Old Bailey is a fogman and the current stationmaster of Hawin Lake. He also works at the Blue Mountain Quarry.[1]
Biography
When the viaduct near Hawin Lake was unsafe, Old Bailey tried to warn Henry and his crew of the danger ahead by leaving an amber lamp and a warning sign along the line, as well as closing the gates of the level crossing and setting the signal to red. While his warnings deterred them from continuing down the line, these - along with flickering lights in the station building - left Henry and his crew with the impression the area was haunted.
The next night, Old Bailey attempted to warn them of a landslide when they went down the line again, though ended up scaring the trucks and causing them to charge forward and hit the rubble. Old Bailey soon turned up to the crash site on a pump trolley and scolded Henry's crew for ignoring his warnings. To make reparations, the crew and Sir Topham Hatt renovated Old Bailey's station and made him the stationmaster.[2]
Old Bailey was later shown to work at the Blue Mountain Quarry, and attempted to flag Rheneas down when Blondin Bridge began to collapse.[3][1]
Personality
In hindsight, Old Bailey can be the "mysterious figure" but he is actually a very well-mannered person and while he comes across as blunt, it's only for the sake of keeping the railway safe during strong periods of fog. Aside from his dedication as a fogman, Old Bailey takes great pride as the stationmaster of Hawin Lake without fuss.
Attire
As a fogman, Old Bailey wears a yellow shirt, a brown coat, a brown fedora and grey trousers.
As a stationmaster, Old Bailey wears a uniform consisting of blue trousers, a black tie, a white shirt with a blue overcoat, and a blue cap, with a brass plate on the front.
Appearances
Thomas & Friends
Specials
Music Videos
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Magazine stories
BooksMy Thomas Story Library
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Voice Actors
- Matt Wilkinson (UK; Blue Mountain Mystery)
- Kerry Shale (US; Blue Mountain Mystery)
- Yasuhiko Tokuyama (Japan; fifth series only)
- Daiki Nakamura (Japan; Blue Mountain Mystery)
- Taisto Oksanen (Finland; Blue Mountain Mystery)
- Krzysztof Korzeniowski (Poland; Blue Mountain Mystery (re-dub))
Trivia
- Old Bailey is depicted as having different occupations:
- He starts as a stationmaster at Hawin Lake
- In the magazine story Henry Helps, Old Bailey is incorrectly said to be Henry's driver.
- In the magazine story Summer Fun!, Old Bailey is also the stationmaster for Dingley Hall.
- He currently works at the Blue Mountain Quarry.
- In the eighth series, Jem Cole's small scale head was repainted to resemble Old Bailey's, whose large scale head was used on Jem's figure to coincide.
- Old Bailey's large scale body was reused several times later in the series:
- For Jem Cole in It's Only Snow.
- For the boat engineer in Thomas Sets Sail.
- For farmers in Skarloey Storms Through and Duncan Does it All.
- For passengers in The Green Controller and Rheneas and the Dinosaur, as well as a deleted scene of Mighty Mac.
- Though he is never referred to by name in the CGI series, the flagman at the Blue Mountain Quarry is revealed to be Old Bailey in the Japanese DVD Thomas the Tank Engine New Character Encyclopedia.
- In the model series he has white hair, but in the CGI series his hair colour changes to black.
- His CGI model appears to be based on a reference photo of Headmaster Hastings' body.
- Old Bailey bears a slight resemblance to US narrator George Carlin.
- In the French dub, Old Bailey was refered to as "Le vieux Billy", Old Billy in English.
Merchandise
- ERTL (discontinued; released with the Pump Trolley)
References
| Locomotives | Whiff | Scruff |
|---|---|
| People | Old Bailey |
| Affiliates | Quarry Branch Line | Misty Valley Branch Line | Whiff's Waste Dump |
| Stations | Killdane | Abbey | Hawin Lake | Kirk Machan | Peel Godred |