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Cranky The Crane
The following article is a list of characters from the British television series ''Thomas & Friends'' and the reboot series ''Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go''. Standard gauge engines The main cast The Eight Famous Engines *Thomas the Tank Engine, Thomas (voiced by Ben Small in ''Hero of the Rails'' and Series 18, John Hasler in ''The Adventure Begins'' and Series 24 in the UK, Martin Sherman (actor), Martin Sherman in ''Hero of the Rails'' and Series 18 and Joseph May in ''The Adventure Begins'' and Series 24 in the US in the CGI series; voiced by Meesha Contreas in the US and Aaron Barashi in the UK in ''Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go'') is a blue Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic Tank locomotive, tank engine who works on the North Western Railway (fictional), North Western Railway, and is number 1. He initially worked as the station pilot at the Big Station. After helping rescue James from a nasty accident, Thomas was rewarded with two faithful coaches, Annie and Clarabe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilbert Awdry
Wilbert Vere Awdry (15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997) was an English Anglican minister, railway enthusiast, and children's author. He was best known for creating Thomas the Tank Engine. Thomas and several other characters he created appeared in his ''Railway Series''. Life and career Wilbert Awdry was born at Ampfield vicarage near Romsey, Hampshire, on 15 June 1911. His father was Vere Awdry (1854–1928), the Anglican vicar of Ampfield (who was 56 years old at the time of his birth), and his mother was Lucy Awdry (née Bury; 1884–1965). ''Wilbert'' was derived from William and Herbert, names of his father's two brothers. His younger brother, George, was born on 10 August 1916 and died on 27 October 1994. All three of Awdry's older half-siblings from his father's first two marriages died young, the youngest being killed in World War I. At Ampfield as a toddler he saw his father construct a handmade , model railway. In 1917, the family moved to Box, in Wiltshire, moving agai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Ragland
Christopher Glynn Ragland (born June 18, 1984) is an American actor. Early life Ragland was born in Winnetka, Illinois on June 18, 1984. Career Ragland has provided voices for numerous video games including '' Driver: San Francisco''. He also starred in the documentary series, ''I Shouldn't Be Alive'', as Travis Wright. He joined the voice cast of ''Thomas & Friends'' in 2015. He voices Percy in the US dub taking over from Martin T. Sherman, who also voiced Thomas. Ragland also voices the Troublesome Trucks in both the UK and US taking over from Ben Small, and Trevor in the US. His wife, Rachael Miller, joined the cast of the series in 2018, and voices new main cast regular Rebecca in addition to numerous extra supporting and minor characters. Aside from ''Thomas & Friends'', Ragland has also lent his voice to several other animated projects including the films ''Inside Out'' and '' Minions'', the English dubs of ''Sherlock Yack'', ''My Knight and Me'' and ''Scary Larry'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Pilkington
Nigel Pilkington is a British actor, singer, and screenwriter. Career Pilkington has appeared in various television programs such as "Grandpa in My Pocket", ''Cutting It'', ''Trial & Retribution'', '' Roman Mysteries'' and '' Richard Hammond's Secret Service''. As a voice actor Pilkington has provided many voices for animated films like '' Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit'' and '' Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest'', television shows like ''The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky'', ''The Jungle Book'' and ''Peter Rabbit'' and also the video games ''Inazuma Eleven'' and '' Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch''. From Series 19 onwards, he became the UK voice of Percy and Trevor in ''Thomas & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' (originally known as ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and later ''Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!'') is a British children's television series that aired across 24 series from 1984 to 2021. Based on ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Class 28
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Class 28 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive, designed by George Hughes for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR). It was a rebuild of Aspinall's Class 27, with the addition of a Belpaire firebox and the extension of the footplate and front sandboxes. It was similar, but had larger cylinders and a superheater. It had wheels. Ownership changes The locomotives passed briefly to the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) in 1922 and then to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in 1923. The LMS gave them the power classification 3F (12515-12556) and 4F (12557-12619, rebuilds of Class 27). Their LMS numbers were 12515-12619. In 1948, the surviving locomotives (35) passed to British Railways (BR), which numbered them 52528-52619 (with gaps).''Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives'', 1948 edition, part 3, page 43 In fiction The Class 28 was the inspiration for the character James the Red Engine from ''The Railway Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Rackstraw
Robert Rackstraw (born 31 October 1965) is a British voice actor who has worked in various animated films, television shows and video games. Career Rackstraw has an extensive voiceover career over 20 years. He voiced the main villain Pew in ''The Legends of Treasure Island'', Voracious, Attila and Farmer Farmer in ''Foxbusters'', James in the UK and US versions of Thomas and Friends, Buster and George in ''The Koala Brothers'', Professor Professor in ''The Secret Show'', Mr. Messy, Mr. Noisy, Mr. Fussy, Mr. Tickle and Mr. Happy in the UK version of ''The Mr. Men Show'', Dad in ''Dennis and Gnasher'', Kwazii in ''The Octonauts'', Roger and Isambard in ''Lavender Castle'', and Captain Campion in ''Watership Down''. He wrote episodes of ''Avenger Penguins'' and ''Fantomcat''. He made his very first voice acting role as Dave the Policeman in the 1992 stop motion animated series ''Truckers''. He provided additional voices for ''Realms of the Haunting'', '' Dragon Quest VIII: Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James The Red Engine
James is a fictional anthropomorphic red tender locomotive from ''The Railway Series'' children's books by the Reverend Awdry and the TV series adaptation ''Thomas & Friends''. He is a mixed-traffic engine, which means he is just as capable of pulling coaches as trucks. He has a 2-6-0 ("Mogul") wheel arrangement and is engine number 5 on the North Western Railway, The Fat Controller's railway on the Island of Sodor. James first appeared in ''The Railway Series'' in 1946, in the book ''Thomas the Tank Engine''. Two books in the series, no. 3 ''James the Red Engine'' and no. 28 '' James and the Diesel Engines'', are dedicated to James. Behind the scenes James first appeared in ''The Railway Series'' in the 1946 book ''Thomas the Tank Engine''. He was named after James Furze, a friend of the publisher's son. He was originally painted black. At the request of the publishers, Awdry dedicated James the Red Engine to the character. James was painted red in this and subsequent books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LNER Gresley Classes A1 And A3
The London and North Eastern Railway LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3 locomotives represented two distinct stages in the history of the British "Pacific" steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley. They were designed for main line passenger services and later express passenger services, initially on the Great Northern Railway (GNR), a constituent company of the London and North Eastern Railway after the amalgamation of 1923, for which they became a standard design. The change in class designation to A3 reflected the fitting to the same chassis of a higher pressure boiler with a greater superheating surface and a small reduction in cylinder diameter, leading to an increase in locomotive weight. Eventually all of the A1 locomotives were rebuilt, most to A3 specifications, but no. 4470 was completely rebuilt as Class A1/1. The names for the locomotives came from a variety of sources. The first, ''Great Northern'', was named after its parent company. Others were given the na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goods Trains
Rail freight transport is the use of railroads and trains to transport cargo as opposed to human passengers. A freight train, cargo train, or goods train is a group of freight cars (US) or goods wagons (International Union of Railways) hauled by one or more locomotives on a railway, transporting cargo all or some of the way between the shipper and the intended destination as part of the logistics chain. Trains may haul bulk material, intermodal containers, general freight or specialized freight in purpose-designed cars. Rail freight practices and economics vary by country and region. When considered in terms of ton-miles or tonne-kilometers hauled per unit of energy consumed, rail transport can be more efficient than other means of transportation. Maximum economies are typically realized with bulk commodities (e.g., coal), especially when hauled over long distances. However, shipment by rail is not as flexible as by the highway, which has resulted in much freight being haul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Crone
Neil Crone (born May 29, 1960) is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer and motivational speaker. He is known for portraying Fred Tupper in ''Little Mosque on the Prairie'', Jerry Whitehall in '' Cube 2: Hypercube'' and the voices of Gordon, Diesel 10 and Splatter in ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad'' (2000) and reprises Gordon in the US dub in the reboot, '' Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go!'' (since 2021). He appeared in films with roles as Officer Strauss in '' New York Minute'' (2004), Chuck in ''Hollywoodland'' (2006), Keith in ''The Rainbow Kid'' (2015), Chief Borton in the 2017 remake '' It'' (2017) and its 2019 sequel, and George in '' Through Black Spruce'' (2018). His television credits include Bud Topper in the PBS Kids children's television series '' Noddy'' (1999–2000), Ed Barnes in the sitcom ''I Love Mummy'' (2002–2003), Ray Cooper in ''Really Me'' (2011–2013), Chief Crown Attorney Gordon in ''Murdoch Mysteries'' (2013–2016), Ollie Jefferson in ''Wind at My B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier Class 5 4-6-0, commonly known as the Black Five, is a class of steam locomotives. It was introduced by William Stanier and built between 1934 and 1951, of which 842 were built and were numbered 4658-5499 (BR then renumbered 44658-45499). Several members of the class survived to the last day of steam on British Railways in 1968, and eighteen are preserved. Origins The Black Five was a mixed-traffic locomotive, a "do-anything go-anywhere" type, designed by Stanier, who had previously been with the GWR. In his early LMS days, he designed his Stanier Mogul in which he experimented with the GWR school of thought on locomotive design. A number of details in this design he would never use again realising the superiority of details not used on the GWR. Stanier realised that there was a need for larger locomotives. These were to be the LMS version of the GWR Halls but not a copy, as the Hall was too wide to run most places in Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flying Kipper (Story)
This article is a list of books in ''The Railway Series'', a British series of children's books written by both the Rev. W. Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry. The Rev. W. Awdry Era: 1945–1972 The first 26 books in the series were written by Rev. W. Awdry. ''The Three Railway Engines'' * Book no. 1 * Published 12 May 1945 * Illustrated by William Middleton, later by C. Reginald Dalby ; Stories * Edward's Day Out * Edward and Gordon * The Sad Story of Henry * Edward, Gordon and Henry This is the first book in the series, and introduces Edward, Gordon, Henry and The Fat Director (then later became The Fat Controller; also known as Sir Topham Hatt). ; Notes * These stories were first told to the young Christopher Awdry when he was sick with measles in 1942, but due to wartime conditions, they were not published until 1945. * Two of the three shed engines are not mentioned again. * These stories were not intended to take place in a single volume, or even on the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
