Duck

"There are two ways of doing things: the Great Western way, or the wrong way. I'm Great Western and..." "Don't we know it!"

- Duck and the big engines, Duck and the Diesel Engine

   Duck   Montague (affectionately known as "Duck" because of his supposed waddle) is a Great Western pannier tank engine. He has his own branch line, as well as two Great Western autocoaches named Alice and Mirabel.
 * Number: 8, previously 5741
 * Class: GWR 57xx 0-6-0PT
 * Designer: Charles B. Collett
 * Builder: North British Locomotive Company
 * Configuration: 0-6-0PT
 * Arrived on Sodor: 1955

Bio in the Railway Series
Duck worked at Paddington before moving to Sodor in 1955 to take over Percy's shunting duties, leaving the latter free to assist with the construction of Knapford Harbour. Duck was a hard worker, but the others mistook his work ethic for simplicity and tried to use this to their advantage. They soon found their mistake when Duck and Percy took revenge on them by barring them from the shed.

When Diesel arrived, the others took a liking to his flattery, but Duck was doubtful and left Diesel to his own devices, which resulted in the latter getting into a mishap with some old trucks. Diesel vowed to get revenge and, inspired by several incidents occurring around the yard in Duck's absence, spread rumours that Duck had given offensive nicknames to the others. Duck was sent to work as a banker at Wellsworth pending further inquiry and after bravely stopping a runaway goods train at his own risk regained the respect of the others. Of course, by this time the others were aware that the matter was all Diesel's fault, but Duck's triumph certainly helped.

Duck continued working on the main line until 1968, at which time the Tidmouth-Arlesburgh branch line - nicknamed The Little Western - was restored and Duck was asked to run it with help from Oliver and, on occasion, Donald and Douglas.

Bio in the television series
Duck and Percy often worked at the harbour. But one day, the workload got too heavy and The Fat Controller had brought Diesel to help. Duck and Percy were furious and went on strike until the Fat Controller made them work again. When Diesel pushed some trucks into the sea, he was sent away. Duck and Percy gladly did the work alone. Duck often liked to watch the boats sail at Brendam. One day, a regatta was being held and Duck wished he could sail to faraway lands too. Percy and Harold ignored Duck's remarks. When a man had hurt his hand, Duck brought him to Bertie who would take the man to the hospital. Thanks to Bertie's remarks at Duck for flying along the rails, Duck now knew that rails could take him as many places as water could.

In the fourth season, Duck had many adventures, such as helping Stepney take the express to Crovan's Gate after the Diesel broke down, supporting Oliver when he took on S.C. Ruffey and the other trucks, went to the Big City with the engines after they received a letter from a little girl, and tried helping Henry with getting the Flying Kipper up Gordon's Hill, but ended up crashing into it after the tail lamp fell off.

Later, Duck was trapped at the docks with the big engines and Cranky. A tramp steamer crashed into the shed causing the shed and Cranky to topple over causing the engines to be trapped. Luckily, Thomas and Percy rescued them in no time. Afterwards, George refuses to let Duck get his truck off the Main Line, resulting in Gordon crashing into it.

Duck has often been away from his branch line since the fifth season such as when he helped Thomas and Percy at the Smelter's Yard and when he got stuck on Gordon's Hill so Edward had to push him and Gordon. In the seventh season, Duck was part of Arthur's first accident and helped Oliver after he crashed into a snowman.

In the twelfth season, Duck helped give advice to Emily and gave directions to Gordon when he was lost.

In the seventeenth season, he warned Hiro and Henry that they were using bad coal. He later worked with Thomas to take Harold to the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre; however, conflict arose when the two engines found that their respective ways of working were entirely different!

Persona
Duck is a Great Western pannier tank engine. His real name is Montague, but he is usually called Duck, which he prefers. This is said to be because he waddles, though he does not really. Duck knows how to hold his own and tends to stand for no nonsense from any engines that might get ideas above their station and try to order him or others about. He likes things to run like clockwork, without fuss, and is a very efficient, loyal engine. He takes tremendous pride in the responsibilities bestowed upon him, particularly in his role of running his own branch line with Oliver, sometimes known as the "Little Western" as a result. Duck is cheerful, busy, and tends to bustle about. He is very proud of his noble Great Western heritage, often claiming that "there are two ways of doing things: the Great Western way, or the wrong way", occasionally to the frustration of other engines. Duck is often welcoming of newcomers, even most Diesels, in spite of having lies told about him by devious Diesel not long after his arrival. He will often support the underdog, stick up for his friends, and help others see the error of their ways. He has earned the respect of the bigger engines and has firm friendships with Edward, Percy, Oliver, BoCo, and the Scottish twins.

Basis
Duck is a Great Western Railway 57xx 0-6-0 pannier tank with added sand boxes.

Livery
Duck is painted in the GWR's green livery with yellow lining and black wheels, splashers, and pipes. He has the letters "GWR" written on his pannier tanks in yellow and red and a gold brass safety valve cover.

In the Railway Series, Duck carries a brass GWR numberplate on his cab sides (5741) along with two builder's plates on the sides of his cab.

In the television series, he has a yellow "8" painted on each side of his cab upon a black background with a yellow stripe around.

Appearances
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Railway Series

 * Percy the Small Engine
 * The Eight Famous Engines
 * Duck and the Diesel Engine
 * The Twin Engines
 * Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine
 * Very Old Engines
 * Main Line Engines
 * Small Railway Engines
 * Enterprising Engines
 * Oliver the Western Engine
 * Duke the Lost Engine (cameo)
 * Really Useful Engines
 * James and the Diesel Engines
 * More About Thomas the Tank Engine (does not speak)
 * Gordon the High-Speed Engine (cameo)
 * Jock the New Engine (does not speak)
 * Thomas and the Great Railway Show (mentioned)
 * Henry and the Express (cameo)
 * Wilbert the Forest Engine (does not speak)
 * Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines
 * Thomas and his Friends (cameo)

Television series

 * Season 2 - Duck Takes Charge, The Runaway (does not speak), Pop Goes the Diesel, Dirty Work, A Close Shave, The Deputation, Edward's Exploit, and Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree (does not speak)
 * Season 3 - Gordon and the Famous Visitor, Donald's Duck, Thomas, Percy and the Dragon (cameo), Diesel Does it Again, No Joke for James (cameo), Thomas, Percy and the Post Train, Trust Thomas (does not speak), Buzz, Buzz, All at Sea, Tender Engines, Escape, Oliver Owns Up, Bulgy, Percy, James and the Fruitful Day (cameo), and Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure (cameo)
 * Season 4 - Granpuff, Four Little Engines (cameo), Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady (cameo), Rock 'n' Roll (cameo), Thomas and Stepney (does not speak), Train Stops Play (cameo), Bowled Out, Henry and the Elephant (cameo), Toad Stands By, Thomas and the Special Letter (does not speak), Paint Pots and Queens (cameo), Fish, and Mind that Bike (cameo)
 * Season 5 - Cranky Bugs, Horrid Lorry (cameo), A Better View for Gordon (cameo), Bye George!, Baa! (cameo), Put Upon Percy (does not speak), Double Teething Troubles, Thomas and the Rumours (cameo), Sir Topham Hatt's Holiday (cameo), and Make Someone Happy (cameo)
 * Season 6 - Harvey to the Rescue (cameo), A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter (cameo), Elizabeth the Vintage Lorry (cameo), It's Only Snow (cameo), Twin Trouble, The World's Strongest Engine (cameo), Scaredy Engines, Percy and the Haunted Mine (cameo), Middle Engine (cameo), James and the Red Balloon (does not speak), Jack Frost (cameo), Percy's Chocolate Crunch (cameo), Toby Had a Little Lamb, and Edward the Very Useful Engine (does not speak)
 * Season 7 - Percy Gets it Right (cameo), What's the Matter with Henry? (cameo), James and the Queen of Sodor (cameo), The Spotless Record (does not speak), Snow Engine (does not speak), Something Fishy (cameo), Peace and Quiet (cameo), and Not So Hasty Puddings (cameo)
 * Season 12 - Excellent Emily, Saved You!, Gordon Takes a Shortcut, and Best Friends (does not speak)
 * Season 17 - Henry's Hero and The Thomas Way

Specials:
 * Tale of the Brave

He also made two cameos in eighth season music videos and one in a tenth season music video.

Magazine stories

 * 1988 - Duck Takes Charge and The Runaway (does not speak)
 * 1989 - Clearing Up, The Party (does not speak) and One Good Turn (cameo)
 * 1990 - One Bump Too Many, The Backlog (does not speak), and Too Hot
 * 1991 - Duck's Service and Gordon Forgets
 * 1993 - Roof Repairs! and The Special Stationmaster!
 * 1995 - The Engine Parade! and A Desk for Daisy!
 * 1996 - Duck and the Deer!, The Thomas Kart! and Important Passengers! (mentioned), and Sunday Schedule!
 * 1997 - Henry's Hills, Oliver (does not speak), Henry's Busy Day (mentioned), and Pirates!
 * 1998 - Donald's Duck!
 * 2000 - Count with Duck and Harold's View
 * 2001 - Down at the Docks (does not speak)
 * 2002 - Whistling! (does not speak), The Beach (cameo), Whistling! (does not speak), Dusty Diesel! (cameo), and James and the Bees (cameo)
 * 2003 - To the Harbour and On the Beach
 * 2004 - Toby and the Lambs, Dirty Percy! (cameo), Sky Shapes, Good as New (cameo), Holiday Hat, Edward to the Rescue! (does not speak), and Duck's Little Joke!
 * 2005 - Eerie Engine (cameo)
 * 2006 - Cold Chaos, Surprise Visitor and Caroline's Cruise (cameo)
 * 2007 - Playful Passengers, Surprise Visitor, and The Telescope (does not speak)
 * 2008 - Being Bright, Giant Puffer, and Warm Work!
 * 2010 - Surprise Visitor and Launching Lizzie (does not speak)
 * 2011 - Snug in a Rug, Off Colour, Flag Flying! (mentioned), and Perfect Panto (cameo)
 * 2012 - Clever James (cameo), Edward's Big Rescue, Bedtime Tale, and City of Truro
 * 2013 - Strange Sounds, Henrietta's Holiday, and The Railway Rink (cameo)

Duck also appeared in the magazine stories, 'Smile, Please!', A Long Way Up!, A Special Story about The Wildlife Park, Blowing About!, Boat Afloat! and Catch!. }}

Voice Actors

 * Steven Kynman (UK/US; seventeenth season onwards)
 * Kōzō Shioya (Japan; second - sixth seasons)
 * Kiyonobu Suzuki (Japan; seventeenth season onwards)
 * Piotr Warszawski (Poland)

Trivia

 * The Reverend W. Awdry's model of Duck explains his name: when the model for Duck was purchased for Awdry's model railway, it was soon discovered that its wheels were uneven, hence giving him a "waddling" gait. He was promptly christened "Duck" by Awdry's children.
 * Unlike most of the characters within the Railway Series, Duck's number was real. The real engine possessing this number was scrapped in 1958.
 * In the Greek narration, Duck is female.
 * One of Duck's models is currently on display at Nitrogen Studios.
 * Duck has sandboxes, while most of the engines of his class don't. However, they were absent in Percy the Small Engine.
 * Duck is one of the 250 Class 57xx Pannier Tanks not built by Swindon Works.
 * When the series transitioned to CGI beginning with the twelfth season, Duck's face was smaller and his cheekbones were missing. These were corrected when Duck appeared in full CGI for the seventeenth season.
 * From the seventeenth season onwards, Duck has gained a permanent lamp and a brake pipe, as well as having his running board painted black just as it was in the Railway Series. It should be noted that the lamp is on his sandbox, not on his running board as it was before. He also speaks with a West Country accent reflecting his class' origins.
 * According to SiF's interview with Sam Barlow, Duck was originally to be part of the Steam Team, but was dropped in favour of Emily so as to give a female character a more prominent role.

Merchandise

 * ERTL (discontinued)
 * Wooden Railway (reintroduced 2014)
 * Take-Along (normal and metallic; discontinued)
 * Take-n-Play
 * My First Thomas
 * Motor Road and Rail (discontinued)
 * TrackMaster (normal and A Close Shave; discountinued)
 * Bachmann
 * Hornby (discontinued)
 * Nakayoshi (discontinued)
 * Trading Cards (discontinued)
 * Tomica
 * Bandai (several versions; discontinued)
 * De Agostini (discontinued)
 * Brio (discontinued)
 * Wind-up (normal and metallic; Japan only)
 * My Thomas Story Library (discontinued)
 * DVD Bingo (discontinued)