Caroline (T&F)

Caroline is an elderly car owned by a cricketer from the Elsbridge Cricket Club.

Biography
As in the Railway Series, Caroline and the cricketers went in pursuit of Stepney and the missing cricket ball.

Caroline later helped the Fat Controller to Lady Hatt's birthday, until she broke down again. She was then insulted by George, who later took the Fat Controller to Thomas until he had his own accident. The Fat Controller promised to get help for Caroline after he left.

Personality
Caroline enjoys taking leisurely drives along the beautiful Sudrian countryside. She dislikes being driven along the road too fast however, as it causes her engine to overheat. She is very calm in nature and appreciates the engines. She loves the occasional picnic where she is parked for the duration. She used to think railway engines were silly until she discovered how they can save the wear and tear on her wheels.

Basis
Caroline is based on a 1926 Morris Oxford Bullnose saloon.

Livery
Caroline is painted red with black fenders, a gold radiator and a grey rooftop. Her name is written on her sides in white.

In the video game Railway Adventures, some magazine stories, and some promotional art, her rooftop is depicted red.

In the De Agostini magazines, a car with the same basis as Caroline appears depicted in a green livery.

Appearances
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Thomas & Friends

 * Series 4 - Train Stops Play
 * Series 5 - Lady Hatt's Birthday Party, Toby and the Flood and Toby's Discovery
 * Series 8 - Thomas and the Circus, Chickens to School and Percy and the Magic Carpet
 * Series 9 - Percy and the Oil Painting and Bold and Brave

Specials

 * 2005 - Calling All Engines!

Learning Segments

 * Series 8 - The Children Wait for Gordon
 * Calling All Engines! - Which Diesel Engine with Which Steam Engine?
 * Series 12 - Thomas' Favourite Friends - Percy

Music Videos
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 * Series 5 - Harold the Helicopter
 * Series 8 - A World Around You and Determination
 * Calling All Engines! - Trying
 * Series 9 - Party Time
 * Series 10 - Engine Roll Call
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Magazine Stories
Caroline also appeared in the magazine stories, Double Attraction, Fun With Friends, Parking? No Problem!, Road Ride, Slow Down, Bertie!, Slow Tow, Spotting Shapes, The Best Bridge, and The Open Top Bus.
 * 1998 - The Big Speech!
 * 2001 - Dents All Round!, A Song for Caroline, Railway Ride! and Lorry Trouble
 * 2002 - Good as New!
 * 2003 - Broken Bridges, Where's Wag? and Milk and Motors!
 * 2004 - Train Stops Play and Road Ride
 * 2006 - Caroline's Cruise and Percy and the Painting
 * 2007 - The Best Smile and In for Treatment
 * 2009 - Night Light Train and New Delivery
 * 2010 - Thomas Takes Off! and The New Delivery
 * 2011 - Caroline Camps Out, Caroline's Christmas, Racing on the Rails, and Mirror, Mirror
 * 2012 - Message Mix-Up!
 * 2013 - A Friend in Need

Video Games
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 * 2000 - Thomas and the Magic Railroad Print Studio
 * 2001 - Railway Adventures
 * 2008 - Begins Educational Learning

Audio Files
Horn

Trivia

 * Caroline is the first female Non Rail-Vehicle character to appear in the series.
 * Caroline's television series model did not have moveable eyes.
 * Both George Carlin and Alec Baldwin gave Caroline a Southern accent.
 * Her face design is a standard on cartoon cars (nose and mouth on the grill and eyes where her headlights would be).
 * Caroline's horn sound was reused for Bertie's current horn sound, even though he used it since the fourth series episode Rusty to the Rescue.
 * Most merchandise incorrectly gives her a yellow radiator, probably due to use of gold paint being too expensive.

Merchandise

 * Ertl
 * Wooden Railway
 * Motor Road and Rail
 * TrackMaster
 * Capsule Plarail
 * Pocket Fantasy
 * Royal Hampshire
 * Thomas Engine Collection Series
 * Trading Cards
 * My Thomas Story Library
 * Nakayoshi