Storytime-only Characters

This page is for characters exclusive to the Thomas & Friends Storytime podcast.

The Gingerbread Train
The Gingerbread Train was a little gingerbread engine baked for Sir Topham Hatt's birthday. It has raisin eyes, a cinnamon drop mouth, an icing funnel, sugar cane pistons and a chocolate number 1 on the side.

Biography
The Gingerbread Train was created at the Sodor Bakery, as a gift from Thomas to Sir Topham Hatt. As there was not enough space in the baker's oven, it was put into Thomas' firebox to bake.

During Thomas' journey, the Gingerbread Engine escaped his firebox and ran away, afraid of being eaten. It went through a pig field and down Thomas' Branch Line, chased by Thomas, James, Bertie and a hungry pig. Eventually, it reached a tunnel where Diesel helped it to hide. After Thomas figured out Diesel was playing a trick on him, Diesel and the Gingerbread Engine ran off to Brendam Docks, where the engine fell into the sea and had to be rescued by Cranky.

After the Gingerbread Train was rescued, Thomas promised that he would not be eaten after the engine promised not to run away.

Appearances
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Audio Stories

 * 2020 - Thomas and the Gingerbread Train

Voice Actors

 * John Hasler

Audio Files
Whistle

Trivia

 * The Gingerbread Train is based on the titular character of the fairytale, The Gingerbread Man.
 * He speaks with Thomas' UK voice, although pitched up to make him sound smaller.

Quotes
"Chuff! Chuff! You wanna play a game? You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Train!"

- The Gingerbread Train's rhyme

The Steam Troll
The Steam Troll is a giant beast who lived in a cave below a rickety old bridge inbetween Wellsworth Scrap Yard and the Sodor Ironworks. He is made of rock and metal and has big red eyes, giant claws, and steam coming out of its ears.

Appearances
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Audio Stories

 * 2020 - Thomas and the Steam Troll

Voice Actors

 * Kerry Shale

Trivia

 * The Steam Troll is based on the troll from the fairytale, Three Billy Goats Gruff.

Quotes
"Who's that clickety-clacking over my bridge?!"

- The Steam Troll whenever an engine crosses his bridge

Gusty
Gusty is the name of a storm which once came to the Island of Sodor when Thomas, James and Emily were having their own sheds built.

Appearances
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Audio Stories

 * 2020 - Thomas and the Big Bad Storm

Voice Actors

 * Rachael Miller

Trivia

 * Gusty is based on the Big Bad Wolf from the fairytale, The Three Little Pigs.
 * Gusty is the third sentient natural character in the franchise, the first being Boulder, and the second being The Tumbleweed.

Quotes
"Little engine! Little engine! Let me come in!"

- Gusty during each of her encounters with Thomas, James and Emily

"Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your shed in!"

- Gusty before she destroys each engine shed

The Fairy God Engine
The Fairy God Engine is a magical engine who helped Thomas after he got covered in dirt and soot.

Appearances
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Audio Stories

 * 2020 - Thomas and the Fairy God Engine

Voice Actors

 * Rachael Miller

Trivia

 * The Fairy God Engine is based on the Fairy Godmother from the fairytale, Cinderella.

The Toymaker
The Toymaker is a man who creates toys out of wood and is the creator of a wooden engine named Thomas.

Appearances
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Audio Stories

 * 2021 - Thomas the Wooden Engine

Voice Actors

 * Kerry Shale

Trivia

 * The Toymaker is based on Geppetto from the fairytale, Pinocchio.

The Fairy
The Fairy is a magical person who is responsible for bringing Thomas the wooden toy engine to life, and later transformed him into a life-sized engine after he rescued the toymaker from a burning forest.

Appearances
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Audio Stories

 * 2021 - Thomas the Wooden Engine

Voice Actors

 * Rachael Miller

Trivia

 * The Fairy is based on the Blue Fairy from the fairytale, Pinocchio.

The Other Diesel
The Other Diesel is another diesel who delivered trucks to the funfair along with Diesel.

Appearances
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Audio Stories

 * 2021 - Thomas the Wooden Engine

Voice Actors

 * Keith Wickham

Trivia

 * The Other Diesel is based on the Cat from the fairytale, Pinocchio. Likewise, Diesel's role in the podcast episode is based on the Fox from the same fairytale.
 * His voice is a bit similar to Den's. It is rumored that he may have played the role of the other diesel.

The Ride Operator
The Funfair Ride Operator is a man who works at the funfair, operating a large ride with train tracks and a real train. Thomas encountered him when the former wanted to go on this ride, only for the ride operator to tell him that he had to be at least three feet tall and over four years old in order to board the ride.

Appearances
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Audio Stories

 * 2021 - Thomas the Wooden Engine

Voice Actors

 * Keith Wickham

James' Magic Mirror
James once owned a magic mirror, who told him that he was the most splendid and the brightest red engine on Sodor, but also that Thomas was the number one engine on Sodor.

Appearances
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Audio Stories

 * 2021 - Thomas and the Seven Tiny Engines

Voice Actor

 * Matt Wilkinson

The Seven Tiny Engines
When Thomas went to the Mainland after James tricked him into going to a made-up place called "Scarletville" to collect old clock pieces, he encountered seven tiny engines who lived in a forest. Their names are McKitzy, McBitzy, McTeenie, McWeenie, McMini, McSmall, and McSqueak.

Appearances
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Audio Stories

 * 2021 - Thomas and the Seven Tiny Engines

Voice Actors

 * Rob Rackstraw
 * Rachael Miller

Trivia

 * The Seven Tiny Engines are based off the Seven Dwarfs from the fairytale, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
 * It is very likely that the Seven Tiny Engines are from Scotland, as indicated by their Scottish accents.
 * McKitzy's voice is nearly identical to Donald's.

The Owl
When Thomas was traveling through a dark forest on his quest to find the Golden Hook, he encounted an owl who helped show him the way.

He hoots just like any normal owl, although when he does, he sounds like he is saying the word "hook."

Appearances
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Audio Stories

 * 2021 - Thomas and the Three Cranes

Voice Actors

 * John Hasler

The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker is a small wooden solider that came to life one Christmas Eve and enlisted Thomas' help in saving the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Land of the Sweets from the Mouse King.

Appearances
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Audio Stories

 * 2021 - Thomas and the Nutcracker

Voice Actors

 * Keith Wickham

The Sugar Plum Fairy
The Sugar Plum Fairy is the ruler of the Land of the Sweets. She lives in a castle made of cheesecake.

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Audio Stories

 * 2021 - Thomas and the Nutcracker

Voice Actors

 * Rachael Miller

The Mouse King
The Mouse King is a large, stout mouse who is very evil and hungry. He and several other mice came to the Land of the Sweets to eat the Sugar Plum Fairy's castle, which was made of cheesecake.

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Audio Stories

 * 2021 - Thomas and the Nutcracker

Voice Actors

 * Kerry Shale

The Mice
The Mouse King has several other mice working for him. Like their king, they are very hungry and wanted to eat the Sugar Plum Fairy's cheesecake castle.

Appearances
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Audio Stories

 * 2021 - Thomas and the Nutcracker

Voice Actors

 * Rachael Miller
 * Rob Rackstraw and Christopher Ragland

The Gingerbread Soldiers
The Sugar Plum Fairy has several gingerbread soldiers that helped the Nutcracker protect her castle when the Mouse King and his mice attacked and attempted to eat the Sugar Plum Fairy's castle.

Appearances
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Audio Stories

 * 2021 - Thomas and the Nutcracker

Voice Actors

 * Keith Wickham and Rob Rackstraw

The Elves
When Thomas was sent to clean up Knapford Yards, he discovered that the yards had already been clean by the time he arrived. He and Percy soon discovered that two little elves were the ones responsible for cleaning up the yards, along with a little train that they drove.

Appearances
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Audio Stories

 * 2021 - Thomas and the Elves

Voice Actors

 * Rob Rackstraw
 * Rachael Miller