Marion/Behind the Scenes

Television Series
Marion is a fictional steam shovel created by Ian McCue and Andrew Brenner.

In 2014, Marion made her debut in the special, Tale of the Brave.

From her introduction in 2014 to 2018, Marion is voiced by Olivia Colman (UK/US) in the CGI version of the series on both sides of the Atlantic, respectively. For The Great Race and Big World! Big Adventures!, Marion's singing voice was provided by Teresa Gallagher. She got absent in 2017 and 2019. In 2020, Marion was voiced by Lucy Montgomery also in both English dubs but it only lasted for one episode.

Marion is based on the Marion Model 40 Revolving Steam Shovel.

CGI Model
In 2009, the series introduced Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) as a replacement for the show's long-standing live-action models. In 2013, Marion 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.


 * Big World! Big Adventures!
 * Her headlamp changed from white to silver.

Fonts
The following fonts are used on Marion's CGI model:
 * Gothic 821 Condensed

Voice Actors

 * Olivia Colman
 * Teresa Gallagher
 * Lucy Montgomery
 * Blanche Ravalec
 * Dagmar Dreke
 * Talya Barkay
 * Marjolein Algera
 * Chiaki Mori
 * Keiko Nemoto
 * Adriana Casas
 * Tiril Heide-Steen
 * Beata Wyrąbkiewicz
 * Suzete Piloto
 * Alina Leonte
 * Elise Langenoja
 * Vina Papadopoulou
 * Habermann Livia