Peter Sam

"I can't understand it. Peter Sam seems to just stroll along the line. He makes work look so easy!"

- Sir Handel, Special Funnel, fourth season

     Peter Sam    Peter Sam, named after the Skarloey Railway's previous controller, Mr. Peter Sam - previously Stuart, after his designer, Kerr Stuart - is a narrow-gauge tank engine who lives and works on the Skarloey Railway.
 * Number: 4
 * Builder: Kerr Stuart, Stoke-on-Trent
 * Designer: James Kerr & John Stuart
 * Built: 1920
 * Configuration: 0-4-2ST

Bio in Railway Series
Stuart was built by Kerr Stuart Works in Stoke-on-Trent, England.

While living on the Mid Sodor Railway, he was cheeky and occasionally made fun of Duke until told what happened to Stanley.

After the line closed down in 1947, he and Falcon were sold to the Sodor Aluminum Company at Peel Godred and worked there until 1951, at which time both engines were sheeted for a year until they were purchased by the Skarloey Railway in 1951.

Upon arriving, Stuart - renamed Peter Sam - had many adventures. One of his more notable story arcs involved his funnel, which was severely damaged after an accident at the incline. The funnel was eventually knocked-off as he passed under a tunnel and it was temporarily replaced with a rusty pipe. Peter Sam was soon given a new funnel, a Giesl ejector, which suits him much better.

Bio in Television Series
Peter Sam has always been a cheery little engine. In the sixth season, his whistle snapped right off when a tree branch had caught it. In the seventh season, he helped the Refreshment Lady find a place to put her new tea shop. In the ninth season, he had to deliver a new winch for the incline at night, but got lost trying to find the magic lamp from the legendary engine, Proteus. In result, Harold helped him find his way home by shining down his light. In the twelfth season, he found the statue of Proteus, and took it to Miss Marvel's storytelling picnic. In the sixteenth season, he was put in charge of the Skarloey Railway while Mr. Percival was away, but ran out of coal. In result, Victor came and brought him coal, and fixed Skarloey, Sir Handel, and Duncan afterward. He is currently working at the Blue Mountain Quarry, along with Skarloey, Rheneas, Sir Handel, and Rusty.

Persona
Peter Sam, named Stuart in his younger days while being brought up under the instruction of Duke, is highly enthusiastic, eager, and bubbly. He can be occasionally cheeky, teasing, and a little cocky, but is kind-hearted, well-meaning, and good mannered. He can also be prone to being a little naïve at times and perhaps take things a little too literally. Peter Sam has a special funnel which makes puffing much easier, after his old one was damaged in a nasty accident with some trucks that broke free from the incline. With an infectious attitude and high spirits, Peter Sam is almost kind and hard-working to a fault, seldom grumbling about late hours or extra work. He is always nice to the coaches and even the trucks.

Basis
Peter Sam is based on the Talyllyn Railway's Edward Thomas. Interestingly, Edward Thomas only donned the Giesl ejector funnel for a limited time, while Peter Sam has used his since its introduction.

Livery
In the Railway Series, Peter Sam was painted green while working on the Mid Sodor Railway. After arriving on the Skarloey Railway, he was repainted in the Skarloey Railway's red livery with blue-and-yellow lining.

In the television series, Peter Sam has always been painted dark green with red and yellow lining.

In The Thomas Way DVD, the Mr. Perkins segment features a re-illustrated version of Trucks!. In this, Peter Sam is painted green, like in the television series.

Appearances
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Railway Series

 * Four Little Engines
 * The Little Old Engine
 * Gallant Old Engine
 * Very Old Engines
 * Duke the Lost Engine
 * Great Little Engines
 * New Little Engine

Television series

 * Season 4 - Granpuff, Sleeping Beauty, Bulldog (does not speak), You Can't Win, Four Little Engines (does not speak), A Bad Day for Sir Handel, Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady, Trucks!, Home at Last, Rock 'n' Roll (cameo), Special Funnel, Steam Roller, Passengers and Polish (mentioned), and Gallant Old Engine
 * Season 5 - Make Someone Happy (cameo), Duncan Gets Spooked (does not speak), and Snow (cameo)
 * Season 6 - Rusty Saves the Day (cameo) and Faulty Whistles
 * Season 7 - Toby's Windmill (cameo), The Refreshment Lady's Tea Shop, The Runaway Elephant (cameo), Bulgy Rides Again (cameo), The Grand Opening, and Trusty Rusty (cameo)
 * Season 9 - Tuneful Toots, The Magic Lamp, Rheneas and the Dinosaur (cameo), and Mighty Mac (cameo)
 * Season 10 - A Smooth Ride, Duncan Drops a Clanger (does not speak), Which Way Now? (cameo) and Missing Trucks
 * Season 11- Thomas and the Big Bang (does not speak), Sir Handel in Charge, Cool Truckings (cameo), Ding-a-Ling, Skarloey Storms Through, and Wash Behind Your Buffers (cameo)
 * Season 12 - Mountain Marvel, The Party Surprise, Duncan and the Hot Air Balloon (does not speak), and The Man in the Hills (cameo)
 * Season 16 - Don't Bother Victor! and The Christmas Tree Express (cameo)
 * Season 17 - Luke's New Friend (does not speak) and The Switch
 * Season 18 - Disappearing Diesels (cameo)

Specials:
 * The Great Discovery (cameo)
 * Blue Mountain Mystery
 * King of the Railway (cameo)

Magazine stories

 * 1998 - Duncan Has a Spill (does not speak)
 * 2000 - Creepy Cutting! and A Special Story About Peter Sam (does not speak)
 * 2001 - A Special Story About Skarloey (cameo)
 * 2002 - Big Ideas!
 * 2003 - Seeing Smoke
 * 2004 - The Grand Opening (cameo)
 * 2005 - Ice Carving (does not speak), Grand Old Duke, and Mine Mystery
 * 2006 - Camera Clue, Splendid Sight (cameo) and Station Sounds (cameo)
 * 2007 - Uphill and Down, and Cliff Ride (cameo)
 * 2008 - Fearless Freddie
 * 2009 - Thomas and the Big Bang (does not speak)
 * 2010 - Harold Afloat, Big Ideas, and The Birthday Ride (cameo)
 * 2011 - Reindeer Rescue
 * 2013 - Don't Bother Victor! (speaks in speech bubble only)

Peter Sam also appeared in the magazine stories, Duncan Gets Upset, Hello, Skarloey!, Peter Sam, Ride and Slide, Smoke Signals, The Cliff Railway, The Colourful Engine, The Mountain Railway, and The Tiny Engine. }}

Trivia

 * In the Railway Series, after his accident, Peter Sam received a Giesl Ejector funnel but in the television series he was given a square funnel. Later, when the switchover to CGI occurred, it was modified to a proper Giesl Ejector.
 * In the Railway Series and the Television series, Peter Sam had a regular whistle. However, when the narrow gauge engines returned in the CGI series, he had a two-tone whistle, just like his real counterpart.
 * Since the switch to CGI, Peter Sam's whistle has two valves.
 * In the sixteenth season, Peter Sam's whistle budges up and down.
 * In the ninth season, Peter Sam gained a tail lamp.
 * From the ninth season until the twelfth season, Peter Sam had Emily's Season 7 whistle sound.
 * One of Peter Sam's models is at a museum in Kyoto, Japan.

Voice Actors

 * Steven Kynman (UK/US; sixteenth season onwards)
 * Shinobu Satouchi (Japan; fourth - seventh seasons)
 * Satoshi Katougi (Japan; ninth - eleventh seasons)
 * Hiroo Sasaki (Japan; sixteenth season onwards)
 * Marios Gavrilis (Germany)
 * Sigbjørn Solheim (Norway; sixteenth - seventeenth seasons)
 * Gaute Boris Skjegstad (Norway; Blue Mountain Mystery onwards, excluding the seventeenth season)
 * Marek Bocianiak (Poland)

Quotes

 * "Peter Sam's said again and again,
 * his new funnel will put ours to shame.
 * He went into the tunnel
 * lost his old funnel.
 * Now his famous new funnel's a drain!"

- Sir Handel teasing Peter Sam, Special Funnel, Gallant Old Engine.

Merchandise

 * ERTL (discontinued)
 * Wooden Railway
 * Take-Along (discontinued)
 * Take-n-Play
 * My First Thomas (talking)
 * My Thomas Story Library (discontinued)
 * Nakayoshi (discontinued)
 * Wind-up (two versions; Japan only)
 * TrackMaster
 * Bandai (several versions; discontinued)
 * Trading Cards (discontinued)
 * Brio (discontinued)
 * Mega Bloks
 * Departing Now