Peter Sam

"I can't understand it. Peter Sam seems to just stroll along the line. He makes work look so easy!"

- Sir Handel, Special Funnel, fourth season

     Peter Sam    Peter Sam, named after the Skarloey Railway's previous controller, Mr. Peter Sam - previously Stuart, after his designer, Kerr Stuart - is a narrow-gauge tank engine who lives and works on the Skarloey Railway.
 * Number: 4
 * Builder: Kerr Stuart
 * Designer: James Kerr & John Stuart
 * Built: 1920
 * Configuration: 0-4-2ST

Bio in the Railway Series
Stuart was built by Kerr Stuart Works in Stoke-on-Trent, England.

While living on the Mid Sodor Railway, he was cheeky and occasionally made fun of Duke until told what happened to Stanley.

After the line closed down in 1947, he and Falcon were sold to the Sodor Aluminum Company at Peel Godred and worked there until 1951, at which time both engines were sheeted for a year until they were purchased by the Skarloey Railway in 1952.

Upon arriving, Stuart - renamed Peter Sam - had many adventures. One of his more notable story arcs involved his funnel, which was severely damaged after an accident at the incline. The funnel was eventually knocked-off as he passed under a tunnel and it was temporarily replaced with a rusty pipe. Peter Sam was soon given a new funnel, a Giesl ejector, which suits him much better.

Bio in the Television Series
Peter Sam has always been a cheery little engine. In the sixth season, his whistle snapped right off when a tree branch had caught it. He also helped the Refreshment Lady find a place to put her new tea shop. Peter Sam once had to deliver a new winch for the incline at night, but got lost trying to find the magic lamp from the legendary engine, Proteus. In result, Harold helped him find his way home by shining down his light.

Peter Sam was once put in charge of the Skarloey Railway while Mr. Percival was away, but ran out of coal. In result, Victor came and brought him coal, and fixed Skarloey, Sir Handel, and Duncan afterward. He is currently working on the Skarloey Railway, and at the Blue Mountain Quarry, with the other narrow gauge engines.

Persona
Peter Sam, named Stuart in his younger days while being brought up under the instruction of Duke, is highly enthusiastic, eager, and bubbly. He can be occasionally cheeky, teasing, and a little cocky, but is kind-hearted, well-meaning, and good mannered. He can also be prone to being a little naïve at times and perhaps take things a little too literally. Peter Sam has a special funnel which makes puffing much easier, after his old one was damaged in a nasty accident with some trucks that broke free from the incline. With an infectious attitude and high spirits, Peter Sam is almost kind and hard-working to a fault, seldom grumbling about late hours or extra work. He is always nice to the coaches and even the trucks.

Basis
Peter Sam is based on the Talyllyn Railway's Edward Thomas. Interestingly, Edward Thomas only donned the Giesl ejector funnel for a limited time, while Peter Sam has used his since its introduction.

Livery
In the Railway Series, Peter Sam was painted green while working on the Mid Sodor Railway. After arriving on the Skarloey Railway, he was repainted in the Skarloey Railway's red livery with blue-and-yellow lining.

In the television series, Peter Sam has always been painted green with red and gold lining.

In The Thomas Way DVD, the Mr. Perkins segment features a re-illustrated version of Trucks!. In this, Peter Sam is painted dark green, like in the television series.

Appearances
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Railway Series

 * Four Little Engines
 * The Little Old Engine
 * Gallant Old Engine
 * Very Old Engines
 * Duke the Lost Engine
 * Great Little Engines
 * New Little Engine

Television series

 * Season 4 - Granpuff, Sleeping Beauty, Bulldog (does not speak), You Can't Win, Four Little Engines (does not speak), A Bad Day for Sir Handel, Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady, Trucks!, Home at Last, Rock 'n' Roll (cameo), Special Funnel, Steam Roller, Passengers and Polish (mentioned), and Gallant Old Engine
 * Season 5 - Make Someone Happy (cameo), Duncan Gets Spooked (does not speak), and Snow (cameo)
 * Season 6 - Rusty Saves the Day (cameo) and Faulty Whistles
 * Season 7 - Toby's Windmill (cameo), The Refreshment Lady's Tea Shop, Rheneas and the Roller Coaster (cameo, role replaced with Rheneas), The Runaway Elephant (cameo), Bulgy Rides Again (cameo), The Grand Opening, and Trusty Rusty (cameo)
 * Season 9 - Tuneful Toots, The Magic Lamp, Rheneas and the Dinosaur (cameo), and Mighty Mac (cameo)
 * Season 10 - A Smooth Ride, Duncan Drops a Clanger (does not speak), Thomas' Tricky Tree (does not speak), Which Way Now? (cameo), and Missing Trucks
 * Season 11- Thomas and the Big Bang (does not speak), Sir Handel in Charge, Cool Truckings (cameo), Ding-a-Ling, Skarloey Storms Through, and Wash Behind Your Buffers (cameo)
 * Season 12 - Mountain Marvel, The Party Surprise, Duncan and the Hot Air Balloon (does not speak), and The Man in the Hills (cameo)
 * Season 16 - Don't Bother Victor! and The Christmas Tree Express (cameo)
 * Season 17 - Luke's New Friend (does not speak) and The Switch
 * Season 18 - Disappearing Diesels (cameo), Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger, Long Lost Friend (cameo), and Samson at Your Service

Specials:
 * The Great Discovery (cameo)
 * Blue Mountain Mystery
 * King of the Railway (cameo)

Magazine stories

 * 1997 - The Colourful Engine
 * 1998 - Duncan Has a Spill (does not speak)
 * 1999 - Peter Sam
 * 2000 - Creepy Cutting! and A Special Story About Peter Sam (does not speak)
 * 2001 - Too Much Rock, A Special Story About Skarloey (cameo), Duncan Gets Upset and The Hairy Black Run (cameo)
 * 2002 - Big Ideas!
 * 2003 - Seeing Smoke
 * 2004 - The Grand Opening (cameo)
 * 2005 - Ice Carving (does not speak), Grand Old Duke, and Mine Mystery
 * 2006 - Camera Clue, Splendid Sight (cameo), and Station Sounds (cameo)
 * 2007 - Uphill and Down and Cliff Ride (cameo)
 * 2008 - Fearless Freddie
 * 2009 - Thomas and the Big Bang (does not speak)
 * 2010 - Harold Afloat, Big Ideas, and The Birthday Ride (cameo)
 * 2011 - Reindeer Rescue
 * 2013 - Don't Bother Victor! (speaks in speech bubble only)
 * 2015 - Dusty Rusty

Peter Sam also appeared in the magazine stories, Hello, Skarloey!, Ride and Slide, Smoke Signals, The Cliff Railway, The Mountain Railway, and The Tiny Engine. }}

Voice Actors

 * Steven Kynman (UK/US; sixteenth season onwards)
 * Shinobu Satouchi (Japan; fourth - seventh seasons)
 * Satoshi Katougi (Japan; ninth - eleventh seasons)
 * Hiroo Sasaki (Japan; sixteenth season onwards)
 * Marios Gavrilis (Germany)
 * Sigbjørn Solheim (Norway; sixteenth - seventeenth seasons)
 * Gaute Boris Skjegstad (Norway; Blue Mountain Mystery onwards, excluding the seventeenth season)
 * Arturo Cataño (Mexico; sixteenth season onwards)
 * Marek Bocianiak (Poland)
 * Paul Disbergen (The Netherlands)

Trivia

 * Peter Sam is named after former Skarloey Railway controller Mr. Peter Sam.
 * Peter Sam has undergone numerous modifications through the television series, including:
 * Fourth season:
 * The special funnel, which appears to be more of a simple square funnel than a Giesl Ejector design.
 * Ninth season:
 * A permanent taillamp was added.
 * Peter Sam had Emily's seventh season whistle sound until season twelve.
 * Sixteenth season:
 * His square funnel was updated to a proper Giesl Ejector.
 * His footplate and sandboxes were painted black.
 * A handrail was added across the top of his smokebox, just like his prototype.
 * His regular whistle changed to a two-tone whistle, just like his real counterpart. It also budged up and down until the seventeenth season.
 * Sanding gear was added.
 * His green livery became more vibrant than it was in the ninth season.
 * Seventeenth season:
 * Peter Sam gained a permanent lamp and lamp irons.
 * One of Peter Sam's models is at a museum in Kyoto, Japan.
 * The Reverend W. Awdry's model of Peter Sam is currently on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Tywyn. Awdry's model of Stuart was at the Reverend Teddy Boston's Cadeby Light Railway, before the railway finally closed in 2005.
 * Peter Sam's small scale model (used in Seasons 4-5) with a slate truck was sold on Vectis for £2600.

Quotes

 * "Peter Sam's said again and again,
 * his new funnel will put ours to shame.
 * He went into the tunnel
 * lost his old funnel.
 * Now his famous new funnel's a drain!"

- Sir Handel teasing Peter Sam, Special Funnel, Gallant Old Engine.

Merchandise

 * ERTL (discontinued)
 * Wooden Railway
 * Take Along (discontinued)
 * Take-n-Play
 * My First Thomas (talking)
 * My Thomas Story Library (discontinued)
 * Nakayoshi (discontinued)
 * Wind-up (two versions; Japan only)
 * TrackMaster
 * Bandai (several versions; discontinued)
 * Trading Cards (discontinued)
 * Brio (discontinued)
 * Mega Bloks (discontinued)
 * Departing Now