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Character Encyclopedia is a comprehensive 184-page book containing information on the characters from the CGI series of Thomas & Friends up to Journey Beyond Sodor.
Description[]
Meet Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends from the Island of Sodor, and beyond! Discover fun facts about more than 100 Thomas & Friends characters. Learn all about the real life vehicles they are based on.
Characters[]
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Duck
- Donald and Douglas
- Oliver
- Emily
- Bill and Ben
- Flying Scotsman
- Harvey
- Spencer
- Rosie
- Whiff
- Stanley
- Hiro
- Charlie
- Bash and Dash
- Ferdinand
- Scruff
- Belle
- Stephen
- Connor
- Caitlin
- Porter
- Gator
- Timothy
- Marion
- Samson
- Glynn
- Ryan
- Ashima
- Vinnie
- Frieda
- Gina
- Raul
- Yong Bao
- Axel
- Carlos
- Shane
- Rajiv
- Theo
- Lexi
- Merlin
- Hurricane
- Diesel
- Daisy
- Mavis
- 'Arry and Bert
- Diesel 10
- Salty
- Den
- Dart
- Sidney
- Paxton
- Norman
- Philip
- Hugo
- Ivan
- Frankie
- Flynn
- Winston
- Stafford
- Etienne
- Skiff
- Skarloey
- Rheneas
- Sir Handel
- Peter Sam
- Duncan
- Victor
- Luke
- Millie
- Rusty
- Mike
- Rex
- Bert
- Annie and Clarabel
- Henrietta
- Troublesome Trucks
- Toad
- Bradford
- Rocky
- Judy and Jerome
- Bertie
- Trevor
- Butch
- Jack
- Alfie
- Oliver the Excavator
- Max and Monty
- Kevin
- Harold
- Captain
- Cranky
- Merrick
- Owen
- Reg
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Lady Hatt
- The Duke and Duchess of Boxford
- Sailor John
- Mallard (mentioned)
- Dennis (mentioned)
- Jem Cole (mentioned)
- The Vicar of Wellsworth (mentioned)
- Father Christmas (mentioned)
- Refreshment Lady (mentioned)
- The Mayor of Sodor (mentioned)
- Mr. Percival (mentioned)
- Sir Robert Norramby (mentioned)
- Captain Joe (mentioned)
- The Fat Clergyman (indirectly mentioned)
Locations[]
- Island of Sodor
- Arlesburgh
- Blue Mountain Quarry
- Bluff's Cove
- Brendam Docks
- Crovan's Gate
- Daisy Halt
- Duck Pond
- Ffarquhar Quarry
- Harwick
- Knapford
- Maithwaite
- Maron
- McColl Farm
- Rail Under Road Bridge and Signal Box
- Sodor Animal Park
- Sodor Search and Rescue Centre
- The Watermill
- Three-Track Level Crossing
- Tidmouth Sheds
- Ulfstead Castle
- Vicarstown
- Vicarstown Dieselworks
- Diesel 10's Shed (mentioned)
- Wellsworth
- Crocks Scrap Yard (mentioned)
- Wellsworth Vicarage Orchard (mentioned)
- Arlesdale (mentioned)
- Ffarquhar Sheds (mentioned)
- Henry's Tunnel (mentioned)
- Hiro's Hideout (mentioned)
- Old Quarry Bridge (mentioned)
- Sodor China Clay Company (mentioned)
- Sodor Ironworks (mentioned)
- Sodor Steamworks (mentioned)
- The Duke and Duchess of Boxford's Summer House (mentioned)
- The Lead Mines (mentioned)
- Toby's Shed (mentioned)
- Whiff's Waste Dump (mentioned)
- Misty Island
- Shake Shake Bridge
- The Logging Station
- Misty Island Tunnel (mentioned)
- The Mainland
- The Great Railway Show Yard
- The Steelworks
- London (mentioned)
- York (mentioned)
- Australia (mentioned)
- Belgium (mentioned)
- Brazil (mentioned)
- China (mentioned)
- Colombia (mentioned)
- Cuba (mentioned)
- France (mentioned)
- Germany (mentioned)
- India (mentioned)
- Italy (mentioned)
- Japan (mentioned)
- Mexico (mentioned)
- Russia (mentioned)
- Switzerland (mentioned)
- United States (mentioned)
Trivia[]
- The hardcover book includes a Minis Thomas.
- This book features every named engine, rolling stock and non-rail vehicle character in the CGI series from the Hero of the Rails to Journey Beyond Sodor, with the exceptions of Ulli and Beresford.
- It was confirmed on page 54 that Mallard and Spencer are brothers.
- The book mentions the events of the following episodes and specials:
- The first series episodes Thomas and Bertie, The Flying Kipper, Thomas in Trouble and Down the Mine.
- The second series episodes Saved from Scrap, Dirty Work and Break Van.
- The third series episodes Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party and Escape.
- The fourth series episode Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady.
- The fifth series episode Duncan Gets Spooked.
- The sixth series episodes A Friend in Need and Scaredy Engines.
- The Jack and the Sodor Construction Company episodes The Tortoise and the Hare, Percy's Scary Tale and A Happy Day for Percy.
- The ninth series episode Rheneas and the Dinosaur.
- The fifteenth series episodes Gordon and Ferdinand, Edward the Hero, Henry's Happy Coal and Surprise, Surprise.
- The sixteenth series episodes Race to the Rescue, Thomas and the Rubbish Train, Welcome Stafford! and Don't Bother Victor!.
- The seventeenth series episodes Kevin's Cranky Friend, Steamie Stafford, Luke's New Friend, Not Now, Charlie!, Bill or Ben?, Santa's Little Engine, The Missing Christmas Decorations, The Frozen Turntable and Away from the Sea.
- The eighteenth series episodes Thomas the Quarry Engine, Signals Crossed, Duck in the Water, Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger, Spencer's VIP, Duncan the Humbug, The Perfect Gift, Emily Saves the World, Samson Sent for Scrap and Millie and the Volcano.
- The nineteenth series episodes Henry Spots Trouble, The Beast of Sodor, Toad and the Whale, Very Important Sheep, Den and Dart, Two Wheels Good, Diesel's Ghostly Christmas, Thomas the Babysitter and The Other Side of the Mountain.
- The twentieth series episodes Sidney Sings, Diesel and the Ducklings, Ryan and Daisy, Blown Away, Letters to Santa, Love Me Tender, Mucking About, All in Vain, Tit for Tat, Mike's Whistle, Three Steam Engines Gruff, Engine of the Future and Skiff and the Mermaid.
- The twenty-first series episode The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor.
- The specials The Great Discovery, Hero of the Rails, Blue Mountain Mystery, King of the Railway, Tale of the Brave, The Adventure Begins, Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure, The Great Race and Journey Beyond Sodor.
- The short Yong Bao and the Tiger, which was later adapted into an episode in the twenty-fourth series.
- On Daisy's page, the version of her introduction from The Railway Series is used as reference rather than the televised adaptation, as the text explicitly mentions Ffarquhar Sheds rather than the sheds at Elsbridge as in the television series.
Goofs[]
- Belle's prototype picture shows a 2-6-0 tender variant of the BR Class 4MT, whereas her actual prototype is the 2-6-4T variant of that class.
- In the opening image, Thomas and James' crews are missing from their cabs.
- Spencer is in the "Sodor Steamies" section despite being from the Mainland.
- Toad is included in the "Sodor Steamies" section despite being a brake van.
- In the image of Stephen, he is erroneously placed on narrow gauge rails.
- The book states Hugo's basis was built in 1930 instead of 1929.
- Hurricane's steam pipes are referred to as smoke deflectors.