Bulstrode (AEG)

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Bulstrode the Barge
Background Information
First appearance	Chasing Rainbows (2021)
Creator(s)	Christopher Awdry
Voice Actors
UK voice actor	Will Harrison-Wallace
US voice actor	Jamie Watson
Character Overview
Name	Bulstrode
Gender	Male
Eye colour	Brown
Country	Island of Sodor
Affiliation	Brendam Docks Kellsthorpe Wharf
Technical Details
Power type	Motor
Vehicle	Watercraft
Type	Motorised Barge

"This old barge hasn't had cargo this exciting in a long time!"

― Bulstrode

Bulstrode is a barge who can often be seen at Brendam Docks, Kellsthorpe Wharf and other locations on the Island of Sodor.

Personality

Bulstrode is a calm and kind barge who can often be seen working at Brendam Docks, collecting freight to take across the big, blue sea, and delivering freight for the engines to collect. He may speak rather slowly yet it's always in a friendly tone. Bulstrode is friends with all the engines and offers them a lift across the waters whenever they need one.

Technical Details

Basis

Bulstrode is based on a 1920s motorised sea-going barge.

Livery

Bulstrode's hull is painted black on top, and crimson-red underneath. His wheelhouse and deck are painted cream, and his roof and chimney are black.

Appearances

• Television Series
• Other Media

Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go Series 1 - Chasing Rainbows (cameo), Thomas' Day Off, The Tiger Train, The Can-Do Submarine Crew!, A Light Delivery (cameo), The Paint Problem (does not speak), A Wonderful World, Nia's Perfect Plan, Something to Remember, Sandy Versus the Storm (does not speak), A Rusty Rescue, Hide and Surprise!, Pop a Wheelie (does not speak), Nia's Surprising Surprise (cameo) and Song of Sodor (cameo) Series 2 - Shake, Rattle and Bruno (cameo), Ashima's Amazing Arrival, Carly's Magnificent Magnet, New Mail Engine in Town, Hot Air Percy, Blackout!, Christmas Mountain (mentioned), Bring It on Beresford (does not speak), What's in a Name? (does not speak), For All the Marble (cameo), Salty's Sea Shanty (cameo), Rocket's Fall, Bad Luck Boxcar, Not So Easy-Greasy (does not speak), A Cranky Goodbye, Sameroo (cameo) and The Waiting Game Series 3 - Percy's Little Problem (cameo), Fill-In Friend (does not speak), The Can-Do Crew (cameo), Pizza Picnic Problem (does not speak), Night Lights (cameo), All for the Nest and The Smells of Sodor (cameo) Series 4 - Sheep Stampede (cameo), Quacking Quandary (does not speak), The Stinking Delivery (does not speak), Moo-ving Friendship, Art Engines Go! and Lightening the Load Short Story Adventures - Too Loud Nia (does not speak), Lighthouse Disco (cameo), Carly and Cranky's Big Lift Off, Red Light, Green Light (cameo), Confetti Car Kerfuffle (cameo) and Skiff Upon the Sea Specials 2021 - Race for the Sodor Cup 2023 - The Great Bubbly Build (mentioned) Songs Series 1 - What Brave Engines Do (does not speak; music video only), The Number One Engine (cameo), and A Gift to Remember (does not speak) Series 2 - Welcome to Sodor (cameo), The Sodor Shanty (cameo) and When You Go to Sea (does not speak)

Annual Stories 2024 - Hide and Surprise (does not speak) 2025 - Christmas Mountain (mentioned) Magazine Stories 2022 - A Thomas Promise (story quiz only) and Thomas' Day Off (does not speak) 2024 - Not So Easy-Greasy (cameo) Books 2022 - Speedy Sticker Scenes, Winter Activity Book, Meet the Engines and Thomas the Tank Engine Character Encyclopedia 2023 - Let's Go, Team! (cameo) Games 2022 - Rail Muddle (promotional image cameo)

Audio Files

First Used	Last Used	Sound Effect
Chasing Rainbows	Active

Trivia

• While Bulstrode has frequently been paired with Cranky in merchandise since the latter’s introduction, All Engines Go marks the first time the two characters have actually appeared onscreen together.
• Bulstrode is currently the only character of a few things:
  • The only character created by Wilbert Awdry's son, Christopher Awdry, to appear in All Engines Go.
  • The only character in All Engines Go who appeared in the original series, but never made an appearance in CGI form.
  • The only character in All Engines Go with only one appearance in the original series.
• Contrary to popular belief, All Engines Go is not the first time Bulstrode is depicted with a horn, as he was previously depicted with one in the PC game Thomas Saves the Day and the books 10 Stories from Thomas & Friends and Find That Freight!. In fact, his horn sound in All Engines Go is a lower-pitched version of his horn from Find That Freight!.
  • The sound itself is sourced from RMS Queen Mary's reversing signal at a much higher pitch.

Non-rail vehicles

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