The Chinese Diesel is a large diesel engine who works on the Chinese Railway.
Biography
Thomas & Friends
When Thomas came to China in search of his friend Nia, the diesel informed him she had seen her heading to the Rainbow Mountains in Zhangye Danxia.
She later arrived with the breakdown cranes to help Nia back onto the rails after she was rescued by Thomas and Yong Bao from falling off a cliff due to an avalanche.
She had a close encounter with a runaway waterwheel built from bamboo while she was working with a breakdown crane; he inadvertently caught the wheel and threw it across the countryside.
Technical Details
Basis
The Chinese Diesel is based on the Siemens Eurorunner. Originally built in Germany in 2003 for export to Austria, some examples were used locally while others were built for export to Lithuania, Romania, the Czech Republic and China. The seven Chinese examples were for use in Hong Kong MTR (was KCR) , where they were classified as the Series 8000.
Livery
The Chinese Diesel is painted black with red buffer beams and red lining around her windows. Her wheels are white and she has an orange coupling hook.
Appearances
Thomas & Friends
Specials
- 2018 - Big World! Big Adventures!
Music Videos
- Big World! Big Adventures! - Sometimes You Make a Friend
Voice Actors
- Su-Lin Looi (UK/US)
- Misa Ishii (Japan; Big World! Big Adventures!)
- Tamaki Orie (Japan; twenty-second series)
- Susa Saukko (Finland)
Trivia
- The Chinese Diesel is the last known character created by Andrew Brenner before his departure in 2018.
- She is the first character to be based on an engine built in the 21st century, and the second character overall, the first being Carly.
- She is the only international engine who is not a background character to not be given a name in any media.
Gallery
Thomas & Friends
CGI Series
| Locomotives | Yong Bao | Hong-Mei | The Big Mean Engine | The Small Mean Engine | Da Li | Xiao Hu | Yen | The Chinese Diesel | |
|---|---|---|
| Rolling Stock | An An and Yin-Long | Lei | |
| Locations | Real Landmarks | Great Wall of China | Zhangye Danxia | Himalayas (Shunting Yard) | Chang Jiang River |
| Fictional Landmarks | Cherry Blossom Runby | The First Chinese Station | The Chinese Railway Bridge | Chinese Railway Sheds | The Second Chinese Station | The Chinese Town Halt (Tunnel) | The Bamboo Forest (Nature Reserve) | Tu Zi Quan | Town Square | The River Station | |