Bash and Dash/Behind the Scenes

Television Series
Bash and Dash are fictional standard gauge tank locomotives created by Sharon Miller and Ian McCue.

In 2010, Bash and Dash made their debut in the special, Misty Island Rescue. They later appeared in the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth series.

Bash and Dash have not appeared in the television series since 2012.

Bash is voiced by Matt Wilkinson in the UK and William Hope in the US. Dash is voiced by Keith Wickham in the UK and Kerry Shale in the US.

Bash and Dash were based on the Bear Harbor Lumber Company's locomotive #1.

CGI Models
In 2009, the series introduced Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) as a replacement for the show's long-standing live-action models. In 2009, Bash and Dash were modelled in full CGI by Nitrogen Studios for production of the 2010 special, Misty Island Rescue. The models were "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.

Voice Actors
Bash:
 * Matt Wilkinson
 * William Hope
 * Sigbjørn Solheim
 * Christoffer Staib
 * Masayasu Wakabayashi
 * Hiroo Sasaki
 * Robert Missler
 * Leszek Zduń
 * Miguel Ángel Ruiz
 * Dor Srugo
 * Paqui Horcajo
 * Fabrice Trojani
 * Taisto Oksanen
 * Alexander Kotov
 * Renácz Zoltán

Dash:
 * Keith Wickham
 * Kerry Shale
 * Christoffer Staib
 * Sigbjørn Solheim
 * Toshiaki Kasuga
 * Mitsuhiro Sakamaki
 * Michael Bideller
 * Klaudiusz Kaufmann
 * Carlo Vázquez
 * Yehonatan Magon
 * César Díaz Capilla
 * Taisto Oksanen
 * Loukas Frangoulis
 * Alexander Kotov
 * Renácz Zoltán