Merrick

"I think it's my nap time..."

- Merrick, Blue Mountain Mystery

   Merrick Merrick is a travelling gantry crane.

Persona
Merrick is a sleepy gantry crane who works at the Blue Mountain Quarry. When there is no work to do, he is usually found snoring away, which can sometimes be heard loudly around the quarry, often to the amusement of the engines and workmen. But as soon as there is work to be done, Merrick is cheerily bustling about, wide awake once again, and working hard, ready to swing his hook into action to load an engine's trucks with blocks of slate so that they can head over the Blondin Bridge to the cutting sheds. When he is awake, he is attentive, merry, and will often wish the engines a good morning.

Bio
In his first appearance he helped hide Luke and he later told him that there was no way to do his job properly if he was trying to be quiet.

Livery
Merrick is painted vermilion with yellow and gold accents. He has gold nameplates on both sides of his cab.

Appearances
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Television series

 * Season 16 - The Christmas Tree Express (cameo)
 * Season 17 - Luke's New Friend and Gone Fishing (does not speak)
 * Season 18 - Samson at Your Service (cameo)

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

Magazine stories
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 * 2012 - The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 649) (speaks in speech bubble only; does not speak in US version)
 * 2014 - Harvey the Crane Engine (does not speak) and Edward the Helpful Engine (cameo)

Voice Actors

 * Matt Wilkinson (UK/US: Blue Mountain Mystery onwards)
 * Mario Arvizu (Mexico)
 * Tomohiro Tsuboi (Japan)
 * Achim Buch (Germany)
 * Øyvind Borgemoen Lyse (Norway)
 * Leopoldo Ballesteros (Spain)

Trivia

 * Merrick was to be included in graphic form in the Take-n-Play set Spiral Tower Tracks with Diesel but was removed for unknown reasons.

Merchandise

 * TrackMaster (discontinued)
 * Wooden Railway (cancelled, released 2014)
 * Take-n-Play (cancelled)