Barry

infobox character
 * color = red
 * name = Barry the Rescue Engine

Barry - named after Barry Island, the home of the scrapyard where he was rescued from - was a potential character for the Railway Series, to first appear in "Barry the Rescue Engine", which was initially thought to be the thirty-ninth volume of the Railway Series. However, the book was shunted aside for a fiftieth anniversary volume, "Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines".

It has since been revealed by Christopher Awdry that the Barry book has been created well before, and the engine similar to Wilbert was a different one altogether. Hopefully, with the return of the Railway Series to print, Barry will finally receive his own book.

It is implied that Barry will be partnered with Donald and Douglas to help them on the branch lines. It is also implied that Barry is based on a British Railways Class 2MT 2-6-2 tank engine, and painted red with blue lining.