Thomas the Tank Engine

Thomas & Friends character
	A tank engine dressed up like thomas at a day out with thomas event
First appearance	Thomas the Tank Engine (The Railway Series); "Thomas & Gordon" (Thomas & Friends);
Created by	Rev W. Awdry; Christopher Awdry (The Railway Series); ; Britt Allcroft (Thomas & Friends)
Designed by	L. B. Billinton
Voiced by	Edward Glen (Thomas and the Magic Railroad); John Bellis (original workprints only); Ringo Starr (The Official BBC Children in Need Medley); Ben Small (UK; 2009–2015; Hero of the Rails – S18); John Hasler (UK; 2015–present; The Adventure Begins onwards); Martin Sherman (US; 2009–2015; Hero of the Rails – S18); Joseph May (US; 2015–present; The Adventure Begins onwards); Daniel Radcliffe (Robot Chicken); Kevin Shinick (Mad); Keiko Toda (Japan; 1990–2007; S1-8); Kumiko Higa (Japan; 2008–present; Calling All Engines! onwards); Shin Yong-Woo (Korea; Season 18 and 19);
Number	1 (formerly, L.B.S.C. 70)
Gender	Male

Thomas the Tank Engine is a small fictional steam locomotive in The Railway Series books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher.^[1] He became the most popular character in the series. He is the title character in the television spin-off series, Thomas and Friends.^[2]

Thomas The Tank Engine Media

The TV series and Hornby based Thomas on this prototype belonging to the LB&SCR E2 class.
A Thomas the Tank Engine themed JNR Class C11 train in Japan, 2014

↑ "Full Steam Ahead: Thomas The Tank Engine Turns 65". NPR. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
↑ "From Universal Pictures Home Entertainment: Thomas & Friends: Dinos & Discoveries". MarketWatch, Inc. 21 January 2015. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

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Thomas & Friends character
A tank engine dressed up like thomas at a day out with thomas event
First appearance	Thomas the Tank Engine (The Railway Series) "Thomas & Gordon" (Thomas & Friends)
Created by	Rev W. Awdry Christopher Awdry (The Railway Series) Britt Allcroft (Thomas & Friends)
Designed by	L. B. Billinton
Voiced by	Edward Glen (Thomas and the Magic Railroad) John Bellis (original workprints only) Ringo Starr (The Official BBC Children in Need Medley) Ben Small (UK; 2009–2015; Hero of the Rails – S18) John Hasler (UK; 2015–present; The Adventure Begins onwards) Martin Sherman (US; 2009–2015; Hero of the Rails – S18) Joseph May (US; 2015–present; The Adventure Begins onwards) Daniel Radcliffe (Robot Chicken) Kevin Shinick (Mad) Keiko Toda (Japan; 1990–2007; S1-8) Kumiko Higa (Japan; 2008–present; Calling All Engines! onwards) Shin Yong-Woo (Korea; Season 18 and 19)
Number	1 (formerly, L.B.S.C. 70)
Gender	Male