List of Characters named after Others

A Comprehensive list of characters that were named after specific real-life people. Also including a separate list for characters that were named after other characters in-universe.

List of Characters Named after Real People

• Henry (Likely named after locomotive engineer Henry Ivatt, who designed the basis of the engine class Awdry originally envisioned Henry as).
• Gordon (Named after Gordon Chapman, the son of the local porter, who lived on the Awdry's street when Christopher was a child).
• James (Named after James Furze, a friend of the publisher Edmund Ward's son).
• Oliver (Named after Oliver Wicks, a member of the Stroud Baptist Church, and Awdry's former next-door neighbor).
• Peter Sam (Originally named Stuart after John Stuart, apart of "Kerr, Stuart & Company" which built Peter Sam).
• Charlie Sand (Likely named after Awdry's friend, the Rev. Charlie Rand).
• Stanley (MSR;Likely named after former British PM Stanley Baldwin).
• A.W. Dry (Named after Wilbert Awdry).
• Stacy Jones (Name is a parody of American locomotive-driver Casey Jones).
• Elizabeth (Named after Queen Elizabeth I).
• Arthur (Named after naming-contest winner Luke Sharp's late grandfather).
• Conrad & Steve (Named after Conrad Ayling and Stephen Asquith).
• Porter (Named after H.K. Porter, the man who founded the company that would build his basis;Additionally, Porter was originally going to be named "Baldwin", presumably after "Baldwin Locomotive Works", or former Thomas narrator Alec Baldwin).
• Timothy (Likely named after his voice-actor Tim Whitnall).
• Samson (Named after railway-consultant Sam Wilkinson, and the biblical Samson).
• Sailor John (Likely named after his voice-actor John Hurt).
• Axel (Likely named after Photographer Axel Vermeulen, who took a photo of his basis).
• Shane (Likely named after his voice-actor Shane Jacobson).
• Franz (Likely named after Franz Kruckenberg the designer of Hugo's basis).
• Gary (Likely named after his voice-actor Gary Ablett Jr.).
• Merlin (If one is to believe that Merlin the Magician was a real historical-figure).
• Proteus (Possibly;If one is to believe Greek god Proteus was a real entity;Also possible he was named after the Proteus II, the soundfont that was used for the music in both Seasons 4 and 5 of the show).
• Spencer (Named after Simon Spencer, the Television-Series' producer from 2003-2008).
• Neil (Named after Walter Neilson of Neilson and Company).
• Noor Jehan (Likely named after the singer and actress of the same name, who lived from 1920-2000).
• Dan the Front-Loader Tractor (Likely named after the illustrator of the book he appeared in, Dan Crisp).
• Ludwig van Beethoven (Named after his Grandfather).
• Abraham Lincoln (Named after his Paternal Grandfather).
• Harry Houdini (Stage name comes from Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin).
• Henry Ford (Named after his Uncle).
• Thomas Cousins (Named after Emneth garage mechanic Robert Thomas and blacksmith Norman Cousins).
• Yoshitsune (Named after Minamoto no Yoshitsune).
• Chris and Hilary (Named after Christopher Awdry and Hilary Fortnam).

Characters named After other Characters

Note: If marked with a double-dagger (‡), it means that the character is named after someone, who was also a real person in real-life.

• Sir Handel Lloyd Brown II (Named after his father Sir Handel Brown I).
• Godred Crovan (Named after his grandfather Godred MacHarold)
• Godred (Named after Godred MacHarold)‡
• Patrick (Mountain Engine;Formerly named Lord Harry, after the CFR's chairman Lord Harry Barrane).
• Peter Sam (Named after former SR Controller Mr. Peter Sam).
• Sir Handel (Named after former SR Owner Sir Handel Brown I).
• Ivo Hugh (Named after former SR Foreman Mr. Ivo Hugh).
• Sigrid of Arlesdale (Named after local 11th Century heroine Lady Sigrid of Arlesdale).
• David Hugh II (Named after his grandfather David Hugh I).
• Wilbert Awdry (Name is a combination of his uncle's William and Herbert)‡
• Wilbert (Named after The Thin Clergyman, Wilbert Awdry;Formerly named G.B. Keeling after the first Chief Mechanical Engineer on the Severn & Wye Railway)‡
• King James I (Named after the King of England and Ireland who ruled from 1603-1625)‡
• Winston Churchill (Named after the former PM of the UK of the same name)‡
• Queen Elizabeth II (Named after her mother & Queen Elizabeth I;Middle-Names after her paternal great-grandmother & her paternal grandmother)‡
• Prince/King Charles (Three Middle-Names after his father, & his maternal grandfather King George VI)‡
• Billy Twofeathers (Named after his grandfather William Twofeathers).
• Mr. Hobart Hume III (Named after two previous Hobart Hume's).
• Allicia the Mouse (Named after Allicia Botti).
• Agnes, Ruth, Lucy, & Beatrice Brown (Named after the old SR Coaches).
• John the Narrow-Gauge Engine (Likely named after John Arnold Norramby).
• Albert (Standard Gauge;Named after Prince Albert)‡
• Victoria (Named after Queen Victoria)‡
• Helena (Named after Princess Helena)‡
• Stephen (Named after his builder and designer Robert Stephenson)‡
• S.C. Ruffey (Named after his owner).
• Fred Pelham (Named after his owner).
• Old Bennett (Named after his owner).
• Percy the Lamb (Named after the Saddletank engine).
• Adams (Named after his designer William Adams).
• Jarl Ogmund (Named after his Grandfather).
• King Ogmund (Named after his Step-Uncle Jarl Ogmund).
• Edric Ormsson (Named after his Grandfather Edric, 1st Recorded Lord of Arlesdale).
• The following characters are named after Thomas the Tank Engine:
  • Thomas the Tiger.
  • Thomas the Piglet.
  • Thomas the Crocodile.
  • Little Thomas (From "Halloween in Anopha").
  • Little Thomas (Formerly known as Thomas the Baby;From the CGI Series).
  • Thomas the Lamb.

Things Named after Other Things

• Stepney (Named after a district in the East End of London).
• Boxhill (Named after a hill in England).
• A.W. Dry & Co. (A reference to Wilbert Awdry;In-Universe, named after A.W. Dry).
• Dryaw (An anagram of Awdry;In-Universe it's an anagram of A.W. Dry).
• Sir Handel (Originally named Falcon, after "Falcon Works", the railway-works which built him).
• Percy (Likely named after an Avonside Engine Company locomotive of the same name built in 1918).
• Sodor Construction Company (Originally named "Packard & Co." after it's founder, Miss Jenny's father).
• Atlas (Named after the "Atlas" model chassis that Awdry used to build his model).
• Jennings (Named after "Fletcher, Jennings & Co.", the railway-works which built him).
• City of Truro (Named after a city on the GWR system).
• Bahamas (Named after The Bahamas).
• BoCo (A reference to his wheel-arrangement, called "Co-Bo").
• Jinty (Named after the nickname given to its basis).
• Toad (A reference to his basis' which are nicknamed "GWR Toad's").
• Topham Hall (Named after the family who lives there).
• Henry's House (Named after the NWR locomotive Henry).
• A.B. Rowh ltd. (Presumably named after it's owner or someone named A.B. Rowh).
• Bulgy's Bridge (Named after Bulgy, who once crashed under the bridge).
• Morgan's Mine (Seemingly named after someone named Morgan).
• The Island of Sodor (In-Universe, named after Sudria;In Real-Life, named after the Diocese of Sodor and Man).
• Sodor (Wilbert Awdry's Former House;Named after the fictional-island he created).
• Sir Topham the Ship (Named after Sir Topham Hatt).
• Bob & Steve the Barges (Named after Robert D. Cardona & Stephen Asquith).
• Terrey the Tugboat (Named after Terry Permane).
• Samuel James Ltd Cartage No. 181089 (Named after Samuel James Ltd Cartage, the company that owns it).
• Lizzie the Boat (Named after Elizabeth).
• North Star (Likely named after Polaris, commonly known as the "North Star").
• Zhiyuan (Likely named after a Chinese naval-cruiser from 1885 of the same name).
• G-Hewi (Named after the real bi-plane of the same name).
• D-AGDF (Named after the plane with the same registration number in the 1942 film Casablanca).
• G.H. Wood Locomotive (Named after the Isle of Man Railway's one-time company secretary and director George Henry Wood).
• Caledonia Locomotive (Named after Caledonia, modern-day Scotland).
• Tom Rolt Locomotive (Named after author L.T.C. Rolt who inspired the Talyllyn Railway's preservation).
• Edward Thomas Locomotive (Named after the Talyllyn Railway's former manager).
• David the Yellow Salvage Vessel (Named after David Mitton).
• S.S. Sodor, S.S. Sodor Queen, S.S. Sodor Steamline, Sodor, Sodor Harbor, Sodor Line, & The Sodor Voyager (All named after the Island of Sodor).
• D. Fusit Gunpowder Wagons (Likely named after someone named D. Fusit;Also, a play on words of De-Fuse It).
• Felgood's Famous Ffarquhar Ales (Named after its original owner and founder Josiah Felgood).
• Fletcher, Jennings & Co. (Named after its founders).
• Good Start Batteries (A reference to Goodyear Car Batteries).
• Jonathan Dyson & Co. (Named after someone named Jonathan Dyson).
• M.C. Bunn (Possibly named after someone named M.C. Bunn).
• The Toby Brewery (Named after Toby the Tram Engine;Formerly called "The Toby Jug" after the Jug's of the same name).
• Rev. Charles Laxey (Likely named after the village Laxey on the Isle of Man).
• Lady Margaret Cranstal (Likely named after the Hamlet Cranstal on the Isle of Man).
• King Andreas (Likely named after the village Andreas on the Isle of Man).
• Michael Colden (Likely named after the Colden Plantation on the Isle of Man).
• Crosby (Named after the village of the same name on the Isle of Man).
• Knapford (Named after the parish of Knapwell, where W. Awdry was once Vicar).
• Vicarstown (Named after the location Vickerstown on Walney Island).
• Peel Godred (Likely named after the town of Peel on the Isle of Man).
• The Dreswick Family (Likely named after Dreswick Point on the Isle of Man).
• Slugger Cobb (Name is a reference to Ty Cobb).
• Dorian Graymouse (Name is a reference to the character Dorian Gray from the 1890 novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and its subsequent adaptations).
• Rex the Wonder Dog (Either named after the 1920's film star canine or the DC Comics character).
• S.S. Stoten (Named after director David Stoten).
• 1831 Jupiter Locomotive (Named after either the Roman God Jupiter or the Planet).
• 1868 Jupiter Locomotive (Named after the Roman God Jupiter).
• Marion (Named after her basis the Marion Model 40 Revolving Steam Shovel).
• Stafford (Named after his basis the North Staffordshire Railway's battery-electric No. 1.[1]).
• Bill and Ben (Named after Bill and Ben the Flower Pot Men, from the 1952 TV-Show "Flower Pot Men").
• 'Arry and Bert (Named after the characters from the 1972 TV-Show "Adventures of Sir Prancelot").
• Baz and Bernie (Likely named after the two crabs from the 2003 Disney Pixar film "Finding Nemo").
• Encyclopedia Americanica (Parody of Encyclopedia Americana).
• Roy Gevult (Named after the yiddish phrase "Oy Gevalt").
• Mr. Neatley (Likely named after Mr. Kneetly from Awdry's other work "The Little People").
• Monica the Lamb (Likely named after All Engines Go creative-director Monica Dennis).
• Culdee (Named after the Sudrian mountain Culdee Fell).
• Shane Dooiney (Named after the Sudrian mountain).
• Barry (Named after Barry Island in South Wales, home of Barry Scrapyard where he was rescued from).