The Duke and Duchess of Boxford

The **Duke and Duchess of Boxford** often visit Sodor with their private engine, Spencer. However, since the fifteenth series they appear to have lived at their summer house.

## Biography

### *Thomas & Friends*

The Duke and Duchess once bought a holiday home on Sodor and had Edward take their furniture to the house. The engines later helped to build them another summer house. They are good friends with Sir Topham and Lady Hatt and were among the important visitors who attended Dowager Hatt's Sodor tour and party at Knapford in the sixteenth series.

They later attempted to get to Callan Castle for Lord Callan's birthday ball, but had several difficulties getting there, such as when Spencer broke down, Thomas got stuck due to branches on the line and Bertie received a flat tyre. They finally arrived in time thanks to Mr. Percival and Harold. They also attended the Earl's Christmas Luncheon.

## Attires

The Duke wears a dark purple suit jacket, which has a crest on the left side, over a yellow shirt and grey trousers, with a brown boater hat, with a purple band. The Duchess wears a light purple dress, with white collars and pink floral patterns and a floppy brown sun hat. In Timothy And The Rainbow Truck, she wore a rainbow coloured dress with a matching sunhat.

## Appearances

* Television Series
* Other Media

### *Thomas & Friends*

* **Series 7** - Gordon and Spencer (*do not speak*)
* **Series 8** - Edward the Great (*do not speak*)
* **Series 10** - Topped Off Thomas (*do not speak*)
* **Series 11** - Emily's Rubbish (*mentioned*) and Dream On (*the Duchess only; does not speak*)
* **Series 13** - Creaky Cranky (*mentioned*) and Snow Tracks (*do not speak*)
* **Series 14** - Pingy Pongy Pick Up (*the Duchess only; cameo*), Toby and the Whistling Woods (*mentioned*), Thomas and the Snowman Party (*the Duke only; cameo*) and O the Indignity (*mentioned*)
* **Series 15** - Gordon and Ferdinand (*the Duchess only; does not speak*), Percy's New Friends (*the Duke only; cameo*), Henry's Happy Coal (*do not speak*), Spencer the Grand (*mentioned*) and Wonky Whistle (*cameo*)
* **Series 16** - Express Coming Through (*cameo*), Thomas and the Rubbish Train (*the Duchess only; the Duke, mentioned*), Percy and the Calliope (*the Duke, does not speak*), Muddy Matters (*cameo*), Whiff's Wish (*cameo*) and Welcome Stafford!
* **Series 17** - Percy's Lucky Day (*the Duchess only*) and The Afternoon Tea Express (*do not speak*)
* **Series 18** - Timothy and the Rainbow Truck (*the Duchess only, does not speak*)
* **Series 19** - The Beast of Sodor (*mentioned*), Two Wheels Good and Diesel's Ghostly Christmas (*cameo*)
* **Series 20** - Cautious Connor (*do not speak*) and Engine of the Future
* **Series 21** - Confused Coaches
* **Series 22** - An Engine of Many Colours (*fantasy*)

#### Specials

* **2009** - Hero of the Rails
* **2010** - Misty Island Rescue (*do not speak*)
* **2013** - King of the Railway (*mentioned*)
* **2016** - The Great Race (*cameo*)

#### Learning Segments

* **Series 9** - What Goes Where? (*the duke only; cameo*)
* **Series 10** - Who Can Take Them? (*cameo*)

#### Videos

* Meet the Contenders: Spencer of UK (*mentioned*)

### Magazine Stories

* **2004** - Sounds Like Fun! (*do not speak*)
* **2005** - Edward the Great (*does not speak*)
* **2011** - Who's Highest? (*do not speak*), Special Carriage (*the Duke does not speak*), Little and Light, Gordon and Ferdinand (*the Duke does not speak; the Duchess cameo*) and Speedy Spencer (*mentioned*)
* **2012** - Henry's Happy Coal (*do not speak*), Percy's New Friends (*cameo*), Express Coming Through! (*cameo*), Wonky Whistle (*cameo*), Welcome Stafford (*the Duchess does not speak*) and Thomas and the Rubbish Train (*the Duchess only*)
* **2013** - The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 665)
* **2014** - Speedy Steamies
* **2016** - Speedy Steamies
* **2017** - Bedtime Story

The Duke and Duchess of Boxford also appeared in the magazine stories, Red for Rosie, Spencer's Statue and Spotty Spencer.

## Voice Actors

The Duke of Boxford:

* Matt Wilkinson (*UK; Hero of the Rails onwards*)
* William Hope (*US; Hero of the Rails onwards*)
* Shōto Kashii (*Japan; eleventh series onwards*)
* Volker Hanisch (*Germany; Hero of the Rails only*)
* Herbert Schöberl (*Germany; fifteenth series - sixteenth series*)
* Bernd Stephan (*Germany; nineteenth series onwards*)
* Ernst Hilbich (*Germany; Audio Books only*)
* Mieczysław Morański (*Poland; Hero of the Rails onwards*)
* Helge Winther Larsen (*Norway; Hero of the Rails - sixteenth series*)
* Gerardo Reyero (*Latin America; Hero of the Rails onwards*)
* Petteri Hynönen (*Finland; Hero of the Rails onwards*)
* Ángel Amorós (*Spain; Hero of the Rails - fifteenth series*)
* Roberto Cuadrado (*Spain; sixteenth series onwards*)

The Duchess of Boxford:

* Teresa Gallagher (*UK; Hero of the Rails onwards - US; seventeenth series only*)
* Jules de Jongh (*US; Hero of the Rails onwards, excluding seventeenth series*)
* Kumiko Itō (*Japan; Hero of the Rails only*)
* Hiro Nakajima (*Japan; Percy and the Calliope and Welcome Stafford only*)
* Erina Yamazaki (*Japan; sixteenth series onwards*)
* Joey Cordevin (*Germany; Hero of the Rails onwards*)
* Charlotte Hedwig (*Germany; Audio Books only*)
* Ewa Serwa (*Poland; Hero of the Rails - seventeenth series*)
* Anna Apostolakis (*Poland; nineteenth series onwards*)
* Marit Berg (*Norway; Hero of the Rails - sixteenth series*)
* Rocío Garcel (*Latin America; Hero of the Rails onwards*)
* Susa Saukko (*Finland; Hero of the Rails onwards*)
* Olga Kuznetsova (*Russia*)

## Trivia

* The Duchess' model is currently on display at Drayton Manor.