Rusty Can

This article is about the oil can. You may be looking for the narrow gauge engine or the song.

Rusty
Background Information
First appearance	A Light Delivery (2022)
Last appearance	Diesel's Bad Day (2025)
Creator(s)	Niki Lytton
Character Overview
Name	Rusty
Nicknames	Thin Piece of Tin (by Thomas) Bucket of Junk (by Diesel)
Gender	Male
Country	Island of Sodor
Residence	Tidmouth Sheds
Affiliation	Diesel Thomas
Technical Details
Type	Oil can
Owner(s)	Diesel

Rusty is an oil can owned and used by Diesel. Similar to Percy's lucky bell, Rusty severs as a comfort treatment towards Diesel.

Thomas once threw out Rusty thinking it was garbage, much to Diesel's dismay. Luckily, Sandy managed to find Rusty and get the oil can back to Diesel.

Appearances

• Television Series

Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go

• Series 1 - A Light Delivery, Ghost Train, A Rusty Rescue and More Cowbell (mentioned)
• Series 2 - Diesel's Dilemma (mentioned) and Valentine's Hearts
• Series 4 - Diesel's Bad Day

Songs

• Series 1 - My Rusty Can (mentioned; appears in music video)
• Series 4 - Do Your Best

Trivia

• Rusty shares the same name with a narrow gauge engine from The Railway Series and Thomas & Friends.

Gallery

Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go

Rusty and Diesel in the first series

Rusty in Sandy's bucket

Diesel reuniting with Rusty