Tamika

### Friends

Thomas, Percy, James, Gordon, Edward, Henry, Emily, Rebecca, Nia, Toby, Sir Topham Hatt, Duck, Bill and Ben, Timothy, Rosie, Stanley, Ryan, Sonny, Diesel, Daisy, Salty, Porter, Paxton, Sidney, Philip, Victor, Skarloey and Rheneas, Whiff, Marion, Skiff, Hiro, Kenji, Mavis, Annie and Clarabel, Charlie, Billy, Terence, Bertie, Bulgy, Cleo, Ruth, Donald and Douglas, Cranky, Carly, Judy and Jerome, Elizabeth, George, Peter Sam, Sir Handel, Mighty Mac, Duncan, Freddie, Duke, Owen, Merrick, Harvey, Millie, Luke, Stephen, Glynn, Shane, Aubrey and Aiden, Ace. Isla, Spencer, Henrietta, Hugo, Rocky, Harold, Flynn, Captain, Butch, Belle, Nelson, Jack, Alfie, Oliver, Max and Monty, Kelly, Byron, Ned, Isobelle, Patrick, Brenda, Buster, Darcy, Kevin, Oliver, Ashima, Rajiv, Noor Jehan, Shankar, Charubala, Lorenzo, Beppe, Gina, Stefano, Ester, Gabriela, Gustavo, Raul, Marcia and Marcio, Fernando, Hank, Sam, Gator, Norman and Dennis, Hong-Mei, Yong Bao, An-An and Yin-Long, Den, Dart, Beau, Toad, Duchess, Lexi, Theo, Hurricane, Merlin, Frankie, Beresford, Caitlin, Connor, Ferdinand, Bash and Dash, Emerson, Lei, Natalie, Cassia, 'Arry and Bert, Bert, Rex, Mike**Fanfic:** Ten Cents, Sunshine, Theodore, Emily, Hercules, Big Mac, Warrior, Grampus, O.J., Top Hat, Big Mickey, Sally, Boomer, Frank and Eddie, Oliver, Foduck, The Dispatcher, Izzy Gomez, Captain Star, Captain Zero, Zak, Zorran, Zebedee, Zip, Zug, Mighty Mo, Lucy, Phillip and Filmore, Hank, George

### Likes

Rescuing animals (including Banjo the Koala), told Thomas to be careful with the animals, caring for animals, carrying tourists around the Kuranda Rainforest

## Physical Apearance

### Hair Colour

Light golden honey blonde (fanfic, as a human)

### Eye Colour

Black (cartoon)Pale asparagus green (fanfic, as a human)

### Complexion

Yellow with a teal green coach, red running board and black cowcatcher (built)Pale (fanfic, as a human)

### Status

Alive

**Tamika** is one of *Thomas & Friends* characters. She was a steam railmotor from Australia whom Thomas met in the Kuranda Rainforest in the episode *Banjo and the Bushfire.*

## Biography

### *Thomas & Friends*

Tamika met Thomas in the Kuranda Rainforest and told him to be careful with the animals. She later praised him for going back to the rainforest fire and rescuing Banjo the koala.

Tamika also volunteered to be an obstacle for Ace's stunt jump.

## Personality

Tamika is an Australian tourist train who is passionate about the animals of the rainforest and takes their protection very seriously. Due to her job, she has a vast knowledge of all Australian bush animals and other wildlife, but she still enjoys having fun, such as participating in Ace's jump.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Tamika is based on the South Australian Railways SMC Class "Steam Motor Coach No. 1", a 2-2-0 railway locomotive built in 1905. Nicknamed the "Coffee Pot" by the railwaymen, it was used for making weekly trips to Hawker, South Australia. Under the Commonwealth Railways, it was re-classified as NJAB1. The locomotive was withdrawn from service in 1932, but returned to service in 1984 after an extensive restoration. It is preserved by the Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society.

Tamika is partially modified from her original basis; she has been fitted with buffers and screw-link couplings and has been scaled up from cape gauge to standard gauge. Her funnel is also much thinner than her basis.

## Physical Appearance

### Livery

Tamika is painted yellow with a teal green coach. Her running plate is painted red, and her cowcatcher is black. She has brass number plates on the sides of her cab with her number "**23**" on them. Her coach's rooftop is painted black. Her buffer beams are painted red with black buffers.

### Fanfic

As a human, Tamika's skin tone was pale in colour, she has light golden honey blonde chest length wavy hair and light asparagus green eyes. She wears a golden yellow blazer with teal lining on each lapel, white shirt, red necktie, golden yellow skirt, beige tights and black shoes.

## Fanfics

The Secret & Dearest Life of Everything in Sodor

Tamika appears as a human in the fanfic, she became the tourist train driver who works in the Australian Railway along with Shane, Aubrey and Aiden. A day later, Percy, Hiro and James comes to see them and tell them about Thomas.