Thomas Creator Collective Characters

This page is for the minor characters who have exclusively appeared in the Thomas Creator Collective.

Note that this page is for characters created specifically for the Thomas Creator Collective, and not pre-existing fan characters who appeared in the background of some episodes as easter eggs.

The Coal Mine Engines
The Coal Mine Engines are two tank engines from the Mainland.

Biography
Before coming to Sodor, Ryan used to work with these engines at the coal mines during the winter.

Basis
The tank engine is based on a LB&SCR Class E2 0-6-0T, built with extended side-tanks. Thomas is another member of this class.

The saddle tank engine is based on an Avonside 0-4-0ST. Percy shares the same design.

Livery
The tank engine is painted brown with black and yellow lining. The saddle tank engine is painted dark green with yellow lining and has a brass dome.

Apperances
Other Media=

Thomas Creator Collective

 * 2015 - The Great Snow Storm of Sodor

Trivia

 * These engines are digitally-edited versions of Bachmann Thomas and Percy. The faces was sourced from a 3D-printed Shapeways Thomas face and Hornby Percy respectively.

Pullman
Pullman is a diesel shunter who works at the Coal Mines.

Biography
Pullman could be seen coming out of a tunnel pulling coal trucks backwards. He startled Thomas, Oliver, Yong Bao and Toad who where investigating the Coal Mines regarding the mysterious accidents being caused by the diesels and Troublesome Trucks.

Basis
Pullman is a based on a British Rail (BR) Class 06 0-6-0 diesel locomotive, in particular the Hornby model of the class which has additional toolboxes. The real engine carrying the number 06008 (formerly D2437) was scrapped in 1980. Due to a decline in shunting, BR was forced to reduce its shunter fleet in the 1960s and 70s, resulting in mass withdrawals. Only one class member was preserved.

Livery
Pullman is painted BR blue and white with yellow hazard stripes on his front and rear. He has red siderods.

His name is painted on the sides of her toolbox and his number is painted on the sides of his cab in white. He has the British Railway logo on the sides of his engine.

Apperances
Other Media=

Thomas Creator Collective

 * 2016 - Sodor's Finest

Audio Files
Horn

Trivia

 * Pullman was sourced from a Hornby Class 06 Diesel 06008 "Pullman".

The Lost Engine
The Lost Engine was a ghostly tender engine who once lived on The Mainland.

Biography
According to Flying Scotsman's story, this engine was scrapped. Every halloween night, the Lost Engine returns to Sodor looking for engines to add to his "Train of the Scrap". When an engine hears the sounds of his ghostly chains rattling along the rails, its already too late!

Basis
The Lost Engine is based on a BR Standard Class 6. A Workshop Engine shares the same basis.

Livery
The Lost Engine was painted in the BR mixed-traffic black livery.

Apperances
Other Media=

Thomas Creator Collective

 * 2016 - Spooky Sodor

Trivia

 * The Lost Engine was made from a Hornby BR Standard Class 6 with its smoke detectors, bogies and tender removed. The face was sourced from a 3D-printed Shapeways James shocked face

Diesel's Cronies
Diesel's Cronies are a giant gang of diesel shunters who work for "Devious" Diesel. They look similar to Diesel, but had distinguishable features, different faces and tone of voices.

Biography
Diesel was their leader. They have an ideology opposed to steam engines. They would assist Diesel in his attempts to take over the Island of Sodor.

Basis
These diesels are is based on the British Rail (BR) Class 08 diesel-electric shunter. The BR Class 08s were in fact the most successful shunting engines in the world with 996 of them built. Over seventy of them are preserved by heritage railways.

Diesel, 'Arry, Bert, Splatter, Dodge, Paxton, Sidney, Ulli, the Mainland Diesels, Fernando, and the international international diesels diesels are other members of this class.

Livery
These diesels are painted in the BR mixed-traffic black livery, which was the standard livery for shunting engines from 1948 until the mid-1960s. Diesel's Cronies all have a "D" logo on their sides.

Apperances
Other Media=

Thomas Creator Collective

 * 2017 - The Return of Diesel and Save the Steelworks
 * 2018 - Big Galaxy! Big Adventures!

Audio Files
Horns

Trivia

 * These diesels were made from the Adventures, Take Along, Take-n-Play, Collectible Railway, Motor Road and Rail, TrackMaster, Wooden Railway, Bachmann and Hornby Diesel merchandise. In addition, the BR Class 08 diesel models manufactured by Hornby and Tri-ang Railways were also used.
 * At least 44 of these diesels are named, such as:
 * Meany, Dimmy, Scaredy, Smarty, Grouchy, Gruffy, Oily, Hunty, Grumpy, Nosey, Inky, Dirty, Cheeky, Soundy, Heary, Runny, Rudey, Hairy, Starry, Wimpy, Patchy, Bossy, Pushy, Crafty, Dimpy, Nasty, Lazy, Sneaky, Noisy, Quietly, Slithery, Stinky, Gleefully, Crazy, Dummy, Buzzy, Pinky, Blocky, Guardy, Watchy, Worry, Standy, Blacky, and Smelly.

The Ghost Engine
The Ghost Engine was a ghostly tank engine who once lived at the Experimental Engines Yard.

Biography
According to Merlin, once a year on Halloween night the Experimental Engine Yard is haunted by engines who were never finished. Over time, the engines became rusted piles of scrap. Now the ghosts of engines long gone haunt goods sheds everywhere, calling out into the night, trying to find their missing pieces.

Basis
The Ghost Engine is based on Minaz No. 1173, an 0-4-0ST+PT locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works that worked at the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Sugar Mill in Cuba. Victor shares the same basis.

Livery
The Ghost Engine was painted grey with orange lining and black and orange hazard stripes on her bufferbeams. She has "N.B.C." written on her tanks in white and her number (5) on her cylinders.

Apperances
Other Media=

Thomas Creator Collective

 * 2017 - Steelworks of Scares

Audio Files
Whistle

Trivia

 * The Ghost Engine was made from a digitally-edited verision of an Adventures Victor.

The Lost Temple Engine
The Lost Temple Engine is a steam engine from Mexico.

Biography
According to Gator, this engine helped some thieves steal treasure from the Lost Temple. But when three mysterious boulders knocked his train of trucks, he ran away and never returned to the temple since.

Basis
This engine is based on an LMS Stanier 5MT "Black Five" 4-6-0, minus the tender. Henry is another member of this class.

Livery
This engine was painted dark brown.

Apperances
Other Media=

Thomas Creator Collective

 * 2018 - Thomas and the Lost Temple

Audio Files
Bell

Trivia

 * The engine was made from an Adventures Henry, minus the tender.

Shinkansen
Shinkansen is a high-speed multiple electric unit from Japan.

Biography
Shinkansen passed Thomas and Ace while they were traveling through Tokyo. Thomas was surprised, and Ace told him that the Shinkansens are bullet trains and super-fast streamlined engines.

When Gordon, Nia and Hiro were in Japan to search for Percy, Gordon was bragging about being the fastest engine in Japan. Until, Shinkansen sped passed, making Gordon feel embarrassed.

Basis
Shinkansen is based on the N700 Series Shinkansen. It is a high-speed train with tilting capability developed jointly by JR Central and JR West for use on the Tokaido and San'yō Shinkansen lines since 2007, and is operated by JR Kyushu on the Kyushu Shinkansen line.

Livery
Shinkansen is painted white with blue lining and a grey chassis.

Appearances
Other Media=

Thomas Creator Collective

 * 2018 - Thomas' Tokyo Trouble and Where in the World is Percy?

Audio Files
Horn

Trivia

 * Shinkansen was made from a Plarail N700 Series Shinkansen.

B6
"Oi aoino Dokomite hashittenda!"

- B6 B6 is a tank engine from Japan.

Biography
Once, B6 was pulling a goods train when Thomas almost ran into him while he was looking for Nia in Tokyo. He shouted to Thomas in Japanese, telling him to watch where he was going.

Basis
B6 is based on the SR USA class. They originated as the USATC S100 Class, which were designed for shunting duties in Europe and North Africa during World War II. After the war, they were used on railways in Austria, China, Egypt, France, Great Britain, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Palestine, the United States, and Yugoslavia. Rosie is another member of this class.

Livery
B6 is painted amaranth red with cream lining. He has a cream stripe with "B6" written in burgundy on the sides of his tanks.

Appearances
Other Media=

Thomas Creator Collective

 * 2018 - Thomas' Tokyo Trouble

Audio Files
Whistle

Trivia

 * B6 was created from digitally-edited images of a Bachmann Rosie and a Bachmann Donald/Douglas face.

The Japanese Tank Engine
"Otto abunai!"

- The Japanese Tank Engine This engine is a small red 0-4-0 tank engine from from Japan.

Biography
When Thomas was a runaway in Japan, he passed this engine at a shunting yard. She called out to him in Japanese, telling him to be careful.

Basis
This engine is based on the experimental GWR 101 Class. It was built in 1903 as an oil-burning locomotive. However, in 1905 it was later rebuilt as a coal burner, with the cab backplate replaced by a bunker. The locomotive was scrapped in 1911. Lady is another member of this class.

Livery
This engine is painted red with a brass dome and copper chimney cap.

Appearances
Other Media=

Thomas Creator Collective

 * 2018 - Thomas' Tokyo Trouble

Audios Files
Whistle

Trivia

 * This engine was made from a red Hornby Holden 101 Class. A model of this engine also appeared on a layout in Mr. Perkins' Railway Lesson.