Porter/Behind the Scenes

Background Information
Porter is a fictional saddle tank locomotive created by Andrew Brenner and Sam Wilkinson.

In 2013, Porter made his debut in the seventeenth series episode, Away From the Sea. His last appearance was in the twenty-fourth series episode, Thomas' Animal Friends, which was released in 2021.

Porter is voiced by Steven Kynman in the UK and David Menkin in the US in the CGI version of the series on both sides of the Atlantic, respectively.

Porter is based on the H.K. Porter 0-6-0ST.

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, Porter was created from scratch in CGI by Nitrogen Studios, then transferred to Arc Productions for the seventeenth series. The model was "hand-sculpted" in Maya, a 3D animation and modelling software.

Texture Variant
In addition to his standard livery, another texture variant of Porter's CGI model exists. This texture variant include:

Voice Actors

 * Steven Kynman
 * David Menkin
 * Oliver Hörner
 * Miłogost Reczek
 * Jun'ichi Kanemaru
 * Ryuzou Ishino
 * Moisés Iván Mora
 * Misael Martínez
 * Anders Sundstedt
 * Simen Sand
 * Stan Limburg
 * Nir Ron
 * Caio César Nunes
 * Fernando Castro
 * Juha Paananen
 * Petrus Kähkönen
 * Markus Niemi
 * Alexander Kotov
 * Denis Bespaliy
 * Anton Savenkov
 * Evgeniy Valc