Raul

Raul is a Brazilian vertical-boiler tank engine who participated in the Shunting Challenge at the Great Railway Show at least twice and was a former champion.

Thomas & Friends
Raul participated in the Great Railway Show's Shunting Challenge at least twice and won the championship at least once.

Once when he was being carried from Brazil to compete in England via a rail ferry, he accidentally arrived on the Island of Sodor when it made a wrong stop. Raul promptly backed onto the ferry, but not before Thomas corned him and attempted to start a conversation with him until being bumped out of the way by Vinnie.

At the show, Raul participated in the Shunting Challenge alongside Ivan, Gina, Ashima and Thomas, but ended up losing the event after championships were awarded to Thomas and Ashima.

After the Great Railway Show ended, Raul left the Mainland and returned to Brazil.

Personality
Raul is a feisty little tank engine from sunny Brazil who is an eager competitor.

Basis
Raul is based on a series of three vertical-boilered steam locomotives built by Sentinel in 1931 for the São Paulo Railway. The real engine carrying his number was in service at the Amsted Maxion railway equipment factory in Cruzeiro, Brazil from 1959 until October 2014. In 2015, it and classmate 167 were preserved by the ABPF; the third engine, 168, had been scrapped decades before. Their withdrawal marked the end of the commercial use of steam locomotives in Brazil. 166 is currently dismantled and undergoing restoration.

His basis is built to run on broad gauge rails, whereas Raul is standard gauge.

Livery
Raul is painted yellow, blue and green with blue lining. He has yellow and black hazard stripes painted across his running board and bufferbeams, and the number "166" on the sides of his cab in white, surrounded by a blue diamond.

Appearances
Television Series=

Specials

 * 2016 - The Great Race

He may appear in the twenty-second season.

Music Videos

 * Season 21 - Set Friendship in Motion and Doing it Right

Videos
Other Media=
 * 2016 - Meet the Contenders: Raul of Brazil (does not speak)
 * 2017 - Great Race Friends Near and Far: Carlos Races Raul! and Raul is Back in Brazil

Books

 * 2016 - 6-Movie Coloring Collection (not named; does not speak), Off to the Races! (not named; does not speak), The Great Railway Show (cameo), The Great Race (not named; does not speak), The Great Race: Sticker Activity Book and The Great Race: The Movie Storybook (not named; does not speak)
 * 2017 - Thomas and the Trains of the World

Video Games

 * 2016 - Magical Tracks

Voice Actors

 * Rob Rackstraw (UK/US)
 * Hiroaki Tajiri (Japan)
 * Salvador Reyes (Latin America)
 * Joachim Kretzer (Germany)

Trivia

 * Raul is painted in the colours of the Brazilian flag.
 * Raul's promotional video incorrectly states that he is based off of the Two-Engined Sentinel 7109. This engine was originally the inspiration for Logan's number.
 * Raul had been partially modified to work on British rail: he has been given buffers and chain couplings. He has also been given a lamp.
 * Even though his wheels are grey, his merchandise depicts him with green wheels.

Quotes
"Back up, back up!"

- Raul ordering the engines back on to the ship, The Great Race

"Points!"

- Raul shouting to the signalman, The Great Race

Merchandise

 * Take-n-Play
 * Adventures
 * Collectible Railway
 * Motorized Railway

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