| For other uses, see Whiff. |
Whiff is a grubby green tank engine with glasses who runs a Recycling Plant on the Island of Sodor's North Western Railway.
Personality[]
Whiff is a bit of a tech whizz who loves inventing new things. He believes that any old or broken parts can be re-used and recycled into something new and useful. Being a recycling engine, he also has a love of nature, and there is even a garden on the roof of his recycling plant.
He also seems to know a lot about the history of Sodor, like how there used to be tunnels under Lookout Mountain.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
Whiff is based on the North Eastern Railway's 2-2-4T No. 66, named "Aerolite". Aerolite was built in 1869 to replace a destroyed Kitson locomotive of the same name and to haul the Mechanical Engineer's saloon coach, which is also preserved on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. It was rebuilt extensively several times during its career. It was classified X1 by the LNER in 1923 and was retired in 1933, being preserved at York the following year. It can be found today at the National Railway Museum in York.
Livery[]
Whiff is painted in a dark green livery with black and yellow lining and black wheels. He has red numberplates on his bunker. He wears large spectacles on his smokebox. His running board, bufferbeams and valences are all red.
Appearances[]
Books
Magazine Stories
Video Games
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Audio Files[]
Whistle[]
| First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas for a Day | Active |
Trivia[]
- Despite being mentioned by name multiple times, Whiff never appears during the first series of All Engines Go. According to former producer Rick Suvalle, there were plans for Whiff to make a physical appearance in the first series; however these never came to fruition, most likely due to budget constraints.[1]
- Whiff wears glasses because he is near-sighted.
- According to Luke Marty, he originally auditioned for the role of Whiff in the US dub, but was declined in favour of Joe Pingue.[2]
Merchandise[]
- Motorized (normal and talking; discontinued)
- Metal Collection (discontinued)
- Plarail
References[]
| Locomotives | Steam | Thomas | Edward | Henry | Gordon | James | Percy | Toby | Duck | Emily | Whiff | Nia | The Purple Tender Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Diesel | Diesel | Salty | Carly | Sandy | |
| Electric | Kana | |
| Other | Beresford | Winston | |
| Rolling Stock | Passenger | Annie and Clarabel | Slip Coaches | Emily's Coach | Kana's Coaches | Open-Topped Carriages |
| Goods | Troublesome Trucks | Troublesome Tankers | Bruno | Six-Wheeled Open Wagons | Boxcars | Tankers | Flatbeds | Livestock Wagons | Hoppers | Carnival Trucks | Ice Cream Vans | |
| Former | Boxy | |
| People | Sir Topham Hatt | Great-Grandfather Hatt | |