Characters from Thomas & Friends films and specials include:

Thomas and the Magic Railroad

Thomas and the Magic Railroad is the only Thomas & Friends movie released in theatres.

Name Number Description Based on Voiced by Portrayed by
Lady None A small, Victorian-styled 0-4-0ST engine currently owned and protected by Burnett Stone, her driver, who serves as the guardian of the Magic Railroad, using her magic to keep the worlds of Shining Time and Sodor alive. She has magical powers and also appeared in Calling All Engines! in a dream sequence. In the Calling All Engines! character gallery, Lady is described as "a magical engine. When she moves along the rails, she spreads gold dust with her special powers. Lady has been known to help Thomas and his friends when there was no other engine to turn to." GWR 101 Class/Fletcher Jennings Class B Britt Allcroft
Diesel 10 Nothing about D10 An evil diesel engine with an excavator claw arm (which he has named "Pinchy") extending from his roof who hates steam engines and wants to destroy them, especially the magic engine Lady. He is Diesel's boss and the main antagonist in Thomas and the Magic Railroad and Day of the Diesels. Thomas said that he is rated "10 out of 10 for devious deeds and brutal strength". Diesel 10 reappeared in Calling All Engines! British Rail Class 42 Neil Crone (Thomas and the Magic Railroad)
Matt Wilkinson (Misty Island Rescue; post-credit scene and Day of the Diesels)
Splatter and Dodge None Two Canadian-accented 0-6-0 diesel engines, who served as Diesel 10's bumbling sidekicks before their betrayal. They are the secondary antagonists of Thomas and the Magic Railroad. British Rail Class 08[1] Neil Crone and Kevin Frank
Mr. Conductor A 20-centimetre tall conductor who helps to run the railway for Sir Topham Hatt when he is not helping out at Shining Time Station. In the series Shining Time Station, Mr. Conductor was portrayed by Ringo Starr and George Carlin. Alec Baldwin
Burnett Stone The caretaker of Muffle Mountain and can be rather grumpy at times. Peter Fonda
Lily Stone The granddaughter of Burnett Stone. She lives in a big city, but comes to visit him during the film. Mara Wilson
Junior Mr. Conductor's lazy cousin. Like his cousin, he is at a regular high of twenty-four centimetres (ten inches). Michael E. Rodgers
Patch A teenage boy who lives in Shining Time. He works for Burnett Stone. Cody McMains
Stacy Jones The manager of Shining Time Station. Didi Conn reprised the role she played on Shining Time Station. Didi Conn
Billy Twofeathers A Native American resident railroad engineer on the Indian Valley Railroad and driver of the Rainbow Sun, as well as the handyman at Shining Time Station. In the series Shining Time Station, Billy was portrayed by Tom Jackson. Russell Means

The Great Discovery

Name Description Based on Voiced by (UK) Voiced by (US)
Stanley A silver 0-6-0ST engine who works as a shunting and a mixed-traffic engine. He made Thomas jealous when he first arrived on Sodor. Elements of both Hudswell Clarke's 0-6-0ST and Austin 1, a Kitson locomotive currently running on the Somerset & Dorset Railway[2] Matt Wilkinson Ben Small, David Menkin, Rob Rackstraw and then John Schwab

Hero of the Rails

Name Number Description Based on Voiced by (UK) Voiced by (US)
Hiro 51 An old and wise Japanese 2-8-2 tender engine who is famously known as the "Master of the Railway". JNR Class D51 Togo Igawa
Victor 1173 A dark red narrow gauge 0-4-0ST engine from Cuba who works at the Sodor Steamworks with his assistant, Kevin. Minaz Co., No. 1173 Matt Wilkinson David Bedella
Kevin None A yellow mobile crane who works at the Sodor Steamworks alongside Victor. Kevin's catchphrase is "It was a slip of the hook!" Ransomes & Rapier crane Matt Wilkinson Kerry Shale

Misty Island Rescue

Name Description Based on Voiced by (UK) Voiced by (US)
Bash and Dash Fun-loving 0-4-0ST engines who live on Misty Island with Ferdinand. Bear Harbor Lumber Company No. 1 Keith Wickham and Kerry Shale William Hope and Kerry Shale
Ferdinand A humble, dark teal tender engine who lives on Misty Island with Bash and Dash. The least obnoxious of the three, his vocabulary almost exclusively consists of the usual catchphrase "That's right!" Climax locomotive Ben Small Glenn Wrage
Captain A blue, red and yellow coast guard lifeboat who is part of the Sodor Search and Rescue Team. Liverpool-class lifeboat Keith Wickham

Day of the Diesels

Name Number Description Based on Voiced by
Belle 6120 A large blue 2-6-4T engine who has firefighting equipment. BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T Teresa Gallagher
Flynn None A fire engine who is part of the Sodor Search and Rescue Team. He can run on both roads and railway tracks. Oshkosh W800 ARFF Rupert Degas, followed by Ben Small, later Rob Rackstraw
Den None A big hydraulic 0-4-0 diesel engine who runs the Vicarstown Dieselworks. Rolls-Royce C range engines Keith Wickham
Dart None A small 0-4-0 diesel shunter who is Den's best friend and assistant at the Vicarstown Dieselworks. Bagnall No. 3207 Leys Rupert Degas, now Steve Kynman
Paxton None A kindhearted green 0-6-0 diesel engine who is friends with the steam engines. British Rail Class 08 Steve Kynman
Norman None A vermilion-red 0-6-0 diesel shunter with a unibrow. He is Dennis' twin. British Rail 11001 Keith Wickham
Sidney None A forgetful blue 0-6-0 diesel engine. British Rail Class 08 Kerry Shale, later Bob Golding

Blue Mountain Mystery

Name Number Description Based on Voiced by
Winston The Fat Controller's red track inspection car and his primary mode of transportation on the North Western Railway. Wickham trolley Matt Wilkinson
Luke 22 A green Irish narrow gauge 0-4-0ST engine who works primarily at the Blue Mountain Quarry, on the Skarloey Railway. 'Peter Pan', a 'Wren' class locomotive Michael Legge
Merrick A sleepy, snoring gantry crane who is stationed at the Blue Mountain Quarry. Gantry Crane Matt Wilkinson
Owen An orange incline engine who is stationed at the Blue Mountain Quarry. Dinorwic Slate Quarry Incline Ben Small

King of the Railway

Name Description Based on Voiced by
Stephen An early 0-2-2 steam engine who works at Ulfstead Castle, where he takes visitors around the castle grounds and across the rest of Sodor. Stephenson's Rocket Bob Golding
Connor An aquamarine streamlined 4-6-4 tender engine from the Mainland. New York Central Hudson Jonathan Forbes
Caitlin A magenta streamlined 4-6-2 tender engine from the Mainland. Baltimore and Ohio P-7 Rebecca O'Mara
Millie Sir Robert Norramby's private light blue French narrow gauge 0-4-0T engine who works on his estate. Decauville No. 8069 Tabamar Miranda Raison
Sir Robert Norramby The current Earl of Sodor. At the beginning of the film, he returns to Sodor after traveling the world and announces his plan to restore Ulfstead Castle and build an estate and a tourist railway there. He previously appeared as the Duke of Sodor in the Railway Series books Very Old Engines and Duke the Lost Engine. Mike Grady

Tale of the Brave

Name Description Based on Voiced by
Gator A green tank engine who looks like an alligator due to his name, shape, and size. Colombia Steam Motor Clive Mantle
Timothy A little oil-burning 0-4-0ST engine who works at the China Clay Pits with Bill, Ben, and Marion. Bell Open Cab Oil Burner Tim Whitnall
Marion An orange self-propelled steam shovel who works at the China Clay Pits with Bill, Ben, and Timothy. Marion Model 40 Olivia Colman
Reg A rail-based grappling crane who works on Edward's branch line at Crock's Scrap Yard. Reg's Basis Tim Whitnall

The Adventure Begins

Name Number Description Based on Voiced by
Glynn 1 A 0-4-0 "coffee-pot" engine who worked at Thomas' branch line before he was taken out of service sometime prior to the events of the film. Head Wringston & Co. Ltd. Type 1 "Coffee Pot No. 1" Keith Wickham
Judy and Jerome None The two large sage green breakdown cranes who take their jobs as the breakdown train very seriously and form the same breakdown train seen in previous live-action productions, retroactively given names and personalities. Cowans Sheldon 30 Ton Breakdown Cranes Teresa Gallagher and Tim Whitnall

Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure

Name Number Description Based on Voiced by
Ryan 1014 A purple 0-6-2T engine. GNR Class N2 Eddie Redmayne
Skiff A sailboat with a rail chassis who was originally owned by Sailor John. Like others, he sometimes runs on rails. Eastport Pram Jamie Campbell Bower
Mike A small strong grumpy red 2-8-2 tender engine who prefers goods trains to passengers. River Mite Tim Witnall
Rex A small green 2-8-2 tender engine. River Esk Tom Stourton
Bert A small blue 0-8-0 tender engine. River Irt. Keith Wickham
Sailor John A pirate who tries to steal the pirate treasure and the main antagonist in Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure. He owns Skiff and uses him as an unwilling getaway vehicle. John Hurt

The Great Race

The Great Race, the 2016 movie, introduces 12 new characters. In an effort to expand the franchise beyond its current lineup of mostly male British characters, the new engines are from locations around the world and include 3 female characters.[3]

Name Number Description Based on Voiced by
Ashima A large pink 0-8-2T engine who comes from India. She is meant to challenge Thomas, both in terms of being able to some things better than he and in terms of his being able to relate to someone very different from himself. She participates in the shunting race. Nilgiri Mountain Railway X class[4][3] Tina Desai
Carlos 903 A small Mexican 2-8-0 tender engine who has competed in the Great Railway Show, every year since the event's inception. During the most recent one, he competed in the best decorated engine parade.[3] N. de M. GR-3 David Bedella (The Great Race)
Gabriel Porras (Big World! Big Adventures!)
Raul 166 A vertical-boiler 0-4-0ST engine who comes from Brazil and is inspired by the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.[3] SPR Type W No. 166 Rob Rackstraw
Yong Bao A Chinese 4-6-2 tender engine who is intended to capitalise on the franchise's growing popularity in China. Yong Bao later appears in Big World! Big Adventures!, which elaborates on his backstory. China Railways RM[3] Dan Li
Shane 520 An Australian 4-8-4 tender engine. South Australian Railways 520 class[5] Shane Jacobson
Vinnie 6407 A streamlined North American 4-8-4 tender engine, and a minor antagonist in The Great Race. Grand Trunk Western U4-a John Schwab
Etienne A French electric engine who participle in the Great Railway Show. He was a contender in the Great Race, which he won. SNCF BB 9003-9004 Rob Rackstraw
Axel A Belgian streamlined 4-4-2 tender engine who participated in the Great Railway Show. He was a contender in the Great Race. SNCB Type 12 Rob Rackstraw
Gina A small Italian 0-4-0ST engine. FNM Class 200 Teresa Gallagher
Frieda 409 A big streamlined German 4-6-2 tender engine who participated in the Great Railway Show. She was a contender in the strongest engine competition. DB Class 10 Teresa Gallagher
Rajiv An Indian 2-2-2T engine who comes from the East Indian Railway. Fairy Queen locomotive Nikhil Parmar
Ivan A Russian 0-6-0 diesel shunter. He participated in the Great Railway Show's shunting challenge at least twice. TGM23 Bob Golding

Journey Beyond Sodor

Name Number Description Based on Voiced by
Merlin 783 An experimental 4-6-0 tender engine with three funnels who believes he has the power to turn invisible. LSWR N15 class Hugh Bonneville
Lexi A boisterous 4-4-0 cab forward engine who works at the Steelworks on the Mainland. NPCRR No. 21, "Thomas Steston" Lucy Montgomery
Theo A shy experimental 0-4-0 railway traction engine who works at the Steelworks on the Mainland. Aveling & Porter TJ Class Darren Boyd
Hurricane 20 A large tank engine who works at the Steelworks on the Mainland along with Frankie. GER Class A55 Jim Howick
Frankie 4002 A 0-6-0 diesel engine who works at the Steelworks at the Mainland along with Hurricane. MSC No. 4002 Arundel Castle Sophie Colquhoun
Beresford A blue rolling gantry crane who works at a canal on the Mainland. He speaks with a Jamaican accent. Stothert & Pitt Rolling Gantry Crane Colin McFarlane

Big World! Big Adventures!

Big World! Big Adventures! is a tie-in with the twenty-second series, serving as a soft reboot of the franchise, and the final full-length CGI Thomas movie. Several dozen characters (mostly background characters) were introduced in this film; below are the ones who were named either in this film or in the following seasons of the show.

Name Number Description Based on Voiced by
Nia 18 An orange 2-6-2T engine from Kenya who befriended and accompanied Thomas during his journey around the world. KUR ED1 class Yvonne Grundy
Kwaku An African Garratt 4-8-2#2-8-4 railway engine from Tanzania. He is close friends with Nia. EAR 59 class Abubakar Salim
Sam 906 A giant American tender engine with 12 drive wheels. Virginian Railway Class AG Rob Rackstraw
Beau 2735 An American 4-4-0 tender engine with a moustache, who works for a mining company near the Grand Canyon. He befriended Thomas during his journey around the world, after Thomas derailed outside of a railroad mine. Jupiter locomotive Kerry Shale
Natalie A small American 0-4-0 diesel shunter who works at an American Harbour in San Francisco. Bagnall No. 3207 Leys Teresa Gallagher
Fernando A teal 0-6-0 diesel shunter from Brazil. British Rail Class 08 Gabriel Porras
Shankar A 0-6-0 diesel shunter from India. TGM23 Sanjeev Bhaskar
Ace 43 An Australian rally car who inspires Thomas to become the first engine to travel the world and serves as the film's main antagonist. Triumph Spitfire Peter Andre
Emerson A Brazilian twin-engined turboprop aeroplane. Beechcraft Super King Air Gabriel Porras
Kobe A hammerhead crane who works at Dar es Salaam Docks in Tanzania. He unloads cargo from ships. WWII USN 20t Tower Crane Abubakar Salim
Cassia A rolling portal crane who works at Guanabara Bay in Brazil. Four-link portal harbour crane Teresa Gallagher
Carter A green gantry crane who works at a dock in San Francisco, California. Stothert & Pitt Rolling Gantry Crane Matt Wilkinson
Charubala The controller of the Indian Railway. Sheena Bhattessa

References

  1. ↑ "Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000) Quotes". imdb.com. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Stanley - Character Profile & Bio | Thomas & Friends". 2016-07-02. Archived from the original on 2016-07-02. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Barnes, Brooks (25 March 2016). "Thomas the Tank Engine's Expanding World". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  4. ↑ "Thomas on track for new Aussie mate".
  5. ↑ "Essential Kids - 'Thomas & Friends The Great Race' features first Australian train". Retrieved 6 April 2016.
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