Gordon

"Express coming through!" & "Oh, the indignity!"

- Gordon's catchphrases

 CGI Series= |-|Model Series= |-|Railway Series=   Gordon    Gordon is a big blue express engine. He is Flying Scotsman's only remaining brother and Mallard, Green Arrow, Spencer, Ryan and The Flying Thistle's cousin. When Gordon was streamlined to compete in the Great Railway Show, he ran under the name The Shooting Star.
 * Number: 4
 * Class: GNR A1 Pacific
 * Designer: Sir Nigel Gresley
 * Builder: GNR Doncaster Works, rebuilt LMS Crewe Works
 * Built: 1922, rebuilt 1939
 * Configuration: 4-6-2
 * Top Speed: 100 mph
 * Arrived on Sodor: 1923

Bio in the Railway Series
Gordon was built experimentally by Sir Nigel Gresley for the Great Northern Railway at Doncaster Works in 1922 as the first A1 Pacific, which would become the prototype to the final A1 design. When Gresley was finished using Gordon for designing his A1 Pacifics, he sold Gordon, along with a spare boiler and firebox, to the North Western Railway.

During Gordon's early years on the railway, he often looked down on the smaller engines like Edward and Thomas. However, he would soon find he needed help from Edward to be his banker after he got stuck on a hill with a train of trucks. He also needed Edward and Henry to pull his passenger train after he broke his safety valve in front of Henry's Tunnel.

Gordon often found Thomas very annoying for whistling rudely at him, so he taught him a lesson by bringing him along his express train before he could be uncoupled. Thomas usually fetched the coaches for him, however, after Thomas left the yard when he was given a branch line, Gordon, along with Henry and James, soon found that they had to fetch their own coaches. After the big engines had several mishaps, one of which involved Gordon having to pull his train backwards, Gordon proposed that they all go on strike, where they would only pull their coaches if another engine fetched them. Edward was the only engine left and since he was a tender engine and that Gordon proposed that tender engine do not shunt, they started to discriminate against Edward until the Fat Controller decided to leave them in the shed until they learned how silly they were.

After Gordon, Henry and James saw how silly they were, the Fat Controller let them out, reminding them to behave and bought a tank engine named Percy to help fetch their coaches. Gordon almost had a run-in accident with Percy when he carelessly stood on the main line. After Percy ran away backwards and stopped in a pile of dirt, Gordon helped him out. Gordon was still arrogant and insulted Henry for the way he whistled. However, he ate his own words when his whistle jammed and he went running down the main line whistling continuously. He did not stop until a fitter climbed up and knocked his whistle in place.

Gordon is mainly used for passenger duties, pulling the North Western Railway's express, the Wild Nor' Wester, but has occasionally pulled goods trains, much to his dislike. He has been known to run into ditches and stop on hills to get out of doing these jobs, as he believes that these are below him.

In 1939, Gordon went to Crewe for a rebuild. His conjugated valve gear was replaced by a two-cylinder chassis (designed by the Fat Controller), he received a smoother running plate, Stanier underframes, wheels, cylinders, squared-off side windows, rectangular buffers and a Fowler tender.

Gordon has become famous after his adventures: In 1953, he pulled Queen Elizabeth II's royal train and in 1956, he travelled to London, where he was lauded by a large crowd. Gordon did not like the visit, however, as he discovered that London's big station was St. Pancras. In 1957, when Diesel arrived on trial and was having trouble moving some old trucks, he decided to make rumours about Duck giving Gordon a bad nickname, Galloping Sausage. So he, Henry and James decided to wheesh and yell at Duck to keep out of their sheds. However, when the truth came out that Duck had not made the nicknames, they begin to feel very silly about jumping to conclusions before knowing the true story. Then, in 1986, Gordon got to visit Carlisle when a Diesel taking a Railtour failed.

In 2011, he was dismissed from pulling the express regularly to Barrow due to the purchase of Pip and Emma. He likes this, because he can do two trips a day instead of one and he does not have to hurry.

Bio in the Television Series
Gordon has, to date, been the fastest engine on Sodor, but has sometimes had accidents, due to him trying to show off. In the fifth season, his brakes were not working and he could not stop, resulting in him crashing through the Kirk Ronan Station wall. Also, in the sixth season, he ignored Salty's advice about going slow while pulling trucks, resulting in him speeding down a rickety old branch line and tumbling into a field. Though he has proven to not be too big for his wheels and to be useful instead, like when Spencer first arrived on Sodor, he gave him advice about taking on water before going to Maron Station; in result, he ran out of water on Gordon's Hill and Gordon had to pull him from there. In the tenth season, he, along with Edward, criticised Rocky when he first arrived on Sodor and called him "new-fangled nonsense". Afterwards, when he crashed into Edward's pipes, which had fallen off his flatbeds, he derailed. In result, Rocky came and lifted him back onto the rails and cleared the pipes, proving how useful he is.

Gordon once tried taking a shortcut in order to beat Stanley to Great Waterton, but accidentally crashed into Ben's logs, but luckily, saved Stanley from crashing into them on the track below. When Gordon was given the task of taking the Lion of Sodor to the Duke and Duchess of Boxford's Summer House with Ferdinand, he ignored his advice about going slowly over the Fenland, with the result of the statue falling into the muddy marsh. After the statue was cleaned, Gordon let Ferdinand be his front engine and they delivered the statue safely to the summer house. They have since then been good friends. One winter he, along with the rest of the Steam Team, had to find places to sleep, when the turntable at Tidmouth Sheds was frozen, so he decided to sleep there, in the one accessible berth, resulting in him getting stuck in there the next morning and remaining there for the rest of the day. He has since become a more sensible engine.

Once, he was waiting at Kellsthorpe Road Station while a workman was painting a telephone box on the other platform. But the man accidentally kicked his paint can onto the track next to Gordon, just as Connor raced through the station, splattering red paint all over Gordon. When Henry saw red spots all over Gordon, he assumed the blue engine had chicken pox. Later, as he was filling up with water, he told Philip to get on with his work and keep out of his way. He explained to Philip that he pulls the express and is very fast. As Gordon returned to Knapford with the express, Philip reversed back to the station as Gordon braked hard and told him that he nearly caused an accident. As he was resting in the yard, Philip challenged Gordon to a race and started to race away, but Gordon went back to resting instead of racing him. That night, Gordon was not very happy and decided to show Philip how fast he can go tomorrow and told him to have another race.

In Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure, Gordon says that Thomas is a silly little engine, making Thomas upset. Thomas wanted to take revenge, but ended up running Gordon's express coaches off the rails. Due to this incident, Thomas was sent away. Later, while he was pulling the express, Thomas nearly collided with him while chasing Sailor John and Skiff.

In the twentieth season, he was not ready to leave the sheds as his firebox had not been cleaned out in the morning. As Henry was pulling the express, Gordon arrived into Knapford to fetch his train, but the Fat Controller scolded Gordon for coming in late and told him that he had been assigned to a goods train for the rest of the day. Gordon was grumpy as he arrived at Brendam Docks with his goods train. Salty, Porter and Cranky greeted him. Gordon was given a train of coal. When he returned to Knapford, he asked the Fat Controller if he could pull the express again, but he was told to go to the Blue Mountain Quarry instead. As he arrived at the quarry, Gordon was still in a bad mood as he collected a train of stone. As he began to leave, the trucks put their brakes on and then released them, causing Gordon to jump the points and hit a buffer stop. Finally fed up with his work, he ordered to be uncoupled so he could go back to the sheds. That night, the Fat Controller scolds him again for not doing all his jobs that day and ordered him to pull the Flying Kipper as punishment. Henry and Thomas teased him about it not being an easy job, but Gordon was determined to prove them wrong and left the sheds to pull the Flying Kipper. As he returned to the sheds next morning, the Fat Controller praised him for successfully delivering the Kipper on time and told him that he can now go back to being the express engine again much to Gordon's delight. When the other engines noticed how smelly he was after pulling the Flying Kipper, he quickly went to the washdown whilst the other engines laughed.

In The Great Race, Gordon introduced Thomas to his brother, the Flying Scotsman, at Vicarstown and later teased Thomas for wanting to compete in the Great Railway Show, believing that he is too small to compete. Gordon was selected by the Fat Controller to participate in the Great Race and was temporarily streamlined for the event. However, Gordon refused to undergo the final safety checks and as a result, the workmen forgot to attach his safety valve. Thomas brought the new safety valve to the Mainland and tried to warn Gordon, but he competed in the race without it and his boiler exploded when he refused to heed Thomas and Flying Scotsman's warnings. Gordon had to drop out of the race as a result. After the Great Railway Show was over and all of the foreign engines (bar Ashima) had gone home, Gordon met up with Flying Scotsman, who admitted that his opinion on Sudrian engines has improved significantly since the race.

Persona
Gordon is the fastest and most powerful engine on the rails and he knows it. He is extremely proud of this and is inclined to boast. He is goodhearted, always willing to forgive and uses his superior strength to help smaller engines out of trouble.

Gordon's important position as the engine who usually pulls the Express has made him proud, pompous and self-important, with good reason too; he is the fastest engine on Sodor. His philosophy "tender engines don't shunt" meant that he looked down on tank engines and tender engines who do shunt, but after being locked in the shed with Henry and James after going on strike and before the seventeenth season, he seemed to have abandoned this philosophy.

Because of his rank in the social order of the North Western Railway, Gordon expects to get the important jobs and either sulks when he does not, or gets jealous of those who do. Sometimes, Gordon acts as a bully, particularly towards Edward, but following misadventures where Edward had to help him, Gordon had to acknowledge that despite being old, Edward is still a very useful engine. However, sometimes Gordon still doubts Edward is still reliable, such as the time he did not believe Edward could win a race against Spencer because "he's only a back engine" and "a waste of steam." He would soon stop belittling Edward after being tricked by Thomas; he learned his lesson and apologised to Edward saying that he promised not call him old or unreliable anymore.

Sometimes, Gordon shows a kinder side and gives the younger engines advice, usually after he has had some mishap as a result of his foolhardiness. Some of his advice is not exactly helpful, though, as James and Sir Handel have discovered.

Basis
According to The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways, Gordon is the experimental prototype for Sir Nigel Gresley's A1 Pacific design for the Great Northern Railway. Gordon was built at Doncaster Works in Yorkshire. Once the first batch of A1 Pacifics appeared in 1922 Gordon would have more than likely have been reclassified A1/1 - the '/1' indicating he is slightly different to the rest of the class.

Gordon, being an experimental engine, never received a number and was never put into regular traffic, he was only ever used on test runs. Owing to various problems Gordon was rebuilt in 1939 at Crewe. Sir Topham Hatt and Sir William Stanier worked together to rectify these problems - everything under the running board is of Stanier's design while the running board itself is that of Sir Topham Hatt's. In both the Railway Series and television series, Gordon is depicted with a Fowler tender As "The Shooting Star", Gordon's appearance is based on a streamlined Pennsylvania Railroad K4 (Hank's class), specifically #3768.

Livery
Gordon is painted in the North Western Railway's sky blue livery with red and yellow lining. The number "4" is painted on his tender sides in yellow. Before arriving on Sodor, he was painted in the Great Northern Railway's Apple Green livery with white and black lining.

In the Railway Series, he carries two builder's plates on the sides of his cab.

In the sixteenth season episode, Bust My Buffers! Gordon received a yellow and black hazard stripe painted bufferbeam akin to Den's. In The Great Race, in his streamlined form, he is painted in the North Western Railway's sky blue livery with silver, red and dark blue lining. His number is still painted on his tender in yellow, smaller and surrounded by a dark blue circle.

Appearances
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Railway Series

 * The Three Railway Engines
 * Thomas the Tank Engine
 * James the Red Engine
 * Troublesome Engines
 * Henry the Green Engine
 * Gordon the Big Engine
 * Edward the Blue Engine
 * Four Little Engines
 * Percy the Small Engine
 * The Eight Famous Engines
 * Duck and the Diesel Engine
 * The Little Old Engine
 * The Twin Engines
 * Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine
 * Main Line Engines
 * Small Railway Engines (not seen)
 * Enterprising Engines
 * Oliver the Western Engine
 * Really Useful Engines
 * James and the Diesel Engines
 * Great Little Engines
 * More About Thomas the Tank Engine (cameo)
 * Gordon the High-Speed Engine
 * Thomas and the Twins (mentioned)
 * Thomas and the Great Railway Show
 * Thomas Comes Home
 * Henry and the Express (does not speak)
 * Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines
 * Thomas and his Friends

Television Series

 * Season 1 - Thomas and Gordon, Edward and Gordon, The Sad Story of Henry, Edward, Gordon and Henry, Thomas' Train, Thomas and the Trucks (does not speak), Thomas and the Breakdown Train, James and the Coaches (mentioned), Troublesome Trucks (mentioned), James and the Express, Tenders and Turntables, Trouble in the Shed, Percy Runs Away, The Flying Kipper (does not speak), Whistles and Sneezes, Off the Rails, Down the Mine and Thomas' Christmas Party
 * Season 2 - Cows, Saved from Scrap (cameo), Old Iron (cameo), Percy and the Signal, Duck Takes Charge, Pop Goes the Diesel, Dirty Work, A Close Shave (cameo), Break Van (cameo), The Deputation, Wrong Road, Edward's Exploit and Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree (cameo)
 * Season 3 - Time for Trouble, Gordon and the Famous Visitor, Thomas, Percy and the Dragon, Henry's Forest (does not speak), The Trouble with Mud, No Joke for James, Trust Thomas, Tender Engines, Escape, Oliver Owns Up, Heroes, Percy, James and the Fruitful Day and Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure (cameo)
 * Season 4 - Granpuff (cameo), Sleeping Beauty (cameo), Bulldog, A Bad Day for Sir Handel, Trucks!, Rock 'n' Roll (cameo), Gallant Old Engine (cameo), Rusty to the Rescue (cameo), Thomas and Stepney (cameo), Bowled Out, Henry and the Elephant, Thomas and the Special Letter, Paint Pots and Queens and Fish (mentioned)
 * Season 5 - Cranky Bugs, Horrid Lorry (cameo), A Better View for Gordon, James and the Trouble with Trees (cameo), Gordon and the Gremlin, Bye George!, Baa! (cameo), Put Upon Percy (cameo), Haunted Henry (does not speak), Thomas and the Rumours, Busy Going Backwards and Snow
 * Season 6 - No Sleep for Cranky (cameo), Salty's Secret (cameo), Harvey to the Rescue, A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter (cameo), The Fogman, It's Only Snow (cameo), Twin Trouble (cameo), The World's Strongest Engine, Scaredy Engines, Percy and the Haunted Mine (cameo), Middle Engine (does not speak), Jack Frost (cameo), Gordon Takes a Tumble, Percy's Chocolate Crunch, Thomas, Percy and the Squeak, Thomas the Jet Engine and Edward the Very Useful Engine
 * Jack and the Sodor Construction Company - Mud Glorious Mud (cameo)
 * Season 7 - Percy Gets it Right, Edward's Brass Band (cameo), What's the Matter with Henry? (cameo), James and the Queen of Sodor, The Spotless Record (cameo), Something Fishy (cameo), Peace and Quiet (deleted scene), Bulgy Rides Again (cameo), Harold and the Flying Horse (cameo), Best Dressed Engine and Gordon and Spencer
 * Season 8 - Thomas and the Tuba (does not speak), Thomas to the Rescue (cameo), Henry and the Wishing Tree, James Gets a New Coat (does not speak), Thomas Saves the Day (stock footage cameo), Percy's Big Mistake, Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough (cameo), Don't Tell Thomas (cameo), Emily's New Route (deleted scene), Thomas and the Firework Display (does not speak), Gordon Takes Charge, Spic and Span, Edward the Great, Squeak, Rattle and Roll, Thomas and the Circus (cameo), Thomas Gets it Right, As Good as Gordon, Fish (does not speak), Halloween (cameo), You Can Do it, Toby!, Chickens to School, James Goes Too Far and Percy and the Magic Carpet
 * Season 9 - Percy and the Oil Painting (does not speak), Thomas and the Rainbow (cameo), Molly's Special Special, Thomas' Milkshake Muddle (cameo), Thomas and the Toy Shop (cameo), Respect for Gordon, Thomas and the Birthday Picnic, Thomas and the New Engine (cameo), Toby Feels Left Out, Thomas Tries His Best, Thomas and the Statue, Emily Knows Best (cameo), Thomas' Day Off (cameo), Thomas' New Trucks (cameo), Bold and Brave (cameo), Saving Edward, Thomas and the Golden Eagle (cameo) and Keeping Up with James (does not speak)
 * Season 10 - Percy and the Funfair (does not speak), The Green Controller, It's Good to be Gordon, Seeing the Sights, Toby's New Shed (does not speak), Edward Strikes Out, Topped Off Thomas (does not speak), Thomas and the Shooting Star, Big Strong Henry, Thomas' Frosty Friend (does not speak), Emily and the Special Coaches, Thomas and the Colours (cameo), Thomas and the Treasure (cameo), James the Second Best (mentioned) and Thomas and Skarloey's Big Day Out (mentioned)
 * Season 11 - Thomas and the Storyteller (cameo), Emily's Rubbish, Dream On (cameo), Gordon and the Engineer, Thomas and the Spaceship, Henry's Lucky Day (cameo), Thomas and the Lighthouse (cameo), Thomas and the Big Bang (cameo), Thomas Sets Sail, Don't be Silly, Billy (does not speak), Hide and Peep (cameo), Toby's Triumph (cameo), Thomas and the Runaway Car, Thomas in Trouble and Percy and the Left Luggage (cameo)
 * Season 12 - Thomas and the Billboard, Steady Eddie (does not speak), Rosie's Funfair Special (mentioned), Henry Gets it Wrong (cameo), Heave Ho Thomas! (cameo), Toby's Special Surprise, Excellent Emily (cameo), Saved You! (does not speak), Tram Trouble (cameo), Gordon Takes a Shortcut and Thomas Puts the Brakes On
 * Season 13 - Creaky Cranky (cameo), The Lion of Sodor, Tickled Pink, Double Trouble, Slippy Sodor, The Early Bird, Play Time, Time For a Story (cameo), Toby's New Whistle, A Blooming Mess (cameo), Steamy Sodor (cameo), Splish, Splash, Splosh! (cameo), The Biggest Present of All (cameo), Snow Tracks and Buzzy Bees (cameo)
 * Season 14 - Thomas' Tall Friend, Pingy Pongy Pick Up (cameo), Charlie and Eddie (cameo), Henry's Health and Safety (cameo), Pop Goes Thomas (cameo), Victor Says Yes, Thomas in Charge, Merry Winter Wish (cameo), Being Percy, Henry's Magic Box (does not speak), Thomas and Scruff, O the Indignity, Jitters and Japes (cameo) and Merry Misty Island (does not speak)
 * Season 15 - Gordon and Ferdinand, Percy's New Friends, James to the Rescue, Happy Hiro (cameo), Up, Up and Away!, Henry's Happy Coal (cameo), Let it Snow, Surprise, Surprise (cameo), Spencer the Grand, Stuck on You, Big Belle (mentioned), Percy the Snowman (does not speak), Tree Trouble and Fiery Flynn
 * Season 16 - Race to the Rescue (cameo), Ol' Wheezy Wobbles (cameo), Express Coming Through, Percy and the Monster of Brendam (cameo), Ho Ho Snowman (does not speak), Flash Bang Wallop!, Thomas and the Rubbish Train, Thomas Toots the Crows, Bust My Buffers!, Thomas and the Sounds of Sodor, Salty's Surprise (cameo), Sodor Surprise Day, Muddy Matters (cameo), Whiff's Wish (does not speak) and Happy Birthday Sir! (cameo)
 * Season 17 - Scruff's Makeover, Wayward Winston, Gordon Runs Dry, Calm Down Caitlin, Steamie Stafford (does not speak), Henry's Hero, Not Now, Charlie!, The Lost Puff (does not speak), The Thomas Way, The Phantom Express (cameo), No Snow for Thomas (cameo), The Missing Christmas Decorations, The Frozen Turntable, Gone Fishing, The Afternoon Tea Express, The Smelly Kipper and Thomas' Shortcut (cameo)
 * Season 18 - Old Reliable Edward, Flatbeds of Fear (cameo), Signals Crossed, Toad's Adventure (mentioned), Duck and the Slip Coaches, Marion and the Pipe, Missing Gator (mentioned), Spencer's VIP, Long Lost Friend, Duncan the Humbug (cameo), The Perfect Gift (cameo), Emily Saves the World and Samson at Your Service
 * Season 19 - Who's Geoffrey?, The Truth About Toby, Lost Property, Henry Spots Trouble, Toad and the Whale (cameo), Very Important Sheep, Salty All At Sea, Helping Hiro (cameo), The Beast of Sodor, Slow Stephen, Best Engine Ever, The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead, Philip to the Rescue, Thomas the Babysitter (cameo), The Other Side of the Mountain and Goodbye Fat Controller
 * Season 20 - Sidney Sings, Toby's New Friend (mentioned), Henry Gets the Express, Diesel and the Ducklings, Bradford the Brake Van, Saving Time (mentioned), Pouty James, Letters to Santa (cameo), Love Me Tender (cameo), The Christmas Coffeepot (cameo), Over the Hill, Three Steam Engines Gruff, Henry in the Dark, Engine of the Future, Hugo and the Airship, Cautious Connor (does not speak), All in Vain and Buckled Tracks and Bumpy Trucks
 * Other - Thomas & Friends in 4-D: Bubbling Boilers (cameo)

Specials:
 * Thomas and the U.K. Trip
 * Thomas and the Magic Railroad
 * Calling All Engines!
 * The Great Discovery
 * Hero of the Rails
 * Misty Island Rescue
 * Day of the Diesels
 * Blue Mountain Mystery (cameo)
 * King of the Railway
 * Tale of the Brave
 * The Adventure Begins
 * Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
 * The Great Race

Learning Segments: Models:
 * Season 8 - Sounds (pre-filmed footage cameo), Being on Time (pre-filmed footage cameo), The Children Wait for Gordon & Helping One Another
 * Season 9 - Same Colour, Emily Respects, Which Route Should Thomas Take? (cameo), Knowing What to do & Who Respects Whom? & Getting Up Gordon's Hill
 * Season 10 - Percy's Story
 * Calling All Engines! - Which Diesel Engine with Which Steam Engine?

Animation:
 * Season 8 - Dot to Dot - Gordon,
 * Season 9 Who's Under the Coal Dust? - James, Guess the Engine - Gordon, Which Engine for Which Job?, Job Destinations
 * Season 10 - Who's Under the Coal Dust? - Gordon & Happy or Sad?
 * Unknown - Pulling Coaches

Magazine Stories

 * 1987 - Thomas and Gordon, Edward and Gordon, Thomas' Train, Thomas and the Trucks (mentioned), Thomas and the Breakdown Train, James and the Coaches (mentioned) and Thomas' Christmas Party (cameo)
 * 1988 - James and the Troublesome Trucks (mentioned), James and the Express, The Golfers (does not speak), Tenders and Turntables, Trouble in the Shed, Percy Runs Away, Percy and the Signal, Wrong Road, Edward's Exploits, Thomas' Present, The Train Spotters, Duck Takes Charge, Cows and The New Coaches (cameo)
 * 1989 - Gordon's Express, In a Sulk, Thomas and the Whistle, In a Muddle, An Important Visitor, Hurricane!, A Second Chance, The Party (cameo), The Missing Holly!, A Surprise for Thomas (cameo) and A Fishy Smell
 * 1990 - Thomas For Sale, Rumours and Speculation, Edward and the Express, Timetable Trouble, The Backlog (does not speak), Percy and the Dragon, Henry's Forest (mentioned) and Go Easy
 * 1991 - Duck's Service, Thomas and the Blue Wheel (does not speak) and Gordon Forgets
 * 1993 - The Special Stationmaster!, Percy and the Parrot!, The Visitor and First with the Food! (mentioned)
 * 1994 - Thomas and Trevor (not seen), The Nature Bus! (mentioned) and Puffing Pots!
 * 1995 - Keeping Clean!, Gordon Gets Going!, Watch Out, Gordon!, The Engine Parade!, The New Guard (mentioned) and Keeping Clean!
 * 1996 - Percy's Squeak!, Gordon's Spots!, Important Passengers!, Timetable Trouble, Thomas Takes a Ride!, The Little Line, Too Tired!, Sunday Schedule! and The Trouble With Mud!
 * 1997 - Henry's Busy Day, Henry's Hills, Henry, 'Smile, Please!', April Fools, Gordon and Silly Skarloey!
 * 1998 - The Red Squirrel!, Fancy Dress!, Runaway Percy! (mentioned), The Big Speech! (does not speak), The Posh Coaches, The Greenhouse Bus! (does not speak) The Exhibition! and James' Hotel!
 * 1999 - Bill and Ben's Trick
 * 2000 - Henry, Night Work (does not speak), The End of the Rainbow! (mentioned), Henrietta's Holiday, Lucky to be Lost! (cameo) and Painting the Shed (cameo)
 * 2001 - A Special Story About Harold, Sir Handel, Harold Goes Quiet, Thomas Chimes In (does not speak), Snow Fun for Henry (cameo) and Hill Spill! (mentioned)
 * 2002 - Henry Helps, Sodor Goes Pop!, The Blue Engine Club, Diesels and Steam Engines (cameo), Clean Up Chaos (does not speak) and Diesel's Drums (cameo)
 * 2003 - Gordon's Surprise, The Boatshow (cameo), Harold's Bad Day (cameo), A Foggy Friend (cameo), The Most Beautiful Station (cameo), Harvey to the Rescue!, Cook Controller! (does not speak), Fast Food! (does not speak), Dirty Work, The Cat Controller! and Thomas Goes Squeak!
 * 2004 - Rocket Power, Scrapes and Spills, The Train Trolley (does not speak), Thank You, Thomas!, Percy to the Rescue, Dockers' Dinner, Dirty Percy! (cameo), Harold's Bad Day (cameo), Edward to the Rescue!, Thomas Gets It Right, Scary Jack Frost (cameo), James' New Coat (cameo), A Nice Quiet Day, Fishy Business, On the Fast Track!, Problem Passenger, The Haunted Mine, Colour Quarrel!, Sparks Fly (cameo), Off to Market! (cameo) and The Talking Horse
 * 2005 - Gordon's Snow Show, Slide and Ride (mentioned), Magic Mischief, Percy and the Magic Carpet (cameo), Eerie Engine, Henry's Forest, Spick and Span (does not speak), You Can Do it, Toby!, Model Engines, Hooray, Henry (does not speak), Percy and the Big Mistake (does not speak), A Treat for Trying (mentioned), Cat and Mouse (mentioned), Squeak, Rattle and Roll, Chickens to School, A Jumbo-Sized Surprise (cameo), Relay Rescue (does not speak), Edward the Great, As Good as Gordon and Choc-o-BoCo! (cameo)
 * 2006 - No Trouble for Toby, First-class Carriage, Heavy Load, Splendid Sight (cameo), Saving Edward (cameo), Thomas, Emily and the Snowplow (cameo) and Thomas and the Statue
 * 2007 - Airship, Everyone's Friend, The Santa Engine, Blown About! (does not speak), Seeing the Sights, Edward Strikes Out and Emily's Present (does not speak)
 * 2008 - Fast and First! and Funny Faces! (does not speak)
 * 2009 - Night Light Train (cameo)
 * 2010 - The Best Present of All (does not speak), Henry Gets It Wrong! (cameo), Misty Island Rescue (cameo), The Water Wheel, Ready, Jet Set, Go! (cameo), Seeing Sheep! (does not speak), Percy Ploughs In!, Halloween Hats (mentioned; seen in toy form), Snow Tracks,  Creepy Causeway, Bubble Trouble and Silly Billy (cameo)
 * 2011 - Being Percy, Slowcoach Diesel, Smiles All Round, O, the Indignity!, Rosie's Really Useful Scrap!, Steam on Stamps (mentioned), Victor Says Yes (does not speak), Thomas and Scruff (does not speak), Making Annie Smile, Tickled Pink, Speedy Spencer (mentioned), Snow Tracks, Bird Talk, Show Time (does not speak), Heave Ho Thomas! (cameo), Perfect Plough (cameo), Ready, Jet Set, Go! (cameo), Rope Rescue (cameo) and Fuss and Fumes (mentioned)
 * 2012 - Rescue Team, Percy's New Friends, Flaming Flynn (does not speak), Express Delivery!, Fiery Flynn!, Express Coming Through!, Edward the Hero (does not speak), Clever James (cameo), Paint for Percy (cameo), Hooray for Henry (does not speak), Sound Around, Paint for Percy (cameo), The Railway Show (mentioned), Sand Express, Up, Up and Away! (mentioned), Thomas and the Rubbish Train, Thomas and the Sound of Sodor (does not speak), Clock Countdown, Express Delivery!, Percy the Snowman (does not speak) and Thomas Toots the Crows (does not speak)
 * 2013 - Gordon and Ferdinand, The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 657) (cameo), Flash! Crash! Wallop!, Whiff's Wish (mentioned), Sodor Surprise Day (speaks in speech bubble only), Early Bird!, Being Percy (does not speak), James and the Giant Animals, Henrietta's Holiday, The Lost Puff (mentioned), Thomas the Spotter (mentioned), Platform Number 1!, Gordon Runs Dry, The Railway Rink (cameo) and Henrietta's Holiday
 * 2014 - Engine Trouble, Valentine's Surprise, The Royal Carriage, Confusion and Delay, The Afternoon Tea Express, The Extra-Special Solo (speaks in speech bubble only), Harvey the Crane Engine (mentioned), Leaves on the Line!, Frozen Turntable, Not Now, Charlie! (cameo) and Speedy Steamies
 * 2015 - Old Reliable Edward, Signals Crossed (does not speak), Easter Egg Express, Silent Puffing!, Don't Be Late, Percy! (speaks in speech bubble only), The Perfect Present (does not speak), Bust My Buffers!, Henrietta's Holiday and Not Now, Charlie! (cameo)
 * 2016 - Tickled Pink!, Victor Says Yes, Henry Spots Trouble and Speedy Steamies
 * 2017 - Engine Trouble, Not Now, Charlie! (cameo), Flash! Crash! Wallop!, Bedtime Story and Diesel and the Ducklings (cameo)

Gordon also appears in the magazine stories, A Long Way Up!, A Puzzle for Percy, A Special Story about Steam, Arthur and Emily, Back-to-Front, Behind Schedule, Bricks and Tunnels, Clean Getaway!, Diesel's Nasty Turn, Fast Food!, Fish and Fog!, Flying James, Gordon and Edward, Gordon the Town Engine, Henry's Secret, High-Speed Henry, How Does Percy Work?, Lazy Wheels, Leaves on the Line, Letting off Steam!, Looking Splendid, Lots of Luggage, Mighty Magnet!, Percy's Plight, Percy and Terence, Picture Posters, Proud Percy!, Railway Open Day, Really Useful Edward, Rhyming Engines, Rude James, Rushing Around, Rusty and the Cheeky Boys, Sodor Goes Pop!, Sodor Rock, Squeaky Wheels, Steaming!, Steaming Along!, Stick with Steam, Stolen Apples, Super Stunt, That Caps it All, The Best Engine, The Big Ship, The Blue Engine Club, The Cloud Factory!, The Lighthouse Light, The Runaway Percy and The Strongest.

Annual Stories

 * 1985 - Gale Warning (cameo) and James' Rest Cure
 * 1986 - Gordon's Stowaway and Old Groaner (does not speak)
 * 1987 - Percy's Passengers
 * 1988 - Percy and the Brake Van (mentioned) and Responsibilities
 * 1989 - Trapped by Trees
 * 1990 - Old Square Wheels and Points of No Return
 * 1991 - Near Miss
 * 1992 - Galloping Sausage
 * 1993 - The Hut that Walked by Itself
 * 1994 - James' Rest Cure
 * 1995 - The Picnic Express
 * 1996 - All Pull Together (mentioned), The Wrong Shirt and Pantomime Pranks (mentioned)
 * 1997 - Percy in Print, Rescue, The Star of the Show and We Wish You a Merry Christmas!
 * 1999 - Leaves on the Line (does not speak)
 * 2000 - Buzzing Bees!, Star Engines, The Good Old Days (mentioned) and Thomas the Famous Engine
 * 2001 - Edward Saves the Day, Thomas the Famous Engine and Very Special Engines (does not speak)
 * 2002 - "That's the Way to Do It!" (cameo) and The Really Useful Traction Engine
 * 2013 - Gordon's Shortcut
 * 2013 Holiday Annual - The Biggest Present of All (does not speak)

Videos
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 * Welcome to the Island of Sodor Sam! (does not speak)
 * A Friendly Farewell
 * Meet the Contenders: Philip of Sodor
 * Meet the Contenders: Shooting Star of Sodor
 * Meet the Contenders: The Flying Scotsman (mentioned)
 * Meet the Contenders: Thomas of Sodor
 * Space Mission (cameo)

Voice Actors

 * Neil Crone (Thomas and the Magic Railroad)
 * Keith Wickham (UK; Hero of the Rails onwards)
 * Kerry Shale (US; Hero of the Rails onwards)
 * Kenji Utsumi (Japan; first - eighth seasons)
 * Kenta Miyake (Japan; Calling All Engines! onwards)
 * Bernard Demory (France and French speaking Canada; sixth season onwards; excluding eight-twelfth seasons)
 * Michel Lasorne (France and French speaking Canada; eighth - twelfth seasons)
 * Øyvind Borgemoen Lyse (Norway; Hero of the Rails - Tale of the Brave)
 * Norbert Gescher (Germany; Thomas and the Magic Railroad)
 * Tetje Mierendorf (Germany; Hero of the Rails onwards)
 * Jürgen Holdorf (Germany; Audio Books only)
 * Gerardo Reyero (Latin America; Thomas and the Magic Railroad; TV Version)
 * Dafnis Fernández (Latin America; Hero of the Rails onwards)
 * Leo Richardson (The Netherlands)
 * Sławomir Pacek (Poland; Hero of the Rails onwards)
 * Miłogost Reczek (Poland; Samson at Your Service and Emily Saves the World only)
 * Danny Segev (Israel; Thomas and the Magic Railroad)
 * Nir Ron (Israel)
 * João Carlos Guerra (Brazil)
 * Salvador Serrano (Spain)
 * Pasi Ruohonen (Finland; Hero of the Rails onwards)
 * Vladimir Antonik (Russia; thirteenth - sixteenth seasons)
 * Denis Bespalyy (Russia; King of the Railway onwards)
 * Um Sang-hyun (South Korea)

Trivia

 * Gordon is named after a rude boy that lived on the Awdrys' street when Christopher was a child.
 * One of Gordon's models was on display at Nitrogen Studios, but is now on display at the Hara Model Railway Museum.
 * The Halloween Engine in the eighth season episode, Halloween, was recycled from one of Gordon's scrap models.
 * In real life, Gordon's Shooting Star look would be too tall for the British Loading Gauge
 * Gordon's upset face is used for Boulder in Rusty and the Boulder.
 * In the Greek narration of the Classic Series, Gordon is called "Johny". From thirteenth season onwards, Gordon has been referred to with his original name.
 * As of the CGI television series, Gordon's catchphrases are "Oh, the indignity!" and "Express coming through!"
 * Gordon has went through several aesthetic changes in the television series:
 * Season 4:
 * His brake pipe is facing downward.
 * He uses Duck's whistle sound in nearly all of his roles.
 * Thomas and the Magic Railroad:
 * His brake pipe is facing upward again.
 * He gained red lining on the cab side of his tender.
 * His trailing wheels became larger and moved forward, joining to his driving wheel chassis.
 * Season 8:
 * His eyebrows become thinner and arch more.
 * Season 10:
 * His cylinders, which appeared to be broken, were fixed.
 * The riveting on his buffer beam disappears.
 * His eyebrows change shape completely.
 * Season 12:
 * The lining on the cab side of his tender was removed.
 * Hero of the Rails:
 * He lost facial detail; wrinkles on his forehead when cross or worried.
 * He became slightly bigger.
 * Season 13:
 * The middle sections of his driving wheels are painted black.
 * Season 17:
 * He gained a permanent head lamp and tail lamp.
 * His wheels are fully blue again.
 * The Adventure Begins:
 * His side rods become silver.

Quotes

 * "If you were a nice tank engine, you'd be alright! Now you'll have to pull the next train backwards".
 * "Look!" called some boys. "There's a new tank engine... oh, it's only Gordon back to front".
 * "Hullo!" called Thomas. "Playing Tank Engines? Sensible engine. Take my advice; scrap your tender and have a nice bunker!"

- Gordon jokingly mistaken for a tank engine, "Tenders and Turntables".


 * "Good riddance!" grumbled Gordon. "Chatting all night keeping important engines awake, who is he anyway?"
 * "He's City of Truro. He's famous".
 * "As famous as me? Nonsense!"
 * "He's famouser than you. He went 100 miles an hour before you were drawn or thought of!"
 * "So he says. But I didn't like his looks. He's got no dome!" said Gordon darkly. "Never trust domeless engines, they're not respectable! I never boast", Gordon continued modestly. "But a 100 miles an hour would be easy for me! Goodbye".

- Gordon and Duck arguing about City of Truro, "Domeless Engines".


 * "It's not fair!" grumbled Gordon.
 * "What isn't fair?" asked Edward.
 * "Letting branch line diesels pull main line trains!"
 * "Never mind, Gordon. I'm sure BoCo will let you pull his trucks sometimes".
 * Gordon spluttered.
 * "I won't pull BoCo's dirty trucks! I won't run on branch lines!"
 * "Why not? It would be a nice change".
 * "The Fat Controller would never approve!" said Gordon. "Branch lines are vulgar!"
 * Gordon puffed away. Edward chuckled and followed him to the station.

- Edward and Gordon taking about branch lines, "Wrong Road".


 * "When Gordon smiles, it changes his whole face. Hehehe. It is most interesting!"
 * That made Thomas and Percy laugh.

- Hiro talking about Gordon, "Hero of the Rails."


 * "Oh, the indignity!"

- Gordon's catchphrase when he is embarrassed, depressed, insulted, or either unhappy, or sees something embarrassing, cringeworthy, horrifying, depressing, insulting, offensive or just disappointingly terrible.


 * "Yes Thomas, we know each other, this is my brother, they call him the Flying Scotsman..."

- Gordon introducing Thomas to the Flying Scotsman, "The Great Race".

Merchandise

 * ERTL (normal and Gold Rail; both discontinued)
 * Wooden Railway (normal, talking and limited edition A Better View for Gordon, limited edition discontinued, Battery-Operated)
 * Take Along (discontinued normal, metallic and lights and sounds)
 * Interactive Learning Railway (discontinued)
 * Limited Edition Collection
 * My First Thomas
 * Motor Road and Rail (normal, talking, angry and Shooting Star; discontinued outside Asia)
 * TrackMaster (normal, talking, RC and greatest moments)
 * Hornby
 * Bachmann
 * My Thomas Story Library (discontinued)
 * Engine Adventures
 * Thomas Engine Collection Series (discontinued)
 * Mini Die Cast Collection (normal and with Santa hat; discontinued)
 * Departing Now (discontinued)
 * Thomas Town (discontinued)
 * Capsule Collection
 * Take-n-Play (normal, talking, pull back, snowy and shooting star)
 * De Agostini (discontinued)
 * Trading Cards
 * Tomica
 * Woody Capsule Series
 * Brio (discontinued)
 * Wind-up (normal, several different expressions and metallic)
 * Pocket Fantasy (discontinued)
 * Pez
 * Nakayoshi
 * Mega Bloks (discontinued)
 * Diablock
 * Collectible Railway (normal and shooting star)
 * Motorized Railway
 * Push Along (large and small)
 * Boss (with grey express coach; discontinued)
 * Padlock and Key
 * Switch-On Keychains
 * Micro Rubber Engines
 * Pico Pico
 * Minis
 * Classic Minis
 * Metallic Minis
 * Racers Minis
 * Chillin' Minis
 * DC Super Friends Minis (as Azrael Batman and Darkseid)
 * Graffiti Minis
 * SpongeBob SquarePants Minis (as Squidward Tentacles)
 * Tootsie Minis (Andes)
 * Space Minis
 * Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers Minis (as a Putty Patroller)
 * Choro-Q
 * Pre-Cut Model Engine Books (discontinued)
 * Rail Rollers
 * Adventures
 * Waku Waku