Thomas

**Thomas the Tank Engine** is one of the main protagonists of the SeventyVerse and the first engine on the North Western Railway.

## Backstory

Thomas, originally known as No. 107, had worked at Victoria Station as a shunter throughout the LB&SCR, Southern Railway and into the Southern Region. He didn't get out very often, (*Terence and Percy to the Rescue*) and he knew all of his siblings. Unfortunately, they had all been replaced at Southampton Docks by the USA Dock Tanks. Their poor performance on passengers and goods trains didn't help, and he could only do the things he can now thanks to his crew's kindness *(Enterprising Engines).* In 1979, Thomas arrived on Sodor *(The Adventure Begins).*

## Ffarquhar team

### Percy

Considered his best friend, Thomas sees Percy as something of a little brother. He can be very protective of him when other engines bully him. Perhaps a bit too much, as Percy had eventually come to rely on Thomas, and not stand on his own wheels. This strained their relationship during *Tale of the Brave*. Ultimately, after Percy saved James from the avalanche, Thomas has been allowing Percy to fight his own battles, but also be a supportive friend and brother figure.

### Toby

Not as much of a mentor as Edward, but Thomas definitely respects Toby. Toby can be a bit snarky and cheekily watch infighting with Thomas and Percy sometimes, but when things get serious, Toby is the one to straighten the duo out. Thomas also warmly welcomed Toby to the island, and was impressed when he scared off the rude policeman.

### Annie and Clarabel

Thomas' older sister figures, the tank engine loves the coaches very much. He calls them "your ladyships" or "ladies", which often flatters them. Annie can be more blunt with Thomas, while Clarabel is the sweet and gentle one of the pair. Thomas often gets anxious if he is without the coaches for prolonged periods of time.

### Mavis

Thomas warmly welcomed Mavis onto the island, even when Toby was becoming very bothered by her antics. Thomas has been known to race with Mavis - and Percy - on occasion. Thomas was annoyed with Mavis when she went off with Diesel to see the island when she wasn't supposed to leave the quarry. Otherwise, their relationship is mostly positive.

### Daisy

When Thomas heard about Daisy's involvement with Percy's accident, insulting Annie, Clarabel, Henrietta, Toby and Mavis, and being very lazy, he was not impressed with her at all. However, thanks to Percy, he was able to eventually calm down and give Daisy a fair chance. Although their relationship is a bit more strained than the other Ffarquhar engines, Thomas still has Daisy's back, even when she later transferred to Harwick.

### Rosie

Due to Rosie's class replacing Thomas' class at Southampton Docks, the blue tank engine had doubts about Rosie from the start. This caused both engines to get into fights, which didn't help that Rosie was being put on a pedestal by Bridget Hatt at the time. However, when Rosie had to help Thomas with the post train, the two slowly started to connect. Rosie admitted to Thomas that she had lost most of her siblings too, and both were ultimately able to heal. Even now when Rosie at Vicarstown as a shunter, the two engines manage to stay in touch.

### Nia

Thomas met Nia when he incidentally went to Africa by mistake - he was initially trying to get to the Great Railway Show in Canada but put onto the wrong ship. The duo hit it off nicely, and Thomas became very protective of Nia when he realised her manager was abusive. With Thomas' help, Nia was saved and went to live on the Island of Sodor. Thomas sees Nia as a little sister figure, but vows to not make the same mistake he did with Percy.

### Bertie

The red bus had taken Thomas' passengers twice before they officially met - once when his crew and Sir Topham Hatt were fishing, and once when Thomas was stuck in the snow. Thomas was very grateful to Bertie for his help, and they had their first race. Thomas had won, and that solidified their friendship. The two have raced each other numerous times since, and they always promise to look after the other's passengers if the other needs help.

### Terence

Though their relationship was off to a rocky start due to Thomas insulting Terence's caterpillar tracks, the tank engine gained Terence's respect when he rescued him from a snowdrift. Many years later, Thomas repaid Terence by saving him from an icy bath.

### Harold

Though not as close as Harold is with Percy, Thomas has been grateful to the helicopter. Harold helped to get an inspector to save Thomas after he ran away, and the helicopter was able to help clear up the mess with the post train delay. Years later, Thomas wanted to show Harold sights of the island from the ground, but his idea had unfortunately gotten Harold more damaged.

## Other Relationships

### Edward

Thomas has a lot of respect for the older blue engine, and sees him as a fatherly/older brother/mentor figure. Thomas learned all about trucks from Edward, he was his first friend, and there's a lot of light-hearted teasing between the duo. Edward does put his wheel down with Thomas however, like when he nearly got buried alive in a mine shaft.

### Gordon

Though very strained when the duo first met, they started to realise they were very similar. Thomas had a pride for his branch line and Gordon had a pride for the express. Perhaps it's this, coupled with the mine shaft incident, that got both engines to form an alliance. This is a double-edged sword, as Gordon's boastfulness rubbed off on Thomas, and it nearly tore apart his relationship with Percy and Toby. One of the stronger parts of their alliance is when Thomas got Gordon to come clean about being upset over his siblings being scrapped, and Thomas revealed he lost his siblings too. The two of them cried over this fact together, which helped them to move on in the long run.

### Jack

Thomas was the engine who helped Jack to the construction site when he was new to the island. He was worried for Jack when he didn't do well on his first day. However, when Thomas and his coaches ended up in trouble due to some rabbits, Jack was able to save him. Years later, Jack was able to save Thomas and Stephen when they nearly fell off a bridge at the mine at Ulfstead Castle.

### Glynn

Thomas met Glynn once when the former took over the Ffarquhar branch. Glynn knew Thomas would handle things with pride. Years later, Thomas and Percy tried to hide Glynn from Sir Topham Hatt, who they thought would scrap him after so long. Thankfully, he wasn't, and now happily works with Stephen at the castle.

## Romance

### Katie

Thomas initially had a bit of a crush on Katie, who reciprocated. The duo worked together to help get some Easter chocolates for the Easter egg hunt on Thomas' branch line, and Thomas was impressed with Katie standing up to some thieving children's older siblings. They had since broken their crush off, but still remain friends and flirt with each other to tease the other engines. This has stopped since Thomas started a relationship with Emily though. Although Katie had since moved to a heritage railway, she and Thomas still remain good friends.

### Emily

Thomas thought Emily was beautiful the moment he saw her, and she thought he was handsome. They were a bit awkward about their crush at first, but still made good friends with each other. Thomas was one of the only engines who didn't give up on Emily during her bossy phase. This made their relationship even stronger, and they ultimately became an item.

## Personality

The cheeky tank engine is the No. 1 and he knows it. He's also fussy and has a bit of a professional streak when it comes to his branch line and his former job as station pilot. Thomas is also loyal to a fault, and is looking out for engines who he considers younger siblings, such as Percy and Nia. This might have been contributed to him losing his own siblings due to the scrapper's torch.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Thomas is an LB&SCR E2 tank engine, built between 1913-1916 in two batches (the tank engine Thomas is specifically based on in this series was built in was March 1916). The second batch had extended sidetanks which were added because the first batch had low water supply. As for why Thomas is shorter than the other E2s, he said he was rebuilt due to 'his crews' kindness'. This may also be why he was renumbered No. 70, when his original numbers were 107, 2107, and 32107. The E2s were withdrawn in 1961-1963; the 'real Thomas' in this series was specifically withdrawn in February of 1961.

Thomas' basis
### Livery

Thomas is painted in NWR cerulean with red lining on his tanks and boiler and yellow lining around his windows. His number (1) is painted on his side tanks in yellow with a red outline. He has a white running board with red bufferbeams and valences.

When he first arrives to the North Western Railway in *The Adventure Begins*, Thomas is painted teal green with white lining. His railway's initials LBSC were painted on the sides of his tank and the number 70 was painted on the sides of his bunker, both in yellow with red lining. His wheel rims were painted white.

## Differences from the show and books

* Thomas is a lot nicer than the books or the early episodes. This is to fit in line with the Brenner era.
* In the Series 13-16 redux and the Brenner era, Amanda was on an overhaul, so Thomas was often called in to do odd jobs all over the island.
* Thomas is in a romantic relationship with Emily and had a crush on one of the Midland engines, Katie.
* Thomas has some trauma due to nearly sinking into the mine shaft and later due to nearly getting burnt alive.
* In the books, Thomas' old number would have been either LB&SCR 105 (later SR 2105 and BR 32105) or LB&SCR 106 (later SR 2106 and BR 3206), due to him being built in 1915. However, in *The Adventure Begins*, his old number was 70 (hence the name, the SeventyVerse). The closest real life numbered E2 would have been LB&SCR 107 (later SR 2107 and BR 32107).

## Trivia

* The preferred voice actor for Thomas is John Hasler who was Thomas' second UK voice in the CGI era.
* Thomas has ADHD. Reasons behind this speculation are: