Jack

"I'm Jack the front loader! I can load, and unload, and carry lots of things!"

- Jack, Jack Jumps In, sixth season

    Jack  Jack is a friendly and enthusiastic front loader.
 * Number: 11

Bio
When Jack first arrived on Sodor he worked with the Pack to clear room for railway lines. Jack did well with Alfie - that is, until he tried to take some stone up a ledge but lost balance and rolled over. Jack learned his lesson, and redeemed himself by holding up a collapsing bridge until Thomas had passed over, at the cost of damaging his arms. Jack has since become part of the Pack.

He, along with the rest of the Pack, helped with the restoration of Great Waterton and worked with Alfie to construct a bandstand there.

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

Persona
Jack was like a toddler at first, who was still learning about the world and how to stay out of trouble. He is brave and won't take any hassle, as seen when he stood up to Max when the latter was bullying him and Alfie.

Basis
It is unclear what type of vehicle Jack is based on, although he does resemble a Nuffield tractor.

Livery
Jack is painted red with the top half of his cab painted cream. He has his number painted in white on his sides.

Television series

 * Season 6 - Jack Jumps In and A Friend in Need
 * The Pack - A Visit from Thomas, Jack Owns Up, Percy's Scary Tale, Kelly's Windy Day, A Happy Day for Percy, Mud, Glorious Mud, A Tale for Thomas, Thomas and the Moles, The Tortoise and the Hare, Alfie Has Kittens, and On Site with Thomas
 * Season 12 - Percy and the Bandstand

Specials:
 * The Great Discovery

Magazine stories

 * 2012 - Jack's Tracks!

Trivia

 * In some promo sketches of the Pack, Jack is seen with a backhoe arm and bucket. According to an SiF interview with Chris Lloyd, the arm was built, but was too problematic as it was hard to store all of the radio gear inside the model. An interview with Phil Ferhle gives a very different reason: "...if a story required Jack to be digging (using his back-hoe) and interacting with another character working at the same time, his face would be facing away from the action. For story purposes, it was important to feature the faces as much as possible; thus, the back-hoe was removed."

Merchandise

 * ERTL (discontinued)
 * Wooden Railway (discontinued)
 * Take-Along (discontinued)
 * Take-n-Play
 * TOMY/TrackMaster (motorised/non motorised)
 * My Thomas Story Library (discontinued)
 * Bandai Tecs