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Porters are railway staff who work at the stations on the railways. They help the passengers with boarding the trains, as well as carrying their baggage and other loads to and from the trains.
The Knapford Porters[]
The Knapford Porters work around Knapford.
Biography[]
Once, two porters were moving a trolley of baggage across the line and were walking backwards to see that nothing fell off. Percy arrived as quietly as possible so he could surprise the coaches, however, the porters did not hear him either. When they did, it was too late as Percy crashed had into the trolley, sending the baggage and some of its contents into the air.
Uniform[]
The uniform worn by the Knapford porters consists of blue trousers, a black tie and a white shirt with a blue jacket over it. They wear blue peaked caps with black brims. One porter wears dark green trousers instead.
Voice Actors[]
- Keith Wickham (UK/US; Buckled Tracks and Bumpy Trucks)
- Nobuaki Kanemitsu (Japan; Buckled Tracks and Bumpy Trucks)
The Crosby Porter[]
The Crosby Porter works at Crosby.
Biography[]
When a guard on Henry's train informed the signalman at Crosby that a cow was blocking the bridge, the porter realised the cow was Bluebell and stated that Bluebell's calf was at Crosby, ready to go to the market. Percy then took the porter and the calf to the bridge. When they arrived, Bluebell was reunited with her calf and the porter led them away.
Uniform[]
The uniform worn by the Crosby porter consists of blue trousers, a black tie and a white shirt with a blue jacket over it. He wears a blue peaked cap with a black brim.
Voice Actors[]
- Shinobu Satouchi (Japan; Cows)
The Tidmouth Porters[]
The Tidmouth Porters work around Tidmouth.
Biography[]
When Gordon got stuck on his hill for the first time, a porter arrived at Tidmouth Sheds and informed Edward's driver about the situation. The porter then requested him to take Edward to push Gordon up the hill.
Once, Tidmouth was crowded and a porter was moving a beehive on a trolley in a hurry, however, he had accidentally caused the beehive to fall off the trolley and break open. When everyone noticed this, they all evacuated the station.
Uniform[]
The uniform worn by the Tidmouth porters consists of blue trousers, a black tie and a white shirt with a blue jacket over it. They wear blue peaked caps with black brims.
Voice Actors[]
- Hikaru Midorikawa (Japan; Buzz, Buzz)
The Wellsworth Porters[]
The Wellsworth Porters work at Wellsworth.
Biography[]
When Edward passed by Wellsworth, two porters had heard about the race with Spencer and cheered for Edward.
Uniform[]
The uniform worn by the Wellsworth porters consists of blue trousers, a black tie and a white shirt with a blue jacket over it. They wear brown peaked caps and overalls.
Voice Actors[]
- Keith Wickham (UK; Percy's Lucky Day)
- William Hope (US; Percy's Lucky Day)
- Naoki Tatsuta (Japan; Edward the Great)
The Dryaw Porters[]
The Dryaw Porters work at Dryaw.
Biography[]
When Percy left Dryaw with the Mail Train, a porter waved to him while another called out to him to stop, as there was still another bag of letters, however, Percy was too far away to hear him. Harold then offered his services to the porter.
Uniform[]
The uniform worn by the porters consists of blue trousers, a black tie and a white shirt with a blue jacket over it. They wear blue peaked caps with black brims. They also wear brown overalls.
Voice Actors[]
- Kerry Shale (UK/US; Letters to Santa)
- Hiroaki Tajiri (Japan; Letters to Santa)
Ted[]
- "This hat's just like a funnel!"
- ― Ted
Ted is a porter who works at a station on the North Western Railway. When off duty, he performs as a clown at children's parties.
Biography[]
Ted is very popular around the town. Once, he performed at a railway staff party where Arthur accidentally ran over his special hat. Sir Topham Hatt then gave Ted one of his old top hats as a replacement and with Sir Topham Hatt's help, Ted managed to turn the top hat into a steam engine's funnel, complete with smoke pouring out of it.
Appearances[]
Sam[]
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Sam is a porter who works at a station on the North Western Railway.. He has a wife, a young son and a young daughter.
Biography[]
Sam catches the last train of the day on Thomas' Branch Line, which is a late evening train that is often pulled by Percy. During every journey, Sam falls asleep in the coaches, as he finds them warm and comfortable. Percy wakes him up by blowing his whistle when he arrives at Sam's stop. Once, when Sam had a day off, he went to visit the Sodor Railway Museum with his family. Later, when Percy arrived to collect everyone, Sam had gone missing and his family was worried about him. Percy noticed some old coaches in the museum and he blew his whistle loudly. Sam, who was sleeping in one of the old coaches, woke up with the noise and quickly went out of the museum.
Uniform[]
Sam's uniform consists of blue trousers, a black tie and a white shirt with a blue jacket over it. He wears a blue peaked cap with a black brim and a grey band on the front of the cap.
Appearance[]
Bill and Tim[]
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Bill and Tim are two porters. They appeared in a magazine counting activity and demonstrated the difference between backwards and forwards.
Appearance[]
Other Porters[]
Several other porters work at the various stations on the Island of Sodor.
Uniform[]
The uniform worn by the porters consists of blue trousers, a black tie and a white shirt with a blue jacket over it. They wear blue peaked caps with black brims. Some porters wear brown overalls.
In the Golden Books, the uniform worn by the porters is in a maroon colour scheme instead.
Merchandise[]
- Ertl (discontinued)
- Wooden Railway (discontinued)
- Pocket Fantasy (discontinued)
- Thomas Engine Collection Series (discontinued)