, Nir Ron, Stan Limburg, Mia Kadosh, Petri Hanttu, Simona Pahl, Gadi Levy, Robert Hartshorne, Arlyn Bantog, Tim Bain, Benjamin Morik, Achim Schülke and Ole Jacobsen have also worked on "Fireman Sam".
* Both he and Keith Wickham voiced characters in "Toot the Tiny Tugboat".
* He appeared in the 1980s films "Breakout" and "Brazil" alongside TUGS voice actor Simon Nash.
* He, along with David Holt and Rob Rackstraw, voiced characters in "The Legends of Treasure Island".
* He, Chiara Gioncardi, Jukka Voutilainen, Alan Kennedy, Rob Silvestri, Dave Peacock, Albert Cohen, Elina Iskoz, David Stoten, Dino Athanassiou, Hadar Shachaf Ma'ayan, Edson Matus, Jarosław Boberek and Ryan Quaglia have all worked on "Gnomeo and Juliet".
* He, along with Nigel Pilkington, voiced characters in "Teenage Fairytale Dropouts".
* John and his family attended the Blue Carpet premiere events including Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure on 12th July 2015 and The Great Race on 22nd May 2016.
Christopher Ragland

Christopher Ragland is a British-based American actor, voice actor and singer who provides voices for the UK and US dubs of the Thomas and Friends Webseries. He voices Percy. He first started his role in 2014 for the Day Out with Thomas events when Percy was added to the event. He also took over the role of the Troublesome Trucks from Ben Small in both dubs.

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

## Voices

### UK/US

* Percy (US; nineteenth season onwards - UK; The Great Race singing voice only)
* Troublesome Trucks (The Adventure Begins onwards)
* Jem Cole (Journey Beyond Sodor)
* Some Orchard Workers (Journey Beyond Sodor)

## Trivia

* Christopher is the first voice actor to voice a character in a live event first before the show.
* Ragland and Joseph May both appeared in the documentary series "I Shouldn't Be Alive".
* He, Rupert Degas, Jules de Jongh, William Hope and Martin Sherman all provided voices for "Driver: San Francisco".
* He, Glenn Wrage, John Schwab and Martin Sherman all provided voices for "Homefront: The Revolution".
* He and Rob Rackstraw both provided voices in "Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter".
* He, Rupert Degas, Kerry Shale and Martin Sherman all provided voices in "Deponia Doomsday".
* He and Jules de Jongh both voiced characters in "My Knight and Me".
* He and Jim Cummings both provided voices in "Minions".
* He, Kerry Shale, John Schwab, Glenn Wrage, Martin Sherman, David Menkin, Stefan Ashton Frank and Teresa Gallagher all provided voices in "Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2".
Hannah

Hannah is a vintage passenger coach. She is Henrietta's sister.

## Bio

Hannah: Always feels the squeeze from the other engines but still very supportive to her friends. Loves to party!

## 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."

## Appearance

### 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 is also based on this coach.

Hannah's basis
### Livery

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

## 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 has been pulled by Rosie, Toby and James.
The Mystery of the Doors

The Mystery of the Doors is the 15th episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Percy
* Ashima
* Philip
* Oliver (mentioned)
* Etienne (mentioned)
* Rosie (debut/cameo)

## Synopsis

The mysterious doors open to a new world...what is out there? What will the engines find?!

## Plot

The episode opens with Percy and Ashima greeting Thomas, who is standing beside the doors wondering what is beyond them. The engines then realize that they've never left Knapford before! Percy then says that Etienne told her that beyond Knapford is the land of "Picky-Nic" where "monsters" called ants rule and eat unsuspecting engines! Ashima is terrified, but Thomas then states that Etienne was just trying to scare her. Percy tells Thomas that she can just go outside and look, to which Thomas responds that it's just not that easy. While she's saying that, Philip steps outside. Thomas and Ashima then begin to panic, but Percy assures them that she's okay. She says that nothing is stopping the "ant monsters" from coming in there at that moment and eating them up! Just then, an ant walks into the store, but it's actually smaller than the engines had expected! Behind the ant are Philip and Rosie, who ends the episode by saying "Check you later!"

## Trivia

* Rosie is the first Season Three character to appear in a webisode.

## Transcript

For a full transcript of the episode, click here.
Silly Season (Part 2)

Silly Season (Part 2) is the 49th episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Synopsis

It's New Years eve in Sodor, what do the engines have in store for this special holiday? Happy New Year from the engines!

## Characters

* Percy
* Thomas
* Ashima
* Rosie
* Oliver
* Vinnie
* Shane
* Raul
* Yong Bao
* Duke (cameo)
* Lady (cameo)
* Dash (cameo)
* Rajiv (cameo)
Tina Desai

Tina Desai (born, Tena Babbar Desae, 24 February 1987 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India) is an Indian actress and model. She voices Ashima in the UK and US dub of the Thomas and Friends Webseries.

She is known for appearing in various Hindi-language films such as "Yeh Faasley", "Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande", "Table No. 21" and "Dussehra".

Internationally, she is most famous for her roles as Sunaina in "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" series and as Kala Dandekar in Netflix's sci-fi drama series "Sense8".

## Trivia

* She and Joe Barlow both worked on "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel".
Loud and Unclear

Loud and Unclear is the 3rd episode in the Thomas & Friends Cartoon.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Percy
* James

## Synopsis

In this episode, Thomas tries to play a trick on Percy and James but will it work or will his friends figure it out? Watch to find out!

## Plot

Thomas decides to prank his friend Percy by making animal sounds over the loudspeaker whenever she sets his foot down. At first, this causes confusion for Percy and James--who was observing the whole thing. Then Percy sees Thomas speaking into the loudspeaker and decides to prank him back by doing the same thing to him. The episode ends with both friends laughing off their pranks.

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For a full transcript of the episode, click here.
Engines of the Wild

Engines of the Wild is the 13th episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Characters

* Ashima
* Emily
* Oliver
* Etienne
* Duck
* James (brief cameo on the phone)

## Synopsis

Ever wonder what the engines get up to in their natural habitat? Ashima has the documentary for you!

## Plot

Ashima hosts a nature documentary called "Engines of the Wild," which shows engines acting like animals in their "natural habitats." The episode starts off with Ashima showing Emily--or "Cleanupus-In-Aisle-Fourus"--camouflaging to fit different environments. Then it shows Oliver--or "Toast-Us Burnt-a-Lotus"--trying to stalk his prey, Etienne. Oliver nears Etienne when all of a sudden toast flies out of his head, startling Etienne and ruining her attack. Finally, Ashima turns to Duck--or "Shoppus-Dummy-Mee-Diaper-Wiper"--who is about to take his first steps! However, James calls Ashima on her phone just before Duck takes her first steps. Distracted by her phone call, Ashima doesn't even notice Duck doing ballerina moves behind her! Duck sits back down just before Ashima hangs up the phone and Ashima misses the whole thing.

## Trivia

* While the screen calls Emily's animal name "Cleanupus-In-Aisle-Fourus" Ashima pronounces it as "Cleanusupus-In-Aisle-Fourus."
* Ashima's ringtone is the Thomas & Friends theme that is played at the beginning of webisodes and commercials.

## Transcript

For a full transcript of the episode, click here.
Rex

Rex is a small green tender engine who enjoys nothing more than teasing Mike. He is a hard worker, but sometimes has problems with traction.

## Bio

Rex: This engine can handle anything. He CAN stand the heat and is never out of the kitchen!

## Personality

Rex is a playful green miniature engine with a strong sense of humour. He is a hard worker, and is the natural leader of the little railway engines (in spite of the fact that Mike prefers to think he’s the leader). Rex is very proud of his railway and a great friend to the other engines, but he can’t help teasing Mike to stop him getting too full of himself. Most of the time Mike manages to return the banter, but sometimes he gets a little wound up. Luckily Rex is very good at helping Mike see the funny side again.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Rex is based on the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway's River Esk.

Rex’s basis
### Livery

Rex is painted green with red and yellow lining. He has a brass dome, brass builder's plates on the sides of his cab, red nameplates with gold writing mounted on each side of his boiler and "ARLESDALE" written on the sides of his tender in yellow. In the Railway Series his wheels are painted black, but in the television series they are green.

## Trivia

* Rex uses Mac's original whistle sound.
* In Rex's trading card promo, he is depicted as a 4-8-2 along with Mike and Bert.
Keep in Touch

Keep in Touch is the 81st episode in the Thomas & Friends Cartoon.

## Synopsis

The engines and Shoppies call the Shoppets and find out they're coming to visit.

## Characters

### Engines

* Percy
* Thomas
* Ashima
* Philip
* Duke

### Shoppies

* Peppa-Mint
* Jessicake
* Rainbow Kate
* Donatina

## Trivia

* This episode marks Rainbow Kate’s first speaking role since After Party (Part 4).
Smudger

Smudger was a narrow gauge well tank engine who worked on the Mid Sodor Railway. He was later turned into a generator.

## Bio

Smudger: Unusual, but a good friend to have if you want to get him at Target!

## Personality

Smudger was a complete show-off and often derailed, but refused to listen to advice. Duke warned him to be careful, but he took no notice until he was put in his place by being turned into a generator.

## Appearance

### Basis

Smudger is based off of the Talyllyn Railway's Dolgoch, a Fletcher Jennings Class Bb 0-4-0WT. Rheneas, Jennings and Rusty's Ghost Engine (firefly formation) share the same basis.

Smudger’s basis
### Livery

Smudger was painted dark green with black lining. He had black and brass name and number plates on the sides of his boiler and coal bunkers respectively. Promotional artwork and merchandise ranges have depicted Smudger with either a black or brass dome. Despite being numbered on television, no toy or artwork has shown him with his number.

## Trivia

* Smudger is the only engine or road vehicle introduced between Seasons 1 and 4 to not get a nameboard during the intermissions. The only other characters introduced between these times without nameboards were the rolling stock.
* Smudger is the first engine in the Thomas & Friends television series not created by the Wilbert Awdry. However, his Railway Series counterpart Stanley was.
* Smudger’s whistle sound was reused for a few different engines:
	+ It would later be used for Ryan.
	+ It was mistakenly used for Stepney throughout most of the US version of Thomas and Stepney.
	+ It was mistakenly used for James in Bowled Out.
	+ In Bulldog, when Duke and Falcon enter the tunnel, one of them has the whistle sound.
* Smudger's Ertl prototype, and a promotional artwork image have Rheneas' face.
* Smudger's generator shed is visible in Bulldog, but he is not present.
Lost and Hound (Part 3)

Lost and Hound (Part 3) is the 34th episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Synopsis

So the engines may be in a "little" bit of trouble! Who will be there to help them? And have they found Milk Bud yet?

## Characters

* Rosie
* Percy
* Ashima
* Thomas
* Philip
* Milk Bud
* Carlos (debut)
* Raul (debut/cameo)
* Oliver (brief cameo on the phone)
Thomas and Friends: A Merry Thomas Christmas

Thomas and Friends: A Merry Thomas Christmas is a book for the Thomas & Friends franchise.

## Description

It’s Christmastime, and all the engines are getting ready to celebrate! James is wrapping presents. Philip and Percy are decorating the tree. Everyone has a job to do—-except Ashima! Can Ashima find a way to bring cheer to Sodor?

## Transcript

For a full transcript of the book, click here.
The Spatula

The Spatula is the 18th episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Characters

* Percy
* Ashima
* Rosie
* Philip
* Etienne

## Synopsis

Which engine will get Etienne's coveted rose on the season finale of "The Spatula"?!

## Plot

In the season finale of "The Spatula," Percy announces that Etienne is about to choose a contestant to give the final rose to. The contest is down to three engines: Ashima, Rosie, and Philip. It then flashes back to past episodes as we see what occurred in recent episodes. Ashima exclaims to Etienne that she has never seen anything more beautiful in her life, to which Etienne agrees, only to find out that Ashima was referring to a dress that she thought was beautiful. It then cuts to another episode, in which Rosie stood up Etienne on their dinner date because she "totes forgot" about it. Then it cuts to another episode, in which Etienne and Philip are at what appears to be a carnival. Etienne attempts to win Philip a prize from the strength tester, but isn't strong enough. Philip then jumps on the strength tester and wins the game.

It then cuts to the current episode and Etienne chooses Philip to give the final rose to. Philip accepts the rose, but then eats it. All the engines laugh, except for Etienne, who appears to be sad.

## Trivia

* "The Spatula" is a parody of the reality show "The Bachelor."

## Transcript

For a full transcript of the episode, click here.
Swing Vote (Part 2)

Swing Vote (Part 2) is the 37th episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Synopsis

Vinnie and Percy go head to head in the Great Sodor debate! Who will win? Who will be the new Mayor of Sodor? Stay tuned!!!

## Characters

* Mike Rophone
* Percy
* Vinnie
* Philip
* Thomas
* Ashima
* Raul
* Douglas (debut/cameo)
* Donald (debut/cameo)
* Etienne (cameo)
* Yong Bao (cameo)
* James (cameo)
* Emily (cameo)
* Carlos (cameo)
* Rajiv (cameo)
* Rosie (cameo)
* Oliver (cameo)
* Diesel 10 (debut)
Philip

Philip is a cheery little diesel boxcab. He works as a shunting engine at Knapford Station. He lives at Wellsworth Sheds.

## Bio

Philip: He's really shy and sensitive. His friends are always getting him to try new things!

## Personality

Philip is a little diesel boxcab engine with a big personality. Philip is a comic character and a bit of a class clown. He is very eager and full of enthusiasm and he has an innocent, but very overblown sense of his own capabilities. Philip can be very funny, but some of the bigger engines have very little patience for the little boxcab, and find him annoying. Philip is strong, fast and likes to hurry about and can constantly boast about it. But Philip's confidence is as big if not bigger than anyone's and he is always willing to try and definitely believes in himself. His actions and attitude soon won him many new friends on Sodor, especially Thomas and Percy, but Gordon and James find his bragging a little hard to accept.

Despite this, Philip can be the exact opposite if he chooses to. He is shown being quiet and enjoying the scenery, just like Toby.

All in all, Philip reminds Edward of Thomas when he first came to Sodor.

## Appearance

### Basis

Philip is loosely based on the Pennsylvania Railroad's diesel-electric Class A6 "Boxcab" switcher with an added back door and a circular back, as well as loose couplings and added buffers.

Philip's basis
### Livery

Philip is painted dark green and yellow with the number 68 on his sides in black, surrounded by a white circle with a black outline.

## Trivia

* Philip has been modified for use on Sodor. He has added buffers and loose couplings on both ends.
* Philip is the first American diesel engine to be introduced in the series and the first diesel boxcab introduced in the series.
* He is voiced by Cassandra Lee Morris.
Silly Season (Part 3)

Silly Season (Part 3) is the 50th episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Synopsis

The engines help each other with their New Years resolutions.

## Characters

* Ashima
* Thomas
* Oliver
* Rosie
* Percy
* Bill and Ben
* Vinnie (cameo)
* Diesel 10 (cameo)

## Trivia

* The book Thomas has been trying to read, "Robinson Cocoa", is a reference to the book "Robinson Crusoe".
* This episode was released a week after Silly Season (Part 2), rather than two weeks after like other episodes.
Power Hungry (Part 4)

Power Hungry (Part 4) is the 47th episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Synopsis

The engines are trying their best to get the power back on in Knapford! Do you think they can fix all of their troubles? Tune in to see what unfolds!

## Characters

* Oliver
* Percy
* Ashima
* Thomas
* Rosie
* Emily
* Rajiv
* Shane
* Lexi (cameo)
* Bill and Ben (cameo)
* Philip (cameo)
* Duck (cameo)
* Vinnie (cameo)
* Yong Bao (cameo)
* Diesel 10 (cameo)
* Lady (mind)
Hey! Listen!

Hey! Listen! is the 80th episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Synopsis

The engines enjoy a Mystabella concert in Sodor.

## Characters

### Engines

* Percy
* Ashima
* Peter Sam (debut)
* Skarloey (debut)
* Thomas (cameo)
* Emily (cameo)
* Duke (cameo)
* Philip (cameo)
* Etienne (cameo)
* Vinnie (cameo)
* Rosie (cameo)
* Neville (cameo)
* Theo (cameo)
* Merlin (cameo)
* Lexi (cameo)
* Donald (cameo)
* Flora (cameo)
* Douglas (cameo)

### Shoppies

* Donatina
* Peppa-Mint (cameo)
* Jessicake (cameo)
* Mystabella (debut)
* Rainbow Kate (cameo)
The Big Thomas Hunt

The Big Thomas Hunt is the 12th episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Characters

* Percy
* Thomas
* Ashima
* Philip
* Etienne
* James

## Synopsis

Who will find Thomas and win the grand prize in the annual Sodor "Thomas Hunt"? Tune in and find out!!

## Plot

It's Easter, which means it's time for the annual chocolate hunt for the engines! Thomas hides around in Knapford, and the other engines have to look for him. Whoever finds Thomas first gets their choice of two prizes: a new-ish stuffed bunny, or a new RC car!! The engines split up and search everywhere for Thomas, who--unbeknownst to them--is lurking behind them the whole time! Thomas decides to go back to the starting point because he figures nobody will be there, but Philip was there the whole time! Then Philip chooses the stuffed bunny as his prize, to everybody's surprise.

## Transcript

For a full transcript of the episode, click here.
Welcome to Sodor

Welcome to Sodor is the 16th episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Characters

* Percy
* Rosie
* Thomas
* Emily (cameo)
* James (cameo)
* Philip (cameo)
* Rajiv (cameo)
* Etienne (cameo)
* Duck (cameo)
* Oliver (cameo)
* Ashima (cameo)

## Synopsis

Welcome to Sodor! Is it everything you have dreamed of plus more!?

## Plot

In a video recorded by Philip, Percy is explaining how her and all her engine friends have finally moved out of Knapford and are finally exploring Sodor! She tells about how Thomas was reluctant to leave at first, but all the other engines were very enthusiastic about exploring the outside world! Percy then goes on about how there's so much to do and see and learn in Sodor and then says how she can't wait to share their new adventures with you!

## Transcript

For a full transcript of the episode, click here.
Hugh Bonneville

Hugh Bonneville (born Hugh Richard Bonneville-Williams on November 10th, 1963 in Paddington, London, England, UK) is an English actor who joined the voice cast in Journey Beyond Sodor.

He is most notable for his role as Robert Crawley, the 7th Earl of Grantham on "Downton Abbey".

## Trivia

* He and Pierce Brosnan both appeared in the James Bond film, "Tomorrow Never Dies". Masashi Ebara also voiced in the Japanese version of the film.
* He and Rufus Jones both appeared in "Paddington" and "W1A".
* He and Sanjeev Bhaskar both appeared in "Paddington 2".
* He, Jones, Michael Brandon and William Hope all appeared in "Agatha Christie's Marple". Tim Whitnall also wrote an episode for the series.
* He, Martin Sherman, Kerry Shale, John Ogwen, Michael Brandon, Miranda Raison, Tom Stourton, John Hurt, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Colin McFarlane, Dan Li, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Olivia Colman, Simon Fisher-Becker, Nigel Plaskitt and Glenn Wrage have all appeared in "Doctor Who". Togo Igawa appeared in the Doctor Who series spinoff "Torchwood". Jonathan Forbes, Maggie Ollerenshaw and Lucy Montgomery have all worked on audio dramas based on "Doctor Who".
* He, Jonathan Broadbent, Colin McFarlane, Nicola Stapleton, Sophie Colquhoun and Tracy Ann-Oberman have all appeared in "EastEnders".
* He and Nigel Plaskitt both worked on "Muppets Most Wanted".
* He, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Alec Baldwin all had roles in "Notting Hill".
* He, Laurie Israel and Rachel Ruderman all worked on "Sofia the First".
* He and Darren Boyd both appeared in the same episode of "Twenty-Twelve".
* He, Sophie Colquhoun, Olivia Colman, and Darren Boyd all had roles in "Rev".
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 voices Douglas and Oliver for the UK and US dubs 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 a son together.

## Voices

### UK/US

* Donald (Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure and The Great Race only)
* Douglas
* Oliver
* Toad
* 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, however Jamie Campbell Bower has since taken over the role.

## Trivia

* He worked on "Dinosaur Train" alongside Salty's Lighthouse voice actor Ian James Corlett.
* Both he and Tim Whitnall had roles in "Devil's Playground".
* Both he and Linda Ballantyne voiced characters in "Toot & Puddle".
Luke

Luke is an Irish narrow gauge saddle-tank engine who works primarily at the Blue Mountain Quarry, on the Skarloey Railway.

## Personality

Luke is a plucky little pea-green tank engine on the Skarloey Railway, brought to Sodor from a neighbouring land. For a long time, he hid in fear and deep shame in the tunnels and caverns of the Blue Mountain Quarry from a terrible, dark secret, only in the knowledge of the other narrow gauge engines, believing that he had caused a yellow engine to fall into the sea. Fortunately, he befriended and trusted Thomas, who investigated and realised the yellow engine was Victor and that the accident had not been Luke's fault, managing to clear his name. Luke is a gentle, sensitive soul and is bubbling with enthusiasm, keen to work as part of the team. Like many engines, there are times when he may want to run away and be left alone and he may not be quick to stick up for himself either, but when there is someone in need, Luke is passionate about showing how much he values his friends and will bravely heave into action without second thought.

## Appearance

### Basis

Luke is based on the Kerr Stuart 0-4-0ST Wren Class No. 4256 "Peter Pan", built in 1922. "Peter Pan" has been preserved and is based at the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway. Luke has an added closed cab and buffers, and has been regauged from 2ft to 2ft 3in.

Luke’s basis
### Livery

Luke is painted pea green with white lining. His name is painted in white on either side of his saddle tank, and he has brass and black number plates on both sides of his cab.

## Trivia

* Luke's number is derived from the year his basis was built in 1922.
* In the seventeenth season, Luke received a headlamp and lamp iron.
* Luke's whistle sound is Rheneas' at a lower pitch.
Rainbow Kate

Rainbow Kate is a Shoppies character released in June 2016. She is the cake themed Shoppie.

She was later released as a Happy Places Lil' Shoppie in a Lil' Shoppie Pack.

In early 2017, she was released with the first wave of Join the Party Shoppies.

In October 2017, she was released in the Shoppies BFF Travel Pack along with Bubbleisha, Jessicake, and Donatina.

In January 2018, she was released in the first wave of Wild Style Shoppies.

## Bio

Rainbow Kate - A Piece of Cake

Being brilliant is a piece of cake for this Shoppie! Full of fun and always on the go, nothing is ever done slow! Her friends never feel down when she’s around because she brightens up the gloomiest day! And how do her Besties find her when she’s out shopping? Easy, they just look up and follow the rainbow!!

**Favorite Hobby:** Coloring in!

**Shopkins BFF:** Raylene Rainbow and Rayne-Bow

**Favorite place to shop:** The "Bake a Wish" Bakery!

## Appearance

Rainbow Kate has a fair complexion with light purple eyes, light purple freckles, and pink lips. Her artwork, however, shows purple lips. Her curly purple, light blue, pink, and yellow hair is worn loose with straight across bangs. She wears a blue top with a pink heart on it, along with yellow ruffled sleeves and collar. Her two layer skirt is pink on top with tiny colorful dots, while the second layer of the skirt is rainbow colored. She wears blue sandals with a platform sole that is yellow in front and pink in back, along with lavender tights. On the top of her head is a puffy yellow chef hat with pink icing next to a white iced cake with pink, purple, and yellow inside.

## Trivia

* Her name is a pun on "rainbow cake" and the girls' name "Kate."
* She is the second Shoppie to appear in a webisode with the first being Jessicake.
* Brazilian packaging for the original version of Rainbow Kate calls her Kate Íris; íris is likely used as a shortened version of arco-íris which translates to "rainbow."
* Rainbow Kate's Wild Style version is the first Shoppie to wear shorts instead of a skirt or pants.

## Gallery

Rainbow Kate boxedRainbow Kate unboxedThe back of Rainbow Kate's boxHappy Places Rainbow Kate boxedHappy Places Rainbow Kate unboxedThe back of Rainbow Kate's Happy Places boxJoin The Party Rainbow Kate boxedJoin The Party Rainbow Kate unboxedThe back of Rainbow Kate's Join The Party boxRainbow Kate's World Vacation doll.Wild Style Rainbow Kate boxedWild Style Rainbow Kate unboxedThe back of Rainbow Kate's Wild Style box
Ain't No Party Like A Thomas Party (Part 1)

Ain't No Party Like A Thomas Party (Part 1) is the 52nd episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Synopsis

The engines try to decide what kind of party they should have for Jessicake.

## Characters

### Engines

* Percy
* Rosie
* Thomas
* Oliver
* Ashima
* Belle (debut)
* Gator (debut)
* Molly (debut/cameo)
* Vinnie (cameo)
* Lexi (cameo)

### Shoppies

* Jessicake
* Rainbow Kate (debut)
Look Within

Look Within is the 77th episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Characters

### Engines

* Ashima
* Percy
* James
* Thomas (cameo)
* Daisy (cameo)
* Rajiv (cameo)
* Oliver (cameo)
* Rosie (cameo)
* Carlos (cameo)
* Yong Bao (cameo)
* Merlin (cameo)
* Smudger (cameo)
* Marion (cameo)
* Emily (cameo)
* Raul (cameo)
* Madge (debut)
* Philip

### Shoppies

* Jessicake
* Donatina

## Trivia

* This is the first episode to feature Season Nine characters.
* So far, this is the longest Thomas & Friends Webseries episode.
Choosy

Choosy is the 4th episode in the Thomas & Friends Cartoon.

## Characters

* Emily (debut)
* Thomas
* Percy

## Synopsis

In this episode, Percy and Thomas invent a fun new game in the aisles of Knapford! Emily is up first but will she win the game? Watch to find out!

## Plot

Emily has to stand on top of a shopping basket and, whilst being pushed by Percy and Thomas, has to grab as many items off the shelves as she can and put them in the shopping basket. Emily is hesitant and doesn't grab anything the first two times she goes down the aisle. By the third time, Percy and Thomas are tired from running up and down the aisle that they lose control of the shopping basket and send Emily flying--and she somehow gets a whopping amount of items in her basket then!!

## Transcript

For a full transcript of the episode, click here.
Franz

**Franz** (known in a real full name as **Francesco Giuseppe** in Italian and **Franz Joseph I of Austria** in English) is the Emperor of Austria, Sissi's love interest and the deuteragonist of the animated series, *Sissi: The Young Empress*.

## Background

He is the Emperor of Austria who falls in love with Sissi and learns to make wise, good, right and, above all, very different decisions from what the Archduchess Sofia expects. In fact, he must often discuss this with the kindness and education that distinguish him.

### **Personality**

Handsome, strong and bold, Franz has a loyal, heroic, humble, kind-hearted, noble mind and personality, but his role forces him to bend on the rules and duties of the court without ever objecting and rebelling against Sofia's decisions.

### **Physical Appearance**

Franz is a slender and noble Emperor of Austria with fair skin, blonde-gold hair, thick blonde-gold eyebrows and baby blue eyes.

## Gallery

***Sissi: The Young Empress Wiki*** has a collection of images related to ***Franz***.
Michelle Gomez

Michelle Gomez (born 23 November 1966) is a Scottish actress who joined the English voice cast of Thomas & Friends in the twenty-third season.

She is known for her comedy roles in The Book Group (2002–03), Green Wing (2004–07) and Bad Education (2012–13), as well as playing Missy – a version of The Master in the long running British science-fiction programme Doctor Who from 2014 to 2017, for which she was nominated for the 2016 BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Olivia Colman

Olivia Colman (born, Sarah Caroline Colman, 30 January 1974 in Norwich, England, UK) is a British actress and voice artist who joined the Thomas & Friends voice cast in Tale of the Brave.

She has appeared in countless British television shows, including "Holby City", "Broadchurch", "The Office", "Peep Show", "Doctor Who", and "Midsomer Murders". She has also appeared in several films including "Hot Fuzz" and "The Iron Lady".

She is a three-time BAFTA award winner.

## Trivia

* She and Paul Freeman worked together on the 2007 film "Hot Fuzz".
* She, Nigel Plaskitt, John Hurt, Kerry Shale, Glenn Wrage, Michael Brandon, Tom Stourton, Martin Sherman, Simon Fisher-Becker, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Dan Li, Colin McFarlane, Miranda Raison, John Schwab, John Ogwen, Tracy-Ann Oberman and Hugh Bonneville have all had roles in "Doctor Who". Togo Igawa also had a role in the spin-off, "Torchwood". Maggie Ollerenshaw, Jonathan Forbes and Andrew Sachs also worked on several audio dramas based on "Doctor Who". Diego Brizzi, Tesshō Genda, Dariusz Odija and Tobias Diakow also did dubbings for the show. Mieczysław Morański also dubbed "K9" and Józef Pawłowski and Mattia Nissolino both worked on "The Sarah Jane Adventures", which were both spin-offs of the show.
* Both she and Robert Wilfort appeared in the same episode of "Beautiful People". Diego Brizzi, Tesshō Genda and Dariusz Odija also did dubbings for the show.
* She and Miranda Raison both have roles in "Murder on the Orient Express".
* She and Jim Howick have both appeared in "Broadchurch".
Fair Weathered Friends

Fair Weathered Friends is the 29th episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Characters

* Ashima
* Oliver
* Percy
* Rosie
* Thomas
* Lexi (debut)

## Synopsis

Don't let the bad weather burst your bubble, make the most of the awesome wind! Plus someone new has blown into Sodor! Who is it?

## Plot

It's a windy day in Sodor, and the engines are spending it in the park talking about how much they love today's weather. However, one engine isn't too content with the weather--a new friend named Lexi! Lexi is being blown around by the wind and Ashima tries to hold her down but accidentally lets go of her. Lexi then starts to blow towards the stationery shop where there are lots of pointy objects to poke her. Before she can get there Oliver shoots some toast from their head and Lexi catches it, allowing her to have something heavy to weigh her down back to the ground. By then it seems the wind has stopped... But then Thomas comes by wanting to show off her new leaf blower for the park!

## Trivia

* This episode marks the first time that a Journey Beyond Sodor character appears.

## Transcript

For a full transcript of the episode, click here.
Be Mine, Cutie

Be Mine, Cutie is the 78th episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Synopsis

James thinks no one likes to hang out with him and then he meets Neville.

## Trivia

* The comma after the word "mine" is not used in the YouTube title of this episode, but it is shown on the title card.

## Transcript

For a full transcript of the episode, click here.
List of MBers

-Cass (formerly Sarah)

-Cara

-Ocean

-Zoey

-Veronica

-Star

-Lani

-Rad

-Taylor

-Ro

-Mickey

-Micky

-Samurai

-Elf

-Lucy

-Reese

-Maddie

-Charity

-Chai

-Chu

-Christy

-Andie

-Safire

-John

-Bess

-Lilli

-Maya

-Sassy

-Ryuzaki

-Erica

-Gabi

-Tobias

-Michael

-Annie

-Alabaster

-Fardosa

-Marshal

-Lyssy

-Oz

-Ivy

-Dawny

-Marvel(/Mer-Moo/Marey/Marley)

-Bess

-Aaron

-Cali

-Krista

-Gwendolyn
Axel

Axel is a Belgian streamlined engine who participated in the Great Railway Show. He was a contender in the Great Race.

## Bio

Axel: An engine who always has a spring in his step. Can be a little clumsy and tends to fall down stairs easily!

## Personality

Axel is a smooth, streamlined tender engine built for speed; his good looks and style have made him very popular with fans of steam. Effortlessly cool, he will be sure to win over more fans at the Great Railway Show.

## Appearance

### Basis

Axel is based off of an NMBS/SNCB Type 12. One of these locomotives, 12.004, is preserved at the Train World railway museum in Brussels, Belgium.

Axel's basis
### Livery

Axel is painted red with black and yellow lining, the same colour scheme as the Belgian flag.

## Trivia

* Axel is the second French-speaking engine in the series, the first being Millie and the third being Etienne. He and Etienne are the first standard gauge French-speaking engines in the series.
* He shares Luke's whistle sound.
* Axel's Take-n-Play toy has a few errors:
	+ His tender is backwards, although this was fixed on his Adventures/Collectible Railway model since it has connectors, and aren't one directional. This could also be fixed by using the Adventures to Take-n-Play adapters as well.
	+ He has buffers at the back of his cab above the magnet.
	+ His Take-n-Play prototype had Vinnie's tender repainted, this was corrected on his final model.
* His name is possibly derived from a photograph of his basis taken by Axel Vermeulen.
Bridie

Bridie is a wedding-themed Shoppies character that debuted in February 2017.

## Bio

Bridie - "I Do" love a party!

Join the Wedding Party and take a walk down the aisle with Bridie! Dressed in a beautiful gown and veil too, she's ready to say "I do!" Celebrate with roses and cake and make it a day that you'll remember forever!

## Appearance

Bridie is a fair skinned girl with bright blue eyes and dark pink lips. She has dark pink hair with light pink streaks up in a bun with the leftover hair in ringlets. She also has a headband with a wedding cake in the middle and a green bouquet on the left side of it. She is wearing a white side-sleeved top with bright blue edges and matching white skirt with the front side up to her knees and the back side long. She wears white high heels with a pink heart in the middle of each shoe with a bouquet in the middle of the heart.

## Gallery

Join The Party Bridie boxedJoin The Party Bridie unboxedThe back of Bridie's Join The Party boxHappy Places Bridie boxedHappy Places Bridie unboxed
Silly Season (Part 1)

Silly Season (Part 1) is the 48th episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Synopsis

Tis' the season to get cooking Thomas fans! Will the engines get their food cooked in time for Christmas time? Tune in to see!

## Characters

* Percy
* Oliver
* Thomas
* Ashima
* Rosie
* Lady
* Rajiv
* Bash
* Dash
* Emily
* Vinnie
* Duke (debut)
* Flora (debut)
* Lexi (cameo)
* James (cameo)
* Milk Bud (cameo)
* Bill and Ben (cameo)

## Trivia

* Duke's voice is different than in the Thomas and Friends: Chef Club Movie.
Lost and Hound (Part 4)

Lost and Hound (Part 4) is the 35th episode in the Thomas & Friends cartoon.

## Synopsis

What ended up to Percy and Raul? Did Rosie ever get a hold of Oliver on the phone? Do the engines find Milk Bud? So many questions to be answered?

## Characters

* Percy
* Raul
* Yong Bao
* Ashima
* Thomas
* Philip
* Carlos
* Rosie
* Milk Bud
* Oliver (brief cameo on the phone)
Molly

Molly is a powerful, bright yellow tender engine.

## Bio

Molly: The coolest engine at the party. Always has the scoop on what the latest gift trends are!

## Personality

Molly is a powerful, bright yellow steam engine. She is proud of her strength, and is happy to put it to use as one of Sodor's bigger engines. She often works pulling empty trucks to the coaling plant. Being a sensitive engine, she often worries about fading into the background. Sometimes taking "empties" makes her feel less important and sad, but in the end, she will usually see that it is a vital part of operations and an important task after all. Molly has a peacekeeper attitude, tends to be rather sensible, and is looked upon as a "big sister" by some of the other engines. However, because of her sensitivity, she can be easily embarrassed or upset by conflict, and will steam away to avoid it, but will usually have the courage to do what she thinks is right. Molly likes to be as good as everyone else and wants the other engines to think the best of her.

## Appearance

### Basis

Molly is based on a Great Eastern Railway D56 Class "Claud Hamilton", classified as D15 by the London and North Eastern Railway, with a Belpaire firebox and the smaller 'water-cart' tender. Claud Hamiltons under the classes S46/D14, D56/D15 and H88/D16 were built at Stratford Works from 1900 to 1923. Under the LNER, most members of the class were rebuilt into the Gresley designed D16/3 sub-class. Members of this class pulled the Royal Train from Wolverton to the Sardingham Estate for several decades. The last D15 was withdrawn in 1952, while the last rebuilt Claud was withdrawn in 1960. None are preserved, though there are plans to construct a replica of D16/2 No. 8783.

The original 8783 cameoed in The Railway Series book, Toby, Trucks and Trouble.

Molly's basis
### Livery

Molly is painted bright yellow with red boiler bands, red and bronze lining, and a white roof and wheel rims.

## Trivia

* Molly appeared with a larger face in promotional shots, the Official Website and in certain Thomas & Friends magazine stories. This is assumed to be a prototype face, as it was never used in the television series. The face was also used on her Take Along card and all merchandise lines except for the Wind-up line. The TOMY and TrackMaster range face covers the whole smoke box but is designed like her standard face.
* Her original faces are now owned by ThomasTankMerch on Twitter, including two that were never shown in public until then.
* One of Molly's models used to be on display at Nitrogen Studios.
* Even though Molly's tender wheels are black, most merchandise ranges have them yellow, except for TOMY and TrackMaster.
* Molly's whistle sound is a two-tone variation of Duck's.
* Molly’s Take Along model depicts her with black buffers.
Raul

Raul is a Brazilian vertical-boiler tank engine who participated in the Shunting Challenge at the Great Railway Show at least twice and was a former champion.

## Bio

Raul: A wheelie fast scootin’ engine who loves to rock 'n' roll and is a bit of a show-off!

## Personality

Raul is a feisty little tank engine from sunny Brazil who is an eager competitor.

## Appearance

### Basis

Raul is based on a series of three vertical-boilered steam locomotives built by Sentinel in 1931 for the São Paulo Railway. The real engine carrying his number was in service at the Amsted Maxion railway equipment factory in Cruzeiro, Brazil from 1959 until October 2014. In 2015, it and classmate 167 were preserved by the ABPF; the third engine, 168, had been scrapped decades before. Their withdrawal marked the end of the commercial use of steam locomotives in Brazil. 166 is currently dismantled and undergoing restoration.

His basis is built to run on broad gauge rails, whereas Raul is standard gauge.

Raul's basis
### Livery

Raul is painted yellow, blue and green with blue lining. He has yellow and black hazard stripes painted across his running board and bufferbeams, and the number "166" on the sides of his cab in white, surrounded by a blue diamond.

## Trivia

* Raul is painted in the colours of the Brazilian flag.
* Raul's promotional video incorrectly states that he is based off of the Two-Engined Sentinel 7109. This engine was originally the inspiration for Logan's number.
* Raul had been partially modified to work on British rail: he has been given buffers and chain couplings. He has also been given a lamp.
* Even though his wheels are grey, his merchandise wheels are green.
* His whistle in The Great Race is actually Rheneas' at one half-step lower in pitch, while in the app Magical Tracks, his whistle is Spencer's a lower pitch.
Peter Andre

Peter Andre (born Peter James Andrea, 27 February 1973) is an English-born Australian singer and actor who provides the voice for Ace in Big World! Big Adventures!

## Trivia

* He attended the premiere of Big World! Big Adventures! with his wife and children in London on 7th July 2018.
* He, Ringo Starr, Tracy-Ann Oberman and Eddie Redmayne were guests on "The One Show".

## External Links

* Official website
* Peter's Twitter account
Darren Boyd

Darren John Boyd (born on January 30th, 1971 in Hastings, Sussex) is a British actor and voice artist who joined the voice cast in Journey Beyond Sodor.

## Trivia

* He and Pierce Brosnan both appeared in "The World's End."
* He and Rasmus Hardiker both had roles in the TV movie, "Christmas at the Riviera."
* He and Hugh Bonneville appeared in the same episode of "Twenty Twelve."
* He, Olivia Colman, Sophie Colquhoun and Hugh Bonneville all had roles in "Rev".
Nicola Stapleton

Nicola Stapleton (born on August 9th, 1974 in Elephant and Castle, London, England) is a British actress. She is most known for her role on "EastEnders" from 1992–1994 and from 2011–2012 as Mandy Salter. She voices Rosie in the UK and US dubs of the Thomas and Friends Webseries.

## Trivia

* She, Jonathan Broadbent, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Sophie Colquhoun, Colin McFarlane and Hugh Bonneville have all worked on "EastEnders".
* She, Mark Moraghan, Robert Wilfort, Clive Mantle, David Bedella, Andrew Sachs and Colin McFarlane have all worked on "Holby City".
* She, Pierce Brosnan and Hugh Bonneville have all appeared in the "James Bond" film series. Additionally, she was in "Octopussy", the same film César Soto dubbed over.
* She, Michael Angelis, Michael Brandon, Rasmus Hardiker, Maggie Ollerenshaw and Andrew Sachs all had roles in "The Bill".