At the Great Railway Show, there were a number of staff in charge of helping out with various jobs, such as the announcements and the judging.
The Great Railway Show Host[]
The Great Railway Show Host is the host for the Great Railway Show.
Biography[]
During the Great Railway Show, this man was the host and main voice for the show. He would call out the time and location of each contest and would also provide commentary for the contests. He would also call out the winners of each contest.
Attire[]
The host wears a dark grey business suit and a black bowler hat.
Appearances[]
Thomas & Friends[]
- Series 24 - The Great Little Railway Show (cameo)
Specials[]
- 2016 - The Great Race
Voice Actors[]
- Rob Rackstraw (UK/US)
- Hiroo Sasaki (Japan)
- Marek Erhardt (Germany)
- Roberto Encinas (Spain)
Trivia[]
- The host voices all of the Meet the Contenders promotional videos.
Gallery[]
The Great Railway Show Judge[]
The Great Railway Show Judge is a man who lives on Sodor.
Biography[]
When the Great Railway Show was happening on the Mainland, this man travelled there to judge the shunting challenge. When Thomas ended up losing the shunting challange to Ashima, due to him giving up his chance of winning to clear her path, the judges decided that both Thomas and Ashima should be declared the winners of the event because Thomas would have won otherwise.
Appearances[]
Voice Actors[]
- Keith Wickham (UK/US; twentieth series)
- Robert Wilfort (UK/US; The Great Race)
- Kerry Shale (UK/US; twenty-third series)
- Kiyonobu Suzuki (Japan; The Switch)
- Nobuaki Kanemitsu (Japan; Mike's Whistle)
- Kunihiro Kawamoto (Japan; The Great Race)
- Peter Weis (Germany)
- Salvador Serrano (Spain)
Trivia[]
- Despite appearing since the sixteenth series, the judge did not have a speaking role until The Great Race.
- The judge's CGI model is modified from the Grumpy Passenger.
Gallery[]
The Great Railway Show Flagman[]
The Great Railway Show Flagman is a man who worked at the Great Railway Show.
Biography[]
During the Great Railway Show, this man was in charge of giving signals to the contenders. Similar to a guard, he blew a whistle and waved a green flag to let the contenders know when it was time to race.
The flagman later travelled to China to attend the Dragon Boat Race.
Attire[]
The flagman wears a blue tie, a dark grey casual jacket, a white shirt, a black bowler hat and light grey trousers.
Appearances[]
Thomas & Friends[]
- Series 23 - Wish You Were Here (cameo)
Specials[]
- 2016 - The Great Race (does not speak)
- 2018 - Big World! Big Adventures! (cameo)
Trivia[]
- The flagman strongly resembles actor Charlie Chaplin's character "The Tramp".
Gallery[]
The Great Railway Show Brass Band[]
The Great Railway Show Brass Band are a group of musicians who worked at the Great Railway Show.
Biography[]
During the Great Railway Show, this brass band was involved in the best decorated engine parade. They performed music while riding in an open-topped carriage, which was pulled by Stephen through the main yard. The engines that were competing in the parade would follow while the judges decided who the best decorated engine was.
Uniform[]
The Bandsmen wear blue tunics and trousers with a black belt. They wear a blue peaked cap with a black band and brass plaque.
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- The CGI models of the bandsmen are modified from the Sodor Brass Band members.
Other Staff[]
Several other staff were also present at the Great Railway Show. Some of them had travelled there from the Island of Sodor.
