Caroline

"Call yourself a car? You're a disgrace to the road! Find yourself a scrapyard!"

- George, Lady Hatt's Birthday Party, fifth season

   Caroline   Caroline is a vintage car owned by a cricketer from the Elsbridge cricket club.
 * Registration number: URA 1
 * Built: 1926

Bio
Caroline always refers to her driver as "Master". She does not like high speeds as they overheat her motor. She also disliked engines until Stepney brought her back on a flatbed to the Elsbridge cricket field, at which time she admitted engines had their uses (in her own words, saving "the wear and tear on a poor car's wheels").

Caroline later helped the Fat Controller to Lady Hatt's birthday, until she broke down again.

Persona
Caroline enjoys taking leisurely drives along the beautiful Sudrian countryside. She dislikes being pushed along too fast, as it will overheat her engine. She is very calm in nature and appreciates the engines. She loves the occasional picnic where she is parked for the duration. She used to think railway engines were silly, until she discovered how they can save the wear on her wheels.

Basis
Caroline is based on a 1926 Morris Oxford Bullnose Cabriolet.

Livery
Caroline is painted red and gold with her name written on her sides in white.

Appearances
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Railway Series

 * Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine

Television series

 * Season 4 - Train Stops Play
 * Season 5 - Lady Hatt's Birthday Party, Toby and the Flood (cameo), and Toby's Discovery (cameo)
 * Season 8 - Thomas and the Circus (cameo), Chickens to School (cameo), and Percy and the Magic Carpet (cameo)
 * Season 9 - Percy and the Oil Painting (cameo)

Specials:
 * Calling All Engines! (cameo)

Learning Segments:
 * Season 8 - The Children Wait for Gordon

She made an appearance in one of the activities in the PC game, Railway Adventures.

Magazine stories

 * 1998 - The Big Speech!
 * 2001 - Dents All Round! and A Song for Caroline (does not speak)
 * 2002 - Good as New!
 * 2003 - Broken Bridges (does not speak)
 * 2004 - Train Stops Play
 * 2006 - Caroline's Cruise and Percy and the Painting (cameo)
 * 2007 - The Best Smile (does not speak) and In for Treatment
 * 2009 - Night Light Train and New Delivery (cameo)
 * 2010 - Thomas Takes Off! and The New Delivery (cameo)
 * 2011 - Caroline Camps Out, Caroline's Christmas, Racing on the Rails, and Mirror, Mirror (not seen)
 * 2012 - Message Mix-Up!
 * 2013 - A Friend in Need

Caroline also appeared in the magazine stories, Double Attraction, Fun With Friends, Parking? No Problem!, Road Ride, Slow Down, Bertie!, Slow Tow, Spotting Shapes, The Best Bridge, and The Open Top Bus. }}

Voice Actors

 * Hiroko Emori (Japan; fourth and fifth seasons)

Trivia

 * Caroline's television series model did not have moving eyes.
 * She resembles The Wedding Car from the magazine story, The Wedding Engine!
 * In the US version of Train Stops Play, Caroline's voice was provided with a Southern accent.

Merchandise

 * ERTL (discontinued)
 * Wooden Railway (discontinued)
 * Motor Road and Rail (discontinued)
 * TrackMaster (discontinued)
 * Wind-up (normal and metallic)
 * Pocket Fantasy (discontinued)
 * Thomas Engine Collection Series (discontinued)
 * Trading Cards (discontinued)
 * My Thomas Story Library (discontinued)
 * Nakayoshi (only with Bulgy)