Arthur

Arthur is a big maroon tank engine originating from the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. He runs the Norramby Branch Line.

Biography
Arthur took great pride in his spotless record, which he soon lost after colliding with Duck's trucks in an incident largely provoked by Thomas. However, this spotless record was soon amended, after Thomas apologized to him for causing the accident.

He was bought to shunt and pull goods, but then was transferred to the coastal run, on which he enjoys working. He is responsible for this line, which is famous for its fish. Arthur, along with Henry, Salty, and Porter, are the only engines known to enjoy the smell of fish.

Personality
Arthur is a big tank engine who has never been naughty in his life. He was highly esteemed for his "spotless record" before he arrived on Sodor, never having made a mess or a fuss and never having caused an accident. His main duties were to shunt trucks and haul goods trains. Arthur can be a bit naïve, however, and after a jealous Thomas tricked Arthur into setting his standards too high with the trucks, his record did not stay as spotless as he had hoped. Arthur is very obedient, cautious, and well-behaved. He aims to please in his work and do everything as best he can. He now mainly runs the Fishing Route by the coastal village, a duty which Thomas was all too grateful to be relieved from. Here, Arthur enjoys the sea air and the smell of the fish.

Basis
Arthur is based on a London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Ivatt Class 2MT tank engine developed for the LMS, (hence the initials on his tanks). Unlike his basis, Arthur lacks a sand dome.

According to Robert Gauld-Galliers' original artwork, Arthur was originally going to have the number 41241 painted in yellow on his coal bunker and a top feed like his original basis. The number 41241 comes from a preserved 2MT on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, though it is worth noting that this particular engine was built by British Railways and thus never worked for the LMS. Three other members of the class are also preserved.

Livery
Arthur is painted in LMS maroon with gold boiler bands and yellow lining. The initials "LMS" are painted on the sides of his tanks in yellow with red lining. His wheels are also painted red and his ladder is painted black while the steps at his front buffer beam are red and he has white lamp irons.

Appearances
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Thomas & Friends

 * Series 7 - Bill, Ben and Fergus, The Spotless Record, Something Fishy, Peace and Quiet and Bulgy Rides Again
 * Series 8 - Fish
 * Series 11 - Gordon and the Engineer and Thomas and the Runaway Car
 * Series 12 - Steady Eddie

Specials

 * 2008 - The Great Discovery

Music Videos

 * Series 7 - Five New Engines in the Shed, Troublesome Trucks, Salty and The Whistle Song
 * Series 9 - Buffer Up and Share and Every Day's a Special Day on Sodor
 * Series 10 - Doing it Right

DVD Games

 * Series 9 - Arthur's Tricky Travels

Learning Segments
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 * Series 10 - Help From your Friends
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Magazine Stories
Arthur also appeared in the magazine stories, Arthur and Emily, Bright Sight, Shell Engine, Speedy Dennis, What a Whistle! and Whizzing Wheels.
 * 2004 - Off to Market!
 * 2005 - Chimps' Playtime, Fresh Fish, Trying Time, Hooray, Henry , Clowning Around and Stranded
 * 2007 - Off to Market!, Toby's Tree Treat and Mystery Tour
 * 2008 - Left Alone and Funnel Fuss
 * 2009 - King Arthur!
 * 2010 - The Water Wheel
 * 2011 - King Arthur!, Puffer Portrait and Toby's Treat
 * 2012 - Hooray for Henry
 * 2015 - The Water Wheel

Books

 * 2004 - New Friends for Thomas
 * 2006 - Thomas' Sticker Express
 * 2007 - Arthur, Thomas' Giant Coloring Book and Ride Along with Thomas
 * 2008 - A Story of Every Day of the Week
 * 2009 - Trainloads of Fun
 * 2010 - Thomas' Mixed-Up Day/Thomas Puts the Brakes On
 * 2011 - The Big Book of Engines
 * 2012 - Copy the Stickers Colouring Book and Full Steam Ahead!
 * Arthur also appeared in the book, Arthur's Harbour Run.

Video Games
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 * 2005 - Engines Working Together
 * 2008 - Begins Educational Learning

Official Description
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Whistles
In the second half of Something Fishy, Arthur was incorrectly given Spencer's whistle.

In the Interactive Segment, Arthur's Tricky Travels until his last appearance in the twelfth series, Arthur reuses and shares Edward's whistle.

In The Whistle Song, Arthur has a different whistle sound.

Trivia

 * According to an early leak on the names of the seventh series characters, Arthur was originally going to be called Clarence. It was then changed to Arthur, when a TV magazine ran a competition to give him an official name, and that was the one chosen. Arthur was named after Arthur Sharp, the late grandfather of competition winner Luke Sharp.
 * Arthur's seventh series whistle is a stock sound effect of an LMS Stanier hooter whistle.
 * Although he appeared in the twelfth series, Arthur was never seen with a CGI face. However, a 2021 display by Sam Wilkinson revealed that he did have a target used for animation reference that would be placed on his smokebox instead of a face, much like the engines who did have CGI faces.
 * Though he is painted in LMS Crimson Lake, his class was only ever painted black when in service on the LMS.
 * Despite not appearing in the CGI series, Arthur was mentioned on concept artwork for Ryan, as it was considered for Ryan to have "a rich red ground just slightly brighter than Arthur."
 * Arthur is the only new engine from the seventh series to not have a Nakayoshi toy. Said toy was intended to be released, but was cancelled for unknown reasons.
 * Arthur’s sideview promo art from Thomas the Tank Engine Encyclopedia book, incorrectly had grey wheels.

Merchandise

 * Ertl
 * Wooden Railway
 * Take Along
 * Take-n-Play
 * Motor Road and Rail
 * TrackMaster
 * My Thomas Story Library
 * Tomica
 * Capsule Plarail
 * Nakayoshi