Den/Behind the Scenes

Television Series
Den is a fictional standard gauge diesel-hydraulic locomotive created by Sharon Miller and Ian McCue.

In 2011, Den made his debut in the special, Day of the Diesels.

Den is voiced by Keith Wickham (UK/US) in the CGI version of the series on both sides of the Atlantic, respectively.

Den is based on the 4DH Sentinel Diesel-Hydraulic.

CGI Model
In 2009, the series introduced Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) as a replacement for the show's long-standing live-action models. In 2010, Den was modelled in full CGI by Nitrogen Studios for production the 2011 special, Day of the Diesels. The model was "hand-sculpted" in Maya, a 3D animation and modelling software.

Den has had a single change throughout the television series. This includes:


 * Series 19:
 * He gained a standard tail lamp, despite already having two the same design as his front lamps.

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

 * Keith Wickham
 * Rupert Degas
 * Ryuzou Ishino
 * Fredrik Paasche
 * Sigbjørn Solheim
 * Burkhard Schmeer
 * Piotr Bąk
 * Dan Schatzberg
 * Nir Ron
 * Víctor Covarrubias
 * Bernard Demory
 * Tiaggo Zambrano
 * Ángel Amorós
 * Jos Gómez
 * Alexander Kotov
 * Denis Bespaliy
 * Jukka Voutilainen
 * Haris Grigoropoulos