Annie and Clarabel

"Those are my coaches. Give them back!"

- Thomas, Emily's New Coaches, seventh season

    Annie and Clarabel   Annie and Clarabel are Thomas' two coaches, whom he loves very much.
 * Class: LBSCR coaches No. 100
 * Configuration: 4 (TV series); 8 (Railway Series)

Bio
The details of Annie and Clarabel's lives up to 1946 are murky. In 1946, they were given to Thomas when he started working his branch line. They have had several adventures, such as losing their guard and becoming runaways.

Persona
Annie and Clarabel are respectful of all the engines, most of all Gordon and Thomas. They are Thomas' best friends, and are quick to rebuke him when he gets troublesome.

Basis
The coach that was to be the basis for Annie was first built by a teenage Wilbert Awdry as part of a model railway layout. Many years later, after a long hiatus from modelling, a brake coach was built to match so that the Reverend's Thomas model would have a complete train.

In the Railway Series, they are a pair of bogie coaches (i.e. each coach is supported on a pair of four-wheeled bogies or "trucks"). As currently illustrated, they appear similar to non-corridor suburban coaches operated by the LMS.

In the television series, they are a pair of four-wheeled coaches.

Livery
Annie and Clarabel were originally painted orange.

In the television series, they are painted in a plain orange-brown livery with their names written in white on their sides. They were refurbished in the fifth season.

Appearances
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Railway Series
Although they first appeared in Thomas the Tank Engine, Annie and Clarabel were not named until Tank Engine Thomas Again. They have since become recurring characters in the Railway Series.

Television series

 * Season 1 - Thomas and Gordon (Clarabel only; cameo), Thomas and the Breakdown Train (do not speak), James and the Coaches (Annie cameo), Thomas and the Guard, Thomas goes Fishing (do not speak), Thomas, Terence and the Snow, Thomas and Bertie, Tenders and Turntables (do not speak), Trouble in the Shed (do not speak), Percy Runs Away (do not speak), Coal (do not speak), Thomas in Trouble (cameo), Down the Mine, and Thomas' Christmas Party
 * Season 2 - Thomas, Percy and the Coal (Clarabel does not speak), Thomas and Trevor, The Runaway, Better Late than Never (do not speak), Thomas Comes to Breakfast (cameo), Daisy, Percy's Predicament (do not speak), Ghost Train (do not speak), Woolly Bear (cameo), and Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree (do not speak)
 * Season 3 - Percy's Promise (do not speak), Time for Trouble (cameo), Thomas gets Bumped (do not speak), Trust Thomas (cameo), Tender Engines (cameo), Bulgy (cameo), and Percy, James and the Fruitful Day
 * Season 4 - Four Little Engines (cameo), Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady (cameo), Rusty to the Rescue (cameo), Thomas and Stepney (do not speak), Bowled Out (cameo), Henry and the Elephant, Thomas and the Special Letter, and Mind that Bike (cameo)
 * Season 5 - Horrid Lorry (cameo), Gordon and the Gremlin (cameo), Baa! (cameo), Put Upon Percy, Haunted Henry (cameo), Thomas and the Rumours (cameo), Happy Ever After (cameo), Sir Topham Hatt's Holiday, Make Someone Happy (cameo), and Busy Going Backwards (cameo)
 * Season 6 - The Fogman (do not speak), Twin Trouble (do not speak), The World's Strongest Engine (cameo), Middle Engine (cameo), James and the Red Balloon (cameo), Jack Frost (cameo), Gordon Takes a Tumble (cameo), Percy's Chocolate Crunch (cameo), and Thomas, Percy and the Squeak (do not speak)
 * Season 7 - Emily's New Coaches, Bill, Ben and Fergus (cameo), What's the Matter with Henry? (cameo), James and the Queen of Sodor (cameo), Toby's Windmill (cameo), Something Fishy (cameo), Bulgy Rides Again (cameo), Harold and the Flying Horse (cameo), The Grand Opening (Annie only; cameo), Gordon and Spencer (cameo), Not so Hasty Puddings (cameo), and Three Cheers for Thomas (do not speak)
 * Season 8 - Thomas and the Tuba (do not speak), Percy's New Whistle (cameo), Henry and the Wishing Tree (cameo), James Gets a New Coat (cameo), Thomas Saves the Day, Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough, Don't Tell Thomas (cameo), Emily's New Route (cameo), Thomas and the Firework Display (cameo), Gordon takes Charge (cameo), Spic and Span (cameo), Thomas and the Circus (do not speak), As Good as Gordon (cameo), Emily's Adventure (cameo), and Chickens to School (do not speak)
 * Season 9 - Percy and the Oil Painting (cameo), Thomas and the Rainbow (do not speak), Thomas and the Toy Shop, Thomas and the Birthday Picnic (do not speak), Thomas and the New Engine (do not speak), Toby Feels Left Out (do not speak), Emily Knows Best (cameo), Thomas' Day Off (cameo), and Bold and Brave (cameo)
 * Season 10 - Thomas and the Jet Plane (do not speak), Toby's Afternoon Off (cameo), Seeing the Sights (do not speak), Toby's New Shed (do not speak), Topped Off Thomas (mentioned), Thomas and the Shooting Star (cameo), Sticky Toffee Thomas (cameo), Thomas and the Colours (do not speak), Thomas and the Treasure (cameo), and Thomas and Skarloey's Big Day Out (cameo)
 * Season 11 - Emily's Rubbish (cameo), Dream On (cameo), Gordon and the Engineer (cameo), Edward and the Mail (cameo), Thomas in Trouble, and Percy and the Left Luggage (cameo)
 * Season 12 - Thomas and the Billboard (cameo), Steady Eddie (cameo), Henry Gets It Wrong (cameo), Heave Ho Thomas! (cameo), Toby's Special Surprise (cameo), Saved You! (cameo), Tram Trouble (do not speak), and Best Friends (do not speak)
 * Season 13 - Double Trouble (do not speak), The Early Bird (do not speak), Play Time (do not speak), Time For a Story (do not speak), Toby's New Whistle (cameo), Splish, Splash, Splosh! (mentioned), Henry's Good Deeds (do not speak), and Hiro Helps Out (cameo)
 * Season 14 - James in the Dark (cameo), Pingy Pongy Pick Up (do not speak), Thomas and the Snowman Party (do not speak), Thomas and Scruff (cameo), Jitters and Japes (cameo), and Henry's Magic Box (cameo)
 * Season 15 - Gordon and Ferdinand (cameo), Percy's New Friends (cameo), and Edward the Hero (cameo)

Specials:
 * Thomas and the Magic Railroad
 * Calling All Engines (do not speak)
 * The Great Discovery (do not speak)
 * Hero of the Rails (cameo)

Magazine stories
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 * 2002 - The Winning Shot (do not speak) and Time Trouble! (cameo)
 * 2008 - Mystery Music
 * 2011 - Time For a Story (mentioned)

Voice Actors

 * Shelley-Elizabeth Skinner (Thomas and the Magic Railroad)
 * Teresa Gallagher (UK/US; Day of the Diesels/Season 15 onwards)
 * Tomoko Naka (Annie; Japan)
 * Chisato Nakajima (Clarabel; Japan)

Trivia

 * Annie and Clarabel's models are currently on display in Canada at Nitrogen Studios.
 * Annie is the older of the two.
 * The Hero of the Rails intro shows Annie and Clarabel with bogie wheels.
 * For some reason, every line of merchandise gives Annie her shocked face.
 * A real TV version of Clarabel (a former LNER "Sunshine" coach) has recently been put into service at the Llangollen Railway in North Wales.

Merchandise

 * ERTL (normal and Gold Rail) (both discontinued)
 * Learning Curve Wooden (two versions)
 * Take-Along (seperately or together)
 * Take-n-Play (two pack)
 * TOMY/TrackMaster (two versions)
 * My First Thomas
 * Bachmann
 * Hornby
 * My Thomas Story Library
 * Bandai Tecs
 * Tomix Trains
 * De Agostini
 * Wind-up Trains
 * Brio (discontinued)