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Wilson
A diesel-electric hybrid, and one of the main trainees. He's a very gung-ho, easily-distracted train, and has a kiddish personality due to being a newly-made train.
- Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: He often gets distracted from his assignments.
- Cheerful Child: He's very joyful, and while not technically a child, has a childish mindset due to being "young"/newly-made.
- Genki Guy: His main trait is his cheerful, energetic personality.
Brewster
A very strong, but at the same time somewhat cautious, diesel train. He's also a trainee, so he is also a bit childish, though he's considerably less childish and more rational than Wilson and Koko.
- The Big Guy: He specialises in building and hauling heavy loads.
- Genius Bruiser: He does all the heavy-lifting, but he's also the most sensible.
- I Dont Think That'sSuchAGoodIdea: He's often the most unsure about adventures.
- Only Sane Man: The most rational of the trainees.
Koko
The only girl in the main group of trainees, and an electric train. Like Wilson, she's also very adventurous and energetic, but she's not easily-distracted like him.
- Cheerful Child: She's a trainee, which are sort of the train equivalent of children, and she's very peppy.
- Genki Girl: She's very fast and enthusiastic.
- One of the Boys: Her two closest friends are boy trains.
Hoot and Toot
Two secondary trainees, who are diesel-electric trains and nearly always stuck together; it takes great effort for them to separate.
- Meaningful Name: They're called that because they honk their horns a lot.
- Rhyme Theme Naming: Hoot and Toot.
- Single-Minded Twins: They're joined together in a manner similar to conjoined twins, and they're usually in synch.
- Theme Twin Naming: While they're trains, they give off the vibe of twins, and their names rhyme.
Hodge
An unamused trainee who often does garbage duty.
- Meaningful Name: He was named because he was built from a "hodgepodge" of different parts.
Emery
A hammy, heterochromic train who's a bit of a trickster.
- Large Ham: Often makes intercom announcements just to say what he's doing.
- The Prankster: Likes playing tricks on others.
Zephie
A childish, giggly scissor-lift train who is usually driven by Eddie.
- The Hyena: She giggles a lot.
Piper
A vegetable oil-powered steam engine, who is somewhat accident prone due to being an impulsive newbie.
- Meaningful Name: A steam engine named Piper.
Tai
A purple trainee who works at the docks.
- Sixth Ranger: She doesn't appear until season four.
- Token Minority: One of the few characters with an Asian name.
Old Puffer Pete
An elderly steam train who likes to tell stories.
- Accidental Misnaming: Often forgets others' names.
- Forgetful Jones: Downplayed — he has a tendency to forget names.
- Meaningful Name: The "Old" in his name comes from the fact that he's elderly, and "Puffer" comes from him being a steam train.
- Old Windbag: He's an old train and prone to telling long, boring stories.
- Scatterbrained Senior: Downplayed — he's old, and sometimes forgets names, but is pretty much lucid.
Olwin
A tank engine.
- Affectionate Nickname: She calls the trainees her "little chugga-lugs".
Harrison
An arrogant diesel-electric hybrid train.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's vain, but friendly.
Irving
The garbage train.
Dunbar
A Scottish-accented diesel-electric train, who is the teacher.
- Put on a Bus: He left town in Season Three.
Calley
A rescue train.
- Action Girl: Her job is to save people.
Chatsworth
A dramatic diesel train.
- Drama Queen: He often overreacts to minor malfunctions or getting dirty.
- Neat Freak: He hates getting dirty.
Mtambo
A Kenyan-accented zoo train.
- A Dog Named "Perro": His name means "engine" in Swahili.
- Token Minority: One of the few African characters.
Frostini
A moody, Italian-accented train who runs the ice cream factory.
- Angry Chef: He can be quite snappy and he makes ice cream.
- As Long as It Sounds Foreign: He doesn't have a real Italian name; just an English word with "-ini" at the end.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's moody and arrogant, but means well.
- Meaningful Name: The "frost" in his name comes from him being an ice cream maker.
- Mood-Swinger: He's the moodiest of the trains.
- National Stereotypes: He follows the "moody Italian" stereotype.
Action Chugger
A flying rescue train.
- Flight: He can fly.
- Large Ham: He has a hammy inflection.
- Leitmotif: Action music will play when he is onscreen.
- Meaningful Name: He's a superhero-esque train.
- Third-Person Person: Sometimes dramatically announces himself in third person.
Speedy Mc Allister
A brash, hardworking train.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's grumpy, but nice deep down.
- Odd Name Out: He is the only chugger with a last name.
Skylar
A crane fresh out of training school.
Decka
A double-decker train.
- Meaningful Name: A double-decker train with "deck" in her name.
- Verbal Tic: She inserts her name into words (e.g. "decka-lightful").
Jackman
A patrol train.
Asher
A fire train.
Zack
A construction train.
Tyne
Another construction train, who is loud and specifies in demolition.
- One of the Boys: Is the only female train in the construction crew.
- The Rival: Has a rivalry with Fletch.
- Stuff Blowing Up: She enjoys blowing buildings up.
Fletch
Another construction train, and a bit of a joker.
- The Prankster: He likes playing tricks on his coworkers.
- The Rival: Has a rivalry with Tyne.
Hanzo
The fastest train.
- Creature of Habit: Due to his speed, he is very punctual.
Cormac
A forklift train who works in the freight yard.
- Jack of All Trades: Is usually a freight train, but also works in other various jobs.
Payce
A zippy train from another town.
- Intergenerational Friendship: Sort of. She has an adult-like personality, and her friend Koko has a child-like personality.
- Meaningful Name: Her name sounds like "pace" and she's very fast.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: Is Koko's friend, but has a rivalry with her.
Daley
A courier.
Skipper Stu
A diesel train who works at the habour.
- Alliterative Name: Skipper Stu.
- Meaningful Name: The "skipper" in his name comes from him working near the sea.
Harry and Hamish
Two diesels who also work at the harbour.
- Theme Twin Naming: Played with. They're trains, but they're similar to twins in that they look the same, and their names both start with "H-A".
Russ
Another harbour train.
Rosa
A Spanish crane.
- Token Minority: One of the few Hispanic characters.
Vee
The voice on the intercom.
- Ambiguously Human: Since she's only there as an intercom voice, she could be either a human or an AI.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: She's stern, but a mentor, to the trainees.
- No Full Name Given: If she is a human, we don't know her last name.
- The Voice: If she is a human, she's never seen.
Captain Charlie
A man who runs the harbour.
Dr. Gosling
The vet at the safari park.
- Meaningful Name: A gosling is an animal, and Dr. Gosling is a vet.
- No Full Name Given: Dr. Gosling's first name is unknown.
Dr. Ling
A scientist and inventor.
- No Full Name Given: We don't know her first name.
Eddie
The mechanic.
- Mr Fix It: His job is to repair things.
- No Full Name Given: His last name is unknown.
Felix
The farmer.
- No Full Name Given: His last name is unknown.
Howie
A workman.
- No Full Name Given: His last name is unstated.
Karen
The woman who runs the quarry.
- No Full Name Given: Her last name is unknown.
Morgan
The chief mechanic.
- Mr Fix It: His job is repair work.
- No Full Name Given: We don't know his surname.
Lori
An Irish college student who is Morgan's assistant.
- No Full Name Given: We don't know her last name.
- Wrench Wench: A young woman who works as a mechanic's assistant.
Mayor Pullman
The mayor.
- No Full Name Given: We don't know his first name.
Vicki
The zookeeper.
- Animal Lover: Implied, since she works at a zoo looking after the animals.
- No Full Name Given: Her surname is unstated.
