Luke/Behind the Scenes

Television Series
Luke is a fictional Irish narrow gauge saddletank locomotive created by Sharon Miller. He is based on "Peter Pan", a Kerr Stuart Wren locomotive. In addition, his number (22) is derived from the year his basis was built in 1922.

In 2012, Luke made his debut in the special, Blue Mountain Mystery alongside the reintroduction of the original 5 Skarloey Railway engines.

Luke is voiced by Michael Legge (UK/US) in the CGI version of the series on both sides of the Atlantic, respectively. Michael Legge protrays the character with an Irish accent.

CGI model
In 2009, the series introduced Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) as a replacement for the show's long-standing live-action models. Luke was created from scratch in CGI by Nitrogen Studios in 2012 for production of the special Blue Mountain Mystery. His model was "hand-sculpted" in Maya, a 3D animation and modelling software.

A list of modifications to Luke since his first appearance include:
 * Season 17:
 * Permanent lamp and lamp irons.
 * His filler cap and dome changed from green to black.

Voice Actors

 * Michael Legge (UK/US)
 * Wataru Hatano (Japan)
 * Henning Nöhren (Germany; Blue Mountain Mystery only)
 * Nils Rieke (Germany; King of the Railway onwards)
 * Józef Mika (Poland; Blue Mountain Mystery - seventeenth season)
 * Jarosław Domin (Poland; eighteenth season onwards)
 * Dor Srugo (Israel)
 * Paul Disbergen (The Netherlands)
 * Bruno Coronel (Latin America)
 * Scott Maurstad (Norway; Blue Mountain Mystery and King of the Railway)
 * Øyvind Borgemoen Lyse (Norway; seventeenth season only)
 * Martial Le Minoux (France and French speaking Canada)
 * Miguel Ángel Poison (Spain)
 * Prokhor Chekhovskoy (Russia)
 * Radek Hoppe (Czech Republic; Blue Mountain Mystery only)
 * Bohdan Tůma (Czech Republic; King of the Railway onwards)
 * Petrus Kähkönen (Finland; Blue Mountain Mystery only)
 * Joonathan Kettunen (Finland; King of the Railway onwards)
 * Loukas Frangoulis (Greece)