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{{Quote|"First the rain, then an elephant. Whatever will you be afraid of next?"|[[Gordon]], "[[Henry and the Elephant]]", [[Season 4|fourth season]]|center}}
 
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|title1 = Henry the Green Engine
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|first_appearance = [[The Three Railway Engines]] {{RWS}}<br>[[Thomas and Gordon]] {{T&F}}
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|last_appearance = [[Thomas and his Friends]] {{RWS}}
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|creator(s) = [[Wilbert Awdry|Rev. W. Awdry]]
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|uk_voice_actor = [[Keith Wickham]] {{Note|2009-present}}
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|us_voice_actor = [[Kerry Shale]] {{Note|2009-present}}
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|other_voice_actors = [[Kevin Frank]] {{Note|2000}}
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|name = Henry
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|title = Henry the Green Engine
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|nicknames = * Old Square Wheels {{Nickname|[[Diesel]] and [[Troublesome Trucks|Trucks]]}}{{Ref|T&F [[Series 2|S2]] "[[Dirty Work]]"}}
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* Big Strong Henry {{Nickname|[[Thomas]] and [[Percy]]}}{{Ref|name=S10|T&F [[Series 10|S10]] "[[Big Strong Henry]]"}}
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* Very Helpful Henry {{Nickname|[[Emily]]}}{{Ref|name=S10}}
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* Mr Special Steam {{Nickname|[['Arry and Bert]]}}{{Ref|T&F [[Series 15|S15]] "[[Henry's Happy Coal]]"}}
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|gender = Male
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|country_of_origin = {{Flag|ios}} [[Island of Sodor]]<br>{{flag|en}} [[The Mainland|England]] {{Note|built}}
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|affiliation = * [[North Western Railway]]
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** [[Edward]]
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** [[Toby]]
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** [[Duck]]
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* [[The Main Line]]
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** [[Gordon]]
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** [[James]]
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* [[Vicarstown Sheds]]
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** [[Rosie]]
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* [[Steam Team]] {{Formerly}}
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** [[Thomas]]
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** [[Percy]]
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** [[Emily]]
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|basis = * [[Wikipedia:LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3|LNER Gresley A1]] (prototype) {{Note|Henry I}}
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* [[Wikipedia:LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0|LMS Stanier Class 5 "Black Five"]] {{Note|Henry II}}
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|gauge = {{Standard gauge}}
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|power_type = Steam
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|vehicle = Locomotive
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|type = Tender engine
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|fuel_type = Coal
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|configuration = * 4-6-2 {{Note|Henry I; [[The Railway Series|RWS]]}}
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* 4-6-0 {{Note|Henry II}}
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|wheels = * 18 {{Note|Henry I; [[The Railway Series|RWS]]}}
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* 16 {{Note|Henry II}}
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|top_speed = 90 mph {{Note|Henry I & II}}
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|designer(s) = * [[Wikipedia:Nigel Gresley|Sir Nigel Gresley]] {{Note|Henry I}}
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* [[Wikipedia:William Stanier|Sir William Stanier]] {{Note|Henry II}}
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|builder(s) = [[Wikipedia:Crewe Works|LMS Crewe Works]] {{Note|rebuilt}}
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|year_built = 1919
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|year_rebuilt = 1935
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|arrived_on_sodor = 1922
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|number = NWR 3
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|railway = [[North Western Railway]]
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|owner(s) = [[Sir Topham Hatt]]
 
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'''Henry''' is a green mixed-traffic tender engine who works on the [[The Main Line|Main Line]]. He was originally a failed prototype engine, and needed special Welsh coal to operate properly. Following his [[The Flying Kipper (episode)|accident]] when pulling [[The Flying Kipper (train)|The Flying Kipper]], Henry underwent an extensive rebuild, giving him a new shape.
'''Henry''' is #3 on the [[North Western Railway]].
 
   
==Bio==
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==Biography==
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===''The Railway Series''===
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Henry's precise origins are uncertain. The story goes that he was built from drawings stolen from Sir Nigel Gresley at Doncaster about 1919 by an anonymous locomotive builder who held a grudge against him and desired to steal a march on him. His spy, however, blundered and took the wrong drawings; they were for an experimental engine, but were supposed to be for the new "Pacific" locomotives Gresley was designing at the time. The thief realised his mistake too late and Henry was built, with many resulting flaws and a superficial likeness to Gresley's Pacifics.
   
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The thief was delighted to unload his "White Elephant" on to the first desperate customer who came along - [[Sir Topham Hatt|The Fat Controller]]. He had intended to buy a Robinson "Atlantic" of the Great Central Railway, but was tricked into purchasing Henry in 1922 instead and had no choice but to keep him due to the railway being desperate for locomotives.
Henry was built around 1920 as an GCR Atlantic with a GNR six-wheeled tender with plans stolen from Sir Nigel Gresley and whoever built the engine was glad to sell it to [[Sir Topham Hatt]] in 1922 as he was pre-rebuilt into a LNER Class A3 (not the banjo dome one) with the firebox cut down and a wheel arrangement of 4-6-2 (later in 1945, he was converting into a 4-6-0). Henry was vain at first and once refused to move from a tunnel, citing that his paintwork would be spoilt by the rain. After several attempts to move him failed, he was bricked up in the tunnel until [[Gordon]] broke down while pulling the Express.
 
   
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Henry was vain and stopped in the [[Henry's Tunnel|Ballahoo Tunnel]] and refused to come out, citing that his paintwork would be spoiled by the rain. After several attempts to move him failed, he was bricked up in the tunnel until [[Gordon]] broke down while pulling the [[Express Coaches|Express]]. As [[Edward]] was unable to move the train himself, the Fat Controller offered to let Henry out of the tunnel to help. Henry eagerly accepted.
Following this incident, Henry was repainted in blue but later green again, he soon started to develop problems steaming again though. This was attributed to his firebox's small size and Henry began using Welsh coal; but in 1950, Henry had a collision with a goods train at [[Killdane]] and was sent to Crewe to be rebuilt. Henry was rebuilt into a Stanier 5MT, A.K.A 'The Black Five' Sir Topham Hatt had connections with Sir Wiliam Stanier, this may be the reason he managed to get Henry rebuilt [[North Western Railway]].
 
   
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Henry performed very well and the Fat Controller promised him a new coat of paint, since Henry's existing paintwork had been spoiled more by his stay in the tunnel than it would have been by the rain. Henry asked to be painted blue like Edward, only for many people to confuse him with Gordon, to the bigger engine's annoyance. The matter was worsened after a trip to [[the Works]] when Henry was given spares of Gordon's buffers. Sometime before 1935, Henry, when again offered new paint, chose green and so ended the Gordon/Henry confusion.
==Persona==
 
   
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Unfortunately, Henry was to suffer humiliation when he was hosed with water by an elephant he frightened. After Gordon and [[James]] had suffered humiliations of their own (and all three had become thoroughly fed up having to do their own shunting and fetch their own coaches), the big engines went on strike. The Fat Controller naturally disapproved of this nonsense and locked them up in the shed for several days, leaving them miserable. However, they were let out again after promising to work hard.
Henry is generally well-behaved, but he is occasionally arrogant and vain, but at the same time, deeply neurotic. Henry is at heart a hard worker, but his frequent bouts of illness hinder his work.
 
   
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The poor engine and his system - which was already finicky at best due to design flaws - never really recovered from his stay in the tunnel. Henry developed steaming problems, which he complained about constantly, though he found little sympathy from the engines, especially when it caused him to run late.
==Appearances==
 
   
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A period came when [[the Main Line]] engines were supplied with a poor delivery of coal and Henry had a very difficult time of it indeed. He had strength to pull trains only sporadically, in spite of numerous parts replacements. At last, the Fat Controller looked into it personally and asked for the opinion of Henry's [[Firemen|fireman]], who told him about the poor coal and Henry's firebox being too small to burn it efficiently. The fireman also suggested purchasing the high-grade Welsh coal used on the Great Western Railway. Sir Topham Hatt agreed to purchasing some in order to give Henry "a fair chance".
Henry's [[Railway Series]] appearances are listed below, in chronological order:
 
   
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When the Welsh coal came, Henry's performance vastly improved, such that he was comparable to Gordon. He continued to use the coal until he had a collision with a goods train at [[Killdane Field]] while pulling the [[the Flying Kipper|Flying Kipper]] and was sent to [[Crewe]] to be rebuilt in 1935. Henry was rebuilt into a Stanier 5MT. The Fat Controller had connections with Sir William Stanier, so this is likely the reason he managed to get Henry rebuilt so quickly. Besides being given a new shape, Henry also received a larger firebox, allowing him to use regular coal again.
* "'''[[The Three Railway Engines]]'''"
 
* "'''[[Thomas the Tank Engine]]'''" (''non-speaking role'')
 
* "'''[[James the Red Engine]]'''" (''non-speaking role'')
 
* "'''[[Tank Engine Thomas Again]]'''"
 
* "'''[[Troublesome Engines]]'''"
 
* "'''[[Henry the Green Engine]]'''"
 
* "'''[[Gordon the Big Engine]]'''"
 
* "'''[[Edward the Blue Engine]]'''"
 
* "'''[[Four Little Engines]]'''"
 
* "'''[[Percy the Small Engine]]'''" (''non-speaking role'')
 
* "'''[[The Eight Famous Engines]]'''"
 
* "'''[[Duck and the Diesel Engine]]'''"
 
* "'''[[The Little Old Engine]]'''" (''cameo'')
 
* "'''[[The Twin Engines]]'''"
 
* "'''[[Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine]]'''"
 
* "'''[[Main Line Engines]]'''"
 
* "'''[[Small Railway Engines]]'''" (''mentioned'')
 
* "'''[[Enterprising Engines]]'''"
 
* "'''[[Oliver the Western Engine]]'''"
 
* "'''[[Really Useful Engines]]'''"
 
* "'''[[James and the Diesel Engines]]'''"
 
* "'''[[Great Little Engines]]'''" (''mentioned'')
 
* "'''[[More About Thomas the Tank Engine]]'''"
 
* "'''[[Gordon the High-Speed Engine]]'''"
 
* "'''[[Thomas and the Great Railway Show]]'''"
 
* "'''[[Thomas Comes Home]]'''"
 
* "'''[[Henry and the Express]]'''"
 
* "'''[[Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines]]'''"
 
   
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After returning, Henry was added to the rotation for the Express and pulled it so well that he made Gordon jealous. Gordon tried to get even by rudely criticising Henry for whistling loudly at stations, but he had to eat his words later that day after his own whistle valve jammed open. Some time later, Henry was taking a slow train. As he passed under a bridge, [[Minor Human Characters in the Railway Series#The Stone-dropping Boys|three boys]] he had assumed to be railfans dropped stones onto him and his coaches. He paid them out on his return journey by "sneezing" ashes that collected in his smokebox at them.
Henry has appeared in every season of the television series.
 
   
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When Queen [[Elizabeth II]] was due to visit Sodor in 1953, Henry (justifiably) assumed that he was the Fat Controller's choice to pull the Royal Train. But the day before, while he was idling at the station, his smoke blinded a painter, who fell along with his paint pot onto Henry. The paint splashed over Henry's boiler and as painting over it would take too long, Gordon was given the job instead.
==Basis==
 
   
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When [[Duck]] arrived in 1955 to take over [[Percy]]'s duties as station pilot, Henry - along with Gordon and James - teased him and tried to give him orders, as they had been doing to Percy. With Percy's help, Duck blocked the big engines from entering [[Tidmouth Sheds|the shed]]. The Fat Controller arrived and told the two tank engines off for causing a disturbance. Henry and the others laughed - until the Fat Controller shouted for silence and told them that they had been worse, as they had ''made'' the disturbance. He told them that Duck was right - he, Sir Topham Hatt, is in charge and he gives the orders; Henry respected Duck more after that.
Henry is based on LMS Stanier 5MT "Black Five" 4-6-0. He has a low capacity Fowler tender, three splashers, a square Belpaire Firebox and tapered boiler, and usually dome and top feed. He was modeled after a cross between a LNER A3 Pacific on a 4-6-0 wheel arrangement with a unique retractable rear pony truck, a curve in the running boards similar to an LNER Class A1/A3, a cutoff third splasher flush with a firebox cut down flush with the running boards, and a curved footplate front. In the Railway Series, he has two windows on both sides and no splashers, while in the television series, he has one window on each side of his cab and three splashers.
 
   
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Sometime after this period, Henry gained a Fowler tender for unknown reasons. By this time, Henry once acted rudely with the engines at Barrow-in-Furness while in the middle of a conversation with Percy, calling him and them "silly things" and challenged Percy's statement that he did not fear water. Percy retaliated by reminding Henry about his stay in the tunnel, but Percy was shown wrong when he accidentally ended up smokebox-first in the sea at [[Knapford Harbour]]. When Percy was to be sent to the works the next day, Henry ridiculed Percy and told him that he would be braver the next time he plunged into the sea, but Percy was quite determined that there would not be a next time.
In the early version of [[Railway Series]], he was molded after a cross between GCR Atlantic on a 4-6-2 (later 4-6-0) wheel arrangement with a curved footplate front and no curve in the running boards.
 
   
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Henry would then later accompany the engines to England.
==Livery==
 
   
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Henry's good opinion of Duck would be briefly spoilt in 1957. He and the other main line engines were growing very tired of Duck's incessant talk about the Great Western Railway following [[City of Truro]]'s visit. A [[Diesel|diesel]] sent to the island on trial quickly developed a grudge against Duck and spread nasty stories about the main line engines to the trucks, stories he falsely claimed that Duck had told him. Furious at being called "Old Square Wheels", Henry joined Gordon and James in barring Duck from the shed just like what Duck and Percy had done previously. He felt sorry a few days later when he became the next target of Diesel's slander and when Duck returned after preventing an accident, Henry cheered for him loudly.
Henry was and is currently always painted NWR green with red and yellow lining, except from the end of [[The Three Railway Engines]] to the beginning of [[Troublesome Engines]], when he was painted blue with red lining and a brass funnel, and [[Henry and the Express#Henry Sees Red|Henry Sees Red]], when he was painted all-over fiery red including his smokebox and boiler, with dark red lining on his cab and a green tender and top.
 
   
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When Gordon started feeling depressed in 1967, Henry - who thought Gordon was just moaning and groaning - teased him and told him he should get a wash-out and would feel much better. When Gordon's brother [[Flying Scotsman]] visited Sodor, Henry was jealous of the visitor's second tender. Duck and [[Donald and Douglas|Donald]] explained and while Henry took the point he still was vain enough to want an additional tender. Deciding to bring Henry down to earth, Duck told the big engine that he had in his possession not one, but ''six'' spare [[Old Tenders|tenders]], which, as a tank engine, he had no need of. Henry accepted and all the engines waited to see him go past. But instead of a splendid sight, the tenders were old, rusted and full of boiler sludge. Gordon mocked him with a comment about wash-outs.
==They're two, they're four, they're six, they're seven . . . seven?==
 
   
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Henry became frustrated the day after [[Bear|7101]] and [[Diesel 199|199]] arrived on trial. This made him so hot that his regulator fused wide open and his [[Drivers|driver]] had to use the reverser to control him. On his return journey (no train), he stopped at a [[Signal Boxes|signal box]] next to 199, who had a train of [[Tankers#Fuel tankers|fuel tankers]]. The [[Signalmen|signalman]] told them that 199 - who he nicknamed "Spamcan" - had failed and that he needed to be moved out of the way to clear the line for the "Limited". Henry pulled the train clear, but shortly afterwards, 7101's ejector failed and the "Limited" ground to a halt. Henry then volunteered to help move ''both'' trains. Luckily all he had to do for 7101 was keep the vacuum brakes off, but it was still hard work. The cavalcade made it to a station where Flying Scotsman waited to take the coaches and Donald to take the goods. Henry brought 7101 to the Works afterwards and following this valiant rescue, he was no longer teased for the Tender incident. Henry also cheered for the arrival of [[Oliver]] and [[Toad]] several days later.
The [[Reverend W. Awdry]] had a great deal of trouble with Henry. He was unhappy with [[C. Reginald Dalby]]'s illustrations of him: he looked almost identical to [[Gordon]], more so while he was painted blue - in one illustration in "'''[[Tank Engine Thomas Again]]'''" Henry looked completely identical to [[Gordon]], but this was passed off by explaining he needed to use [[Gordon]]'s buffers while his were repaired. To make matters worse, he was illustrated inconsistently, often having several different shapes within the space of a single story - in most of Dalby's illustrations Henry was portrayed as a 4-6-0, but occasionally he became a 4-6-'''2''' instead.
 
   
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Later, when Gordon needed new tubes, Henry pulled the express, but soon fell ill as well. This left the job of the express to [[Thomas]], Percy and Duck. A while later, Henry had to pull an extra long Flying Kipper and Duck had to help him up [[Gordon's Hill]], but due to a tail-lamp falling off the rear van, Duck accidentally crashed into the train.
Awdry's original idea had been to write [[Henry]] out of the series, but by "'''[[Henry the Green Engine]]'''" he had decided not to, and instead had Henry involved in a serious accident, allowing him to be rebuilt into a Class 5MT. As this was a real locomotive, Dalby was thus forced to be consistent.
 
   
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During the subject of paint colours, Henry commented on how he hated to be red and look like a fire engine. The next day, he was rough with his coaches and resulted in breaking the drawbar between him and his tender. Because of his separated source of water, his fireman was forced to throw out the fire, which set the sleepers alight. After the fire brigade put out the flames, Henry never made rude comments on fire engines again.
==Is that Henry or Henry?==
 
   
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In 1985, Henry complained to Thomas the time that [[the Viaduct]] had gone under repairs, when Thomas became impatient with his connection between the main line engines and his [[Ffarquhar Branch Line|branch line]]. Later when bringing passengers for Thomas, the tank engine [[The Runaway|ran away]].
There is a certain amount of argument over Henry's rebuild, caused by "'''The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways'''". The book was written to provide historical background to the [[Railway Series]] universe and to correct pictorial inconsistencies that had occurred in the earlier volumes. The [[Reverend W. Awdry]] claimed that the pre-rebuild and post-rebuild Henry are actually two completely separate engines, but the [[Railway Series]] show the contrary, as Henry seems familiar with events that happened before the crash. The answer could simply be that Henry's memory survived the rebuild, but as both sources can be considered equally canonical the question of whether there have been two Henrys or one will likely remain unanswered.
 
   
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In 1986, when Gordon accidentally blew ashes when his smokebox was clogged, Henry suggested that Gordon should have a good "sneeze", but Gordon reminded Henry that The Fat Controller did not like Henry's sneeze. He also pulled the express when Gordon slipped on the icy rails and befriended [[Pip and Emma]].
According to "TIOS" Henry was an experimental locomotive built from to plans stolen from Sir Nigel Gresley - the thief's name was never revealed - but the wrong plans were taken and the locomotive built was so riddled with faults that the only person who could be persuaded to buy it was the [[Fat Controller]], who, at the time, was desperate for any locomotive he could get.
 
   
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When Thomas had been invited to the Great Railway Show, he was angry that he was not chosen and later teased Percy that Thomas was old enough to become a museum piece.
"TIOS" also featured a biography of the [[Fat Controller]], which mentioned that he was apprenticed with Stanier at Swindon Works. It is possible that this was another piece of retcon added explain how Henry was able to be rebuilt so easily - something that even the [[Reverend W. Awdry]] admitted was "a mystery".
 
   
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In 1992, during the time when the railway began using a new type of coal, Henry began having problems with it. This resulted in his smokebox door to be pasted with damp shredded newspaper when hot ashes damaged it. He was to head to [[Crovan's Gate]] with James on the Express, but after crossing [[The Viaduct|the Viaduct]] one of the steel rims on his driving wheel broke off and shattered a window on one of the coaches. He was taken off and managed to get to the Works. After his repairs, he was given an undercoat of red paint, but before the green could be applied he was called out to pull the Express. Despite his looks, he managed to pull the train, even getting up Gordon's Hill on his own and returned home with his finished coat of green.
In "Sodor: Reading Between the Lines", Henry was said to look very much like a Stanier 5MT, which suggests that he is not totally identical to one of these engines. It is not clear why [[Christopher Awdry]] should have felt the need to contradict his father, the original author, but it could simply be a combination of copy-editing errors and publication deadlines.
 
   
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He later fretted over the Golden Jubilee despite [[Duck]], [[Daisy]], [[James]] and Donald trying to cheer him up.
==Metal surgery==
 
   
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===''Thomas & Friends''===
Although Henry was never portrayed as a 4-6-2 in the television series, major differences have been noticed between the model of Henry and the illustrations of Henry. His old shape appears to have been used as his new shape as well, as Henry's old shape appears to be identical to his newer one. The only difference appears to be the presence of a sand hatch and different firebox. This could have been done for ease of the changeover to his Black Five-esque appearance.
 
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In the television series, Henry loved visiting the [[Henry's Forest (landmark)|forest]]. Because of how much he loves it, he helped to [[Henry's Forest|replant trees after it was destroyed by a storm]].
   
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He also has had to go back to the Works on several occasions, such as when [[What's the Matter with Henry?|his tubes were leaking]] and after he had [[The World's Strongest Engine|an accident with some trucks]]. But the reason most often given for Henry's poor state is that he needed special coal again, even though this was corrected in the [[Series 1|first series]]. This error began with the [[Series 10|tenth series]] episode Toby's Afternoon Off and has been fixed as of [[King of the Railway]] as [[Toby]] stated that the fact that Henry needing special coal was fixed years ago. The [[Henry's Happy Coal|last time]] Henry was stated to need special coal was in the [[Series 15|fifteenth series]].
When the new models for the television series were made in 2000, Henry was given a cutoff splasher approximately where his old shape's tapered boiler and old cutoff splasher was; and also, if looked at closely, when Henry is wrecked, his sand hatch from his new shape is already fitted! In another continuity error, during a head-on shot after Henry has returned from his Crewe rebuild, his old shape is used.
 
   
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In the seventeenth series, [[Scruff's Makeover|he teased Scruff]], [[Henry's Hero|took on some bad coal with Hiro]], [[Calm Down Caitlin|allowed Caitlin to pull The Flying Kipper for him at night]], [[The Smelly Kipper|challenged James to deliver the fresh fish for him]] and [[Bill or Ben?|almost got hit by Connor]].
=="As black as . . . er . . . soot"==
 
   
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During one winter, he was tasked with working with [[Spencer]] to deliver trucks to [[Vicarstown]]. But Spencer teased him by making him think there was an abominable snowman on Sodor. After they had delivered their trucks, they both saw a strange white figure stumbling around on the tracks in front of them. Thinking it was the abominable snowman, Spencer tried to run away. Unfortunately, his valves burst and Henry stood his ground to try and to make the snowman go away. Luckily, it was only Sir Topham Hatt who ended up running into trouble in the heavy snow.
Henry was the central character of what might be the most controversial story in the history of the [[Railway Series]]. In "Henry's Sneeze", Henry got revenge on some stone-throwing boys by "sneezing" at them. Unfortunately, the boys in question were said to have been "as black as niggers" and the story was attacked in 1972. So controversial was the issue that it was reported in the national press. Awdry replied that the race relations board was being over-sensitive, which only made matters worse, as it made the public think he was a racist. To solve the problem, he changed the offending sentence to "as black as soot", which has been used in every subsequent edition of the book.
 
   
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One night, he saw [[Sailor John]] and [[Skiff]] rolling along the line and got a big fright, thinking Skiff was a ghost ship. Some of the engines teased him about it, even though he insisted the boat was real.
Henry was also the focus of Awdry's irritation once again in the nineties, when the [[Season 3|third season]] of the television series aired. This series featured a number of episodes that had not been adapted from the [[Railway Series]], some of which annoyed Awdry with their lack of realism. The episode that particularly irked him was "[[Henry's Forest]]".
 
   
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In the twentieth series, Henry had to pull the express for Gordon while he was having his firebox cleaned in the morning. He was initially hesitant but enjoyed himself, especially after the passengers complimented on how well he pulled it. Later, Henry was having a repaint at the [[Sodor Steamworks|Steamworks]] when [[Kevin]] gave him the wrong paint. Henry puffed into the night, his new paintwork glowing in the dark, causing his friends to think they had seen a ghost train. The Fat Controller realised that Henry had the wrong paint and told him to return to the Steamworks for some proper green paint, while praising Henry for being the only engine working as all the others were too scared to come out of the shed.
Awdry's complaints were directed at two aspects of the episode in particular. One was that it was unrealistic to have a railway running through a forest. [[Britt Allcroft]], the series' producer at the time, countered by claiming that she had seen a number of railways that do just that.
 
   
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Henry would later go to [[the Mainland]] and be a part of the [[The Great Railway Show|Great Railway Show]], competing in the Strongest Engine Race. After the race, he met up with the other engines and informed them that he came in fifth. [[Philip]] congratulated him, only for Henry to reveal that there were only five engines.
The other one was that Henry stopped to admire the view without alerting the signalman - a direct violation of British Railways' Rule 55. This, Awdry argued, would never be allowed to happen in real life, and would be highly unsafe.
 
   
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In Journey Beyond Sodor, Henry was due to go back to the Mainland with a goods train. However, a faulty [[Signals|signal]] caused him to crash into the back of [[Hiro]]'s train. After being rescued by the [[Breakdown Train]], the Fat Controller arranged James to take his train while Henry is being repaired. However, Thomas took it before James could and James only went when Thomas did not return. Henry was soon fully repaired and returned to the sheds while the others finished singing [[The Most Important Thing is Being Friends]], to which he asked, "What did I miss?"
In the [[Season 5|fifth season]] episode "[[James and the Trouble with Trees]]", some trees were removed because "the [[Fat Controller]] says they're too close to the line". This is evident in the [[Season 8|eighth season]] episode "[[Henry and the Wishing Tree]]", in which the trees are further back. It seems that these changes were a response to Awdry's complaints.
 
   
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Sometime after, Henry was relocated to [[Vicarstown Sheds]] with [[Rosie]] per his request. His old berth at Tidmouth Sheds was filled by [[Rebecca]].
==Henry on the big screen==
 
   
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Before Thomas' departure from Vicarstown to London he hade joked about Gordon's confusion about "London Station's" actual name.
Henry was voiced by Kevin Frank in "'''[[Thomas and the Magic Railroad]]'''". In the movie, Henry appeared to be American and still suffer from boiler trouble. This time, however, his sickness was cured by "Sodor Coal".
 
   
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===''Thomas and the Magic Railroad''===
==Constructive criticism==
 
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[[File:ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad544.png|thumb|150px|Henry in Thomas and the Magic Railroad]]
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In the film, Henry had suffered from boiler trouble due to deposits left by fumes from [[Diesel 10]]. This time, his sickness was cured by "Sodor coal". Henry was one of the few engines who knew the 'legend' about [[Lady]] was true as for he was the first to acknowledge the fact that Diesel 10 was looking for her. Later, Thomas found Henry with a boiler ache and offered to collect trucks of Sodor coal to make him feel better.
   
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==Personality==
Here are some of the moments where Henry has been subjected to criticism from the others, as evidenced below:
 
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Henry is generally well-behaved and friendly, but is sometimes arrogant. Henry is at heart, a very hard worker, but his frequent bouts of illness hinder his work. His illnesses almost always have something to do with his boiler. Unlike Gordon and James, Henry does not mind pulling trucks, especially as he is a mixed traffic engine, although when he is given the job of pulling the express whenever Gordon is unable to, this can get to his smokebox and he can act full of himself. While he doesn't usually mind pulling trucks, like James and Gordon, Henry hated to shunt his own trains, which led to several miserable days stuck in the sheds after a failed attempt at going on strike.
   
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In the [[Thomas & Friends|television series]], Henry has been portrayed with a much kinder and softer personality. He has been shown as a nature-lover, as evidenced in Henry's Forest. This personality carried on throughout the more recent series with Henry being occasionally a tree-hugging engine too, as he tried to prevent the tall pine tree and the wishing tree from being cut down.
:''"I don't disappear into the background like some engines I could mention. If it weren't for the noise, you'd need a yellow and black front like [[Mavis]]."
 
- [[James]], "'''[[James and the Diesel Engines]]'''", page 36
 
   
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In the newer series, Henry is portrayed as not too bright and sometimes really worrisome, as shown in multiple episodes. This worrisome personality was also featured in The Adventure Begins, which greatly contrasts to the original version of The Sad Story of Henry. He has shown instances when he was either moody, arrogant and vain, but proud, strong and witty, much like the earlier series, particularly when someone pokes fun at his expense and when vain engines start getting smug.
:''" . . . he [the [[Fat Controller]]] didn't like your sneeze, I seem to remember."
 
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Henry is the most likely to be respectful to smaller engines such as [[Edward]], [[Percy]], [[Thomas]], and [[Toby]] on a regular basis. He does not frequently antagonize his fellow friends, and usually shows remorse for his actions. Because of this, he is often considered much friendlier than Gordon and James, who boast to and tease others any chance they get, including Henry.
- [[Gordon]], "'''[[Gordon the High-Speed Engine]]'''", page 22
 
   
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==Technical Details==
:''"An overhaul, is it? Sounds like you need retiring, you poor old thing."
 
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===Basis===
- [[James]], "'''[[Henry and the Express]]'''", page 34
 
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Henry's history is unusual. The Fat Controller had intended to buy a Robinson Atlantic of the Great Central Railway, but was swindled and instead received Henry. He was built from rejected plans for Sir Nigel Gresley's A1 with the added design of an LNER C1 Atlantic. The plans were stolen from Gresley by an anonymous rival. The resulting engine had a superficial likeness to Gordon, but aesthetics were as far as this went. Henry in this shape developed performance issues from flaws in the design, compounded by his stay in the tunnel. Henry was a ''bad steamer'': with good-quality coal he could get enough heat to make plenty of steam, but when there was a poor lot delivered, his undersized firebox could not hold enough coal to make a proper fire. On advice from Henry's fireman, the Fat Controller ordered high-grade Welsh Coal, which made an appreciable difference in Henry's performance. When Henry suffered an accident and severe damage that winter, the opportunity was taken to send him to Crewe, where he was rebuilt an LMS Stanier 5MT "Black Five" 4-6-0. After "The Eight Famous Engines," Henry's LMS Stanier 5MT tender was replaced by a Fowler tender.
   
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In the television series, Henry has always had a one-window cab with an LNER-style tender. The differences between his shapes were removed splashers, the Belpaire firebox replacing the tapered, added steampipes beneath his smokebox, and a top feed. This was done to ease the changeover to his "Black Five"-esque appearance. However, Henry kept his parallel boiler instead of the tapered one that the Black Fives had. He later regained a full set of wheel-arches in Series 2 onwards, making him somewhat a hybrid of the 5MT and the similarly designed LMS Jubilee Class. [[Minor International Characters#The Grey Tender Engine|The grey]] and [[Minor International Characters#The Purple Tender Engine|purple]] tender engines are also members of this class.
==Did you know? . . .==
 
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* Awdry's own model of Henry was as troublesome as his fictional counterpart: it never really worked properly. The model was eventually scrapped but never replaced.
 
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File:Gordon'sbasis.png|First half of Henry's original basis
* In the [[Railway Series]], Henry's tender is unusually small for a Stanier 5MT. In the book "Sodor: Reading Between The Lines", it is explained that this is because it is a smaller tender of a type designed by Henry Fowler, which the [[Fat Controller]] prefers.
 
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File:LNERc1atlantic.jpg|Second half of Henry's original basis
*In the 1997 "Thomas the Tank Engine Annual", Henry's driver's first name is revealed to be Ted.
 
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File:HenryBasis.jpg|Henry's rebuilt basis
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File:FowlerTender.png|A Fowler tender
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Eighteen members of the class have survived into preservation. Several members of this class survived until the end of steam on British Railways in 1968. Two class members, 44781 and 44871, were used to haul the Fifteen Guinea Special on August 11, 1968. 44871 has survived into preservation whereas sister engine 44781 was purchased for use in the film, ''The Virgin Soldiers'', and was scrapped after being used in a train scene disguised as a Malayan Railway L class locomotive (donning the number 531.03).
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===Livery===
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Henry is painted in NWR apple green with red and yellow lining. His number is painted on the sides of his tender in yellow with red lining and the lining around his cab windows is yellow.
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He was repainted in NWR sky blue with red and yellow lining at the end of "The Three Railway Engines" and remained so until the beginning of Troublesome Engines, when he was given back his own livery to avoid him being too similar to Gordon. In Henry and the Express, he was briefly painted orange-red as an undercoat before his standard green coat was applied. In Henry in the Dark, he was accidentally painted with a glow in the dark green livery.
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In the Railway Series, he carries two builder's plates on the sides of his cab.
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In the learning segment, ''Being Repainted'', he had a cream undercoat.
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File:HenrySeesRedRS2.png|Henry in a red undercoat
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File:HenryintheDark33.png|Henry painted in luminous green paint
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File:BeingRepainted6.PNG|Henry in a cream undercoat
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==Appearances==
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===''[[The Railway Series]]''===
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* '''[[The Three Railway Engines]]''' - [[The Three Railway Engines#Edward's Day Out|Edward's Day Out]] {{Note|not named}}, [[The Three Railway Engines#The Sad Story of Henry|The Sad Story of Henry]] and [[The Three Railway Engines#Edward, Gordon and Henry|Edward, Gordon and Henry]]
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* '''[[Thomas the Tank Engine]]''' - [[Thomas the Tank Engine#Thomas' Train|Thomas' Train]] {{Does not speak}} and [[Thomas the Tank Engine#Thomas and the Breakdown Train|Thomas and the Breakdown Train]] {{Mentioned}}
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* '''[[James the Red Engine]]''' - [[James the Red Engine#James and the Express|James and the Express]] {{Does not speak}}
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* '''[[Tank Engine Thomas Again]]''' - [[Tank Engine Thomas Again#Thomas and the Guard|Thomas and the Guard]]
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* '''[[Troublesome Engines]]''' - [[Troublesome Engines#Henry and the Elephant|Henry and the Elephant]], [[Troublesome Engines#Tenders and Turntables|Tenders and Turntables]], [[Troublesome Engines#Trouble in the Shed|Trouble in the Shed]] {{Does not speak}} and [[Troublesome Engines#Percy's Runs Away|Percy Runs Away]]
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* '''[[Henry the Green Engine]]''' - [[Henry the Green Engine#Coal|Coal]], [[Henry the Green Engine#The Flying Kipper|The Flying Kipper]], [[Henry the Green Engine#Gordon's Whistle|Gordon's Whistle]], [[Henry the Green Engine#Percy and the Trousers|Percy and the Trousers]] and [[Henry the Green Engine#Henry's Sneeze|Henry's Sneeze]]
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* '''[[Gordon the Big Engine]]''' - [[Gordon the Big Engine#Off the Rails|Off the Rails]] and [[Gordon the Big Engine#Paint Pots and Queens|Paint Pots and Queens]]
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* '''[[Edward the Blue Engine]]''' - [[Edward the Blue Engine#Cows|Cows]] and [[Edward the Blue Engine#Old Iron|Old Iron]] {{Cameo}}
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* '''[[Four Little Engines]]''' - [[Four Little Engines#Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady|Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady]]
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* '''[[Percy the Small Engine]]''' - [[Percy the Small Engine#Percy and the Signal|Percy and the Signal]] {{Cameo}} and [[Percy the Small Engine#Duck Takes Charge|Duck Takes Charge]]
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* '''[[The Eight Famous Engines]]''' - [[The Eight Famous Engines#Percy Takes the Plunge|Percy Takes the Plunge]] and [[The Eight Famous Engines#The Fat Controller's Engines|The Fat Controller's Engines]]
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* '''[[Duck and the Diesel Engine]]''' - [[Duck and the Diesel Engine#Pop Goes the Diesel|Pop Goes the Diesel]] {{Not seen}}, [[Duck and the Diesel Engine#Dirty Work|Dirty Work]] and [[Duck and the Diesel Engine#A Close Shave|A Close Shave]] {{Does not speak}}
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* '''[[The Little Old Engine]]''' - [[The Little Old Engine#Little Old Twins|Little Old Twins]] {{Cameo}}
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* '''[[The Twin Engines]]''' - [[The Twin Engines#Hullo Twins!|Hullo Twins!]], [[The Twin Engines#The Missing Coach|The Missing Coach]], [[The Twin Engines#Break Van|Break Van]] {{Mentioned}} and [[The Twin Engines#The Deputation|The Deputation]]
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* '''[[Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine]]''' - [[Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine#Bowled Out|Bowled Out]]
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* '''[[Main Line Engines]]''' - [[Main Line Engines#Buzz, Buzz|Buzz, Buzz]], [[Main Line Engines#Wrong Road|Wrong Road]] {{Mentioned}} and [[Main Line Engines#Edward's Exploit|Edward's Exploit]]
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* '''[[Small Railway Engines]]''' - [[Small Railway Engines#Ballast|Ballast]] {{Note|not seen; does not speak}}
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* '''[[Enterprising Engines]]''' - [[Enterprising Engines#Tenders for Henry|Tenders for Henry]], [[Enterprising Engines#Super Rescue|Super Rescue]] and [[Enterprising Engines#Little Western|Little Western]] {{Does not speak}}
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* '''[[Oliver the Western Engine]]''' - [[Oliver the Western Engine#Resource and Sagacity|Resource and Sagacity]]
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* '''[[Really Useful Engines]]''' - [[Really Useful Engine#Fish|Fish]] and [[Really Useful Engines#Triple-Header|Triple-Header]] {{Does not speak}}
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* '''[[James and the Diesel Engines]]''' - [[James and the Diesel Engines#Old Stuck-Up|Old Stuck-Up]], [[James and the Diesel Engines#Crossed Lines|Crossed Lines]], [[James and the Diesel Engines#Fire-Engine|Fire-Engine]] and [[James and the Diesel Engines#Deep Freeze|Deep Freeze]] {{Does not speak}}
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* '''[[Great Little Engines]]''' - [[Great Little Engines#Patience is a Virtue|Patience is a Virtue]] {{Mentioned}}
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* '''[[More About Thomas the Tank Engine]]''' - [[More About Thomas the Tank Engine#The Runaway|The Runaway]] {{Mentioned}}, [[More About Thomas the Tank Engine#Better Late Than Never|Better Late Than Never]] and [[More About Thomas the Tank Engine#Drip Tank|Drip Tank]] {{Mentioned}}
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* '''[[Gordon the High-Speed Engine]]''' - [[Gordon the High-Speed Engine#High-Speed Gordon|High-Speed Gordon]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Gordon the High-Speed Engine#Smokescreen|Smokescreen]] and [[Gordon the High-Speed Engine#Gordon Proves His Point|Gordon Proves His Point]] {{Cameo}}
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* '''[[Thomas and the Great Railway Show]]''' - [[Thomas and the Great Railway Show#Museum Piece|Museum Piece]] and [[Thomas and the Great Railway Show#Not the Ticket|Not the Ticket]] {{Does not speak}}
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* '''[[Thomas Comes Home]]''' - [[Thomas Comes Home#Washout!|Washout!]]
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* '''[[Henry and the Express]]''' - [[Henry and the Express#Out of Puff|Out of Puff]], [[Henry and the Express#Overhaul|Overhaul]], [[Henry and the Express#Sliding Scales|Sliding Scales]] {{Mentioned}} and [[Henry and the Express#Henry Sees Red|Henry Sees Red]]
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* '''[[Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines]]''' - [[Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines#Birdstrike|Birdstrike]] and [[Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines#Golden Jubilee|Golden Jubilee]]
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* '''[[Thomas and his Friends]]''' - [[Thomas and his Friends#Buffer Bashing|Buffer Bashing]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas and his Friends#Gordon's Fire Service|Gordon's Fire Service]] and [[Thomas and his Friends#Centenary|Centenary]] {{Does not speak}}
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* '''1970''' - [[Twelve Happy Engines]] {{Does not speak}}
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* '''1972''' - [[The Railway Series: Surprise Packet]] {{Does not speak}}
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* '''1976''' - [[Famous Engines]] and [[Railway Map of the Island of Sodor]]
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* '''1983''' - [[The Flying Kipper and Henry the Green Engine]]
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* '''1984''' - [[Henry the Green Engine and the Elephant]], [[Henry the Green Engine Gets Out]] and [[Thomas's Christmas Party (book)|Thomas's Christmas Party]]
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* '''1986''' - [[Percy the Small Engine Takes the Plunge]], [[Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree (story)|Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree]] and [[Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection]]
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* '''1987''' - [[The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways]] {{Mentioned}}
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* '''2005''' - [[Sodor: Reading Between the Lines]] {{Mentioned}}
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* '''2007''' - [[Thomas the Tank Engine: The New Collection]]
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===''[[Thomas & Friends]]''===
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* '''[[Series 1]]''' - [[Thomas and Gordon]] {{Cameo}}, [[Edward and Gordon]] {{Note|not named; does not speak}}, [[The Sad Story of Henry]], [[Edward, Gordon and Henry]], [[Thomas' Train]], [[Thomas and the Trucks]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Thomas and the Breakdown Train]] {{Does not speak}}, [[James and the Express]], [[Thomas and the Guard]], [[Tenders and Turntables]], [[Trouble in the Shed]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Percy Runs Away]], [[Coal]], [[The Flying Kipper (episode)|The Flying Kipper]], [[Whistles and Sneezes]], [[Off the Rails]] and [[Thomas' Christmas Party]]
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* '''[[Series 2]]''' - [[Cows]], [[Old Iron]] {{Cameo}}, [[Percy and the Signal]] {{Cameo}}, [[Duck Takes Charge]], [[Percy and Harold]] {{Note|stock footage cameo}}, [[The Runaway]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Percy Takes the Plunge]], [[Pop Goes the Diesel]], [[Dirty Work]], [[A Close Shave]] {{Cameo}}, [[Better Late Than Never]], [[The Missing Coach (cancelled episode)|The Missing Coach]] {{Note|cancelled episode}}, [[Break Van]] {{Cameo}}, [[The Deputation]], [[Edward's Exploit]] and [[Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree]] {{Cameo}}
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* '''[[Series 3]]''' - [[A Scarf for Percy]], [[Gordon and the Famous Visitor]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas, Percy and the Dragon]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Henry's Forest]], [[The Trouble with Mud]] {{Does not speak}}, [[No Joke for James]], [[Thomas, Percy and the Post Train]], [[Tender Engines]], [[Escape]] {{Cameo}}, [[Oliver Owns Up]], [[Percy, James and the Fruitful Day]] and [[Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure]] {{Cameo}}
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* '''[[Series 4]]''' - [[Granpuff]] {{Cameo}}, [[Sleeping Beauty]], [[Bulldog]], [[Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady]], [[Gallant Old Engine (episode)|Gallant Old Engine]] {{Cameo}}, [[Rusty to the Rescue]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas and Stepney]] {{Cameo}}, [[Train Stops Play]] {{Cameo}}, [[Bowled Out]], [[Henry and the Elephant]], [[Toad Stands By]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas and the Special Letter]], [[Paint Pots and Queens]] and [[Fish]]
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* '''[[Series 5]]''' - [[Cranky Bugs]], [[Horrid Lorry]], [[A Better View for Gordon]] {{Does not speak}}, [[James and the Trouble with Trees]], [[Baa!]] {{Cameo}}, [[Put Upon Percy]], {{Cameo}}, [[Haunted Henry]], [[Something in the Air]], [[Thomas and the Rumours]], [[Oliver's Find]] {{Cameo}} and [[Busy Going Backwards]] {{Does not speak}}
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* '''[[Series 6]]''' - [[Salty's Secret]] {{Cameo}}, [[Harvey to the Rescue]], [[No Sleep for Cranky]] {{Note|deleted scene cameo}}, [[A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter]] {{Cameo}}, [[The Fogman]] {{Cameo}}, [[It's Only Snow]], [[Twin Trouble]] {{Cameo}}, [[The World's Strongest Engine]], [[Scaredy Engines]], [[Percy and the Haunted Mine]] {{Cameo}}, [[Middle Engine]] {{Does not speak}}, [[James and the Red Balloon]] {{Cameo}}, [[Jack Frost]] {{Cameo}}, [[Gordon Takes a Tumble]], [[Percy's Chocolate Crunch]], [[Thomas, Percy and the Squeak]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas the Jet Engine]] and [[Edward the Very Useful Engine]]
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* '''[[Series 7]]''' - [[Percy Gets it Right]] {{Cameo}}, [[Edward's Brass Band]] {{Cameo}}, [[What's the Matter with Henry?]], [[James and the Queen of Sodor]] {{Cameo}}, [[The Spotless Record]] {{Cameo}}, [[Something Fishy]] {{Cameo}}, [[Peace and Quiet]] {{Note|stock footage}}, [[Bulgy Rides Again]] {{Cameo}}, [[Harold and the Flying Horse]] {{Cameo}}, [[Best Dressed Engine]] {{Note|stock footage cameo}}, [[Gordon and Spencer]] {{Cameo}} and [[Not So Hasty Puddings]] {{Note|stock footage cameo}}
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* '''[[Jack and the Sodor Construction Company]]''' - [[A Tale for Thomas]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas and the Moles]] {{Mentioned}} and [[Mud Glorious Mud]] {{Cameo}}
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* '''[[Series 8]]''' - [[Percy's New Whistle]] {{Cameo}}, [[Henry and the Wishing Tree]], [[James Gets a New Coat]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Saves the Day]] {{Note|deleted scene}}, [[Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough]] {{Cameo}}, [[Don't Tell Thomas]], [[Emily's New Route]] {{Cameo}}, [[Spic and Span]] {{Cameo}}, [[Edward the Great]] {{Cameo}}, [[Squeak, Rattle and Roll]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Thomas and the Circus]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Gets it Right]] {{Cameo}}, [[Fish (Series 8)|Fish]] {{Cameo}}, [[Halloween]] {{Cameo}}, [[You Can Do it, Toby!]] {{Mentioned}}, [[Chickens to School]] {{Does not speak}} and [[Percy and the Magic Carpet]] {{Cameo}}
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* '''[[Series 9]]''' - [[Percy and the Oil Painting]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas and the Rainbow]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Molly's Special Special]], [[Respect for Gordon]], [[Thomas and the Birthday Picnic]], [[Thomas and the Toy Shop]], [[Thomas and the New Engine]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Toby Feels Left Out]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Tries His Best]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Thomas and the Statue]] {{Cameo}}, [[Henry and the Flagpole]], [[Emily Knows Best]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas' Day Off]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas' New Trucks]] {{Cameo}}, [[Saving Edward]] {{Cameo}}, [[Keeping Up with James]] and [[Flour Power]] {{Does not speak}}
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* '''[[Series 10]]''' - [[Percy and the Funfair]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Toby's Afternoon Off]], [[It's Good to be Gordon]], [[Toby's New Shed]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Big Strong Henry]], [[Thomas and the Shooting Star]] {{Cameo}}, [[Edward Strikes Out]] {{Cameo}}, [[Emily and the Special Coaches]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas and the Colours]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas and the Birthday Mail]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas and the Treasure]] {{Cameo}} and [[James the Second Best]]
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* '''[[Series 11]]''' - [[Thomas and the Storyteller]] {{Cameo}}, [[Emily's Rubbish]], [[Dream On]] {{Cameo}}, [[Dirty Work (Series 11)|Dirty Work]] {{Cameo}}, [[Gordon and the Engineer]] {{Note|not named; speaks in other dubs; does not speak in Japanese dub}}, [[Thomas and the Spaceship]] {{Cameo}}, [[Henry's Lucky Day]], [[Thomas and the Lighthouse]], [[Smoke and Mirrors]], [[Edward and the Mail]], [[Toby's Triumph]] {{Cameo}} and [[Thomas in Trouble (Series 11)|Thomas in Trouble]] {{Does not speak}}
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* '''[[Series 12]]''' - [[Thomas and the Billboard]] {{Cameo}}, [[Henry Gets it Wrong]], [[Heave Ho Thomas!]] {{Cameo}}, [[Toby's Special Surprise]], [[Excellent Emily]] {{Cameo}}, [[James Works it Out]] {{Mentioned}}, [[Tram Trouble]] {{Cameo}} and [[Don't Go Back]]
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* '''[[Series 13]]''' - [[Creaky Cranky (episode)|Creaky Cranky]], [[The Lion of Sodor]], [[Tickled Pink]], [[Slippy Sodor]], [[Time for a Story]] {{Cameo}}, [[A Blooming Mess]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas and the Runaway Kite]] {{Cameo}}, [[Steamy Sodor]], [[Splish Splash Splosh]] {{Cameo}}, [[The Biggest Present of All]], [[Snow Tracks]], [[Henry's Good Deeds]] and [[Hiro Helps Out]] {{Cameo}}
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* '''[[Series 14]]''' - [[Thomas' Tall Friend]] {{Cameo}}, [[James in the Dark]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Pingy Pongy Pick Up]] {{Cameo}}, [[Charlie and Eddie]] {{Cameo}}, [[Henry's Health and Safety]], [[Being Percy]] {{Cameo}}, [[Merry Winter Wish]], [[Thomas' Crazy Day]] {{Cameo}}, [[Jumping Jobi Wood!]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas and Scruff]], [[Jitters and Japes]] {{Note|faceless portrait cameo}}, [[Merry Misty Island]] and [[Henry's Magic Box]]
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* '''[[Series 15]]''' - [[Gordon and Ferdinand]] {{Cameo}}, [[Percy's New Friends]], [[Edward the Hero]], [[Up, Up and Away!]] {{Cameo}}, [[Henry's Happy Coal]], [[Surprise, Surprise]] {{Cameo}}, [[Spencer the Grand]] {{Cameo}}, [[Kevin the Steamie]] {{Cameo}}, [[Percy the Snowman]] {{Cameo}}, [[Tree Trouble]] {{Cameo}} and [[Fiery Flynn]] {{Cameo}}
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* '''[[Series 16]]''' - [[Ol' Wheezy Wobbles]] {{Cameo}}, [[Express Coming Through]] {{Cameo}}, [[Percy and the Monster of Brendam]], [[Ho Ho Snowman]], [[Flash Bang Wallop!]], [[Thomas and the Rubbish Train]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Toots the Crows]] {{Cameo}}, [[Bust My Buffers!]] {{Cameo}}, [[Percy and the Calliope]] {{Cameo}}, [[Salty's Surprise]] {{Cameo}}, [[Sodor Surprise Day]] {{Cameo}}, [[Emily's Winter Party Special]], [[Muddy Matters]] {{Cameo}}, [[Whiff's Wish]] {{Does not speak}} and [[Happy Birthday Sir!]] {{Cameo}}
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* '''[[Series 17]]''' - [[Kevin's Cranky Friend]], [[Scruff's Makeover]], [[Wayward Winston]], [[Gordon Runs Dry]], [[Calm Down Caitlin]], [[Steamie Stafford]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Henry's Hero]], [[Not Now, Charlie!]], [[The Thomas Way]] {{Cameo}}, [[Percy's Lucky Day]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Bill or Ben?]], [[No Snow for Thomas]] {{Cameo}}, [[The Missing Christmas Decorations]] {{Does not speak}}, [[The Frozen Turntable]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Away From the Sea]] {{Cameo}}, [[The Smelly Kipper]] and [[Thomas' Shortcut]] {{Cameo}}
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* '''[[Series 18]]''' - [[Old Reliable Edward]], [[Flatbeds of Fear]], [[Disappearing Diesels]] {{Cameo}}, [[Signals Crossed]], [[Toad's Adventure]] {{Cameo}}, [[Duck in the Water]] {{Cameo}}, [[Duck and the Slip Coaches]], [[Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger]] {{Cameo}}, [[Missing Gator]] {{Cameo}}, [[Spencer's VIP]], [[Last Train for Christmas]], [[Duncan the Humbug]] {{Cameo}}, [[The Perfect Gift]] {{Cameo}} and [[Timothy and the Rainbow Truck]] {{Cameo}}
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* '''[[Series 19]]''' - [[Who's Geoffrey?]] {{Does not speak}}, [[The Truth About Toby]], [[Lost Property]] {{Cameo}}, [[Henry Spots Trouble]], [[Snow Place Like Home]], [[The Beast of Sodor]], [[Toad and the Whale]] {{Cameo}}, [[Very Important Sheep]] {{Cameo}}, [[Helping Hiro]] {{Cameo}}, [[Slow Stephen]] {{Cameo}}, [[Best Engine Ever]] {{Cameo}}, [[The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead]], [[Philip to the Rescue]], [[Rocky Rescue]], [[The Other Side of the Mountain]] {{Cameo}}, [[No Help at All]] {{Cameo}}, [[Goodbye Fat Controller]] and [[Wild Water Rescue]] {{Cameo}}
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* '''[[Series 20]]''' - [[Toby's New Friend]] {{Cameo}}, [[Henry Gets the Express]], [[Diesel and the Ducklings]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Bradford the Brake Van]], [[Pouty James]], [[Letters to Santa]] {{Cameo}}, [[The Railcar and the Coaches]] {{Cameo}}, [[All in Vain]], [[Henry in the Dark]], [[Three Steam Engines Gruff]], [[Engine of the Future]], [[Hugo and the Airship]] [[The Christmas Coffeepot]] {{Cameo}} and [[Over the Hill]] {{Cameo}}
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* '''[[Series 21]]''' - [[Dowager Hatt's Busy Day]], [[Stuck in Gear]] {{Cameo}}, [[Hasty Hannah]] {{Cameo}}, [[Cranky at the End of the Line]], [[Philip's Number]] {{Does not speak}}, [[The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor]], [[A Shed for Edward]] {{Cameo}} and [[The Big Freeze]]
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* '''[[Series 22]]''' - [[Forever and Ever]], [[Confusion Without Delay]] {{Does not speak}}, [[An Engine of Many Colours]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Seeing is Believing]] {{note|stock footage cameo; Latin America/Spanish version}}, [[Apology Impossible]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas' Animal Ark]] and [[Counting on Nia]] {{Cameo}}
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* '''[[Series 23]]''' - [[Chucklesome Trucks]] {{Cameo}}, [[The Other Big Engine]] {{Note|photo only}}, [[Steam Team to the Rescue]], [[Panicky Percy]] and [[Diesel Glows Away]] {{Cameo}}
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* '''[[Series 24]]''' - [[Thomas and the Royal Engine]], [[Emily's Best Friend]], [[The Great Little Railway Show]], [[Sonny's Second Chance]] {{Cameo}} and [[Kenji on the Rails Again]] {{Cameo}}
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====Specials====
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* '''1992''' - [[Thomas and the U.K. Trip]] {{Does not speak}}
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* '''2000''' - [[Thomas and the Magic Railroad]]
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* '''2005''' - [[Calling All Engines!]]
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* '''2008''' - [[The Great Discovery]]
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* '''2009''' - [[Hero of the Rails]]
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* '''2010''' - [[Misty Island Rescue]]
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* '''2011''' - [[Day of the Diesels]]
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* '''2012''' - [[Blue Mountain Mystery]]
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* '''2013''' - [[King of the Railway]]
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* '''2014''' - [[Tale of the Brave]]
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* '''2015''' - [[The Adventure Begins]] and [[Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure]]
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* '''2016''' - [[The Great Race]]
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* '''2017''' - [[Journey Beyond Sodor]]
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* '''2018''' - [[Big World! Big Adventures!]]
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====[[Music Videos]]====
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* '''Series 3''' - [[Thomas' Anthem]] and [[I'm Thomas the Tank Engine]]
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* '''Series 4''' - [[Toby (song)|Toby]], [[Don't Judge a Book By its Cover]], [[The Island Song]], [[Really Useful Engine]] and [[Thomas' Christmas Song]]
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* '''Series 5''' - [[Night Train]], [[Accidents Will Happen]], [[Every Cloud has a Silver Lining]], [[It's Great to be an Engine]], [[The Snow Song]], [[Donald's Duck (song)|Donald's Duck]], [[Sir Topham Hatt (song)|Sir Topham Hatt]], and [[Come for the Ride]]
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* '''Thomas and the Magic Railroad''' - [[Really Useful Engine#Thomas and the Magic Railroad|Really Useful Engine]]
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* '''Series 6''' - [[James the Really Splendid Engine]], [[Little Engines]], [[Down at the Docks]], [[Winter Wonderland]], [[Boo! Boo! Choo-Choo]], and [[Never, Never, Never Give Up]]
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* '''Series 7''' - [[Five New Engines in the Shed]], [[There Once Was an Engine Who Ran Away]], [[Troublesome Trucks (song)|Troublesome Trucks]], [[Salty (song)|Salty]] and [[The Whistle Song]]
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* '''Series 8''' - [[Sounds]], [[Emily (song)|Emily]], [[Surprises]], [[A World Around You]], [[Determination]], [[Patience]], [[Ode to Gordon]] and [[Engine Roll Call]]
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* '''Calling All Engines!''' - [[Busy]], [[Trying]], [[Together]], [[Engine Roll Call#Calling All Engines version|New Engine Roll Call]] and [[The Dream Song]]
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* '''Series 9''' - [[Day and Night]], [[Party Time]], [[Pride]], [[Every Day's a Special Day on Sodor]], and [[Togetherness]]
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* '''Jack and the Sodor Construction Company''' - [[The Work Song]] and [[One Friendly Family]]
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* '''Series 10''' - [[Doing it Right]], [[Favourite Place]], [[H is for Harold]], [[Navigation]], [[There's Always Something New]], [[Responsibility]], [[Strength]], [[Jingle Bells]], [[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]] and [[Engine Roll Call]] {{Note|Rock 'n' Roll version}}
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* '''Series 11''' - [[Engine Roll Call]]
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* '''The Great Discovery''' [[There's a Job for Everyone]], [[Where, oh Where is Thomas?]], [[Engine Roll Call]] and [[Thomas, You're the Leader]]
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* '''Series 12''' - [[Engine Roll Call]]
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* '''Hero of the Rails''' - [[Go, Go Thomas]]
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* '''Series 13''' - [[Roll Along]], [[Thomas, You're the Leader]], [[Sounds]], [[Determination]], and [[Engine Roll Call]]
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* '''Misty Island Rescue''' - [[Misty Island Rescue (song)|Misty Island Rescue]]
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* '''Series 14''' - [[All You Need]] and [[Sir Topham Hatt (2010 song)|Sir Topham Hatt]]
  +
* '''Day of the Diesels''' - [[Day of the Diesels (song)|Day of the Diesels]]
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* '''Series 15''' - [[Hear the Engines Coming]]
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* '''Series 16''' - [[Thomas and Percy]] and [[Go, Go Thomas]]
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* '''King of the Railway''' - [[Working Together|Working Together Again]], [[Searching Everywhere]] and [[It's Gonna be a Great Day]]
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* '''Series 17''' - [[Hey, Hey Thomas!]] and [[On a Journey Today]]
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* '''Series 18''' - [[It's Christmas Time]] and [[The Best Friends Express]]
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* '''Thomas' Youtube World Tour''' - [[A World Around You]], [[Down by the Docks]], [[Navigation]], [[Never, Never, Never Give Up]], [[It's Great to be an Engine]], [[Thomas' Anthem]], [[The Island Song]], [[The Whistle Song]], [[Night Train]], [[Ode to Gordon]], [[Rules and Regulations]] and [[That's What Friends Are for]]
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* '''The Adventure Begins''' [[Really Useful Engine]] and [[Troublesome Trucks (song)|Troublesome Trucks]]
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* '''Series 19''' - [[Race with You]], [[Spring is Here!]] and [[Engine Roll Call]]
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* '''Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure''' - [[We Make a Team Together]]
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* '''Series 20''' - [[It's Halloween]], [[James the Really Splendid Engine]] and [[Accidents Will Happen]]
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* '''The Great Race''' [[Will You Won't You]], [[The Shooting Star is Coming Through]] {{Cameo}} and [[Be Who You Are, and Go Far]]
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* '''Journey Beyond Sodor''' - [[I Want to Go Home]] {{Cameo}} and [[The Most Important Thing is Being Friends]] {{Cameo}}
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* '''Series 21''' - [[Set Friendship in Motion]], [[Doing it Right]], [[Trying]] and [[Little Engines]]
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* '''Big World! Big Adventures!''' - [[Where in the World is Thomas?]] and [[We're Friends]]
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* '''Series 22''' - [[Engine Roll Call]], [[All the Girls Around the World]] and [[The Steam Team (song)|The Steam Team]]
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====[[Learning Segments]]====
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* '''Series 8''' - [[Learning Segments#Sounds|Sounds]] {{Note|pre-filmed footage cameo}}, [[Learning Segments#Steamies and Diesels Sounds|Steamies and Diesels Sounds]] {{Cameo}}, [[Learning Segments#Being Blue|Being Blue]], [[Learning Segments#Sharing|Sharing]], [[Learning Segments#Helping One Another|Helping One Another]] {{Cameo}} and [[Learning Segments#Guess the Engine|Guess the Engine - Henry, Toby and Thomas]] and [[Learning Segments#Henry Huffs Out of the Station|Henry Huffs Out of the Station]]
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* '''Series 9''' - [[Learning Segments#Same Colour|Same Colour]], [[Learning Segments#Which Route Should Thomas Take?|Which Route Should Thomas Take?]] {{Cameo}}, [[Learning Segments#Knowing What to do?|Knowing What to do?]] {{Cameo}}, [[Learning Segments#Being Kind|Being Kind]], [[Learning Segments#What Goes Where?|What Goes Where?]] {{Cameo}}, [[Learning Segments#Who's Under the Coal Dust?|Who's Under the Coal Dust? - James]] and [[Learning Segments#Job Destinations|Job Destinations]]
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* '''Series 10''' - [[Learning Segments#Where is Henry's Coal?|Where is Henry's Coal?]], [[Learning Segments#Percy's Story|Percy's Story]], [[Learning Segments#Right Sized Engine for the Job|Right Sized Engine for the Job]], [[Learning Segments#Who's Under the Coal Dust?|Who's Under the Coal Dust? - Emily]], [[Learning Segments#Which Track for Henry?|Which Track for Henry?]], [[Learning Segments#Which Engine Should go to Which Building?|Which Engine Should go to Which Building?]] and [[Learning Segments#What is Henry Thinking of?|What is Henry Thinking of?]]
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* '''Calling All Engines!''' - [[Learning Segments#Which Engine for Which Job?|Which Engine for Which Job?]] and [[Learning Segments#Which Diesel Engine with Which Steam Engine?|Which Diesel Engine with Which Steam Engine?]]
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* '''Unknown''' - [[Learning Segments#Being Repainted|Being Repainted]]
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====[[:Category:Promotional Videos|Videos]]====
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* '''2014''' - [[Welcome to the Island of Sodor Logan!]] {{Cameo}}
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* '''2016''' - [[Meet the Contenders#Henry of Sodor|Meet the Contenders: Henry of Sodor]]
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* '''2017''' - [[Thomas & Friends Adventures Shorts#Shark Escape|Shark Escape]] and [[Thomas & Friends Adventures Shorts#Space Mission|Space Mission]]
  +
* '''2020''' - [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Jumps|Top 5 Jumps]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Animals|Top 5 Animals]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Cranes|Top 5 Cranes]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Non-Railway Vehicles|Top 5 Non-Railway Vehicles]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Songs|Top 5 Songs]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Crashes|Top 5 Crashes]], [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Coolest Engines|Top 5 Coolest Engines]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Cheeky Thomas Moments|Top 5 Cheeky Thomas Moments]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Silliest Characters|Top 5 Silliest Characters]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Top 5#Top 5 Scariest Moments|Top 5 Scariest Moments]] and [[Meet the Characters!#Meet Ruth of America!|Meet Ruth of America!]] {{Cameo}}
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}}
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===[[:Category:Books|Books]]===
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* '''2003''' - [[Down at the Docks]], [[Thomas (Story Library book)|Thomas]] {{Mentioned}}, [[Donald and Douglas (Story Library Book)|Donald and Douglas]]
  +
* '''2004''' - [[Thomas Gets a Snowplow]], [[Gordon (Story Library book)|Gordon]] and [[Edward (Story Library Book)|Edward]] {{Does not speak}}
  +
* '''2005''' - [[Calling All Engines! (book)|Calling All Engines!]], [[Duck (Story Library Book)|Duck]] and [[Henry (Story Library book)|Henry]]
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* '''2006''' - [[Annie and Clarabel (Story Library Book)|Annie and Clarabel]], [[Molly (Story Library Book)|Molly]] and [[Harvey (Story Library book)|Harvey]]
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* '''2007''' - [[The Fat Controller (Story Library Book)|The Fat Controller]]
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* '''2008''' - [[Whiff (Story Library Book)|Whiff]] and [[The Snowy Special]]
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* '''2010''' - [[Haunted Henry (Story Library Book)|Haunted Henry]]
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===[[Magazines|Magazine Stories]]===
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* '''1987''' - [[Edward and Gordon (magazine story)|Edward and Gordon]] {{Cameo}}, [[The Sad Story of Henry (magazine story)|The Sad Story of Henry]], [[Thomas' Train (magazine story)|Thomas' Train]], [[Hello, Thomas! (magazine story)|Hello, Thomas!]], [[Thomas and the Trucks (magazine story)|Thomas and the Trucks]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas and the Breakdown Train (magazine story)|Thomas and the Breakdown Train]] {{Cameo}} and [[Thomas's Christmas Party (magazine story)|Thomas' Christmas Party]]
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* '''1988''' - [[James and the Express (magazine story)|James and the Express]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Tenders and Turntables (magazine story)|Tenders and Turntables]], [[Trouble in the Shed (magazine story)|Trouble in the Shed]], [[Percy Runs Away (magazine story)|Percy Runs Away]], [[Whistles and Sneezes (magazine story)|Whistles and Sneezes]], [[Cows (magazine story)|Cows]], [[Henry's New Driver]], [[Thomas' Present]], [[Duck Takes Charge (magazine story)|Duck Takes Charge]], [[Edward's Exploits (magazine story)|Edward's Exploits]], [[Percy's Night Out]] {{Does not speak}} and [[Henry and the Roof]]
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* '''1989''' - [[The Party]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Henry the Hero]], [[An Important Visitor]], [[The Missing Holly!]] and [[A Fishy Smell]] {{Does not speak}}
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* '''1990''' - [[Henry's Forest (magazine story)|Henry's Forest]], [[Thomas For Sale]] and [[The Backlog]] {{Does not speak}}
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* '''1991''' - [[Duck's Service]]
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* '''1992''' - [[Henry and the Holidaymakers!]]
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* '''1993''' - [[Thomas and the New Clock!]] {{Mentioned}} and [[First with the Food!]] {{Does not speak}}
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* '''1994''' - [[The Nature Bus!]] {{Mentioned}} and [[Puffing Pots!]]
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* '''1995''' - [[Keeping Clean!]] {{Cameo}}, [[Night Lights! (1995 magazine story)|Night Lights]] and [[The Engine Parade!]]
  +
* '''1996''' - [[Henry's Hoax]], [[Too Tired!]], [[The New Track]], [[Going Slowly!]], [[Thomas Takes a Ride!]] {{Mentioned}} and [[The Trouble With Mud!]] {{Mentioned}}
  +
* '''1997''' - [[Henry (1997 magazine story)|Henry]], [[Henry's Hills]], [[Danger on the Line]], [[Henry's Busy Day]] and [[Trevor's Christmas Surprise]] {{Does not speak}}
  +
* '''1998''' - [[Donald and Douglas (magazine story)|Donald and Douglas]], [[The Scarecrow Competition!]], [[Henry (1998 magazine story)|Henry]] and [[Christmas Crisis]] {{Does not speak}}
  +
* '''1999''' - [[Harold and Henry]] and [[Summer Fun!]]
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* '''2000''' - [[Henry (2000 magazine story)|Henry]], [[The End of the Rainbow!]], [[Shivers in the Sheds]], [[Henry's Freight Cars]], [[Harold's View]], [[Henrietta's Holiday]] {{Does not speak}} and [[Painting the Shed]]
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* '''2001''' - [[Harold Goes Quiet]], [[Thomas Chimes In]] {{Cameo}}, [[Henry (2001 magazine story)|Henry]], [[A Special Story about the Fire Engine!]] {{Does not speak}} and [[Snow Fun for Henry]]
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* '''2002''' - [[What's That Smell?]], [[Henry Helps]], [[Good as New!]], [[Henry (2002 magazine story)|Henry]], [[Good as New!]], [[Travelling Tables!]] {{Cameo}}, [[Sodor Goes Pop!]], [[The Blue Engine Club]], [[Clean Up Chaos]], [[A Snowy Reception]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Diesel's Drums]] {{Cameo}} and [[I Used to be Red]] {{Does not speak}}
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* '''2003''' - [[Gordon's Surprise]], [[The Big Hero]], [[Henry's Dizzy Day]], [[The Most Beautiful Station]] {{Cameo}}, [[A Foggy Friend]] {{Cameo}}, [[Harold's Bad Day]] {{Cameo}}, [[Harvey to the Rescue!]], [[Tour of Sodor]] {{Mentioned}}, [[Happy and Sad (magazine story)|Happy and Sad]] {{Cameo}}, [[Frozen Engine]] {{Cameo}} and [[Revving Racers]] {{Does not speak}}
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* '''2004''' - [[Henry to the Rescue (magazine story)|Henry to the Rescue]], [[Emily Saves Henry]], [[Girl Power!]], [[More Mischief!]], [[Percy to the Rescue (magazine story)|Percy to the Rescue]] {{Cameo}}, [[Harold's Bad Day (2004 magazine story)|Harold's Bad Day]] {{Cameo}}, [[A Fishy Adventure]], [[Dirty Percy!]], [[Engine Trouble]], [[Edward to the Rescue!]], [[Rocket Power]], [[It's Only Snow! (magazine story)|It's Only Snow!]] {{Cameo}}, [[Scary Jack Frost]] {{Cameo}}, [[Thomas Gets it Right (magazine story)|Thomas Gets It Right]] {{Cameo}}, [[Colour Quarrel!]], [[Favourite Journey]], [[Fishy Business]], [[Henry's Forest (2004 magazine story)|Henry's Forest]], [[The Haunted Mine]], [[The Train Trolley]], [[A Nice Quiet Day]], [[Dazzling Diesel!]], [[Proud and Loud]] and [[Off to Market!]] {{Cameo}}
  +
* '''2005''' - [[Slide and Ride]] {{Mentioned}}, [[Model Engines]], [[Three Kings]], [[Squeak, Rattle and Roll (magazine story)|Squeak, Rattle and Roll]] {{Cameo}}, [[Hooray, Henry]], [[A Treat for Trying]], [[Tunnel Trouble (2005)|Tunnel Trouble]] {{Does not speak}}, [[A Jumbo-Sized Surprise]] and [[Relay Rescue]]
  +
* '''2006''' - [[King Thomas]], [[No Trouble for Toby]], [[Caroline's Cruise]], [[Splendid Sight]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Thomas, Emily, and the Snowplow (magazine story)|Thomas, Emily and the Snowplow]] {{Cameo}}, [[Sparkling Sky]] and [[Thomas and the Statue (magazine story)|Thomas and the Statue]] {{Cameo}}
  +
* '''2007''' - [[Henry's Hairy Passenger]], [[Fly Along, Fergus!]], [[The Best Smile]], [[Off to Market!]] {{Cameo}}, [[Helping Henry]], [[The Santa Engine]], [[Rusty's Rescue!]], [[Wilbert in the Wild]] {{Cameo}} and [[Wet Wait]]
  +
* '''2008''' - [[Food Chain Train]], [[Snow Trouble!]], [[The Ice Train!]], [[May Day Rescue]], [[Edward's Mail]] {{Cameo}}, [[Claypit Clowns]] {{Cameo}} and [[Funny Faces!]]
  +
* '''2010''' - [[Henry's Good Deeds (magazine story)|Henry's Good Deeds]], [[Magpie Mavis]], [[The Best Present of All]] {{Mentioned}}, [[Henry Gets It Wrong! (magazine story)|Henry Gets It Wrong!]], [[Hooray for Henry!]], [[Creaky Cranky (magazine story)|Creaky Cranky]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Proud Puffers]] {{Cameo}}, [[Misty Island Rescue (2010 magazine story)|Misty Island Rescue]] {{Cameo}}, [[Trees and Tunnels]], [[Twin Trees!]] {{Cameo}}, [[Snow Tracks (magazine story)|Snow Tracks]] {{Cameo}}, [[Bubble Trouble]] and [[Thomas and the Rainbow!]] {{Mentioned}}
  +
* '''2011''' - [[Henry's House!]], [[Dairy Delivery]], [[Smiles All Round]], [[Henry's Health and Safety (magazine story)|Henry's Health and Safety]], [[The Flying Teapot]], [[Flag Flying!]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Tickled Pink (2011 magazine story)|Tickled Pink]] {{Mentioned}}, [[Creepy Claw]], [[Horrible Hiccups]], [[Tube Trouble]], [[Speedy Spencer]], [[Steamy Sodor (magazine story)|Steamy Sodor]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Winter Wish]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Snow Tracks (2011 magazine story)|Snow Tracks]] {{Cameo}}, [[Party Time (magazine story)|Party Time]], [[Creaky Cranky (2011 magazine story)|Creaky Cranky]], [[Making Annie Smile]], [[A Lion on Sodor]], [[Perfect Panto]] {{Cameo}}, [[Heave Ho Thomas! (magazine story)|Heave Ho Thomas!]] {{Cameo}}, [[Fuss and Fumes]] {{Mentioned}}, [[Perfect Panto]] {{Cameo}} and [[Wet Wait]]
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* '''2012''' - [[Hooray for Henry]], [[The Railway Show]] {{Cameo}}, [[Timber Tower]], [[Muddy Matters]] {{Cameo}}, [[The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story#Issue 645|The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 645)]], [[Message Mix-Up!]], [[Emily's Winter Party Special (magazine story)|Emily's Winter Party Special]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Express Coming Through!]] {{Cameo}}, [[Henry's Happy Coal (magazine story)|Henry's Happy Coal]] and Hooray, Henry
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* '''2013''' - [[Spring Special]], [[Horrible Hiccups]], [[Flash! Crash! Wallop!]] {{Mentioned}}, [[Henry (2002 magazine story)|Henry's Scary Passenger!]], [[The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story#Issue 666|The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 666)]], [[Henrietta's Holiday]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Henry's Ghost]], [[The Railway Rink]] {{Cameo}} and [[Henrietta's Holiday]] {{Does not speak}}
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* '''2014''' - [[The Royal Carriage]], [[Muddy Matters (2014 magazine story)|Muddy Matters]] {{Cameo}}, [[Mystery Fog!]], [[Bill or Ben]] {{Note|speaks in speech bubble only}}, [[Henry's Forest (2014)|Henry's Forest]], [[Henry's Hero (magazine story)|Henry's Hero]], [[Harvey the Crane Engine]] {{Mentioned}}, [[Leaves on the Line! (2014 magazine story)|Leaves on the Line!]], [[Frozen Turntable]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Not Now, Charlie! (magazine story)|Not Now, Charlie!]] and [[Steamy Sodor (magazine story)|Steamy Sodor]] {{Mentioned}}
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* '''2015''' - [[Stinky James]] {{Mentioned}}, [[Signals Crossed (magazine story)|Signals Crossed]] {{Note|speaks in speech bubble only}}, [[Easter Egg Express]], [[Silent Puffing!]] {{Cameo}}, [[It's Okay to be Scared]], [[The Perfect Present]] {{Cameo}}, [[Henry's Hero (magazine story)|Henry's Hero]] and [[Henrietta's Holiday]] and [[Not Now, Charlie! (magazine story)|Not Now, Charlie!]]
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* '''2016''' - [[Who's Geoffrey? (magazine story)|Who's Geoffrey?]] {{Mentioned}}, [[Henry Spots Trouble (magazine story)|Henry Spots Trouble]] and [[Thomas in Charge! (magazine story)|Thomas in Charge!]]
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* '''2017''' - [[Not Now, Charlie! (magazine story)|Not Now, Charlie!]], [[Steamy Sodor (magazine story)|Steamy Sodor]] {{Does not speak}} and [[Flash! Crash! Wallop!]] {{Mentioned}}
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Henry also appeared in the magazine stories, [[A Special Story about Steam]], [[Back-to-Front]], [[Harold and the Broken Tree]], [[Harvey Saves the Harvest!]], [[Hello, Skarloey!]], [[Henry's Secret]], [[Henry's Soaking!]], [[Henry and Diesel]], [[Henry Goes Round]], [[High-Speed Henry]], [[How Does Percy Work?]], [[I Spy with my Little Eye]], [[James and Edward]], [[Lazy Wheels]], [[Letting off Steam!]], [[Looking Splendid]], [[Mountains and Mess!]], [[Party Time!]], [[Proud Percy!]], [[Railway Open Day]], [[Really Useful Edward]], [[Retirement Time]], [[Rusty and the Cheeky Boys]], [[Scaredy Puffer!]], [[Sodor's Strongest Engine]], [[Special Treats]], [[Stick with Steam]], [[Stolen Apples]], [[Sunny Smile]], [[The Strongest]] and [[The Very Important Job]].
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===[[Annuals|Annual Stories]]===
  +
* '''1985''' - [[Edward Cracks a Nut]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Gale Warning]] and [[James' Rest Cure (1985)|James' Rest Cure]]
  +
* '''1986''' - [[Old Groaner]]
  +
* '''1987''' - [[Donald and the Lost Tarpaulin]] {{Mentioned}}
  +
* '''1988''' - [[Percy and the Brake Van]] and [[Responsibilities]] {{Mentioned}}
  +
* '''1989''' - [[Trapped by Trees]] and [[Harold and the Landslide]] {{Mentioned}}
  +
* '''1990''' - [[Old Square Wheels]] and [[Points of No Return]]
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* '''1991''' - [[Near Miss]] and [[Rusty Red Scrap Iron]] {{Mentioned}}
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* '''1992''' - [[Galloping Sausage]]
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* '''1993''' - [[The Hut that Walked by Itself]]
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* '''1996''' - [[Rings a Bell!]]
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* '''1997''' - [[We Wish You a Merry Christmas!]]
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* '''1998''' - [[Engines to the Rescue (Annual story)|Engines to the Rescue]], [[Henry Scores a Goal]] and [[The Star of the Show]] {{Mentioned}}
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* '''1999''' - [[Blooming Railways]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Leaves on the Line (Annual story)|Leaves on the Line]] and [[Blowing Bubbles]]
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* '''2000''' - [[Slow Down, Thomas!]], [[Thomas the Famous Engine]], [[Buzzing Bees!]], [[The Flood]] and [[Star Engines]]
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* '''2001''' - [[Very Special Engines]] {{Does not speak}}, [[Edward Saves the Day (2001)|Edward Saves the Day]] {{Does not speak}} and [[Best Friends (annual story)|Best Friends]]
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* '''2002''' - [[A Special Day for Thomas]] {{Mentioned}}, [["That's the Way to Do It!"]] {{Cameo}}, [[Terence to the Rescue]] and [[Harold the Helicopter (Annual story)|Harold the Helicopter]] {{Does not speak}}
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* '''2013''' - The Biggest Present of All {{Mentioned}}
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===Video Games===
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* '''1998''' - [[Magical Adventure]]
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* '''1999''' - [[The Great Festival Adventure]]
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* '''2000''' - [[Trouble on the Tracks (PC Game)|Trouble on the Tracks]]
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* '''2006''' - [[A Day at the Races]]
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* '''2008''' - [[Begins Educational Learning]]
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* '''2015''' - [[Express Delivery (video game)|Express Delivery]]
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* '''2016''' - [[Magical Tracks]]
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==Audio Files==
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'''Whistle'''
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|[[Series 1]]
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|Active
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|[[Duck Takes Charge]]
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|[[A Close Shave]]
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From certain episodes in [[Series 8]] to [[Series 10]], he had Gordon's whistle sound
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|[[Series 8]]
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|[[File:Gordon_Whistle.ogg|center]]
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|}
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==Trivia==
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* Henry appeared in the Railway Series more than any other engine, having been in both the most books and the most individual stories.
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* The mention of Henry having originally been ordered as a GCR Robinson Atlantic in The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways is based on Awdry's original illustrations of The Three Railway Engines, which depict him as a 4-4-2.
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* In the 1997 annual story, [[We Wish You a Merry Christmas!]], Henry's fireman was revealed to be named [[Minor Human Characters in the Annual Stories#Ted|Ted]]. In the magazine story, [[Henry Helps]], [[Old Bailey]] is Henry's driver.
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* Awdry's own model of Henry was as troublesome as its fictional counterpart; it never really worked properly. The model was eventually scrapped but never replaced.
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* Henry is the third character to be removed from the Steam Team, the first two being Edward and Toby.
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** Of these three, Henry is the only one to not have any major roles following his removal from the main cast.
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* In the Greek narration of Series 1 to 7, Henry is called "Charlie". From the thirteenth series onwards, Henry has been referred to with his original name.
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* One of Henry's models is on display in Japan at the [[Hara Model Railway Museum]] (previously at [[Nitrogen Studios]]) and is currently wearing his sad face mask.
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* An ERTL Henry appeared in the American sitcom, ''Everybody Loves Raymond''.
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* Henry's ERTL toy lacked splashers and was modelled after his rebuild in Series 1 making him closer to both the original Dalby illustrations and his real-life counterpart.
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* The only pieces of merchandise to depict Henry in his original shape are a small pull back toy [https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/File:PullBackOldshapeHenry.png] and a [https://twitter.com/TheRedEngine5/status/800563581901213696 prototype] for the Thomas Engine Collection Series.
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* When [[nameboards]] were still used in the series, Henry never had a nameboard shot where he was in his new shape.
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* [[Martin Sherman]] said [http://www.sodor-island.net/martinshermaninterveiw.html in an interview with Sodor Island Fansite], that he originally auditioned to voice Henry, but got the parts for Thomas and Percy instead.
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* Henry, Thomas and James are the only characters to speak in every special. They, along with Gordon are the only characters to ''appear'' in every special.
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* According to the online video "Still the Best of Friends", the official reason Henry relocated to Vicarstown was to be closer to his work, referring to his taking trains to the Mainland in [[Tale of the Brave]] and [[Journey Beyond Sodor]].
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* Although he does not have a Fowler tender in the television series, some merchandise of him have him with said tender.
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* Henry is the only former Steam Team member who does not appear in the [[Meet the Steam Team]] videos.
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* Henry was called ''Henri'' in the French dub of the first seven series.
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* Henry's original whistle was the same shape as Gordon's.
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* Throughout the [[eleventh series]], [[Michael Brandon]] portrayed Henry with a Southern accent.
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*Since 2009, Henry spoke with a faint New Jersey accent in the US dub.
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==Quotes==
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{{Quote|I wasn't scared of that ghost train! And yes, I have seen it, but it didn't frighten me at all.|Henry in the Dark}}
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{{Quote|Hello, I'm Henry. The number three green engine. I'm ready to be really useful and off to collect a special special.|Henry's website audio}}
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{{Quote|Don't worry, Hiro. You taught me to keep on puffing, so that is what I'm going to do!|Henry's Hero}}
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==Merchandise==
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* [[Ertl Company|ERTL]] {{Note|normal; discontinued; Gold Rail; cancelled}}
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* [[Wooden Railway]] {{Note|several versions; discontinued}}
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* [[Take Along]] {{Note|discontinued; normal and metallic}}
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* [[My First Thomas]] {{Discontinued}}
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* [[Motor Road and Rail]] {{Note|normal and talking; discontinued outside Asia}}
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* [[TrackMaster]] {{Note|normal and talking}}
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* [[Bachmann]]
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* [[Tomix Trains]]
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* [[My Thomas Story Library]] {{Discontinued}}
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* [[Engine Adventures]]
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* [[Thomas Engine Collection Series]] {{Discontinued}}
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* [[Mini Die Cast Collection]] {{Note|normal and with Santa hat; discontinued}}
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* [[Departing Now]] {{Discontinued}}
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* [[Thomas Town (toys)|Thomas Town]] {{Discontinued}}
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* [[Capsule Collection]]
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* [[Tomica]]
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* [[Trading Cards]]
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* [[Take-n-Play]] {{Note|normal and talking; discontinued}}
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* [[Royal Hampshire]] {{Discontinued}}
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* [[De Agostini]] {{Discontinued}}
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* [[Brio]] {{Discontinued}}
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* [[Pez]]
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* [[Mega Bloks]] {{Discontinued}}
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* [[Capsule Plarail]]
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* [[Mini Mini Plarail]] {{Discontinued}}
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* [[Pocket Fantasy]] {{Discontinued}}
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* [[Diablock]]
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* [[Collectible Railway]]
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* [[Push Along]]
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* [[Boss]] {{Note|with [[Red Express Coaches|Red Express Coach]]; discontinued}}
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* [[Micro Rubber Engines]]
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* [[Minis]]
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** Classic Minis
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** Robo Minis
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** Neon Minis
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** DC Super Friends Minis {{Note|as Green Arrow and Batman from Batman Beyond}}
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** Christmas Minis
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** Electrified Minis
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** Tootsie Minis {{Note|Fruit Chews}}
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** Animal Minis {{Note|Snake}}
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** Monster Minis {{Note|Invisible}}
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Henry is a green mixed-traffic tender engine who works on the Main Line. He was originally a failed prototype engine, and needed special Welsh coal to operate properly. Following his accident when pulling The Flying Kipper, Henry underwent an extensive rebuild, giving him a new shape.

Biography

The Railway Series

Henry's precise origins are uncertain. The story goes that he was built from drawings stolen from Sir Nigel Gresley at Doncaster about 1919 by an anonymous locomotive builder who held a grudge against him and desired to steal a march on him. His spy, however, blundered and took the wrong drawings; they were for an experimental engine, but were supposed to be for the new "Pacific" locomotives Gresley was designing at the time. The thief realised his mistake too late and Henry was built, with many resulting flaws and a superficial likeness to Gresley's Pacifics.

The thief was delighted to unload his "White Elephant" on to the first desperate customer who came along - The Fat Controller. He had intended to buy a Robinson "Atlantic" of the Great Central Railway, but was tricked into purchasing Henry in 1922 instead and had no choice but to keep him due to the railway being desperate for locomotives.

Henry was vain and stopped in the Ballahoo Tunnel and refused to come out, citing that his paintwork would be spoiled by the rain. After several attempts to move him failed, he was bricked up in the tunnel until Gordon broke down while pulling the Express. As Edward was unable to move the train himself, the Fat Controller offered to let Henry out of the tunnel to help. Henry eagerly accepted.

Henry performed very well and the Fat Controller promised him a new coat of paint, since Henry's existing paintwork had been spoiled more by his stay in the tunnel than it would have been by the rain. Henry asked to be painted blue like Edward, only for many people to confuse him with Gordon, to the bigger engine's annoyance. The matter was worsened after a trip to the Works when Henry was given spares of Gordon's buffers. Sometime before 1935, Henry, when again offered new paint, chose green and so ended the Gordon/Henry confusion.

Unfortunately, Henry was to suffer humiliation when he was hosed with water by an elephant he frightened. After Gordon and James had suffered humiliations of their own (and all three had become thoroughly fed up having to do their own shunting and fetch their own coaches), the big engines went on strike. The Fat Controller naturally disapproved of this nonsense and locked them up in the shed for several days, leaving them miserable. However, they were let out again after promising to work hard.

The poor engine and his system - which was already finicky at best due to design flaws - never really recovered from his stay in the tunnel. Henry developed steaming problems, which he complained about constantly, though he found little sympathy from the engines, especially when it caused him to run late.

A period came when the Main Line engines were supplied with a poor delivery of coal and Henry had a very difficult time of it indeed. He had strength to pull trains only sporadically, in spite of numerous parts replacements. At last, the Fat Controller looked into it personally and asked for the opinion of Henry's fireman, who told him about the poor coal and Henry's firebox being too small to burn it efficiently. The fireman also suggested purchasing the high-grade Welsh coal used on the Great Western Railway. Sir Topham Hatt agreed to purchasing some in order to give Henry "a fair chance".

When the Welsh coal came, Henry's performance vastly improved, such that he was comparable to Gordon. He continued to use the coal until he had a collision with a goods train at Killdane Field while pulling the Flying Kipper and was sent to Crewe to be rebuilt in 1935. Henry was rebuilt into a Stanier 5MT. The Fat Controller had connections with Sir William Stanier, so this is likely the reason he managed to get Henry rebuilt so quickly. Besides being given a new shape, Henry also received a larger firebox, allowing him to use regular coal again.

After returning, Henry was added to the rotation for the Express and pulled it so well that he made Gordon jealous. Gordon tried to get even by rudely criticising Henry for whistling loudly at stations, but he had to eat his words later that day after his own whistle valve jammed open. Some time later, Henry was taking a slow train. As he passed under a bridge, three boys he had assumed to be railfans dropped stones onto him and his coaches. He paid them out on his return journey by "sneezing" ashes that collected in his smokebox at them.

When Queen Elizabeth II was due to visit Sodor in 1953, Henry (justifiably) assumed that he was the Fat Controller's choice to pull the Royal Train. But the day before, while he was idling at the station, his smoke blinded a painter, who fell along with his paint pot onto Henry. The paint splashed over Henry's boiler and as painting over it would take too long, Gordon was given the job instead.

When Duck arrived in 1955 to take over Percy's duties as station pilot, Henry - along with Gordon and James - teased him and tried to give him orders, as they had been doing to Percy. With Percy's help, Duck blocked the big engines from entering the shed. The Fat Controller arrived and told the two tank engines off for causing a disturbance. Henry and the others laughed - until the Fat Controller shouted for silence and told them that they had been worse, as they had made the disturbance. He told them that Duck was right - he, Sir Topham Hatt, is in charge and he gives the orders; Henry respected Duck more after that.

Sometime after this period, Henry gained a Fowler tender for unknown reasons. By this time, Henry once acted rudely with the engines at Barrow-in-Furness while in the middle of a conversation with Percy, calling him and them "silly things" and challenged Percy's statement that he did not fear water. Percy retaliated by reminding Henry about his stay in the tunnel, but Percy was shown wrong when he accidentally ended up smokebox-first in the sea at Knapford Harbour. When Percy was to be sent to the works the next day, Henry ridiculed Percy and told him that he would be braver the next time he plunged into the sea, but Percy was quite determined that there would not be a next time.

Henry would then later accompany the engines to England.

Henry's good opinion of Duck would be briefly spoilt in 1957. He and the other main line engines were growing very tired of Duck's incessant talk about the Great Western Railway following City of Truro's visit. A diesel sent to the island on trial quickly developed a grudge against Duck and spread nasty stories about the main line engines to the trucks, stories he falsely claimed that Duck had told him. Furious at being called "Old Square Wheels", Henry joined Gordon and James in barring Duck from the shed just like what Duck and Percy had done previously. He felt sorry a few days later when he became the next target of Diesel's slander and when Duck returned after preventing an accident, Henry cheered for him loudly.

When Gordon started feeling depressed in 1967, Henry - who thought Gordon was just moaning and groaning - teased him and told him he should get a wash-out and would feel much better. When Gordon's brother Flying Scotsman visited Sodor, Henry was jealous of the visitor's second tender. Duck and Donald explained and while Henry took the point he still was vain enough to want an additional tender. Deciding to bring Henry down to earth, Duck told the big engine that he had in his possession not one, but six spare tenders, which, as a tank engine, he had no need of. Henry accepted and all the engines waited to see him go past. But instead of a splendid sight, the tenders were old, rusted and full of boiler sludge. Gordon mocked him with a comment about wash-outs.

Henry became frustrated the day after 7101 and 199 arrived on trial. This made him so hot that his regulator fused wide open and his driver had to use the reverser to control him. On his return journey (no train), he stopped at a signal box next to 199, who had a train of fuel tankers. The signalman told them that 199 - who he nicknamed "Spamcan" - had failed and that he needed to be moved out of the way to clear the line for the "Limited". Henry pulled the train clear, but shortly afterwards, 7101's ejector failed and the "Limited" ground to a halt. Henry then volunteered to help move both trains. Luckily all he had to do for 7101 was keep the vacuum brakes off, but it was still hard work. The cavalcade made it to a station where Flying Scotsman waited to take the coaches and Donald to take the goods. Henry brought 7101 to the Works afterwards and following this valiant rescue, he was no longer teased for the Tender incident. Henry also cheered for the arrival of Oliver and Toad several days later.

Later, when Gordon needed new tubes, Henry pulled the express, but soon fell ill as well. This left the job of the express to Thomas, Percy and Duck. A while later, Henry had to pull an extra long Flying Kipper and Duck had to help him up Gordon's Hill, but due to a tail-lamp falling off the rear van, Duck accidentally crashed into the train.

During the subject of paint colours, Henry commented on how he hated to be red and look like a fire engine. The next day, he was rough with his coaches and resulted in breaking the drawbar between him and his tender. Because of his separated source of water, his fireman was forced to throw out the fire, which set the sleepers alight. After the fire brigade put out the flames, Henry never made rude comments on fire engines again.

In 1985, Henry complained to Thomas the time that the Viaduct had gone under repairs, when Thomas became impatient with his connection between the main line engines and his branch line. Later when bringing passengers for Thomas, the tank engine ran away.

In 1986, when Gordon accidentally blew ashes when his smokebox was clogged, Henry suggested that Gordon should have a good "sneeze", but Gordon reminded Henry that The Fat Controller did not like Henry's sneeze. He also pulled the express when Gordon slipped on the icy rails and befriended Pip and Emma.

When Thomas had been invited to the Great Railway Show, he was angry that he was not chosen and later teased Percy that Thomas was old enough to become a museum piece.

In 1992, during the time when the railway began using a new type of coal, Henry began having problems with it. This resulted in his smokebox door to be pasted with damp shredded newspaper when hot ashes damaged it. He was to head to Crovan's Gate with James on the Express, but after crossing the Viaduct one of the steel rims on his driving wheel broke off and shattered a window on one of the coaches. He was taken off and managed to get to the Works. After his repairs, he was given an undercoat of red paint, but before the green could be applied he was called out to pull the Express. Despite his looks, he managed to pull the train, even getting up Gordon's Hill on his own and returned home with his finished coat of green.

He later fretted over the Golden Jubilee despite Duck, Daisy, James and Donald trying to cheer him up.

Thomas & Friends

In the television series, Henry loved visiting the forest. Because of how much he loves it, he helped to replant trees after it was destroyed by a storm.

He also has had to go back to the Works on several occasions, such as when his tubes were leaking and after he had an accident with some trucks. But the reason most often given for Henry's poor state is that he needed special coal again, even though this was corrected in the first series. This error began with the tenth series episode Toby's Afternoon Off and has been fixed as of King of the Railway as Toby stated that the fact that Henry needing special coal was fixed years ago. The last time Henry was stated to need special coal was in the fifteenth series.

In the seventeenth series, he teased Scruff, took on some bad coal with Hiro, allowed Caitlin to pull The Flying Kipper for him at night, challenged James to deliver the fresh fish for him and almost got hit by Connor.

During one winter, he was tasked with working with Spencer to deliver trucks to Vicarstown. But Spencer teased him by making him think there was an abominable snowman on Sodor. After they had delivered their trucks, they both saw a strange white figure stumbling around on the tracks in front of them. Thinking it was the abominable snowman, Spencer tried to run away. Unfortunately, his valves burst and Henry stood his ground to try and to make the snowman go away. Luckily, it was only Sir Topham Hatt who ended up running into trouble in the heavy snow.

One night, he saw Sailor John and Skiff rolling along the line and got a big fright, thinking Skiff was a ghost ship. Some of the engines teased him about it, even though he insisted the boat was real.

In the twentieth series, Henry had to pull the express for Gordon while he was having his firebox cleaned in the morning. He was initially hesitant but enjoyed himself, especially after the passengers complimented on how well he pulled it. Later, Henry was having a repaint at the Steamworks when Kevin gave him the wrong paint. Henry puffed into the night, his new paintwork glowing in the dark, causing his friends to think they had seen a ghost train. The Fat Controller realised that Henry had the wrong paint and told him to return to the Steamworks for some proper green paint, while praising Henry for being the only engine working as all the others were too scared to come out of the shed.

Henry would later go to the Mainland and be a part of the Great Railway Show, competing in the Strongest Engine Race. After the race, he met up with the other engines and informed them that he came in fifth. Philip congratulated him, only for Henry to reveal that there were only five engines.

In Journey Beyond Sodor, Henry was due to go back to the Mainland with a goods train. However, a faulty signal caused him to crash into the back of Hiro's train. After being rescued by the Breakdown Train, the Fat Controller arranged James to take his train while Henry is being repaired. However, Thomas took it before James could and James only went when Thomas did not return. Henry was soon fully repaired and returned to the sheds while the others finished singing The Most Important Thing is Being Friends, to which he asked, "What did I miss?"

Sometime after, Henry was relocated to Vicarstown Sheds with Rosie per his request. His old berth at Tidmouth Sheds was filled by Rebecca.

Before Thomas' departure from Vicarstown to London he hade joked about Gordon's confusion about "London Station's" actual name.

Thomas and the Magic Railroad

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Henry in Thomas and the Magic Railroad

In the film, Henry had suffered from boiler trouble due to deposits left by fumes from Diesel 10. This time, his sickness was cured by "Sodor coal". Henry was one of the few engines who knew the 'legend' about Lady was true as for he was the first to acknowledge the fact that Diesel 10 was looking for her. Later, Thomas found Henry with a boiler ache and offered to collect trucks of Sodor coal to make him feel better.

Personality

Henry is generally well-behaved and friendly, but is sometimes arrogant. Henry is at heart, a very hard worker, but his frequent bouts of illness hinder his work. His illnesses almost always have something to do with his boiler. Unlike Gordon and James, Henry does not mind pulling trucks, especially as he is a mixed traffic engine, although when he is given the job of pulling the express whenever Gordon is unable to, this can get to his smokebox and he can act full of himself. While he doesn't usually mind pulling trucks, like James and Gordon, Henry hated to shunt his own trains, which led to several miserable days stuck in the sheds after a failed attempt at going on strike.

In the television series, Henry has been portrayed with a much kinder and softer personality. He has been shown as a nature-lover, as evidenced in Henry's Forest. This personality carried on throughout the more recent series with Henry being occasionally a tree-hugging engine too, as he tried to prevent the tall pine tree and the wishing tree from being cut down.

In the newer series, Henry is portrayed as not too bright and sometimes really worrisome, as shown in multiple episodes. This worrisome personality was also featured in The Adventure Begins, which greatly contrasts to the original version of The Sad Story of Henry. He has shown instances when he was either moody, arrogant and vain, but proud, strong and witty, much like the earlier series, particularly when someone pokes fun at his expense and when vain engines start getting smug. Henry is the most likely to be respectful to smaller engines such as Edward, Percy, Thomas, and Toby on a regular basis. He does not frequently antagonize his fellow friends, and usually shows remorse for his actions. Because of this, he is often considered much friendlier than Gordon and James, who boast to and tease others any chance they get, including Henry.

Technical Details

Basis

Henry's history is unusual. The Fat Controller had intended to buy a Robinson Atlantic of the Great Central Railway, but was swindled and instead received Henry. He was built from rejected plans for Sir Nigel Gresley's A1 with the added design of an LNER C1 Atlantic. The plans were stolen from Gresley by an anonymous rival. The resulting engine had a superficial likeness to Gordon, but aesthetics were as far as this went. Henry in this shape developed performance issues from flaws in the design, compounded by his stay in the tunnel. Henry was a bad steamer: with good-quality coal he could get enough heat to make plenty of steam, but when there was a poor lot delivered, his undersized firebox could not hold enough coal to make a proper fire. On advice from Henry's fireman, the Fat Controller ordered high-grade Welsh Coal, which made an appreciable difference in Henry's performance. When Henry suffered an accident and severe damage that winter, the opportunity was taken to send him to Crewe, where he was rebuilt an LMS Stanier 5MT "Black Five" 4-6-0. After "The Eight Famous Engines," Henry's LMS Stanier 5MT tender was replaced by a Fowler tender.

In the television series, Henry has always had a one-window cab with an LNER-style tender. The differences between his shapes were removed splashers, the Belpaire firebox replacing the tapered, added steampipes beneath his smokebox, and a top feed. This was done to ease the changeover to his "Black Five"-esque appearance. However, Henry kept his parallel boiler instead of the tapered one that the Black Fives had. He later regained a full set of wheel-arches in Series 2 onwards, making him somewhat a hybrid of the 5MT and the similarly designed LMS Jubilee Class. The grey and purple tender engines are also members of this class.

Eighteen members of the class have survived into preservation. Several members of this class survived until the end of steam on British Railways in 1968. Two class members, 44781 and 44871, were used to haul the Fifteen Guinea Special on August 11, 1968. 44871 has survived into preservation whereas sister engine 44781 was purchased for use in the film, The Virgin Soldiers, and was scrapped after being used in a train scene disguised as a Malayan Railway L class locomotive (donning the number 531.03).

Livery

Henry is painted in NWR apple green with red and yellow lining. His number is painted on the sides of his tender in yellow with red lining and the lining around his cab windows is yellow.

He was repainted in NWR sky blue with red and yellow lining at the end of "The Three Railway Engines" and remained so until the beginning of Troublesome Engines, when he was given back his own livery to avoid him being too similar to Gordon. In Henry and the Express, he was briefly painted orange-red as an undercoat before his standard green coat was applied. In Henry in the Dark, he was accidentally painted with a glow in the dark green livery.

In the Railway Series, he carries two builder's plates on the sides of his cab.

In the learning segment, Being Repainted, he had a cream undercoat.

Appearances

The Railway Series

Companion Volumes

Thomas & Friends

Specials

Music Videos

Learning Segments

Videos

Books

Magazine Stories

Henry also appeared in the magazine stories, A Special Story about Steam, Back-to-Front, Harold and the Broken Tree, Harvey Saves the Harvest!, Hello, Skarloey!, Henry's Secret, Henry's Soaking!, Henry and Diesel, Henry Goes Round, High-Speed Henry, How Does Percy Work?, I Spy with my Little Eye, James and Edward, Lazy Wheels, Letting off Steam!, Looking Splendid, Mountains and Mess!, Party Time!, Proud Percy!, Railway Open Day, Really Useful Edward, Retirement Time, Rusty and the Cheeky Boys, Scaredy Puffer!, Sodor's Strongest Engine, Special Treats, Stick with Steam, Stolen Apples, Sunny Smile, The Strongest and The Very Important Job.

Annual Stories

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Audio Files

Whistle

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Duck Takes Charge A Close Shave

From certain episodes in Series 8 to Series 10, he had Gordon's whistle sound

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Trivia

  • Henry appeared in the Railway Series more than any other engine, having been in both the most books and the most individual stories.
  • The mention of Henry having originally been ordered as a GCR Robinson Atlantic in The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways is based on Awdry's original illustrations of The Three Railway Engines, which depict him as a 4-4-2.
  • In the 1997 annual story, We Wish You a Merry Christmas!, Henry's fireman was revealed to be named Ted. In the magazine story, Henry Helps, Old Bailey is Henry's driver.
  • Awdry's own model of Henry was as troublesome as its fictional counterpart; it never really worked properly. The model was eventually scrapped but never replaced.
  • Henry is the third character to be removed from the Steam Team, the first two being Edward and Toby.
    • Of these three, Henry is the only one to not have any major roles following his removal from the main cast.
  • In the Greek narration of Series 1 to 7, Henry is called "Charlie". From the thirteenth series onwards, Henry has been referred to with his original name.
  • One of Henry's models is on display in Japan at the Hara Model Railway Museum (previously at Nitrogen Studios) and is currently wearing his sad face mask.
  • An ERTL Henry appeared in the American sitcom, Everybody Loves Raymond.
  • Henry's ERTL toy lacked splashers and was modelled after his rebuild in Series 1 making him closer to both the original Dalby illustrations and his real-life counterpart.
  • The only pieces of merchandise to depict Henry in his original shape are a small pull back toy [1] and a prototype for the Thomas Engine Collection Series.
  • When nameboards were still used in the series, Henry never had a nameboard shot where he was in his new shape.
  • Martin Sherman said in an interview with Sodor Island Fansite, that he originally auditioned to voice Henry, but got the parts for Thomas and Percy instead.
  • Henry, Thomas and James are the only characters to speak in every special. They, along with Gordon are the only characters to appear in every special.
  • According to the online video "Still the Best of Friends", the official reason Henry relocated to Vicarstown was to be closer to his work, referring to his taking trains to the Mainland in Tale of the Brave and Journey Beyond Sodor.
  • Although he does not have a Fowler tender in the television series, some merchandise of him have him with said tender.
  • Henry is the only former Steam Team member who does not appear in the Meet the Steam Team videos.
  • Henry was called Henri in the French dub of the first seven series.
  • Henry's original whistle was the same shape as Gordon's.
  • Throughout the eleventh series, Michael Brandon portrayed Henry with a Southern accent.
  • Since 2009, Henry spoke with a faint New Jersey accent in the US dub.

Quotes

“I wasn't scared of that ghost train! And yes, I have seen it, but it didn't frighten me at all.”
― Henry in the Dark
“Hello, I'm Henry. The number three green engine. I'm ready to be really useful and off to collect a special special.”
― Henry's website audio
“Don't worry, Hiro. You taught me to keep on puffing, so that is what I'm going to do!”
― Henry's Hero

Merchandise

References



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