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Gordon's Hill

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"**Gordon's Hill**" is the nickname of the steep grade on the Main Line, between Wellsworth and Maron. It got its name after Gordon stalled there while pulling a goods train in 1923.

## History

### The Railway Series

Over a distance of five miles (eight kilometres), the line climbs around 280 feet (hundred metres) from Suddery Junction to reach Maron, meaning a gradient of 1:75 and a severe test for engines on the North Western Railway.

Bankers are often required to help trains up the hill. However, they run the risk of being chased by a runaway train or rear ending the train they are helping - something Duck found out the hard way twice, once with Edward and again with Henry.

When the railway was first built, this stretch was made even more difficult by strong winds blown in by the sea. This was attempted to be countered by the planting of trees on either side of the line, but in autumn there can be the additional risk of slippery leaves on the line, as James soon discovered.

### Thomas & Friends

Gordon's Hill has been seen frequently throughout the television series. Edward is usually seen banking engines on the hill when they are stuck halfway up, though occasionally other engines such as Toby and Duck have done the job.

From *King of the Railway* onwards, there has been a junction leading to the Ulfstead Branch Line near the bottom of the hill.

The foot of the hill is also the site of many crashes, such as when a calliope ran away from Percy and came off the rails at the bottom of the hill, when a new car for Sir Topham Hatt ran away from Thomas due to him not being coupled to the flatbed, or when James' brakes failed after he ran out of brake fluid.

## Trivia

* Gordon's Hill is based on the Lickey Incline near King's Norton station on the Midland Railway.
* Whilst it is probably a coincidence, there is a real place in London called "Gordon Hill".
* While the occasional accidents/events have happened on the hill, it has been the starting place for countless runaway trains, with either couplings breaking or an engine having faulty brakes.
* Gordon's Hill has had numerous modifications throughout the years:
	+ Series 2:
		- Points are added near the top of the hill.
	+ Series 3:
		- The points near the top of the hill are removed.
	+ Series 8:
		- The hill is much shorter, with the bottom now being where the rails curve.
		- The bridge at the bottom also disappeared.
		- The design of the East facing side of the hill changes, now looking much more similar to the West facing side.
	+ *Hero of the Rails*:
		- The hill becomes much steeper.
		- The bottom of the hill becomes flatter.
			* There also appears to be two models of the hill. On one version, the ocean could be seen on the curved rail side and the other model has the ocean on the straight rail side.
	+ *King of the Railway*:
		- The other side of the hill is modelled in CGI with the Ulfstead Branch Line junction being added.
	+ *Tale of the Brave*:
		- The junction is removed.
* Gordon's Hill is one of only two locations to appear in every series of *Thomas & Friends*, the other being Tidmouth Sheds.
Vicarstown Sheds

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**Vicarstown Sheds** is an engine shed located at Vicarstown. It served as the main sheds for the North Western Railway from 1915 to 1925, when the Motive Power Depot moved to Tidmouth Sheds.

## History

### The Railway Series

The North Western Railway established Vicarstown Sheds as its main Motive Power Depot in 1915. The bulk of its main line fleet was stationed here, as was Thomas, Vicarstown's station pilot. It was a 'dead end' type shed with six roads.

Following the 1925 agreement with the LMS to allow NWR trains as far as Barrow-in-Furness, the sheds were no longer required. It was closed in 1927/8, and a smaller one was erected for engines operating the car-ferry service. The turntable was taken up and installed at Barrow, while the main Motive Power Depot moved to Tidmouth.

### Thomas & Friends

Some time after Nia came to Sodor, Henry decided to reside in the sheds with Rosie.

## Residents

HenryRosieThomas (formerly)Edward (formerly)Gordon (formerly)87546 (formerly)98462 (formerly)
Patrick

> Out of the way, youngins! Someone important coming through! - Patrick
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**Patrick** is a cement mixer who works for the Sodor Construction Company.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

In his first and only appearance, Patrick was pouring concrete for a platform at a community centre under construction. He caused an argument between all the Pack members after bragging about his importance. Later, he almost had a head-on collision with Max and Monty, resulting in him swerving off the road, falling off a cliff, and crashing into his own concrete. Miss Jenny scolded Patrick for causing the commotion, and assured the rest of the Pack that there is no such thing as "most important".

## Personality

Patrick was found to be quite a boastful soul and thought that concrete made him important until he was put in his place when he landed in his own concrete. He knows all there is to know about concrete and thinks it is one of the essential means of keeping the building site running.

As part of the construction team, Patrick takes pride in his work and makes sure that each job is done correctly. He has been on lots of job sites and knows many different ways to accomplish a task. Patrick will gladly explain how things are done and how they could be done better.

## Livery

Patrick is painted dark brown on the top half of his front, and on the front and rear sections of his mixer. He is painted cream on the lower half of his front and on the middle section of his drum. On his doors, there is the number #23.

## Trivia

* Patrick reuses Salty's seventh series horn sound. The sound was later used for Diesel 10 in *Calling All Engines!*
* In the US version of *On Site with Thomas*, Patrick has an Irish accent while in the UK version he has a regular British accent despite being an American built cement mixer.
* According to the cancelled episode, *The Importance of Being Patrick*, he was originally owned by Miss Jenny's father along with Kelly.
* He only appeared in one episode from *Jack and the Sodor Construction Company* and never appeared again.
* Patrick was one of two characters from the Pack not to be seen in the main series, the other being Nelson.
* Around 2013, Irish actor and comedian Ardal O'Hanlon was asked to voice Patrick, however he declined the role, implying that Patrick was at some point intended to return in the CGI series. It is currently unknown what series or special Patrick's return was planned for.
Sodor Wishing Tree

The **Sodor Wishing Tree** is stated to be the oldest tree on Sodor, even older than Edward, Sir Handel and Sir Topham Hatt. It is also said to grant wishes of those who make a wish on it. Once it was struck by lightning, but Henry saved it with the help of some tree specialists. Henry has a special fondness for this tree.
Blue Mountain Quarry

The **Blue Mountain Quarry** is a large slate quarry located in the mountains, near the bottom of Shane Dooiney on the Skarloey Railway. It has replaced the Skarloey Railway Slate Quarry. The company is responsible for the supplying and transportation of slate and stone on the Island of Sodor.

## History and Operations

### Thomas & Friends

The Blue Mountain Quarry is located near the bottom of Shane Dooiney mountain on the Skarloey Railway. Merrick and Owen are based here. The Skarloey Railway engines work primarily at the quarry, transporting and delivering the slate and stone to wherever it is needed around the island. The company owns many other vehicles that also assist with the workload. Many standard gauge engines have been known to work here, most frequently, Paxton, who carries the stone and slate along the standard gauge lines, where the smaller engines are unable to travel. Blondin Bridge is also located here.

Since the seventeenth series, the narrow gauge line to the quarry became dual gauge to accommodate the standard gauge engines. For standard gauge engines to access the Blue Mountain Quarry, they have to switch near Whiff's Waste Dump onto the Quarry Branch Line.

The company's logo consists of an incline with a truck on the ramp, the mountainous landscape as a backdrop, and the acronym of BMQ (Blue Mountain Quarry) situated at the bottom of the logo. All of the quarry vehicles acquire this logo on their liveries.

## Locomotives

### Standard Gauge

PaxtonThomas (*occasionally*)'Arry (*occasionally*)Bert (*occasionally*)
### Narrow Gauge

SkarloeyRheneasSir HandelPeter SamRustyDuncanLukeMillie (*occasionally*)
## Other Machines

Steam ShovelsDump TrucksQuarry TankersSoft-sided LorriesBulldozersFLatbed Lorries
## Trivia

* The inspiration for the quarry came from the Dinorwic and Penrhyn Quarries.
George's Friends

**George's Friends** are steamrollers and friends of George. Like George, they are anti-rail and are known for ripping up railway lines and turning them into roads.

## History

### The Railway Series

When George worked near Thomas' Branch Line, he told Daisy that his friends have paved roads over old railway lines and he was eager to do the same on Sodor.

### Lukeillie's Series

Not much is known about George's friends except that they are anti-rail like George.

George mentioned them to Bulgy when he tried to quit his anti-rail ways.

## Appearances

* Season 3 - George Goes Good (*mentioned*)
Arthur

**Arthur** is a big maroon tank engine originating from the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. He runs the Norramby Branch Line. He was very proud of his spotless record, which was broken when he crashed into Duck's goods train.

## History

#### Thomas & Friends

Arthur took great pride in his spotless record, which he soon lost after colliding with Duck's trucks in an incident largely provoked by Thomas. However, this spotless record was soon amended, after Thomas apologized to him for causing the accident.

He was bought to shunt and pull goods, but then was transferred to the coastal run, on which he enjoys working. He is responsible for this line, which is famous for its fish. Arthur, along with Henry, Salty, and Porter, were the only engines known to enjoy the smell of fish.

## Personality

Arthur is a big tank engine who has never been naughty in his life. He was highly esteemed for his "spotless record" before he arrived on Sodor, never having made a mess or a fuss and never having caused an accident. His main duties were to shunt trucks and haul goods trains. Arthur can be a bit naive, however, and after a jealous Thomas tricked Arthur into setting his standards too high with the trucks, his record did not stay as spotless as he had hoped. Arthur is very obedient, cautious, and well-behaved. He aims to please in his work and do everything as best he can. He now mainly runs the Fishing Route by the coastal village, a duty which Thomas was all too grateful to be relieved from. Here, Arthur enjoys the sea air and the smell of the fish.

## Livery

Arthur is painted in LMS maroon with gold boiler bands and yellow lining. The initials "**LMS**" are painted on the sides of his tanks in yellow with red lining. His wheels are also painted red and his ladder is painted black while the steps at his front buffer beam are red and he has white lamp irons.

## Appearances

* Season 2 - New Glasses for Whiff (*cameo*)

## Trivia

* According to an early leak on the names of the seventh series characters, Arthur was originally going to be called **Clarence**. It was then changed to Arthur, when a TV magazine ran a competition to give him an official name, and that was the one chosen. Arthur was named after Arthur Sharp, the late grandfather of competition winner Luke Sharp.
* Arthur's seventh series whistle is a stock sound effect of an LMS Stanier hooter whistle.
* Although he appeared in the twelfth series, Arthur was never seen with a CGI face. However, a 2021 display by Sam Wilkinson revealed that he did have a target used for animation reference that would be placed on his smokebox instead of a face, much like the engines who *did* have CGI faces.
* Though he is painted in LMS Crimson Lake, his class was only ever painted black when in service on the LMS.
* Despite not appearing in the CGI series, Arthur was mentioned on concept artwork for Ryan, as it was considered for Ryan to have "a rich red ground just slightly brighter than Arthur."
* Due to the inconsistency in the placement of the Fishing Village, it is unknown exactly which branch line Arthur runs.
The Man with the Green Waistcoat and Grey Hair

**The Man with the Green Waistcoat and Grey Hair** is a man who wears a green waistcoat and has grey hair.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

The Man with the Green Waistcoat and Grey Hair is mostly seen riding passenger trains throughout the show. He attended the Great Railway Show and sometimes visits the Estate Railway as seen in some episodes.

### Lukeillie's Series

Like in *Thomas & Friends*, The Man with the Green Waistcoat and Grey Hair is a passenger on several of the island's railways.

## Gallery

The man as a guest at the Christmas party.The man on Mike's train.The man next to PhilipThe man at the Great Railway Show with Sir Topham HattThe man on Stephen's train.The man getting in Rebecca's train.The man in a fantasy scene.The man with Toby.The man next to Millie.
Misty Island Tunnel

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The **Misty Island Tunnel** is a tunnel under the sea connecting Sodor to Misty Island. It is located near the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

During the construction of the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre, Sir Topham Hatt decided to build his new office inside the old tunnel, but Whiff insisted that it was not a good idea as it connects to Misty Island. When Percy saw Thomas' smoke signals coming from Misty Island, Whiff and Percy used the old tunnel to find Thomas and the Logging Locos. Afterwards, Misty Island Tunnel was restored and officially reopened. It was the most common way for the engines to travel between the two islands.

## Trivia

* Strangely the tunnel was briefly rendered incorrectly in the seventeenth series, as seen in *The Thomas Way* and *Too Many Fire Engines*, in which the entrance was transparent.
	+ Additionally, the tunnel entrance is missing as of *Steam Team to the Rescue*. The track leading to the tunnel is still visible, but leads nowhere.
Beresford

**Beresford** is a rolling gantry crane who works at a canal on the Mainland.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

When Thomas was travelling to Bridlington Goods Yard, he met Beresford who stopped Thomas and demanded Thomas to tell him something new. This lead to Beresford singing *Who's Thomas?*, though Thomas tricked him and passed through underneath him. Later on, Beresford picked Thomas up with his hook and helped him to hide from Hurricane and Frankie after escaping from the Steelworks. This ended up with Beresford befriending him. He also appeared later on when Thomas and James passed by making their way back home to Sodor.

Thomas would later meet Beresford again after taking a wrong turn on his way to see the Queen. After a short conversation, Thomas set off with directions from Beresford. However, he ended up opposite from where the crane said to go.

## Personality

Beresford is usually very lonely having no one to talk to, with engines often passing through with other work. His rather aggressive way of getting to know new engines makes it hard for him to make friends, as shown by him dropping a fishing boat in front of Thomas and slinging him up with his hook in a later encounter. But he is well meaning, though jealous of the freedom engines have to go anywhere.

## Livery

Beresford is painted dark blue with red and yellow lining and white hazard stripes.

## Trivia

* Beresford speaks with a Caribbean accent.
* Beresford is the first character to be voiced by an actor of African descent.
Lukeillie's Series Wiki

**Welcome to the Lukeillie's Series Wiki!**
Lukeillie's Series wiki is the official encyclopedia for all of Lukeillie's stories and headcanons.

**See also:** Lukeillie's Series on Thomas made up characters and episodes wiki.

## Major Villains

Diesel 10Diesel'Arry and Bert's TripletBulgyGeorgeS.C.Ruffey
## Specials

Attack of the Philips

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Duck in the Water Again

Duck finds himself in a "ducky" situacion after he doesn't listen to Toad's advice.

## Plot

One day, Duck and Oliver were ready to start their day. Sir Topham Hatt arrived and asked Oliver to pull a special goods train. Duck kept telling Oliver about being Great Western but Oliver just reminded him about the time Duck got stuck in the water. Duck kept doing his jobs that day, when Sir Topham Hatt arrived and asked Duck to pull Oliver's train because he broke down. Duck agreed and went to find Oliver. He took his train and Toad. Oliver warned Duck because some of track was flooded. Duck was very proud of pulling the special train that he didn't listen to anything Toad told him. It soon started to rain really hard and the track started to flood really fast. Toad decided for Duck to stop and head toward higher ground but Duck still believed that Great Western engines always finish their jobs as they promised no matter what. The rain made Duck not see well that he went to a track that was flooded and crashed. Duck couldn't believe it, he was a sitting duck. Ducks swimmed around Duck. The rain soon started to stop but Duck and Toad couldn't go anywhere and the special train was late for sure. Duck apoligized to Toad for not listening to him. Toad kept reminding Duck that they would be rescued. Soon Oliver came to where Duck and Toad where and Rocky lifted them out. They said thanks and Oliver helped push Duck and the rest of the train to its destination. Sir Topham Hatt was very surprised but was happy his engines were very useful engines indeed.

## Characters

* Duck
* Oliver
* Toad
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Rocky (*does not speak*)
* James (*mentioned*)
* Emily (*cameo*)
* Ryan (*cameo*)

## Trivia

* This is the second time Duck is in the water.
* The plot is similar to the Thomas and Friends episode *Percy's Promise.*
* The events of *Toad Stands By,* *Busy Going* *Backwards* and *Duck in the Water* from *Thomas & Friends* are mentioned.

## Quotes

> **Duck:** Not this again.
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> **Duck:** The worst part is that I'm called Duck. There are ducks swimming around us.
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Hector

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**Hector** (an acronym for "**H**eavily **E**ngineered **C**oal **T**ruck **O**n **R**ails") is a large coal hopper truck who is good friends with Thomas and James.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

When Bill and Ben first brought Hector to Knapford Yards , he was being troublesome and kept banging into the twins. Hector, at first, was aggressive. He roared angrily at the engines to "Keep Away!", giving Thomas a fright and scaring Rosie away. Thomas, having enough of the truck's sinister behaviour and determined to shunt him, accidentally pushed him off the tracks, after which Hector revealed he was intimidating so he would not have to carry coal, being scared of doing so. After being helped back onto the tracks, Thomas showed him it was actually quite fun.

Later on, Hector helped James get through a snowstorm from the Shunting Yards to Great Waterton after James ignored his previous advice and some of the trucks got stuck in a snowdrift.

### Lukeillie's Series

Stanley suggested Duck and Oliver should use Hector to make the trucks behave. Hector helped the two Great Western engines and thanks to him he made all the trucks, including S.C.Ruffey, behave.

## Personality

When Hector was new to the island and the engines, he was portrayed as being hostile, mean, and aggressive to hide his fear of being filled with coal. However, having faced his comeuppance courtesy of Thomas, he learned that there was no need to be scared and is now friendly and helpful to the engines. He now enjoys being filled with coal, and will readily help engines out.

## Livery

Hector is painted black with "HECTOR" painted on both sides in cream, and white wheel rims.

## Trivia

* According to a press release, Hector was originally going to be called "Hopper."
* In the twelfth series, Hector gains a Hispanic accent in the US narration.
* Despite Hector being referred to as a "Heavily Engineered Coal Truck on Rails" in merchandising, this acronym was never referenced in any of his appearances.
	+ This name was first used in the Lukeillie's Series episode, *Hector Takes Charge*, where Hector states it is his full name.
* Hector was the last rolling stock character introduced in the model series and the last one overall until the Slip Coaches in the eighteenth series.
* Unlike his basis, his handrails were removed to accommodate a face.
* Hector was the first truck to be named in the television series.

## Quotes

> KEEP AWAY! - Hector's first lines in his debut episode.
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Topham Hall

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**Topham Hall** is the home to Sir Topham and Lady Hatt. It is a mansion located in the outskirts of Wellsworth. Two butlers are employed who answer the telephone and serve the meals for the Hatt family.

## Trivia

* A portrait of Earnest, a Victorian-style steam engine depicted with a moustache can be seen in the first series episode, *Thomas in Trouble*.
* The exterior model of Topham Hall used in a Learning Segment and *The Great Discovery* was reused from The Duke and Duchess of Boxford's Summer House.
The Sawmill

> *“And this is the Sawmill! It's very noisy!”* - Thomas to Edward
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**The Sawmill** is a sawmill that is located on Misty Island, near The Logging Station. Jobi Wood from the nearby forests is cut up here.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

When Edward visited Misty Island, Thomas took him to the sawmill after seeing The Zip-Line Bridge.
Famous Little Engine

Millie is now a famous engine and there is a big surprise for her.

## Plot

Millie had become famous which has brought more visitors to the Island of Sodor. They come and go to see Millie. Everyone was happy with Millie's new achievement, so they decided to have a celebration for her. They invited all of Millie's friends and other engines. Millie could not believe she could become one of the most famous engines of the railway. Millie was at the Blue Mountain Quarry, she got ready to go to the celebration, but on the way, she broke down. Her drivers called for help. At the celebration, Millie wasn't around. Luke knew something wrong had happened. Later, Luke heard the news, so he went to rescue Millie. Luke looked all around until he finally found Millie. He then shunted her back. At the celebration, everyone was complaining about how long it was taking to start. Some moments later, Luke brought Millie to her ceremony and was happy. Everyone was very proud of her.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Percy
* Spencer
* Stephen
* Glynn
* Caitlin
* Connor
* Paxton
* Skarloey
* Peter Sam
* Duncan
* Luke
* Millie
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Sir Robert Norramby
* Rheneas (*does not speak*)
* Sir Handel (*does not speak*)
* Rusty (*does not speak*)
* Mr. Percival (*does not speak*)
* Edward (*cameo*)
* Henry (*cameo*)
* Gordon (*cameo*)
* James (*cameo*)
* Toby (*cameo*)
* Duck (*cameo*)
* Oliver (*cameo*)
* Emily (*cameo*)
* Nia (*cameo*)
* Rebecca (*cameo*)
* Sidney (*cameo*)
* Mr. Bubbles (*cameo*)

## Trivia

* Spencer makes a joke that Millie had gotten lost and is hiding a secret, which is a reference to *Hero of the Rails*.
* The episode is a reference to how Thomas does not get as much focus as he used to in episodes after this one.
Thieves

Several **thieves** have appeared in the *Thomas & Friends* franchise. This page contains thieves that have been shown or mentioned in Lukeillie's Series.

## Biographical Background

### Occupation

Thieves

**Two men** robbed the Ffarquhar stationmaster's house of his gardening trophies and rounded it off by stealing his new car. Luckily, they were stupid enough to use the car the day after the burglary. Thomas' fireman alerted the police and the thieves were arrested, with the car and the trophies (in the boot of the car) both unharmed.

## Biographical Background

### Occupation

Thief

**The Art Thief** stole a very valuable old painting from the art gallery. He hid from police inside a truck in Percy's train. Percy told the police where he was and he was quickly arrested and the painting was returned to the gallery.

## Biographical Background

### Occupation

Thief

**The Jewel Thief** stole a bag of jewels and a van to escape in. The van ran out of petrol in the middle of the field and the thief made his way towards some woods on foot. Before he could reach the woods, two policemen dropped a web on him from Harold. The web had been supplied by Webman who had been on his way to a carnival at Elsbridge. The jewel thief, now tangled in the web, surrendered. The following morning, the jewel thief, the arresting officers, Harold and Webman all appeared on the front page of the Sodor News newspaper.

## Biographical Background

### Occupation

Thieves

**The Bank Robbers** robbed Wellsworth Bank and hid from the police in an old abandoned cottage on the Skarloey Railway with their stolen loot. Peter Sam was alerted to their presence after he saw a strange light come on in the abandoned cottage and then alerted the police who later raided the cottage. One thief tried to make a run for it with the money, but Peter Sam blew his whistle and startled him. The runaway thief tripped over and was quickly apprehended.

## Character Overview

### Name

* Kevin (one)
* Unknown (other)

## Biographical Background

### Occupation

Thieves

**The Crown Thieves** are two men who once attempted to steal King Godred's crown from Ulfstead Castle, but were foiled by Toby and Sir Robert Norramby.

The first thief has the deeper voice of the two and is clean-shaven while the second has a beard and a higher-pitched voice.

### Trivia

* The bearded thief's model is reused from Old Bailey.
* The clean-shaven thief's model is reused from one of Gina's crew members.
Ned

**Ned** is a steam shovel who works for the Sodor Construction Company.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

Ned mainly carries out clearance work and quarry digging. Ned is sometimes clumsy, but can always be relied on by his friends. Once he nearly caused a terrible accident by knocking out the keystone of a bridge when Thomas was due to cross with a goods train. Luckily, Jack managed to save the day by supporting the bridge until Thomas backed up. He also cleared rubble from a demolition site at the Brickworks and knocked down a building by accident, which Oliver was unable to do.

Ned was once accused of knocking over slate, which Jack was at fault for, and was arranged to be sent back to the yard. Luckily, Jack confessed before Ned was to be sent away by Thomas.

## Personality

Ned means well, but he can sometimes be clumsy. But apart from minor bumps and accidents, Ned's heart is as big as his bucket and he is a valued member of the Pack.

## Livery

Ned is painted two-tone orange with a grey roof and bucket, and a brown arm and chassis. The number "19" and the words "Sodor Construction Company" (originally the words "Packard & Co.") are painted on his sides in yellow.

## Trivia

* Ned is one of the machines whose silhouette is pictured in the Pack's logo.
* Ned does not have windows on the front of his cab, making it difficult for an operator to see what is happening. He also has his jib arm right in front of his face, which could make visibility difficult. This could be intentionally be the reason behind his clumsy personality.
* Originally, Ned had "Packard & Co." written on the sides of his body in the sixth series. It was later changed to "Sodor Construction Company" as of *Jack and the Sodor Construction Company*, however his Take Along and Wind-up toys still have "Packard & Co." written on his sides.
* In *The Great Discovery*, Ned's eye pupils were significantly thicker than they were previously.
* Ned's tyres constantly reappear and disappear throughout the series.
* In earlier concepts, Ned's name was supposed to be **Ted**, which is also the name of Henry's fireman. According to Robert Gauld-Galliers, Ned was originally going to be female and called **Sophie**. Furthermore, in the Italian dub, Ned is referred to as female.
* Ned was the first character in the franchise to get released in a merchandise line that was not Wooden Railway or Ertl.
* Ned is indirectly referenced in *Tale of the Brave* when Thomas tells Marion he has seen a steam shovel before.
Mr. Bubbles

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**Mr. Bubbles** (also known as **Kuffy** and **Mr. Giggles**) is a clown famous for blowing very big bubbles and performing with very large balloons.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

He first went by the name "Kuffy" when the circus came to the Island of Sodor. He was part of the circus train when Thomas was sent to pick up the circus from the docks. When entertaining some children at Mountain Village Station he gave Freddie his bells when he was looking for one as Mr. Percival's new bicycle did not have one. Kuffy later attended the opening ceremony of Great Waterton and entertained some children at Knapford as "Mr. Giggles".

Mr. Bubbles later attended a bubble show at the Town Square using his special bubble liquid that was imported. The Fat Controller drove him to the show, though they were delayed due to Thomas spilling the liquid, which caused his car to slide off the roads. Mr. Bubbles was disappointed with Thomas, though he gave him a second chance to bring another barrel of his bubble liquid. At the show, Thomas noticed that the hat Mr. Bubbles was wearing looked similar to the "funny" temporary funnel Thomas had to wear.

Once, Thomas was assigned to take some of Mr. Bubbles' bubble mixture to a special celebration. However, an incident at Brendam Docks caused the mixture to fall on Thomas, which caused him to puff bubbles and have an accident. Thanks to Cranky and his seagull friend Stuart, Thomas was found and Mr. Bubbles accompanied the Fat Controller to the accident site. There he revealed Thomas' incident had given him an idea on how to make the celebration the "bubbliest ever". At the celebration, he arrived on a flatbed with his "amazing" Bubble Machine.

When Nia had to take Annie and Clarabel, the two coaches pointed out that the platform where he stood was the right one.

## Personality

Mr. Bubbles is a clown who loves to entertain children with his talents of bubble-blowing and balloon modelling. He can be very jovial, funny and silly but can also be stern if necessary such as when Thomas accidentally spilled all of his bubble liquid.

## Attire

Mr. Bubbles wears yellow overalls with red polka dots over a black and white striped shirt, with an oversized green bow tie and a green bowler hat. He has blue hair, wears clown make-up and a red nose on his face.

## Appearances

* Season 2 - New Year, New Millie (*cameo*), Famous Little Engine (*cameo*) and Red for Rosie (*cameo*)

## Trivia

* In the twelfth series episode, *Thomas and the Billboard*, he is known as "Mr. Giggles" before being renamed Mr. Bubbles in the thirteenth series.
* He's the only character introduced in the eighth series to appear in full CGI, but not gain his original name.
* In the Norwegian narration, Mr. Bubbles is called "Mr. Bubbleman".
* In the European Spanish narration, Mr. Bubbles is called "Mr. Balloons".
* In *Thomas & Friends in 4-D: Bubbling Boilers*, Mr. Bubbles' hairstyle changed. Also in the twenty-first series, his red nose became larger.
Baz and Bernie

## Bernie

**Baz and Bernie** are two criminals from The Mainland who visited The Technology Fair.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

Baz and Bernie first arrived on Sodor onboard Sonny, looking to steal an invention from the Technology Fair. By disguising themselves as cooks, they managed to infiltrate Ulfstead Castle.

Following a few mishaps with the other inventions, Baz and Bernie decided to steal the plans to Ruth's Hover-Car. Due to Sonny's disobedience, the pair chose to use Kenji as their getaway vehicle. During the escape, the pair were separated when Bernie removed Kenji's coupling and was left stranded on the passenger coach.

Baz was eventually caught by Thomas, Rebecca, Sir Robert Norramby, Ruth and the police and - after Bernie caught up and accidentally revealed their plans - the pair were arrested and taken away by the police.

## Personalities

Both Baz and Bernie are mischievous crooks. Out of the two, Baz is the more intelligent, often having to stop the rather simple-minded Bernie from spilling their secret plans. Baz is noticeably more villainous compared to Bernie, willing to force Sonny to help them by threatening to scrap him and willingly abandoning Bernie to get a bigger share of the profit. Baz was also willing to blame Bernie for everything to avoid getting arrested. Bernie is also the more naïve of the two, as he tends to miss a few key details or state the obvious. Additionally, he is loose-lipped in many critical situations.

## Attire

Baz is the taller and more slender of the two. He wears a light grey shirt with a dark grey jacket, matching his hat and trousers. He also wears a blue tie with red spots and brown shoes.

Bernie, meanwhile, is rather stout. He wears a light brown coat with a white shirt, dark brown trousers and shoes and a pink neckerchief.

## Trivia

* Baz and Bernie are the last characters to be human antagonists in *Thomas & Friends*.
* Rob Rackstraw gives Bernie different voice tones in each of his two appearances.
Rickety

**Rickety** is a merchandise-exclusive character created by Learning Curve for the Wooden Railway range. He is a teal troublesome truck who can rock up and down as he moves.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

Rickety does not appear in *Thomas & Friends*.

### Lukeillie's Series

Rickety is mostly seen hanging out with S.C.Ruffey, Fred Pelhay, and Old Bennett. He was one of the troublesome trucks who were causing problems for Duck and Oliver until they brought Hector.

## Personality

Rickety is described as a truck who takes great pleasure in causing trouble, much like any other Troublesome Truck. He is unique for his "rickety" motion, hence his name.

## Livery

Rickety is painted in a teal livery with white lining. Rickety has also been painted in various other liveries including orange with white lining, grey with white lining and dark green with black lining and yellow lettering reading "Mr. Jolly's Chocolate Factory".

## Trivia

* The prototype Wooden Railway Rickety had a paler teal livery, no front details, a plastic black base and no eyebrows.
* Learning Curve gave Rickety his name, which was first used as a description for his special feature, but later became used as a name for the truck.
* Rickety from the 2013 Gold Mine Mountain Set was redesigned with a CGI style face.
* The first prototype Troublesome Trucks and Sweets depicted Rickety as Mr. Jolly's Chocolate Factory Troublesome Truck.
* Bachmann intended to release a HO scale model of Rickety in 2005, however, it was cancelled.
* Rickety has also been featured at Day Out with Thomas events.

## Gallery

### Variants

Rickety in an orange livery.Rickety in a normal troublesome truck livery.
### Others

Possible appearance in the Railway Series.
Billy and Charlie

Billy and Charlie are put to work at Whiff's Waste Dump together but have trouble being with each other.

## Plot

Charlie is an engine who likes to have fun and tell jokes. Not everyone seems to like him. He may be annoying to others but he tries his best to be a useful engine. Billy is also an engine many dislike. He hates it when others try to help him and many find him annoying. One day, Sir Topham Hatt send Billy to Whiff's Waste Dump. He needed to work here while Whiff went to get new glasses after he lost them and Scruff went around the island to look for them. Billy thought the job was only for him, until Sir Topham Hatt decided to bring Charlie to help too. Billy didn't want another engine to help him. Some moments later, Charlie came and started to work. Everything was going fine. Maybe having another engine to help wasn't a bad idea after all. Billy went out to collect more garbage but then Charlie started telling jokes. Billy didn't think they were funny and found them annoying. While Billy left, Charlie tried to come up with better jokes. Billy was happy he was gone from Charlie. He collected the garbage trucks and came back. When he came back, Charlie came and started to be funny. Billy hated what Charlie was doing and ordered him to stop. Charlie thought Billy was a boring engine. The two got mad at each other and refused to work with each other. Billy left Charlie to do all the work. Billy was happy he didn't have to be with Charlie anymore but he then crashed into some garbage trucks he didn't collect. He couldn't move now. Charlie wasn't doing a good job. The place was in a mess and there was still many garbage that needed to brought here. Charlie went out to find an engine that could help him. The other engines didn't want to help him. He thought maybe he was too annoying and needed to change his ways. As he was passing by, he saw Billy. Charlie didn't know if he should help him. Billy told him he was being annoying and that they should have been working together. Charlie decided to help him. The two soon came back and started to clean up, but now it was late. Soon, Whiff and Scruff came back. They weren't happy about what happened but decided to help them. At last, the job was completed and the two engines were free to go. They were both sorry about what had happened and as they left, they both thought maybe they could be friends.

## Characters

* Percy
* Gordon
* Emily
* Whiff
* Billy
* Charlie
* Scruff
* Sonny
* Dennis
* Jerome and Judy
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Winston (*does not speak*)
* Bulgy (*cameo*)

## Trivia

* This episode takes place during New Glasses for Whiff.
Carly

**Carly** is a yellow rolling gantry crane who works at Brendam Docks with Cranky and Big Mickey.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

When Carly first arrived to Brendam Docks, Cranky feared that he was going to be replaced, but he soon warmed up to her. She was so keen that she took on all the work, which made Cranky jealous and he frantically tried to outdo her. However, their hooks became entangled in the process, and they found themselves stuck fast and unable to move. As they both tried to pull away from each other, Salty told them that they needed to work together. After they were able to do so, Cranky apologised for being jealous, while Carly also apologised for appearing to be desperately trying to hog all of Cranky's work.

Later on, Thomas managed to talk her into loading him on a ship heading away from Sodor, but it caused worry for the Fat Controller and the others when they found out.

During a busy period at the docks while Salty was at the Dieselworks, Carly accidentally dropped some flour down Porter's funnel, immobilising him. Percy was then sent to help in his place, however he was unable to keep up with the workload. This resulted in crates being stacked all over the docks, trapping Carly in one position. When some of the crates got knocked over she lost her balance, nearly falling into the water. Fortunately, Cranky was able to stop her from falling just in time, however she could not be properly rescued until the Steam Team came to the docks and she was lifted back upright by Thomas, Emily and Rebecca.

## Personality

Carly is a bubbly crane who is happy to help out. She is friendly and is able to make friends with almost anyone. While she can be a bit over-enthusiastic about her work, she only wants to be really useful. Compared to the grumpy Cranky and the silent Big Mickey, Carly is the most approachable crane at Brendam Docks to have as a conversation partner. She often compliments and chats with engines visiting and leaving the docks, but is still serious about her work.

## Livery

Carly's main body is painted bright yellow and has dark blue railings and stairs. Her name is painted on the sides of her cab in dark blue and she has a dark blue section above her face and has black hazard stripes on her superstructure and base.

## Appearances

* Season 1 - Ask Cranky Day and Molly and Rebecca (cameo)
* Season 2 - Saving Bulstrode and New Glasses for Whiff (cameo)
* Specials - Attack of the Philips

## Trivia

* According to Lee Pressman, Carly was originally meant to be called **Mildred**. However, the name was changed as the producers felt it sounded too old. Salty called the Sea Serpents Mildred in his story as a reference to Carly's original name.
* Carly is the first character to be based on a machine built in the 21st century.
* Carly, along with Cranky, Harold and Bulstrode, are the only non-rail vehicle characters to return in the reboot. However, Carly is now a rail vehicle.
* Carly has been partially modified from her basis; her wheels are now covered and her cab is larger to accommodate a face.
* Lucy Montgomery voices Carly with a Liverpudlian accent.
'Arry and Bert's Triplet

> "When will you realize that you are not the devious diesel Sodor deserves. Its time to show everyone what a devious diesel I am!"
>
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―The Triplet threatening to scrap Diesel

**'Arry and Bert's Triplet**, also known as **"The Triplet"** and later **"Devious Diesel"**, is the third brother of 'Arry and Bert. He is an arch enemy of Diesel.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

Not much is known about him as he only appeared in a PC game with 'Arry and Bert.

### Lukeillie's Series

Not much is know about him except that he worked with his brothers in the past. Nobody knows who owns him or if he's even part of a railway.

In the year 2021, he was invited to Sodor by his brothers to help Diesel. He got along with Diesel very good well and was part of Diesel's plan to help scrap Thomas. He later turned against Diesel and took the role of leader and ordered Diesel to do his plans. Diesel claimed that he was the leader and they both got into an argument. Percy later came and was able to sneak past them and rescue Thomas. 'Arry and Bert helped them stop arguing and they went back to scrap Thomas, only to find out he was gone. They were both angry at each other and the Triplet decided to scrap Diesel for what had happened. Luckily, 'Arry and Bert were able to get Thomas and Percy to help them stop the Triplet. He was defeated but was able to escape and said he would return one day. His actions were reported to Sir Topham Hatt and the engines prepared for his potential return.

## Personality

He is shown to be rude to steam engines just like his brothers and Diesel but has no plans in getting rid of them as he considers that "generic diesel material". He claims he is more devious than Diesel which led both him and Diesel to become enemies. He is very good at tricking others into doing things for him and can get very devious, that even Diesel fears him.

## Livery

He is painted green-grey with yellow cabs and yellow hazard stripes in his front.

## Trivia

* It is unknown what his real name is or if he even has one.
* He has never appeared in *Thomas & Friends*.
* He is the second character to take on the "Devious Diesel" title. The first being Diesel.
Sigrid of Arlesdale

**Sigrid of Arlesdale**, also known as simply **Sigrid**, is a diesel engine who works on the Arlesdale Railway.

## History

### The Railway Series

Sigrid of Arlesdale was designed as a 2-C-2 Diesel/Hydraulic locomotive by Ivan Farrier and was built at Severn Lamb in Stratford, England in 1969. She was built with a Ford 4 cylinder engine, but after extensive trials under normal traffic conditions, it was found this did not give enough power. It was eventually replaced with a 6 cylinder Perkins engine, and performance has greatly improved. Sigrid is one of four diesel locomotives on the Arlesdale Railway and was named after the Sudrian heroine from the eleventh century who secured the defeat of the Norman Invasion in 1094.

Sigrid is always stabled for the night at Arlesdale ready for the service train which takes employees to their places of work first thing in the morning, and back home every evening. She spends the rest of the day at Arlesburgh in by no means inactive standby duty. Even the most reliable of steam engines sometimes fail, or as more often happens, extra passengers require the provision of a Relief train when no steam engine is available.

## Livery

Sigrid of Arlesdale is painted in a two-tone blue livery: BR Diesel "Rail Blue" with a light blue band.

## Gallery

Shelagh of Eskdale disguised as Sigrid of Arlesdale
Spencer's Coaches

Spencer has his own set of coaches, which are used to transport The Duke and Duchess of Boxford from the Mainland to Sodor during their visits and holidays. Duchess also has a pair of her own coaches which she uses for transporting the British royal family.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

The coaches were first owned by the North Western Railway, and were used for carrying and transporting special visitors across Sodor. Sometime later, the coaches were sold to the Other Railway for Spencer to use for the Duke and Duchess of Boxford. Originally, only one was used, but it was eventually joined by a second one.

In the CGI Series, the coaches sport a rather different design, implying they have either been replaced or repainted. Spencer took Sir Robert Norramby and a deputy minister to Sodor with one of these coaches and eventually began using a third coach on rare occasions. Thomas borrowed one of these coaches when he took Sir Topham Hatt to London to receive an award from the Queen. At one point, Duchess assumed Thomas was using her coach. However, it turned out she had a pair of her own identical to Spencer's, which she used to transport the Queen and the young Prince to Victoria Station.

## Livery

Spencer's coaches were originally painted maroon with silver buffers, grey roofs and red lining, bufferbeams and couplings. After their redesign, the coaches are painted in the South Eastern and Chatham Railway red coach livery with gold lining and beige roofs. The buffers, bufferbeams and couplings all became black. The coaches also carry a crest on the doors, which is absent on Duchess' coaches.

## Trivia

* Originally, Gordon's Special Coaches were created to be Spencer's coaches, however they were later replaced by the maroon coaches.
* Spencer is often seen pulling only the front coach in the CGI series.
	+ In *Whiff's Wish*, Spencer is seen with three coaches apposed to his usual one or two.