Thomas

"You always tell us we can do whatever we want to. So can you!"

- Percy to Thomas, Hero of the Rails

 CGI Series= |-|Model Series= |-|Railway Series=   Thomas    Thomas is a blue tank engine, who originates from the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway.
 * Number: 1 (formerly 70 in The Adventure Begins)
 * Class: LB&SCR E2
 * Designer: L. B. Billinton
 * Builder: Brighton Works
 * Built: 1915, rebuilt 1960
 * Configuration: 0-6-0T
 * Arrived on Sodor: 1915
 * Top Speed: 40-50 mph

He came to Sodor in 1915, as a station pilot at Vicarstown until 1924-5, at which time he was transferred to Wellsworth following an incident with some trucks. Later that year, after rescuing James from his crash, he was given charge of the Ffarquhar branch line and two coaches named Annie and Clarabel. In the Railway Series, he has an additional special express coach.

Bio in the Railway Series
Main Article: Thomas/The Railway Series

Details of Thomas' arrival on the North Western Railway in 1915 are more or less undocumented. There is no official explanation to how he arrived on the island. However, the most popular rumour (according to Sodor: Reading Between the Lines) is that he was sent to Sodor due to a war-time mix up. Instead of returning to the south coast of England when the problem was sorted, both his driver and fireman married local girls and decided to stay. Sir Topham Hatt purchased Thomas for a "nominal fee". After that Thomas is station pilot at Vicarstown and is transferred to Wellsworth in 1924/1925 after an incident with some trucks. Later that same year James had his accident and Thomas came to his rescue. He then earned his own branch line and two coaches named Annie and Clarabel as a reward. After that he has had many adventures on his branch line like racing with Bertie and chasing a thief, or pulling the express. In 1990 Thomas was invited to The National Railway Museum in York, England. In 2015 Thomas turned 100 years old and in 2016, It had been 70 years since his first book was published about him when he was station pilot.

Bio in the Television Series
According to The Adventure Begins, Thomas worked in Brighton on the Mainland and he was painted teal and numbered 70. Some time after James arrived, Thomas was brought to Sodor to shunt coaches for the Main Line engines, such as Henry and Gordon. The first engine he befriended on Sodor was Edward. He liked to play tricks on Gordon, the biggest and proudest engine on the railway. He was taught a lesson when Gordon tricked him into being coupled to his train during his express run. Tired out, he vowed never to tease Gordon again, realising he did not have to do so to be important. Soon, he desired to pull his own passenger train too, much to the bemusement of the other engines. He got his chance when Henry became ill and no one could pull the passenger train. However, Thomas was so excited that he accidentally left his train and his passengers behind, believing he was pulling it easily. He soon realised his mistake and returned to pull the train. The engines laughed at him and soon Thomas wanted to get out of the shunting yards and see the world. Edward offered him a chance to pull trucks and Thomas excitedly took the job, not realising how troublesome trucks could be. The trucks pushed him down Gordon's Hill into a siding, where the Fat Controller told him to practice so that one day he would become as good as Edward. Thomas soon proved himself to the other engines when he rescued James after a crash. James was pulling a train of trucks who were pushing him too fast and when he tried to stop his brake blocks caught fire. Thomas chased after him and tried to couple to the back of the train to slow James down, but he failed and James and his trucks derailed. After fetching Jerome and Judy, who lifted him back onto the tracks, he was given James' coaches, Annie and Clarabel and his own branch line, which had previously been run by Glynn the "coffee pot" engine.

Thrilled, Thomas soon began running his branch line with his two new coaches, Annie and Clarabel, who he grew to love very much. He soon considered his branch line to be the most important part of the entire railway, a fact he would constantly remind the other engines of. However, he continued to make mistakes and dream big and sometimes this got him into trouble, such as when he was so impatient that he left his guard behind at Elsbridge or when he wanted to fish, not realising the implications of a fish being in his boiler. His greatest mistake was when he got his snowplough broken in the winter and ended up stuck in a snow drift, having to be rescued by Terence, whom he had insulted earlier for not having "real" wheels. He soon proved himself again, though, when he beat Bertie the bus in a great race. He quickly became friends with both Terence and Bertie, despite their differences.

Although Thomas' branch line was indeed the pride of the line, on the main line, things were not going well for the Fat Controller, who was having to deal with Gordon, Henry and James' sulking, refusing to do Thomas' former work of shunting themselves. After they went on strike, Thomas was brought back to help alongside Edward and their new friend, Percy, who quickly became Thomas' closest friend. Thomas also became friends with Toby after he was asked by the Fat Controller to help their railway avoid a lawsuit from a rude, offensive, selfish and disrespectful policeman. But Thomas still had some cheekiness in him, returning to teasing Gordon after he slid into a ditch. He soon needed Gordon's help after he blatantly went past a danger sign and fell down a mine. They soon became friends after that and promised never to tease each other again. Thomas and Toby later helped Mrs. Kyndley at her cottage after she was snowed in and helped her celebrate Christmas with a very special Christmas party.

The following year, Thomas shared a shed on his branch line with Percy and Toby. However, he became conceited about his brilliant blue paintwork and soon paid the price when Percy accidentally caused a coal hopper to pour coal all over him. Thomas was angry at Percy, but the two friends soon made up after Percy had an accident with some coal trucks. Thomas soon met Trevor, a friend of Edward's, who proved his usefulness when he helped Thomas at the newly constructed harbour. Unfortunately, Thomas became ill a few months later and had to be sent to the Works, while Duck looked after his branch line. When Thomas came back, his brakes were stiff and made it seem as if they were hard on. As a result, one day, when his fireman was ill, a substitute accidentally caused Thomas to run away and Harold had to help stop him. Later, when the Viaduct needed to be repaired, the main line engines became late to drop off Thomas' passengers and as a result, made him late for Bertie. Thomas continued to be of great service to Sir Topham Hatt's railway, although he still remained a cheeky little engine.

Thomas later became conceited again when he took his driver's compliment to heart and believed he no longer needed him to work his branch line. This was untrue, but Thomas was too puffed up with himself to not believe it and one morning, found himself rolling along the line outside the sheds, when a cleaner had accidentally started him up by messing with his controls. He soon crashed into a stationmaster's house and ruined the latter's family's breakfast. He had to be rescued by Donald and Douglas. As a result, the Fat Controller angrily sent him to the Works again. He arrived back a few weeks later just in time to take over for a battered Percy, who just had a predicament with some trucks. The following Christmas, Thomas was eager to sing carols with the other engines, but had to pick up a Christmas tree for the Fat Controller. Unfortunately, on his way back, he was caught in a snow drift and was lost. Donald and Douglas soon rescued him in time to sing carols with all his friends.

While the two are often portrayed as best friends, Percy often teases Thomas. When Thomas often stopped to meet the children, Percy teased him by saying that the Fat Controller would replace him if he's late too many times. Thomas actually started to worry, but he sacrificed being on time to help some stranded schoolchildren get to Bertie. Percy also teased Thomas about being frightened, but after Thomas unintentionally scared him with a lit-up paper dragon, Percy admitted that everyone gets scared sometimes, and Thomas told him that it makes him brave to admit it. When James was bragging about being the most useful, something Thomas used to say about himself, Thomas told him that the Fat controller says they're all useful. When the mail train came under fire for Percy being delayed, spurred on by the threat of being replaced by Harold, Thomas and Percy worked extra hard to deliver the mail on time, and Thomas helped a man who missed his train home. The man expressed his gratitude through a letter, and the mail train was declared the pride of the line.

Thomas' altruistic nature came about around this time. When Bertie was saying that the railway was unreliable for failing to deliver tar to mend the roads, Thomas promised to see what he could do. Instead, he forgot about it and offered to do James' work for him, who was pretending to be ill to get of doing work. When he remembered the tar, he told Edward about it, who attended to the problem, and Bertie was grateful. Thomas forgave James and Gordon for pretending James was ill. When Percy and James were feeling down after getting into mishaps, Thomas cheered them up by saying they were still useful for learning something. He was at first excited to deliver mail to the villagers at Ulfstead, but became disappointed when he was needed at the big station. When it turned out that he was needed to rescue the snowed-in villagers, he gathered his snowplough and Terence and set off with Percy to the rescue.

From the eighth season onwards, Thomas was given more duties on the Main Line, with his branch line rarely appearing, and often being referenced. But as of the sixteenth season, he has been working primarily on his branch line again, as well as on the Main Line.

Sir Topham Hatt once sent Thomas to the Mainland to collect special wood for the new Search and Rescue centre. Travelling via sea, he got lost in a storm and ended up on Misty Island. He befriended three engines there which were called Bash, Dash and Ferdinand discovered wood perfect for the search and rescue centre. He eventually found an old tunnel that went to Sodor, but got trapped in it as it collapsed. Percy and Whiff were able to save him by entering the Misty Island Tunnel from Sodor.

He still has the occasional annoyance with wearing his snowplough during wintertime, but always learns his lesson afterwards, such as in the seventeenth season, when he hid it on a siding so he could stay in the shed, but when Emily took Annie and Clarabel out, he tried to go find it and got stuck in the snow, leading to Emily rescuing him and earning another stern reprimand from The Fat Controller.

He once had an accident at Brendam Docks, but instead of owning up to it, he blamed it on a made up engine called Geoffrey, which made everyone curious about who Geoffrey was. He hid in Henry's Tunnel and pretended to be Geoffrey in order to trick the Fat Controller, but after Spencer nearly ran into him, Thomas was caught out and apologised. He was also chosen to be the first engine to be inspected by two railway inspectors. After their journey, a gold watch belonging to one of the inspectors was found inside Annie and Thomas gave it back to him. Later, he became covered in spots after Butch sprayed him with mud by accident, which made Henry think Thomas had chicken pox. When the Sodor United Football Team was playing the Barrow's Red Team, he and James tried to compete to see which colour was the best, only to end up getting into trouble with the Fat Controller. One time, Bertie was teasing Thomas about the other side of the mountain and everyone tried to convince him that he made it up. Eventually, Bertie was going to explain to Thomas but he left immediately because he was really cross. This caused him to miss a red signal and eventually derailing and running trough the countryside near a road forcing Butch to rescue him by road since they were too far from the tracks. Later, Thomas, Annie and Clarabel were at Knapford when a mother pushing a pram with her crying baby came in. As he started on his way along the branch line, the baby stopped crying, only to start again each time Thomas stopped at each of his stations. Once Thomas got back to Knapford to take a break, he asked the Fat Controller if he could miss it and took the mother and baby on a non-stop journey, as he realised the baby kept crying every time Thomas stopped. This proved to be quite helpful as the mother and the baby were soon fast asleep. When Thomas returned to Knapford, her husband Albert thanked him for his help and they then decided to name their still unnamed baby Thomas after the day's events.

In Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure, Thomas once again began to get conceited, believing his branch line to be the most important. But after an accident with Gordon's Express Coaches, he was sent to help with the construction of the Harwick Branch Line as punishment. But he was still being boastful and accidentally fell into a deep cavern, where he found a pirate ship. Once he returned after having his wheels mended, he found Sailor John and Skiff wandering around the hole he fell into and befriended them. However he later discovered that Sailor John was only looking for the treasure that Marion had found, claiming it as his own. When John stole the treasure from Knapford, he tried to escape on Skiff while Thomas gave chase. Despite receiving help from Mike, Rex, Bert and Ryan, Thomas could not catch them and John and Skiff made it back to sea with the treasure. However, Skiff turned against John and capsized due to the rough water and John was arrested. Thomas was later fully repaired and was given the honour of cutting the ribbon, opening the Arlesburgh-Harwick line and leading Duck, Rocky, Oliver, Toad, Ryan, Daisy, Donald and Douglas down the line.

In the twentieth season, he saw Diesel being so sweet and gentle to some ducklings that he decided to tell the other engines about this. Diesel begged Thomas not to tell them so Thomas told Diesel to be nice and friendly to everyone. However, after initially being nice to everyone, Diesel returned to his old ways. Thomas made quacking sounds at Diesel to remind him of his promise. Once, Thomas was having trouble with the troublesome trucks and agreed to take the brake van, Bradford, who would help keep them quiet. However, Bradford ordered Thomas to stop as the trucks were nine millimetres above the allowed height limit and ordered for some stones to be unloaded, making Thomas very late. Later, Thomas went along his branch line to meet Toby, who said the trees looked very spooky and he noticed a broken fence and told Trevor about it. When Thomas was nearing the bridge at the Watermill, he heard a moaning sound and dashed away to meet Percy and Toby at Ffarquhar. Percy told Thomas the story of The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Toby reminded Thomas about how the littlest goat survived by going across the bridge first and telling the troll to eat his bigger brothers. As Percy and Toby hurried across the Watermill bridge, Thomas slowly went across the bridge as Annie and Clarabel listened more carefully and they realised that it was just a cow.

In The Great Race, Thomas became eager to go to the Great Railway Show after meeting Flying Scotsman, Gordon's brother and one of the competitors in the competition, but was never asked by the Fat Controller to participate. Thomas later witnessed the international engines competing in the Great Railway Show accidentally arrive on Sodor and met Ashima when she was too late to get back on the ferry with the other engines. Thomas was initially jealous of Ashima because she was able to compete in the Great Railway Show and tried several times to change his looks for the competition, but all his suggestions went to other engines. He eventually befriended Ashima and chose to compete in the shunting competition, but was involved in an accident when one of Diesel's tricks went wrong. However, Thomas managed to go to the Great Railway Show when it was discovered that Gordon's safety valve had not been fitted on after his streamlined overhaul, but he was too late to warn Gordon as the Great Race had already started when he arrived. Thomas participated in the shunting competition after Percy dropped out, but during the competition, he had to rescue Philip when he was being pursued by Vinnie and gave up his chance to win the race when he spotted a derailed flatbed on Ashima's line and ran into it himself, but won the race for his excellent sportsmanship. Thomas returned to Sodor with the rest of the Sudrian team and Ashima, who was going back to India and he would be fully repaired to run on his own branch line again.

In Journey Beyond Sodor, Thomas travels to the Mainland and meets the experimental engines, but he runs into trouble at the Steelworks. After he doesn't return, James is sent to look for him, only to get himself trapped too. Lexi, Theo, and Merlin rescue both James and Thomas.

Persona
Thomas is a rather cheeky, but kind engine, and generally behaves well, except when he is getting into mishap from getting over-eager. He loves teasing the others, especially the bigger engines, such as Gordon and on occasion, brags about his superiority, but is always brought down to earth in due course by anyone who gives him the moral to learn, especially the Fat Controller, and his two coaches, Annie and Clarabel. If Thomas has one major character flaw, it is that he is forgetful and slightly impatient. However, he is also optimistic, idealistic, and altruistic.

One of Thomas' favorite things to do is to race. He enjoys racing many of his friends, especially Bertie and James. His passengers and coaches, however, don't find it as fun as he does, but his short attention span makes it hard for him to notice.

Although their friendship has been turbulent at times, Percy is generally portrayed as Thomas' best friend, especially in the television series.

Basis
Thomas is based on the Billinton E2-Class 0-6-0T locomotives built for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway between 1913 and 1916. He is apparently one of the last batch built as only these engines featured his distinctive extended side-tanks, projecting forward over the leading wheels and little down sweeps at each end of the footplate. The E2s were introduced in 1915 to replace earlier members of the E1 class, which had been scrapped. The last five in the ten strong class had extended side tanks to give a greater water capacity, but all engines had two inside cylinders and driving wheels 4'6" in diameter.

After many years of service, all of the Billinton E2s, both original and modified, spent their last working years at Southampton Docks, alongside the SR USA Tanks (Rosie's class), and they were all scrapped by 1963, the very last pair being numbers 31204 and 31209, the latter being amongst the last batch. Their replacements were BR Class 07 diesel shunters (Salty's class). There is, however, a campaign with the aim to build a new E2, and number it 110. Two E2s of the first batch were tested on passenger trips, as well as given the LB&SCR brown passenger livery, this was a failed experiment, the reason for it being that the first batch didn't carry enough coal and water. So the class was used only for shunting.

Thomas has a slight modification of having wheel splashers over his front wheels whereas the original E2s did not. Unlike Thomas, the E2s had footplates with dips at the ends or ones that were straight. Thomas only had a dip at one end of his footplate, which it was repaired after his accident with the Stationmasters house, making it straight.

A wooden push-along toy from the early 1940s was the original version of Thomas. Made by the Reverend Awdry out of a piece of broomstick and wood scraps for his son, Christopher. This engine looked rather different from the character in the books and television series and was based on an LNER Class J50 with smaller side tanks and splashers.

Livery
Thomas is painted in the North Western Railway's sky blue livery with red-and-yellow lining and the number "1" painted on his tank sides in yellow with a red border. In the Railway Series, he carries two builder's plates on the sides of his cab.

When Thomas first arrived on Sodor in The Adventure Begins, he was painted teal-green with white-and-yellow lining. He had LBSC lettering painted on his tanks in yellow with a red border and had the number "70" painted in the same colours on the sides of his bunker. Upon his first visit to the Steamworks for a repaint, his metal frame devoid of paint is seen before being applied with a pink undercoat to keep water out from him, which would cause permanent rust damage.

In the first three seasons of the television series, Thomas had red lining on the back of his bunker. However, during the filming of All at Sea, the lining was removed for an unknown reason. Sam Wilkinson, the current railway consultant was responsible for bringing back the red lining on Thomas' coal bunker as of The Adventure Begins, and it will carry through into future seasons and specials.

Running Plate
Thomas's running-plate was allegedly a source of some contention to the Reverend W. Awdry during the course of the Railway Series. As originally drawn, it had a distinctive dip at the front, but none at the back. The story goes that to Awdry's eyes, this meant that Thomas' buffers would be at different levels, an operational inaccuracy and impossibility. This seems curious on Awdry's part, as all the artists had drawn Thomas as having an extra-deep rear bufferbeam to compensate, thus putting the front and rear buffers at the same level.

Be it a matter of taste or inaccuracy, the issue of the running-plate had to be settled: thus Thomas' excursion into the stationmaster's house at Ffarquhar was arranged. After his repairs at Crovan's Gate, Thomas returned with a new running plate that was flat and level from smokebox to bunker.

The LBSC E2 Class on which Thomas was based had dipped running-plates at both the front and rear and the Hornby Thomas model displays these features, having been retooled from a set of moulds formerly used by Hornby to make E2 models. His television counterpart, however, retains the unique forward-dipped running plate.

Too Much Thomas?
While he may seem innocent enough, poor Thomas created a fair bit of trouble for Christopher Awdry and Egmont Books, publishers of the Railway Series, when the latter started asking for more books about the happy little tank engine. Granted, Thomas was the most popular character in the original Railway Series books, but Egmont went too far and thus the problem continues. With the advent of the television series, Egmont started asking for more Thomas and to this day Thomas has eight Railway Series volumes under his undercarriage. Two of the titles actually have very little to do with Thomas - Thomas Comes Home focuses on the adventures of the branch line engines during Thomas' visit to York, while Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines only featured one story about Thomas, although he did appear in two of the other three stories. As a result of Thomas' fame, classic characters like Oliver and Bear have become largely neglected.

Thomas and the Toddler
When the Reverend W. Awdry created Thomas, he existed only as a wooden toy made for his son, Christopher. This engine looked rather different from the character in the books and television series, and was based on an LNER J50 or a Hudswell Clarke with smaller side tanks and splashers. He was painted teal-green with yellow lining, and carried the number 1 on his bunker on both sides in yellow and also carried the letters "NW" on his side tanks in yellow. Awdry claimed that this stood for "No Where," but later works would identify the railway Thomas and his friends worked on as the North Western Railway.

Oh, the Payne
For the illustrations of Thomas the Tank Engine, Edmund Ward, then-publisher of the Railway Series, hired illustrator Reginald Payne, who decided to base Thomas on the LB&SCR E2 Class. (Awdry was annoyed that Thomas was obviously not the tank engine he had first drawn, but he was satisfied when Payne explained that he was drawn after a real prototype). Unfortunately, Payne did not receive any credit for his work; it is only since the publication of Brian Sibley's The Thomas the Tank Engine Man that he has received recognition.

Thomas on the Big Screen
In 2000, Thomas made it to cinemas in the box-office flop Thomas and the Magic Railroad, in which he was voiced by Edward Glen. He was the only engine from the television series to play a major role in the story, and even left Sodor briefly.

In the film, Thomas arrived at Killaban station with Gordon who complained to Thomas being late. He then told Gordon that he had to find Mr. Conductor, who was coming to visit to Sodor to look after the North Western Railway while Sir Topham Hatt was going on holiday until both Thomas and Gordon saw Diesel 10 speed by. Thomas met James at Tidmouth Sheds when Diesel 10 arrived and told the two about his plan to destroy the lost engine named Lady and Thomas went to find Mr. Conductor. When Thomas found and met Mr. Conductor on Sodor, he reported to Mr. Conductor about to use the gold dust to keep Diesel 10 in order. He, James and Gordon later began arguing about who should have taken Mr. Conductor. Henry told the other engines about Diesel 10 wanting to find the lost engine until Harold flew by spreading sneezing power all over him, Splatter and Dodge. That night, Thomas and the other engines were asleep at Tidmouth Sheds until Diesel 10 crept up and demolished the side of the sheds to try and make them tell him about the lost engine's whereabouts, but Mr. Conductor then frightened Diesel 10 away with a bag of sugar, Thomas asked Mr. Conductor about how his gold dust was gone. Meanwhile, after the engines gathered for a meeting about how Mr. Conductor's gold dust was gone and Diesel 10 wanted to find the lost engine, Thomas headed off to look for Mr. Conductor until Bertie wanted him to race, but he had no time to race and apologised to Bertie to have another race some other day. He looked everywhere until Mr. Conductor tried to reply, but Thomas could not hear him as he chuffed away. Thomas and Percy talked about Mr. Conductor and that he travels to Sodor to the magic railroad until Diesel 10 overheard them and went to the smelters yard to tell Splatter and Dodge. Toby told Thomas and Percy to carry on taking the Mail Train while Toby followed Diesel 10 to the smelters yard. Thomas later found Henry with a boiler ache and offered to collect trucks of Sodor coal to make Henry feel better, but one of the trucks ended up going through the magic buffers. Bertie then greeted Thomas and told him about he had five trucks instead of six. He told Percy about the missing truck and realised that the buffers led to the magic railroad, Thomas told Percy to guard the buffers to be a brave engine while he went to find Mr. Conductor. After Thomas met Junior and Lily the two agreed to help and together found Mr. Conductor at the Windmill, he tells Annie and Clarabel that Percy will pick them up. After Mr. Conductor and Lily had to camp with Thomas, Percy told him to get Lily back to the Muffle Mountain before Diesel 10 destroys the magic railroad. Mr. Conductor asked Thomas to take Lily back to the Muffle Mountain, but Thomas was not sure, but decided that he will try and set off with Lily. While Thomas' journeying through the magic railroad, they discovered the missing truck so he decided to go back to collect it until they arrived on Muffle Mountain, as the gust the wind blew Thomas down the hill and back into the magic railroad through another portal at the bottom. Later, as Thomas traveled on the magic railroad back to Sodor with Lady, Lily, Burnett Stone, Patch, Mutt and the two conductors until Diesel 10 started to give chase, he offered to help Lady, with Burnett driving Lady. Just as the engines started to chase by Diesel 10, Mr. Conductor warned them about the collapsing viaduct. The chase finally approached the Big Dipper as Lady and Burnett pass over the viaduct, Thomas managed to make it across the gap before it collapsed as Burnett praised Thomas until Diesel 10 could not stop and fell off into a barge. After Lily mixed water from the well with golden shavings and tossed them into the air, they formed into gold dust as the conductors very delighted re-supplied their whistles, Thomas thanked Lady for being a really helpful engine. Thomas puffed happily into the sunset to going back at Tidmouth Sheds to tell the other engines.

Despite the film's overall failure, Thomas kept on puffing and later featured in straight-to-video features Calling All Engines!, The Great Discovery, Hero of the Rails, Misty Island Rescue, Day of the Diesels, Blue Mountain Mystery, King of the Railway, Tale of the Brave, The Adventure Begins, Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure and The Great Race. Soon Thomas will reach the big screen yet again in Journey Beyond Sodor.

It has been revealed that there is an upcoming theatrical film to take place in London during World War II. In April 2013, Josh Klausner stated that he does not know if the movie is still going ahead.

Thomas in Popular Culture
The Nene Valley Railway at Peterborough, England, was the first railway in the world to possess a full-scale replica "Thomas," an industrial tank engine built by Hudswell Clarke so nicknamed for its blue livery and resemblance to the famous tank engine. In 1971 the name was made official by the Reverend W. Awdry. Other tank engines the world over have since been dressed up as Thomas. Some railways have even gone so far as to rebuild locomotives to produce a better replica. Unfortunately this has created a divide between preservationists: some claim it disfigures historic locomotives and trivialises the preservation movement, others say it attracts visitors and can potentially spark an interest in railways among young children.

A "real Thomas" (built for The All Aboard Live Tour) was used in a special play staged to celebrate the eightieth birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, starring beloved characters from children's literature. In the play, Thomas was used to convey Sophie Dahl, the granddaughter of the late Roald Dahl, to centre stage, and was greeted by thunderous applause and cheers from the audience of two thousand children and their parents.

Another "Real Thomas" is used during A Day Out With Thomas events where people actually ride in his passenger coaches and get their pictures taken with Sir Topham Hatt. Additional attractions include petting zoos, pony rides, story telling, viewing of "Thomas and Friends" videos, temporary tattoos and a gift shop.

There are stage performances called Thomas the Tank Engine Live, where people get to see Thomas and his friends perform on stage. Three different plays have been made - "Thomas Saves the Day," "A Circus Comes to Town," and "Thomas and the Hidden Treasure."

Thomas has also been known to be seen in amusement parks. In America, Thomas was usually found in "Six Flags" parks until 2010 when the licence was not renewed. In Drusilla's Zoo Park near Alfriston, Sussex, England, a special attraction was opened where Thomas carried passengers through the zoo; it also featured James, Diesel, Cranky, and the Fat Controller. At the United Kingdom's Drayton Manor theme park, a special place called "Thomas Land" is dedicated to fans to ride on multiple rides based on Thomas and Friends. The park opened on 15 March 2008. One of Thomas' models used in the television series is on display there in the "Discover Thomas and Friends" exhibition. Another park opened at the Edaville Railroad in Carver, Massachusetts in the summer of 2015, adopting a phase similar to Drayton Manor.

Thomas Land in Japan was the world's first Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends theme park. It opened in 1998, and located at the Fuji-Q Highland, an amusement park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. Like the UK's Thomas Land, it has multiple rides based on the series. A few of the rides, displays, play house areas, and exhibits try to recreate scenes from the television series. Another one of Thomas' models from the television series is on display there.

Thomas and Henry window stickers have been shown to make various appearances in the hospital drama Children's Ward, which aired on ITV (which also aired the classic series).

Thomas was in  The Simpsons  as a small gag, but he looked completely misshapen and did not have a grey face.

In a Robot Chicken parody sketch of the TV series, Thomas was voiced by Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe.

In the Bob The Builder episode Scrambler to the Rescue, a toy train resembling Thomas is seen pulling the express. Thomas' whistle is also heard.

Thomas' Bachmann HO model (along with HO models of Annie, Clarabel and Emily's coaches) makes an appearance in the 2015 Marvel film, Ant-Man. His large scale Bachmann model is also used in some scenes, although the model's face is different.

Thomas appeared as a balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade in 2014, to celebrate 70 years of the franchise. Then he later appeared as well in 2015-16. He also appeared in the Toronto Santa Claus parade alongside Rosie and Percy on 15 November 2015.

Appearances
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 * Thomas the Tank Engine - Thomas and Gordon, Thomas' Train, Thomas and the Trucks and Thomas and the Breakdown Train
 * James the Red Engine - James and the Top-Hat
 * Tank Engine Thomas Again - Thomas and the Guard, Thomas Goes Fishing, Thomas, Terence and the Snow and Thomas and Bertie
 * Troublesome Engines - Henry and the Elephant (mentioned), Tenders and Turntables, Trouble in the Shed, and Percy Runs Away (does not speak)
 * Henry the Green Engine - Coal
 * Toby the Tram Engine - Thomas in Trouble and Mrs. Kyndley's Christmas
 * Gordon the Big Engine - Down the Mine and Paint Pots and Queens
 * Edward the Blue Engine - Bertie's Chase (mentioned) and Old Iron
 * Percy the Small Engine - Percy and the Signal (mentioned), Duck Takes Charge (mentioned) and Percy's Promise
 * The Eight Famous Engines - Percy Takes the Plunge and The Fat Controller's Engines
 * Duck and the Diesel Engine - A Close Shave (cameo)
 * The Twin Engines - The Missing Coach
 * Branch Line Engines - Thomas Comes to Breakfast, Daisy (mentioned) and Percy's Predicament (does not speak)
 * Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine - Stepney's Special and Train Stops Play (does not speak)
 * Main Line Engines - Wrong Road (does not speak)
 * Tramway Engines - Ghost Train and Woolly Bear
 * Really Useful Engines - Stop Thief!, Fish (mentioned) and Triple-Header
 * More About Thomas the Tank Engine - Thomas, Percy and the Coal, The Runaway, Better Late That Never and Drip Tank
 * Toby, Trucks and Trouble - Mavis and the Lorry (mentioned)
 * Thomas and the Twins - Scrambled Eggs, What a Picture!, Trevor Helps Out (not seen) and Down the Drain
 * Thomas and the Great Railway Show - Museum-Piece, Not the Ticket, Trouble on the Line and Thomas and the Railtour
 * Thomas Comes Home - Snow Problem (mentioned), Washout! (mentioned), Toby's Megatrain (mentioned) and Thomas Comes Home (does not speak)
 * Wilbert the Forest Engine - Percy's Porridge (does not speak), Cab Over Wheels, Foaming at the Funnel and Wired-Up (does not speak)
 * Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines - Birdstrike, Rabbits and Golden Jubbilee (does not speak)
 * Thomas and Victoria - Overloaded, Eels On Wheels (does not speak) and Toby's Vintage Train (does not speak)
 * Thomas and his Friends - Thomas and the Swan and Centenary
 * Thomas's Christmas Party
 * Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree
 * Thomas and the Evil Diesel
 * Thomas and the Hurricane
 * Season 1 - Thomas and Gordon, Edward and Gordon (not named; does not speak), The Sad Story of Henry (does not speak), Thomas' Train, Thomas and the Trucks, Thomas and the Breakdown Train, James and the Coaches, Troublesome Trucks, James and the Express (cameo), Thomas and the Guard, Thomas Goes Fishing, Thomas, Terence and the Snow, Thomas and Bertie, Tenders and Turntables, Trouble in the Shed, Percy Runs Away (does not speak), Coal, Whistles and Sneezes (cameo), Thomas in Trouble, Down the Mine and Thomas' Christmas Party
 * Season 2 - Thomas, Percy and the Coal, Cows (cameo), Bertie's Chase, Saved from Scrap, Old Iron, Thomas and Trevor, Percy and the Signal (does not speak), Duck Takes Charge (does not speak), Percy and Harold, The Runaway, Percy Takes the Plunge, A Close Shave (does not speak), Better Late Than Never, Break Van (cameo), Thomas Comes to Breakfast, Daisy (mentioned), Percy's Predicament (does not speak), Wrong Road (does not speak), Ghost Train, Woolly Bear and Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree
 * Season 3 - A Scarf for Percy, Percy's Promise, Time for Trouble (cameo), Gordon and the Famous Visitor, Donald's Duck (cameo), Thomas Gets Bumped, Thomas, Percy and the Dragon, Diesel Does it Again (cameo), Henry's Forest, The Trouble with Mud, No Joke for James, Thomas, Percy and the Post Train, Trust Thomas, Buzz, Buzz (cameo), All at Sea (cameo), One Good Turn (cameo), Tender Engines (cameo), Escape (cameo), Oliver Owns Up, Bulgy (cameo), Percy, James and the Fruitful Day and Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure
 * Season 4 - Granpuff, Sleeping Beauty, Bulldog, You Can't Win (cameo), Four Little Engines (cameo), A Bad Day for Sir Handel (cameo), Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady (cameo), Trucks! (cameo), Home at Last (cameo), Rock 'n' Roll (cameo), Steam Roller (cameo), Passengers and Polish (cameo), Gallant Old Engine (cameo), Rusty to the Rescue, Thomas and Stepney, Train Stops Play (does not speak), Bowled Out, Henry and the Elephant, Toad Stands By, Thomas and the Special Letter, Paint Pots and Queens, Fish and Mind that Bike
 * Season 5 - Cranky Bugs, Horrid Lorry, A Better View for Gordon (cameo), Lady Hatt's Birthday Party, James and the Trouble with Trees, Gordon and the Gremlin, Bye George!, Baa!, Put Upon Percy, Haunted Henry (cameo), Double Teething Troubles, Toby's Discovery, Something in the Air, Thomas, Percy and Old Slowcoach, Thomas and the Rumours, Happy Ever After, Sir Topham Hatt's Holiday, Make Someone Happy, Busy Going Backwards (cameo), Rusty and the Boulder and Snow
 * Season 6 - Salty's Secret (cameo), Harvey to the Rescue, No Sleep for Cranky, A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter (cameo), Elizabeth the Vintage Lorry, The Fogman, Jack Jumps In, A Friend in Need, It's Only Snow, Twin Trouble, The World's Strongest Engine, Scaredy Engines, Percy and the Haunted Mine (cameo), Middle Engine (does not speak), James and the Red Balloon, Jack Frost, Gordon Takes a Tumble, Percy's Chocolate Crunch, Thomas, Percy and the Squeak, Thomas the Jet Engine and Edward the Very Useful Engine
 * Jack and the Sodor Construction Company - A Visit from Thomas (does not speak), Jack Owns Up, On Site with Thomas, Percy's Scary Tale, Kelly's Windy Day, A Tale for Thomas, Thomas and the Moles, Percy Helps Out, The Tortoise and the Hare, Thomas' Trusty Friends (episode), Alfie Has Kittens and Mud Glorious Mud
 * Season 7 - Emily's New Coaches, Percy Gets it Right, Bill, Ben and Fergus, Edward's Brass Band, What's the Matter with Henry?, James and the Queen of Sodor, The Spotless Record, Toby's Windmill (cameo), Salty's Stormy Tale, Something Fishy, Peace and Quiet, Fergus Breaks the Rules, Bulgy Rides Again, Harold and the Flying Horse, The Grand Opening (cameo), Best Dressed Engine, Gordon and Spencer, Not So Hasty Puddings and Three Cheers for Thomas
 * Season 8 - Thomas and the Tuba, Percy's New Whistle, Thomas to the Rescue, Henry and the Wishing Tree, James Gets a New Coat, Thomas Saves the Day, Percy's Big Mistake, Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough, Don't Tell Thomas, Emily's New Route, Thomas and the Firework Display, Gordon Takes Charge (cameo), Spic and Span, Edward the Great, Squeak, Rattle and Roll (deleted scene), Thomas and the Circus, Thomas Gets it Right, As Good as Gordon, Fish, Emily's Adventure, Halloween, You Can Do it, Toby!, James Goes Too Far, Chickens to School, Too Hot for Thomas and Percy and the Magic Carpet (does not speak)
 * Season 9 - Percy and the Oil Painting, Thomas and the Rainbow, Molly's Special Special, Thomas' Milkshake Muddle, Mighty Mac, Thomas and the Toy Shop, Respect for Gordon, Thomas and the Birthday Picnic, Tuneful Toots, Rheneas and the Dinosaur (does not speak), Thomas and the New Engine, Toby Feels Left Out, Thomas Tries His Best, The Magic Lamp (does not speak), Thomas and the Statue, Henry and the Flagpole, Emily Knows Best (cameo), Thomas' Day Off, Thomas' New Trucks, Duncan and the Old Mine, Bold and Brave, Skarloey the Brave (does not speak), Saving Edward, Thomas and the Golden Eagle, Keeping Up with James (cameo) and Flour Power
 * Season 10 - Follow that Flour, A Smooth Ride, Thomas and the Jet Plane, Percy and the Funfair (does not speak), The Green Controller, Thomas' Tricky Tree, Toby's Afternoon Off, It's Good to be Gordon, Seeing the Sights, Fearless Freddie, Toby's New Shed, Edward Strikes Out, Topped Off Thomas, Which Way Now?, Thomas and the Shooting Star, Big Strong Henry, Sticky Toffee Thomas, Wharf and Peace, Thomas' Frosty Friend, Emily and the Special Coaches, Thomas and the Colours, Thomas and the Birthday Mail, Duncan's Bluff (does not speak), Missing Trucks, Thomas and the Treasure, James the Second Best and Thomas and Skarloey's Big Day Out
 * Season 11 - Thomas and the Storyteller, Emily's Rubbish, Dream On, Dirty Work, Hector the Horrid!, Gordon and the Engineer, Thomas and the Spaceship, Henry's Lucky Day, Thomas and the Lighthouse, Thomas and the Big Bang, Smoke and Mirrors, Thomas Sets Sail, Don't be Silly, Billy, Edward and the Mail, Hide and Peep, Toby's Triumph, Thomas and the Runaway Car, Thomas in Trouble, Thomas and the Stinky Cheese, Percy and the Left Luggage (cameo), Duncan Does it All, Sir Handel in Charge, Cool Truckings and Ding-a-Ling
 * Season 12 - Thomas and the Billboard, Steady Eddie, Mountain Marvel (mentioned), Henry Gets it Wrong (does not speak), Heave Ho Thomas!, Toby's Special Surprise, Excellent Emily, The Party Surprise (does not speak), Saved You!, Duncan and the Hot Air Balloon, James Works it Out, Tram Trouble, Don't Go Back, The Man in the Hills, Thomas Puts the Breaks On, Percy and the Bandstand, Push Me, Pull You and Best Friends
 * Season 13 - Creaky Cranky, The Lion of Sodor, Tickled Pink, Double Trouble, Slippy Sodor, The Early Bird, Play Time, Thomas and the Pigs, Time for a Story, Percy's Parcel, Toby's New Whistle, A Blooming Mess, Thomas and the Runaway Kite, Steamy Sodor, Splish Splash Splosh, The Biggest Present of All, Snow Tracks, Henry's Good Deeds, Buzzy Bees and Hiro Helps Out
 * Season 14 - Thomas' Tall Friend, James in the Dark, Pingy Pongy Pick Up, Charlie and Eddie, Toby and the Whistling Woods, Henry's Health and Safety, Diesel's Special Delivery, Pop Goes Thomas, Victor Says Yes, Thomas in Charge, Merry Winter Wish, Being Percy, Henry's Magic Box, Thomas and the Snowman Party, Thomas' Crazy Day, Jumping Jobi Wood!, Thomas and Scruff, O the Indignity, Jitters and Japes and Merry Misty Island
 * Season 15 - Gordon and Ferdinand, Toby and Bash, Emily and Dash, Percy's New Friends, Edward the Hero, James to the Rescue, Happy Hiro, Up, Up and Away!, Henry's Happy Coal, Let it Snow, Surprise, Surprise, Spencer the Grand, Stop that Bus!, Stuck on You, Big Belle, Kevin the Steamie, Wonky Whistle, Percy the Snowman, Tree Trouble and Fiery Flynn
 * Season 16 - Race to the Rescue, Ol' Wheezy Wobbles, Express Coming Through, Percy and the Monster of Brendam (cameo), Ho Ho Snowman, Flash Bang Wallop!, Thomas and the Rubbish Train, Thomas Toots the Crows, Bust My Buffers!, Percy and the Calliope (cameo), Thomas and the Sounds of Sodor, Salty's Surprise, Sodor Surprise Day, Emily's Winter Party Special, Muddy Matters, Whiff's Wish (does not speak), Welcome Stafford, Don't Bother Victor!, Happy Birthday Sir! and The Christmas Tree Express
 * Season 17 - Kevin's Cranky Friend, Scruff's Makeover, Wayward Winston, Gordon Runs Dry, Calm Down Caitlin, Steamie Stafford, Henry's Hero, Not Now, Charlie!, The Lost Puff, The Thomas Way, The Phantom Express, Percy's Lucky Day, Bill or Ben?, Too Many Fire Engines, No Snow for Thomas, Santa's Little Engine, The Missing Christmas Decorations, The Frozen Turntable, Away From the Sea, Gone Fishing, The Afternoon Tea Express (does not speak), The Smelly Kipper, No More Mr. Nice Engine and Thomas' Shortcut
 * Season 18 - Old Reliable Edward, Not So Slow Coaches, Flatbeds of Fear, Disappearing Diesels, Signals Crossed, Toad's Adventure, Duck and the Slip Coaches, Thomas the Quarry Engine, Thomas and the Emergency Cable, Marion and the Pipe, Missing Gator, Spencer's VIP, Toad's Bright Idea (cameo), Long Lost Friend, Last Train for Christmas, Duncan the Humbug, The Perfect Gift, Emily Saves the World, Timothy and the Rainbow Truck, Marion and the Dinosaurs, Samson at Your Service and Millie and the Volcano
 * Season 19 - Who's Geoffrey?, The Truth About Toby, Lost Property, Henry Spots Trouble, Toad and the Whale, Very Important Sheep, Salty All At Sea, Den and Dart, Helping Hiro, Snow Place Like Home, The Beast of Sodor, A Cranky Christmas, Diesel's Ghostly Christmas, Slow Stephen, Two Wheels Good, Reds vs. Blues, Best Engine Ever, The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead, Philip to the Rescue, Thomas the Babysitter, Rocky Rescue, The Other Side of the Mountain, No Help At All, Goodbye Fat Controller and Wild Water Rescue
 * Season 20 - Sidney Sings, Toby's New Friend, Henry Gets the Express, Diesel and the Ducklings, Bradford the Brake Van, Saving Time, Ryan and Daisy (cameo), Pouty James, Blown Away (cameo), The Way She Does It, Letters to Santa, Love Me Tender, The Railcar and the Coaches, Mucking About, Cautious Connor, All in Vain, Buckled Tracks and Bumpy Trucks, Tit for Tat, Mike's Whistle, Useful Railway, Henry in the Dark, The Missing Breakdown Train, Three Steam Engines Gruff, Henry in the Dark, Engine of the Future, Hugo and the Airship, Skiff and the Mermaid (cameo), The Christmas Coffeepot and Over the Hill (does not speak)

Specials:
 * Thomas and the U.K. Trip
 * Thomas and the Magic Railroad
 * Calling All Engines!
 * The Great Discovery
 * Hero of the Rails
 * Misty Island Rescue
 * Day of the Diesels
 * Blue Mountain Mystery
 * King of the Railway
 * Tale of the Brave
 * The Adventure Begins
 * Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
 * The Great Race
 * Journey Beyond Sodor

He was also going to be appearing in the film titled The Adventures of Thomas.

Learning Segments
Models:
 * Season 8 - Sounds (speaking role), Steamies and Diesels Sounds, Being Blue, How Does Emily Get to the Station (speaking role), Being on Time, Truck Trouble, Sharing, The Children Wait for Gordon, What Thomas Needs to do in the Winter, Helping One Another & How Does Thomas Get to the Timber Yards?
 * Season 9 - Same Colour, Which Route Should Thomas Take?, Changing Sounds, Getting to Bluff's Cove (Speaking role in UK Youtube Channel version), Which Load for Which Route?, What Makes Thomas Happy?, What To Do, Cool Down Delivery & What Goes Where?
 * Season 10 - Where is Henry's Coal, Who Can Take Them?, Help From Your Friends, Which Outfit for Which Occasion?, Percy's Story (speaking role), Old Route New Route & Diesels and Steamers
 * Calling All Engines! - Diesel Engines and Steam Engines are Different, Which Engine for Which Job? & Which Diesel Engine with Which Steam Engine?

Animated:
 * Season 8 - Which Whistle Suits Thomas?, Guess the Engine - Henry, Toby and Thomas, Surprise Destination, Thomas Trundles Out of the Station, Thomas and the Mast, Thomas and Percy Play Hide and Seek, Which Way Should Thomas and Emily Go?, Sharing Trucks & Getting There
 * Season 9 - Who's Under The Coal Dust? - James, Thomas and the Shape Bridge, Which Load for Which Party?, Which Load to Which Station?, What's New at the Station?, Seeing in the Dark, What is Thoams Thinking Of?, Dot to Dot - Thomas, Fixing the Engines & What Can Cool Thomas Down?
 * Season 10 - How Does Thomas Feel?, How are Thomas and Percy Different?, Who's Under The Coal Dust? - Emily & Which Friends is in Which Shed?
 * Calling All Engines! - Banana Tricks, Which Way Should Thomas Go? & Thomas Looks for Mavis
 * The Great Discovery - Spot the Difference, Tough Trucks & Thomas Puzzle Parts
 * Unknown - Being Repainted & Who's Going Where?

Videos
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 * Welcome to the Island of Sodor Logan!
 * A Friendly Farewell
 * A New Friend on Sodor
 * Welcome to the Island of Sodor Logan!
 * Thomas & Friends in 4-D: Bubbling Boilers
 * Meet the Contenders: Thomas of Sodor
 * Shark Escape
 * Space Mission
 * 1985 - Percy to the Rescue, Thomas and the Important Visitor, The Strawberry Special, Bertie Saves the Day (mentioned) and Unhappy Landing
 * 1986 - Percy and the Christmas Tree (mentioned), Terence Takes a Bath (not seen), Golden Oldies (mentioned) and You Never Know
 * 1987 - Signal Failure and Lost in the Snow
 * 1988 - Responsibilities, Thomas and Trevor and Terence Turns Pot Hunter
 * 1989 - The Trouble with Sheep and Post Early for Christmas (mentioned)
 * 1990 - Thomas and the Cricketers and Old Square Wheels
 * 1991 - Thomas and the Sunday School Outing and Rusty Red Scrap Iron (mentioned)
 * 1992 - Percy and the Vicar's Prizes and Thomas and the Swans
 * 1993 - Thomas and the Snow Block
 * 1994 - Thomas and the Tickles, Better Safe than Sorry and Bertie the Snow Bus (mentioned)
 * 1995 - The Picnic Express, Oliver's Sparkler and Thank You, Thomas and Toby
 * 1996 - Rings a Bell!, The Wrong Shirt and Pantomime Pranks
 * 1997 - Ice Magic and Percy in Print (not seen)
 * 1998 - Engines to the Rescue, Rescue and The Star of the Show
 * 1999 - Blooming Railways, Leaves on the Line, Toby Saves the Day and Blowing Bubbles
 * 2000 - Slow Down, Thomas!, Thomas the Famous Engine, Double Trouble, Buzzing Bees!, The Flood and Star Engines
 * 2001 - Very Special Engines, Thomas the Famous Engine, The Good Old Days, Edward Saves the Day, Best Friends and Donald and Douglas
 * 2002 - A Special Day for Thomas, "That's the Way to Do It!", Terence to the Rescue, The Really Useful Traction Engine, Percy's Dream and Harold the Helicopter
 * 2003 - The Ghost Train, Thomas, Percy and the Post Train, Thomas and the Trucks, The Woolly Bear, Thomas and Trevor, Thomas, Percy and the Coal, Thomas, Percy and the Dragon and Percy's Promise
 * 2004 - Edward the Very Useful Engine, James and the Red Balloon, No Sleep for Cranky, Percy's Chocolate Crunch and Trouble for Thomas
 * 2005 - Three Cheers for Thomas, Harold and the Flying Horse, Bulgy Rides Again, What's the Matter with Henry? and The Spotless Record
 * 2006 - Thomas and the Circus, Don't Tell Thomas, Edward the Great, Emily's New Route, Percy and the Magic Carpet (does not speak) and James Goes Too Far
 * 2007 - Thomas' New Trucks, Tuneful Toots, Saving Edward, Thomas' Milkshake Muddle, Thomas and the Statue and Keeping Up with James (cameo)
 * 2008 - Thomas and the Treasure, Big Strong Henry, Percy and the Funfair, Thomas and the Jet Plane, Wharf and Peace and Thomas' Frosty Friend
 * 2009 - Ding-a-Ling, Thomas Sets Sail, Thomas and the Runaway Car, Toby's Triumph, and Cool Truckings
 * 2010 - Hide and Peep, Duncan Does it All, Gordon and the Engineer, Edward and the Mail, Thomas in Trouble, Thomas and the Billboard and Henry Gets it Wrong
 * 2011 - Hiro Helps Out (does not speak), Creaky Cranky, The Lion of Sodor, Thomas and the Kite, Thomas and the Pigs, Snow Tracks, Percy's Parcel, Toby's New Whistle and A Blooming Mess
 * 2012 - Early Bird, Double Trouble, Tickled Pink, The Biggest Present and Henry's Good Deeds
 * 2012 Holiday Annual - Being Percy
 * 2013 - The Biggest Present of All, Creaky Cranky, Hiro Helps Out (does not speak), Little Green Engine, Engine Overboard!, Spencer and Stafford and Buzzy Bees
 * 2014 - Happy Birthday, Sir!, Muddy Matters, King of the Railway and Emily's Winter Party
 * 2015 - Not Now, Charlie!, Gordon Runs Dry, Henry's Hero and Thomas' Shortcut
 * 2016 - The Perfect Gift, Thomas and the Emergency Cable, Marion and the Dinosaurs and Emily Saves the World
 * 1987 - Thomas and Gordon, Thomas' Train, Hello, Thomas!, Thomas and the Trucks, Thomas and the Breakdown Train, Thomas' Christmas Party and Thomas, Terence and the Snow
 * 1988 - James and the Troublesome Trucks (cameo), Thomas and Harold, A Late Start for Thomas, The Golfers, Thomas and the Horse, Tenders and Turntables, Trouble in the Shed, Percy Runs Away (does not speak), Thomas in Trouble, Old Iron, Thomas and Trevor, Thomas, Percy and the Coal, Percy and Harold, The Runaway (does not speak), Ghost Train, Woolly Bear, Percy's Night Out, Wrong Road (mentioned), A Bump on the Line, Thomas' Present, Thomas and Bertie, The Train Spotters, The New Coaches, A Special Christmas Santa, Percy's Predicament (mentioned), Thomas Spoils the Washing and Thomas Saves the Washing
 * 1989 - Fire, The Party (does not speak), Thomas and the Whistle, An Important Visitor, Clearing Up, Clarabel's New Friend (mentioned), The Missing Holly!, A Surprise for Thomas, Thomas and the Cyclist and A Fishy Smell
 * 1990 - Thomas and the Umbrella, Thomas For Sale, Timetable Trouble, Daisy and Diesel (mentioned), The Backlog, Percy and the Dragon, Too Hot (cameo), Emergency! and Go Easy
 * 1991 - Duck's Service, Thomas and the Blue Wheel, Gordon Forgets (mentioned), BoCo and the Trucks and Daisy in Distress (mentioned)
 * 1992 - All Aboard! (does not speak), A Lost Load!, James's Task (mentioned), Diesel Pulls Hard and Lost and Found!
 * 1993 - Trevor to the Rescue!, All Steamed Up!, Keeping Cool!, The Carriage Café, The Wedding Engine!, The Special Stationmaster! (cameo), Thomas and the Toboggan!, Thomas and the New Clock!, Food for Thomas, Thomas and the Lamps, Fetching Freight, Snow on the Line (does not speak) and Thomas' Twelve Days of Christmas
 * 1994 - Keeping Time, A Special Treat for Thomas, A Special Treat!, The New Station, Thomas and Trevor, The Hot Soup Special!, Thomas, Daisy and the Watermill, The Nature Bus!, Well Caught!, Thomas Keeps a Secret!, Puffing Pots! and Lucky Landing! (cameo)
 * 1995 - Keeping Clean!, Thomas and the Play!, Special Signal!, Night Lights (does not speak), Gordon Gets Going!, The Engine Parade!, Thomas's Bell!, A Desk for Daisy!, All About Signals, Thomas and the Missing Whistle, The New Guard (does not speak), Tricking Trucks!, School-time Thomas! and Keeping Clean!
 * 1996 - Percy's Squeak!, The Brown Bear, Going Slowly!, The Missing Hens!, The New Track, Important Passengers!, Thomas and the Tunnel!, Thomas Takes a Ride!, Monkey Business!, Sunday Schedule!, The Little Line, The Thomas Kart!, A Day at the Beach! (does not speak), Truck Trouble!, Play Time!, Flag Waving! Singing in the Rain!, The Hay Engine!, Grumpy George, Night Lights, The Play Train!, The Trouble With Mud!, Really Useful Oliver! (cameo) and Seeing Signals!
 * 1997 - Showing Off, The Posh Coaches, Clowning Around!, Diesel Becomes a Coach, Diesel and the Trucks, Thomas' Tree, Percy's Surprise, Danger on the Line, Henry's Busy Day, Annie and Clarabel (does not speak), Carrying Coal!, 'Smile, Please!' (cameo), Keeping Dry A Grumpy Christmas, Trevor's Christmas Surprise, The Daisy Chain, The Flower Train, Percy's Promise, Star Story!, Red Sky at Night!, Thomas, Percy and the Post Train and Bobbing About! (does not speak)
 * 1998 - The Beached Whale!, Smokey Joe!, Thomas, Percy and the Dragon!, Potty Parrot!, The Red Squirrel!, The Train Game (does not speak), Thomas and Bertie!, Copycat!, Runaway Percy!, Thomas' Trick, The Carnival!, The Exhibition!, The Greenhouse Bus!, The Best Bus, Billy's Bones!, James' Hotel!, Thomas and the Trucks!, Christmas Crisis, Thomas, The Easter Cake! (cameo) and Oliver (cameo)
 * 1999 - Brave Thomas
 * 2000 - The End of the Rainbow! (mentioned), Mixed Grill, Police Engine, Harold's View, Fetch!, Shivers in the Sheds, Back to Front!, Turntable Bridge!, A Bright Day!, The Milk Train, Night Work, Rude James, A Special Story About the Sodor Mail Van, Henrietta's Holiday (does not speak), Lucky to be Lost!, The Lost Scarf (does not speak), Terence and Trevor!, Painting the Shed, Roads and Railways and Rubber Rings (cameo)
 * 2001 - Dents All Round!, Diesel Day!, The Eyesight Test, Henry, Thomas Chimes In, A Song for Caroline (cameo), Choc-o-BoCo!, Down at the Docks, Mister Mighty!, Rick's Tricks (does not speak), Duck and Diving (cameo), Finest Fireman, Pumpkin Pie!, Carriage Care!, Three Tins of Smoke, A Special Story About BoCo (cameo), Thomas Gets Delayed, The Hairy Black Run (does not speak), Midnight Mavis, The Pop Show (does not speak), A Burst Balloon! (does not speak), Dusty Diesel, Snow Fun for Henry, Lorry Trouble, Blowing Hard!, Hill Spill!, On Track!, Bulstrode the Hero, Railway Ride!, Rolling Around!, Eye-in-the-Sky (mentioned), Skating Show! and Pulling the Post
 * 2002 - Whistling! (does not speak), The Winning Shot, Travelling Tables! (cameo), Time Trouble!, Dusty Diesel (cameo), Tunnel Trap!, The Flower Festival, Ben at the Station (mentioned), Daisy and the Troublesome Trucks, In the Picture, Sodor Goes Pop!, Time for a Trim, The Fat Controller's Diesels! (cameo), The Blue Engine Club, Diesels and Steam Engines, Clean Up Chaos, A Snowy Reception, Road Wreckers, Diesel's Drums (does not speak) and I Used to be Red
 * 2003 - Playbus, Super Heroes!, Surprise, Surprise!, Harold's Bad Day (cameo), The Big Hero (cameo), Camel Crossing!, Henry's Dizzy Day (does not speak), Tricky Trucks!, Seaside Search!, Slip and Grip!, Feeling Fine, Tour of Sodor, Queen of the Road!, Broken Bridges, Jack Helps Out, A Foggy Friend, Crane Crunch! (does not speak), The Most Beautiful Station (cameo), New Year Promise! (cameo), Harvey to the Rescue!, Cruise Control!, Really Fast Food!, Trevor and Thomas, Percy's Party! (cameo), Animal Antics!, Feeding Time, Where's Wag?, Happy and Sad, Frozen Engine, Cat Got the Cream!, Sandblasted!, Revving Racers, Milk and Motors!, Bertie's Bumpy Ride! (does not speak), The Cat Controller!, Thomas Goes Squeak! and Animals (does not speak)
 * 2004 - The Haunted Mine, A Frog in his Throat!, Problem Passenger, On the Fast Track!, Double Trouble!, Colour Quarrel!, A New Home, Thomas Braves the Waves, It's Only Snow!, Girl Power!, Scary Jack Frost, Harold's Bad Day (cameo), James and the Red Balloon, The Grand Opening (cameo), James' New Coat, The Bun Run!, Fergus' Funnel, More Mischief!, Going for a Swim!, Salty by the Sea, All Puffed Out, Travelling Thomas, Tunnel Trouble, Special Signal, Thank You, Thomas!, Station Soccer, Holiday Train (cameo), Holiday Hat (cameo), Bulgy's Back!, Percy to the Rescue, Thomas Gets It Right, Sky Shapes, Place to Play, Thomas' New Coaches, Toby's Troubles!, A Fishy Adventure, Bertie and the Race, Dirty Percy! (cameo), Engine Trouble, Rocket Power, Rock Shock!, Steam Power, Terence's Little Lamb, A Really Useful Idea, A Nice Quiet Day, Clever Clarabel!, Henry's Forest, The Big Wheel, Fishy Business, The Train Trolley, Edward to the Rescue! (cameo), Engine Ball, Spotty Thomas, Thirsty Work, The Engine Clock (model cameo), Salty's Tales (does not speak), Fergus Runs Away, Dazzling Diesel!, Off to Market!, Thomas the Tortoise, The Talking Horse and Glider Rider
 * 2005 - Bus, Stop!, Really Useful Coaches, Super Slider, What's Cooking? (cameo), Fresh Fish, Slide and Ride, Magic Mischief, Percy and the Magic Carpet, Eerie Engine, Tidy-Up Time!, Spick and Span, Thomas' Hallowe'en, Pop Goes the Diesel, George's Little Joke, Big Bad Roller, You Can Do it, Toby!, Cheers for Thomas, Suits Me (cameo), A Treat for Trying (cameo), Chickens to School, Tunnel Trouble, Glider Rider, Thomas Saves the Day, Tunnel Trouble, A Jumbo-Sized Surprise, The Dinosaur, Clowning Around (cameo), Relay Rescue, Emily's Adventure, As Good as Gordon (does not speak), Choc-o-BoCo! and Something Fishy
 * 2006 - Station Sounds, Percy and the Painting, King Thomas, Monster Mistake, Wait with Freight, Right on Time (cameo), Splendid Sight (cameo), Thomas, Emily, and the Snowplow, Saving Edward, Thomas Tries His Best, Toby Feels Left Out, Percy's New Whistle, Old and Useful (cameo), Thomas and the New Engine, Snow Shapes, Thomas and the Statue, The Snow Controller (cameo), Seaside Surprise, Disgusted Diesels and The Lazy Diesel
 * 2007 - Flour Power, Airship (mentioned), Yacht Race, Everyone's Friend, Helpful and 'Happy'!, Off to Market!, Surprise Visitor (cameo), Wheely Useful (cameo), Rocky Ride, Sleepy Sam (mentioned), Seeing the Sights, Look and Hook, The Santa Engine (cameo), Works Outing (cameo), Edward Strikes Out (does not speak), A New Shed for Toby and Thomas' Frosty Friend
 * 2008 - Flower Engine, Edward's Mail, Snow Trouble! (cameo), Track Race, Wonky Whistle!, A Spring Clean!, Mystery Music, Thomas and the Lighthouse!, The Ice Train!, Big is Beautiful, Toby's Triumph (does not speak), Funny Faces! (cameo), Claypit Clowns, Big Day Out, Hide n' Peep!, Perfect Promise, New Year Promise! (cameo) and Tripped Up!
 * 2009 - Thomas Saves the Day, Night Light Train, Thomas and the Big Bang, Swing King Cranky and Spring Time Special
 * 2010 - Ready, Jet Set, Go!, Play Time, Hiro Helps Out (does not speak), The Best Present of All, Buzzy Bees, Early Bird, Henry Gets It Wrong! (does not speak), Christmas Dinner Diner, Hooray for Henry!, Steam Roasted, Creaky Cranky, Pulling the Post, Story Train, Misty Island Rescue (does not speak), Seeing Sheep!, Twin Trees! (does not speak), Saving Santa!, Thomas Takes Off!, Halloween Hats, Carnival Costume, Snow Tracks, Tripped Up!, The Water Wheel, Proud Puffers (cameo), Tiger Thomas, Surprise Visitor (cameo), The Birthday Ride, Thomas and the Rainbow!, A Blooming Mess (does not speak), Disgusted Diesels, Henry's Good Deeds (does not speak), Emily's Lucky Day (mentioned) and Thomas and the Kites
 * 2011 - Perfect Plough, Show Time, Terence and Trevor!, Jitters and Japes, Monster Mistake, Time For a Story, Pop Goes Thomas, Misty Island Rescue (does not speak), Musical Trucks, Special Carriage, Scaredy Cat, Thomas' Crazy Day, The Glow Train, Thomas and Scruff, The Flying Teapot (does not speak in US version), Pictures in the Sky (cameo), Strawberry Special, Jumping Jobi Wood (speaks in speech bubble only), Flaming Flynn (does not speak), Gordon and Ferdinand (cameo), Rain or Shine, Clowning Around (does not speak), Hiro Helps Out (does not speak), The Runaway Kite, Watch the Clock (cameo), Snow Play, Caroline's Christmas, Winter Wish, Snow Tracks, A Home for Salty, Pingy Pongy Pick-up (does not speak), Perfect Panto, A Lion on Sodor, Thomas' Tall Friend, Steamy Sodor, Heave Ho Thomas!, Bird Talk, O, the Indignity! (does not speak), Diesel's Special Delivery (speaks in speech bubble only), Creaky Cranky and Perfect Panto
 * 2012 - Smiles All Round, Story Time with Thomas, Tender Trouble, Percy's New Friends, Making Hiro Happy, Express Coming Through!, Thomas Toots the Crows, Paint for Percy (does not speak), Right on Time (cameo), Thomas and the Pigs, Double Trouble, Museum Mayhem, Park Life, The Railway Show, Where's That Bus?, Bird Watch (do not speak), The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 639), Where's That Bus?, Stuck on You, Wonky Whistle (does not speak), The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 643) (does not speak), Edward's Big Rescue, Thomas' Tall Friend, Team Spirit Time!, Ol' Wheezy Wobbles, Big Belle (does not speak), The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 646), Up, Up and Away!, Making Annie Smile, The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 647), The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 649), The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 650), Thomas and the Rubbish Train, Going Rusty, Prize Guys, Carol Concert, City of Truro (cameo), Clock Countdown (cameo), Emily's Winter Party Special, Thomas and the Sound of Sodor (speaks in speech bubble only), Percy the Snowman, Rescue Team (does not speak) and Muddy Matters (mentioned)
 * 2013 - Joe's Glow!, Happy Birthday, Sir!, Don't Bother Victor! (cameo), Flash! Crash! Wallop! (speaks in speech bubble only), Sodor Surprise Day (speaks in speech bubble only), The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 661), Early Bird!, Being Percy (cameo), A Friend in Need, Play Time, The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 665), James and the Giant Animals, Time For a Story, Steamie Stafford, The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 666), Henrietta's Holiday, The Lost Puff, Thomas the Spotter, Toby to the Rescue (mentioned), Wayward Winston (does not speak), Too Many Fire Engines! (speaks in speech bubble only), Henry's Ghost, Gordon Runs Dry, Special Surprise, Christmas Tree Express (speaks in speech bubble only), The Snowman's Hat, Thomas and the Bluebird, Boiler Bother, Platform Number 1!, Surprise, Surprise!, New Year Party (does not speak) and Henrietta's Holiday (does not speak)
 * 2014 - Engine Trouble, Thomas Takes a Shortcut, The Thomas Way, Friendship Fall-out, The Royal Carriage, Happy Birthday, Sir!, Confusion and Delay, Muddy Matters, Wobbly Ol' Wheezy, No More Mr. Nice Engine, Mystery Fog!, The Afternoon Tea Express (does not speak), Swanky Cranky!, Henry's Hero (speaks in speech bubble only), The Extra-Special Solo, Leaves on the Line! (speaks in speech bubble only), Emily Makes a Splash!, Percy's Perfect Gift (does not speak), Frozen Turntable (speaks in speech bubble only), Whistle-Stop Tour, Thomas and the Kites, Not Now, Charlie!, Steamy Sodor and Speedy Steamies
 * 2015 - Old Reliable Edward, Stinky James, Signals Crossed, No 'I' in Team, Emily Saves the World, Easter Egg Express, Toby and Bash (speaks in speech bubble only), Silent Puffing! (does not speak), Marion and the Dinosaurs, It's Okay to be Scared, Spencer's Star, Don't Be Late, Percy!, The Perfect Present, Bust My Buffers!, Thomas Saves the Day, Visit to Misty Island, Duncan the Humbug, Henrietta's Holiday, Not Now, Charlie!, Speedy Steamies and Diesel's Drums
 * 2016 - Who's Geoffrey?, Thomas Toots the Crows, Tickled Pink! (mentioned), Victor Says Yes, Henry Spots Trouble, Jumping Jobi Wood and Thomas in Charge!
 * 2017 - Emily Saves the World, Thomas Saves the Day, Thomas and the Kites, Engine Trouble, Not Now, Charlie!, Steamy Sodor, Flash! Crash! Wallop! (speaks in speech bubble only), Speedy Steamies and Diesel and the Ducklings

Thomas also appeared in the magazine stories, A Colourful Christmas, A Good Hiding Place, A Hole in One, A Job for James, A Long Way Up!, A Puzzle for Percy, A Rocket for Thomas, A Special Story about Guards and Porters, A Special Story about Steam, A Strange Squeak, An Old Friend, Animal Antics!, Back-to-Front, Behind Schedule, Bill and BoCo, Bulgy's Dream, Bulstrode the Engine, Catch!, Christmas Puddings, Clean Getaway!, Clever Carriages, Clever Climbers!, Clowning Around, Danger Signs!, Deep Dive, Diesel Causes Delay, Double Attraction, Dressing Up, Engine Plates, Fair Scare!, Fast Food!, Feeding Time, Fish and Chips, Fish and Fog!, Fishy Diesel!, Flag Day, Fun and Games!, Funnels and Tunnels, Gordon the Town Engine, Guard Duty!, Harold and the Broken Tree, Harvest Time, Henry's Soaking!, Henry Goes Round, Holiday Havoc!, I Spy with my Little Eye, In the Bag, Jack Frost, Just Right, Keeping Dry Lazy Wheels, Letting off Steam!, Lights On, Looking Splendid, Lost and Found, Misbehaving, Monster Surprise, Parking? No Problem!, Party Time!, Percy's House, Percy's Spooky Tooth, Percy and the Trucks, Picnic Surprise, Picture Posters, Pigeon Passengers!, Pink Cows, Pirate Passengers, Pot Luck!, Proud Percy!, Railway Open Day, Really Important Luggage, Really Useful Edward, Really Useful Rosie, Reindeer Cheer!, Rhyming Engines, Road Train, Road and Rails, Santa Special, Scaredy Puffer!, Seeing Steam, Slick Trick!, Snap Happy, So Much to See, Sodor's Strong Man, Sodor's Strongest Engine, Sodor Goes Pop!, Sodor Rock, Special Bus Service, Special Passengers, Special Places, Special Treats, Spooky Station, Station Mystery, Steaming Along!, Stick with Steam, Stormy Weather, Summer, Sunny Smile, Taking Toby, The Balloon Race, The Best Band, The Best Bridge, The Best Engine, The Big Ship, The Blue Engine Club, The Christmas Sacks, The Craft Show!, The Flying Broomstick, The Great Statue Robbery, The Hallowe'en Special, The Huge Horses!, The Lighthouse Light, The Mystery Tour, The Open Top Bus, The Poorly Engine!, The Round-up, The Runaway Percy, The Smugglers, The Strongest, The UFO, There and Back, Think Pink and Thomas and the Baby. |-|Books= |-|Thomas Creator Collective= |-|Video Games= }}

Voice Actors

 * John Bellis (Thomas and the Magic Railroad; original work-prints only)
 * Edward Glen (Thomas and the Magic Railroad)
 * Ringo Starr (UK; 2009 Children in Need charity single)
 * Ben Small (UK; Hero of the Rails - eighteenth season)
 * John Hasler (UK; The Adventure Begins onwards)
 * Martin Sherman (US; Hero of the Rails - eighteenth season)
 * Joseph May (US; The Adventure Begins onwards)
 * Hugolin Chevrette-Landesque (French speaking Canada; Thomas and the Magic Railroad)
 * Fabrice Trojani (France and French speaking Canada; sixth season onwards)
 * Keiko Toda (Japan; first - eighth seasons)
 * Kumiko Higa (Japan; Calling All Engines! onwards)
 * Espen Sandvik (Norway; Hero of the Rails - Tale of the Brave)
 * Martin Lange (Norway; eighteenth season onwards)
 * Marco Vivio (Italy)
 * Víctor Ugarte (Latin America; Thomas and the Magic Railroad)
 * Irwin Daayán (Latin America; Thomas and the Magic Railroad; TV Version)
 * Javier Olguín (Latin America; Hero of the Rails - The Great Race, excluding Thomas the Babysitter and the twentieth season)
 * Héctor Ireta de Alba (Latin America; Thomas the Babysitter and twentieth season onwards, excluding The Great Race)
 * Luis Leonardo Suárez (Latin America; The Great Race singing voice)
 * Marcel Collé (Germany; Thomas and the Magic Railroad)
 * Christian Stark (Germany; twelfth season onwards)
 * Dirk Bach (Germany; Audio Books only)
 * Janusz Zadura (Poland)
 * Pepijn Koolen (The Netherlands; Thomas and the Magic Railroad)
 * Jürgen Theuns (The Netherlands; Hero of the Rails onwards)
 * Simcha Barbiro (Israel; Thomas and the Magic Railroad)
 * Doriel Zohar (Israel)
 * Caspar Phillipson (Denmark)
 * Daniel Figueira (Brazil; Hero of the Rails onwards)
 * César Díaz Capilla (Spain)
 * Juha Varis (Finland; Hero of the Rails onwards)
 * Richard Balint (Romania)
 * Haris Grigoropoulos (Greece)
 * Gia Trí (Vietnam)
 * Prokhor Chekhovskoy (Russia)
 * Pavel Tesař (Czech Republic; Hero of the Rails - seventeenth season)
 * Jan Kalous (Czech Republic; Tale of the Brave onwards)
 * Kim Eun-a (South Korea; Thomas and the Magic Railroad)
 * Nick Atkinson (Sweden; Hero of the Rails onwards)

Trivia

 * In the Railway Series, Thomas was the first engine to have a number on the NWR. However, in The Adventure Begins, there were five other numbered engines before he was made number 1 to replace Glynn, a "Coffee Pot" engine from Sodor's branch lines.
 * According to Brian Sibley, Wilbert used that number because it was the easiest to draw.
 * Thomas's whistle is a high f and high A flat chime.
 * Five Thomas models are currently on display: two at Drayton Manor in the UK, one in Japan at the Hara Railway Museum (previously on display at Nitrogen Studios), the large scale Thomas model used in the spin-off series, The Pack, in Japan at the Hara Model Railway Museum (previously on display at Thomas Land), and one for the touring Thomas and Friends: Explore the Rails exhibit, currently at the Minnesota Children's Museum.
 * In Baa!, Thomas said his favourite station is Ffarquhar.
 * Thomas appeared in BBC's Children in Need charity single. He was voiced by Ringo Starr.
 * Christopher Awdry lost the original Thomas toy when he was in the US, although it was recently recreated for a sizzle promo for the 70th Anniversary.
 * In Day of the Diesels, it was revealed that Thomas' driver is named Bob.
 * Thomas was the first character introduced in the television series, unlike the Railway Series.
 * As the series progressed, Thomas' eyebrows became larger and thicker.
 * A promotional image of Thomas regularly appears in a photo frame on the children's program "Giggle and Hoot."
 * In 2014, when artist Jenny Bell decided to paint a mural of the nativity at Nottingham railway station for Christmas, she added a golden model of Thomas into the picture. She used a wind-up model of Thomas from Hornby as a guide.
 * A Hornby model of Thomas made a cameo in the 2003 Comic Relief.
 * An ERTL toy of Thomas made a cameo in GoodTimes Entertainment's home video "All About Fast Moving Trains."
 * A Wooden Railway toy of Thomas along with Peter Sam's original toy both made cameos in an episode of Australia's Funniest Home Videos.
 * A Wooden Railway toy of Thomas along with Stepney and a Fossil Truck's original toys made a cameo in the 2nd season of The Big Bang Theory, in the 13th episode "The Friendship Algorithm."
 * A Thomas ride-on pedal car appears in the 19th season of South Park, in the 8th episode "Sponsored Content."
 * Thomas' LB&SCR number (No. 70) actually belonged to an LB&SCR A1 named Poplar, a member of Stepney's and Boxhill's class. The engine containing this number is currently preserved at the Kent & East Sussex Railway. The number 70 also represents the 70th anniversary of the Thomas & Friends franchise.
 * Thomas' current voice actor for the American dub, Joseph May, was born in the same city where his basis spent their last service days (Southampton).
 * Awdry's original toy of Thomas depicts him as an LNER J50 0-6-0T with an extended coal bunker.
 * Thomas went through several aesthetic changes in the television series:
 * Season 1:
 * He had a real looking brake pipe, which was tilted down so that it didn't touch the face.
 * Season 2:
 * He gained a smaller brake pipe on both front & back.
 * The blue supports under his whistle became gold.
 * Season 3:
 * His footsteps got smaller.
 * After Trust Thomas, the lining on the back of his bunker was removed.
 * He gains a buck tooth on his shocked face.
 * Thomas and the Magic Railroad:
 * He became slightly taller.
 * His eyebrows became a bit bigger.
 * His wheels became bigger.
 * The gold supports under his whistle became blue again.
 * His front windows became the same height as his back windows.
 * The buck tooth on his shocked face disappears for the rest of the model era.
 * Jack and the Sodor Construction Company (large scale model only):
 * His lamp becomes bigger.
 * His brake pipe and buffers are bigger.
 * There is a hole on the left side of his running board.
 * His funnel is larger.
 * The face masks used in the sixth season were modified.
 * Season 7:
 * His wheels go back to their original size.
 * Season 11:
 * His whistle became lower to the boiler.
 * Hero of the Rails:
 * His cab is open.
 * His number 1 became slightly smaller, and the red lining becomes thicker.
 * He gained inside valve gear.
 * He went back to his original size.
 * The Adventure Begins:
 * The lining on the back of his bunker returned permanently, this edition was re-added by Sam Wilkinson.
 * His side rods become silver.
 * His cab controls are consistently high detail (3D).


 * Several of Thomas's screen used faces are owned by Twitter user ThomasTankMerch. Some Production made faces are owned by Twitter users TopPropsCO, Thomasdatank11 and Diesel10TV.

Quotes

 * "Thomas is a tank engine who lives at a big station on the Island of Sodor. He has six small wheels, a short stumpy boiler, a short stumpy funnel, and a short stumpy dome." (The Narrator introducing Thomas, Thomas and Gordon, Season 1)
 * "Wake up, lazybones! Why don't you work hard like me?" (Thomas and Gordon, Season 1)
 * "I want to see the world!" (Thomas and the Trucks, Season 1)
 * "Well, well, anyway, blue is the only color for a really useful engine. Everyone knows that!" (Thomas, Percy and the Coal, Season 2)
 * "I'm Number One!" (Mucking About, Season 20)
 * "Cinders and ashes!" (Thomas' catchphrase)
 * "You leave my friend alone, you.....big bully!" (The Great Race)

Merchandise

 * ERTL (normal, silver, gold, metallic, remote controlled, radio controlled, motorised, pull back variants, money box, miniature, wind up, battery set, Gold Rail, Christmas themed variants; all versions discontinued)
 * Wooden Railway (normal, gold, motorized, metallic, and in multi-packs)
 * Take Along (normal, silver, metallic, talking roll and whistle, and in multi-packs; all versions discontinued)
 * My First Thomas (normal, talking, drive-away talking and interactive; all versions discontinued)
 * Motor Road and Rail (normal, gold, metallic, talking, snowplough, Steam Along, streamlined, and with Annie and Clarabel; discontinued outside Asia)
 * TrackMaster (normal, talking, RC, greatest moments, Steam Along, with Annie and Clarabel, in Southern Railway green streamlined and glow in the dark)
 * Brio (normal and motorized; both versions discontinued)
 * Hornby (discontinued, reintroduced 2015)
 * Bachmann (HO and Large Scale)
 * Lionel (G scale (discontinued), O gauge and RC)
 * Märklin
 * Tomix
 * Trading Cards
 * My Thomas Story Library (discontinued)
 * Engine Adventures
 * Thomas Engine Collection Series (several versions; discontinued)
 * Mini Die Cast Collection (discontinued)
 * Departing Now (discontinued)
 * Thomas Town (discontinued)
 * Capsule Collection
 * Take-n-Play (normal, pull back, talking, push 'n' puff, glow racers and streamlined)
 * Pez
 * LEGO (discontinued)
 * Mega Bloks
 * De Agostini (discontinued)
 * Tomica (regular, metallic and with Annie and Clarabel)
 * Woody Capsule Series
 * Around Town with Thomas
 * Discover Junction
 * Wind-up Trains (several versions)
 * Mini Mini Plarail (discontinued)
 * Puka-Q (discontinued)
 * Pocket Fantasy (Several; Discontinued)
 * Diablock (large, mini, and clear versions)
 * Collectible Railway
 * Motorized Railway
 * Push Along (small and large versions)
 * Aquadraw
 * Pullback Racers
 * Padlock and Key
 * Switch-On Keychains
 * Micro Rubber Engines
 * Pull 'n' Spin
 * Boss (normal and pull back; discontinued)
 * Pico Pico
 * Limited Edition Collection
 * Interactive Learning Railway
 * Minis
 * Classic Minis
 * Metallic Minis (Gold and Platinum)
 * Heroes Minis
 * Racers Minis
 * Spooky Minis
 * DC Super Friends Minis (As Superman, Batman, Bizarro and Clark Kent)
 * Warriors Minis
 * Christmas Minis
 * Core Moments Minis (Breakfast Thomas)
 * Glow in the Dark Minis
 * SpongeBob SquarePants Minis (As SpongeBob SquarePants)
 * Tootsie Minis (DOTS and Fruit Chews)
 * Construction Minis
 * Animal Minis (Zebra)
 * Aquatic Minis (Starfish)
 * Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers Minis (As the Blue Ranger)
 * Choro-Q (discontinued)
 * IR Thomas (discontinued)
 * Sound Mobile (discontinued)
 * New Block
 * MV Sports (in three pack with Toby and Mavis; discontinued)
 * Pre-Cut Model Engine Books (with Annie; discontinued; re-released separately; re-discontinued)
 * Schylling (train whistle, Jack in the boxes, alarm clock, tin pail, domed lunchbox, lanterns and pocket watch)
 * Big Buddy (discontinued)
 * Rail Rollers
 * Adventures (normal, light-up racer, muddy, original, and talking space mission)
 * Waku Waku
 * My First Thomas & Friends (various models)
 * Ofuro de MiniCar (Coal Thomas, Jam Thomas)
 * Bandai (Day Out with Thomas)
 * Hobidas (Day Out with Thomas)
 * Plarail Advance (Day Out with Thomas; cancelled)

Merchandise Gallery

 * Category:Images of Thomas

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