Thomas

Thomas the Tank Engine
Background Information
First appearance	Roll Along (Music Video)
Creator(s)	Rev. W. Awdry
Voice Actors
US voice actor	Christopher Bouchard (Meet the Crotoonians: Thomas VS. Bertie only) Joel Hunter (Tillie to the Rescue onwards)
Character Overview
Name	Thomas
Title	Thomas the Tank Engine
Gender	Male
Country	Island of Sodor The Mainland (origin)
Affiliation	North Western Railway Ffarquhar Branch Line Inkblotia-Celgreb City Branchline Percy Toby Daisy Annie and Clarabel Bertie True Blue Steam Team
Technical Details
Basis	LB&SCR E2 class
Gauge	4'8½" (1,435 mm; standard gauge)
Power type	Steam
Vehicle	Locomotive
Type	Tank engine
Fuel type	Coal
Configuration	0-6-0T
Wheels	6
Top speed	50 mph
Designer(s)	L.B. Billinton
Builder(s)	Brighton Works
Year built	1915
Arrived on Crotoonia	1915
Number	NWR 1 LB&SCR 70 (formerly)
Railway	North Western Railway London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (formerly)
Owner(s)	Sir Topham Hatt

Thomas is a tank engine that works on both the Island of Sodor and Crotoonia's Inkblotia-Celgreb City Branchline

Personality

Thomas is a cheeky, fussy little engine who very often ends up getting into a scrape or two! A hard working, but sometimes mischievous friend, he runs a branch line on his home (the Island of Sodor) and helps run another on Crotoonia, which travels up from Celgreb City to Inkblotia Castle. Even though he may seem like a really cheeky and fussy engine, he's a kind and positive-thinking friend who always tries to put things right.

Technical Details

Basis

Thomas is based on an LBSCR E2 Class, more specifically the version with the extended side tanks, these tank engines were built at Brighton Works between 1913-1916 to replace the E1 Class.

They were used for shunting duties and short-distance goods trains in London and on the south coast, and last worked at Southampton Docks. None were preserved.

However in Crotoonia, a replica of his class works at Pinewood Island. Another can be seen in the slag pit at the steelworks.

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Livery

Thomas is painted blue with red stripes and the number "1" painted in yellow and bordered in red on his side tanks.

Trivia

• Thomas has undertaken the most changes since the series entered production, due to constant updates to his model; currently, the series uses Version 8.

The Island of Sodor

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Inkblotia-Celgreb City Branchline

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Crotoonian National Railway

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