| For other uses, see Trevor. |
- "My master would send us from farm to farm. We'd thresh corn, haul logs, and did lots of other work. The children loved to see us! Oh, yes, I like children."
- ― Trevor
Trevor is a traction engine who resides at the Wellsworth Vicarage Orchard and driven by Jem Cole. He is owned by the Vicar of Wellsworth.
Biography
Trevor used to work on farms doing odd jobs like threshing corn and sawing timber, but his owner thought he was an old-fashioned tractor and sent him to Crocks Scrap Yard. Edward luckily befriended him and convinced the Vicar of Wellsworth to purchase him. Trevor now lives in the Wellsworth vicarage orchard but is often borrowed by his driver Jem Cole to do odd jobs and to appear at various events such as steam fairs.[3]
Sometime after that, Trevor had little work to do, so Edward took him to Thomas' junction, where Thomas took him to work at the New Harbour. At the end of the day, Thomas took Trevor back to the junction and told him that he would visit him if he could and that the vicar now had more work for him to do in the orchard, but he may be needed at the harbour again someday.[1]
Edward and Trevor once helped the vicar organise a garden party to raise money for a seaside trip for underprivileged children. On the day of the party, overnight rain had made the orchard ground too wet, so Trevor gave children rides along the nearby country lane instead. He later helped Terence rescue Bertie, who had become stuck in the mud at the orchard gate.[4]
Trevor once stalled on a level crossing with a damaged haycart, only to have Donald and Douglas collide with it.[5] A similar accident happened on May Day when Trevor was pulling a cartload of apples across the track and a blinded Gordon crashed into it before it could clear the crossing, smashing the apples in the process.[6]
Later on, he was an attraction at the Sodor Steam Fair and was later seen at a fair at Maithwaite.[7][8]
In the twentieth series, when one of Farmer McColl's cows got stuck under the bridge at the Watermill, Trevor helped to lift it out.[9]
In the twenty-second series, he received a new whistle and showed it off to Thomas and Merlin. Later that day, Percy was convinced that his new whistle was Merlin's and rushed off to tell Thomas that he had heard it before Trevor could actually show up, leaving Merlin himself - who had just arrived - very confused.[10]
Personality
Trevor is incredibly cheerful, kind and benevolent and gets along well with nearly everyone. He enjoys basking in the sunshine or dozing in his shed, but easily grows bored and unhappy if he does not have much company or enough work to do. Trevor is particularly fond of children and loves giving them rides whenever he gets the chance.
Technical Details
Basis
Trevor has no definitive known basis, however his design is typical of agricultural traction engines used throughout the United Kingdom. Some versions of his biography used on the official website cite him as being a converted four-cylinder compound traction engine built by Richard Garrett & Sons.
While not directly based on it visually, Trevor was inspired by a William Foster & Co. eight-ton Double Crank Compound (DCC) general purpose traction engine built in 1927 named Fiery Elias. It was owned by the Rev. W. Awdry's friend, the Rev. Teddy Boston. He also owned the steamroller that was the inspiration for George.
Livery
Trevor is painted dark green with red lining and wheels, a black smokebox and gold boiler bands.
Appearances
Official Description
From Official Website:[1]
| “ | Trevor the Traction Engine: There's a touch of Coleridge's Ancient Mariner about Trevor. He's very old and enjoys dozing in the sun but, hates to be left outside for too long, and likes an opportunity to show he's still capable of a good day's work. But best of all, these days, he likes giving children rides.
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| “ | Trevor: Trevor is an old tractor who enjoys dozing in the sun, but dislikes being left outside for too long. He loves to show that he's still very useful and capable of a good day's work. But best of all, he likes when parents bring their children to the farm, so he can give them rides around the fields.
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From Official Website:[4]
| “ | Trevor the Traction Engine: Trevor is a very old tractor. He enjoys dozing in the sun, but hates to be left outside for too long. He likes to show he's still capable of a good day's work. His favorite job is giving rides to children.
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Audio Files
Themes
| First used | Last used | Composers | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series 2 | Building the New Line | Mike O'Donnell Junior Campbell |
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| Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party | Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party |
Whistles
| First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Series 2 | Series 12 | |
| Thomas the Tank Engine (Kids Station Game) | ||
| Series 20 | School of Duck | |
| Seeing Is Believing | ||
Trivia
- According to Abi Grant on her website, Trevor is her favourite off-rail character.
- Trevor's model used to be on display at Drayton Manor until it was removed in July 2018.
- A large scale model of Trevor was built for the Jack and the Sodor Construction Company mini-series. It is now owned by ThomasTankMerch on Twitter.
- The CGI model of Trevor was made for the thirteenth series (as seen in the US introduction segment), however he did not appear in any episodes until the fifteenth series.
- His voice actors both voice Percy in their respective dubs.
- In the CGI series, Trevor speaks with a West Country accent in the UK dub, and with a Southern accent in the US dub.
- Several of the whistle sounds used for Trevor are modified and reused for and from other characters:
- Trevor's original whistle is Donald's original, but twenty-four steps higher-pitched, and also Duck's, but twenty-three steps higher-pitched. It was also used for George in the fifth series episode, Lady Hatt's Birthday Party. Trevor has the same whistle in KidsStation - Thomas the Tank Engine, but at a lower pitch.
- Trevor's whistle from the twentieth series to School of Duck is Stephen's, but at one step lower-pitched.
- Trevor's whistle from the twenty-second series episode, Seeing is Believing is the same one as Vinnie's.
- Trevor's theme tune is very similar to Warrior's theme from TUGS.
- According to a magazine article, Trevor sometimes works on Farmer Trotter's Pig Farm.
- In 2015, a soapbox entry based on Trevor competed at the Red Bull Soapbox Race. It returned to compete at the Bideford Soapbox Derby in 2022.[11]
- A fan-made image of Trevor in the All Engines Go style was used at a Day Out with Thomas event. It was originally made by user, CTMRASRF2020NAUTTP.[12]
Quotes
- "Hello, Henry!"
"You're very nice, Trevor", puffed Henry. "But you wouldn't make a very good flagpole!" - ― Trevor saying hello to Henry, Henry and the Flagpole, ninth series
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 T&F S2 #6 "Thomas and Trevor"
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19980117104013/http://www.thomasthetankengine.com/engine/trevor.htm
- ↑ T&F S2 #3 "Saved from Scrap"
- ↑ T&F S3 #16 "Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party"
- ↑ T&F S6 #10 "Twin Trouble"
- ↑ T&F S7 #22 "Best Dressed Engine"
- ↑ T&F S15 #3 "Emily and Dash"
- ↑ T&F S19 #9 "Very Important Sheep"
- ↑ T&F S20 #22 "Three Steam Engines Gruff"
- ↑ T&F S22 #13 "Seeing is Believing"
- ↑ Team Trevor on Facebook
- ↑ Day Out with Thomas - "All Engines Go" style of Trevor
| Locomotives | Steam | Edward | Porter | Nia |
|---|---|---|
| Diesel | BoCo | Derek | Salty | Philip | |
| Non-Rail Vehicles | Trevor | Big Mickey | Cranky | Reg | Carly | |
| People | The Vicar of Wellsworth | The Mayor of Sodor | The Dock Managers | |
| Affiliates | Sodor China Clay Company (Bill and Ben, Timothy, Marion) | Sodor Shipping Company | Sodor Search and Rescue Centre (Belle, Flynn, Rocky, Harold, Butch, Captain) | |
| Stations | Wellsworth | Suddery | Lower Suddery | Sodor Animal Park** | Upper Brendam | Brendam | |
| Locomotives | Steam | Thomas | Percy | Toby |
|---|---|---|
| Diesel | Mavis | |
| Former | Glynn | Coffee Pots | Daisy | |
| Rolling Stock | Passenger | Annie and Clarabel | Henrietta | Hannah |
| Non-Rail Vehicles | Terence | Bertie | Bulgy | Caroline | Elizabeth | Cleo | Harold | Tiger Moth | The Hot Air Balloon | Bulstrode | |
| People | Mrs. Kyndley | Farmer Finney | Farmer McColl | Farmer Trotter | Ruth | |
| Affiliates | Toby's Branch Line | Ffarquhar Quarry Company | Sodor Slate Quarry** | |
| Infrastructure | Stations | Knapford | Dryaw | Toryreck** | Upper Toryreck** | Sports Field Halt** | Elsbridge | Maithwaite** | Hackenbeck | Ffarquhar | New Harbour* | Arlesdale End |
| Sheds | Elsbridge Engine Sheds (Carriage Shed) | Hackenbeck Shed | |
| Tunnels and Bridges | The Valley Bridge* | Elsbridge Viaduct | Callan Viaduct** | Bulgy's Bridge* | The Watermill | Hackenbeck Tunnel | Ffarquhar River Bridge | |