Frankie

"We helped you, so you have to help us."

- Frankie to Thomas, Journey Beyond Sodor

 CGI Series=   Frankie    Frankie is a diesel engine who works at the Steelworks on the mainland.
 * Number: 4002
 * Designer: Hudswell, Clarke & Co.
 * Builder: Railway Foundry
 * Built: 1958
 * Configuration: 0-6-0DE
 * Top Speed: 15 mph

Bio
On his trip to the Mainland, Thomas discovers a strange place called the Steelworks, where he befriends two mysterious engines named Frankie and Hurricane. However, he realizes they aren't quite what they seem. Frankie and Hurricane soon put Thomas to work and prevent him from leaving the Steelworks.

Persona
Frankie is a devious, shifty diesel engine. She is very controlling and manipulative, and can act rude to others. However, underneath that apathetic and crafty exterior, it is revealed that she only acts the way she does because she just wants help from other engines due to the busy work schedule that she and Hurricane currently have.

Basis
Frankie is based on a Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0 diesel shunter which worked at the Manchester Ship Canal. No. 4002 Arundel Castle, affectionately known as "Billy", is preserved in working order by the East Lancashire Railway Diesel Group. Sister locomotive No. 4001 Alnwick Castle is also preserved as a static non-operational exhibit at the Winfields Store site at Rising Bridge.

Livery
Frankie is painted teal and black with gold lining. She has red and gold nameplates on either sides and "M.S.C." written above her face. The number "4002" is written in yellow on her front bufferbeam.

Appearances
{{Scroll box|

Television Series
Specials: She may appear in Season 21
 * Journey Beyond Sodor

Music Videos:
 * The Hottest Place in Town and The Most Important Thing is Being Friends

Books
}}
 * 2017 - Friends to the Rescue, Journey Beyond Sodor, Journey Beyond Sodor: Sticker Activity Book, Journey Beyond Sodor: The Movie Storybook and Thomas at the Steelworks

Voice Actors

 * Sophie Colquhoun (UK/US)
 * Liliana Barba (Latin America)

Trivia

 * Frankie is the first engine of several things:
 * The first female diesel engine in the television series since Mavis, and the first female diesel to originate in the television series instead of the Railway Series.
 * The first female main antagonist in a special.
 * The first antagonist whose intentions are not meant to be cruel or evil.
 * The first engine to verbally cry in the CGI series.

Merchandise

 * Adventures