Timothy/Behind the Scenes

Television Series
Timothy is a fictional oil burning tank engine created by Ian McCue and Andrew Brenner.

In 2014, Timothy made his debut in the special, Tale of the Brave.

Timothy is voiced by Tim Whitnall (UK/US) in the CGI version of the series on both sides of the Atlantic, respectively.

Timothy is based on an open cab oil burning steam locomotive.

Timothy has been absent from the series since 2018.

CGI Model
In 2009, the series introduced Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) as a replacement for the show's long-standing live-action models. In 2014, Timothy was created from scratch in CGI by Arc Productions for the 2014 film, Tale of the Brave. The model was "hand-sculpted" in Maya, a 3D animation and modelling software.

Fonts
The following fonts are used on Timothy's CGI model:
 * Gotham Black

Voice Actors

 * Tim Whitnall
 * Johannes Semm
 * Paul Disbergen
 * Takahiro Suzuki
 * Takuya Iwabata
 * Hiroaki Tajiri
 * Fredrik Paasche
 * Grzegorz Kwiecień
 * Roberto Carrillo
 * Gilan Shachaf
 * Gheo Benjoino
 * Andrian Locovei
 * Denis Bespaliy
 * Anton Savenkov
 * Alfredo Martínez
 * Roger Storm
 * Rajkai Zoltan
 * Peter Pihlström
 * Tuukka Leppänen