Henry

"No one ever let's me forget the time that I wouldn't come out of the tunnel, in case the rain spoils my paint."

- Henry, Percy Takes the Plunge, second season

   Henry    Henry is a large LMS Stanier 5MT mixed traffic engine. Originally the hybrid shape of an GNR Class A1 and a GNR C1 Atlantic and a poor steamer; Henry was rebuilt into his current shape in 1935. Henry is a kind engine, but can sometimes be grumpy and of a worrying persona.
 * Number: 3
 * Class: LMS Stanier "Black 5" 5MT, originally GNR Ivatt Class C1/GNR Gresley Class A1 hybrid
 * Designers: Sir Topham Hatt I and Sir William Stanier (rebuild)
 * Builder: Crewe Works (rebuild)
 * Built: circa 1919, rebuilt 1935
 * Configuration: 4-6-0, originally 4-6-2
 * Arrived on Sodor: 1922

Bio in the Railway Series
Henry was built using plans stolen from Sir Nigel Gresley around 1919. The prototype turned out to be something of a cross between a GNR Class A1 and a GNR C1 Atlantic. Although the design was a failure, Henry was sold in 1922 to Sir Topham Hatt, who was desperate for a locomotive.

Henry was vain and stopped in a tunnel and refused to come out, citing that his paintwork would be spoiled by the rain. After several attempts to move him failed, he was bricked up in the tunnel until Gordon broke down while pulling the Express. As Edward was unable to move the train himself, the Fat Controller offered to let Henry out of the tunnel to help. Henry eagerly accepted.

Henry performed very well and the Fat Controller promised him a new coat of paint, since Henry's existing paintwork had been spoiled more by his stay in the tunnel than it would have been by the rain. Henry asked to be painted blue like Edward. However, many people confused him with Gordon, to the bigger engine's annoyance. The matter was worsened after a trip to the Works when Henry was given spares of Gordon's buffers. Sometime before 1935, Henry, when again offered new paint, chose green and so ended the Gordon/Henry confusion.

Unfortunately, Henry was to suffer humiliation when he was hosed with water by an elephant he frightened. After Gordon and James had suffered humiliations of their own (and all three had become thoroughly fed up having to do their own shunting and fetch their own coaches), the big engines went on strike. The Fat Controller naturally disapproved of this nonsense and locked them up in the shed for several days, leaving them miserable. However, they were let out again after promising to work hard.

The poor engine and his system, which was already finicky at best due to design flaws, never really recovered from his stay in the tunnel. Henry developed steaming problems, which he complained about constantly, though he found little sympathy, especially when it caused him to run late.

A period came when the Main Line engines were supplied with a poor delivery of coal and Henry had a very difficult time of it indeed. He had strength to pull trains only sporadically, in spite of numerous parts replacements. At last, the Fat Controller looked into it personally and asked for the opinion of Henry's fireman, who told him about the poor coal and Henry's firebox being too small to burn it efficiently. The fireman also suggested purchasing the high-grade Welsh coal used on the Great Western Railway. Sir Topham Hatt agreed to purchasing some in order to give Henry "a fair chance".

When the Welsh coal came, Henry's performance vastly improved, such that he was comparable to Gordon. He continued to use the coal until he had a collision with a goods train at Killdane while pulling "The Flying Kipper" and was sent to Crewe to be rebuilt in 1935. Henry was rebuilt into a Stanier 5MT. (Sir Topham Hatt had connections with Sir William Stanier, so this may be the reason he managed to get Henry rebuilt so quickly).

After returning, Henry was added to the rotation for the Express and pulled it so well that he made Gordon jealous. Gordon tried to get even by rudely criticizing Henry for whistling loudly at stations, but he had to eat his words later that day after his own whistle valve jammed open. Some time later, Henry was taking a slow train. As he passed under a bridge, four boys he had assumed to be railfans dropped stones onto him and his coaches. He paid them out on his return journey by "sneezing" ashes that collected in his smokebox at them.

When Queen Elizabeth II was due to visit Sodor in 1953, Henry (justifiably) assumed that he was the Fat Controller's choice to pull the Royal Train. But the day before, while he was idling at the station, his smoke blinded a painter, who fell along with his paint pot onto Henry. The paint splashed over Henry's boiler and as painting over it would take too long, Gordon was given the job instead.

When Duck arrived in 1955 to take over Percy's duties as station pilot, Henry, along with Gordon and James, teased him and tried to give him orders, as they had been doing to Percy. Duck, with Percy's help, blocked the big engines from entering the shed. The Fat Controller arrived and told the two tank engines off for causing a disturbance. Henry and the others laughed - until the Fat Controller shouted for silence and told them they had been worse, as they had made the disturbance. He told them that Duck was right - he, Sir Topham Hatt, is in charge and he gives the orders. Henry respected Duck more after that.

Sometime after this period, Henry gained a Fowler tender for unknown reasons. By this time, Henry once acted rudely with the engines at Barrow-in-Furness while in the middle of a conversation with Percy, calling him and them: "silly things" and challenging Percy's statement that he didn't fear water. Percy retaliates by reminding Henry about his stay in the tunnel, but Percy is shown wrong when he accidentally ends up smokebox-first in the sea at Knapford Harbour! When Percy is to be sent at the works the next day, Henry ridicules Percy; telling him that he would be braver the next time he plunged into the sea, but Percy was quite determined that there wouldn't be a next time!

Henry would then later accompany the engines to England.

Henry's good opinion of Duck would be briefly spoilt in 1957. He and the other main line engines were growing very tired of Duck's incessant talk about the Great Western Railway following City of Truro's visit. A Diesel sent to the island on trial quickly developed a grudge against Duck and spread nasty stories about the main line engines to the trucks, stories he falsely claimed Duck had told him. Henry, furious at being called "Old Square Wheels", joined Gordon and James in barring Duck from the shed just like what Duck and Percy had done previously. He felt sorry a few days later when he became the next target of Diesel's slander and when Duck returned after preventing an accident, Henry cheered for him loudly.

When Gordon started feeling depressed in 1967, Henry, thinking Gordon was just moaning and groaning, teased him and told him he should get a wash-out and would feel much better. When Gordon's brother Flying Scotsman visited Sodor, Henry was jealous of the visitor's second tender. Duck and Donald explained and while Henry took the point he still was vain enough to want an additional tender. Duck, deciding to bring Henry down to earth, told the big engine that he had in his possession not one, but six spare tenders, which, as a tank engine, he had no need of. Henry accepted and all the engines waited to see him go past. But instead of a splendid sight, the tenders were old, rusted and full of boiler sludge! Gordon mocked him with a comment about wash-outs.

Henry was so frustrated that the day after 7101 and 199 arrived on trial, he became so hot that his regulator fused wide open and his driver had to use the reverser to control him. On his return journey (no train), he stopped at a signal box next to 199, who had a train of oil tankers. The signalman told them that 199, who he nicknamed "Spamcan," had failed and that he needed to be moved out of the way to clear the line for the "Limited". Henry pulled the train clear, but shortly afterwards, 7101's ejector failed and the "Limited" ground to a halt. Henry then volunteered to help move both trains. Luckily all he had to do for 7101 was keep the vacuum brakes off, but it was still hard work. The cavalcade made it to a station where Flying Scotsman waited to take the coaches and Donald to take the goods. Henry brought 7101 to the Works afterwards and cheered for the arrival of Oliver several days later.

Later, when Gordon needed new tubes, Henry pulled the express, but soon fell ill as well. This left the job of the express to Thomas, Percy and Duck. A while later, Henry had to pull an extra long Flying Kipper and Duck had to help him up Gordon's Hill, but due to a tail-lamp falling off the rear van, Duck accidentally crashed into the brakevan.

Henry also had a problem with his fire after disagreeing with James on the colour of red paint, but said nothing more after the event.

Henry then complained to Thomas the time that the Viaduct had gone under repairs, when Thomas became impatient with his connection between the main line engines and his branchline. Henry also had a late start a few times when Thomas had run away and when he had a leak in his piston rods.

When Gordon accidentally blew ashes when his smokebox was clogged, Henry suggested that Gordon should have a good "sneeze," but Gordon reminded Henry that The Fat Controller didn't like Henry's sneeze. He also pulled the express when Gordon slipped on the icy rails and befriended Pip and Emma.

When Thomas had been invited to the Great Railway Show, he was angry that he wasn't chosen and later teased Percy that Thomas was old enough to become a museum piece.

Unfortunately for Henry, he had to go back to the Works for an overhaul. He had many problems and even had an overcoat of red paint on him! The other engines did Henry's jobs (including pulling the Flying Kipper) while he was away.

He later fretted over the Golden Jubilee despite Duck, Daisy, James and Donald trying to cheer him up.

Bio in the Television Series
In the TV series, Henry loved visiting the forest. Due to his love of the forest, he has helped to replant trees after a storm destroyed the forest and later helped the workmen prune the trees that were getting too close to the line.

He also has had to go back to the Works on several occasions, such as when his tubes were leaking and after he had an accident with some trucks. But the reason most often given for Henry's poor state is that he needs special coal again, even though this was corrected in the first season. This error has been fixed as of King of the Railway as Toby states that the fact that Henry needed special coal was fixed years ago.

During winter, he was tasked with working with Spencer to deliver trucks to Vicarstown. But Spencer teased him by making him think there was an abominable snowman on Sodor. After they had delivered their trucks, they both saw a strange white figure stumbling around on the tracks in front of them. Thinking it was the abominable snowman, Spencer tried to run away, but his valves burst, so Henry stood his ground and tried to make the snowman go away. Luckily, it was only the Fat Controller who had gotten into trouble in the heavy snow.

One night, he saw Sailor John and Skiff rolling along the line and got a big fright, thinking Skiff was a ghost ship. Some of the engines teased him about it, even though he insisted the boat was real.

In the twentieth season, Henry had to pull the express for Gordon while he was having his firebox cleaned in the morning. He was initially hesitant but enjoyed himself, especially after the passengers stated he was much friendlier than Gordon.

Henry would later go to The Mainland and be a part of The Great Railway Show, competing in the Strongest Engine Race. After the race, he met up with the other engines and informed them that he came in fifth. Philip congratulated him, only for Henry to reveal that there were only five engines.

Persona
Henry is generally well-behaved, but he is occasionally arrogant and vain. Henry is at heart a hard worker, but his frequent bouts of illness hinder his work. His illness almost always involves his boiler having some sort of issue.

In the television series, Henry has been portrayed with a much kinder and softer personality. He has been shown as a nature-lover as evidenced in Henry's Forest. This personality carried on throughout the more recent seasons with Henry being occasionally a tree-hugging engine too as he tried to prevent the tall pine tree and the wishing tree from being cut down.

In the newer seasons, particularly Season 19, Henry is portrayed as not too bright and sometimes really worrisome, as shown in multiple episodes. This worrisome personality was also featured in The Adventure Begins which greatly contrasts to the original version of The Sad Story of Henry.

However in Season 17, Season 20 and The Great Race, he has shown instances where he was either grumpy, arrogant or vain, proud and strong and he even once tricked Gordon into doing work again.

Basis
Henry's history is unusual. He was built from rejected plans for Sir Nigel Gresley's A1. The plans were stolen from Gresley by a rival. The resulting engine was a mix of a GNR A1 Pacific and a GNR C1 Atlantic, with a 4-6-2 wheel arrangement. Henry in this shape developed performance issues from flaws in the design, compounded by his stay in the tunnel. Henry was a bad steamer: with good-quality coal he could get enough heat to make plenty of steam, but when there was a poor lot delivered, his undersized firebox could not hold enough coal to make a proper fire. On advice from Henry's fireman, the Fat Controller ordered high-grade Welsh Coal, which made an appreciable difference in Henry's performance. When Henry suffered an accident and severe damage that winter, the opportunity was taken to send him to Crewe, where he was rebuilt an LMS Stanier 5MT "Black 5" 4-6-0. After "The Eight Famous Engines," Henry's LMS Stanier 5MT tender was replaced by a Fowler tender.

In the television series, Henry has always had a one-window cab with an LNER-style tender. The main difference between his shapes was removed splashers and the Belpaire firebox replacing the tapered. This was done to ease the changeover to his "Black 5"-esque appearance.

Livery
Henry is currently painted NWR green with NWR red-and-yellow lining and the number "3" painted on his tender sides in yellow. He was originally painted LNER green, but he was repainted NWR blue with NWR red and yellow lining at the end of "The Three Railway Engines" and remained so until the beginning of "Troublesome Engines," when he was given back his own livery. In "Henry and the Express" he was briefly painted orange-red as an undercoat before his standard green coat was applied.

In the Railway Series, he carries two builder's plates on the sides of his cab.

In real-life
The Reverend W. Awdry had a great deal of trouble with Henry. He was unhappy with C. Reginald Dalby's illustrations: he looked almost identical to Gordon, more so while he was painted blue - in Tank Engine Thomas Again Henry looked completely identical to Gordon, but this was passed off by explaining he needed to use Gordon's buffers while his were being repaired. To make matters worse, he was illustrated inconsistently, often having several different shapes within the space of a single story - in most of Dalby's illustrations Henry was occasionally portrayed incorrectly as a 4-6-0.

Awdry's original idea had been to write Henry out of the series, but by "Henry the Green Engine" he had decided to instead have Henry involved in a serious accident, allowing him to be rebuilt into a Class 5MT. As this was a real locomotive, Dalby was thus forced to be consistent.

In the Railway Series
There is a certain amount of argument over Henry's rebuild, caused by The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (TIOS), which was written to provide historical background to the Railway Series and to correct pictorial inconsistencies that had occurred in earlier volumes. The Reverend W. Awdry claimed that the pre-rebuild and post-rebuild Henry were actually two completely separate engines, although in the Railway Series Henry seemed familiar with events that happened before the crash. Henry's memory could have simply survived the rebuild, but as both sources can be considered equally canonical, the question of whether there have been two Henrys or one will likely remain unanswered.

According to "TIOS" Henry was an experimental locomotive built from plans stolen from Sir Nigel Gresley, but the wrong plans were taken and the locomotive built was so riddled with faults that the only person who could be persuaded to buy it was the Fat Controller, who, at the time, was desperate for any locomotive he could get.

"TIOS" also featured a biography of the Fat Controller, which mentioned that he was apprenticed with Stanier at Swindon Works. It is possible that this was another piece of retcon added to explain how Henry was able to be rebuilt so easily - something that even the Reverend W. Awdry admitted was "a mystery".

In Sodor: Reading Between the Lines Henry was said to look very much like a Stanier 5MT, which suggests that he is not totally identical to one of these engines. It is not clear why Christopher Awdry should have felt the need to contradict his father, but it could simply be a combination of errors and publication deadlines.

Henry on the Big Screen
Henry was voiced by Kevin Frank in Thomas and the Magic Railroad. In the film, Henry had an American accent and suffered from boiler trouble due to deposits left by fumes from Diesel 10. This time, his sickness was cured by "Sodor coal". Also Henry was one of the few engines who knew the 'legend' about Lady was true as for he was the first to acknowledge the fact that Diesel 10 was looking for her.

Appearances
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Railway Series

 * The Three Railway Engines
 * Thomas the Tank Engine (does not speak)
 * James the Red Engine (does not speak)
 * Tank Engine Thomas Again
 * Troublesome Engines
 * Henry the Green Engine
 * Gordon the Big Engine
 * Edward the Blue Engine
 * Four Little Engines
 * Percy the Small Engine
 * The Eight Famous Engines
 * Duck and the Diesel Engine
 * The Little Old Engine (cameo)
 * The Twin Engines
 * Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine
 * Main Line Engines
 * Small Railway Engines (mentioned)
 * Enterprising Engines
 * Oliver the Western Engine
 * Really Useful Engines
 * James and the Diesel Engines
 * Great Little Engines (mentioned)
 * More About Thomas the Tank Engine
 * Gordon the High-Speed Engine
 * Thomas and the Great Railway Show
 * Thomas Comes Home
 * Henry and the Express
 * Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines
 * Thomas and his Friends

Television series

 * Season 1 - Thomas and Gordon (cameo), Edward and Gordon (cameo), The Sad Story of Henry, Edward, Gordon and Henry, Thomas' Train, Thomas and the Trucks (does not speak), Thomas and the Breakdown Train (does not speak), James and the Express, Thomas and the Guard, Tenders and Turntables, Trouble in the Shed (only speaks in Japanese version), Percy Runs Away, Coal, The Flying Kipper, Whistles and Sneezes, Dirty Objects (incorrectly mentioned in Latin American version), Off the Rails and Thomas' Christmas Party
 * Season 2 - Cows, Old Iron (cameo), Percy and the Signal (cameo), Duck Takes Charge, Percy and Harold (stock footage cameo), The Runaway (does not speak), Percy Takes the Plunge, Pop Goes the Diesel, Dirty Work, A Close Shave (speaks only in Japanese dub), Better Late Than Never, Break Van (cameo), The Deputation, Edward's Exploit and Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree (cameo)
 * Season 3 - A Scarf for Percy, Gordon and the Famous Visitor (cameo), Thomas, Percy and the Dragon (does not speak), Henry's Forest, The Trouble with Mud (does not speak), No Joke for James, Thomas, Percy and the Post Train, Tender Engines, Escape (cameo), Oliver Owns Up, Percy, James and the Fruitful Day and Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure (cameo)
 * Season 4 - Granpuff (cameo), Sleeping Beauty, Bulldog, Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady, Gallant Old Engine (cameo), Rusty to the Rescue (cameo), Thomas and Stepney (cameo), Train Stops Play (cameo), Bowled Out, Henry and the Elephant, Toad Stands By (cameo), Thomas and the Special Letter (speaks only in Japanese dub), Paint Pots and Queens and Fish
 * Season 5 - Cranky Bugs, Horrid Lorry, A Better View for Gordon (does not speak), James and the Trouble with Trees, Baa! (cameo), Put Upon Percy (cameo), Haunted Henry, Something in the Air, Thomas and the Rumours, Oliver's Find (cameo) and Busy Going Backwards (does not speak)
 * Season 6 - No Sleep for Cranky (deleted scene cameo), Salty's Secret (cameo), Harvey to the Rescue, A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter (cameo), The Fogman (cameo), It's Only Snow, Twin Trouble (cameo), The World's Strongest Engine, Scaredy Engines (cameo), Percy and the Haunted Mine (cameo), Middle Engine (does not speak), James and the Red Balloon (cameo), Jack Frost (cameo), Gordon Takes a Tumble, Percy's Chocolate Crunch, Thomas, Percy and the Squeak (cameo), Thomas the Jet Engine and Edward the Very Useful Engine
 * Season 7 - Percy Gets it Right (cameo), Edward's Brass Band (cameo), What's the Matter with Henry?, James and the Queen of Sodor (cameo), The Spotless Record (cameo), Something Fishy (cameo), Peace and Quiet, Bulgy Rides Again (cameo), Harold and the Flying Horse (cameo), Best Dressed Engine (cameo), Gordon and Spencer (cameo) and Not So Hasty Puddings (cameo)
 * Season 8 - Percy's New Whistle (cameo), Henry and the Wishing Tree, James Gets a New Coat (cameo), Thomas Saves the Day (deleted scene), Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough (cameo), Don't Tell Thomas, Emily's New Route (cameo), Spic and Span (cameo), Edward the Great (cameo), Squeak, Rattle and Roll (does not speak), Thomas Gets it Right (cameo), As Good as Gordon (cameo), Fish (cameo), Halloween (cameo), You Can Do it, Toby! (mentioned), Chickens to School (does not speak) and Percy and the Magic Carpet (cameo)
 * Season 9 - Percy and the Oil Painting (cameo), Thomas and the Rainbow (does not speak), Molly's Special Special, Thomas and the Toy Shop, Respect for Gordon, Thomas and the Birthday Picnic, Thomas and the New Engine (does not speak), Toby Feels Left Out (cameo), Thomas Tries His Best (does not speak), Thomas and the Statue, Henry and the Flagpole, Emily Knows Best (cameo), Thomas' Day Off (cameo), Thomas' New Trucks (cameo), Saving Edward (cameo), Keeping up with James and Flour Power (cameo)
 * Season 10 - Percy and the Funfair (does not speak), Toby's Afternoon Off, It's Good to be Gordon, Toby's New Shed (does not speak), Edward Strikes Out (cameo), Thomas and the Shooting Star (cameo), Big Strong Henry, Emily and the Special Coaches (cameo), Thomas and the Colours (cameo), Thomas and the Birthday Mail (cameo), Thomas and the Treasure (cameo) and James the Second Best
 * Season 11 - Thomas and the Storyteller (cameo), Emily's Rubbish, Dream On (cameo), Dirty Work (cameo), Gordon and the Engineer (cameo), Thomas and the Spaceship (cameo), Henry's Lucky Day, Thomas and the Lighthouse, Smoke and Mirrors, Edward and the Mail, Toby's Triumph (cameo) and Thomas in Trouble (does not speak)
 * Season 12 - Thomas and the Billboard (cameo), Henry Gets It Wrong, Heave Ho Thomas! (cameo), Toby's Special Surprise, Excellent Emily (cameo), James Works it Out (mentioned), Tram Trouble (cameo) and Don't Go Back
 * Season 13 - Creaky Cranky, The Lion of Sodor, Tickled Pink, Slippy Sodor, Time For a Story (cameo), A Blooming Mess (cameo), Thomas and the Runaway Kite (cameo), Steamy Sodor, Splish Splash Splosh (cameo), The Biggest Present of All, Snow Tracks, Henry's Good Deeds and Hiro Helps Out (cameo)
 * Season 14 - Thomas' Tall Friend (cameo), James in the Dark (cameo), Pingy Pongy Pick Up (cameo), Charlie and Eddie (cameo), Henry's Health and Safety, Merry Winter Wish, Being Percy (cameo), Henry's Magic Box, Thomas' Crazy Day (cameo), Jumping Jobi Wood! (cameo), Thomas and Scruff, and Merry Misty Island
 * Season 15 - Gordon and Ferdinand (cameo), Percy's New Friends, Edward the Hero, Up, Up and Away! (cameo), Henry's Happy Coal, Surprise, Surprise (cameo), Spencer the Grand (cameo), Kevin the Steamie (cameo), Percy the Snowman (cameo), Tree Trouble (cameo) and Fiery Flynn (cameo)
 * Season 16 - Ol' Wheezy Wobbles (cameo), Express Coming Through (cameo), Percy and the Monster of Brendam, Ho Ho Snowman, Flash Bang Wallop!, Thomas and the Rubbish Train (cameo), Thomas Toots the Crows (cameo), Bust My Buffers! (cameo), Percy and the Calliope (cameo), Salty's Surprise (cameo), Sodor Surprise Day (cameo), Emily's Winter Party Special, Muddy Matters (cameo), Whiff's Wish (does not speak) and Happy Birthday Sir! (cameo)
 * Season 17 - Kevin's Cranky Friend, Scruff's Makeover, Wayward Winston, Gordon Runs Dry, Calm Down Caitlin, Steamie Stafford (does not speak), Henry's Hero, Not Now, Charlie!, The Thomas Way (cameo), Percy's Lucky Day (does not speak), Bill or Ben?, No Snow for Thomas (cameo), The Missing Christmas Decorations (does not speak), The Frozen Turntable (does not speak), Away From the Sea (cameo), The Smelly Kipper and Thomas' Shortcut (cameo)
 * Season 18 - Old Reliable Edward, Flatbeds of Fear, Disappearing Diesels (cameo), Signals Crossed, Toad's Adventure (cameo), Duck in the Water (cameo), Duck and the Slip Coaches, Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger (cameo), Missing Gator (cameo), Spencer's VIP, Last Train for Christmas, Duncan the Humbug (cameo), The Perfect Gift (cameo) and Timothy and the Rainbow Truck (cameo)
 * Season 19 - Who's Geoffrey? (does not speak), The Truth About Toby, Lost Property (cameo), Henry Spots Trouble, Snow Place Like Home, The Beast of Sodor, Toad and the Whale (cameo), Very Important Sheep (cameo), Helping Hiro (cameo), Slow Stephen (cameo), Best Engine Ever (cameo), The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead, Philip to the Rescue, No Help At All (cameo), The Other Side of the Mountain (cameo), Wild Water Rescue (cameo), Rocky Rescue and Goodbye Fat Controller
 * Season 20 - Toby's New Friend (cameo), Henry Gets the Express, Diesel and the Ducklings (does not speak), Bradford the Brake Van, Letters to Santa (cameo), The Christmas Coffeepot (cameo), The Railcar and the Coaches (cameo) and Over the Hill (cameo)
 * Jack and the Sodor Construction Company - A Tale for Thomas (cameo), Thomas and the Moles (mentioned) and Mud, Glorious Mud (cameo)

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

Magazine stories

 * 1987 - Edward and Gordon (cameo), The Sad Story of Henry, Thomas' Train, Hello, Thomas!, Thomas and the Trucks (cameo), Thomas and the Breakdown Train (cameo) and Thomas' Christmas Party
 * 1988 - James and the Express (does not speak), Tenders and Turntables, Trouble in the Shed, Percy Runs Away, Whistles and Sneezes, Cows, Henry's New Driver, Thomas' Present, Duck Takes Charge, Edward's Exploits, Percy's Night Out (does not speak) and Henry and the Roof
 * 1989 - The Party (does not speak), Henry the Hero, An Important Visitor and The Missing Holly!
 * 1990 - Henry's Forest, Thomas For Sale and The Backlog (does not speak)
 * 1991 - Duck's Service
 * 1992 - Henry and the Holidaymakers!
 * 1993 - Thomas and the New Clock! (mentioned) and First with the Food! (does not speak)
 * 1994 - The Nature Bus! (mentioned)
 * 1995 - Keeping Clean! (cameo), Night Lights and The Engine Parade!
 * 1996 - Henry's Hoax, Too Tired!, The New Track, Going Slowly!, Thomas Takes a Ride! (mentioned) and The Trouble With Mud! (mentioned)
 * 1997 - Henry, Henry's Hills, Danger on the Line, Henry's Busy Day and Trevor's Christmas Surprise (does not speak)
 * 1998 - The Scarecrow Competition!, Henry and Christmas Crisis (does not speak)
 * 1999 - Donald and Douglas, Harold and Henry and Summer Fun!
 * 2000 - Henry, The End of the Rainbow!, Shivers in the Sheds, Henry's Freight Cars, Harold's View and Henrietta's Holiday (does not speak)
 * 2001 - Harold Goes Quiet, Thomas Chimes In (cameo), Henry and A Special Story about the Fire Engine! (does not speak)
 * 2002 - What's That Smell?, Henry Helps, Good as New!, Henry, Good as New!, Travelling Tables! (cameo) and Sodor Goes Pop!
 * 2003 - Gordon's Surprise, The Big Hero, Henry's Dizzy Day, The Most Beautiful Station (cameo), A Foggy Friend (cameo), Harold's Bad Day (cameo), Harvey to the Rescue! and Tour of Sodor (mentioned)
 * 2004 - Henry to the Rescue, Emily Saves Henry, Girl Power!, More Mischief!, Percy to the Rescue (cameo), Harold's Bad Day (cameo), A Fishy Adventure, Dirty Percy!, Engine Trouble, Edward to the Rescue!, Rocket Power, It's Only Snow! (cameo), Scary Jack Frost (cameo), Thomas Gets It Right (cameo), Colour Quarrel!, Favourite Journey, Fishy Business, Henry's Forest, The Haunted Mine, The Train Trolley and A Nice Quiet Day
 * 2005 - Slide and Ride (mentioned), Model Engines, Three Kings, Squeak, Rattle and Roll (magazine story)|Squeak, Rattle and Roll]]] (cameo), Hooray, Henry, A Treat for Trying and Tunnel Trouble (does not speak)
 * 2006 - King Thomas, No Trouble for Toby, Caroline's Cruise, Splendid Sight (does not speak), Thomas, Emily, and the Snowplow (cameo) and Sparkling Sky
 * 2007 - Henry's Hairy Passenger, Fly Along, Fergus!, The Best Smile, Off to Market! (cameo), Helping Henry, The Santa Engine, Rusty's Rescue! and Wilbert in the Wild (cameo)
 * 2008 - Food Chain Train, Snow Trouble!, The Ice Train!, May Day Rescue, Edward's Mail (cameo), Claypit Clowns (cameo) and Funny Faces!
 * 2010 - Henry's Good Deeds, Magpie Mavis, The Best Present of All (mentioned), Henry Gets It Wrong!, Hooray for Henry!, Creaky Cranky (does not speak), Proud Puffers (cameo), Misty Island Rescue (cameo), Trees and Tunnels, Twin Trees! (does not speak), Snow Tracks (cameo), Bubble Trouble and Thomas and the Rainbow! (mentioned)
 * 2011 - Henry's House!, Dairy Delivery, Smiles All Round, Henry's Health and Safety, The Flying Teapot, Flag Flying! (does not speak), Tickled Pink (mentioned), Creepy Claw, Horrible Hiccups, Tube Trouble, Speedy Spencer, Steamy Sodor (does not speak), Winter Wish (does not speak), Snow Tracks (cameo), Party Time, Creaky Cranky, Making Annie Smile, A Lion on Sodor, Perfect Panto (cameo), Heave Ho Thomas! (cameo), Fuss and Fumes (mentioned) and Perfect Panto (cameo)
 * 2012 - Hooray for Henry, The Railway Show (cameo), Timber Tower, Muddy Matters (cameo), The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 645), Message Mix-Up!, Emily's Winter Party Special (does not speak), Express Coming Through! (cameo), Henry's Happy Coal and Hooray, Henry
 * 2013 - Spring Special, Horrible Hiccups, Flash! Crash! Wallop! (mentioned), Henry's Scary Passenger!, The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 666), Henrietta's Holiday (does not speak), Henry's Ghost, The Railway Rink (cameo) and Henrietta's Holiday (does not speak)
 * 2014 - The Royal Carriage, Muddy Matters (cameo), Mystery Fog!, Bill or Ben (speaks in speech bubble only), Henry's Forest, Henry's Hero, Harvey the Crane Engine (mentioned), Leaves on the Line! and Frozen Turntable (does not speak)
 * 2015 - Stinky James (mentioned), Signals Crossed (speaks in speech bubble only), Easter Egg Express, Silent Puffing! (cameo), It's Okay to be Scared, The Perfect Present (cameo), Henry's Hero and Henrietta's Holiday
 * 2016 - Thomas in Charge!

Henry also appeared in the magazine stories, A Special Story about Steam, Back-to-Front, Harold and the Broken Tree, Harvey Saves the Harvest!, Hello, Skarloey!, Henry's Secret, Henry's Soaking!, Henry and Diesel, Henry Goes Round, High-Speed Henry, How Does Percy Work?, I Spy with my Little Eye, James and Edward, Lazy Wheels, Letting off Steam!, Looking Splendid, Mountains and Mess!, Party Time!, Proud Percy!, Railway Open Day, Really Useful Edward, Retirement Time, Rusty and the Cheeky Boys, Scaredy Puffer!, Sodor's Strongest Engine, Special Treats, Stick with Steam, Stolen Apples, Sunny Smile, The Strongest and The Very Important Job. }}

Voice Actors

 * Kevin Frank (Thomas and the Magic Railroad)
 * Keith Wickham (UK; Hero of the Rails onwards)
 * Martin Sherman (US; originally)
 * Kerry Shale (US; Hero of the Rails onwards)
 * Ryō Horikawa (Japan; first season - eighth season)
 * Kenji Utsumi (Japan; James and the Trouble with Trees (First half))
 * Junichi Kanemaru (Japan; Calling All Engines! onwards)
 * Kenta Miyake (Japan; Edward the Hero)
 * Nozomu Sasaki (Japan; Day of the Diesels)
 * Fabrice Trojani (France and French speaking Canada)
 * Espen Sandvik (Norway; Hero of the Rails - Tale of the Brave)
 * Ambrogio Colombo (Italy)
 * Blas García (Latin America; Thomas and the Magic Railroad)
 * Carlos Segundo (Latin America; Thomas and the Magic Railroad; TV Version)
 * Ricardo Silva (Latin America; Hero of the Rails onwards; except Tale of the Brave)
 * Michael Bideller (Germany)
 * Lutz Herkenrath (Germany; Audio Books only)
 * Cezary Kwieciński (Poland; Hero of the Rails onwards)
 * Reinder van der Naalt (The Netherlands)
 * Dov Reiser (Israel; Thomas and the Magic Railroad)
 * Caspar Phillipson (Denmark)
 * Henrique Reis (Brazil; Hero of the Rails onwards)
 * Ulisses Bezerra (Brazil; Tale of the Brave only)
 * Juan Navarro Torelló (Spain)
 * Jukka Voutilaninen (Finland; Hero of the Rails - King of the Railway, thirteenth season - fifteenth season)
 * Trưởng Tân (Vietnam)
 * Alexander Kotov (Russia)

Trivia

 * Henry has appeared in the Railway Series more than any other engine, having been in both the most books and the most individual stories.
 * Henry's LMS Stanier 5MT tender was replaced by a Fowler tender after The Eight Famous Engines in the Railway Series for unknown reasons.
 * In the 1997 annual story, We Wish You a Merry Christmas!, Henry's driver was revealed to be named Ted. However, in the magazine story, Henry Helps, Old Bailey is Henry's driver.
 * Awdry's own model of Henry was as troublesome as its fictional counterpart; it never really worked properly. The model was eventually scrapped but never replaced.
 * One of Henry's models is on display in Japan at the Hara Railway Museum (previously at Nitrogen Studios) and is currently wearing his sad face mask.
 * Even though by the end of the first season Henry's need for special coal was taken care of, the disposition was strangely reused in Thomas and the Magic Railroad, It's Good to be Gordon and Henry's Happy Coal. King of the Railway eventually put this to rest when Gordon asked if Henry needed "special coal" again and Toby stated the problem was fixed "years ago".
 * An ERTL Henry appeared in the American sit-com, Everybody Loves Raymond.
 * Henry's whistle sound is actually Edward's and Percy's, but with a lower B flat chime.
 * No merchandise line has produced a model of Henry in his original shape.
 * When nameboards were still used in the series, Henry never had a nameboard shot where he was in his new shape.
 * Martin Sherman said in an interview with Sodor Island Fansite, that he originally auditioned to voice Henry, but did get the part for Thomas and Percy instead.
 * Henry, along with Thomas and James, are the only characters to speak in every special. Them, along with Gordon, are the only characters to appear in every special.
 * Henry has been through several modifications in the TV series.
 * Season 1 (as part of his rebuild):
 * His tapered firebox was replaced with a belpair firebox.
 * Lost his wheel arches.
 * Gained a sand dome.
 * Gained steam pipes.
 * Season 2:
 * Got his wheel arches back, with the third pair being cut off (from where his tapered firebox was).
 * Gained 2 extra brake pipes. In addition, all 4 face downward.
 * Season 3:
 * His front right and back left brake pipes were facing upward again.
 * In Tender Engines, his front left and back right brake pipes were removed.
 * Season 5 (only):
 * There was extra yellow lining on his half windows at the back of his cab.
 * Season 7:
 * His eyebrows became longer.
 * Season 9:
 * The bolts on his buffers disappeared.
 * Season 12:
 * His eyebrows are now thicker
 * His crow's feet disappeared.
 * Hero of the Rails:
 * He lost his front brake-pipe outlet.
 * His crow's feet reappeared.
 * Season 14:
 * The inside of his tender became green.
 * Season 17:
 * He gained a permanent lamp and tail lamp.
 * The Adventure Begins:
 * His side-rods became silver.

Merchandise

 * ERTL (Normal; discontinued; Gold Rail; Cancelled)
 * Wooden Railway (several versions)
 * Take Along (discontinued normal and metallic)
 * My First Thomas
 * Motor Road and Rail (normal and talking; discontinued outside Asia)
 * TrackMaster (normal and talking)
 * Hornby
 * Bachmann
 * Tomix Trains
 * My Thomas Story Library
 * Thomas Engine Collection Series (discontinued)
 * Mini Die Cast Collection (normal and with Santa hat; discontinued)
 * Departing Now (discontinued)
 * Thomas Town (discontinued)
 * Capsule Collection
 * Tomica
 * Trading Cards
 * Take-n-Play (normal and talking)
 * De Agostini (discontinued)
 * Brio (discontinued)
 * Pez
 * Mega Bloks (discontinued)
 * Wind-up Trains (Australia and Japan only)
 * Pocket Fantasy (discontinued)
 * Diablock
 * Collectible Railway
 * Push Along
 * Departing Now
 * Boss (with Red Express Coach; discontinued)
 * Micro Rubber Engines
 * Minis (classic, robo, neon, electrified and advent calendar)
 * Choro-Q
 * Thomas and Friends Adventures (coming soon)