Character Encyclopedia

The Character Encyclopedia is a large comprehensive Thomas & Friends book with 184 pages.

Description
Meet Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends from the Island of Sodor, and beyond! Discover fun facts about more than 100 Thomas & Friends characters. Learn all about the real life vehicles they are based on.

Characters
Photographs of 828, Aerolite, Talyllyn, Dolgoch, Sir Haydn, Edward Thomas and Douglas (narrow gauge) appear.
 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Duck
 * Donald and Douglas
 * Oliver
 * Emily
 * Bill and Ben
 * Flying Scotsman
 * Harvey
 * Spencer
 * Rosie
 * Whiff
 * Stanley
 * Hiro
 * Charlie
 * Bash and Dash
 * Ferdinand
 * Scruff
 * Belle
 * Stephen
 * Connor
 * Caitlin
 * Porter
 * Gator
 * Timothy
 * Marion
 * Samson
 * Glynn
 * Ryan
 * Ashima
 * Axel
 * Vinnie
 * Rajiv
 * Raul
 * Carlos
 * Shane
 * Yong Bao
 * Frieda
 * Gina
 * Theo
 * Lexi
 * Merlin
 * Hurricane
 * Diesel
 * Daisy
 * Mavis
 * 'Arry and Bert
 * Diesel 10
 * Salty
 * Den
 * Dart
 * Sidney
 * Paxton
 * Norman
 * Philip
 * Ivan
 * Hugo
 * Frankie
 * Stafford
 * Etienne
 * Winston
 * Skarloey
 * Rheneas
 * Sir Handel
 * Peter Sam
 * Rusty
 * Duncan
 * Victor
 * Luke
 * Millie
 * Mike
 * Rex
 * Bert
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Henrietta
 * Troublesome Trucks
 * Toad
 * Rocky
 * Judy and Jerome
 * Bradford
 * Bertie
 * Trevor
 * Butch
 * Kevin
 * Flynn
 * Jack
 * Alfie
 * Oliver the Excavator
 * Max and Monty
 * Harold
 * Captain
 * Skiff
 * Cranky
 * Merrick
 * Owen
 * Reg
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Lady Hatt
 * Sailor John
 * Mallard
 * Dennis
 * Jem Cole
 * The Vicar of Wellsworth
 * Father Christmas
 * The Duke and Duchess of Boxford
 * Mr. Percival
 * Sir Robert Norramby
 * Captain Joe

Trivia

 * The hardcover book includes a Minis Thomas engine.
 * This book features every named engine, rolling stock and off-rail vehicle character in the CGI series at the time, with the exceptions of The Mainland Diesels, Stephen's Competitors, Logan, Sam, Dustin, Slip Coaches, Hannah, Terence, Bulgy, Jeremy, Carly, Ol' Wheezy, Hee-Haw, Big Mickey and Beresford.
 * The book reveals that Flying Scotsman went back to help Gordon finish the race after the blue engine's boiler exploded in The Great Race. This might have been in a draft of the script during production.
 * The book reveals that Norman and Dennis are brothers.

Goofs

 * Belle's prototype picture shows a 2-6-0 tender variant of the BR Class 4MT, whereas her actual prototype is the 2-6-4T variant of that class.
 * The opening image shows Thomas and James' crew missing from their cabs.
 * Spencer is in the "Sodor Steamies" section, but he is actually from the Mainland.
 * Toad is not a steam engine. He is a brake van.
 * In the image of Stephen, he is placed on narrow gauge rails despite being standard gauge.
 * In the image of Salty, his bufferbeam is restored instead of being weathered.
 * The book states Hugo's basis was built in 1930 instead of 1929.
 * Hurricane's steam pipes are referred to as smoke deflectors.