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- “Yes, 10 out of 10 for devious deeds and brutal strength! The blast from the past, who hates steam engines!”
- ― Thomas describes Diesel 10
Diesel 10 is an often malicious diesel engine with a claw arm (nicknamed "Pinchy") who does not like steam engines.
Biography
Thomas and the Magic Railroad
Diesel 10 once visited the Island of Sodor a long time ago and caused trouble for the steam engines while he was there. During his visit, he found Lady, the engine responsible for keeping Sodor alive, and chased her, making her crash. Following the accident, Lady's caretaker, Burnett Stone, hid Lady in his workshop and tried to restore her, but failed to bring her back up to steam.[1]
Several years later, Diesel 10 returned to Sodor while Sir Topham Hatt was on holiday, intending to destroy Lady forever. He was first seen by Thomas and Gordon when he raced past them at Killaban Station, and brought his two lackeys, a pair of twin diesel engines named Splatter and Dodge, to the railway, who were present when he was scheming. He caused several problems for the steam engines, such as dumping sneezing powder around Tidmouth Sheds and later destroying the scaffolding that had been placed beside the shed.[1]
When Mr. Conductor travelled across Sodor to find the windmill, Diesel 10 found him and held him over the Big Dipper viaduct, intending to drop him. However, Mr. Conductor managed to escape by cutting one of the hydraulics hoses to his claw with a pair of wire cutters, causing him to fling Mr. Conductor across the island and to the windmill much to his rage. Diesel 10 was later present at the Coaling Plant, where he was covered in coal when he was teaching Splatter and Dodge "How to Stop Being Stupid." After Junior flew in the air after riding the windmill's sails, he landed on Diesel 10's cab, who raced across the island and to the smelter's yard, where he tried to destroy James and Junior by pushing them into the melting pot. Fortunately, Junior and James managed to escape by using the last of the former's gold dust.[1]
After Lady was brought back up into steam and returned to Sodor, Diesel 10 found her and began chasing her, Thomas and Burnett across the Kirk Ronan sites, until they reached the Big Dipper, but not before Splatter and Dodge stepped down from helping him. Lady, Burnett and Thomas managed to cross the Big Dipper safely while it was collapsing, but it had already done so by the time Diesel 10 came over it and he fell into a barge of sludge below the bridge and was sent away in disgrace.[1]
Thomas & Friends
Diesel 10 returned to Sodor (supposedly because the Fat Controller had given him a second chance) and was once seen working at the scrapyard, loading piles of scrap into some trucks. The very sight of him caused Thomas and Percy to shudder in fright.[2] Thomas decided they should come back once Diesel 10 was gone and they both ran away. However, Thomas again came across Diesel 10, who was helping to clear the blocked track after a huge storm. Thomas did not want to be near him again and ran away.
When the steam and diesel engines were holding a meeting at the coaling plant so that they could work on the Sodor Airport, Thomas was sent to the scrapyards to inform Diesel 10 of the meeting. However, Thomas was yet again too frightened to meet Diesel 10 again and sped away as fast as he could, not believing that Diesel 10 would want to help the steam engines due to their difficulties in the past.[2]
Soon, the airport was nearly complete with its construction, until a water tower collapsed, cracking the runway and blocking the line. With Harvey all the way on the other side of the island, Thomas decided to ask Diesel 10 for assistance, knowing he was the only one left who could help save the airport. After some slight hesitation, Diesel 10 agreed to help clear the wreckage.[2]
After Thomas was found prior to the reopening of Great Waterton, Diesel 10 was among the diesels present at the quarry when they heard the news.[3] Later, when the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre was opened, Diesel 10 was present at the rescue centre's grand opening, standing on a cliffside overlooking the rescue centre and the steam engines below, threatening to return.[4]
When Percy was experiencing a falling-out with Thomas, Diesel 10 decided to manipulate him into helping him restore the Vicarstown Dieselworks; he had Percy visit the Dieselworks and befriend him, all the while managing to convince Thomas to arrive at the Dieselworks, where he was held hostage while he, Percy and the other diesels went to the Sodor Steamworks. Once there, Diesel 10 betrayed Percy and took over the Steamworks. Percy returned to the Dieselworks to rescue Thomas when he noticed that sparks from Pinchy had set the main building ablaze. Percy brought Belle and Flynn to put out the fire. After Thomas was saved and the fire put out, Percy, Kevin and the rest of the Steam Team went to the Steamworks. After a brief argument with the diesels, the Fat Controller arrived and, after being told about the state of the Dieselworks, agreed to have the place restored, but not before severely scolding Diesel 10 for his actions. Diesel 10 and the other diesels worked alongside the steam engines to restore the Dieselworks.[5]
When it was Christmastime, Diesel 10 became jealous of the steam engines for having more decorations at Tidmouth Sheds than he and the diesels had at the Dieselworks. He began stealing decorations from the sheds to bring to the Dieselworks, enlisting a reluctant Paxton to help him. Diesel 10 was caught by Percy, who chased him back to the Dieselworks with the rest of the Steam Team, where Diesel 10 found out that the Fat Controller had, in fact, had Paxton deliver some decorations to the Dieselworks, so he gave the decorations back to the Steam Team. But as most of them had been damaged, he gave them the Dieselworks' decorations too the next day, as he and the other diesels considered Sidney to be a good enough decoration.[6]
Personality
In Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Diesel 10 was an evil, villainous, manipulative, mischievous and ravenous diesel engine who basically acted like a tyrannical boss-like figure to Splatter and Dodge. He absolutely despised steam engines, would call them taunting names like "Puffball", "Teapot" and "Tin Kettle" and was not above doing anything to get rid of them if possible. He is Sodor's strongest (but not quite largest) diesel, his power being enforced by his slightly malfunctioning claw, Pinchy. He can use this deftly, and was even able to use it to make a sculpture. Pinchy, though, seems to have a mind of its own, as it has been shown to "punch" Diesel 10 in the face from time to time, which he loathes. All engines, steam and diesel alike, fear or respect him.
In Calling All Engines!, Diesel 10 was still quite menacing and imposing. However, a chunk of his villainy seemed to have been removed (probably due to the writers thinking he would be too scary for children) as he happily helped Thomas and the other engines at the airport after he was swayed to do so.
From Day of the Diesels onwards, Diesel 10 is shown to have a lack of patience, as demonstrated when he claimed that Sir Topham Hatt only listens to steam engines. This trait would also be shown in The Missing Christmas Decorations, where he claimed that the steam engines had more decorations than he and the other diesels did and that everybody likes steamies better than diesels. Both times, however, he was revealed to be wrong in his beliefs, and both cowered under Sir Topham Hatt's fury and silently fumed when he realised he wasted so much time for a redundant and pointless endgoal.
Despite this, in the magazine story Creepy Claw, he helped Henry when some of his logs broke loose and even helped him in getting back at 'Arry and Bert.
Technical Details
Basis
Diesel 10 is based on a British Rail (BR) Class 42 diesel-hydraulic engine with an added non-regulation hydraulic claw. All but two members of the class were named after Royal Navy warships, so they, and the similar Class 43 (not to be confused with the InterCity 125 power cars with the same class number), were nicknamed "Warships". Two of these engines are preserved, D821 Greyhound and D832 Onslaught.
In real life, the addition of a hydraulic claw to a locomotive would most likely be considered illegal, if not approved by government authorities. It would additionally cause issues with the loading gauge, meaning the engine would be unable to fit under many bridges and tunnels.
Livery
Diesel 10 is painted yellow ochre with tan stripes along his sides. His buffer beams are painted red with black buffers. "Pinchy" is entirely painted dark brown.
Appearances
Thomas & Friends
Specials
Music Videos
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Magazine Stories
Books
Video Games
Audio StoriesThomas & Friends Storytime |
Official Description
From Official Website[1]
| “ | Diesel 10: Diesel 10 is a renegade diesel engine on the Island of Sodor who is 10 out of 10 for devious deeds and brutal strength, and is out to destroy the harmony of Sir Topham Hatt's Railway.
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From Official Website[2]
| “ | Diesel 10: Diesel 10 is the master of mischief on Sodor. He likes trying to outwit the Steamies, often causing confusion and delay. When Diesel 10 is around...there will be trouble.
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Audio Files
Horns
| First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
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| Calling All Engines! | ||
| Series 17 | Thomas & Friends Storytime | |
Trivia
- In an original version of the Thomas and the Magic Railroad script, Diesel 10 was to have been a new engine to the island, and Pinchy was going to be concealed beneath Diesel 10's roof. These were kept in the book, Diesel 10 Means Trouble.
- When Neil Crone replaced Keith Scott as the voice of Diesel 10, he initially had a Russian accent. Due to complaints from test audiences, who believed it could be considered offensive, it was changed to a New Jersey accent. As of today, no audio of his Russian accent in said work has ever surfaced online, save for Crone demonstrating the voice during an interview.[7]
- In the teaser trailer, he can be heard incorrectly speaking with two different voices in some scenes.[8]
- In the leaked workprint from 2020, Diesel 10's lines are performed by either Keith Scott in most lines and an unknown temp actor (most likely the editor) who speaks in an American accent (who also dubs over P.T. Boomer's lines whenever Doug Lennox is not onscreen) of the rest.
- In a 35mm teaser trailer for Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Diesel 10 says (to Thomas), "Things are gonna change around here, puffball", while speaking in an Australian accent.[9] The trailer was narrated by Jim Cummings and was released in 1999, and is the only known time Scott (an Australian himself) uses an Australian accent for Diesel 10.[10]
- "Pinchy" was originally built with no gaps between its buckets, which carried onto early promotional art and illustrations.
- Outside of Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Pinchy has not been named, and is simply referred to as a claw.
- Diesel 10 has never been seen with a driver, nor has he been seen pulling any kind of rolling stock.
- Diesel 10's ERTL toy depicts him as a BR Class 46 with an added claw. This is due to him reusing Diesel 199's tooling but with added modifications.
- By coincidence, Diesel 10 happens to be the tenth diesel engine to appear in Thomas & Friends. Britt Allcroft has, however, clarified that the name was not intentionally chosen for this reason.
- Diesel 10's horn sound from the seventeenth series is a stock sound effect sourced from a ferry named Queen of Nanaimo.
- Due to the limitations of his Gauge 1 model, the bottom half of Pinchy's bucket was unable to move until his return in CGI.
- Diesel 10 is the only character introduced in Thomas and the Magic Railroad to appear in the CGI series, though Splatter and Dodge were considered to appear in both Day of the Diesels and The Great Race.
- Although "Pinchy" is painted dark brown, much of the lighting in the model series makes it appear to be a lighter shade, whereas the lighting in the CGI series makes it appear almost black. His merchandise also use various lighter shades of brown.
Quotes
- “GET OUTTA MY WAY! I have unfinished business here, and I wanna finish it FAST!”
- ― Diesel 10's introduction, Thomas and the Magic Railroad
- “Puffball! Teapot! TIN KETTLE!"
- ― Diesel 10 falling off the viaduct, Thomas and the Magic Railroad
- “Oh, well. Nice time of the year for a cruise.”
- ― Diesel 10 after landing in a barge filled with sludge.
- “You'll be laughing on the other side of your boilers soon, silly steamies!”
- ― Diesel 10, Misty Island Rescue, foreshadowing his return in Day of the Diesels
Merchandise
- ERTL (discontinued)
- Wooden Railway (normal and talking; discontinued)
- Brio (discontinued)
- Take Along (discontinued)
- Take-n-Play (normal and talking; discontinued)
- Motor Road and Rail (normal and talking; discontinued outside Asia)
- TrackMaster (normal and R/C versions)
- Motorized Railway
- Thomas Engine Collection Series (discontinued)
- Mini Die Cast Collection (discontinued)
- Thomas Town (discontinued)
- Capsule Collection
- De Agostini (discontinued)
- Tomica
- Trading Cards (discontinued)
- Nakayoshi (discontinued)
- Capsule Plarail (normal and metallic)
- Pocket Fantasy (discontinued)
- Boss (normal with Tar Tanker and pull-back; discontinued)
- Connected DE Colocoro Collection
- Mega Bloks (discontinued)
- Collectible Railway (discontinued)
- Push Along
- Minis
- Classic Minis
- Spooky Minis
- DC Super Friends Minis (as The Joker, Solomon Grundy and Deadshot)
- SpongeBob SquarePants Minis (as Plankton)
- Construction Minis
- Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers Minis (as Lord Zedd)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Minis (as Shredder)
- Steel Minis
- Pop Art Minis
- Fantasy Minis
- Music Minis
- Food Minis
- Bath Toys (as water scoop)
- Adventures (discontinued)
- Wood (redesigned in 2019)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 T&F: Thomas and the Magic Railroad
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 T&F: Calling All Engines!
- ↑ T&F: The Great Discovery
- ↑ T&F: Misty Island Rescue
- ↑ T&F: Day of the Diesels
- ↑ T&F S17 #19: "The Missing Christmas Decorations"
- ↑ https://youtu.be/exzSNNFScco?feature=shared&t=45
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iywA9dhRxrM
- ↑ Thomas and the Magic Railroad - 35mm Teaser Trailer (HD) YouTube. UnknownThomasFan1. 10 December 2018. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023.
- ↑ Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000) Teaser Trailer (Jim Cummings narrated version). YouTube. ABC Productions. 25 April 2016. Accessed 14 July 2024. "Taken from the 1999 VHS of Bear in the Big Blue House: Potty Time with Bear."