Colin/Behind the Scenes

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Television Series
Colin is a fictional steam crane created by Simon Spencer.

In 2008, Colin made his debut in the twelfth series episode, The Party Surprise. This episode was his first and only appearance.

Colin has not been seen in the series since 2008, although according to concept art for King of the Railway, he was originally going to reappear, but was dropped for unknown reasons.

Colin seems to be based off of a 100 Ton Steam Crane design that is Commonly used in Alexandro Docks in Grimsby.

Gauge 3 model
Colin's model was scratch built by model maker, John Payne. The model was made out of brass to be compatible with the large scale narrow gauge engines, which had been used since the fifth series for ease of filming and reliability.

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, Colin's model would stay under HiT and later Mattel's ownership.

Colin's model is currently in Mattel's storage unit in Southampton England.

Voice Actors

 * Christian Stark