Sam/Behind the Scenes

Television Series
Sam is a fictional Articulated standard gauge locomotive.

In 2015, Sam made his debut in the book Sam and the Great Bell and the video Welcome to the Island of Sodor Sam!.

In 2018, Sam makes a special appearance in the film, Big World! Big Adventures!

Sam is voiced by Rob Rackstraw (UK/US) in the CGI version of the series on both sides of the Atlantic, respectively.

Sam is based on the Virginian Railway Class AG.

CGI Model
In 2009, the series introduced Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) as a replacement for the show's long-standing live-action models. In 2015, Sam was created from scratch in CGI by Arc Productions for the videos. The model was "hand-sculpted" in Maya, a 3D animation and modelling software.

Voice Actors

 * Rob Rackstraw
 * Masafumi Kobatake
 * Przemysław Glapiński
 * Bruno Lähteenmäki
 * Daniil Eldarov
 * Guilherme Marques