Luke/Behind the Scenes

Television Series
Luke is a fictional Irish narrow gauge saddletank locomotive created by Sharon Miller. He was the final character created by Sharon Miller before her stepping down as head writer and also the last character to be introduced in the Nitrogen Studios era.

In 2012, Luke made his debut in the special, Blue Mountain Mystery alongside the reintroduction of the original 5 Skarloey Railway engines.

From his introduction in 2012 to 2017, Luke was voiced by Michael Legge (UK/US) in the CGI version of the series on both sides of the Atlantic, respectively. Legge portrayed the character with an Irish accent. Legge left the voice cast after the twenty-first series.

Luke is based on the Kerr Stuart 0-4-0ST Wren Class No. 4256 "Peter Pan", built in 1922. "Peter Pan" has been preserved and is based at the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway. In addition, his number (22) is derived from the year his basis was built in 1922.

CGI model
In 2009, the series introduced Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) as a replacement for the show's long-standing live-action models. Luke was created from scratch in CGI by Nitrogen Studios in 2010 for production of the 2012 special Blue Mountain Mystery. His model was "hand-sculpted" in Maya, a 3D animation and modelling software.

According to Greg Tiernan, the CGI models are subjected to many rounds of review before they are submitted to HiT Entertainment for final input and approval.

A list of modifications made to Luke since his first appearance include:
 * Series 17:
 * He was fitted with a permanent lamp and lamp iron.

Voice Actors

 * Michael Legge
 * Wataru Hatano
 * Henning Nöhren
 * Nils Rieke
 * Józef Mika
 * Jarosław Domin
 * Dor Srugo
 * Paul Disbergen
 * Bruno Coronel
 * Scott Maurstad
 * Øyvind Borgemoen Lyse
 * Martial Le Minoux
 * Miguel Ángel Poison
 * Prokhor Chekhovskoy
 * Radek Hoppe
 * Bohdan Tůma
 * Petrus Kähkönen
 * Joonathan Kettunen
 * Loukas Frangoulis