"Adaptable. That's what my Owner says I am - go anywhere, do anything, that's me. You take my advice and scrap your rails. Broaden your outlook, like me."
When Thomas first met Terence, he insulted him for having caterpillar tracks, but later regretted it and befriended Terence after he pulled him out of a snowdrift.[2]
Years later, Terence befriended Duck while Thomas was at the Works.[3]
Terence helped to build a barn the day Victoria was sent back to Thomas' Branch Line. After swerving for a boulder by the Hackenbeck tunnel, Terence's trailer fell down the cutting and balanced dangerously on a bush.[5]
Personality[]
Terence is an assertive, orange tractor with caterpillar tracks. The engines find these very unusual, but Terence is very capable of proving that he does not need rails and that his tracks allow him to go practically anywhere. He takes any teasing in the name of fun and is happy to get on with his job, usually partaking in agricultural work. Terence never hesitates to assist in emergencies or sticky situations, road or rail, due to his helpful, forgiving nature. His tracks are particularly invaluable in harsh winter conditions when snow can affect transport across the Island. He may be slow, but he is versatile, adaptable and helpful.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
Terence has no definitive known basis, however his design is typical of crawler tractors produced between the 1920s and 1940s by companies such as John Fowler & Co., Caterpillar Inc., Allis-Chalmers and International Harvester.
Livery[]
Terence is primarily painted orange. The colour of his exhaust pipe, engine and front frequently differ between illustrations, switching between being either black or orange.
Terence's orange livery is reminiscent to that of the crawler tractors manufactured by Allis-Chalmers and John Fowler & Co.
Terence: The orange tractor made his debut in Tank Engine Thomas Again and has figured in a number of other stories since. Like Harold he has become a well-loved character.
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Trivia[]
Terence pictured next to Finney's Farm, labelled "Here Terry works."
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