Peter Sam

"I really can't think what all the fuss is for. They were only little branches, after all - nothing to get prickly about, surely."

- Duncan teasing Peter Sam

    Peter Sam   Peter Sam, named after the Skarloey Railway's previous controller, Mr. Peter Sam - previously Stuart, after his designer, Kerr Stuart - is a narrow-gauge tank engine who lives and works on the Skarloey Railway.
 * Number: 4
 * Builder: Kerr Stuart, Stoke-on-Trent
 * Designer: James Kerr & John Stuart
 * Built: 1920
 * Configuration: 0-4-2ST

Bio
Stuart was built by Kerr Stuart Works in Stoke-on-Trent, England.

While living on the Mid Sodor Railway, he was cheeky and occasionally made fun of Duke until told what happened to Stanley.

After the line closed down in 1947, he and Falcon were sold to the Sodor Aluminum Company at Peel Godred and worked there until 1951, at which time both engines were sheeted for a year until they were purchased by the Skarloey Railway in 1951.

Upon arriving, Stuart - renamed Peter Sam - had many adventures. One of his more notable story arcs involved his funnel, which was severely damaged after an accident at the incline. The funnel was eventually knocked-off as he passed under a tunnel and it was temporarily replaced with a rusty pipe. Peter Sam was soon given a new funnel, a Giesl ejector, which suits him much better.

Persona
Peter Sam, named Stuart in his younger days while being brought up under the instruction of Duke, is highly enthusiastic, eager, and bubbly. He can be occasionally cheeky, teasing, and a little cocky, but is kind-hearted, well-meaning, and good mannered. He can also be prone to being a little naive at times and perhaps take things a little too literally. Peter Sam has a special funnel which makes puffing much easier, after his old one was damaged in a nasty accident with some trucks that broke free from the incline. With an infectious attitude and high spirits, Peter Sam is almost kind and hard-working to a fault, seldom grumbling about late hours or extra work. He is always nice to the coaches and even the trucks.

Basis
Peter Sam is based on the Talyllyn Railway's Edward Thomas. Interestingly, Edward Thomas only donned the Giesl ejector funnel for a limited time, while Peter Sam has used his since its introduction.

Livery
In the Railway Series, Peter Sam was painted green while working on the Mid Sodor Railway. After arriving on the Skarloey Railway, he was repainted in the Skarloey Railway's red livery with blue-and-yellow lining.

In the television series, Peter Sam has always been painted dark green with red and yellow lining.

Appearances
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Railway Series

 * Four Little Engines
 * The Little Old Engine
 * Gallant Old Engine
 * Very Old Engines
 * Duke the Lost Engine
 * Great Little Engines
 * New Little Engine

Television series

 * Season 4 - Granpuff, Sleeping Beauty, Bulldog (does not speak), You Can't Win, A Bad Day for Sir Handel, Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady, Four Little Engines (does not speak), Trucks!, Home at Last, Rock 'n' Roll (cameo), Special Funnel, Steam Roller, Passengers and Polish (mentioned), and Gallant Old Engine
 * Season 5 - Make Someone Happy (cameo), Duncan Gets Spooked (does not speak), and Snow (cameo)
 * Season 6 - Rusty Saves the Day (cameo) and Faulty Whistles
 * Season 7 - Toby's Windmill (cameo), The Refreshment Lady's Tea Shop, The Runaway Elephant (cameo), Bulgy Rides Again (cameo), The Grand Opening, and Trusty Rusty (cameo)
 * Season 9 - Tuneful Toots, The Magic Lamp, Rheneas and the Dinosaur (cameo), and Mighty Mac (cameo)
 * Season 10 - A Smooth Ride, Duncan Drops a Clanger (does not speak), and Which Way Now? (cameo)
 * Season 11- Thomas and the Big Bang (does not speak), Sir Handel in Charge, Cool Truckings (cameo), Ding-a-Ling, Skarloey Storms Through, and Wash Behind Your Buffers (cameo)
 * Season 12 - Mountain Marvel, The Party Surprise, Duncan and the Hot Air Balloon (does not speak), and The Man in the Hills (cameo)
 * Season 16 - Don't Bother Victor! and The Christmas Tree Express (cameo)
 * Season 17 - Luke's New Friend (does not speak) and The Switch

Specials:
 * The Great Discovery (cameo)
 * Blue Mountain Mystery
 * King of the Railway (cameo)

Magazine stories
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 * 1998 - Duncan Has a Spill (does not speak)
 * 2000 - Creepy Cutting! and A Special Story About Peter Sam (does not speak)
 * 2001 - A Special Story About Skarloey (cameo)
 * 2002 - Big Ideas!
 * 2003 - Seeing Smoke
 * 2005 - Ice Carving (does not speak)
 * 2006 - Camera Clue, Splendid Sight (cameo) and Station Sounds (cameo)
 * 2007 - Uphill and Down, and Cliff Ride (cameo)
 * 2009 - Thomas and the Big Bang (does not speak)
 * 2010 - Harold Afloat, Big Ideas, and The Birthday Ride (cameo)
 * 2011 - Reindeer Rescue
 * 2013 - Don't Bother Victor! (speaks in speech bubble only)

Trivia

 * In the Railway Series, after his accident, Peter Sam received a Giesl Ejector funnel but in the television series he was given a square funnel. Later, when the switchover to CGI occured, it was modified to a proper Giesl Ejector.
 * In the Railway Series and the Televsion series, Peter Sam had a regular whistle. However, when the narrow gauge engines returned in the CGI series, he had a two-tone whistle, just like his real counterpart.
 * From the sixteenth season onwards, Peter Sam's whistle has two valves and budges up and down.
 * From the seventeenth season onwards, he has a permanent lamp.
 * In the ninth season, Peter Sam gained a tail lamp.
 * From the ninth season until the twelfth season, Peter Sam had Emily's Season 7 whistle sound.

Voice Actors

 * Steven Kynman (UK/US; sixteenth season onwards)
 * Shinobu Satouchi (Japan; fourth-seventh seasons)
 * Satoshi Katougi (Japan; ninth-eleventh seasons)
 * Hiroo Sasaki (Japan; sixteenth season onwards)
 * Marios Gavrilis (Germany)
 * Gaute Boris Skjegstad (Norway; Blue Mountain Mystery onwards)

Merchandise

 * ERTL (discontinued)
 * Wooden Railway
 * Take-Along (discontinued)
 * Take-n-Play
 * My First Thomas (talking)
 * My Thomas Story Library (discontinued)
 * Nakayoshi (discontinued)
 * Wind-up (Japan only)
 * TrackMaster
 * Bandai (several versions; discontinued)
 * Trading Cards (discontinued)
 * Brio (discontinued)
 * Mega Bloks