Rocky

**Rocky** is a large red breakdown crane who is part of the Sodor Search and Rescue Team.

## Contents

* 1Biography
* 2Personality
* 3Technical Details
	+ 3.1Basis
	+ 3.2Livery
* 4Appearances
* 5Audio Files
	+ 5.1Whistle
* 6Trivia
* 7Quotes
* 8Merchandise
* 9References

## Biography

When Rocky was new to Sodor, Gordon and Edward were skeptical about his abilities, noting that Harvey could travel under his own power. Later, Edward carelessly left the docks before his load of pipes was properly secured, causing the pipes to spill onto the Main Line. Edward was adamant that Harvey could clear up the line, but the little crane engine was not strong enough to finish the job quickly and as a result, Gordon crashed into the pipes. Edward returned to Brendam to pick up Rocky, who cleared the line and put Gordon back on the rails.

Since this incident, Rocky has become an invaluable asset to the railway. He is frequently called upon to lift loads and help out after accidents. He is based at the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre, but is seen at the docks and other places like Sodor Slate Quarry helping out. He also tells the other members of the search and rescue team about the calls to action.

However, Rocky sometimes gets into trouble of his own. Once he lifting a water tower to put on Duck's flatbed when Thomas told him to move out of the way, only to get the tower smashed. Another time, Henry used him to move stuff off the track so no engine could get hurt only to cause confusion and delay of Toby's rescue. Once, James took him to help Duck out of a flooded track, but James was impatient and left before Rocky's crane arm could be secured down properly. Because of this, Rocky knocked over a signal, causing other engines to be unaware of the rescue and bash into it. Some time later, Rocky derailed near Ulfstead Castle and the rest of the rescue team had to learn to work together to help him.

Duck brought him to lift Thomas out of a deep cavern after the track had collapsed and he later pulled Captain Calles' Pirate Ship out too. He received credit for finding the ship even though Thomas had found it, which annoyed Thomas. Later, he rescued Thomas after he fell in the water and attended the Harwick Branch Line opening ceremony.

## Personality

Rocky likes to lift heavy objects such as engines, coaches and trucks. He is a friendly and careful crane and helps the engines when there is an accident. He takes pride in his work and is always happy to help, but while his strength is considerable, Rocky does have a limit to how big of a load he can easily lift at times, such as a particularly heavy pallet of slate. In addition to being the muscle of the Sodor Search and Rescue centre faculty, Rocky also serves as both the dispatcher and leader of the group, giving out both emergency descriptions for his teammates and orders to others on how to perform a rescue. In the latter role, Rocky will often make himself firm if any arguments break out among the group. Unlike his teammates, Rocky is more level-headed and less likely to show off, simply being content with doing his job, sometimes putting him at the mercy of the antics of others. Despite his amiable nature, Rocky could not help but snark at Spencer's accident.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Rocky is a Ransomes and Rapier 45-tonne steam crane, built around 1945. A crane of this type is preserved on the Bluebell Railway.

Rocky's basis

### Livery

Rocky is painted brick red with yellow hazard stripes on his sides and back.

## Appearances

* Television Series
* Other Media

* **Series 11** - Dream On (*cameo*), Hector the Horrid! (*does not speak*), Gordon and the Engineer (*cameo*), Henry's Lucky Day, Thomas and the Lighthouse (*cameo*), Hide and Peep (*does not speak*) and Thomas and the Runaway Car
* **Series 12** - Steady Eddie (*cameo*), Rosie's Funfair Special (*does not speak*), Toby's Special Surprise (*does not speak*), Saved You! (*does not speak*), Don't Go Back (*does not speak*), Gordon Takes a Shortcut (*does not speak*) and Thomas Puts the Brakes On (*does not speak*)
* **Series 13** - Percy's Parcel and Snow Tracks
* **Series 14** - Henry's Health and Safety, Being Percy (*does not speak*), Merry Winter Wish (*does not speak*), Jumping Jobi Wood! (*does not speak*) and Merry Misty Island
* **Series 15** - Gordon and Ferdinand, Toby and Bash (*cameo*), Edward the Hero (*does not speak*), James to the Rescue, Happy Hiro (*cameo*), Henry's Happy Coal (*cameo*), Let it Snow (*cameo*), Surprise, Surprise, Stuck on You and Fiery Flynn
* **Series 16** - Race to the Rescue, Express Coming Through, Percy and the Monster of Brendam, Flash Bang Wallop!, Thomas and the Rubbish Train, Percy and the Calliope (*cameo*), Salty's Surprise (*stock footage cameo*) and Welcome Stafford! (*cameo*)
* **Series 17** - The Thomas Way (*cameo*), The Phantom Express (*does not speak*), Too Many Fire Engines and Gone Fishing (*does not speak*)
* **Series 18** - Flatbeds of Fear (*does not speak*), Duck in the Water and Thomas and the Emergency Cable (*does not speak*)
* **Series 19** - The Beast of Sodor, Toad and the Whale, Salty All at Sea (*cameo*), Helping Hiro, Philip to the Rescue, Diesel's Ghostly Christmas (*does not speak*), Rocky Rescue and Wild Water Rescue
* **Series 20** - Sidney Sings (*cameo*), Mucking About (*cameo*), Buckled Tracks and Bumpy Trucks and The Missing Breakdown Train (*mentioned*)
* **Series 21** - Stuck in Gear (*does not speak*), The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor (*cameo*), A Shed for Edward (*cameo*) and Daisy's Perfect Christmas (*cameo*)
* **Series 22** - Counting on Nia
* **Series 23** - Deep Trouble (*does not speak*)
* **Series 24** - Thomas' Fuzzy Friend (*does not speak*), Emily to the Rescue (*does not speak*), James the Super Engine, A New Arrival (*does not speak*) and The Inventor's Spectacular Bridge
* **Other** - Thomas & Friends in 4-D: Bubbling Boilers (*does not speak*)

Specials* **2008** - The Great Discovery (*does not speak*)
* **2009** - Hero of the Rails
* **2010** - Misty Island Rescue
* **2011** - Day of the Diesels
* **2012** - Blue Mountain Mystery
* **2014** - Tale of the Brave (*cameo*)
* **2015** - Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (*does not speak*)
* **2017** - Journey Beyond Sodor (*cameo*)

Music Videos* **Series 10** - H is for Harold, There's Always Something New and Strength
* **Series 11** - Engine Roll Call
* **The Great Discovery** - There's a Job for Everyone, Where, oh Where is Thomas? and Thomas, You're the Leader
* **Series 13** - Determination
* **Series 14** - All You Need and Sir Topham Hatt
* **Series 15** - Hear the Engines Coming
* **Blue Mountain Mystery** - Working Together and Blue Mountain Mystery
* **Series 16** - Thomas and Percy and Go, Go Thomas
* **Tale of the Brave** - Let's Be Brave
* **Thomas' YouTube World Tour** - A World Around You, The Whistle Song and That's What Friends are For
* **Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure** - We Make a Team Together
* **Series 20** - James the Really Splendid Engine
* **Journey Beyond Sodor** - I Want to Go Home
* **Series 21** - Set Friendship in Motion and Little Engines
* **Series 22** - All the Girls Around the World and The Steam Team
* **Series 24** - Party Train and How Does it Work?

Learning Segments* **Series 10** - Right Sized Engine for the Job (*does not speak*) and Diesels and Steamers (*cameo*)

Storytime* **Series 1** - Toad and the Whale

## Trivia

* One of Rocky's television series models used to be on display in Canada at Nitrogen Studios and wore his smiling face. It has been sent back to the UK and was put on display at the 'History of Thomas & Friends' exhibition at the Midland Railway Centre in May 2019 with his happy, smiling, content, sad and angry faces sometimes. It was then later put on display at the Discover Thomas & Friends Exhibition at Drayton Manor and wore his content face. As of July 2022, he is now wearing his smiling face.
* He, along with Rosie, are the only characters introduced in Series 10 to appear in CGI.
* Rocky has a much taller cab than his basis, in order to accommodate a face.
* Although Rocky says in Duck in the Water that he must have his crane arm secured properly, in Series 19-20, Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure, Journey Beyond Sodor, Deep Trouble, Emily to the Rescue and The Inventor's Spectacular Bridge, Rocky has been transported without his crane arm lowered, which is very dangerous.
* Rocky does not have windows on the front of his cab, making it difficult for the operator to see what is happening.
* In the eleventh series episode, Thomas and the Runaway Car, it was stated that Rocky was too heavy for Thomas to move. However, since the twelfth series, Thomas has been able to move him, as have several other smaller, weaker engines.
	+ The same goes for Percy in the fourteenth series. In Being Percy, Percy stated he was not strong enough to pull Rocky on his own, but since the nineteenth series, he has been able to move Rocky.
* At Days Out with Thomas events, Rocky has Bulgy's face.
* In his debut episode, Rocky had a whistle, which is basically the same as the Rainbow Sun's, and it basically came from Canadian National 3254's out of tune 1980s whistle. However, Rocky appears to lack a whistle in all of his future appearances.
* Unlike most Breakdown Cranes. Rocky has a whistle, which was only heard in Series 10.
* Rocky had a total of five facial expressions during the model era, one of which an angry face was never shown on-screen.

## Quotes

*“Hello, I'm Rocky. I can lift any engine to safety, and have them back on the tracks in no time.”*
―Rocky's website audio
## Merchandise

* Wooden Railway (*discontinued*)
* Motor Road and Rail (*discontinued outside Asia*)
* TrackMaster (*discontinued*)
* Take Along (*discontinued*)
* My Thomas Story Library (*discontinued*)
* Take-n-Play (*discontinued*)
* Capsule Plarail (*Japan only*)
* Wood