The Dock Managers

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The dock manager are in charge of Brendam Docks and help to keep it in order. There have been three different managers shown to run Brendam Docks.

The First Manager

The First Manager
Background Information
First Appearance	One Good Turn (1992)
Last Appearance	Middle Engine (2002)
Creator(s)	Andrew Brenner
Character Overview
Gender	Male
Country of Origin	Island of Sodor
Affiliation	Brendam (formerly) Upper Brendam (formerly) Brendam Docks (formerly)
Biographical Background
Occupation	Manager (formerly)

This manager was the first manager of Brendam Docks. He was also in charge of the yard at Upper Brendam.

Biography

Once at Upper Brendam yard, the manager had accidentally stopped the turntable in the wrong direction and Bill almost collided with Ben, but they had stopped face to face.

The manager allowed Percy to borrow a flatbed with a set of buffers for the good luck package for the wedding of Mrs. Kyndley's daughter.

Uniform

The manager's uniform consists of blue overalls and a white shirt with either a grey or green jacket over it. He wears either a grey or green peaked cap.

Appearances

• Television Series

Thomas & Friends

• Series 3 - All at Sea (mentioned) and One Good Turn
• Series 5 - Happy Ever After (mentioned)
• Series 6 - Harvey to the Rescue (cameo) and Middle Engine

Voice Actors

• Hikaru Midorikawa (Japan)

Trivia

• The body of the manager's small scale figure used in the third series is currently on display at Drayton Manor.
• The body of the manager's small scale figure used in the sixth series is currently owned by Twitter user Machan of Sodor.

The Second Manager

The Second Manager
Background Information
First Appearance	Harvey to the Rescue (2002)
Last Appearance	Henry Gets it Wrong (2008)
Creator(s)	Paul Larson
Character Overview
Gender	Male
Country of Origin	Island of Sodor
Affiliation	Brendam Docks (formerly)
Biographical Background
Occupation	Manager (formerly)

This manager was the second manager of Brendam Docks. He only appeared from the sixth series up until the twelfth series.

Uniform

The manager's uniform consists of either black or grey trousers, a black tie and white shirt with a black jacket over it. He wears a black bowler hat.

Appearances

• Television Series

Thomas & Friends Series 6 - Harvey to the Rescue (cameo), No Sleep for Cranky (cameo) and Thomas, Percy and the Squeak (cameo) Series 7 - James and the Queen of Sodor and Not So Hasty Puddings Series 8 - Percy's Big Mistake and Fish (cameo) Series 9 - Toby Feels Left Out (does not speak), Thomas Tries His Best, Henry and the Flagpole (cameo) and Thomas' New Trucks Series 11 - Thomas and the Storyteller (cameo) and Hide and Peep Series 12 - Henry Gets It Wrong (does not speak) Music Videos Series 6 - Down by the Docks Series 7 - Salty Series 8 - Determination and Ode to Gordon

Voice Actors

• Yasuhiko Kawazu (Japan; seventh and eighth series, excluding Not So Hasty Puddings)
• Kōzō Shioya (Japan; Not So Hasty Puddings)
• Nobuaki Kanemitsu (Japan; ninth and eleventh series)

Trivia

• The manager's model was reused from a Railway Board member's model.
• In the ninth series episodes, Toby Feels Left Out and Thomas Tries His Best, the manager's model was reused from the Duke of Boxford's suited body.
• In the twelfth series, the manager's CGI model was reused from Mr. Percival.

The Third Manager

The Third Manager
Background Information
First Appearance	The Early Bird (2010)
Last Appearance	A New Arrival (2020)
Creator(s)	David Richard Fox Sharon Miller
Character Overview
Gender	Male
Country of Origin	Island of Sodor
Affiliation	Brendam Docks
Biographical Background
Occupation	Manager

This manager is the third and current manager of Brendam Docks. His office is located inside the Sodor Shipping Company's building. He is dedicated to keep the docks running smoothly and can usually be found carrying a clipboard around with him.

Uniform

The manager's uniform consists of a white shirt with a grey jacket over it and an orange hardhat. He wears blue overalls with a circular logo of a ship on the front of them.

Appearances

• Television Series
• Other Media

Thomas & Friends Series 13 - The Early Bird (does not speak) Series 16 - Bust My Buffers! Series 17 - Gone Fishing Series 18 - Toad's Bright Idea, Long Lost Friend and Emily Saves the World (cameo) Series 19 - Who's Geoffrey?, The Truth About Toby (cameo), A Cranky Christmas (cameo), Salty All at Sea (cameo) and Diesel's Ghostly Christmas (cameo) Series 20 - Saving Time (cameo), Pouty James (cameo), Letters to Santa (cameo) and All in Vain (cameo) Series 21 - Stuck in Gear (cameo), Cranky at the End of the Line and New Crane on the Dock (cameo) Series 23 - Steam Team to the Rescue (cameo) Series 24 - A New Arrival (cameo) Other - Thomas & Friends in 4-D: Bubbling Boilers (cameo) Specials 2010 - Misty Island Rescue 2013 - King of the Railway (mentioned) 2014 - Tale of the Brave 2016 - The Great Race

Magazine Stories

• 2015 - Emily Saves the World (cameo)
• 2017 - Emily Saves the World (cameo)

Voice Actors

• Matt Wilkinson (UK; Misty Island Rescue onwards, excluding Tale of the Brave and the nineteenth series)
• Steven Kynman (UK; Tale of the Brave only)
• William Hope (US; Misty Island Rescue onwards, excluding the nineteenth series)
• Keith Wickham (UK/US; nineteenth series only)
• Nobuaki Kanemitsu (Japan; Misty Island Rescue - Tale of the Brave, excluding the sixteenth series)
• Daiki Nakamura (Japan; sixteenth series only)
• Kōichi Sakaguchi (Japan; eighteenth series onwards)
• Daniel Sonnleithner (Germany)
• Gerhart Hinze (Germany; Misty Island Rescue only)
• Carsten Krabbe (Germany; Tale of the Brave and The Great Race)
• Wolfgang Kubach (Germany; Audio Books only)
• Helge Winther Larsen (Norway; Misty Island Rescue - seventeenth series)
• Øyvind Borgemoen Lyse (Norway; Tale of the Brave only)
• Piotr Bąk (Poland; eighteenth series onwards)
• Jorge Badillo (Latin America; Misty Island Rescue only)
• Óscar Bonfiglio (Latin America; seventeenth series onwards)
• Petri Hanttu (Finland; Misty Island Rescue only)
• Petteri Hynönen (Finland; seventeenth series onwards)

Trivia

• In Misty Island Rescue and the sixteenth series, the manager only had a moustache, but ever since the seventeenth series, he has grown a beard. His former CGI model was reused as a dock workman instead.

Merchandise

• Wood (discontinued)

Brendam Branch Line

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* David Mitton map only | ** Sam Wilkinson map only