Lexi/Behind the Scenes

Television Series
Lexi is a fictional cab-forward engine created by Ian McCue and Andrew Brenner.

In 2017, Lexi made her debut in the movie, "Journey Beyond Sodor".

Lexi is voiced by Lucy Montgomery (UK/US) in the CGI version of the series on both sides of the Atlantic, respectively.

Lexi is based on the North Pacific Coast Railroad Cab-Forward 4-4-0 No. 21 "Thomas-Stetson", a rebuild of NPCRR #5 which had been wrecked in 1897.

CGI Model
In 2009, the series introduced Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) as a replacement for the show's long-standing live-action models. In 2016, Lexi was created from scratch in CGI by Arc Productions for the 2017 movie, Journey Beyond Sodor. The model was "hand-sculpted" in Maya, a 3D animation and modelling software.

Lexi has received several modifications compared to her basis:
 * Lexi has been modified to accommodate a face, as a lamp would actually be where her face is. Her lamp has also been moved to her added footplate.
 * She has been modified for working on British railways with the addition of buffers and a screw-link coupling on her tender, as well as brake-pipes on her front and back.
 * She has been re-gauged from 3ft gauge to standard gauge.

Just like Yong Bao, Lexi's tender wheels are actually reused from Marion's wheels, and her bell is reused from Belle's bell.

Voice Actors

 * Lucy Montgomery
 * Kazuko Kurosawa
 * Marta Dobecka
 * Katharina von Keller
 * Sarah Souza
 * María Sánchez
 * Csondor Kata