Alfie

"More help means more dirt; more dirt means more fun!"

- Alfie's motto, Jack Jumps In, sixth season

   Alfie   Alfie is an enthusiastic excavator. He is Jack's best friend.
 * Number: 12
 * Built: 1960

Bio
Alfie works for the Sodor Construction Company; he loves working hard and handles even the toughest of jobs with ease.

Alfie helped save a cat and her kittens one day after being teased by Max and Monty about his size. Later, he was saved by Byron when he almost sank into a muddy hole. He later helped with the restoration of Great Waterton and helped erect a bandstand in the town.

A magazine article states that he now works at the Sodor Slate Quarry.

He later helped build the Arlesburgh-Harwick Branch Line.

Persona
Alfie is a friendly machine who gets on well with his work and never minds getting dirty or mucky during jobs.

Basis
It is unknown what machine Alfie's design is based on, although he does resemble a 1960 K1C10&K excavator.

Livery
Alfie is painted green with his number painted on his sides and on the back of his cab in white.

Appearances
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Television series

 * Season 6 - Jack Jumps In and A Friend in Need
 * Jack and the Sodor Construction Company - A Visit from Thomas, Jack Owns Up, Percy's Scary Tale, Kelly's Windy Day (cameo), A Happy Day for Percy, Mud, Glorious Mud, A Tale for Thomas, Thomas and the Moles (cameo), Alfie Has Kittens and On Site with Thomas
 * Season 12 - Percy and the Bandstand (does not speak)

Specials:
 * The Great Discovery
 * Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure

Alfie also appeared in two ninth season music videos.

He had a role in the cancelled episodes, Bossy Byron, The Importance of Being Patrick, Jack and the Quack, Alfie Has a Secret, Isobella Gets Steamed, and Jack and Alfie Swap.

Magazine stories
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 * 2012 - Jack's Tracks!

Voice Actors

 * Nathan Clarke (UK/US; Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure onwards)
 * Toshio Kobayashi (Japan; sixth season only)

Trivia

 * Alfie has had a few modifications throughout the television series. These include:
 * Season 12:
 * He lost the freckles on his face.
 * Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure:
 * He increased in size.
 * The colour of his alloys changed from cream to grey.
 * A semi-complete face mask of Alfie was preserved by the Top Props preservation group.

Merchandise

 * ERTL (discontinued)
 * Take-Along (discontinued)
 * Take-n-Play
 * Wooden Railway (discontinued)
 * TrackMaster
 * My Thomas Story Library (discontinued)
 * Nakayoshi (discontinued)
 * Wind-up (Japan only)
 * Pocket Fantasy (discontinued)