Other Languages

Thomas the Tank Engine and friends was originally written in British English. This article gives an overview of the series in other languages

American English
Thomas was re-dubbed with American Accents by George Carlin, Michael Brandon and Alec Baldwin. They also had diffeent titles. With the rise of the Internet British and American fans of the series often discuss the differences in the series.

Welsh
In Wales the series is called Tomos a'i Ffrindiau and is narrated by John Ogwen. It is often broadcast on S4C's Planed Plant Bach.

Japanese
In Japan the series is Translated as きかんしゃトーマス (Romaji :Kikansha Toomasu). Thomas is popular in Japan due to the popularity of Railways in Japan.

Others
This is the Name of Thomas in other languages, sourced from Wikipedia article titles.


 * German : Thomas, die kleine Lokomotive
 * Finnish : Tuomas Veturi
 * French : Thomas et ses amis
 * Italian : Il trenino Thomas
 * Korean : 꼬마기관차 토마스와 친구들
 * Dutch : Thomas de stoomlocomotief
 * Polish : Tomek i przyjaciele
 * Portugese : Thomas o trem azul
 * Sweedish : Thomas och vännerna
 * Chinese : 火車頭日記