Thomas (Character)

Thomas Is A Blue Tank Engine.

Thomas (Character) has been approved by **Nicolas Rubio**, the Spongy fanatic.

## Biography

Thomas started his life on the Island of Sodor as a cheeky little tank engine who shunted coaches for the Main Line engines, such as Henry and Gordon. He enjoyed playing tricks on them, including Gordon, "the biggest and proudest engine of all". He was taught a lesson when Gordon tricked him into being coupled to him during his express run. Tired out, he vowed never to tease Gordon again, realising he did not have to be important. Soon he desired to pull his own passenger train too, much to the bemusement of the other engines. He got his chance when Henry became ill, and no one could pull the passenger train. However, Thomas was so excited that he accidentally left his train and his passengers behind, believing he was pulling it easily. He soon realised his mistake and returned to pull the train. The engines laughed at him, though, and soon Thomas wanted to get out of the shunting yards and see the world. Edward offered him a chance to pull trucks, and Thomas excitedly took the job, not realising how troublesome trucks could be. The trucks pushed him down Gordon's Hill into a siding, where the Fat Controller told him to practice so that one day he would become as good as Edward. Thomas soon proved himself when he rescued James after his accident with the trucks, using the Breakdown Train. As a reward for his quick and heroic action, the Fat Controller promised him his own branch line.

Thrilled, Thomas soon began running his branch line with his two new coaches, Annie and Clarabel, who he grew to love very much. He soon considered his branch line to be the most important part of the entire railway, a fact he would constantly remind the other engines of. However, he continued to make mistakes and dream big, and sometimes this got him into trouble, such as when he was so impatient that he left his guard behind at Elsbridge or when he wanted to fish, not realising the implications of a fish being in his boiler. His greatest mistake was when he got his snowplough broken in the winter and ended up stuck in a snow drift, having to be rescued by Terence, whom he had insulted earlier for not having "real" wheels. He soon proved himself again, though, when he beat Bertie the bus in a great race. He quickly became friends with both Terence and Bertie, despite their differences.

Although Thomas' branch line was indeed the pride of the line, on the main line, things were not going well for the Fat Controller, who was having to deal with Gordon, Henry, and James' sulking, refusing to do Thomas' former work of shunting themselves. After they went on strike, Thomas was brought back to help alongside Edward and their new friend, Percy, who quickly became Thomas' closest friend. Thomas also became friends with Toby after he was asked by the Fat Controller to help their railway avoid a lawsuit from a rude policeman. But Thomas still had some cheekiness in him, returning to teasing Gordon after Gordon slid into a ditch. He soon needed Gordon's help after he blatantly went past a danger sign and fell down a mine. They soon became friends after that and promised never to tease each other again. Thomas and Toby later helped Mrs. Kyndley at her cottage after she was snowed in and helped her celebrate Christmas with a very special Christmas party.

The following year, Thomas shared a shed on his branch line with Percy and Toby. However, he became conceited about his brilliant blue paint and soon paid the price when Percy accidentally caused a coal hopper to pour coal all over him. Thomas was angry at Percy, but the two friends soon made up after Percy had an accident with some coal trucks. Thomas soon met Trevor, a friend of Edward's, who proved his usefulness when he helped Thomas at the newly constructed harbor. Unfortunately, Thomas became ill a few months later and had to be sent to the Works, while Duck looked after his branch line. When Thomas came back, his brakes were stiff, and made it seem as if they were hard on. As a result, one day, when his fireman was ill, a substitute accidentally caused Thomas to run away, and Harold had to help stop him. Later, when the Viaduct needed to be repaired, the main line engines became late to drop off Thomas' passengers and, as a result, made him late for Bertie. Thomas continued to be of great service to Sir Topham Hatt's railway, although he still remained a cheeky little engine.

Thomas later became conceited again when he took his driver's compliment to heart and believed he no longer needed him to work his branch line. This was untrue, but Thomas was too puffed up with himself to not believe it and, one morning, found himself rolling along the line, when a cleaner had accidentally started him up. He soon broke into a stationmaster's house and ruined the family's breakfast. He had to be rescued by Donald and Douglas. As a result, the Fat Controller angrily sent him to the works again. He arrived back a few weeks later just in time to take over for a battered Percy, who just had a predicament with some trucks. The following Christmas, Thomas was eager to sing carols with the other engines, but had to pick up a Christmas tree for the Fat Controller. Unfortunately, on his way back, he was caught in a snow drift and was lost. Donald and Douglas soon rescued him in time to sing carols with all his friends.

From the eighth series onwards, Thomas was given more duties on the Main Line.

#### *Thomas and the Magic Railroad*

While Sir Topham Hatt was on holiday, Thomas was asked to pick up Mr. Conductor, who would be acting as controller until his return. After hearing that Diesel 10 was planning to destroy the lost engine and the buffers that lead to her, Thomas set out on a quest to find and help her.

With help from Percy, he was able to locate the Magic Buffers and went through them with Lily. While on the Magic Railroad, he picked up a truck of Sodor coal that he had previously accidentally sent through the buffers. At the end of the line, he was sent to Muffle Mountain, where he fell off the mountainside and rolled through another portal. He later reconvened with Lily - along with Patch, Burnett Stone and Lady - back on the Magic Railroad.

After returning to Sodor, Thomas was chased along with Lady by Diesel 10. During the chase, Thomas only just managed to cross The Big Dipper before it collapsed, leaving Diesel 10 to fall off the bridge and into a barge. Afterwards, he returned to the Sodor Wishing Well with Lady.

### *The Adventure Begins*

Thomas originally worked at Brighton on the Mainland, before arriving on Sodor. He arrived on Sodor some time after James and was bought to shunt coaches for the Main Line engines. Initially, he was painted teal and numbered 70, later being repainted blue at the Sodor Steamworks. The first engine Thomas befriended was Edward. He liked to play tricks on Gordon, the biggest and proudest engine on the railway, but was taught a lesson when Gordon tricked him into being coupled to him during his express run. Tired out, he vowed never to tease Gordon again, realising he did not have to do so to be important.

Soon, he desired to pull his own passenger train too, much to the bemusement of the other engines. He got his chance when Henry became ill, and no one could pull the passenger train. When he mistook Edward's guard's whistle for his own, Thomas was so excited that he accidentally left his train and his passengers behind, believing he was pulling it easily. He soon realised his mistake and returned to pull the train.

Soon, Thomas wanted to get out of the shunting yards and see the world, however Gordon and James merely laughed at him because of his incident with the coaches. Edward offered him a chance to pull trucks and Thomas excitedly took the job, not realising how troublesome trucks could be. The trucks pushed him down Gordon's Hill into a siding at Maron, where the Fat Controller told him to practice so that one day he would become as good as Edward.

Thomas soon proved himself to the other engines when he saved James from a crash. James was pulling a train of trucks who were pushing him too fast, and when he tried to stop his brake blocks caught fire. Thomas chased after him and tried to couple to the back of the train to slow James down, but he failed and James and his trucks derailed. After fetching Judy and Jerome, who lifted him back onto the tracks, he was given James' coaches, Annie and Clarabel, and his own branch line, which had previously been run by Glynn the "coffee pot" engine.

## Personality

Thomas is described as being a cheeky engine. He often gets into scrapes, usually by being over-eager to do things best left to bigger and more sensible engines. But clouds never last long in Thomas' life and he is soon bustling about again, playing his part in the yard and on his very own branch line, of which he is extremely proud.

He loves teasing the others, especially the bigger engines, such as Gordon and on occasion brags about his superiority, but is always brought down to earth in due course by anyone willing to correct him, especially the Fat Controller and his two coaches, Annie and Clarabel. If Thomas has one major character flaw, it is that he is forgetful and rather impatient. However, he is also cheerful, optimistic, idealistic, altruistic, kind-hearted, supportive and helpful.

A friend to all engines and a popular member of the Fat Controller's railway, Thomas is No.1 and does his best every day to live up to that through helping his friends and those that he cares about. He lives to be a Really Useful Engine and encourages everyone else to do the same. He likes to be better than James and Bertie in races. He can, however, also get annoyed about being useful such as the time when Rosie followed him around because she used to idolise him so much.

Because of his popularity amongst his fellow engines and the people of the railway, Thomas often likes to view himself as a leader to the other engines. He is quick to take action when necessary and - despite the dangers or fears he might experience - has a strong sense of bravery and will never leave any of his friends behind, even despite any previous conflicts. Because of this, the other engines often follow in his tracks. However, he can feel jealous or threatened if he feels a newer tank engine is trying to replace him, as shown with Stanley and Ryan. But in the end, Thomas is always willing to make amends with those whom he previously distrusted, proving his leadership.

Thomas was infamously known for his dislike of wearing a snowplough, often claiming his to be heavy and uncomfortable. On numerous occasions, he has shown he has no problems with doing anything to avoid wearing one, from banging it around to leaving it in disrepair and leaving it on a siding by claiming it did not fit properly. He does always get his comeuppance for these deeds, however, and knows that having a snowplough is important in bad snowy weather. He tolerates wearing a plough much better in the present day, but Thomas will still groan about it if given the chance, particularly when other engines make fun of him for this.

While most of the other engines and especially Annie and Clarabel tolerate his slight ego to a bare minimum, Thomas has often found himself going too far, driving away even close friends such as Percy, Toby, and even Edward. When these occasions happen, Thomas is very good at luring back friends when motivated, often pulling through his personal distastes to help others out and rekindle friendships.

Despite all this, he does have his pride and will sometimes take wrong advice at the wrong time - such as from Sailor John or Ace, as well as refusing help even when he needs it. Thomas also highly despises the smell of fish, and as such, when he once had the job of delivering fish, he wanted to finish quickly to avoid the smell, and ignored instructions, causing confusion and delay doing so. His dislike of fish is most prominent in the model series made by HiT Entertainment, and less prominent in the model series made by Gullane Entertainment and the CGI series.

In other cases, Thomas can be highly curious and positive, with slight hints of scepticism, stubbornness, and forgetfulness, including tendencies to daydream. He is also however depicted with a subtle tone of wisdom, helping engines like Sonny and Rajiv be really useful, despite their difficulties or insecurities in the past. Thomas also has a high perspective on odd objects or people, quickly growing suspicious upon seeing the tiger hunters' hidden cage, Diesel 10's plans to take over the railway of steam engines with his fellow diesels and Baz and Bernie's whispering. Backing up his perception is a very high sense of creativity, allowing him to quickly adapt to a tricky situation.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Like in *The Railway Series*, Thomas is based on a London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) Class E2 0-6-0T. Thomas is one of the second batch of E2s, built with extended side-tanks.

These engines were built by Brighton Works between 1913-1916 to replace the aging Stroudley LB&SCR E1 class and were primarily used for heavy shunting and short-distance goods trains in the London area and on the south coast. During their final working years, the E2 class worked as shunting engines at Southampton Docks alongside the USATC S100 Tank Engines (Rosie's basis), until they were replaced by the BR Class 07 diesel shunters (Salty's basis). In real life, all of the E2s were scrapped, with none surviving into preservation.

Thomas' appearance differs heavily from his basis. His proportions are heavily modified and he is missing a lot of extra details present on the real engines, such as safety valves and front stepladders. Additionally, Thomas has an extra window on his cab sides, two whistles instead of the usual single whistle and added wheel splashers, something the original E2 class lacked.

His running board shape is also changed, with it only dipping at the front end. Unlike in *The Railway Series*, this is never fixed.

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.

In the first three series of the television series, Thomas had red lining on the back of his coal bunker, but during the production of the third series episode, *All at Sea*, the lining was removed. The lining was reapplied in *The Adventure Begins*.

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.

In *The Adventure Begins*, Thomas is also shown to have a pink undercoat, similar to the one worn by James in the thirteenth series episode Tickled Pink. Learning Segments have also shown him with a cream undercoat and painted red.

Thomas' original teal green livery in *The Adventure Begins*

Thomas' pink undercoat

Thomas' cream undercoat in a learning segment, along with James and Henry

Thomas painted red in a learning segment

## Appearances

* Television Series
* Magazines
* Annuals
* Other Media
* Thomas Creator Collective

* **Series 2** - Thomas, Percy and the Coal, Cows (*cameo*), Bertie's Chase, Saved from Scrap, Old Iron, Thomas and Trevor, Percy and the Signal (*does not speak*), Duck Takes Charge (*does not speak*), Percy and Harold, The Runaway, Percy Takes the Plunge, A Close Shave (*does not speak*), Better Late Than Never, The Missing Coach (*cancelled episode*), Break Van (*cameo*), Thomas Comes to Breakfast, Daisy (*mentioned*), Percy's Predicament (*does not speak*), Wrong Road (*does not speak*), Ghost Train, Woolly Bear and Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree
* **Series 3** - A Scarf for Percy, Percy's Promise, Time for Trouble (*cameo*), Gordon and the Famous Visitor, Donald's Duck (*cameo*), Thomas Gets Bumped, Thomas, Percy and the Dragon, Diesel Does it Again (*cameo*), Henry's Forest, The Trouble with Mud, No Joke for James, Thomas, Percy and the Post Train, Trust Thomas, Buzz, Buzz (*cameo*), All at Sea (*cameo*), One Good Turn (*cameo*), Tender Engines (*cameo*), Escape (*cameo*), Oliver Owns Up, Bulgy (*cameo*), Percy, James and the Fruitful Day and Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure
* **Series 4** - Granpuff, Sleeping Beauty, Bulldog, You Can't Win (*cameo*), Four Little Engines (*cameo*), A Bad Day for Sir Handel (*cameo*), Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady (*cameo*), Trucks (*cameo*), Home at Last (*cameo*), Rock 'n' Roll (*cameo*), Steam Roller (*cameo*), Passengers and Polish (*cameo*), Gallant Old Engine (*cameo*), Rusty to the Rescue, Thomas and Stepney, Train Stops Play (*does not speak*), Bowled Out, Henry and the Elephant, Toad Stands By, Thomas and the Special Letter, Paint Pots and Queens, Fish and Mind that Bike
* **Series 5** - Cranky Bugs, Horrid Lorry, A Better View for Gordon (*cameo*), Lady Hatt's Birthday Party, James and the Trouble with Trees, Gordon and the Gremlin, Bye George!, Baa!, Put Upon Percy, Haunted Henry (*cameo*), Double Teething Troubles, Toby's Discovery, Something in the Air, Thomas, Percy and Old Slow Coach, Thomas and the Rumours, Happy Ever After, Sir Topham Hatt's Holiday, A Surprise for Percy (*deleted scene*), Make Someone Happy, Busy Going Backwards (*cameo*), Rusty and the Boulder and Snow
* **Series 6** - Salty's Secret (*cameo*), Harvey to the Rescue, No Sleep for Cranky, A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter (*cameo*), Elizabeth the Vintage Lorry, The Fogman, Jack Jumps In, A Friend in Need, It's Only Snow, Twin Trouble, The World's Strongest Engine, Scaredy Engines, Percy and the Haunted Mine (*cameo*), Middle Engine (*does not speak*), James and the Red Balloon, Jack Frost, Gordon Takes a Tumble, Percy's Chocolate Crunch, Thomas, Percy and the Squeak, Thomas the Jet Engine and Edward the Very Useful Engine
* **Series 7** - Emily's New Coaches, Percy Gets it Right, Bill, Ben and Fergus, Edward's Brass Band, What's the Matter with Henry?, James and the Queen of Sodor, The Spotless Record, Toby's Windmill (*cameo*), Salty's Stormy Tale, Something Fishy, Peace and Quiet, Fergus Breaks the Rules, Bulgy Rides Again, Harold and the Flying Horse, The Grand Opening (*cameo*) Best Dressed Engine, Gordon and Spencer, Not So Hasty Puddings and Three Cheers for Thomas
* **Jack and the Sodor Construction Company** - A Visit from Thomas (*does not speak*), Jack Owns Up, On Site with Thomas, Percy's Scary Tale, Kelly's Windy Day, A Tale for Thomas, Thomas and the Moles, Percy Helps Out, The Tortoise and the Hare, Thomas' Trusty Friends, Alfie Has Kittens and Mud Glorious Mud
* **Series 8** - Thomas and the Tuba, Percy's New Whistle, Thomas to the Rescue, Henry and the Wishing Tree, James Gets a New Coat, Thomas Saves the Day, Percy's Big Mistake, Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough, Don't Tell Thomas, Emily's New Route, Thomas and the Firework Display, Gordon Takes Charge (*cameo*), Spic and Span, Edward the Great, Squeak, Rattle and Roll (*deleted scene*), Thomas and the Circus, Thomas Gets it Right, As Good as Gordon, Fish, Emily's Adventure, Halloween, You Can Do it, Toby!, James Goes Too Far, Chickens to School, Too Hot for Thomas and Percy and the Magic Carpet (*does not speak*)
* **Series 9** - Percy and the Oil Painting, Thomas and the Rainbow, Thomas' Milkshake Muddle, Mighty Mac, Molly's Special Special, Respect for Gordon, Thomas and the Birthday Picnic, Tuneful Toots, Thomas and the Toy Shop, Rheneas and the Dinosaur (*does not speak*), Thomas and the New Engine, Toby Feels Left Out, Thomas Tries His Best, The Magic Lamp (*does not speak*), Thomas and the Statue, Henry and the Flagpole, Emily Knows Best (*cameo*), Thomas' Day Off, Thomas' New Trucks, Duncan and the Old Mine, Bold and Brave, Skarloey the Brave (*does not speak*), Saving Edward, Thomas and the Golden Eagle, Keeping Up with James (*cameo*) and Flour Power
* **Series 10** - Follow that Flour, A Smooth Ride, Thomas and the Jet Plane, Percy and the Funfair (*does not speak*), The Green Controller, Thomas' Tricky Tree, Toby's Afternoon Off, It's Good to be Gordon, Seeing the Sights, Fearless Freddie, Toby's New Shed, Big Strong Henry, Sticky Toffee Thomas, Which Way Now?, Thomas and the Shooting Star, Edward Strikes Out, Topped Off Thomas, Wharf and Peace, Thomas' Frosty Friend, Emily and the Special Coaches, Thomas and the Colours, Thomas and the Birthday Mail, Duncan's Bluff (*does not speak*), Missing Trucks, Thomas and the Treasure, James the Second Best and Thomas and Skarloey's Big Day Out
* **Series 11** - Thomas and the Storyteller, Emily's Rubbish, Dream On, Dirty Work, Hector the Horrid!, Gordon and the Engineer, Thomas and the Spaceship, Henry's Lucky Day, Thomas and the Lighthouse, Thomas and the Big Bang, Smoke and Mirrors, Thomas Sets Sail, Don't be Silly, Billy, Edward and the Mail, Hide and Peep, Toby's Triumph, Thomas and the Runaway Car, Thomas in Trouble, Thomas and the Stinky Cheese, Percy and the Left Luggage (*cameo*), Cool Truckings, Duncan Does it All, Sir Handel in Charge and Ding-a-Ling
* **Series 12** - Thomas and the Billboard, Steady Eddie, Mountain Marvel (*mentioned*), Henry Gets it Wrong (*does not speak*), Heave Ho Thomas!, Toby's Special Surprise, Excellent Emily, The Party Surprise (*does not speak*), Saved You!, Duncan and the Hot Air Balloon, James Works it Out, Tram Trouble, Don't Go Back, The Man in the Hills, Thomas Puts the Brakes On, Percy and the Bandstand, Push Me, Pull You and Best Friends
* **Series 13** - Creaky Cranky, The Lion of Sodor, Tickled Pink, Double Trouble, Slippy Sodor, The Early Bird, Play Time, Thomas and the Pigs, Time for a Story, Percy's Parcel, Toby's New Whistle, A Blooming Mess, Thomas and the Runaway Kite, Steamy Sodor, Splish Splash Splosh, The Biggest Present of All, Snow Tracks, Henry's Good Deeds, Buzzy Bees and Hiro Helps Out
* **Series 14** - Thomas' Tall Friend, James in the Dark, Pingy Pongy Pick Up, Charlie and Eddie, Toby and the Whistling Woods, Henry's Health and Safety, Diesel's Special Delivery, Pop Goes Thomas, Victor Says Yes, Thomas in Charge, Being Percy, Merry Winter Wish, Thomas and the Snowman Party, Thomas' Crazy Day, Jumping Jobi Wood!, Thomas and Scruff, O the Indignity, Jitters and Japes, Merry Misty Island and Henry's Magic Box
* **Series 15** - Gordon and Ferdinand, Toby and Bash, Emily and Dash, Percy's New Friends, Edward the Hero, James to the Rescue, Happy Hiro, Up, Up and Away!, Henry's Happy Coal, Let it Snow, Surprise, Surprise, Spencer the Grand, Stop That Bus!, Stuck on You, Big Belle, Kevin the Steamie, Wonky Whistle, Percy the Snowman, Tree Trouble and Fiery Flynn
* **Series 16** - Race to the Rescue, Ol' Wheezy Wobbles, Express Coming Through, Percy and the Monster of Brendam (*cameo*), Ho Ho Snowman, Flash Bang Wallop!, Thomas and the Rubbish Train, Thomas Toots the Crows, Bust My Buffers!, Percy and the Calliope (*cameo*), Thomas and the Sounds of Sodor, Salty's Surprise, Sodor Surprise Day, Emily's Winter Party Special, Muddy Matters, Whiff's Wish (*does not speak*), Welcome Stafford!, Don't Bother Victor!, Happy Birthday Sir! and The Christmas Tree Express
* **Series 17** - Kevin's Cranky Friend, Scruff's Makeover, Wayward Winston, Gordon Runs Dry, Calm Down Caitlin, Steamie Stafford, Henry's Hero, Not Now, Charlie!, The Lost Puff, The Thomas Way, The Phantom Express, Percy's Lucky Day, Bill or Ben?, Too Many Fire Engines, No Snow for Thomas, Santa's Little Engine, The Missing Christmas Decorations, The Frozen Turntable, Away From the Sea, Gone Fishing, The Afternoon Tea Express (*does not speak*), The Smelly Kipper, No More Mr. Nice Engine and Thomas' Shortcut
* **Series 18** - Old Reliable Edward, Not So Slow Coaches, Flatbeds of Fear, Disappearing Diesels, Signals Crossed, Toad's Adventure, Duck and the Slip Coaches, Thomas the Quarry Engine, Thomas and the Emergency Cable, Marion and the Pipe, Missing Gator, Spencer's VIP, Toad's Bright Idea (*cameo*), Long Lost Friend, Last Train for Christmas, Duncan the Humbug, The Perfect Gift, Emily Saves the World, Timothy and the Rainbow Truck, Marion and the Dinosaurs, Samson at Your Service and Millie and the Volcano
* **Series 19** - Who's Geoffrey?, The Truth About Toby, Lost Property, Henry Spots Trouble, A Cranky Christmas, Snow Place Like Home, The Beast of Sodor, Toad and the Whale, Very Important Sheep, Salty All at Sea, Den and Dart, Helping Hiro, Slow Stephen, Two Wheels Good, Reds vs. Blues, Best Engine Ever, The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead, Philip to the Rescue, Diesel's Ghostly Christmas, Thomas the Babysitter, Rocky Rescue, The Other Side of the Mountain, No Help at All, Goodbye Fat Controller and Wild Water Rescue
* **Series 20** - Sidney Sings, Toby's New Friend, Henry Gets the Express, Diesel and the Ducklings, Bradford the Brake Van, Saving Time, Ryan and Daisy (*cameo*), Pouty James, Blown Away (*cameo*), The Way She Does It, Letters to Santa, Love Me Tender, The Railcar and the Coaches, Mucking About, Cautious Connor, All in Vain, Buckled Tracks and Bumpy Trucks, Tit for Tat, Mike's Whistle, Useful Railway, Henry in the Dark, Three Steam Engines Gruff, Engine of the Future, Hugo and the Airship, The Missing Breakdown Train, Skiff and the Mermaid (*cameo*), The Christmas Coffeepot and Over the Hill (*does not speak*)
* **Series 21** - Springtime for Diesel, A Most Singular Engine, Dowager Hatt's Busy Day, Stuck in Gear, P.A. Problems, Hasty Hannah, Cranky at the End of the Line, New Crane on the Dock, Unscheduled Stops, Philip's Number, The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor, A Shed for Edward, The Big Freeze, Emily in the Middle, Terence Breaks the Ice, Daisy's Perfect Christmas and Confused Coaches
* **Series 22** - Number One Engine, Forever and Ever, Confusion Without Delay, Trusty Trunky, What Rebecca Does, Thomas Goes to Bollywood, Thomas in the Wild, Thomas and the Monkey Palace, An Engine of Many Colours, Outback Thomas, School of Duck, Tiger Trouble, Seeing is Believing, Apology Impossible, The Water Wheel, Samson and the Fireworks, Runaway Truck, Thomas' Animal Ark, Cyclone Thomas, Kangaroo Christmas, Thomas and the Dragon, Rosie is Red, The Case of the Puzzling Parts, Banjo and the Bushfire, Counting on Nia (*speaks in narration only*) and Hunt the Truck
* **Series 23** - Free the Roads, Crowning Around, Chucklesome Trucks, The Other Big Engine, Heart of Gold (*narration only*), Batucada, Gordon Gets the Giggles, Thomas Makes a Mistake, Diesel Do Right, Grudge Match, Steam Team to the Rescue, Panicky Percy, All Tracks Lead to Rome, Mines of Mystery, Laid Back Shane, Rangers of the Rails, Wish You Were Here, Out of Site (*fantasy*), First Day on Sodor! (*narration only*), Lorenzo's Solo, Deep Trouble, Too Loud, Thomas! and Diesel Glows Away (*narration only*)
* **Series 24** - Thomas and the Royal Engine, Emily's Best Friend, Thomas' Fuzzy Friend, The Great Little Railway Show, Thomas and the Forest Engines, Emily to the Rescue, Shankar's Makeover, Nia and the Unfriendly Elephant (*narration only*), James the Super Engine (*cameo outside of narration*), Thomas' Not-So-Lucky Day, Ace's Brave Jump, A New Arrival, World of Tomorrow, Nia's Bright Idea, Cleo's First Snow, Sonny's Second Chance, Thomas and the Inventor's Workshop, The Inventor's Spectacular Bridge, Yong Bao and the Tiger, Gordon and Rebecca, Coming Through!, Kenji on the Rails Again, Cleo the Road Engine and Thomas' Animal Friends

Specials/Movies* **1992** - Thomas and the U.K. Trip
* **2000** - Thomas and the Magic Railroad
* **2005** - Calling All Engines!
* **2008** - The Great Discovery
* **2009** - Hero of the Rails
* **2010** - Misty Island Rescue
* **2011** - Day of the Diesels
* **2012** - Blue Mountain Mystery
* **2013** - King of the Railway
* **2014** - Tale of the Brave
* **2015** - The Adventure Begins and Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
* **2016** - The Great Race
* **2017** - Journey Beyond Sodor
* **2018** - Big World! Big Adventures!

Thomas will appear in the Untitled Marc Forster Film. He was also going to be appearing in the film titled The Adventures of Thomas.

Music Videos* **Series 3** - Thomas' Anthem and I'm Thomas the Tank Engine
* **Series 4** - Thomas' Anthem Grand Finale, Let's Have a Race, Gone Fishing, Toby, Don't Judge a Book By its Cover, The Island Song, Really Useful Engine and Thomas' Christmas Song
* **Series 5** - Night Train, Accidents Will Happen, Every Cloud has a Silver Lining, It's Great to be an Engine, The Snow Song, Donald's Duck, Sir Topham Hatt, Come for the Ride, Harold the Helicopter and Percy's Seaside Trip
* **Thomas and the Magic Railroad** - Really Useful Engine
* **Series 6** - Little Engines, Down by the Docks, Winter Wonderland, Boo! Boo! Choo-Choo and Never, Never, Never Give Up
* **Jack and the Sodor Construction Company** - The Work Song and One Friendly Family
* **Series 7** - Five New Engines in the Shed, The Red Balloon, There Once Was an Engine Who Ran Away, Troublesome Trucks, Salty and The Whistle Song
* **Series 8** - Sounds, Emily, Surprises, A World Around You, Determination, Patience, and Engine Roll Call
* **Calling All Engines!** - Busy, Trying, Together, New Engine Roll Call and The Dream Song
* **Series 9** - Buffer Up and Share, Brave, Day and Night, Party Time, Pride, Every Day's a Special Day on Sodor and Togetherness
* **Series 10** - Doing it Right, Favourite Place, H is for Harold, Navigation, There's Always Something New, Responsibility, Strength, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Jingle Bells and Engine Roll Call (*Rock 'n' Roll version*)
* **Series 11** - The Narrow Gauge Engines and Engine Roll Call
* **The Great Discovery** - Thomas and James are Racing, There's a Job for Everyone, Where, oh Where is Thomas?, Engine Roll Call and Thomas, You're the Leader
* **Series 12** - Engine Roll Call
* **Hero of the Rails** - Go, Go Thomas
* **Series 13** - Roll Along, Thomas, You're the Leader, Sounds, Determination and Engine Roll Call
* **Misty Island Rescue** - Misty Island Rescue
* **Series 14** - All You Need, Sir Topham Hatt and Engine Roll Call
* **Day of the Diesels** - Day of the Diesels
* **Series 15** - Hear the Engines Coming
* **Blue Mountain Mystery** - Working Together and Blue Mountain Mystery
* **Series 16** - Thomas and Percy and Go, Go Thomas
* **King of the Railway** - Working Together Again, Searching Everywhere and It's Gonna be a Great Day
* **Series 17** - Hey, Hey Thomas! and On a Journey Today
* **Tale of the Brave** - Monsters Everywhere, Tale of the Brave and Let's Be Brave
* **Series 18** - It's Christmas Time and The Best Friends Express
* **Thomas' YouTube World Tour** - A World Around You, Down by the Docks, Navigation, Never, Never, Never Give Up, It's Great to be an Engine, Thomas' Anthem, The Island Song, The Whistle Song, Night Train, Ode to Gordon, Rules and Regulations and That's What Friends are For
* **The Adventure Begins** - Really Useful Engine and Troublesome Trucks
* **Series 19** - There's Snow Place Like Home, Let's Go!, Race with You, Spring is Here! and Engine Roll Call
* **Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure** - Never Overlook a Little Engine and We Make a Team Together
* **Series 20** - Glynn's Christmas Wish, It's Halloween, James the Really Splendid Engine and Accidents Will Happen
* **The Great Race** - Will You Won't You, Streamlining, You Can Only Be You, The Shooting Star is Coming Through and Be Who You Are, and Go Far
* **Journey Beyond Sodor** - Somebody Has to Be the Favourite, Who's Thomas?, The Hottest Place in Town, I Want To Go Home, We Can't Do Anything and The Most Important Thing is Being Friends
* **Series 21** - Set Friendship in Motion, Doing it Right, Trying and Little Engines
* **Big World! Big Adventures!** - Where in the World is Thomas?, Wake Up, Enda Ulale (*cameo*), We're Friends, Free and Easy (*cameo*) and Sometimes You Make a Friend
* **Series 22** - Big World! Big Adventures!, Engine Roll Call, The Journey Never Ends, All the Girls Around the World, The Steam Team and Let's Dream
* **Series 23** - Legend of the Lost Engine, The Sodor Construction Crew and Don't Stop
* **Series 24** - Party Train, How Does it Work?, Fall is So Much Fun, The Little Engine Who Believed and New Year's Day with Thomas
* **Nursery Rhymes** - Six Little Trains (*not named; does not speak*), Percy!, Tunnels, Bridges, Tracks and Hills, The Wheels on the Train, Chuff, Chuff, Chuff Along, If You're Happy and You Know It, Another Day on Sodor, Old McColl's Farm, Hickory Tickory Tock (*cameo*), Pop Goes the Diesel! (*does not speak*), Thomas Found a Little Lamb, Twinkle, Twinkle Sodor Sky, My Name is Thomas, Five Little Railway Friends and Happy Birthday to You

Learning Segments* **Series 8** - Sounds (*speaking role*), Steamies and Diesels Sounds, Being Blue, How Does Emily Get to Cronk Station? (*speaking role*), Being on Time, Truck Trouble, Sharing, The Children Wait for Gordon, What Thomas Needs to do in the Winter, Helping One Another, How Does Thomas Get to the Timber Yards?, Which Whistle Suits Thomas?, Guess the Engine - Thomas, Henry and Toby, Surprise Destination, Thomas Trundles Out of the Station, Thomas and the Mast, Thomas and Percy Play Hide and Seek, Which Way Should Thomas and Emily Go?, Sharing Trucks and Job Destinations - Thomas, Toby and James
* **Calling All Engines!** - Banana Tricks, Which Way Should Thomas Go?, Thomas Looks for Mavis, Diesel Engines and Steam Engines are Different, Which Engine for Which Job? and Which Diesel Engine with Which Steam Engine?
* **Series 9** - Same Colour, Which Route Should Thomas Take?, Changing Sounds, Getting to Bluff's Cove (*Speaking role in UK YouTube Channel version*), Which Load for Which Route?, What Makes Thomas Happy?, Knowing What To Do, Cool Down Delivery, What Goes Where?, Who's Under The Coal Dust? - James, Thomas and the Shape Bridge, Which Load for Which Party?, Which Load to Which Station?, What's New at the Station?, Seeing in the Dark, What is Thomas Thinking Of?, Dot to Dot - Thomas, Fixing the Engines and What Can Cool Thomas Down?
* **Series 10** - Where is Henry's Coal?, Who Can Take Them?, Help From Your Friends, Which Outfit for Which Occasion?, Percy's Story (*speaking role*), Old Route, New Route, Diesels and Steamers, What Makes Salty Happiest? (*stock footage cameo*), How Does Thomas Feel?, How are Thomas and Percy Different?, Who's Under The Coal Dust? - Emily andWhich Friends is in Which Shed?
* **The Great Discovery** - Spot the Difference, Tough Trucks and Thomas Puzzle Parts
* Unknown - Being Repainted and Who's Going Where?

Videos* **2014** - Welcome to the Island of Sodor Logan! (*does not speak*)
* **2015** - Welcome to the Island of Sodor Sam! (*does not speak*), A New Friend on Sodor and A Friendly Farewell (*does not speak*)
* **2016** - Thomas & Friends in 4-D: Bubbling Boilers and Thomas of Sodor (*does not speak*)
* **2017** - Shark Escape, Space Mission, Sea Monster, Thomas Visits Shane in Melbourne, Thomas Dreams of Playing Australian Football, Thomas Coaches His First Game of Footy, Thomas Goes to the AFL Grand Final and Steam, Rattle & Roll Thomas
* **2018** - Meet Ace of Australia!, Meet Nia of Kenya!, Meet Beau of America!, Meet Hong-Mei of China!, Meet Yong-Bao of China!, Meet Noor Jehan of India!, Meet Rajiv of India!, Meet Shane of Australia!, Meet the New Steam Team, Meet Rebecca of England!, Meet Shankar of India!, Still the Best of Friends, Animals Around the World, Different Ways to See the World, Meet Tamika of Australia!, What Did Thomas Learn In India?, What Did Thomas Learn In China?, Meet Isla of Australia!, What Did Thomas Learn In Australia?, Share a Selfie For Children In Need! and Meet Ashima of India!
* **2019** - Meet Percy, Meet Rebecca, Meet James, Meet Emily, Meet Gordon, Meet Nia, Meet Lorenzo and Beppe of Italy!, Meet Gina of Italy!, Meet Stefano of Italy!, Meet the Sodor Construction Company!, Meet Raul of Brazil!, Meet Gabriela and Cassia of Brazil! and Meet Ester of Italy!
* **2020** - Top 5 Jumps, Top 5 Animals, Top 5 Cranes (*does not speak*), Top 5 Non-Railway Vehicles (*cameo*), Top 5 Songs, Top 5 Crashes, Top 5 Coolest Engines (*cameo*), Top 5 Cheeky Thomas Moments, Top 5 Silliest Characters, Meet Duchess of England!, Thomas and the Ants!, Top 5 Scariest Moments, Meet Ruth of America!, Thomas and the Balloons!, Meet Kenji of Japan!, Meet Sonny of England!, Thomas the Submarine, Super Bubble Thomas!, Thomas and the Monkeys, Thomas the Giant, Thomas the Helicopter, Thomas the Rescue Engine, Thomas and the Lighthouse, Thomas Full Speed Ahead, Thomas the Rubber Band, Thomas the Elephant, Meet Marcio and Marcia of Brazil!, Thomas and the Birthday Surprise, Thomas and Percy Learn About Mixing Colours, Thomas & Percy’s Bedtime Routine, Thomas & Percy Learn About Emotions, Thomas & Percy Learn About Different Vehicles, Thomas & Percy Learn About Opposites, Thomas & Percy Learn to Count to 20, Thomas & Percy Learn Why It's Good to Clean Up, Thomas & Percy Learn About Shapes, Thomas & Percy Teach Diesel to Share and Thomas & Percy Learn What Food Animals Eat
* **2021** - The Hunt for Springtime Clues, Percy's Rainbow Surprise!, Nia and the Spring Bunnies and Thomas and the Chocolate Eggs

## Official Description

* 1993-2009
* 2010-2021

**From Official Website:**[1]

**Historical Note**: Thomas is based on the London Brighton and South Coast Railway 0-6-0 E2 with extended side tanks.

## Songs

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

## Audio Files

### Whistles

In the fifteenth series episode Wonky Whistle, Thomas has a distorted whistle sound due to his whistle being wonky.

In *Calling All Engines!*, Thomas is shown to sleep-whistle.

In one scene of Thomas and the Birthday Picnic, Thomas has Douglas' fourth series whistle 2 steps higher pitch, when he gives a sad low toot on his whistle.

In the Learning Segment Which Whistle Suits Thomas?, Thomas has a different broken whistle sound.

In 10 Stories from Thomas & Friends, Thomas is portrayed with a completely different whistle sound.

In the Whistle and Peep game, Thomas is given Timothy's whistle but at a full octave lower in pitch.

In Thomas, You're the Leader, Thomas has a different whistle again, which is a lower-pitched version of Edward's whistle from the Leapfrog books.

In The Journey Never Ends, another new whistle sound is used for Thomas.

In the mobile app, Read and Play!, Thomas has a sad whistle.

In the Thomas and the Magic Railroad teaser trailer, Thomas and the Sounds of Sodor, Standard Gauge and Narrow Gauge, one episode of Learning with Thomas, and Three Steam Engines Gruff, Thomas' whistle sound is pitched down.

In one episode of Thomas' Magical Birthday Wishes, Thomas has his whistle four steps higher pitch.

In the Help Thomas up Muffle Mountain game on the original website, Thomas has a higher-pitched version of Stephen's whistle.

## Trivia

* Thomas was the first character to be introduced in *Thomas & Friends*.
* In the American and Finnish cast, Thomas is the only character voiced by Joseph May and Juha Varis in the series.
* Thomas' LBSC number, 70, was actually carried by a real LB&SCR locomotive, an A1 named "Poplar" currently preserved by the Kent & East Sussex Railway. The number also represents the 70th anniversary of *The Railway Series*. All of the real E2s, however, were only numbered from 100 to 109.
* According to Sir Topham Hatt on the 2001 version of the official website, Thomas was given his name by the engine workshop which built him.
* Thomas is one of three characters to have a speaking role in every series and special, the other two being Henry and James.
* On early Spanish translations of the Random House books, Thomas was known as *Tomás*.
* Following Mr. Conductor in Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Thomas became the second character to narrate in first-person.
* In Calling All Engines!, Thomas sleep-whistles. This is apparently the steam engine version of snoring; instead of typical snoring sounds, Thomas makes warbling whistles after pausing before the next toot.
* Thomas is the only vehicle character with headwear (a nightcap in the ninth to twelfth series closing segments, a party hat in the ninth series episode Thomas' Milkshake Muddle, an aviator pilot hat in the tenth series episode Sticky Toffee Thomas and a top hat in the same episode and the eleventh series episode Smoke and Mirrors (if one were to also count The Fat Controller's top hat in Topped Off Thomas), not counting Whiff's glasses or Darcy's visor (or the Santa caps on all the vehicles in the early Christmas episodes).
* Thomas is the first character in the show to have lost his voice onscreen with the twenty-third series episode, Too Loud, Thomas!. With this, he is the third character on the show with a speech impediment (albeit temporarily) after Fergus and Theo.
* Despite having lining present on his bunker, only a select few merchandise items have had it during their course. They were subsequently removed in renovations and items of Thomas with the bunker lining are currently rare to find.
* Thomas' whistle from *Thomas, You're the Leader* was previously heard in most parts of the official website from 2005.
* As the titled protagonist, Thomas has had the most appearances in *Thomas & Friends*.
* Between the eighth and twelfth series, Thomas was written to be roughly six years old, being written younger than Gordon (who is roughly six and a half years old), roughly written the same age as Emily (but feels slightly older than Thomas), and written older than Percy.
* Didi Conn has said that Thomas was her favourite engine.
* To celebrate Easter in 2017, a giant 140 kg chocolate sculpture of Thomas was displayed at Kings Cross Station. Made out of real Belgian chocolate, the display piece was sculpted in two-hundred-fifty hours by three master chocolatiers and was surrounded by TrackMaster engines running around. An actor dressed as Sir Topham Hatt was on hand to hand out Easter eggs.
* Thomas was the very first character on-screen to have a permanent lamp, though despite it being a key part of his design, some merchandise lines (the non-talking wooden and diecast ranges, early Hornby models, late 2011-early 2012 TrackMaster and numerous smaller toylines) omit the lamp completely.
* Thomas has the distinction of having the first speaking role in the series premiere and last line of the series finale. However, he does not have the last line in the produced series finale.
* Thomas is one of the three engines who were able to saved an engine from scrap (Hiro). The others include Douglas and Rusty.
* Various pieces of merchandise of Thomas have appeared in the background of other series; these include:
	+ A Wooden Railway toy of Thomas, along with one of Stepney's, appeared in the second series of *The Big Bang Theory* in an episode called "The Friendship Algorithm".
	+ An Ertl toy of Thomas along with one of James' appeared in the sixth series of the American sitcom TV series, Full House, in one of its episodes called "Be True to Your Preschool".
	+ A Bachmann G scale model of Thomas, wearing the face from the HO scale model, was featured in the Marvel film *Ant-Man*.
	+ In episode 5 of season 3 of *Gavin & Stacey* a ride of Thomas can be seen in the background of one of the scenes.
	+ A TrackMaster Thomas appeared in the first series finale of the streaming service exclusive show, *Titans*.
* According to Sir Topham Hatt's "Frequently Asked Questions" on the 1997-1999 Official Website page, Thomas was given his name by the Engine Workshop which built him. The remainder of his name (The Tank Engine) is considered his family name, as he belongs to the family of Tank Engines in the same sense Sir Topham Hatt belongs to the family of Hatts[3].
* Despite the fact that Thomas' LBSC livery from The Adventure Begins is fictional, it could have been inspired by the Southern Railway's green livery, as it looks similar to his coat, especially considering that several E2's worked there, although they were painted in the railway's unlined black livery.
* Following his twenty-third series update, Thomas is the only original Steam Team member not to have hand-railing across his boiler.

## Quotes

"I'm the number one engine, woooahhhh!!"

-Thomas, All Engines Go theme song.

## Basis

Like in *The Railway Series*, Thomas is based on a London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) Class E2 0-6-0T. Thomas is one of the second batch of E2s, built with extended side-tanks.

These engines were built by Brighton Works between 1913-1916 to replace the aging Stroudley LB&SCR E1 class and were primarily used for heavy shunting and short-distance goods trains in the London area and on the south coast. During their final working years, the E2 class worked as shunting engines at Southampton Docks alongside the USATC S100 Tank Engines (Rosie's basis), until they were replaced by the BR Class 07 diesel shunters (Salty's basis). In real life, all of the E2s were scrapped, with none surviving into preservation.