Harvey

"It's also a doubly useful thing to have a hook! I can even go fishing!"

- Harvey, Gone Fishing, seventeenth season

    Harvey    Harvey is a tank engine with a crane mounted on top of his boiler, which makes him look rather unusual.
 * Number: 27
 * Class: Dübs Crane Engine
 * Designer: Dübs & Co.
 * Builder: Dübs & Co.
 * Built: 1901
 * Configuration: 0-4-0CT

Bio
All the engines except Thomas did not trust Harvey at first, but when he rescued Percy after an accident, they realised that his difference was what made him special. Since then, he has proved very useful, using his crane arm for maintenance, building and clearing up. He mainly works at Brendam and the yard, but his favourite place to be is at the Water Works, where he is said to live.

Since his addition to the railway, Harvey's helped after many accidents, but he couldn't do it alone, so Rocky was brought to help.

In the seventeenth season, he helped Thomas back onto the rails after an accident. Later, Bill and Ben made fun of Harvey for being both a crane and an engine. However, Porter helped Harvey see to the positives of being a crane engine. The dock manager asked Harvey to deliver flatbeds of scrap metal to Vicarstown since Edward had been delayed, but because he wasn't paying attention when he was going down Gordon's Hill, his flatbeds derailed and made a terrible mess. Fortunately for Harvey, he was able to use his crane to clear it up and was able to deliver the cargo.

In the eighteenth season, Harvey helped Samson with the building of The Earl's new Dinosaur Park and later helped Samson with collecting track side scrap for the scrapyards while Scruff was being repaired. Harvey also was seen helping lift Percy's brakevan back on the tracks in the twentieth season.

Persona
Harvey is a relentlessly cheery, big-hearted, helpful crane engine. He has a very unusual shape, due to his crane attachment atop his boiler, which he can be sensitive about should other engines make fun of it. However, he is very able to show that his crane is very useful in lifting cargo, trucks, and sometimes some smaller engines.

He has a booming, thoughtful voice and large wooden buffers. He is happy to work anywhere, ready to help clear up after an accident, and offer words of care, comfort, and advice.

Livery
With perhaps the most distinctive appearance of any engine, Harvey is painted burgundy with yellow lining and brown, square, wooden buffers. His name is written in yellow on his sides. His number, 27, is written on both sides of his crane arm in yellow.

Basis
Harvey is based on Dübs Crane Engine No. 4101, nicknamed "Dubsy", built in Glasgow, Scotland. "Dubsy" is presently based at the Foxfield Railway in Blythe Bridge, Staffordshire.

Appearances
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Television series

 * Season 6 - Harvey to the Rescue and No Sleep for Cranky
 * Season 7 - The Spotless Record (does not speak), Toby's Windmill (does not speak), Bad Day at Castle Loch, Peace and Quiet, and Three Cheers for Thomas (deleted scene)
 * Season 8 - Thomas and the Tuba, Thomas Saves the Day, Percy's Big Mistake (does not speak), Thomas Gets it Right (cameo), Fish (does not speak) and Emily's Adventure (does not speak)
 * Season 9 - Thomas and the Rainbow and Thomas' New Trucks (does not speak)
 * Season 10 - Edward Strikes Out
 * Season 11 - Thomas and the Lighthouse (does not speak)
 * Season 12 - Excellent Emily (does not speak) and Saved You! (does not speak)
 * Season 17 - Gone Fishing and Thomas' Shortcut (does not speak)
 * Season 18 - Toad's Adventure (cameo), Samson Sent for Scrap and Millie and the Volcano
 * Season 20 - Bradford the Brake Van (cameo)

Specials:
 * Calling All Engines! (does not speak)
 * The Great Discovery
 * The Great Race (fantasy)

Learning Segments

 * Season 8 - Steamies and Diesels Sounds (cameo) and Helping One Another
 * Calling All Engines! - Which Engine for Which Job?
 * Season 10 - Right Sized Engine for the Job

Magazine stories

 * 2003 - Tour of Sodor, Story Time! (does not speak), Harvey to the Rescue!, Castle Celebrations!, Bridges (cameo), and Crane Strain!
 * 2004 - Monster Mistake!, Crash Splash! (does not speak), Sky Shapes, and Percy the Pirate
 * 2005 - Winter Watch, Super Slider (does not speak) and Hooray, Henry (mentioned)
 * 2006 - First-class Carriage (cameo), Fun and James (cameo), and Splendid Sight (cameo)
 * 2007 - Helpful Harvey, Driver's Decorations!, The Scottish Connection (cameo), Look and Hook, Edward Strikes Out (mentioned), Hooked Up, and BoCo the Brave (does not speak)
 * 2008 - Snow Trouble! (cameo), Thomas and the Lighthouse! (mentioned), The Ice Train! (does not speak), and Big is Beautiful
 * 2009 - Spring Special (does not speak) and Spring Time Special (does not speak)
 * 2010 - Disgusted Diesels (does not speak), Creepy Causeway, and Thomas and the Rainbow!
 * 2011 - Rosie's Rocks (does not speak), Salty's Surprise!, Taking a Break (mentioned), Rosie's Really Useful Scrap! (cameo), and Animal Adventure (does not speak)
 * 2012 - Hooray for Henry (mentioned), Jack's Tracks! (mentioned), Sand Express (speaks in speech bubble only), and Message Mix-Up! (mentioned)
 * 2013 - A Friend in Need, Spencer's Statue, Gordon's Shortcut (does not speak), Hover Bother! (does not speak), Coal and Treacle (mentioned), The Railway Rink (does not speak), and The Seaside Special (does not speak)
 * 2014 - Thomas Takes a Shortcut (mentioned) and Harvey the Crane Engine

Harvey also appeared in the magazine stories, Harvey Saves the Harvest!, Mighty Magnet!, Stone Signal, Sunny Smile, and The Open Top Bus. }}

Voice Actors

 * Keith Wickham (UK/US; seventeenth season onwards)
 * Hikaru Midorikawa (Japan; sixth - eighth seasons)
 * Toshiharu Sakurai (Japan; ninth season onwards)
 * Enrique Cervantes (Latin America; seventeenth season only)
 * Sigbjørn Solheim (Norway; seventeenth season only)
 * Roy Martens (Germany; Audio Books only)
 * Paul Disbergen (The Netherlands)
 * Jacek Król (Poland; seventeenth season onwards)
 * Leopoldo Ballesteros (Spain; seventeenth season onwards)
 * Denis Bespalyy (Russia; seventeenth season onwards)

Trivia

 * In the twelfth season episode Saved You!, Harvey appeared without a CGI face. However, a magazine had two images from this episode showing Harvey with one. These same pictures appeared again in the annual story Gordon Takes a Shortcut.
 * One of Harvey's models was recently on display at Drayton Manor but was returned to HiT Entertainment to use for reference for his CGI design. He has since been returned to the display.
 * Harvey has gone through several changes throughout the television series. These include:
 * Thomas' New Trucks only:
 * He has a claw instead of his normal hook.
 * Season 12:
 * His whistle changes to more of a *toot toot* sound.
 * Season 17:
 * He gains a permanent lamp.
 * He gains a brake pipe on his front and back, despite his basis not having one.
 * He speaks with a Scottish accent, reflecting his basis' origins.
 * He gains a permanent tail lamp.
 * One of Harvey's face masks (Production-made) was sold from The Prop Gallery. Two of his face masks were sold to the Top Props preservation group.

Quotes

 * Harvey: Maybe my coming here wasn't such a good idea, Sir.
 * The Fat Controller: Nonsense!
 * Harvey: But the engines don't like me, I'm too different.
 * The Fat Controller: "Different" is what makes you special.

- Harvey and the Fat Controller, Harvey to the Rescue, sixth season.


 * Porter: Hey there! You're a Really Useful Engine... or should I say, you're a Really Useful Crane!
 * Harvey: I'm a crane engine, so you can say either I suppose.
 * Bill: Oooh, look Ben. It's Harvey! What's he doing down at the docks?
 * Ben: He's probably trying to go fishing, Bill. Better put your hook in the water, Harvey, if you want to catch something!

- Porter, Harvey, Bill and Ben, Gone Fishing, seventeenth season.

Merchandise

 * ERTL (discontinued)
 * Wooden Railway (discontinued)
 * Take Along (discontinued)
 * Take-n-Play
 * Motor Road and Rail (discontinued)
 * TrackMaster
 * Tomica
 * My Thomas Story Library (discontinued)
 * Wind-up (normal and metallic)
 * Pocket Fantasy (discontinued)
 * Nakayoshi