Cranky (AEG)

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Cranky the Crane
Background Information
First appearance	Thomas Blasts Off (2021)
Last appearance	The Feels of Sodor (2025)
Creator(s)	Britt Allcroft David Mitton Chris Lloyd Robert Gauld-Galliers
Voice Actors
UK voice actor	Will Harrison-Wallace (2021-2025)
US voice actor	Cory Doran (2021-2025)
Character Overview
Name	Cranky
Title	Cranky the Grumpy Crane
Gender	Male
Eye colour	Brown
Country	Island of Sodor
Residence	Brendam Docks
Technical Details
Vehicle	Crane
Railway	North Western Railway

Cranky is an olive green tower crane who works at Brendam Docks.

Technical Details

Livery

Cranky is painted dark forest green with blank yellow nameplates on both his sides.

Appearances

• Television Series
• Other Media

Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go Series 1 - Thomas Blasts Off, A Quiet Delivery (cameo), Mystery Boxcars, The Joke Is on Thomas, Thomas' Day Off, Roller Coasting, The Tiger Train (cameo), The Super-Long Shortcut (map cameo), A Light Delivery (cameo), The Paint Problem (does not speak), A Wonderful World, Nia's Perfect Plan, Something to Remember (does not speak), Sandy Versus the Storm, A Rusty Rescue (cameo), Hide and Surprise!, Pop a Wheelie, Sir Topham Hatt's Hat, Nia's Surprising Surprise, Skiff Sails Sodor and Song of Sodor (cameo) Series 2 - Percy Disappears, Shake, Rattle and Bruno (map cameo), Ashima's Amazing Arrival, New Mail Engine in Town, Hot Air Percy, Whiteout!, Thomas in Charge (map cameo), Good as New, A Very Percy Valentine's Day (cameo), Bring It on Beresford, What's in a Name?, Speedster Sandy (map cameo), For All the Marble, Salty's Sea Shanty, Retrieve the Kraken, Rocket's Fall (does not speak), Blue Engine Blues, Bad Luck Boxcar, A Cranky Goodbye, Sameroo, The Super Axle (cameo), The Waiting Game (cameo) and The Sights of Sodor (does not speak) Series 3 - Nia's Green Surprise, Percy's Little Problem (cameo), Fill-In Friend (cameo), The Can-Do Crew (does not speak), Travels with Terence (cameo), Driving Winston (cameo), Bruno's Blustery Day (map cameo), Percy's Duck Dilemma (cameo), All for the Nest, Farmer's Market...on Wheels! (map cameo) and The Smells of Sodor Series 4 - Sheep Stampede (cameo), The Stinking Delivery (not named, does not speak), Moo-ving Friendship, Art Engines Go!, Lightening the Load, A Crate Rescue, Chaos at Cronk's Crossing (mentioned), Did I Miss It? (cameo), No More Surprises, Bruno to the Rescue (does not speak), Kana's Last Minute Delivery (cameo) and The Feels of Sodor (does not speak) Short Story Adventures - Diesel's Seagull, Surprise! (cameo), Too Loud Nia, The Big Balloon Breakout, Carly and Cranky's Big Lift Off, Red Light, Green Light, Confetti Car Kerfuffle (cameo) and Skiff Upon the Sea Specials 2021 - Race for the Sodor Cup 2023 - The Great Bubbly Build 2024 - The Christmas Letter Express (cameo) 2025 - Sodor Sings Together (map cameo) Songs Series 1 - Chugga-Chugga Snooze Snooze (cameo, music video only), What Brave Engines Do (cameo, music video only), The Number One Engine (cameo), A Gift to Remember (cameo) and Song of Sodor (cameo) Series 2 - Welcome to Sodor (cameo) Other - All Engines Go Theme Song (cameo) Videos Train School - The Team Up-Cleanup Sodor Mystery - Thomas and the Mysterious Delivery (cameo)

Annual Stories 2023 - Thomas Blasts Off 2024 - Hide and Surprise (does not speak) 2025 - Ashima's Amazing Arrival (not seen) Magazine Stories 2022 - A Thomas Promise (story quiz only), Roller Coasting (does not speak), Shake, Rattle and Bruno! (map cameo) and Thomas' Day Off (does not speak) 2023 - Thomas Blasts Off! (speaks in speech bubble only) and Skiff Sails Sodor (does not speak) 2024 - The Paint Problem (mentioned), Speedster Sandy (does not speak) and Bad Luck Boxcar 2025 - Rocket's Fall (indirectly mentioned), Nia's Surprising Surprise (cameo), Retrieve the Kraken (does not speak) and Whiteout! Books 2022 - Thomas and the Rocket, Speedy Sticker Scenes, Meet the Engines and Thomas the Tank Engine Character Encyclopedia 2024 - Sticker Book 2025 - The Biggest Friends of All and Sticker Book Treasury Video Games 2022 - Rail Muddle (promotional image cameo)

Trivia

• Cranky is currently the only character created by Thomas & Friends creator Britt Allcroft to appear in All Engines Go.

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