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* {{Flanderization}}: Trevor went over the Michael Angelis seasons from the cheerful CoolOldGuy NiceGuy to a ButtMonkey who's role in the plot is to have his goods ran over by a speeding engine, such as Donald in "Twin Trouble", and Gordon in "Best Dressed Engine".
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* {{Flanderization}}: Trevor went over the Michael Angelis Creator/MichaelAngelis seasons from the cheerful CoolOldGuy NiceGuy to a ButtMonkey who's role in the plot is to have his goods ran over by a speeding engine, such as Donald in "Twin Trouble", and Gordon in "Best Dressed Engine".
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* DeadpanSnarker: Downplayed but he has his good natured ribbing moments saying that Bertie was a stick in the mud, for a while.
* {{Flanderization}}: Trevor went over the Michael Angelis seasons from the cheerful CoolOldGuy NiceGuy to a ButtMonkey who's role in the plot is to have his goods ran over by a speeding engine, such as Donald in "Twin Trouble", and Gordon in "Best Dressed Engine".
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* ManipulativeBastard: He gets a fake "Railway Bus" banner to steal Duck's passengers and doesn't accept their return tickets. His plan was to make the passengers think railway services were no good, but they quickly catch on.
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* AwesomeAussie: Ace is portrayed as being this at first, but it's subverted in that he's actually frightened of wild animals.
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* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Even ignoring how different he is from his assumed basis, his face is not a perfect geometric shape (though it's possible one of his modifications is a grill in that shape, meaning his face would be justified for following the logic other road characters use for their face shapes) and he is far bouncier than the rest of the cast.
* RecklessSidekick: ToThomas.Thomas, encouraging him to do reckless things at the expense of Nia.
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* OffModel: When he first appeared in CGI in season 13, his radiator was missing. Though it eventually returned in season 14.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Happens to her in "Not So Hasty Puddings" when she slides into a snowdrift.
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* BrooklynRage: Has a Brooklyn accent in the US dub of season 4, and also has the tough-guy attitude to match.
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* EvilMinions: George was supposed to be one of Diesel 10's minions in ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad'', but was dropped.
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* EasilyForgiven: Max and Monty's antics would get them instantly fired from any work site. Some of them would even result in fines or ''criminal charges'' (Illegal Dumping in "Mucking About", for example). Instead they're just given a stern lecture and sent to clean up the mess they made.
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* AdvertisedExtra: Despite only having one major appearance in the TV series, he is frequently featured in Brendam Docks merchandise, usually alongside Cranky the Crane.
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* SpotlightStealingSquad: In the Pack's miniseries, Max and Monty took up most of the screen time and were the primary sources of many of the episodes' conflicts. This is despite the fact that they didn't have a proper episode to themselves in the miniseries (unless you count "The Tortoise and the Hare" and even then that was more of a Buster story). It wouldn't be until season 20's "Mucking About" that they would get their own spotlight episode.
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* SpotlightStealingSquad: In the Pack's miniseries, ToxicFriendInfluence: Max and Monty took up most of the screen time and were the primary sources of many of the episodes' conflicts. This is despite the fact that they didn't have a proper episode to themselves Thomas in the miniseries (unless you count "The Tortoise and the Hare" and even then that was more of a Buster story). It wouldn't be until season 20's "Mucking About" that they would get their own spotlight episode.About". Thomas had deemed the two reckless and decided not to do races with them anymore.
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* {{Jerkass}}: A bit downplayed. She's can come across as rude, cranky, and critical, especially in the way she advised Thomas to be careful with his siderods.
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* GrumpyBear: He's always grumbling and complaining about railways. He mellowed out when he became a vegetable bus, but snapped right back to his old ways when he was reinstated for helping passengers.
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* TautologicalTemplar: As of "Free the Roads" he genuinely seems to believe that railway engines are evil and passengers are being forced to travel in them against their will, no matter how many times they, the Fat Controller and even his fellow buses make clear that isn't the case.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Bulstrode isn’t very well-liked due to his rude attitude. Even the Troublesome Trucks dislike him.
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[[folder:Bertie the Bus]]
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--> "But to beat you over that hill, I'd have to grow wings and be an Aeroplane."
-->Voiced by: Rupert Degas (Seasons 15-16), Creator/KeithWickham (Season 17-present)
--> Basis: Post-War Leyland Tiger PS series
--> Built: 1929/1948
A bus Thomas met on his branch line. The two of them had a famous race from one end of the branch line to the other, in which Thomas won, earning Bertie's respect.
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* AbsenteeActor: While he has a tendency to appear at least once in every season, Season 22 marks the first time that he is absent from a season altogether.
* AlliterativeName: '''B'''ertie the '''B'''us.
* {{Determinator}}: Is this in "Bertie's Chase", where he stops at nothing to catch up to Edward.
* DemotedToExtra: Since the transition to [=CGi=], his appearances have become scarce, when he does show up, he's usually either avoiding an accident, or in need of rescue after getting stuck or breaking down. However, the later seasons give him more screentime, as he is the main non rail vehicle for passengers on Thomas' branchline. And now that Bulgy's back, he acts as the double decker's foil.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Implied at times in the show where loud skids can be heard as he drives. He's obsessed with being faster than Thomas, after all.
* EarlyBirdCameo: He made a cameo in "Thomas, Terence, and the Snow" before making his official debut in "Thomas and Bertie".
* FantasticRacism: Briefly in "Trust Thomas" after the engines fail to get tar for his broken roads, he labels them unreliable. He takes it back completely when Thomas gets this fixed.
* FriendlyRival: His races with Thomas (though to prove the worth of their respective vehicles) are rather playful and in good fun.
* HelpImStuck: Bertie gets stuck in the mud near the end of "Edward, Trevor, and the Really Useful Party".
* HumblePie: In "Edward, Trevor, and the Really Useful Party", Bertie being stuck on the mud for teasing Trevor for being old. This made him apologize to him.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: His dialogue in "Stop That Bus!" hints at this
-->'''Bertie''': I....came to see what you were doing. You're very busy, Thomas. You whoosh and you wheesh all over the island. You see things I can never see. You do things I can never do. I wait, to pick up passengers.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Bertie, a bus, is friends with Thomas, a tank engine.
* LaserGuidedKarma: In "Edward, Trevor, and the Really Useful Party", Bertie teases Trevor for being old. As a result, Bertie gets stuck in some mud.
* RedIsHeroic: Is red, and a friend of Thomas.
* OffModel: When he first appeared in CGI in season 13, his radiator was missing. Though it eventually returned in season 14.
* OneSteveLimit: Bertie isn't the only "Bert" on the show. There's also Bert (the diesel and 'Arry's twin. He is often called Iron Bert to avoid confusion), Bert the blue miniature Arlesdale engine, and Bertram (season 5).
* PerpetualSmiler: In Season One, where Bertie had only one face mask. Subverted in later seasons, where he has a wider scope of facial expressions like the others.
* VerbalTic: In ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad'', he ends almost every sentence with "vroom vroom".
* VitriolicBestBuds: Enjoys teasing Thomas, but all the same is charitable when he needs help.
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[[folder:Terence the Tractor]]
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--> "They're not ugly, they're caterpillars! I can go anywhere, I don't need rails."
--> Basis: Caterpillar Model 70
--> Voiced by: Tom Stourton
--> Built: 1934
A tractor who Thomas meets on his branch line. Thomas finds his caterpillar treads to be unusual, until Terence rescues him from a snowdrift.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: In "Terence Breaks the Ice".
* AlliterativeName: '''T'''erence the '''T'''ractor.
* BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: In "Terence Breaks the Ice", Terence ignores his own rules to be sensible in the snow and gets cocky about it, resulting in the Christmas tree sinking into the pond.
* TheBusCameBack: Terence makes his return to the series in season 21. [[LongBusTrip He was last seen in season 7]] with his last speaking appearance being in season 5.
* DemotedToExtra: Was demoted to non-speaking cameos after season 5 and vanished from the show completely following the CGI switchover, though Terence did return in season 21.
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Terence originally had a widow's peak. This was removed and replaced with eyebrows upon his return in the CGI series.
* FantasticRacism: Was on the receiving end of this from Thomas, who thought that Terence's caterpillar treads were ugly.
* NiceGuy: Terence is friendly, helpful, and forgiving. The CGI series shows him a bit more prideful, but still remains friendly about it.
* PerpetualSmiler: Terence’s model only ever used a couple of face masks, all of which are pretty much just a variation of the same grin. This is averted after he reappeared in the CGI series.
* SwappedRoles: From "Thomas, Terence and the Snow". In "Terence Breaks the Ice" it is Terence that gets cocky about the snow and ice, with Thomas having to help him after an accident occurs.
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[[folder:Trevor the Traction Engine]]
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--> "Oh yes, I like children."
--> Basis: William Foster & Co. DCC Traction Engine No.14593 "''Fiery Elias''"
--> Voiced by: Christopher Ragland (US), Nigel Pilkington (UK)
--> Built: 1927
An old, cheerful traction engine. He was found in a scrap yard by Edward, and was since purchased by the Vicar. He now lives on his orchard and gives rides to children.
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* CoolOldGuy: Trevor is an old engine who is kind and loves children.
* DemotedToExtra: He hasn't done much since season 3. And despite surviving the transition to CGI, he often makes non-speaking cameos in the background. Even after being properly reintroduced and gaining a voice actor, most of his appearances are rather brief.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: His original face is modelled after Thomas, but moulded differently after his initial season. It also lacked proper eye mechanisms until Season Three, instead having painted ones.
* FriendToAllChildren: He is very fond of children and likes to give rides to them. H even states in his quote that he likes them.
* HatesBeingAlone: Trevor is unhappy whenever he doesn't have company.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Thomas.
* NiceGuy: Trevor is incredibly cheerful, kind and benevolent, and gets along well with nearly everyone.
* SingleTear: Trevor cries a single tear in "Thomas and Trevor" when he has to leave the harbor after a hard day's work.
* SleepyHead: He enjoys dozing off in the sun.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: In "Seeing is Believing", he gets a new whistle sound. Percy ends up thinking that the whistle sound belongs to the "invisible engine" (Merlin) and believes that he has seen him once and for all, and the episode ends on that note without Percy discovering that Merlin was the invisible engine in question.
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[[folder:Caroline]]
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--> " I shouldn't be treated like this! This pace is too hot for my system; it'll fuse all my circuits!"
--> Basis: 1926 Morris Oxford Bullnose Cabriolet
--> Built: 1926
An old-fashioned car owned by a cricketer. She prefers slow and leisurely runs throughout the countryside, as high speeds overheat her engine.
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* TheAllegedCar: She's pushed to the point of overheating frequently.
* AlliterativeName: '''C'''aroline the '''C'''ar.
* UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents: She has a Dixie accent in the US narration.
* AscendedExtra: Has slightly bigger roles in the TV series than in the books.
* ButtMonkey: Caroline can't seem to catch a break. She overheats frequently and even breaks down in "Lady Hatt's Birthday Party". On top of that, she's also bullied by George in the aforementioned episode.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Never made it to the CGI switchover.
* DemotedToExtra: After a brief appearance in the fifth season, she was relegated to the background for the rest of the model era.
* NiceGirl: She is very calm in nature and appreciates the engines.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Caroline looks highly unusual for a character on the show. Her eyes are on her headlights, for instance.
* SouthernBelle: Given a Dixie accent in the American dub and is very polite to her driver.
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[[folder:Bulgy]]
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--> "Bah! enjoyment is all you engines live for. One day railways will be ripped up!"
--> Basis: AEC Bridgemaster
--> Voiced by: Colin [=McFarlane=]
--> Built: 1960/61
A double-decker bus who believed railways needed to be ripped up and replaced with roads. Ended up getting wedged under a bridge after stealing Duck's passengers and was left in a field to rot as a henhouse.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: While his role in the books is adapted loyally, he undergoes a brief HeelFaceTurn in "Bulgy Rides Again".
* AlliterativeName: '''B'''ulgy the '''B'''us.
* AllThereInTheManual: Various merchandise of Bulgy claims him and Devious Diesel to be friends.
* TheBusCameBack: A literal example. After Season 7, Bulgy was relegated to cameos, and was last seen in Season 12's "Excellent Emily". He returns in Season 21's "Unscheduled Stops", sent by Sir Topham Hatt to help Thomas with Bertie's passengers while Bertie has his engine repaired.
* TheCameo: He gets a few background appearances between his major roles in seasons 4 and 7.
* CatchPhrase: "Down with railways!"
* FantasticRacism: He was outright racist towards anything on rails in his debut.
* {{Foil}}: To Bertie. While Bertie sometimes cracks jokes about the railway and has a slight rivalry with Thomas, he is still good friends with the engines and doesn't want the railway to be ripped up. Bulgy, however, he is mean to the engines and desires for their rails to be turned into roads.
* GoodCostumeSwitch: In his brief HeelFaceTurn in "Bulgy Rides Again", he is painted green.
* GrumpyBear: He's always grumbling and complaining about railways. He mellowed out when he became a vegetable bus, but snapped right back to his old ways when he was reinstated for helping passengers.
* HatesEveryoneEqually: Duck tries to reason with him by mentioning Bertie, but Bulgy thinks Bertie's too small to be useful.
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: In "Bulgy Rides Again", Bulgy undergoes a HeelFaceTurn when he becomes a vegetable bus. Come "Unscheduled Stops", he's not only back to his old livery, but his old anti-rail ways as well. Despite Sir Topham Hatt making it very clear that he will turn Bulgy back into a hen house if he starts his anti-rail talk again in the same episode, Bulgy's anti-rail ways are in full swing in "Free the Roads", wherein he does anything he can to convince the passengers that roads are better than rails.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He tried to beat Duck in a race by taking a shortcut -- which involved him trying to drive under a bridge. The bridge isn't high enough, and he gets stuck underneath.
* {{Jerkass}}: Bulgy is incredibly rude, cold-hearted, and discriminatory.
* LaserGuidedKarma:
** In his debut episode, Bulgy gets stuck under a bridge. Then he starts telling lies again and is turned into a henhouse.
** In "Free the Roads", Bulgy causes a bag of soil to contaminate the water inside a water tower. While the contamination was an accident, he deliberately says nothing of it for his plan to get people to travel by bus instead of train to succeed. When Bertie breaks down, Bulgy tries to take both Bertie's passengers as well as his own, and ends up breaking an axle. As an extra insult, due to Butch having to take Bertie to the garage to be repaired, he is taken to the garage by train, a very amused Thomas in fact.
* ManipulativeBastard: He gets a fake "Railway Bus" banner to steal Duck's passengers and doesn't accept their return tickets. His plan was to make the passengers think railway services were no good, but they quickly catch on.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: He's usually little more than a trouble making bigot, though in "Free the Roads" he uses an accident involving a water tower to his advantage and actually does set the railway back for a while. This ends up working a little ''too'' well for Bulgy however, since having to carry all the engine's passengers causes him to break down and get exposed.
* PerpetualFrowner: Was this in his debut, but disappeared in ''Bulgy Rides Again''.
* ShortcutsMakeLongDelays: Bulgy's shortcut winds up getting him stuck under a low bridge.
* TautologicalTemplar: As of "Free the Roads" he genuinely seems to believe that railway engines are evil and passengers are being forced to travel in them against their will, no matter how many times they, the Fat Controller and even his fellow buses make clear that isn't the case.
* TookALevelInKindness: In his debut episode, Bulgy called Bertie too small in size to be of any use. In "Free the Roads", he's a lot friendlier towards Bertie, if only because he wants to help him prove that buses are better than trains. He even offers to take Bertie's passengers when Bertie breaks down.
* VanityLicensePlate: In "Free the Roads", he gains a license plate that says, "[=BLG1=]".
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[[folder:George]]
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-->"Railways are no good, turn 'em into roads. Pull 'em up, turn 'em into roads."
--> Basis: Aveling-Barford R Class steam roadroller
--> Built: 1920/29
A steam roller who finds great joy in turning rails into roads.
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* BerserkButton: Ignoring him or besting him in an argument.
* BrooklynRage: Has a Brooklyn accent in the US dub of season 4, and also has the tough-guy attitude to match.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappeared after the end of the model era.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Sir Handel accuses him of this, though it's never made clear whether Sir Handel or George himself caused their infamous accident.
* EvilMinions: George was supposed to be one of Diesel 10's minions in ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad'', but was dropped.
* FantasticRacism: "Railways are no good! Turn 'em into roads!"
* {{Foil}}: To Buster, Sodor's other steamroller. While Buster respects the engines and is a nice guy to be around, George can't stand them and is unpleasant.
* GreenAndMean: He has green paint and is a huge jerk.
* GrumpyBear: George is grumpy and rude most of the time.
* {{Jerkass}}: George is mean to the engines, and, like Bulgy, desires to see railways ripped up and turned into roads.
* LaserGuidedKarma:
** In "Lady Hatt's Birthday Party", George malfunctions and crashes into a pond after insulting Caroline for breaking down.
** In "Bye George!", for causing Thomas to derail, and refusing to move to allow Duck to clear the line for Gordon and the Express, leading to one of Duck's trucks being destroyed, The Fat Controller gave George a stern talking to and sent him to the timber mill to learn some manners, having his rollers be used as machinery for the mill, and not paving roads like he enjoyed, which made George miserable.
* NeverMyFault: In "Steam Roller", he argues with Sir Handel over who caused the accident.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Bulstrode]]
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-->"I'm sinking!"
--> Basis: 1920s self-propelled coastal barge
A highly disagreeable barge. He was later converted to a children’s playground.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Bulstrode isn’t very well-liked due to his rude attitude. Even the Troublesome Trucks dislike him.
* AlliterativeName: '''B'''ulstrode the '''B'''arge.
* AssholeVictim: In "Special Attraction", where he gets sunk and later converted to a playground because of his rudeness.
* GrumpyBear: Is often bad-tempered, and complains endlessly.
* {{Jerkass}}: Bulstrode is grumpy and disagreeable.
* LaserGuidedKarma: For constantly complaining, he was sunk by the troublesome trucks. They even said that it served him right.
* OneShotCharacter: He only appeared in "Special Attraction".
* PerpetualFrowner: Bulstrode's default facial expression is a scowl.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Horrid Lorries]]
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--> Bases: Foden OG lorries
Three lorries (that’s British slang for truck) who arrive on the island after the Fat Controller decided the engines needed some help.
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* DrivesLikeCrazy: Two out of three are done in by reckless driving. Lorry 1 reverses ''into the sea'' at the harbour, and Lorry 2 goes through cliffs too quickly and ends up driving right off.
* FantasticRacism: The Lorries make rude remarks about the steam engines, calling them "Steaming Lumps of Scrap Iron" and telling Toby that [[ItBelongsInAMuseum he belongs in a museum]] instead of working at a quarry.
* {{Jerkass}}: They spend a good deal of the episode insulting the engines.
* LaserGuidedKarma: After they ended up respectively smashed, broken and sunk.
* OneShotCharacter: Only appeared in their namesake episode, unless you count spin-off material, such as the comic stories and the PC games. Their models have also been recycled for non-sentient lorries in the following seasons.
* PetTheDog: In the debatably-canon tie-in PC game "Trouble On The Tracks", one of the Lorries helps out by collecting coal from the mines when he hears that James had an accident and that none of the other engines are available to do so due to having run out of coal.
* SelfDisposingVillain: The engines don’t have to do anything to get rid of the Lorries -- they wreck themselves and are hauled off the island in shame.
* TerribleTrio: There are three lorries, and they're all antagonistic.
* WeWillMeetAgain: Lorry 2 vows that he'll return at the end. It's subverted when the narrator tells the audience that The Lorries never returned. It's double subverted in the comics where they actually do come back, although the canon of the comics is debatable.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Thumper]]
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--> Basis: No single model; his main body is made from a Fowler 0-4-0 Diesel shunter, while his treads are taken from a Russian KV-1 tank model, mounted backwards.
A mining machine bought to work at Boulder Quarry, but disappeared after setting a boulder loose.
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* AllThereInTheManual: According to TheMerch, he now works exclusively at slate mines.
* AmbiguousGender: Thumper is referred to as "it" in "Rusty and the Boulder", but is referred to as male in merchandise.
* CartoonCreature: He's not based on any real mining machine. Moreover, one like him would be impossible to operate safely.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: He only appeared in "Rusty and the Boulder".
* FlatCharacter: Despite being a major character in the episode, he neither speaks nor expresses any emotion.
* MellowFellow: Thumper is described as being a "cool dude", with a laid-back attitude. But because he doesn't speak or express emotion in his episode, this is an InformedAttribute.
* TheQuietOne: Never says anything.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Elizabeth]]
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--> "Oh, it's you. Have you learned to drive properly yet?"
--> Basis: Sentinel DG4 steam lorry
A vintage steam quarry truck, who ended up being abandoned in a shed. She was the Fat Controller's first truck, and upon discovering her, he immediately had her restored.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: She disappeared after the end of the model era.
* DeadpanSnarker: Is usually pretty sarcastic. One example is her above quote.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: In her debut episode, she's the only character able to insult The Fat Controller without getting into trouble.
* FantasticRacism: Subverted. She may believe that roads are superior to rails, but she often helps the engines out when necessary.
* GrumpyBear: Elizabeth is grumpy and harsh most of time, although she does mellow out in later seasons. Her original name was even "Grumpy".
* {{Jerkass}}: A bit downplayed. She's can come across as rude, cranky, and critical, especially in the way she advised Thomas to be careful with his siderods.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Even with her condescending front, she is a loyal and hard worker, and reacts appropriately to good manners. Her treatment of Thomas also softens when he and Terence help her out of the snow following a crash.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Happens to her in "Not So Hasty Puddings" when she slides into a snowdrift.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jeremy]]
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--> "I can go anywhere I want! Flying is the most fun in the world!"
--> Basis: BAC One-Eleven [=RomBac=]-1 jet airliner
A jet plane who lives at the Sodor airport.
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* AlliterativeName: '''J'''eremy the '''J'''et Plane.
* TheCameo: He made a cameo in season 20's "Letters to Santa", albeit a photoshopped version of his Trackmaster model.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappeared after the end of the model era.
* FantasticRacism: Briefly towards Thomas in his debut episode, when he boasts about how great it is to be a jet plane and puts Thomas down.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Jeremy has a very inflated image of himself because of the advantages he has over steam engines.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his insensitive remarks towards Thomas at the beginning of his debut episode, he makes for it by letting the children that had had their picnic ruined by the rain have their picnic in his hanger.
* MrViceGuy: Arrogant, but is still willing to help out the engines when the time is right.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: He has his face drawn on his cockpit, unlike the other characters.
* NotDrawnToScale: Jeremy's model is much smaller than his real life counterpart, being closer to the scale of a bi-plane, making his passenger consumption a mystery.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For Harold, both of them being prideful aircraft who look down upon the engines yet have a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold softer side.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Madge]]
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--> Basis: Scammell Scarab 6t lorry
A snub-nosed truck that works in the mountains near the Skarloey Railway. She acts very motherly to the narrow gauge engines, even at the risk of her own well-being.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappeared after the end of the model era.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Done deliberately in ''Cool Truckings'', when Duncan complains her drives are slow and boring.
* NiceGirl: Madge is usually friendly and motherly to the narrow gauge engines.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Madge doesn't have a big role in ''The Great Discovery'', but is the first character that Thomas tells about Great Waterton, which she spreads to the narrow-gauge engines, who spread it all over the Island.
* TeamMom: To the narrow gauge engines, despite the fact she's younger than many of them.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Colin]]
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--> "What a wonderful party!"
A canal-side steam crane who is stationed at the Wharf. He is good friends with Fearless Freddie.
----
* AlliterativeName: '''C'''olin the '''C'''rane.
* CartoonCreature: Colin isn't based on any real steam crane. His basis is freelanced, though he superficially resembles a 100t steam crane similar to those seen at Alexander Docks in Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
* FlatCharacter: His only character traits are that he's a NiceGuy and that he's lonely because he can't go anywhere.
* GagNose: Has a long, sausage-like nose.
* HatesBeingAlone: His main personality trait is that he’s lonely due to being fixed in one place, meaning that he can’t see the sights that the narrow-gauge engines get to see, or go to parties.
* NiceGuy: Colin is a good friend to all the narrow-gauge engines.
* OneShotCharacter: Colin only appeared in "The Party Surprise".
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Owen and Merrick]]
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--> "Next stop -- you're too heavy!" -Owen
--> "I think it's my nap time..." -Merrick
--> Basis: Dinorwic Slate Quarry stationary incline traction engine (Owen)
-->Voiced by: Ben Small (Owen), Matt Wilkinson (Merrick)
A pair of machines working at the Blue Mountain Quarry. Merrick is a crane with a set of rails, letting him move back and forth. Owen is a steam-powered incline, raising and lowering trucks up and down his platform. They debuted in ''Blue Mountain Mystery''.
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* TheBigGuy: Owen, who is easily the biggest and strongest machine working at the BMQ.
* CartoonCreature: Like Colin, Merrick's basis is not known, though he takes inspiration from several American rolling gantry cranes.
* CatchPhrase: Owen's is "Next stop," followed by a location.
* DemotedToExtra: After ''Blue Mountain Mystery'', they haven't been seen in many episodes. Whenever they do appear, it's usually non-speaking cameos.
* GentleGiant: Both of them are this. They are both very large machines, but are also kind and helpful to the engines.
* NoIndoorVoice: Merrick, when he's awake.
* SleepyHead: Merrick tends to nod off if he's not busy with something. This became less prominent after ''Blue Mountain Mystery''.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Being two machines who are unable to leave the Blue Mountain Quarry, they tend to be this.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Pack]]
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--> Bases:
---> Jack: Nuffield Front Loader Tractor (Seasons 6-12), International 454 Front Loader Tractor (Seasons 13-onward)
---> Max & Monty: 1949 Scammell Mountaineer dump truck
---> Brenda: Caterpillar D9H Bulldozer
---> Darcy: Roadheader EBZ-200 tunnel borer
---> Kelly: Austin K6 Crane Lorry
---> Ned: Erie Type B Steam Shovel
---> Byron: 1930s Caterpillar Bulldozer
---> Isobella: Sentinel DG4 steam lorry
---> Patrick: 1943 Mack NM 6-ton 6x6 truck
---> Buster: Aveling & Porter R10 steam road roller
---> Nelson: Scammell 15LA ballast tractor
-->Jack voices: David Menkin (US), Steven Kynman (UK)
-->Alfie voices: Nathan Clarke (2015-2016), Tom Stourton (2019-present)
-->Oliver voices: Tim Whitnall
-->Max voices: Kerry Shale (US), Tim Whitnall (UK)
-->Monty voices: Rob Rackstraw (US), Rasmus Hardiker (UK)
-->Brenda voices: Teresa Gallagher
-->Darcy voices: Harriet Kershaw
A team of construction vehicles owned by Miss Jenny Packard. They are in charge of construction projects on Sodor. Members include Nelson the ballast tractor, Jack the front loader, Alfie and Oliver the excavators, Max and Monty the dump trucks, Kelly the crane, Byron the bulldozer, Ned the steam shovel, Isobella the steam lorry, Patrick the cement mixer, and Buster the steamroller. Season 23 introduced Brenda the Bulldozer and Darcy the Digger.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: They all had episodes about them. Jack in "Jack Jumps In", "A Friend In Need", and "Jack Owns Up", Oliver in "A Visit from Thomas" and "Thomas' Trusty Friends", Alfie in "Percy's Scary Tale" and "Alfie Has Kittens", Patrick in "On Site With Thomas", Isobella in "Mud Glorious Mud", Ned in "Jack Owns Up" and "Thomas' Trusty Friends", Byron in "A Happy Day for Percy", Kelly in "Kelly's Windy Day", Nelson in "Percy Helps Out", Buster in "Thomas and the Moles" and "The Tortoise and the Hare", Max and Monty in "Mucking About", Brenda in "Out Of Site", and Darcy in "First Day On Sodor!"
* AesopAmnesia: No matter how many times they are scolded, Max and Monty never learn their lesson.
* AffirmativeActionGirl: Brenda and Darcy were added to the team in season 23 so there can be more female members.
* AlliterativeName: '''B'''yron the '''B'''ulldozer (and as of Season 23, '''B'''renda the '''B'''ulldozer and '''D'''arcy the '''D'''igger), and '''K'''elly the '''C'''rane (same sound).
* UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents: Kelly has a Texan accent in the US dub.
* BullyHunter: Jack is this whenever Max and Monty try to pick on Alfie.
* TheBusCameBack: A good portion of the team reappears in ''The Great Discovery'', and Jack and Alfie appear in one episode of season 12. After the change to CGI, Jack returned in ''King of the Railway'', while Alfie, Oliver, Max and Monty returned in ''Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure''.
* CoolOldGuy: Kelly and Oliver, who are both old, but are wise, hard-workers.
* CoolShades: When she's on duty and digging tunnels, Darcy wears goggles.
* DrillTank: Darcy is a roadheader, meaning she's based on a real-life one of these.
* {{Expy}}:
** Alfie is very similar to Percy. They are both small, green, cheeky, kind-hearted, and hard-working. This is even lampshades in "Percy's Scary Tale".
** Brenda is somewhat similar to Byron, as both are hard-working bulldozers.
* FaceYourFears: Kelly does this in "Kelly's Windy Day", where he braves the wind and fear of being blown over in order to save Isobella.
* GenderBlenderName: Kelly is a boy, but his name is usually used for girls.
* GentleGiant: Ned, who is large but very kind.
* GrenadeHotPotato: Jack, Alfie, Oliver the excavator and Marion do this with a lit box of dynamite in ''Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure''. Though nobody gets hurt.
* HeightAngst: Alfie had this in "Alfie Has Kittens".
* ItsAllAboutMe: Patrick has this mentality, since he thinks he's the most important machine of the Pack and is very prideful.
* {{Jerkass}}: Max and Monty, who like to bully the other machines for fun.
* TheKlutz: Ned is very clumsy.
* TheLeader: Although Jack is the title character of their miniseries, Kelly is technically the leader of the Pack.
* NeatFreak:
** Isobella doesn't like getting dirty.
** Brenda likes to keep her grounds flat and free of anything messy, and tries to keep the other members of the Pack away from them. Unfortunately, this makes it harder for them to complete their jobs.
* NiceGuy: Jack, Alfie, Oliver, Kelly, Ned, and Buster.
* NotMeThisTime: In "Out Of Site", Brenda accuses Max and Monty of dumping stone all over her flat ground, but it wasn't them, it was actually Jack, Alfie and Oliver, and they did it because it was their job.
* OneShotCharacter: Patrick, who only appeared in "On Site With Thomas".
* OneSteveLimit: Oliver shares the same name as the Great Western engine. This was played for laughs in "Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure" when Marion thinks he (the engine) turned into a digger, only to find out at the end that there are two Olivers.
* ThePerfectionist: Brenda, who always likes her grounds to be flat and free of even the smallest pebble.
* PoisonousFriend: Max and Monty to Thomas in "Mucking About". Thomas had deemed the two reckless and decided not to do races with them anymore.
* PutOnABus: Though they had an entire mini-series dedicated to them, they quickly disappeared when Thomas & Friends was acquired by [=HiT=].
* RookieRedRanger: Jack. It also helps that his color is red.
* SiblingRivalry: Max and Monty are always fighting.
* SimpletonVoice: Ned has this kind of voice.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Prior to the [=CGi=] transition, Isobella was the only female vehicle in the Pack. In Season 23, Brenda and Darcy were added to the Pack.
* ThisIsADrill: Darcy is a machine with a long drilling arm.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: In the Pack's miniseries, Max and Monty took up most of the screen time and were the primary sources of many of the episodes' conflicts. This is despite the fact that they didn't have a proper episode to themselves in the miniseries (unless you count "The Tortoise and the Hare" and even then that was more of a Buster story). It wouldn't be until season 20's "Mucking About" that they would get their own spotlight episode.
* ThemeTwinNaming: '''M'''ax and '''M'''onty.
* YouthfulFreckles: Alfie has very faint ones, most noticeable in close-up shots.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Reg]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/regthecranettte.png]]
--> "Reg is the name! I'm the scrapyard crane!"
--> '''Voiced by''': Tim Whitnall
A rail-based grappling crane that works at the scrap yard.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Reg has the most focus in “The Perfect Gift”, and in “P.A. Problems”.
* AesopEnforcer: In “School of Duck”, where he promotes the recycling moral.
* BigOlEyebrows: Reg has very large eyebrows.
* CartoonCreature: Reg’s basis is a hybrid design, according to Sam Wilkinson.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Reg can be very strange at times, especially due to him finding beauty in scrap. This is showcased in “The Truth About Toby” and “P.A. Problems”, in the latter episode which he keeps singing.
* DeadpanSnarker: Can be sarcastic at times.
* DemotedToExtra: Reg was a somewhat relevant character in ''Tale of the Brave'', but after that movie, he was relegated to just a few appearances per season, making him one of the most obscure CGI characters.
* DreadfulMusician: As shown in “P.A. Problems”, the workmen at the scrap yards don’t think his singing is very good.
* OneMansTrashIsAnothersTreasure: Reg is able to the good in things that have been neglected, much to the confusion of the other engines. This is best shown in “The Perfect Gift”.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: He created the scrap monster that James used in "Tale of the Brave" to scare Percy off, which makes him first to run away with Gator, then later go off to the danger section at the Clay Pits to find Thomas' monster.
* VocalEvolution: His voice was low during his first couple of appeerances, but by season 19 his voice became higher.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Skiff]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/skifftherailboatttte.png]]
--> Voiced by: Creator/JamieCampbellBower
--> Basis: Eastport Pram with added railway chassis.
A fun-loving little boat owned by Sailor John. He has a special chassis that allows him to be used on rails. [[spoiler:After being fed up with Sailor John's lies and abuse, he sabotages his effort to steal the lost treasure, and now gives railboat tours around Arlesburgh Harbor.]]
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* ADayInTheLimelight: In "Blown Away" and "Skiff and the Mermaid".
* AgentMulder: As shown in "Skiff and the Mermaid", he believes that mermaids are real.
* CartoonCreature: While he is based on the Eastport Pram, he also has a chassis, which it lacks in real life, though his inspiration was taken from "''Spooner's Boat''", a novelty rail vehicle found on the real-life Ffestiniog Railway.
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:He deliberately capsizes, forcing Sailor John to lose the treasure.]]
* ExtremeDoormat: He's all too happy to brush off Sailor John's abusive behavior. [[spoiler:Eventually gets sick of it and turns on him.]]
* FriendToAllChildren: He wants to spend more time on the rails, so he can one day get to give children rides. [[spoiler:He gets his wish.]]
* GoodCostumeSwitch: [[spoiler: After joining Sodor, his woodworkings get painted blue]].
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He tries to invoke this during the climax, telling him it'd be okay if Thomas ''smashed him'' if it meant stopping Sailor John. And when they reach water, he deliberately takes on water and capsizes. Luckily, he survives.]]
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Despite Sailor John constantly abusing him, Skiff genuinely thought of him as his friend. [[spoiler: Luckily, Skiff saw Sailor John's true colors and promptly abandoned him]].
* IgnorantMinion: Sailor John had told Skiff that he plans on donating the treasure to the museum once they find it. [[spoiler:Realizing that Sailor John had been lying to him the whole time is what spurs Skiff to rebel against him.]]
* {{Keet}}: Skiff is always upbeat and excitable.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: [[spoiler:Oh yeah, big time in the end]]
* NiceGuy: Skiff has a positive attitude and sees the good in everyone.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ace]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ace_94.png]]
--> Voiced by: Peter Andre
--> Number: 43
--> Basis: Ferrari 275 GTB/4
A rally car from Australia who inspires Thomas to travel the world.
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Thomas sees him as this due to his more sleek and modern appearance.
* BigBad: Of ''WesternAnimation/BigWorldBigAdventures'', being a major ToxicFriendInfluence to Thomas.
* ArtisticLicensePhysics: At the start of ''Big World! Big Adventures!'', he drives on the side of the Vicarstown Bridge to avoid crashing into Sidney.
* AwesomeAussie: Ace is portrayed as being this at first, but it's subverted in that he's actually frightened of wild animals.
* IAmGreatSong: "Free and Easy", as he shares how much he enjoys racing whenever he wants to.
* ItsAllAboutMe: The only person that Ace cares about is himself.
* RecklessSidekick: To Thomas.
* ThrillSeeker: Ace is very reckless, and loves driving dangerously for the excitement.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: He encourages Thomas to do his own stuff, and tricks Thomas into running away from Nia.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:In the movie, Ace ditches Thomas at the Bonneville Salt Flats, and isn’t seen until the end, where he’s on a boat with Sir Topham Hatt. What exactly happened to Ace is unknown]].
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: He's actually very scared of wild animals.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Emerson]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/emerson_5.png]]
--> Voiced by: Gabriel Porras
--> Basis: Beechcraft King Air B200
A twin-engined plane from Brazil.
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* AllThereInTheScript: His name is not mentioned in ''Big World! Big Adventures!'', but was revealed via a voice cast listing.
* PaletteSwap: He and Isla are the same basis, but with different colour schemes.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Isla]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/islainaustralia.jpg]]
--> Voiced by: Rachael Louise Miller
--> Basis: Beechcraft King Air B200
A twin-engine plane from Australia who debuts in Season 22.
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* ActionGirl: She’s a plane who carries people in remote locations to hospitals and doctors.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. While in "Cyclone Thomas" her ability to fly makes her able to always stay ahead of Thomas and be the hero, much to Thomas' dismay, at the end of the episode she is grounded by the titular cyclone and counts on Thomas to finish her delivery.
* BigDamnHeroes: In “Cyclone Thomas”, where she gets to save the day multiple times.
* HumbleHero: Isla doesn't boast about her accomplishments, saying that it's nothing.
* PaletteSwap: Of Emerson, due to similar appearance except for their colour.
* ShoutOut: Her job as a flying doctor is one to Australia's real-life Royal Flying Doctor Service.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The first female aircraft character.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: She has eyelashes and lips, like the other female characters.
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[[folder:Cleo]]
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--> Voiced by: Harriet Kershaw
A Road Engine that debuted in Season 24. She was designed and built by Ruth.
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* AutomatedAutomobiles: She's shown in both of her episodes to be capable of driving herself, even wrestling control away from Ruth.
* CartoonCreature: Unlike most other characters, even the ones with hybrid and freelance bases, Cleo is a completely fictional design with no specific basis or inspiration, though her appearance is reminiscent of early-20th century front-engine racing cars and runabouts. This is understandable, given that even InUniverse she is a custom design built by Ruth out of locomotive parts.
* CoolCar: Ruth's personal vehicle after [[spoiler:retiring the hovercars]], and not only can travel fast on both road and rail, but also can separate herself from her wheels and rotate her frame on the spot, allowing her to change direction without losing speed.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: She's like this on her first day out, wrestling control away from Ruth so that she can race Thomas on the branch line. She gets better after narrowly avoiding an accident with Gordon.
* GenkiGirl: She is shown to be very excitable and energetic in her debut episode, especially when racing Thomas.
* {{Hammerspace}}: The piston she uses to raise and rotate her chassis is smack in the middle of her body where major drivetrain components ought to be.
* ReallyWasBornYesterday: More like really was built yesterday. Her debut is her being newly invented by Ruth, still making her young and naive compared to everyone else.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Has thick eyelashes and lips.
[[/folder]]
[[Characters/ThomasTheTankEngineTheSteamTeam The Steam Team]] | [[Characters/ThomasTheTankEngineTheDiesels The Diesels]] | [[Characters/ThomasTheTankEngineLittleWesternAndArlesdale Little Western and Arlesdale]] | [[Characters/ThomasTheTankEngineSkarloeyRailway Skarloey Railway]] | [[Characters/ThomasTheTankEngineForeignEngines Foreign Engines]] | [[Characters/ThomasTheTankEngineSecondaryCharacters Secondary Characters]] | '''Non-Rail Characters''' | [[Characters/ThomasTheTankEngineRollingStock Rolling Stock]] | [[Characters/ThomasTheTankEngineHumans Humans]] ]]]] -]
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[[folder:Bertie the Bus]]
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--> "But to beat you over that hill, I'd have to grow wings and be an Aeroplane."
-->Voiced by: Rupert Degas (Seasons 15-16), Creator/KeithWickham (Season 17-present)
--> Basis: Post-War Leyland Tiger PS series
--> Built: 1929/1948
A bus Thomas met on his branch line. The two of them had a famous race from one end of the branch line to the other, in which Thomas won, earning Bertie's respect.
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* AbsenteeActor: While he has a tendency to appear at least once in every season, Season 22 marks the first time that he is absent from a season altogether.
* AlliterativeName: '''B'''ertie the '''B'''us.
* {{Determinator}}: Is this in "Bertie's Chase", where he stops at nothing to catch up to Edward.
* DemotedToExtra: Since the transition to [=CGi=], his appearances have become scarce, when he does show up, he's usually either avoiding an accident, or in need of rescue after getting stuck or breaking down. However, the later seasons give him more screentime, as he is the main non rail vehicle for passengers on Thomas' branchline. And now that Bulgy's back, he acts as the double decker's foil.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Implied at times in the show where loud skids can be heard as he drives. He's obsessed with being faster than Thomas, after all.
* EarlyBirdCameo: He made a cameo in "Thomas, Terence, and the Snow" before making his official debut in "Thomas and Bertie".
* FantasticRacism: Briefly in "Trust Thomas" after the engines fail to get tar for his broken roads, he labels them unreliable. He takes it back completely when Thomas gets this fixed.
* FriendlyRival: His races with Thomas (though to prove the worth of their respective vehicles) are rather playful and in good fun.
* HelpImStuck: Bertie gets stuck in the mud near the end of "Edward, Trevor, and the Really Useful Party".
* HumblePie: In "Edward, Trevor, and the Really Useful Party", Bertie being stuck on the mud for teasing Trevor for being old. This made him apologize to him.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: His dialogue in "Stop That Bus!" hints at this
-->'''Bertie''': I....came to see what you were doing. You're very busy, Thomas. You whoosh and you wheesh all over the island. You see things I can never see. You do things I can never do. I wait, to pick up passengers.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Bertie, a bus, is friends with Thomas, a tank engine.
* LaserGuidedKarma: In "Edward, Trevor, and the Really Useful Party", Bertie teases Trevor for being old. As a result, Bertie gets stuck in some mud.
* RedIsHeroic: Is red, and a friend of Thomas.
* OffModel: When he first appeared in CGI in season 13, his radiator was missing. Though it eventually returned in season 14.
* OneSteveLimit: Bertie isn't the only "Bert" on the show. There's also Bert (the diesel and 'Arry's twin. He is often called Iron Bert to avoid confusion), Bert the blue miniature Arlesdale engine, and Bertram (season 5).
* PerpetualSmiler: In Season One, where Bertie had only one face mask. Subverted in later seasons, where he has a wider scope of facial expressions like the others.
* VerbalTic: In ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad'', he ends almost every sentence with "vroom vroom".
* VitriolicBestBuds: Enjoys teasing Thomas, but all the same is charitable when he needs help.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Terence the Tractor]]
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--> "They're not ugly, they're caterpillars! I can go anywhere, I don't need rails."
--> Basis: Caterpillar Model 70
--> Voiced by: Tom Stourton
--> Built: 1934
A tractor who Thomas meets on his branch line. Thomas finds his caterpillar treads to be unusual, until Terence rescues him from a snowdrift.
----
* ADayInTheLimelight: In "Terence Breaks the Ice".
* AlliterativeName: '''T'''erence the '''T'''ractor.
* BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: In "Terence Breaks the Ice", Terence ignores his own rules to be sensible in the snow and gets cocky about it, resulting in the Christmas tree sinking into the pond.
* TheBusCameBack: Terence makes his return to the series in season 21. [[LongBusTrip He was last seen in season 7]] with his last speaking appearance being in season 5.
* DemotedToExtra: Was demoted to non-speaking cameos after season 5 and vanished from the show completely following the CGI switchover, though Terence did return in season 21.
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Terence originally had a widow's peak. This was removed and replaced with eyebrows upon his return in the CGI series.
* FantasticRacism: Was on the receiving end of this from Thomas, who thought that Terence's caterpillar treads were ugly.
* NiceGuy: Terence is friendly, helpful, and forgiving. The CGI series shows him a bit more prideful, but still remains friendly about it.
* PerpetualSmiler: Terence’s model only ever used a couple of face masks, all of which are pretty much just a variation of the same grin. This is averted after he reappeared in the CGI series.
* SwappedRoles: From "Thomas, Terence and the Snow". In "Terence Breaks the Ice" it is Terence that gets cocky about the snow and ice, with Thomas having to help him after an accident occurs.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Trevor the Traction Engine]]
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--> "Oh yes, I like children."
--> Basis: William Foster & Co. DCC Traction Engine No.14593 "''Fiery Elias''"
--> Voiced by: Christopher Ragland (US), Nigel Pilkington (UK)
--> Built: 1927
An old, cheerful traction engine. He was found in a scrap yard by Edward, and was since purchased by the Vicar. He now lives on his orchard and gives rides to children.
----
* CoolOldGuy: Trevor is an old engine who is kind and loves children.
* DemotedToExtra: He hasn't done much since season 3. And despite surviving the transition to CGI, he often makes non-speaking cameos in the background. Even after being properly reintroduced and gaining a voice actor, most of his appearances are rather brief.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: His original face is modelled after Thomas, but moulded differently after his initial season. It also lacked proper eye mechanisms until Season Three, instead having painted ones.
* FriendToAllChildren: He is very fond of children and likes to give rides to them. H even states in his quote that he likes them.
* HatesBeingAlone: Trevor is unhappy whenever he doesn't have company.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Thomas.
* NiceGuy: Trevor is incredibly cheerful, kind and benevolent, and gets along well with nearly everyone.
* SingleTear: Trevor cries a single tear in "Thomas and Trevor" when he has to leave the harbor after a hard day's work.
* SleepyHead: He enjoys dozing off in the sun.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: In "Seeing is Believing", he gets a new whistle sound. Percy ends up thinking that the whistle sound belongs to the "invisible engine" (Merlin) and believes that he has seen him once and for all, and the episode ends on that note without Percy discovering that Merlin was the invisible engine in question.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Caroline]]
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--> " I shouldn't be treated like this! This pace is too hot for my system; it'll fuse all my circuits!"
--> Basis: 1926 Morris Oxford Bullnose Cabriolet
--> Built: 1926
An old-fashioned car owned by a cricketer. She prefers slow and leisurely runs throughout the countryside, as high speeds overheat her engine.
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* TheAllegedCar: She's pushed to the point of overheating frequently.
* AlliterativeName: '''C'''aroline the '''C'''ar.
* UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents: She has a Dixie accent in the US narration.
* AscendedExtra: Has slightly bigger roles in the TV series than in the books.
* ButtMonkey: Caroline can't seem to catch a break. She overheats frequently and even breaks down in "Lady Hatt's Birthday Party". On top of that, she's also bullied by George in the aforementioned episode.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Never made it to the CGI switchover.
* DemotedToExtra: After a brief appearance in the fifth season, she was relegated to the background for the rest of the model era.
* NiceGirl: She is very calm in nature and appreciates the engines.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Caroline looks highly unusual for a character on the show. Her eyes are on her headlights, for instance.
* SouthernBelle: Given a Dixie accent in the American dub and is very polite to her driver.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Bulgy]]
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--> "Bah! enjoyment is all you engines live for. One day railways will be ripped up!"
--> Basis: AEC Bridgemaster
--> Voiced by: Colin [=McFarlane=]
--> Built: 1960/61
A double-decker bus who believed railways needed to be ripped up and replaced with roads. Ended up getting wedged under a bridge after stealing Duck's passengers and was left in a field to rot as a henhouse.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: While his role in the books is adapted loyally, he undergoes a brief HeelFaceTurn in "Bulgy Rides Again".
* AlliterativeName: '''B'''ulgy the '''B'''us.
* AllThereInTheManual: Various merchandise of Bulgy claims him and Devious Diesel to be friends.
* TheBusCameBack: A literal example. After Season 7, Bulgy was relegated to cameos, and was last seen in Season 12's "Excellent Emily". He returns in Season 21's "Unscheduled Stops", sent by Sir Topham Hatt to help Thomas with Bertie's passengers while Bertie has his engine repaired.
* TheCameo: He gets a few background appearances between his major roles in seasons 4 and 7.
* CatchPhrase: "Down with railways!"
* FantasticRacism: He was outright racist towards anything on rails in his debut.
* {{Foil}}: To Bertie. While Bertie sometimes cracks jokes about the railway and has a slight rivalry with Thomas, he is still good friends with the engines and doesn't want the railway to be ripped up. Bulgy, however, he is mean to the engines and desires for their rails to be turned into roads.
* GoodCostumeSwitch: In his brief HeelFaceTurn in "Bulgy Rides Again", he is painted green.
* GrumpyBear: He's always grumbling and complaining about railways. He mellowed out when he became a vegetable bus, but snapped right back to his old ways when he was reinstated for helping passengers.
* HatesEveryoneEqually: Duck tries to reason with him by mentioning Bertie, but Bulgy thinks Bertie's too small to be useful.
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: In "Bulgy Rides Again", Bulgy undergoes a HeelFaceTurn when he becomes a vegetable bus. Come "Unscheduled Stops", he's not only back to his old livery, but his old anti-rail ways as well. Despite Sir Topham Hatt making it very clear that he will turn Bulgy back into a hen house if he starts his anti-rail talk again in the same episode, Bulgy's anti-rail ways are in full swing in "Free the Roads", wherein he does anything he can to convince the passengers that roads are better than rails.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He tried to beat Duck in a race by taking a shortcut -- which involved him trying to drive under a bridge. The bridge isn't high enough, and he gets stuck underneath.
* {{Jerkass}}: Bulgy is incredibly rude, cold-hearted, and discriminatory.
* LaserGuidedKarma:
** In his debut episode, Bulgy gets stuck under a bridge. Then he starts telling lies again and is turned into a henhouse.
** In "Free the Roads", Bulgy causes a bag of soil to contaminate the water inside a water tower. While the contamination was an accident, he deliberately says nothing of it for his plan to get people to travel by bus instead of train to succeed. When Bertie breaks down, Bulgy tries to take both Bertie's passengers as well as his own, and ends up breaking an axle. As an extra insult, due to Butch having to take Bertie to the garage to be repaired, he is taken to the garage by train, a very amused Thomas in fact.
* ManipulativeBastard: He gets a fake "Railway Bus" banner to steal Duck's passengers and doesn't accept their return tickets. His plan was to make the passengers think railway services were no good, but they quickly catch on.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: He's usually little more than a trouble making bigot, though in "Free the Roads" he uses an accident involving a water tower to his advantage and actually does set the railway back for a while. This ends up working a little ''too'' well for Bulgy however, since having to carry all the engine's passengers causes him to break down and get exposed.
* PerpetualFrowner: Was this in his debut, but disappeared in ''Bulgy Rides Again''.
* ShortcutsMakeLongDelays: Bulgy's shortcut winds up getting him stuck under a low bridge.
* TautologicalTemplar: As of "Free the Roads" he genuinely seems to believe that railway engines are evil and passengers are being forced to travel in them against their will, no matter how many times they, the Fat Controller and even his fellow buses make clear that isn't the case.
* TookALevelInKindness: In his debut episode, Bulgy called Bertie too small in size to be of any use. In "Free the Roads", he's a lot friendlier towards Bertie, if only because he wants to help him prove that buses are better than trains. He even offers to take Bertie's passengers when Bertie breaks down.
* VanityLicensePlate: In "Free the Roads", he gains a license plate that says, "[=BLG1=]".
[[/folder]]
[[folder:George]]
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-->"Railways are no good, turn 'em into roads. Pull 'em up, turn 'em into roads."
--> Basis: Aveling-Barford R Class steam roadroller
--> Built: 1920/29
A steam roller who finds great joy in turning rails into roads.
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* BerserkButton: Ignoring him or besting him in an argument.
* BrooklynRage: Has a Brooklyn accent in the US dub of season 4, and also has the tough-guy attitude to match.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappeared after the end of the model era.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Sir Handel accuses him of this, though it's never made clear whether Sir Handel or George himself caused their infamous accident.
* EvilMinions: George was supposed to be one of Diesel 10's minions in ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad'', but was dropped.
* FantasticRacism: "Railways are no good! Turn 'em into roads!"
* {{Foil}}: To Buster, Sodor's other steamroller. While Buster respects the engines and is a nice guy to be around, George can't stand them and is unpleasant.
* GreenAndMean: He has green paint and is a huge jerk.
* GrumpyBear: George is grumpy and rude most of the time.
* {{Jerkass}}: George is mean to the engines, and, like Bulgy, desires to see railways ripped up and turned into roads.
* LaserGuidedKarma:
** In "Lady Hatt's Birthday Party", George malfunctions and crashes into a pond after insulting Caroline for breaking down.
** In "Bye George!", for causing Thomas to derail, and refusing to move to allow Duck to clear the line for Gordon and the Express, leading to one of Duck's trucks being destroyed, The Fat Controller gave George a stern talking to and sent him to the timber mill to learn some manners, having his rollers be used as machinery for the mill, and not paving roads like he enjoyed, which made George miserable.
* NeverMyFault: In "Steam Roller", he argues with Sir Handel over who caused the accident.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Bulstrode]]
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-->"I'm sinking!"
--> Basis: 1920s self-propelled coastal barge
A highly disagreeable barge. He was later converted to a children’s playground.
----
* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Bulstrode isn’t very well-liked due to his rude attitude. Even the Troublesome Trucks dislike him.
* AlliterativeName: '''B'''ulstrode the '''B'''arge.
* AssholeVictim: In "Special Attraction", where he gets sunk and later converted to a playground because of his rudeness.
* GrumpyBear: Is often bad-tempered, and complains endlessly.
* {{Jerkass}}: Bulstrode is grumpy and disagreeable.
* LaserGuidedKarma: For constantly complaining, he was sunk by the troublesome trucks. They even said that it served him right.
* OneShotCharacter: He only appeared in "Special Attraction".
* PerpetualFrowner: Bulstrode's default facial expression is a scowl.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Horrid Lorries]]
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--> Bases: Foden OG lorries
Three lorries (that’s British slang for truck) who arrive on the island after the Fat Controller decided the engines needed some help.
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* DrivesLikeCrazy: Two out of three are done in by reckless driving. Lorry 1 reverses ''into the sea'' at the harbour, and Lorry 2 goes through cliffs too quickly and ends up driving right off.
* FantasticRacism: The Lorries make rude remarks about the steam engines, calling them "Steaming Lumps of Scrap Iron" and telling Toby that [[ItBelongsInAMuseum he belongs in a museum]] instead of working at a quarry.
* {{Jerkass}}: They spend a good deal of the episode insulting the engines.
* LaserGuidedKarma: After they ended up respectively smashed, broken and sunk.
* OneShotCharacter: Only appeared in their namesake episode, unless you count spin-off material, such as the comic stories and the PC games. Their models have also been recycled for non-sentient lorries in the following seasons.
* PetTheDog: In the debatably-canon tie-in PC game "Trouble On The Tracks", one of the Lorries helps out by collecting coal from the mines when he hears that James had an accident and that none of the other engines are available to do so due to having run out of coal.
* SelfDisposingVillain: The engines don’t have to do anything to get rid of the Lorries -- they wreck themselves and are hauled off the island in shame.
* TerribleTrio: There are three lorries, and they're all antagonistic.
* WeWillMeetAgain: Lorry 2 vows that he'll return at the end. It's subverted when the narrator tells the audience that The Lorries never returned. It's double subverted in the comics where they actually do come back, although the canon of the comics is debatable.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Thumper]]
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--> Basis: No single model; his main body is made from a Fowler 0-4-0 Diesel shunter, while his treads are taken from a Russian KV-1 tank model, mounted backwards.
A mining machine bought to work at Boulder Quarry, but disappeared after setting a boulder loose.
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* AllThereInTheManual: According to TheMerch, he now works exclusively at slate mines.
* AmbiguousGender: Thumper is referred to as "it" in "Rusty and the Boulder", but is referred to as male in merchandise.
* CartoonCreature: He's not based on any real mining machine. Moreover, one like him would be impossible to operate safely.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: He only appeared in "Rusty and the Boulder".
* FlatCharacter: Despite being a major character in the episode, he neither speaks nor expresses any emotion.
* MellowFellow: Thumper is described as being a "cool dude", with a laid-back attitude. But because he doesn't speak or express emotion in his episode, this is an InformedAttribute.
* TheQuietOne: Never says anything.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Elizabeth]]
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--> "Oh, it's you. Have you learned to drive properly yet?"
--> Basis: Sentinel DG4 steam lorry
A vintage steam quarry truck, who ended up being abandoned in a shed. She was the Fat Controller's first truck, and upon discovering her, he immediately had her restored.
----
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: She disappeared after the end of the model era.
* DeadpanSnarker: Is usually pretty sarcastic. One example is her above quote.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: In her debut episode, she's the only character able to insult The Fat Controller without getting into trouble.
* FantasticRacism: Subverted. She may believe that roads are superior to rails, but she often helps the engines out when necessary.
* GrumpyBear: Elizabeth is grumpy and harsh most of time, although she does mellow out in later seasons. Her original name was even "Grumpy".
* {{Jerkass}}: A bit downplayed. She's can come across as rude, cranky, and critical, especially in the way she advised Thomas to be careful with his siderods.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Even with her condescending front, she is a loyal and hard worker, and reacts appropriately to good manners. Her treatment of Thomas also softens when he and Terence help her out of the snow following a crash.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Happens to her in "Not So Hasty Puddings" when she slides into a snowdrift.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jeremy]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jeremymodel.png]]
--> "I can go anywhere I want! Flying is the most fun in the world!"
--> Basis: BAC One-Eleven [=RomBac=]-1 jet airliner
A jet plane who lives at the Sodor airport.
----
* AlliterativeName: '''J'''eremy the '''J'''et Plane.
* TheCameo: He made a cameo in season 20's "Letters to Santa", albeit a photoshopped version of his Trackmaster model.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappeared after the end of the model era.
* FantasticRacism: Briefly towards Thomas in his debut episode, when he boasts about how great it is to be a jet plane and puts Thomas down.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Jeremy has a very inflated image of himself because of the advantages he has over steam engines.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his insensitive remarks towards Thomas at the beginning of his debut episode, he makes for it by letting the children that had had their picnic ruined by the rain have their picnic in his hanger.
* MrViceGuy: Arrogant, but is still willing to help out the engines when the time is right.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: He has his face drawn on his cockpit, unlike the other characters.
* NotDrawnToScale: Jeremy's model is much smaller than his real life counterpart, being closer to the scale of a bi-plane, making his passenger consumption a mystery.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For Harold, both of them being prideful aircraft who look down upon the engines yet have a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold softer side.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Madge]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/250px-washbehindyourbuffers1_7719.jpg]]
--> Basis: Scammell Scarab 6t lorry
A snub-nosed truck that works in the mountains near the Skarloey Railway. She acts very motherly to the narrow gauge engines, even at the risk of her own well-being.
----
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappeared after the end of the model era.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Done deliberately in ''Cool Truckings'', when Duncan complains her drives are slow and boring.
* NiceGirl: Madge is usually friendly and motherly to the narrow gauge engines.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Madge doesn't have a big role in ''The Great Discovery'', but is the first character that Thomas tells about Great Waterton, which she spreads to the narrow-gauge engines, who spread it all over the Island.
* TeamMom: To the narrow gauge engines, despite the fact she's younger than many of them.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Colin]]
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--> "What a wonderful party!"
A canal-side steam crane who is stationed at the Wharf. He is good friends with Fearless Freddie.
----
* AlliterativeName: '''C'''olin the '''C'''rane.
* CartoonCreature: Colin isn't based on any real steam crane. His basis is freelanced, though he superficially resembles a 100t steam crane similar to those seen at Alexander Docks in Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
* FlatCharacter: His only character traits are that he's a NiceGuy and that he's lonely because he can't go anywhere.
* GagNose: Has a long, sausage-like nose.
* HatesBeingAlone: His main personality trait is that he’s lonely due to being fixed in one place, meaning that he can’t see the sights that the narrow-gauge engines get to see, or go to parties.
* NiceGuy: Colin is a good friend to all the narrow-gauge engines.
* OneShotCharacter: Colin only appeared in "The Party Surprise".
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Owen and Merrick]]
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--> "Next stop -- you're too heavy!" -Owen
--> "I think it's my nap time..." -Merrick
--> Basis: Dinorwic Slate Quarry stationary incline traction engine (Owen)
-->Voiced by: Ben Small (Owen), Matt Wilkinson (Merrick)
A pair of machines working at the Blue Mountain Quarry. Merrick is a crane with a set of rails, letting him move back and forth. Owen is a steam-powered incline, raising and lowering trucks up and down his platform. They debuted in ''Blue Mountain Mystery''.
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* TheBigGuy: Owen, who is easily the biggest and strongest machine working at the BMQ.
* CartoonCreature: Like Colin, Merrick's basis is not known, though he takes inspiration from several American rolling gantry cranes.
* CatchPhrase: Owen's is "Next stop," followed by a location.
* DemotedToExtra: After ''Blue Mountain Mystery'', they haven't been seen in many episodes. Whenever they do appear, it's usually non-speaking cameos.
* GentleGiant: Both of them are this. They are both very large machines, but are also kind and helpful to the engines.
* NoIndoorVoice: Merrick, when he's awake.
* SleepyHead: Merrick tends to nod off if he's not busy with something. This became less prominent after ''Blue Mountain Mystery''.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Being two machines who are unable to leave the Blue Mountain Quarry, they tend to be this.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Pack]]
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--> Bases:
---> Jack: Nuffield Front Loader Tractor (Seasons 6-12), International 454 Front Loader Tractor (Seasons 13-onward)
---> Max & Monty: 1949 Scammell Mountaineer dump truck
---> Brenda: Caterpillar D9H Bulldozer
---> Darcy: Roadheader EBZ-200 tunnel borer
---> Kelly: Austin K6 Crane Lorry
---> Ned: Erie Type B Steam Shovel
---> Byron: 1930s Caterpillar Bulldozer
---> Isobella: Sentinel DG4 steam lorry
---> Patrick: 1943 Mack NM 6-ton 6x6 truck
---> Buster: Aveling & Porter R10 steam road roller
---> Nelson: Scammell 15LA ballast tractor
-->Jack voices: David Menkin (US), Steven Kynman (UK)
-->Alfie voices: Nathan Clarke (2015-2016), Tom Stourton (2019-present)
-->Oliver voices: Tim Whitnall
-->Max voices: Kerry Shale (US), Tim Whitnall (UK)
-->Monty voices: Rob Rackstraw (US), Rasmus Hardiker (UK)
-->Brenda voices: Teresa Gallagher
-->Darcy voices: Harriet Kershaw
A team of construction vehicles owned by Miss Jenny Packard. They are in charge of construction projects on Sodor. Members include Nelson the ballast tractor, Jack the front loader, Alfie and Oliver the excavators, Max and Monty the dump trucks, Kelly the crane, Byron the bulldozer, Ned the steam shovel, Isobella the steam lorry, Patrick the cement mixer, and Buster the steamroller. Season 23 introduced Brenda the Bulldozer and Darcy the Digger.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: They all had episodes about them. Jack in "Jack Jumps In", "A Friend In Need", and "Jack Owns Up", Oliver in "A Visit from Thomas" and "Thomas' Trusty Friends", Alfie in "Percy's Scary Tale" and "Alfie Has Kittens", Patrick in "On Site With Thomas", Isobella in "Mud Glorious Mud", Ned in "Jack Owns Up" and "Thomas' Trusty Friends", Byron in "A Happy Day for Percy", Kelly in "Kelly's Windy Day", Nelson in "Percy Helps Out", Buster in "Thomas and the Moles" and "The Tortoise and the Hare", Max and Monty in "Mucking About", Brenda in "Out Of Site", and Darcy in "First Day On Sodor!"
* AesopAmnesia: No matter how many times they are scolded, Max and Monty never learn their lesson.
* AffirmativeActionGirl: Brenda and Darcy were added to the team in season 23 so there can be more female members.
* AlliterativeName: '''B'''yron the '''B'''ulldozer (and as of Season 23, '''B'''renda the '''B'''ulldozer and '''D'''arcy the '''D'''igger), and '''K'''elly the '''C'''rane (same sound).
* UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents: Kelly has a Texan accent in the US dub.
* BullyHunter: Jack is this whenever Max and Monty try to pick on Alfie.
* TheBusCameBack: A good portion of the team reappears in ''The Great Discovery'', and Jack and Alfie appear in one episode of season 12. After the change to CGI, Jack returned in ''King of the Railway'', while Alfie, Oliver, Max and Monty returned in ''Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure''.
* CoolOldGuy: Kelly and Oliver, who are both old, but are wise, hard-workers.
* CoolShades: When she's on duty and digging tunnels, Darcy wears goggles.
* DrillTank: Darcy is a roadheader, meaning she's based on a real-life one of these.
* {{Expy}}:
** Alfie is very similar to Percy. They are both small, green, cheeky, kind-hearted, and hard-working. This is even lampshades in "Percy's Scary Tale".
** Brenda is somewhat similar to Byron, as both are hard-working bulldozers.
* FaceYourFears: Kelly does this in "Kelly's Windy Day", where he braves the wind and fear of being blown over in order to save Isobella.
* GenderBlenderName: Kelly is a boy, but his name is usually used for girls.
* GentleGiant: Ned, who is large but very kind.
* GrenadeHotPotato: Jack, Alfie, Oliver the excavator and Marion do this with a lit box of dynamite in ''Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure''. Though nobody gets hurt.
* HeightAngst: Alfie had this in "Alfie Has Kittens".
* ItsAllAboutMe: Patrick has this mentality, since he thinks he's the most important machine of the Pack and is very prideful.
* {{Jerkass}}: Max and Monty, who like to bully the other machines for fun.
* TheKlutz: Ned is very clumsy.
* TheLeader: Although Jack is the title character of their miniseries, Kelly is technically the leader of the Pack.
* NeatFreak:
** Isobella doesn't like getting dirty.
** Brenda likes to keep her grounds flat and free of anything messy, and tries to keep the other members of the Pack away from them. Unfortunately, this makes it harder for them to complete their jobs.
* NiceGuy: Jack, Alfie, Oliver, Kelly, Ned, and Buster.
* NotMeThisTime: In "Out Of Site", Brenda accuses Max and Monty of dumping stone all over her flat ground, but it wasn't them, it was actually Jack, Alfie and Oliver, and they did it because it was their job.
* OneShotCharacter: Patrick, who only appeared in "On Site With Thomas".
* OneSteveLimit: Oliver shares the same name as the Great Western engine. This was played for laughs in "Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure" when Marion thinks he (the engine) turned into a digger, only to find out at the end that there are two Olivers.
* ThePerfectionist: Brenda, who always likes her grounds to be flat and free of even the smallest pebble.
* PoisonousFriend: Max and Monty to Thomas in "Mucking About". Thomas had deemed the two reckless and decided not to do races with them anymore.
* PutOnABus: Though they had an entire mini-series dedicated to them, they quickly disappeared when Thomas & Friends was acquired by [=HiT=].
* RookieRedRanger: Jack. It also helps that his color is red.
* SiblingRivalry: Max and Monty are always fighting.
* SimpletonVoice: Ned has this kind of voice.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Prior to the [=CGi=] transition, Isobella was the only female vehicle in the Pack. In Season 23, Brenda and Darcy were added to the Pack.
* ThisIsADrill: Darcy is a machine with a long drilling arm.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: In the Pack's miniseries, Max and Monty took up most of the screen time and were the primary sources of many of the episodes' conflicts. This is despite the fact that they didn't have a proper episode to themselves in the miniseries (unless you count "The Tortoise and the Hare" and even then that was more of a Buster story). It wouldn't be until season 20's "Mucking About" that they would get their own spotlight episode.
* ThemeTwinNaming: '''M'''ax and '''M'''onty.
* YouthfulFreckles: Alfie has very faint ones, most noticeable in close-up shots.
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[[folder:Reg]]
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--> "Reg is the name! I'm the scrapyard crane!"
--> '''Voiced by''': Tim Whitnall
A rail-based grappling crane that works at the scrap yard.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Reg has the most focus in “The Perfect Gift”, and in “P.A. Problems”.
* AesopEnforcer: In “School of Duck”, where he promotes the recycling moral.
* BigOlEyebrows: Reg has very large eyebrows.
* CartoonCreature: Reg’s basis is a hybrid design, according to Sam Wilkinson.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Reg can be very strange at times, especially due to him finding beauty in scrap. This is showcased in “The Truth About Toby” and “P.A. Problems”, in the latter episode which he keeps singing.
* DeadpanSnarker: Can be sarcastic at times.
* DemotedToExtra: Reg was a somewhat relevant character in ''Tale of the Brave'', but after that movie, he was relegated to just a few appearances per season, making him one of the most obscure CGI characters.
* DreadfulMusician: As shown in “P.A. Problems”, the workmen at the scrap yards don’t think his singing is very good.
* OneMansTrashIsAnothersTreasure: Reg is able to the good in things that have been neglected, much to the confusion of the other engines. This is best shown in “The Perfect Gift”.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: He created the scrap monster that James used in "Tale of the Brave" to scare Percy off, which makes him first to run away with Gator, then later go off to the danger section at the Clay Pits to find Thomas' monster.
* VocalEvolution: His voice was low during his first couple of appeerances, but by season 19 his voice became higher.
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[[folder:Skiff]]
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--> Voiced by: Creator/JamieCampbellBower
--> Basis: Eastport Pram with added railway chassis.
A fun-loving little boat owned by Sailor John. He has a special chassis that allows him to be used on rails. [[spoiler:After being fed up with Sailor John's lies and abuse, he sabotages his effort to steal the lost treasure, and now gives railboat tours around Arlesburgh Harbor.]]
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* ADayInTheLimelight: In "Blown Away" and "Skiff and the Mermaid".
* AgentMulder: As shown in "Skiff and the Mermaid", he believes that mermaids are real.
* CartoonCreature: While he is based on the Eastport Pram, he also has a chassis, which it lacks in real life, though his inspiration was taken from "''Spooner's Boat''", a novelty rail vehicle found on the real-life Ffestiniog Railway.
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:He deliberately capsizes, forcing Sailor John to lose the treasure.]]
* ExtremeDoormat: He's all too happy to brush off Sailor John's abusive behavior. [[spoiler:Eventually gets sick of it and turns on him.]]
* FriendToAllChildren: He wants to spend more time on the rails, so he can one day get to give children rides. [[spoiler:He gets his wish.]]
* GoodCostumeSwitch: [[spoiler: After joining Sodor, his woodworkings get painted blue]].
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He tries to invoke this during the climax, telling him it'd be okay if Thomas ''smashed him'' if it meant stopping Sailor John. And when they reach water, he deliberately takes on water and capsizes. Luckily, he survives.]]
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Despite Sailor John constantly abusing him, Skiff genuinely thought of him as his friend. [[spoiler: Luckily, Skiff saw Sailor John's true colors and promptly abandoned him]].
* IgnorantMinion: Sailor John had told Skiff that he plans on donating the treasure to the museum once they find it. [[spoiler:Realizing that Sailor John had been lying to him the whole time is what spurs Skiff to rebel against him.]]
* {{Keet}}: Skiff is always upbeat and excitable.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: [[spoiler:Oh yeah, big time in the end]]
* NiceGuy: Skiff has a positive attitude and sees the good in everyone.
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[[folder:Ace]]
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--> Voiced by: Peter Andre
--> Number: 43
--> Basis: Ferrari 275 GTB/4
A rally car from Australia who inspires Thomas to travel the world.
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Thomas sees him as this due to his more sleek and modern appearance.
* BigBad: Of ''WesternAnimation/BigWorldBigAdventures'', being a major ToxicFriendInfluence to Thomas.
* ArtisticLicensePhysics: At the start of ''Big World! Big Adventures!'', he drives on the side of the Vicarstown Bridge to avoid crashing into Sidney.
* AwesomeAussie: Ace is portrayed as being this at first, but it's subverted in that he's actually frightened of wild animals.
* IAmGreatSong: "Free and Easy", as he shares how much he enjoys racing whenever he wants to.
* ItsAllAboutMe: The only person that Ace cares about is himself.
* RecklessSidekick: To Thomas.
* ThrillSeeker: Ace is very reckless, and loves driving dangerously for the excitement.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: He encourages Thomas to do his own stuff, and tricks Thomas into running away from Nia.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:In the movie, Ace ditches Thomas at the Bonneville Salt Flats, and isn’t seen until the end, where he’s on a boat with Sir Topham Hatt. What exactly happened to Ace is unknown]].
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: He's actually very scared of wild animals.
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[[folder:Emerson]]
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--> Voiced by: Gabriel Porras
--> Basis: Beechcraft King Air B200
A twin-engined plane from Brazil.
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* AllThereInTheScript: His name is not mentioned in ''Big World! Big Adventures!'', but was revealed via a voice cast listing.
* PaletteSwap: He and Isla are the same basis, but with different colour schemes.
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[[folder:Isla]]
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--> Voiced by: Rachael Louise Miller
--> Basis: Beechcraft King Air B200
A twin-engine plane from Australia who debuts in Season 22.
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* ActionGirl: She’s a plane who carries people in remote locations to hospitals and doctors.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. While in "Cyclone Thomas" her ability to fly makes her able to always stay ahead of Thomas and be the hero, much to Thomas' dismay, at the end of the episode she is grounded by the titular cyclone and counts on Thomas to finish her delivery.
* BigDamnHeroes: In “Cyclone Thomas”, where she gets to save the day multiple times.
* HumbleHero: Isla doesn't boast about her accomplishments, saying that it's nothing.
* PaletteSwap: Of Emerson, due to similar appearance except for their colour.
* ShoutOut: Her job as a flying doctor is one to Australia's real-life Royal Flying Doctor Service.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The first female aircraft character.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: She has eyelashes and lips, like the other female characters.
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[[folder:Cleo]]
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--> Voiced by: Harriet Kershaw
A Road Engine that debuted in Season 24. She was designed and built by Ruth.
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* AutomatedAutomobiles: She's shown in both of her episodes to be capable of driving herself, even wrestling control away from Ruth.
* CartoonCreature: Unlike most other characters, even the ones with hybrid and freelance bases, Cleo is a completely fictional design with no specific basis or inspiration, though her appearance is reminiscent of early-20th century front-engine racing cars and runabouts. This is understandable, given that even InUniverse she is a custom design built by Ruth out of locomotive parts.
* CoolCar: Ruth's personal vehicle after [[spoiler:retiring the hovercars]], and not only can travel fast on both road and rail, but also can separate herself from her wheels and rotate her frame on the spot, allowing her to change direction without losing speed.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: She's like this on her first day out, wrestling control away from Ruth so that she can race Thomas on the branch line. She gets better after narrowly avoiding an accident with Gordon.
* GenkiGirl: She is shown to be very excitable and energetic in her debut episode, especially when racing Thomas.
* {{Hammerspace}}: The piston she uses to raise and rotate her chassis is smack in the middle of her body where major drivetrain components ought to be.
* ReallyWasBornYesterday: More like really was built yesterday. Her debut is her being newly invented by Ruth, still making her young and naive compared to everyone else.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Has thick eyelashes and lips.
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