Caroline (T&F)/Behind the Scenes

Background Information
In 1995, Caroline was introduced in the fourth series of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. In the Railway Series and the television series, she has a face design like those of typical anthropomorphic automobiles (nose and mouth on the grill and eyes where her headlights would be).

By the eighth series, Caroline was reduced as a background character up until the show transitioned into full CGI in 2009, when she became absent ever since.

Gauge 1 models
Caroline's model was built to run on Styrofoam road and painted in glossy car body paint.

The roof of the model was removable, making it accessible for human figurines to be placed inside.

Present Day
After production of the model series wrapped in 2008, most of the models and sets would be put into storage, with some being put on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park. All other models would be logged and referenced in 2009 by HiT Entertainment, from this HiT would decide on which models were to enter storage once again, which would be given to crew members and which to be disposed off. Due to only having one model made in gauge 1 scale, Caroline's model would stay under HiT and later Mattel's ownership.

In August 2021, Caroline's model was put on display at the Clearwater Weekend event at the Midland Railway Centre, but only present in the "V.I.P" area.

Voice Actors

 * Hiroko Emori