Tom Tipper (T&F)

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Tom Tipper the Postman
Background Information
First Appearance	Thomas and the Special Letter (1995)
Last Appearance	Kenji on the Rails Again (2021)
Creator(s)	Christopher Awdry
Voice Actors
UK/US Voice Actor	Keith Wickham (2015)
Other Voice Actors	Simon Hepworth (2001; UK, Railway Adventures)
Character Overview
Gender	Male
Country of Origin	Island of Sodor
Affiliation	Sodor Mail
Biographical Background
Occupation	Postman

Tom Tipper is a postman who services Callan.

Biography

Tom once fell ill and when he returned he found his chief had decided a bike was more economical than a Post Van. One morning, Tom was asked to fill in some forms. In a hurry, he carelessly left his bike propped against one of Percy's mail vans. When Percy tried to warn Tom, he was out of earshot and his driver did not see the bike. As a result of Percy moving forward, the bike fell beneath the vans and was torn to pieces.

Once, Samson mistook his bike for some scrap, which annoyed him. He chased after Samson and his truck of scrap and managed to get to the scrap yard, with the aid of Bertie, just in time to save his bike.

Attire

Tom Tipper wears a postman's uniform, which consists of a dark blue jacket with red markings over a white shirt, a black tie and dark blue trousers, with a dark blue cap with a red brim.

Appearances

• Television Series
• Other Media

Thomas & Friends Series 4 - Thomas and the Special Letter (cameo) and Mind that Bike Series 6 - Edward the Very Useful Engine (cameo) Series 7 - Bulgy Rides Again (cameo) Series 18 - The Perfect Gift (cameo) and Samson Sent for Scrap Series 20 - Letters to Santa (does not speak) Series 24 - A New Arrival (cameo) and Kenji on the Rails Again (cameo) Music Videos Series 5 - Donald's Duck Series 18 - It's Christmas Time

Magazine Stories 2000 - A Special Story About the Sodor Mail Van (possible cameo) 2001 - Pulling the Post 2003 - Where's Wag? (mentioned) 2007 - Percy the Post Train 2008 - Percy's Post! 2010 - Pulling the Post 2011 - Steam on Stamps and Caroline's Christmas 2012 - Percy the Post Train Video Games 2001 - Railway Adventures

Voice Actors

• Keith Wickham (UK/US)
• Nobutoshi Canna (Japan; fourth series only)
• Katsuhiro Tokuishi (Japan; eighteenth series only)

Trivia

• George Carlin gave Tom Tipper an Irish accent in the US narration. However, Michael Angelis gave him a normal British accent while Keith Wickham depicts him with a West Country accent.
• Tom Tipper was the first human character created by Christopher Awdry to be introduced in Thomas & Friends.
• Tom Tipper's small scale driving figurine and an alternate postman figurine are currently on display at Drayton Manor.

Merchandise

• Capsule Plarail
• Plarail

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