This page is for characters who are exclusive to Thomas & Friends merchandise.
Notable Characters[]
The following characters have their own separate pages:
Naughty and Troublesome[]
Naughty and Troublesome are a pair of named Troublesome Trucks.
Personalities[]
Naughty and Troublesome are noisy and silly trucks that talk a lot and do not pay attention to what they are doing. Whoever gets stuck pulling Naughty and Troublesome are in for a dose of trouble.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
Naughty and Troublesome are based on 7-plank open wagons.
Livery[]
Naughty and Troublesome are painted in a light grey livery.
Appearances[]
Books
Magazine Stories
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Official Description[]
From Official Media:[1]
| “ | Naughty: Whoever gets stuck pulling Naughty and Troublesome is in for a dose of trouble!
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| “ | Troublesome: Noisy and silly, Troublesome and Naughty talk a lot and don't pay attention to what they are doing.
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Trivia[]
- Naughty and Troublesome's names were first revealed on their ERTL collector character cards.
- The Bachmann models of the pair in all three scales refer to them as "Troublesome Truck #1" (Troublesome) and "Troublesome Truck #2" (Naughty) respectively.
- The illustrations of Naughty and Troublesome have been reused for other Thomas and Friends official artwork of the Troublesome Trucks.
- As seen in prototype images of the pair and early ERTL artwork, Troublesome was originally planned to be a 4-plank truck rather than a 7-plank example.
Merchandise[]
- ERTL (Die-cast range and Gold Rail; discontinued)
- Thomas Engine Collection Series (discontinued)
- Bachmann (HO, N and Large scale)
- TrackMaster (discontinued)
Rickety[]
Rickety is a teal Troublesome Truck who can rock up and down as he moves.
Personality[]
Rickety is described as a truck who takes great pleasure in causing trouble, much like any other Troublesome Truck. He is unique for his "rickety" motion, hence his name.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
Rickety is based on the 8-plank open wagon. The Railway Series character Fred Pelham and the magazine story character Old Bennett share the same basis.
Rickety also resembles a truck depicted behind S.C. Ruffey in the first illustration of Toad Stands By. Fred Pelham, who was also made in Wooden Railway as "Fred Pelhay", also comes from this illustration.
Livery[]
Rickety is painted in a teal livery with white lining, which in his original illustration is depicted as black lining. Rickety has also been painted in various other liveries including orange with white lining, grey with white lining and dark green with black lining and yellow lettering reading "Mr. Jolly's Chocolate Factory".
Appearances[]
Books[]
- Rickety appeared in several Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway Yearbooks
Promotional Videos[]
- Rickety appeared in several Thomas Creator Collective episodes.
Official Description[]
From Official Media:[2]
| “ | Rickety: Troublesome Trucks are the rascals of the railway, who take great pleasure in causing trouble. With this Truck's exclusive “rickety” motion, you'll experience first hand the tricks they play on Thomas and his engine friends. | ” |
From Official Media:[3]
| “ | Rickety: Rickety is a Troublesome Truck. Troublesome Trucks are the rascals of the railway, who take great pleasure in playing trick s and causing trouble. You’ll experience his “rickety” motion as he hails his chocolate chip cargo around Sodor. | ” |
Trivia[]
- Bachmann intended to release a HO scale model of Rickety in 2005, however, it was cancelled.
- Rickety has also been featured at Day Out with Thomas events.
Merchandise[]
- Wooden Railway (discontinued)
- Bachmann (cancelled)
Recycling Truck[]
The Recycling Truck is an unnamed green open wagon which is used for carrying recyclable materials on the Island of Sodor.
There is an unnamed, merchandise-exclusive recycling truck who is painted green and was created by Learning Curve for the Wooden Railway range.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
The recycling truck is based on the 8-plank open wagon. The Railway Series character Fred Pelham and the magazine story character Old Bennett share the same basis.
Livery[]
The recycling truck is painted in a dark green livery with white lining, with a black rectangle on the side containing a yellow recycling symbol and the words "SODOR RECYCLING" written in yellow.
Official Description[]
From Official Media:[4]
| “ | Recycling Cars: All of the engines on the Island of Sodor know how important it is to recycle. These recycling cars make it possible for Thomas and his friends to transport glass, paper and aluminum to recycling facilities on the island of Sodor. | ” |
Trivia[]
- The truck was later re-released in a 2010 three-pack with Whiff. However, it was painted orange, and its face was removed.
Mr. Jolly's Chocolate Factory's Coach[]
The Mr. Jolly's Chocolate Factory's Coach is a blue coach owned by Mr. Jolly's Chocolate Factory, who helps transport pastries across the Island of Sodor.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
This coach is based on an LB&SCR Stroudley four-wheeled coach.
Livery[]
This coach is painted blue with a light blue window surrounds and has Mr. Jolly's logo on either side.
Official Description[]
From Official Media:[5]
| “ | Pastry Cars: These Pop-Up Pastry Cars are designed to inspire children's imaginations, so they can create endless stories about Mr. Jolly and the delicious sweets he sells from his mobile concessions coach. Kids can seat the poseable Mr. Jolly figure in the coach, or raise the roof on the second car so he can stand, just like a vendor in a food truck! | ” |
Merchandise[]
- Wood (cancelled)
Trivia[]
- His face is based on Henrietta's with thick eyebrows and a moustache added to disguise it.
Pink Narrow Gauge Coaches[]
These coaches are enclosed four-wheeled coaches.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
The pink narrow gauge coach is based on the Talyllyn Railway's No. 1-3 coaches.
Livery[]
These coaches are painted pink with grey roofs.
Appearances[]
Merchandise[]
Trivia[]
- These coaches were created for the Capsule Plarail range to feature in a set focused on female characters.
Gallery[]
Coffee Bean Freight Car[]
The Coffee Bean Freight Car is an open wagon with coffee bean bags.
Technical Details[]
Livery[]
The Coffee Bean Freight Car is painted dark red.
Merchandise[]
- Capsule Plarail (discontinued)
Lorry 4[]
Lorry 4 is a dark blue lorry who appeared in the Round the Rails board game. He is the fourth brother of The Horrid Lorries.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
The lorry is based on Foden OG range lorries, which were once a common sight around railways.
Livery[]
Lorry 4 is painted dark blue with a black lining. Each lorry is painted a different colour to help the players to distinguish between them.
Appearances[]
Official Description[]
From Official Media:
| “ | Lorry 4: The Lorry has a bad attitude toward the engines and threatens to take their work away from them. He is rude and aggressive, but finds out that some jobs on the Island are best left to the engines. | ” |
The Green Crane[]
The Green Crane is a logging crane who is situated next to a river.
Technical Details[]
Livery[]
The crane is painted dark green with a grey claw.
Gallery[]
TeleStory Engines[]
These engines make brief appearances in Thomas Visits the Toy Shop.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
Due to being recolours of Thomas and Henry, these engines share their basis. The tank engine is based on an LB&SCR Class E2 0-6-0T, while the tender engine is based on an London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier 5MT "Black Five" 4-6-0.
Liveries[]
The tank engine is painted dark blue with grey valences. The tender engine is painted red.
Appearances[]
Audio Files[]
The Red Tender Engine[]
| Only Used | Sound Effect |
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| Thomas Visits the Toy Shop |
'Arry and Bert's Triplet[]
A third diesel accompanying 'Arry and Bert appears as a non-playable character in the 2006 video game Right on Time. The three diesels are runaways, so the player has to capture them and send them to the engine depot.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
This diesel is based on a British Rail (BR) Class 08 diesel-electric shunter, like 'Arry and Bert.
Livery[]
This diesel is painted green-grey with yellow hazard stripes on the front and with a yellow cab, like 'Arry and Bert.
Appearances[]
John[]
| For other uses, see John (disambiguation). |
John is a saddle tank engine, who resembles Percy. He was an example of the "Design Your Own Engine" game featured on the Official Website, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram social media pages.
Appearances[]