Shane

Shane is an Australian tender engine who participated in The Great Railway Show. He competed in the Strongest Engine competition.

Thomas & Friends
Shane was invited to participate in the Great Railway Show, and was shipped to the Mainland with the other engines by ferry. He took part in the Strongest Engine competition, and competed against Henry, Frieda, Hiro and Vinnie. The winner of the competition was left unknown.

After the Great Railway Show ended, Shane left the Mainland and returned to Australia.

When Thomas visits Australia, he meets Shane. It is revealed that Shane has two coaches called Aubrey and Aiden.

Personality
Shane is a big, strong engine who has been working tirelessly to ensure he's in the best shape. Known as the "Whispering Giant", Shane's carefree ways make him many friends. Shane can usually be found as a tour guide in the Outback with Audrey and Aiden, cracking jokes to the tourists.

Basis
Shane is based on the South Australian Railways 520 class. The real engine carrying his number, Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey, is currently preserved by the SteamRanger Preservation Society at their workshops in Mount Barker, South Australia and is undergoing restoration to operational condition. Another locomotive, numbered 523, is preserved at the National Railway Museum in Port Adelaide, South Australia. Shane is modified to run on British railways, having a screwlink coupling and buffers on the back of his tender and being scaled down from broad gauge to standard gauge.

Livery
Shane is painted teal green with yellow lining, Australia's sporting colours. The number "520" is painted in white above his face and on his cab sides in yellow, and the letters "S.A.R" are painted on his tender sides in yellow.

Appearances
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Thomas & Friends

 * Season 22 - Outback Thomas

Specials

 * 2016 - The Great Race (does not speak)

Music Videos

 * Season 20 - James the Really Splendid Engine (CGI version)
 * Season 21 - Set Friendship in Motion
 * Season 22 - The Journey Never Ends

Learning Segments

 * Guess Who? Puzzles (does not speak)

Videos

 * 2016 - Meet the Contenders: Shane of Australia (does not speak)
 * 2017 - Thomas & Friends Adventures Shorts - Shark Escape, Great Race Friends Near and Far - Gina the Smart Steam Engine and Shane Surfs in the Slippery Snow

Thomas' Aussie Football Adventure
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 * Season 1 - Thomas Visits Shane in Melbourne, Thomas Dreams of Playing Australian Football, Thomas Coaches His First Game of Footy and Thomas Goes to the AFL Grand Final
 * Season 2 - Thomas and the Brownlow Medal, Adventure in Adelaide and The AFL Premiership Cup
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Books

 * 2016 - 6-Movie Coloring Collection (cameo), Off to the Races! (cameo), The Great Race (cameo), The Great Race: Sticker Activity Book and The Great Race: The Movie Storybook (cameo)
 * 2017 - Thomas and the Trains of the World
 * 2018 - Meet the Team: Shane!, Thomas Comes to Australia and Character Encyclopedia

Voice Actors

 * Shane Jacobson (UK/US; twenty-second season onwards)
 * Matthew Richardson (Thomas' Aussie Football Adventure)

Trivia

 * Shane's nickname, the "Whispering Giant", was a real nickname the SAR 520 class had. Due to their long boilers, the real engines required blower assistance while in yards to prevent smoke from blowing into the cab, thus making them seem to quietly whisper.

Quotes
"G'Day, Thomas! Welcome to Australia!"

- Shane, when he sees Thomas arriving in his country, Thomas & Friends Adventures: Shark Escape

"Bonzer!"

- Shane's catchphrase

Merchandise

 * Adventures
 * Minis

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