Annie and Clarabel

"Those are my coaches. Give them back!"

- Thomas, Emily's New Coaches, seventh season

   Annie and Clarabel   Annie and Clarabel are Thomas' coaches, whom he loves very much.
 * Class: LBSCR coaches No. 661

Bio
The details of Annie and Clarabel's lives before 1946 are unknown. In 1946, they were given to Thomas when he started working his own branch line. They have had several adventures, such as losing their guard and becoming runaways.

When Thomas is away, Percy, Toby, Duck or Stanley takes his place to pull them. Emily and Neville have both taken them not knowing they were Thomas' coaches, and Caitlin has once taken them without realising they were coupled to her own coaches.

Persona
Annie and Clarabel are respectful to all of the engines, but most of all Gordon and Thomas. They are Thomas' best friends and are quick to rebuke him when he gets troublesome. Annie and Clarabel are best friends, but like all friends, sometimes they fall out.

Basis
The coach that was to be the basis for Annie was first built by a teenage Wilbert Awdry as part of a model railway layout. Many years later, after a long hiatus from modelling, a brake coach was built to match so that the Reverend's Thomas model would have a complete train.

In the Railway Series, they are a pair of bogie coaches (i.e. each coach is supported on a pair of four-wheeled bogies or "trucks"). As currently illustrated, they appear similar to non-corridor suburban coaches operated by the LMS.

In the television series, Annie and Clarabel are LBSCR four-wheel coaches.

Livery
In the Railway Series, Annie and Clarabel were originally painted orange-brown and were later painted brown with a yellow stripe.

In the television series, they are painted in an orange-brown livery with their names written in white on their sides. They were refurbished in the fifth season.

In the magazine story, Thomas, Terence and the Snow, Annie and Clarabel were coloured greenish grey.

Appearances
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 * Thomas the Tank Engine (not named; do not speak)
 * James the Red Engine (not named; do not speak)
 * Tank Engine Thomas Again
 * Troublesome Engines (do not speak)
 * Henry the Green Engine (do not speak)
 * Toby the Tram Engine
 * Gordon the Big Engine
 * Percy the Small Engine (do not speak)
 * The Eight Famous Engines (not seen)
 * The Twin Engines (do not speak)
 * Branch Line Engines
 * Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine (do not speak)
 * Main Line Engines (Annie only; cameo)
 * Really Useful Engines (do not speak)
 * More About Thomas the Tank Engine
 * Thomas and the Twins (mentioned)
 * Thomas and the Great Railway Show (cameo)
 * Thomas Comes Home (do not speak)
 * Wilbert the Forest Engine (cameo)
 * Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines (do not speak)
 * Thomas and Victoria (do not speak)
 * Thomas and his Friends (do not speak)

Television series

 * Season 1 - Thomas and Gordon (Clarabel only; cameo), Thomas and the Breakdown Train (do not speak), James and the Coaches (Annie cameo), Thomas and the Guard, Thomas Goes Fishing (do not speak), Thomas, Terence and the Snow, Thomas and Bertie, Tenders and Turntables (do not speak), Trouble in the Shed (do not speak), Percy Runs Away (do not speak), Coal (do not speak), Thomas in Trouble (cameo), Down the Mine, and Thomas' Christmas Party
 * Season 2 - Thomas, Percy and the Coal (Clarabel does not speak), Thomas and Trevor, Percy and the Signal (deleted scene cameo), The Runaway, Better Late Than Never (do not speak), Thomas Comes to Breakfast (cameo), Daisy, Percy's Predicament (do not speak), Ghost Train (do not speak), Woolly Bear (cameo), and Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree (do not speak)
 * Season 3 - Percy's Promise (do not speak), Time for Trouble (cameo), Thomas Gets Bumped (do not speak), Trust Thomas (cameo), Tender Engines (cameo), Bulgy (cameo), Percy, James and the Fruitful Day, and Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure (cameo)
 * Season 4 - Four Little Engines (cameo), Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady (cameo), Rusty to the Rescue (cameo), Thomas and Stepney (cameo), Bowled Out (cameo), Henry and the Elephant, Thomas and the Special Letter, and Mind that Bike (cameo)
 * Season 5 - Horrid Lorry (cameo), Gordon and the Gremlin (cameo), Baa! (cameo), Put Upon Percy, Haunted Henry (cameo), Thomas and the Rumours (cameo), Happy Ever After (cameo), Sir Topham Hatt's Holiday, Make Someone Happy (cameo), and Busy Going Backwards (cameo)
 * Season 6 - Elizabeth the Vintage Lorry (Annie only; cameo), The Fogman (do not speak), It's Only Snow (cameo), Twin Trouble (do not speak), The World's Strongest Engine (cameo), Scaredy Engines (cameo), Middle Engine (cameo), James and the Red Balloon (cameo), Jack Frost (cameo), Gordon Takes a Tumble (cameo), Percy's Chocolate Crunch (cameo), and Thomas, Percy and the Squeak (do not speak)
 * Season 7 - Emily's New Coaches, Percy Gets it Right (cameo), Bill, Ben and Fergus (cameo), What's the Matter with Henry? (cameo), James and the Queen of Sodor (cameo), Toby's Windmill (cameo), Something Fishy (cameo), Bulgy Rides Again (cameo), Harold and the Flying Horse (cameo), The Grand Opening (Annie only; cameo), Best Dressed Engine (cameo), Gordon and Spencer (cameo), Not So Hasty Puddings (cameo), and Three Cheers for Thomas (do not speak)
 * Season 8 - Thomas and the Tuba (do not speak), Percy's New Whistle (cameo), Henry and the Wishing Tree (cameo), James Gets a New Coat (cameo), Thomas Saves the Day, Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough, Don't Tell Thomas (cameo), Emily's New Route (cameo), Thomas and the Firework Display (cameo), Gordon Takes Charge (cameo), Spic and Span (cameo), Thomas and the Circus (do not speak), As Good as Gordon (cameo), Emily's Adventure (cameo), and Chickens to School (do not speak)
 * Season 9 - Percy and the Oil Painting (cameo), Thomas and the Rainbow (do not speak), Thomas and the Toy Shop, Thomas and the Birthday Picnic (do not speak), Thomas and the New Engine (do not speak), Toby Feels Left Out (do not speak), Emily Knows Best (cameo), Thomas' Day Off (cameo), and Bold and Brave (cameo)
 * Season 10 - Percy and the Funfair (cameo), Thomas and the Jet Plane (do not speak), Toby's Afternoon Off (cameo), Seeing the Sights (do not speak), Toby's New Shed (do not speak), Topped Off Thomas (mentioned), Thomas and the Shooting Star (cameo), Sticky Toffee Thomas (cameo), Thomas and the Colours (do not speak), Thomas and the Treasure (cameo), and Thomas and Skarloey's Big Day Out (cameo)
 * Season 11 - Emily's Rubbish (cameo), Dream On (cameo), Gordon and the Engineer (cameo), Edward and the Mail (cameo), Thomas in Trouble, and Percy and the Left Luggage (cameo), and Duncan Does it All (cameo)
 * Season 12 - Thomas and the Billboard (cameo), Steady Eddie (cameo), Henry Gets It Wrong (cameo), Heave Ho Thomas! (cameo), Toby's Special Surprise (cameo), Saved You! (cameo), Tram Trouble (do not speak), Percy and the Bandstand (cameo), and Best Friends (do not speak)
 * Season 13 - Double Trouble (do not speak), The Early Bird (cameo), Play Time (do not speak), Time For a Story (do not speak), Toby's New Whistle (cameo), Splish, Splash, Splosh! (mentioned), Henry's Good Deeds (do not speak), and Hiro Helps Out (cameo)
 * Season 14 - James in the Dark (cameo), Pingy Pongy Pick Up (do not speak), Thomas and the Snowman Party (do not speak), Thomas and Scruff (cameo), Jitters and Japes (cameo), and Henry's Magic Box (cameo)
 * Season 15 - Gordon and Ferdinand (cameo), Percy's New Friends (cameo), Edward the Hero (cameo), and Percy the Snowman (cameo)
 * Season 16 - Ol' Wheezy Wobbles (cameo), Express Coming Through (do not speak), Percy and the Monster of Brendam (cameo), Thomas and the Sounds of Sodor (cameo), Salty's Surprise (cameo), and Welcome Stafford (cameo)
 * Season 17 - Scruff's Makeover, Wayward Winston, Gordon Runs Dry (do not speak), Steamie Stafford (cameo), Not Now, Charlie!, The Lost Puff (cameo), Percy's Lucky Day (cameo), Too Many Fire Engines, No Snow for Thomas, Santa's Little Engine, The Missing Christmas Decorations (cameo), No More Mr. Nice Engine (cameo), Thomas' Shortcut, Gone Fishing (cameo), and The Afternoon Tea Express (cameo)
 * Season 18 - Not So Slow Coaches and Disappearing Diesels (cameo)

Specials:
 * Thomas and the Magic Railroad
 * Calling All Engines! (do not speak)
 * The Great Discovery (do not speak)
 * Hero of the Rails (cameo)
 * Blue Mountain Mystery
 * King of the Railway
 * Tale of the Brave

Magazine stories

 * 1987 - Hello, Thomas!, Thomas and the Breakdown Train (do not speak), and Thomas, Terence and the Snow
 * 1988 - Thomas and Harold (mentioned), A Late Start for Thomas, Thomas and the Horse (Annie cameo; Clarabel mentioned), Tenders and Turntables (mentioned), Trouble in the Shed (Annie only; cameo), Percy Runs Away (Annie does not speak; Clarabel mentioned), Thomas, Percy and the Coal, The Runaway, The New Coaches, A Bump on the Line, Thomas and Bertie, Percy's Night Out (Clarabel only)
 * 1989 - Fire (Annie does not speak; Clarabel mentioned), An Important Visitor, Clearing Up (mentioned) and Clarabel's New Friend
 * 1990 - Thomas and the Umbrella (mentioned), Thomas For Sale, and Emergency!
 * 1992 - All Aboard! (Annie only; cameo) and Lost and Found! (Annie only; cameo)
 * 1993 - Keeping Cool! (mentioned), The Wedding Engine! (do not speak), and Thomas and the Lamps
 * 1994 - A Special Treat for Thomas (cameo), The New Station, The Nature Bus! (cameo), and Thomas Keeps a Secret! (mentioned)
 * 1995 - Special Signal! (Annie only; cameo), Percy has Problems (Annie only; Passible cameo), and Thomas and the Missing Whistle
 * 1996 - Flag Waving!, Important Passengers! (do not speak), The Thomas Kart!, Monkey Business! (mentioned), Sunday Schedule! (Annie only; cameo), A Day at the Beach! (Annie, does not speak; Clarabel, mentioned), The Little Line (Annie only; cameo), Play Time! (cameo), and The Play Train! (mentioned)
 * 1997 - Diesel Becomes a Coach, Annie and Clarabel, Carrying Coal! (Annie - cameo; Clarabel - mentioned), and Percy's Promise (do not speak)
 * 1998 - The Red Squirrel! (Annie only; does not speak), Thomas and Bertie!, The Carnival! (cameo), The Exhibition! (Annie does not speak), The Greenhouse Bus! (Annie only; cameo), and Billy's Bones! (cameo), and Oliver (Annie only; cameo)
 * 2000 - Turntable Bridge! (Annie only; cameo) and Back to Front! (Clarabel does not speak)
 * 2001 - The Eyesight Test (Annie; mentioned), Choc-o-BoCo! (Annie only; cameo), and Thomas Chimes In (Annie only; mentioned)
 * 2002 - The Winning Shot (do not speak), Time Trouble! (cameo), and The Flower Festival (Annie only; cameo)
 * 2003 - Super Heroes!, Seaside Search! (do not speak), Surprise, Surprise! (do not speak), A Foggy Friend (cameo), and The Boatshow (possible cameo)
 * 2004 - Going for a Swim! (do not speak), Special Signal (do not speak), Holiday Train (Annie only; cameo), Holiday Hat (possible cameo), Bertie and the Race (do not speak), Disgusted Diesels (do not speak), Thomas' New Coaches (do not speak), It's Only Snow! (cameo), Rock Shock! (cameo), Scary Jack Frost (cameo), Place to Play (Annie only; cameo), and Night Lights (possible cameo)
 * 2005 - Slide and Ride, Really Useful Coaches, Grand Old Duke (cameo), Perfect Percy (possible cameo), and Tidy-Up Time! (do not speak)
 * 2006 - Thomas, Emily, and the Snowplow (do not speak)
 * 2007 - Yacht Race (Annie or Clarabel cameo), Surprise Visitor (cameo), Rocky Ride, Sleepy Sam (cameo), Seeing the Sights (cameo), Look and Hook (Annie only; possible cameo) and Big Day Out (cameo)
 * 2008 - Mystery Music and A Spring Clean! (do not speak)
 * 2009 - Thomas Saves the Day, Spring Special (do not speak), and Spring Time Special (do not speak)
 * 2010 - Story Train, Christmas Dinner Diner (Annie only; cameo), Surprise Visitor (cameo), Henry Gets It Wrong! (cameo), Seeing Sheep! (do not speak), Emily's Lucky Day (do not speak), Saving Santa! (do not speak), Play Time (cameo), and Halloween Hats (Annie only; cameo)
 * 2011 - Jitters and Japes (cameo), Time For a Story (mentioned), Musical Trucks (cameo), The Glow Train (Annie only; cameo), The Flying Teapot (mentioned in US version), Strawberry Special (cameo), Clowning Around (Annie only; cameo), The Glow Engine (Annie only; cameo), and Tidy Thomas (do not speak)
 * 2012 - Making Annie Smile, Story Time with Thomas (do not speak), Double Trouble (Annie, does not speak; Clarabel, possible cameo), Smiles All Round, Bird Watch (Annie only: cameo), Team Spirit Time! (Annie only: cameo), The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 647) (Annie, mentioned; cameo in US version), Going Rusty (Annie, does not speak; Clarabel, mentioned), City of Truro (cameo), Thomas and the Sound of Sodor (Annie, does not speak; Clarabel, cameo), Percy the Snowman (mentioned), and Prize Guys (possible cameo)
 * 2013 - Play Time (Annie, speaks in speech bubble only; Clarabel, does not speak), Time For a Story (Annie, speaks in speech bubble only; Clarabel, mentioned), Too Many Fire Engines! (Annie only; cameo), Gordon Runs Dry (Annie only; cameo), All in a Day's Rescue, Bulgy's Back (Annie only; cameo), and Platform Number 1! (Annie, does not speak; Clarabel, mentioned)
 * 2014 - Thomas Takes a Shortcut (Clarabel, does not speak), Valentine's Surprise (Annie only; cameo), The Royal Carriage (Annie only), No More Mr. Nice Engine (Annie only; cameo), and The Afternoon Tea Express (Annie only; cameo)

Annie and Clarabel also appeared in the magazine stories, An Old Friend, Animals, Bulgy's Dream, Catch!, Christmas Puddings, Clever Carriages, Clever Clarabel!, Clowning Around, Daisy and the Troublesome Trucks, Diesel Causes Delay, Double Trouble!, Dressing Up, Fast Food!, Feeding Time, Holiday Havoc!, Lights On, Looking Splendid, Night Lights, Party Time!, Percy gets Wet!, Picnic Surprise, Pot Luck!, Problem Passenger, Really Important Luggage, Road and Rails, Santa Special, Slick Trick!, Special Passengers, The Best Bridge, The Brown Bear, The Craft Show!, The Flying Broomstick, The Hallowe'en Special, The Huge Horses!, The Open Top Bus, The Posh Coaches, The Trainspotters, and Thomas Gets Delayed. }}

Voice Actors
Annie: Clarabel:
 * Shelley-Elizabeth Skinner (Thomas and the Magic Railroad)
 * Teresa Gallagher (UK/US; Blue Mountain Mystery onwards)
 * Tomoko Naka (Japan; first-eighth seasons)
 * Saori Gotō (Japan; ninth - eleventh seasons)
 * Sakura Yoshioka (Japan; Blue Mountain Mystery onwards)
 * Julia Holmes (Germany)
 * Marianne Westby (Norway; Blue Mountain Mystery onwards, excluding the seventeenth season)
 * Lena Meieran (Norway; seventeenth season only)
 * Krystyna Kozanecka (Poland; Blue Mountain Mystery - seventeenth seasons)
 * Blanche Ravalec (France and French speaking Canada; eighth season onwards)
 * Shelley-Elizabeth Skinner (Thomas and the Magic Railroad)
 * Teresa Gallagher (UK/US; Blue Mountain Mystery onwards)
 * Chisato Nakajima (Japan; first - eighth seasons)
 * Saori Gotō (Japan; ninth - eleventh seasons)
 * Sakura Yoshioka (Japan; Blue Mountain Mystery onwards)
 * Margrit Strassburger (Germany; Blue Mountain Mystery - King of the Railway)
 * Monika Hein (Germany; King of the Railway onwards)
 * Marianne Westby (Norway; Blue Mountain Mystery onwards, excluding the seventeenth season)
 * Marit Berg (Norway; seventeenth season only)
 * Ewa Serwa (Poland; Blue Mountain Mystery onwards)
 * Blanche Ravalec (France and French speaking Canada; eighth season onwards)

Trivia

 * Annie is the older of the two.
 * The Hero of the Rails intro shows Annie and Clarabel with bogie wheels.
 * Annie and Clarabel's models are currently on display in Canada at Nitrogen Studios.
 * Early illustrations of Annie show her shocked face, and this was carried on to later illustrations and most merchandise. This is likely intentional for easier identification.
 * A real television series version of Clarabel (a former LNER "Sunshine" coach) has recently been put into service at the Llangollen Railway in North Wales.
 * There were originally plans to give Annie and Clarabel 3D grey faces, similar to the engines in the twelfth season as it would be easier to animate. These plans were dropped, and they kept their inanimate faces.
 * For some reason, Annie and Clarabel did not have their eyelashes in the thirteenth season and some episodes of the fourteenth season.
 * In the first and second season, Annie's front bufferbeam was lowered down specifically so that it could be compatible with Thomas.
 * During the production of the twelfth season, Annie and Clarabel were referred to as "Annabelle and Clarabelle".

Quotes

 * "Oh come along, we're rather late! Oh come along, we're rather late!"
 * "We're coming along! We're coming along!"

- Thomas, Annie, and Clarabel singing, "Thomas and the Guard"


 * "He's dreadfully rude, I feel quite ashamed. I feel quite ashamed, he's dreadfully rude. You mustn't be rude, you make us ashamed."

- Annie and Clarabel telling Thomas off for teasing Gordon, "Down the Mine"


 * "My! What splendid coaches! So much better than those beach huts on wheels!"

- Lady Hatt, "Sir Topham Hatt's Holiday"


 * "I'll never complain about Thomas again!"
 * "Nor will I!"

- Annie and Clarabel after being pulled by Caitlin, "Not So Slow Coaches"

Merchandise

 * ERTL (normal, miniatures, and Gold Rail; both discontinued)
 * Wooden Railway (normal, and celebration)
 * Take-Along (seperately or together; discontinued)
 * Take-n-Play (seperately or together)
 * Motor Road and Rail (normal, gold, and metallic; discontinued outside Asia)
 * TrackMaster
 * My First Thomas
 * Bachmann
 * Hornby
 * My Thomas Story Library (discontinued)
 * Trading Cards (discontinued)
 * Bandai Tecs (several versions; discontinued)
 * Tomix Trains
 * De Agostini
 * Wind-up (normal and metallic)
 * LEGO (discontinued)
 * Brio (discontinued)
 * Mega Bloks
 * Discover Junction
 * Lionel Trains
 * Diablock
 * Nakayoshi (discontinued)
 * Departing Now