Connor/Behind the Scenes

Background Information
Connor is a fictional streamlined steam locomotive created by Halim Jabbour, Ian McCue, Andrew Brenner and Sam Wilkinson.

In 2013, Connor made his debut in the movie, "King of the Railway".

Connor is voiced by Jonathan Forbes (UK/US) in the CGI version of the series on both sides of the Atlantic, respectively.

Connor is based on a New York Central J3a streamlined Dreyfuss Hudson.

CGI Model
In 2009, the series introduced Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) as a replacement for the show's long-standing live-action models. In 2012, Connor was created from scratch in CGI by Arc Productions for the 2013 movie, King of the Railway. The model was "hand-sculpted" in Maya, a 3D animation and modelling software.


 * Series 20
 * He gained a tail-lamp and a rear brake-pipe.

Fonts
The following fonts are used on Connor's CGI model:
 * Copperplate Gothic Bold

Voice Actors

 * Jonathan Forbes
 * Jan-David Rönfeldt
 * Dariusz Błażejewski
 * Scott Maurstad
 * Sigbjørn Solheim
 * Kunihiro Kawamoto
 * Christian Strempler
 * Nir Ron
 * Paul Disbergen
 * Bruno Mello
 * Jordi Estupiñá
 * Denis Bespaliy
 * Jukka Voutilainen
 * Haris Grigoropoulos
 * Albert Gábor