The Troublesome Tankers are pieces of rolling stock which carry various liquids on the North Western Railway.
Personalities[]
Like their open wagon counterparts, the Troublesome Tankers delight in mischief and any wise engine knows that they are not to be trusted. If an engine is having a bad day, makes a mistake, or is naive and easily played upon, the tankers begin their tricks. Common antics of the tankers include singing, name-calling, holding back, bumping and teasing the engines.
Types of sentient tankers in the Television Series:
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
The Troublesome Tankers are based on standard 14-ton pre-war tankers common across most of regions of the United Kingdom.
Liveries[]
The Tar Tankers, Oil and Diesel Tankers are painted black, with their respective symbols and white lettering on their sides. The Milk Tankers are painted white, some have blue lettering on their sides.
In Big World! Big Adventures!, some tankers in Africa were painted dark purple.
Appearances[]
Thomas & Friends
Specials
Music Videos
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Audio Files[]
Laugh[]
| First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Series 2 | Series 7 |
Trivia[]
- In the fourth series, the tankers had square-shaped faces shared with the narrow gauge slate trucks and 3-plank trucks. From Journey Beyond Sodor onwards, their faces are rectangular and are shared with the standard gauge slate trucks.
- While in the model series the tankers' faces sat above the bracing at the front of the tanker, in the CGI series there is a small cutout in the horizontal bracing in order to fit the faces.
Voice actors[]
- Christopher Ragland (UK/US; Journey Beyond Sodor, The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor, and Chucklesome Trucks)
- Rob Rackstraw (UK/US; Journey Beyond Sodor, Chucklesome Trucks, and Meet Rebecca)
- Kerry Shale (UK/US; Journey Beyond Sodor and Chucklesome Trucks)
- Akiya Henry (UK/US; Big World! Big Adventures!)
- Carl Taylor, Collins Kemboi, Karun Mungai and Trina Mungai (UK/US; singing voices; Big World! Big Adventures!)