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A black diesel engine from the Other Railway. He is the first standard gauge diesel on Sodor. British Rail Class 08: City of Truro: GWR 3440 A famous tender engine from the Great Western Railway, In The Railway Series, he once visited the Island of Sodor in 1957 on a railtour and stayed for one night. City of Truro befriended Duck, as the two ...
Thomas & Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Reverend W. Awdry. [1] This article lists and details episodes from the ninth series [2] of the show, which was first broadcast in 2005.
The Small Railway is short of power, and the Small Controller decides that what they need is another engine. The Railway's own workshops build a strong new engine called Jock, who at first thinks himself superior to the others, but the new engine eventually learns the value of teamwork, and all is forgiven. Notes. First appearances of Jock and ...
The "Sodor" part of the title comes from the Sudreys, but Awdry decided that a fictional island between the Isle of Man and England by that name would be an ideal setting for his stories. In partnership with his brother George (the librarian of the National Liberal Club ), he gradually devised Sodor's history, geography, language, industries ...
At Tidmouth Sheds, Diesel 10 announces his plan to rid Sodor of steam engines by destroying Lady, the lost engine. Lady had been hidden in a workshop on Muffle Mountain by her driver, Burnett Stone, after Diesel 10's previous attempt to destroy her. Lady is unable to steam despite trying all of the coals in Indian Valley.
The Island of Sodor is a fictional island that is the setting for The Railway Series books by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry (and his son Christopher). It is also the setting of the Thomas & Friends television series, though it is significantly different from the island in the books.
Thomas travels around Sodor with Annie and Clarabel to help Ruth find a new place for her to stay at, instead of Arlesburgh with Skiff, Harwick with Daisy, or Tidmouth with its bustling people, only to fix up an old windmill on Thomas' Branch Line into her new, energy-efficient workshop.
A little oil-burning saddle tank engine who works at the Sodor China Clay Company with Bill, Ben, and Marion. Bell Open Cab Oil Burner Tim Whitnall Gator: A large green tank engine that ends up on Sodor from Colombia by mistake. Colombia Steam Motor Clive Mantle: Marion [2] An orange rail-mounted steam shovel. She usually works at the Clay Pits ...