Dart

"What he means is..."

- Dart, whenever he clarifies what Den has said

   Dart   Dart is a small Diesel shunter who assists Den in running the Sodor Dieselworks.
 * Designer: W. G. Bagnall
 * Builder: W. G. Bagnall
 * Built: 1961
 * Configuration: 0-4-0

Bio
In Day of the Diesels, Dart complains about needing a new crane and hides Flynn's hose in the rubbish by order of Diesel 10.

Later on, he went with Thomas, Den and Diesel to Misty Island in search of a Christmas tree for the Dieselworks. Dart later teased Flynn for spraying Edward and his driver.

He then helped Thomas fix Ol' Wheezy and later fixed Gordon's bufferbeam.

In the eighteenth season, he hid from Paxton along with Diesel, Den, and Sidney causing Paxton to make an island-wide search for them.

At one point, Mavis had an accident, and Den was forced to replace her at the quarry. Dart was distraught at being separated from his best friend, and was slow to start repairing Mavis. When Mavis reminded him that the quicker she's fixed, the sooner he can be back with Den. Dart took her advice and soon, Den returned.

Persona
Dart works at the Vicarstown Dieselworks to support and assist Den. Den and Dart have worked together for so long that Dart can often guess what Den is thinking before he can get it out himself. Although not so much the thinker of the duo, he is usually the doer and can be the chattier of the two. He quickly buzzes about the Dieselworks, occasionally bashing, crashing, and clanging into things. He can be heard to grumble "Dizzy Diesels!" when something goes wrong. Dart is very able in his work and a valuable team player. Despite being small in size, he is feisty and fast. Dart also like jokes, sometimes to the annoyance of the other Diesels. If feeling bothered, particularly by the steam engines, Dart is far from devious, but can get grumpy, gruff, irritable, and sometimes cheeky too, but otherwise he is the quick-witted assistant of the Dieselworks.

Basis
Dart is a 4w Diesel-hydraulic shunter built by W. G. Bagnall.

Livery
Dart is painted yellow and red with white lining and the Dieselworks logo on the sides of his cab.

Appearances
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Television series

 * Season 15 - Stop that Bus! (cameo), Tree Trouble, and Fiery Flynn
 * Season 16 - Ol' Wheezy Wobbles and Bust My Buffers!
 * Season 17 - The Missing Christmas Decorations and Away From the Sea
 * Season 18 - Disappearing Diesels
 * Season 19 - Den and Dart

Specials:
 * Day of the Diesels
 * The Great Race

Magazine stories
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 * 2011 - Flaming Flynn (mentioned)
 * 2012 - Ol' Wheezy Wobbles
 * 2014 - Salty's New Friend (mentioned), Wobbly Ol' Wheezy, and Leaves on the Line! (speaks in speech bubble only)
 * 2015 - Bust My Buffers! (speaks in speech bubble only)

Voice Actors

 * Rupert Degas (UK/US; Day of the Diesels - sixteenth season)
 * Steven Kynman (UK/US; seventeenth season onwards)
 * Kunihiro Kawamoto (Japan)
 * Christian Greger Strøm (Norway; fifteenth - seventeenth season)
 * Stig Krogstad (Norway; Day of the Diesels onwards, barring the sixteenth and seventeenth season)
 * Lennardt Krüger (Germany)
 * Jan Kulczycki (Poland)
 * Jorge Ramírez (Latin America)
 * Stan Limburg (The Netherlands)
 * Fabrice Trojani (France and French speaking Canada)
 * Juan Navarro Torelló (Spain)
 * Yehonatan Magon (Israel)
 * Denis Bespalyy (Russia; seventeenth and eighteenth seasons)

Trivia

 * In the nineteenth season, Dart gained a permanent lamp, standard tail lamp and brake pipes.

Quotes
- Dart whenever he expresses his feelings.
 * "Dizzy diesels!"

Merchandise

 * Wooden Railway
 * Take-n-Play
 * TrackMaster
 * Hornby (discontinued)
 * Mega Bloks (discontinued)
 * Wind-up (Japan only)