The Chinese Diesel

Xiu-Juan is a large diesel engine who works on the Chinese Railway.

Thomas & Friends
When Thomas came to China in search of his friend Nia, the diesel informed him she had seen her heading to the Rainbow Mountains in Zhangye Danxia.

She later arrived with the breakdown cranes to help Nia back onto the rails after she was rescued by Thomas and Yong Bao from falling off a cliff due to an avalanche.

She had a close encounter with a runaway waterwheel built from bamboo while she was working with a breakdown crane; he inadvertently caught the wheel and threw it across the countryside.

Basis
Xiu-Juan is based on the Siemens Eurorunner. Originally built in Germany for export to Austria, some examples were used locally while others were built for export to Lithuania, Romania, the Czech Republic and China. The seven Chinese examples were for use in Hong Kong, where they were classified as the Series 8000.

Livery
Xiu-Juan is painted black with red buffer beams and windows, with an orange coupling hook.

Appearances
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Thomas & Friends

 * Series 22 - The Water Wheel

She may appear in the twenty-third series.

Specials

 * 2018 - Big World! Big Adventures!

Voice Actors

 * Su-Lin Looi (UK/US)

Trivia

 * She is the first character to be based of an engine built in the 21st Century.

Gallery
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