Minor Human Characters in the Railway Series

This section is for characters who only or first appeared in the Railway Series, listed in chronological appearance.

The Little Boys
Several groups of three or more young boys have appeared at various times. They have told Edward and his crew that the guard was coming, confused Gordon for a tank engine and teasing him for falling into a ditch next to Vicarstown Sheds (Knapford Sheds in the television series), thrown stones on Henry, fiddled with James' controls, taunted Daisy with "bull's-eyes", laughed at Sir Handel for racing George and they even rode Tom Tipper's new bike but one of them fell of and Percy accidently run over the bike (in The Railway Series only) and the boys got trapped inside the waiting room at Maithwaite, because of a ram, while they were the culprits of vandalising the station.

Appearances
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The Railway Series
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 * The Three Railway Engines - Edward's Day Out
 * Troublesome Engines - Tenders and Turntables
 * Henry the Green Engine - Henry's Sneeze
 * Gordon the Big Engine - Off the Rails
 * Edward the Blue Engine - Old Iron
 * The Eight Famous Engines - Double Header
 * Branch Line Engines - Bulls Eyes
 * Gallant Old Engine - Steam Roller
 * Really Useful Engines - Mind that Bike
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Thomas & Friends

 * Series 1 - James and the Coaches, Thomas and the Guard , Tenders and Turntables , The Flying Kipper , Off the Rails and Down the Mine
 * Series 2 - Bertie's Chase, Saved from Scrap , Percy and the Signal , The Runaway , Better Late Than Never , Thomas Comes to Breakfast , Wrong Road , Edward's Exploit , Woolly Bear and Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree
 * Series 3 - Percy's Promise, Time for Trouble, Gordon and the Famous Visitor , Diesel Does it Again , Thomas Gets Bumped, The Trouble with Mud , Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party , Buzz, Buzz and Bulgy
 * Series 4 - Bulldog, You Can't Win , Four Little Engines , Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady , Rock 'n' Roll , Steam Roller, Passengers and Polish , Gallant Old Engine , Rusty to the Rescue , Thomas and Stepney , Train Stops Play , Bowled Out , Henry and the Elephant , Bulls Eyes , Thomas and the Special Letter and Special Attraction
 * Series 5 - A Better View for Gordon, Baa!, Toby's Discovery , Something in the Air, Thomas and the Rumours and Make Someone Happy
 * Series 6 - Harvey to the Rescue, No Sleep for Cranky and Thomas the Jet Engine
 * Series 7 - Three Cheers for Thomas

Music Videos
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 * Series 4 - Thomas' Christmas Song

The Lady in the Black Bonnet
At Cronk, Edward told James of the time he had to push Gordon up a hill. James laughed so much he surprised an old lady as she was carrying some parcels. She dropped them and the stationmaster and some porters had to pick them up for her.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * James the Red Engine - James and the Top-Hat

The Old Lady with the Umbrella
This old lady left her umbrella lying on the platform in Thomas and the Guard. When Thomas was about to leave, the guard tripped on the umbrella. By the time he had gotten up again, Thomas had left.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Tank Engine Thomas Again - Thomas and the Guard

The Elephant Keeper
The Elephant Keeper is the keeper of the circus elephant. He came after his animal had a mishap with Henry.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Troublesome Engines - Henry and the Elephant

Companion Volumes

 * 1984 - Henry the Green Engine and the Elephant
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Thomas & Friends

 * Series 4 - Henry and the Elephant and Thomas and the Special Letter

Trivia

 * In Series 5 his body was repainted white for use as a waiter in Bye George!, using the head of the inspector with the bowler hat.

The Fire Brigade
The fire brigade were first seen riding a fire engine in Gordon's Whistle after hearing Gordon whistling and mistaking the noise for a fire alarm.

They once rescued James when one of his fuel tankers caught fire. Later, when the workmen's hut caught fire, the Fire Brigade arrived without water, so they were hopelessly forced to let the fire cause furthur damaged to it until Thomas offered them water he and Percy just took on.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Henry the Green Engine - Gordon's Whistle
 * James and the Diesel Engines - Fire-Engine
 * Thomas and his Friends - Gordon's Fire Service
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Thomas & Friends

 * Series 5 - Thomas, Percy and Old Slow Coach
 * Series 7 - The Spotless Record and Toby's Windmill

The Stone-dropping Boys
Three foolish boys found it fun to try dropping stones down Henry's funnel as he passed underneath a bridge, causing minor damage to several carriage windows and Henry's boiler and hitting the fireman on the head. Although the passengers wanted to call the police, Henry's crew, persuaded them to let them get their own revenge by showering them, as well as some friends who came to watch, with ashes from Henry's fire.

Appearances
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The Railway Series
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 * Henry the Green Engine - Henry's Sneeze
 * Gordon the High-Speed Engine - Smokescreen
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Thomas & Friends

 * Series 1 - Edward and Gordon, Edward, Gordon and Henry , Thomas and the Guard , Tenders and Turntables, The Flying Kipper , Whistles and Sneezes and Thomas' Christmas Party
 * Series 2 - Edward's Exploit
 * Series 3 - Time for Trouble
 * Series 4 - Thomas and the Special Letter
 * Series 6 - James and the Red Balloon ,Thomas the Jet Engine
 * Series 7 - Emily's New Coaches, Edward's Brass Band , Something Fishy , Harold and the Flying Horse and Three Cheers for Thomas

Music Videos
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 * Series 4 - Toby
 * Series 5 - It's Great to be an Engine and Come for the Ride
 * Series 8 - Emily and Ode to Gordon

Toby's Controller
Toby's Controller was a man who was in charge of Toby's Old Tramway (Toby's Branch Line in the television series). When the tramway was losing business to the busses and lorries, he had no other option but to close the line. He later sold Toby to the Fat Controller.

Appearances
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The Railway Series

 * Toby the Tram Engine - Toby and the Stout Gentleman, Thomas in Trouble
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Thomas & Friends

 * Series 1 - Toby and the Stout Gentleman and Thomas in Trouble

The Hatts' Nanny
While Sir Topham and Lady Hatt went on holiday in East Anglia in Toby and the Stout Gentlemen, they were accompanied by another lady, presumably a "nanny" to care for Stephen and Bridget Hatt.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Toby the Tram Engine - Toby and the Stout Gentleman

The Hatts' Two Butlers
The Hatt family has employed two butlers, in 1951 one told The Fat Controller, who was in the middle of having his breakfast (toast and marmalade), he was wanted on the telephone, to which The Fat Controller then found out about Thomas getting into trouble with the police and had to go at once.

The first butler has balding, black hair. The second has neatly kept brown hair.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Toby the Tram Engine - Thomas in Trouble
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Thomas & Friends

 * Series 1 - Thomas in Trouble
 * Series 2 - A Close Shave
 * Series 4 - Train Stops Play
 * Series 5 - Lady Hatt's Birthday Party and Make Someone Happy
 * Series 7 - Fergus Breaks the Rules
 * Series 8 - Henry and the Wishing Tree

Music Videos

 * Series 5 - Accidents Will Happen
 * Series 6 - Never, Never, Never Give Up

Voice Actors

 * First Butler:
 * Shinobu Satouchi

The Doctor
The Doctor tended to Mrs. Kyndley in Mrs. Kyndley's Christmas after Thomas' crew saw her dressing-gown waving from her window and suspected the worst. As it was, she had only fainted from the effort of warning them about a landslide ahead.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Toby the Tram Engine - Mrs. Kyndley's Christmas

Mr. Kyndley
Mr. Kyndley is Mrs. Kyndley's husband.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Toby the Tram Engine - Mrs. Kyndley's Christmas
 * Thomas Comes Home - Thomas Comes Home
 * Thomas' Christmas Party
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Annual Stories

 * 1993 - Thomas and the Snow Block

Bert and Alf
Bert and Alf are two cleaners who washed Gordon down in Leaves after he derailed from the turntable in a ditch at Vicarstown Sheds.

Appearance
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Gordon the Big Engine - Leaves

The Painter
This man was painting Tidmouth station for Queen Elizabeth II's visit in Paint Pots and Queens when Henry came in. He lost his footing in the smoke and fell. His fall was luckily broken by a tarpaulin draped over Henry's cab, but his paint-pot landed on Henry's dome, making him look, in the Fat Controller's words, like an iced cake.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Gordon the Big Engine - Paint Pots and Queens
 * -|Television Series=

Thomas & Friends

 * Series 4 - Paint Pots and Queens, Special Attraction and Thomas and the Special Letter
 * Series 5 - Horrid Lorry ​​ and James and the Trouble with Trees ​

Voice Actors

 * Toshio Kobayashi

The Naughty Boys
These two ill-behaved boys wandered into James' cab and started him off from Crosby (Knapford Yards in the television series), prompting a high-speed chase by Edward. They were eventually caught by the police and "walloped soundly" by their fathers and forbidden to watch trains by their parents until they were trusted, although these punishments did not happen in their television series appearance.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Edward the Blue Engine - Old Iron

Companion Volumes

 * Twelve Happy Engines
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Thomas & Friends

 * Series 2 - Cows, Saved from Scrap , Old Iron , Thomas and Trevor , Percy and the Signal , The Runaway , Daisy , Edward's Exploit and Woolly Bear

Mrs. Last
Mrs. Last lives near Cros-ny-Cuirn on the Skarloey Railway. Although that is not her real name, she gained the nickname because she was always late to arrive at the station.

Appearances
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The Railway Series

 * Four Little Engines - Skarloey Remembers
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Thomas & Friends

 * Series 4 - Four Little Engines, Passengers and Polish , Gallant Old Engine , Rusty to the Rescue , Paint Pots and Queens and Special Attraction
 * Series 5 - Toby's Discovery, Happy Ever After and Make Someone Happy
 * Series 8 - Thomas and the Circus

Music Videos

 * Series 5 - Donald's Duck
 * Series 6 - Winter Wonderland

Trivia

 * Mrs. Last is based on Mrs. Pugh, a passenger on the Talyllyn Railway who would go from Rhydoren to Tywyn every Friday to go shopping. She was commonly late for the return train, but guards, such as The Rev. W. Awdry, would usually stop the train from going until she came aboard.
 * Despite her role in the Television series being cut a large scale figure was made of her albeit never seen complete:
 * In Passengers and Polish and Gallant Old Engine she had the Lady with the green floppy hat's body.
 * In You Can't Win the Refreshment Lady was seen using Mrs. Last's body. Her body was also used for a party guest in Lady Hatt's Birthday Party.
 * Her large scale head was altered during the Hit Entertainment era with extra hat sculpting, a flower and blond hair.
 * Ironically the small scale figure used to represent her in Series 4 already had blond hair.

Harold's Pilots
Harold the Helicopter has a pilot and co-pilot. Their uniforms consist of dark blue trousers, a black tie, a white shirt with a dark blue jacket over it and a dark blue cap.

Appearances
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The Railway Series
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 * Percy the Small Engine - Percy and Harold
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Thomas & Friends
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 * Series 2 - Percy and Harold, The Runaway and Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree
 * Series 3 - Percy's Promise, Thomas, Percy and the Post Train , All at Sea and Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure
 * Series 4 - Trucks
 * Series 5 - Baa!, Thomas and the Rumours , Oliver's Find , Sir Topham Hatt's Holiday and Make Someone Happy
 * Series 6 - A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter
 * Series 7 - Harold and the Flying Horse and The Grand Opening
 * Series 8 - Don't Tell Thomas
 * Series 10 - Topped Off Thomas, Thomas and the Birthday Mail and Thomas and the Treasure

Voice Actors

 * Katsuji Mori
 * Naoki Tatsuta
 * Yasuhiko Kawazu

The Vicar of Knapford
The Vicar of Knapford hosts a Sunday School at Knapford Harbour.

He only appeared in the story Percy's Promise; in the television series, he was replaced by the Vicar of Wellsworth.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Percy the Small Engine - Percy's Promise

The New Signalman
The new signalman is a signalman at Killdane (Lower Tidmouth in the television series) who refused to listen to Toby's driver about Toby having small water tanks. He told them that they had to clear the line for James and that they could get more water from the next station (Knapford in the TV), but this only resulted in Toby running out of steam in the middle of the main line when he did not have enough water. He later apologised and said that he did not understand Toby's situation.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * The Eight Famous Engines - Double Header
 * -|Television Series=

Thomas & Friends

 * Series 3 - A Scarf for Percy and Time for Trouble

Voice Actors

 * Toshio Kobayashi

The Railway Society
The Railway Society visited Sodor in Domeless Engines, bringing City of Truro with them. Among the members illustrated is a vicar and a man in a bow-tie, both looking at Duck; Eric Marriott theorised they may have been the Rev. W. Awdry showing C. Reginald Dalby what Duck really looked like.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Duck and the Diesel Engine - Domeless Engines
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Thomas & Friends

 * Series 3 - Gordon and the Famous Visitor
 * Series 4 - Thomas and Stepney and Thomas and the Special Letter
 * Series 5 - Baa!
 * Series 9 - Percy and the Oil Painting

The Barber
This man set up a barbershop in Crosby, unwisely placed at the end of the siding. After Duck crashed into the wall, the furious barber covered Duck's face in shaving cream. He later washed it off after realizing that Duck prevented a potentially fatal accident and the North Western Railway gladly paid for the repairs.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Duck and the Diesel Engine - A Close Shave
 * -|Television Series=

Thomas & Friends

 * Series 2 - Bertie's Chase and A Close Shave

Music Videos

 * Series 5 - Accidents Will Happen and Sir Topham Hatt
 * Series 6 - Never, Never, Never Give Up

Voice Actors

 * Daisuke Gōri

Trivia

 * One of his small scale heads, seen in Bertie's Chase, originated as Stephen Hatt's from Toby and the Stout Gentleman. It was later refurbished as Farmer Trotter's and the Inspector with the Bowler Hat.

The Barber's Customer
Once, the Barber's Customer visited C&B Barber for a shave on the same day Duck crashed into the building. He was so surprised by the accident that he jumped, but was restrained by the barber so as to not panic him.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Duck and the Diesel Engine - A Close Shave
 * -|Television Series=

Thomas & Friends

 * Series 2 - A Close Shave, Wrong Road and Edward's Exploit
 * Series 5 - Lady Hatt's Birthday Party

Music Videos

 * Series 5 - Accidents Will Happen and Sir Topham Hatt
 * Series 6 - Never, Never, Never Give Up

The BBC Television Producers
These men came to the Skarloey Railway in Little Old Twins to film a documentary about the railway. Peter Sam and Sir Handel, recalling the same happening on the Mid Sodor Railway, at first feared the railway was going to be closed. They later returned to the railway to film a documentary for Skarloey and Rheneas' 100th birthday in Very Old Engines.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * The Little Old Engine - Little Old Twins
 * Very Old Engines - Duck and Dukes

The Foreign Gentlemen
Three gentlemen talked to the Fat Controller after Douglas accidentally shunted the special coach in a siding in The Missing Coach. They later accompanied him when he disciplined Douglas.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * The Twin Engines - The Missing Coach

The Careless Cleaner
In "Thomas Comes to Breakfast", after hearing Thomas' plan to prove to Percy and Toby that he can manage without a driver, this cleaner accidentally fiddled with Thomas' controls, starting him and causing him to crash into a stationmaster's house. It is not revealed as to what happened to him after the accident.

Appearances
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The Railway Series

 * Branch Line Engines - Thomas Comes to Breakfast

Companion Volumes

 * Thomas Comes to Breakfast
 * -|Television Series=

Thomas & Friends

 * Series 2 - Thomas Comes to Breakfast

The Ffarquhar Stationmaster and his Family
The Stationmaster of Ffarquhar lives near the Ffarquhar sheds with his wife, son and daughter (Tidmouth in the television series). When Thomas crashed into his house, he shut off steam while his wife reprimanded Thomas for spoiling their breakfast.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Tank Engine Thomas Again - Thomas Goes Fishing
 * Branch Line Engines - Thomas Comes to Breakfast

Companion Volumes
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 * Thomas Comes to Breakfast
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Thomas & Friends

 * Series 1 - Thomas and the Guard and Thomas and Bertie
 * Series 2 - Thomas Comes to Breakfast, Daisy and Edward's Exploit
 * Series 3 - Thomas Gets Bumped
 * Series 5 - Baa!
 * Series 21 - Unscheduled Stops

Specials

 * 2015 - The Adventure Begins and Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
 * 2017 - Journey Beyond Sodor
 * 2018 - Big World! Big Adventures!

Music Videos

 * Series 4 - Let's Have a Race
 * Series 5 - Sir Topham Hatt
 * Big World! Big Adventures! - Where in the World is Thomas?

Thomas & Friends

 * Series 2 - Thomas Comes to Breakfast, Wrong Road and Edward's Exploit
 * Series 3 - Bulgy
 * Series 4 - Thomas and the Special Letter
 * Series 5 - Lady Hatt's Birthday Party and Make Someone Happy

Specials

 * 2018 - Big World! Big Adventures!

Music Videos

 * Series 5 - Sir Topham Hatt
 * Big World! Big Adventures! - Where in the World is Thomas?

Thomas & Friends

 * Series 2 - Thomas Comes to Breakfast

Specials

 * 2018 - Big World! Big Adventures!

Music Videos
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 * Series 5 - Sir Topham Hatt
 * Big World! Big Adventures! - Where in the World is Thomas?

Voice Actors

 * The Ffarquhar Stationmaster's Wife:
 * Yumi Nakatani

Trivia

 * When the family returned in CGI, the Stationmaster's model was reused from the current Knapford Stationmaster, while his wife was reused from Albert's Wife and the children were reused from generic children.

Daisy's Fitter
Daisy's fitter is a man who checks Daisy every day before she goes to work. According to her own words, he tells Daisy never to pull any coaches or trucks since it would be bad for her swerves, which is what she said when she refused to pull a truck of milk. However, this was all just revealed to be an excuse.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Branch Line Engines - Daisy
 * -|Television Series=

Thomas & Friends

 * Series 2 - Daisy
 * Series 20 - Ryan and Daisy and The Railcar and the Coaches
 * Series 21 - Springtime for Diesel
 * Series 22 - School of Duck

Stepney's Controller
The controller of the Bluebell Railway accompanied Stepney to the North Western Railway on his visit. In the television series, he is in charge of Stepney's Branch Line.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine - Bluebells of England, Stepney's Special and Bowled Out
 * -|Television Series=

Thomas & Friends

 * Series 4 - Rusty to the Rescue and Thomas and Stepney

Voice Actors

 * Masato Hirano

Trivia

 * In the real world, Stepney's controller in 1963 would have been Bernard Holden, MBE.
 * In the television series, his model is reused from that of the Mid Sodor Railway manager.

The Important Passenger
The important passenger appeared in Stepney's Special and the fourth series episode Thomas and Stepney. After Thomas had left with his last branch line train, the passenger appeared and requested a special train for himself, resulting in Thomas being shunted to a siding while Stepney took the special train.

Appearance
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine - Stepney's Special
 * -|Television Series=

Thomas & Friends

 * Series 4 - Thomas and Stepney and Paint Pots and Queens (cameo)
 * Series 6 - Thomas the Jet Engine (cameo)
 * Series 8 - Gordon Takes Charge (cameo) and As Good as Gordon (cameo)

Voice Actors

 * Yasuhiko Kawazu

The Elsbridge Cricket Club
A cricket team played at the Elsbridge cricket field when a batsman hit a "six" that landed in one of Stepney's trucks. It was their only ball they could play the game with, so four of the cricketers chased after Stepney in Caroline.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine - Train Stops Play
 * -|Television Series=

Thomas & Friends

 * Series 4 - Train Stops Play and Thomas and the Special Letter
 * Series 5 - Toby and the Flood
 * Series 6 - James and the Red Balloon and Thomas the Jet Engine

Music Videos

 * Series 7 - The Red Balloon

Voice Actors

 * Hideo Ishikawa

Trivia

 * The tailor and the inspector with the bowler hat are among the members.
 * One of the cricketers figurines bodies is owned by Twitter user TomsProps.

The Rockclimbers
During a gale on Culdee Fell, news came at Devil's Back Station that of a group of injured climbers were stuck on the mountain. One of them, Patrick, had hurt himself saving the leader. Number 6 was later named Patrick in the climber's honour.

Appearances
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The Railway Series

 * Mountain Engines - Devil's Back

Mr. Bobbie
Mr. Bobbie helped build Skarloey, Rheneas, Talyllyn and Dolgoch in England and later came to Sodor to help build the line. When Skarloey would not co-operate with Mr. Mack, he had Mr. Bobbie drive Skarloey.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Very Old Engines - Bucking Bronco, Stick-in-the-mud

Trivia

 * Mr. Bobbie was a real-life engineer that worked for Fletcher, Jennings & Co.

The Dukes of Sodor
The current Duke of Sodor came to the Skarloey Railway to open the new loop line around Skarloey lake. Duck, however, mistook him for a Great Western engine and told Peter Sam all "engine" Dukes had been scrapped. Although a "person" Duke came to the opening ceremony, Peter Sam was doubtful and interrupted the Duke during a speech to ask him if he was real. The Duke, however, had been told to expect the question and cheerfully replied he was a real, live person.

King Henry IV conferred the title Earl of Sodor on the last Regent, Sir Arnold de Norramby, who had assisted the King's troops in expelling the Percy garrisons from Sodor in 1404.

The Earldom was extinguished by Attainder in 1715, but on the conclusion of his first term of office as Lieutenant Governor in 1873, Queen Victoria graciously responded to popular petition and restored to John Arnold Norramby the Earldom of Sodor and the estates of Ulfstead Castle of which his ancestor had been deprived, and which had been reverted to the Crown.

List of Dukes

 * 1) John Arnold Norramby  - Promoter and Chairman of the Mid Sodor Railway. Presented the company with an engine which they named in his honour.
 * 2) Henry John Norramby  - Earl from 1894-1915.
 * 3) Charles Henry Norramby  - Served throughout World War I in the Sodor Regiment. Retired with the rank of Lieutenant General.
 * 4) Robert Charles Norramby  - Killed in action in North Africa. Lieutenant Colonel Sodor Regiment.
 * 5) Richard Robert Norramby  Succeeded as a minor. Was age seven when the Mid Sodor Railway closed. 25 when he opened the Skarloey Railway Loop Line. 29 when Duke was found.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Very Old Engines - Duck and Dukes
 * Duke the Lost Engine - Granpuff
 * -|Television Series=

Thomas & Friends

 * Series 4 - Granpuff

Trivia

 * There is really no Duke of Sodor. The Earls of Sodor are active on the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster and as there is no Duke of Lancaster; Sudrians refer to the Earl as their "Duke".

Fred and Bert
Fred and Bert are two porters at Tidmouth. They were carrying a beehive on a trolley, but when an old lady suddenly appeared in front, they stopped so suddenly the beehive fell over and broke, prompting the station's occupants (bar James and his crew) to clear the platform.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Main Line Engines - Buzz, Buzz

The Lady with the Floppy Green Hat
This lady chose to wear a large green beach hat when saying goodbye to a friend at Tidmouth. When she waved to the friend, who was sitting near the guard's van, Gordon's fireman thought the green flag had been waved and set off, causing the first in a series of mix-ups.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Main Line Engines - Wrong Road
 * -|Television Series=

Thomas & Friends

 * Series 2 - Saved from Scrap, Wrong Road and Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree

Trivia

 * Her body was reused for Mrs. Kyndley in Buzz, Buzz and Mrs. Last in the fourth series.
 * Her floppy hat was repainted for the Duchess of Boxford's summer hat.

The Enthusiasts
Two separate groups of enthusiasts appear in Edward's Exploit and What a Picture!. The first group were pulled home by Edward, despite him breaking a crank-pin. The second group visited Brendam and went to watch Ben when he was asked to pull a boat into deeper water, except one man who continuously took pictures of Bill. Unluckily for the photographer, as he was about to take his best picture Bill's driver turned a tap, releasing a cloud of steam and spoiling the photo.

Bill and Ben enjoy the enthusiasts' visits, mainly because of the way they fuss over them.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Main Line Engines - Edward's Exploit
 * Thomas and the Twins - What a Picture!
 * -|Television Series=

Thomas & Friends

 * Series 2 - A Close Shave, Wrong Road and Edward's Exploit

Trivia

 * One of the enthusiasts reuses Jeremiah Jobling' s model.
 * One of the enthusiasts' model was later reused for the Ffarquhar Stationmaster in Thomas Comes to Breakfast.

The Mainland Controller
The Mainland Controller is in charge of the Mainland Railway.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Enterprising Engines - Super Rescue

Companion Volumes

 * 1996 - Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection

The Goods Depot Foreman
A foreman at a goods depot on British Railways (Vicarstown Goods Depot in the television series) tried to stop Douglas from taking Oliver, Isabel (only in The Railway Series) and Toad back to the North Western Railway, but grudgingly let them pass after finding nothing to fault. He dresses in the British Railways (North Western Railway in the television series) staff uniform of a blue overcoat, a blue cap, a white shirt, blue trousers and a black tie.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Enterprising Engines - Escape
 * -|Television Series=

Thomas & Friends

 * Series 3 - Escape
 * Series 18 - Toad's Adventure

Voice Actors

 * Toshio Kobayashi

The Mid Sodor Railway Manager
This man was the manager of the Mid Sodor Railway when Falcon was new to the line. When Stanley (Smudger in the television series) continuously derailed and shrugged off all the advice he was given from Duke, the manager decided to turn him into a pumping engine behind the shed. He later arranged for Falcon to double-head with Duke on the "Mountain Road", which nearly resulted in disaster after Falcon derailed. Luckily, no harm was done and the manager later apologised to the passengers for the trouble.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Duke the Lost Engine - Granpuff and Bulldog
 * -|Television Series=

Thomas & Friends

 * Series 4 - Granpuff, Bulldog, Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady , Special Funnel and Gallant Old Engine
 * Series 5 - A Better View for Gordon, Bye George! , James and the Trouble with Trees , Toby and the Flood and Make Someone Happy
 * Series 6 - Harvey to the Rescue and James and the Red Balloon
 * Series 7 - Harold and the Flying Horse
 * Series 8 - Thomas and the Firework Display

Voice Actors

 * Tomohisa Asō

Trivia

 * In the television series, his model would later be reused for Stepney's Controller.
 * His large scale head is now owned by Twitter user Tomsprops.
 * His large scale body was repainted and used for various passengers.
 * His Gauge 1 figure is now in possesion of ThomasTankMerch.

The Boy with His Father
After Duke and Stuart's train arrive at Arlesdale, a boy said that the train don't need two engines, but his father joked saying Stuart had broken down and Duke had to help him, making Stuart furious and Duke victorious.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Duke the Lost Engine - You Can't Win
 * -|Television Series=

Thomas & Friends

 * Series 3 - Time for Trouble, Percy's Promise , Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party , Buzz, Buzz , Bulgy
 * Series 4 - You Can't Win, Gallant Old Engine, Thomas and Stepney, Bowled Out , Thomas and the Special Letter , Paint Pots and Queens
 * Series 6 - Thomas the Jet Engine

Thomas & Friends

 * Series 4 - Granpuff, You Can't Win, Thomas and Stepney , Bowled Out , Thomas and the Special Letter , Paint Pots and Queens . Special Attraction
 * Series 5 - Toby and the Flood

Voice Actors

 * Boy:
 * Chizu Yonemoto
 * Tomoko Naka
 * Father:
 * Ryōichi Tanaka

Sam the Farmer
Sam the Farmer is a farmer that most likely works at Crowe's Farm. He once had to deliver a cart of lime to Mr. Crowe's forty-acre field. His cart became stuck on the crossing and he went for help. Percy eventually ended up smashing the cart to smithereens.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Tramway Engines - Ghost Train
 * -|Television Series=

Thomas & Friends

 * Series 2 - Ghost Train

Videos

 * Mr. Perkins Storytime - Ghost Train
 * -|Magazines=

Magazine Stories

 * 1988 - Ghost Train

Trivia

 * His model is the small scale model for the signalman from Ghost Train and Old Iron.
 * In the Railway Series, he was pulling the cart with a horse. However, he was only mentioned in the television series, but a deleted scene implied that he was pulling the cart with Terence.

Ffarquhar Quarry Manager
This man is in charge of the quarry where Mavis works. He forbade her from leaving the quarry after jaunting onto the tramway, but later allowed her to go as far as the first level crossing after productivity increased, and later to Ffarquhar after she rescued Toby from a "tightrope".

Appearances
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The Railway Series
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 * Tramway Engines - Toby's Tightrope
 * Toby, Trucks and Trouble - Mavis and the Lorry and Toby Takes the Road
 * Thomas and Victoria - Overloaded
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Thomas & Friends
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 * Series 3 - Toby's Tightrope
 * Series 6 - Salty's Secret
 * Series 8 - Thomas to the Rescue
 * Series 13 - The Early Bird
 * Series 17 - Away From the Sea
 * Series 18 - Signals Crossed
 * Series 19 - The Truth About Toby and Den and Dart
 * Series 20 - Toby's New Friend

Voice Actors

 * Keith Wickham
 * Yoshihiro Kanemitsu
 * Tony Marot

Trivia

 * His speaking role in the Railway Series story, Toby's Tightrope was given to Percy in the television adaption.
 * Although he never spoke in the television series, he did have a speaking role in the Thomas & Friends Storytime podcast episode, Thomas and Percy Stick Together. Here, he is given a Scottish accent that is very similar to Harvey's.

The Thieves
Two men robbed the Ffarquhar stationmaster's house of his gardening trophies and rounded it off by stealing his new car. Luckily, they were stupid enough to use the car the day after the burglary. Thomas' fireman alerted the police and the thieves were arrested, with the car and the trophies (in the boot of the car) both unharmed.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Really Useful Engines - Stop Thief!

The Boy Scouts
One summer, some boy scouts camped near the Skarloey Railway. Their leader arranged with Mr. Hugh to fix some ditches near the line. Later, their leader asked Duncan and his crew to find them something to drink from the Refreshment Lady when they got thirsty. They only appeared in Great Little Engines.

Appearance
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Great Little Engines - Pop-Special

The Smokescreen Wedding Guests
As Gordon passed Wellsworth one day, the poor coal he was using caused him to "sneeze" out a cloak of ashes, spoiling the clothes of the angry wedding guests. They appeared in Gordon the High-Speed Engine.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Gordon the High-Speed Engine - Smokescreen

The Dairy Farmer
This man's lorry broke down as he was delivering some dairy products to Brendam. He was phoning for help when Thomas crashed into the lorry and got covered in eggs. Bill and Ben were swift to tease Thomas about it afterwards. He only appeared in Thomas and the Twins.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Thomas and the Twins - Scrambled Eggs

The Child and his Mother
When a bag was thrown onto Thomas' demonstration line at the National Railway Museum, Thomas could not stop in time and ran over the bag. A child was frightened by the steam and his furious mother went to complain to the manager.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Thomas and the Great Railway Show - Trouble on the Line

Kathy and Lizzie
Kathy and Lizzie Presres are two girls who worked on the Talyllyn Railway cleaning the engines. When their family went holidaying on Sodor, they polished the engines of the Skarloey Railway.

Kathy has brunette hair, while Lizzie has blonde hair.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * New Little Engine - Dirty Water

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