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Mr. Arkwright (played by Robert Slade) is one of the drivers on Sodor and the Fat Controller's assistant. He appeared between the episodes on the DVDs Team Up With Thomas and Percy and the Bandstand.

Biography

Mr. Arkwright is an engine driver for the North Western Railway. He usually educates viewers about various different things.

Appearances

Engine Driver Segments

  • Mr. Arkwright's Special Job
  • Mr. Arkwright Gets Ready
  • Mr. Perkins' Party (mentioned)
  • Mr. Perkins' Winter Holiday (mentioned)
  • Mr. Perkins’ Fancy Costume (heard on phone)
  • Mr. Perkins' One Man Band (heard on phone)
  • The Great Perkino (heard on phone)
  • Mr. Perkins' Vegetable Show (mentioned)
  • Mr. Perkins' Soccer Match (does not appear)

Voice Actors

Trivia

  • He plays the accordion in a band with fellow drivers Mr. Perkins and Mr. Roberts.
  • He was once the referee of the annual Engine Drivers Football match.
  • Unlike Mr. Gilbert Perkins, his first name was never mentioned.
  • Mr. Arkwright only appeared twice on two DVD releases from Series 12 before Mr. Perkins would take over the role for subsequent DVD releases afterwards as he would only be mentioned in various Mr. Perkins segments.
  • He was the first live-action character introduced in the franchise in nearly a decade since the release of Thomas and the Magic Railroad back in 2000.
  • His segments were produced by the production company Short n' Curlies before Scruffy Dog Media took over for the Mr. Perkins segments.
  • It is believed both UK and US versions of his two segments were filmed although the UK versions were never commercially released for DVD in Europe and the UK, on October 6th 2014, producer Vanessa Hudson released a previously unseen UK version from the segment "Mr Arkwright Gets Ready" on her Vimeo media profile, and is the only widescreen clip of Mr Arkwright to have surfaced so far.

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* RWS only | ** T&F only | --- Dropped
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