"it is not unknown for him to go and do his own thing when he should be working. He dislikes shunting and timetables. Edwin Jones is Ivor's driver. He is a cheerful and kind-hearted man who perhaps sympathises more than most railway staff with Ivor's idiosyncrasies. Postgate and Firmin describe him as ""an ordinary engine driver who is there to cope with whatever needs to be coped with"". People who are new to the area find him rather eccentric for talking to his engine. When not driving Ivor or helping the engine with his latest flight of fancy, he enjoys"
"Trevor the Traction Engine Trevor the Traction Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic character from ""The Railway Series"" children's books by the Rev. W. Awdry, and the spin-off television series ""Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends"". Trevor is an agricultural engine – a traction engine designed for general farm work -, and is thus suited to his work on the Island of Sodor at Wellsworth Vicarage Orchard. Trevor is one of only two steam-powered road vehicles that appear in the books, the other being George the Steamroller. He is voiced by Nigel Pilkington in the UK, and Christopher Ragland in the"
"Ivor the Engine Ivor the Engine is a British stop motion animated television series created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's Smallfilms company. It follows the adventures of a small green steam locomotive who lived in the ""top left-hand corner of Wales"" and worked for ""The Merioneth and Llantisilly Railway Traction Company Limited"". His friends included Jones the Steam, Evans the Song and Dai Station, among many other characters. Having produced the live ""Alexander the Mouse"", and the stop motion animated ""The Journey of Master Ho"" for his employers Associated Rediffusion/ITV in partnership with Firmin, Oliver Postgate and his partner"
"published in the early days of political correctness, London Borough of Hackney Public Libraries banned the entire series because of the Indian elephant keeper, called Bani. They thought ethnic minorities might be offended by him. Ivor the Engine Ivor the Engine is a British stop motion animated television series created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's Smallfilms company. It follows the adventures of a small green steam locomotive who lived in the ""top left-hand corner of Wales"" and worked for ""The Merioneth and Llantisilly Railway Traction Company Limited"". His friends included Jones the Steam, Evans the Song and Dai Station,"
"James the Red Engine James the Red Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic tender locomotive from ""The Railway Series"" children's books by the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry, and the spin-off TV series ""Thomas & Friends"". He is a mixed-traffic engine, which means he is just as capable of pulling coaches as trucks. He has a 2-6-0 (""Mogul"") wheel arrangement and is engine number 5 on the North Western Railway, The Fat Controller's railway on the Island of Sodor. James first appeared in ""The Railway Series"" in 1946, in the book ""Thomas the Tank Engine"". Two books in the series, no. 3"
"Henry the Green Engine Henry the Green Engine is an anthropomorphic 4-6-0 steam locomotive from ""The Railway Series"" books written by the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry, and the spin-off children's television series, ""Thomas & Friends"". Henry lives on the fictitious Island of Sodor with many other locomotives, including Thomas the Tank Engine. He is engine number 3 on the North Western Railway, and was one of the first engines to be described, appearing in the first book. Henry is a little smaller than Gordon the Big Engine, who also appeared in the first book. Henry's"
"Percy the Small Engine Percy the Small Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic steam tank engine from ""The Railway Series"" of children's books written by the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. He also appears in the spin-off television series ""Thomas & Friends"". Percy lives on the Island of Sodor with many other locomotives, including Thomas the Tank Engine, Gordon the Big Engine and Henry the Green Engine. He is the smallest, youngest and probably cheekiest, of the principal steam engine characters. He carries the number 6 on his bunker. The Fat Controller brought him to Sodor when"
"Thomas the Tank Engine Thomas the Tank Engine is a fictional steam locomotive in ""The Railway Series"" books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher, published from 1945 on. He became the most popular character in the series, and is the title character in the accompanying television spin-off series ""Thomas & Friends"". Thomas is a steam engine and has a number 1 painted on his side. All of the locomotives in The Railway Series were based on prototypical engines; Thomas has origins in the E2 Class designed by Lawson Billinton in 1913. Thomas first appeared in 1946 in"
"Oliver the Great Western Engine Oliver the Great Western Engine is a fictional steam engine in ""The Railway Series"" books by the Rev. W. Awdry (and his son Christopher Awdry) and in the television adaptation ""Thomas & Friends"". He is a Great Western 1400 Class tank engine who works on Duck's Branch Line (""The Little Western""), and lives on the Island of Sodor. In addition, he has two ex-GWR Autocoaches (by the names of Isabel and Dulcie) and a GWR Brake Van by the name of Toad. Oliver first appeared in the third season of the television series, he also"
"major difference between this incarnation and the pre-rebuild version of the television series is that his sickness is cured by ""Island of Sodor coal"" rather than Welsh. Henry the Green Engine Henry the Green Engine is an anthropomorphic 4-6-0 steam locomotive from ""The Railway Series"" books written by the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry, and the spin-off children's television series, ""Thomas & Friends"". Henry lives on the fictitious Island of Sodor with many other locomotives, including Thomas the Tank Engine. He is engine number 3 on the North Western Railway, and was one of the first"
"Gordon the Big Engine Gordon the Big Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic tender locomotive in ""The Railway Series"" books by Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and is one of the central characters in the television series ""Thomas and Friends"", which is based on the books. He is painted blue and carries the number 4. Gordon views himself as the most important engine because he is the biggest, fastest, and he pulls the Express. His first appearance in the Railway Series was in Book 1, ""The Three Railway Engines"". The eighth book in the series was dedicated to him, as was the"
"also appeared in all episodes before ""Thomas and the Breakdown Train"". Like in the books, James is very proud of his red paintwork and does not like getting dirty. This can often lead to trouble. In """", James was in his original black livery. James is the one of the eight engines in The Steam Team. In the film, James was threatened by Diesel 10 and almost got pushed back into a smelting pit before being teleported out by Mr. Conductor Jr. (portrayed by Michael E. Rodgers). In the beginning, the fly annoying James was a reference to the original"
"and cheerful and serves the choir with food after their sessions. The Juggernaut is a diesel railway lorry made out of bits, bobs and flanged wheels, which appears towards the end of the series. Due to its brakes being as unreliable as its engine, it runs down a hill and falls into the lake soon after starting service, nearly killing Idris, whom it was carrying on a chestnut barrow. Ivor the Engine published by Abelard Schuman in 1962. Six story books, based upon the TV series were published in the 1970s and were reprinted in 2006/07: As the books were"
"who also voices Douglas and Toad. Oliver resembles a GWR 1400 Class, which was in production from 1932 to 1936. Oliver the Great Western Engine Oliver the Great Western Engine is a fictional steam engine in ""The Railway Series"" books by the Rev. W. Awdry (and his son Christopher Awdry) and in the television adaptation ""Thomas & Friends"". He is a Great Western 1400 Class tank engine who works on Duck's Branch Line (""The Little Western""), and lives on the Island of Sodor. In addition, he has two ex-GWR Autocoaches (by the names of Isabel and Dulcie) and a GWR"
"which is probably the exact basis for Trevor. Many such traction engines are still used and looked after by steam enthusiasts, and are often the highlight of vintage vehicle rallies. Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell, the former composers of the TV series, based Trevor's theme tune on the classical military march music Entrance of the Gladiators by Julius Fučík. Trevor the Traction Engine Trevor the Traction Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic character from ""The Railway Series"" children's books by the Rev. W. Awdry, and the spin-off television series ""Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends"". Trevor is an agricultural engine –"
"Railway Series golden jubilee celebrations at the National Railway Museum. This engine was the only replica Thomas character to be certified to run on the main line. On the East Lancashire Railway, unrestored LMS Ivatt Class 2 Mogul No. 46428 has been painted as James the Red Engine. It created a certain amount of controversy among railway enthusiasts, who felt that it was inappropriate to paint a historic main-line locomotive in such a garish livery. Nonetheless, the locomotive was popular with the railway's younger visitors. James the Red Engine James the Red Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic tender locomotive from"
"Edward the Blue Engine Edward the Blue Engine is an anthropomorphic steam locomotive from ""The Railway Series"" children's books by the Rev W. Awdry, and the related TV Series ""Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends"". He is a blue 4-4-0 tender engine with red lining out, about the same size as James the Red Engine, and has the number 2 on his tender. Also like James, he is a mixed traffic engine, meaning that he is designed to pull both freight and passenger services. He is one of the principal characters in both the books and the television series. Edward"
"Machines"", one of them a holographic statue in Iacon that Megatron took control of in order to trick Primal. Optimus Prime is the fictional protagonist of the """" (""Fire Convoy"" in the original Japanese version) branch of the Transformers universe. Based on the character of the same name, Prime once again leads the Autobots against the Decepticons. His voice actor, Neil Kaplan, does his voice in a style reminiscent of that of Peter Cullen, the voice of the original Optimus Prime. Wired Magazine nominated Fire Convoy as one 12 most ridiculous Transformers ideas of all time. Hidden on Earth as"
"field on his first day at Sodor. The most humiliating scenario James ever entered in was when he broke a coach brake pipe and needed a passenger's bootlace to fix it. This particular incident made James an unpopular figure and a short-time target of insults from Toby, Gordon and Thomas. However, he later befriended Gordon after he struggled with a particular task, and today both engines get along with each other. James first appeared in ""The Railway Series"" in the book ""Thomas the Tank Engine"" in 1946. He was named after a friend of the publishers son, James Furze. He"
"US in the CGI Series. Trevor is first introduced in the story 'Saved from Scrap', in Rev. Awdry's ninth Railway Series book Edward the Blue Engine.He is presented as a dilapidated traction engine driven by Jem Cole; having formerly performed odd-jobs on farms, he has now outlived his master's perceived usefulness. The reader is told how Trevor was saved from being scrapped after being noticed by Edward the Blue Engine, who persuaded the local vicar (the Reverend Charles Laxey) to save Trevor; Trevor is taken to the vicar's orchard, where he saws firewood and gives children rides around the orchard"
"Rheneas Rheneas is a fictional locomotive from The Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry and the children's TV series Thomas & Friends. He is one of the oldest engines on the Island of Sodor. Rheneas lives and works on the Skarloey Railway as Engine No.2, and is known as the ""Gallant Old Engine"" because he saved the railway from closure. He is Skarloey's brother. He arrived shortly after his brother Skarloey, and was the more sensible of the two engines. He was a hard worker right from the start, and when Skarloey became too ill to work, he took charge"
"a remote Pacific jungle island for a strange meteor. Roadblock (G.I. Joe) Roadblock is a fictional character from the toyline, comic books and cartoon series. He is the G.I. Joe Team's Heavy Machine Gunner and debuted in 1984. Roadblock is one of the most prominent African-Americans in the series. He is portrayed by Dwayne Johnson in the 2013 film """". Roadblock's real name is Marvin F. Hinton and he was born in Biloxi, Mississippi. His primary function in G.I. Joe is as a heavy machine gunner and his secondary function is as a cook. Roadblock grew up with a large"
"very first ""Ivor the Engine"" series in the late-1950s (previously broadcast on Associated-Rediffusion) and seven colour episodes of the 1970s BBC series of ""Ivor the Engine"", all shown as single episodes, was released. The video was introduced by Oliver Postgate. In 2000, a video called ""The Complete Ivor The Engine"" containing all 26 colour episodes was released by Universal The locomotive of the Merioneth and Llantisilly Rail Traction Company Limited. Much like real steam locomotives, Ivor has a mind of his own. He can drive himself and, using his whistle, can speak. His fondest dream is to sing with the"
"called Jupiter, a six-wheeled 1982 Range Rover Rescue Tender named Venus, and Trevor's Bus, a 1985 Ford Transit Dormobile. Fireman Sam's colleagues are Elvis Cridlington, Station Officer Basil Steele (renamed Norris Steele in the new CGI series) and later Penny Morris (who hailed from Newtown with the firetender). The villagers are bus driver/auxiliary firefighter Trevor Evans, Italian café owner Bella Lasagne, Norman Price, Norman's mother Dilys Price, and the twins Sarah and James Jones. The objects include Bentley the Robot, M.O.P., and Mechanical Master Chef. The original series aired on BBC One, CBBC and CBeebies since it was launched in"
"goes to great lengths to make sure he is not sacked. He has a wife called Jessica, who appears to be forgetful. He alludes to her in almost every episode, but she only appears briefly in an uncredited role in Episode 13. The actress was also Ivor Roberts' real life wife. Ralph (Perry Benson) Fireman and Trainee Driver – works with Arnold – the two often engage in comic banter. Ralph can be as daft as Wilfred, and is slow at learning to drive – but he drives the train perfectly in the final episode. One episode centres around him"
"his Iron Grenadier uniform, and pilots The Despoiler air vehicle. He is also the second-to-last boss in Konami's ""G.I. Joe"" arcade game. In the video game """", he is the third boss, who is fought towards the end of the ""Jungle Fuel"" act. Destro Laird James McCullen Destro XXIV, usually referred to simply as Destro, is a fictional character from the toyline, comic books, and cartoon series. He is the leader of the Iron Grenadiers, and founder of M.A.R.S. Industries, a weapons manufacturer and supplier for Cobra. Destro is portrayed by Christopher Eccleston in the 2009 live-action film """". Born"
"of Fire Convoy's to increase his own. The overspill supercharges the Autobot Brothers. The ""Unicron Trilogy"" version of Optimus Prime is a fictional character of this branch of Transformers lore. Appearing in """", """" and """" (known as the aforementioned trilogy), Optimus is the leader of the heroic Autobots. He often converted to his super combat mode. In all three series, Optimus' English voice actor is Garry Chalk, who previously voiced Optimus Primal in ""Beast Wars"" and ""Beast Machines"". In """" and """", Optimus Prime shares the role of main protagonist with Rad, Alexis, Carlos, Starscream and Hot Shot. The"
"Japan, Kenji Utsumi voiced him from Season 1 to 8. From Calling All Engines onwards, he is voiced by Kenta Miyake. Gordon is a Steam Team member. In the film, Gordon's character was very much as it appears in the television series and early books of the ""Railway Series"". Gordon was voiced by Neil Crone in the film, who also did the voices of Diesel 10 and Splatter. Gordon the Big Engine Gordon the Big Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic tender locomotive in ""The Railway Series"" books by Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and is one of the central characters in"
"""steam"" transition appears and it transitions to the Thomas & Friends theme song. A flash version of this letter can be seen on the Thomas & Friends website as ""Author's Message"", which inaccurately states that Awdry wrote the letter in ""The Three Railway Engines"" (the only Railway Series volume not to begin with a foreword). Fiction Non-fiction Wilbert Awdry Wilbert Vere Awdry, OBE (15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997) was an English Anglican cleric, railway enthusiast, and children's author. Better known as the Reverend W. Awdry, he was the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, the central figure in"
"Toby the Tram Engine Toby the Tram Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic tram engine in The Railway Series by the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and his son, Christopher; he also appears in the spin-off television series ""Thomas & Friends"". Toby, a tram engine with cowcatchers and sideplates, carries the North Western Railway running number seven and works on the same Ffarquhar Branch Line as Thomas the Tank Engine. Toby first appeared in the seventh book in The Railway Series, ""Toby the Tram Engine"" in 1952, and appeared in several subsequent books. The second book focused on Toby was the sixth"
"and shining brass dome, hard-working, and reliable and is generally considered to be a really useful engine. Adding to that, he also likes to stay clean. He hates pulling trucks, and believes that he should only be used to pull coaches. He thinks himself superior to the other engines, and can be shallow, boastful and arrogant – particularly to Edward, and those engines who appear old-fashioned, weak, slow or dirty. However, on a number of occasions, he has found himself forced to accept help from those he has insulted, and is ultimately apologetic. James is one of the few characters"
"Roadblock (G.I. Joe) Roadblock is a fictional character from the toyline, comic books and cartoon series. He is the G.I. Joe Team's Heavy Machine Gunner and debuted in 1984. Roadblock is one of the most prominent African-Americans in the series. He is portrayed by Dwayne Johnson in the 2013 film """". Roadblock's real name is Marvin F. Hinton and he was born in Biloxi, Mississippi. His primary function in G.I. Joe is as a heavy machine gunner and his secondary function is as a cook. Roadblock grew up with a large extended family, but was shy despite being a Boy"
"any credit for his work, and it is only since the publication of Brian Sibley's ""The Thomas the Tank Engine Man"" that he has started to receive major recognition. It had often been erroneously assumed that C. Reginald Dalby created the character, as he was responsible for illustrating books 3–11 and repainting the illustrations of books 1 and 2. Thomas arrived on Sodor in 1915, when The Fat Controller bought the locomotive for a nominal sum to be a pilot engine at Vicarstown. After rescuing James in ""Thomas & the Breakdown Train"", he became a ""Really Useful Engine"" and was"