Dart/Behind the Scenes

Television Series
Dart is a fictional standard gauge diesel shunter created by Sharon Miller and Ian McCue.

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

From his introduction in 2011 until 2012, Dart was voiced by Rupert Degas (UK/US) in the CGI version of the series on both sides of the Atlantic, respectively. From 2013 to 2019, Dart has been voiced by Steven Kynman, also in both English dubs.

Dart is based on the Bagnall No. 3207 Leys.

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, Dart was modelled in full CGI by Nitrogen Studios for the 2011 film, Day of the Diesels. The model was "hand-sculpted" in Maya, a 3D animation and modelling software.

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.

Dart has went through 3 changes in the television series. These include:


 * Series 19
 * He gained a permanent lamp, standard tail lamp and brake pipes.

Voice Actors

 * Rupert Degas
 * Steven Kynman
 * Kunihiro Kawamoto
 * Stig Krogstad
 * Christian Greger Strøm
 * Lennardt Krüger
 * Christian Rudolf
 * Jan Kulczycki
 * Jorge Ramírez
 * Gabriel Ortiz
 * Stan Limburg
 * Fabrice Trojani
 * Juan Navarro Torelló
 * Ángel Amorós
 * Yehonatan Magon
 * Denis Bespaliy
 * Anton Savenkov
 * Petri Hanttu​
 * Bruno Lähteenmäki
 * Haris Grigoropoulos