Thomas

Thomas is an LB&SCR E2 Class on the North Western Railway. He arrived at Sodor in 1915 and acted as a station pilot at Vicarstown until being transferred to Wellsworth in 1924-5 due to an incident with trucks at Maron. The same year, after saving James from an accident with some trucks, he was awarded two coaches named Annie and Clarabel and given charge over the Ffarquhar Branch Line. Percy, Toby, and Daisy work alongside him on this branch. Thomas' one-hundredth year on the NWR was in 2015.

Basis
Thomas is based on the LB&SCR E2 classes built in 1915 with slight modifications. His back bufferbeam is straight, but his front isn't. In the RWS, this was corrected after Thomas crashed into Ffarquhar stationmaster's house and his running plate was rebuilt to be straight on both sides at Crovan's Gate. Another slight difference in Thomas compared to other E2s is the presence of wheels splashers over his front wheels, where the original E2s did not.

Livery
At the time of Thomas' arrival on Sodor, he was painted teal green with the number: "70" on the sides of his bunker and the words: "LBSC" on his the sides of his water tanks. Shortly after arrival, Thomas was repainted cerulean blue with the number "1" on the sides of his water tanks.

The Tales of the Railways of Sodor

 * Season 1 - Thomas' Troubles

Trivia

 * Thomas' one-hundredth anniversary of his arrival on Sodor was in 2015.