This is a comprehensive list of all of the characters in the Thomas franchise, including characters from the Railway Series, Television Series, and all other forms of Thomas media. Currently there is 1137 characters in the franchise, excluding minor human and animal characters. (2479 Characters Total).
North Western Railway
Characters that are owned by the North Western Railway company. A star indicates that the character isn't owned by the railway, but works alongside it. The buses on this list are apart of the NWR's subsidiary company "Sodor Roadways".
Edward
Henry
Gordon
James
Percy
Toby
Duck
Donald
Douglas
Oliver
Bill (Privately Owned in the RWS).
Ben (Privately Owned in the RWS).
Harvey
Emily
Fergus
Arthur
Murdoch
Molly
Neville
Rosie
Whiff
Billy
Stanley
Hank
Flora
Victor
Charlie
Bash
Dash
Ferdinand
Scruff
Belle
Porter
Marion
Timothy
Ryan
Nia
Rebecca
Barry (Cancelled Character;Representation).
Walter the austerity-engine
Diesel (Owned by British Railways in the RWS).
Daisy
BoCo
Mavis (Privately Owned in the RWS).
Derek
'Arry
Bert
Diesel 10
Salty
Dennis
Den
Paxton
Sidney
Norman
Philip
Hugo
Stafford
Bear
Philippa
Emma
Flynn
Peel Godred Engine
The Silver Engine
Dustin
The Ballast Spreader
Edward's Ghost Engine
Skiff*
Elizabeth
Kevin
Harold*
Jeremy*
Cranky
Big Mickey
Carly
Reg*
Winston
Dart
Sonny
Annie
Clarabel
Henrietta
Elsie (Representation)
The Spiteful Brake Van
Toad
Isabel
Dulcie
Alice and Mirabel
Victoria
S.C. Ruffey*
Fred Pelham*
U.L.P.*
Rickety (Potentially Privately Owned;Image Shown is what likely inspired his Blue TWR Model).
N.C.B.*
Old Slow Coach
Rocky
Hector
Slip Coaches
Judy
Jerome
Hannah
Dexter
The Station Coach
The Play Coach
The New Coach
The Naughty Pink Truck
"Carols on Wheels"
The Elderly Brake Van
Old Bennett*
Annie and Clarabel's Old Friend (Formerly)
The Animal Sanctuary Coach*
The Old Guards Van
The Bright Truck
The Quarryman's Coach
The New Truck
The First Red Tender Engine
The Second Red Tender Engine
Bill and Ben's Triplet (Easter Egg in Hunt the Truck;Shouldn't be considered Canon).
Unknown 4-4-0 Engine
Bloomer
The Pannier Tank Engine
2-6-0 Storyboard Tank-Engine
Bertie
Algy
Bulgy
The Special Bus Service
The Open-Topped Double-Decker Bus
The Cafe Coach
Skarloey Railway
Skarloey
Rheneas
Sir Handel
Peter Sam
Rusty
Duncan
Duke
Rusty's Ghost Engine
Bertram
Mighty Mac
Proteus
Freddie
Luke
Fred (Representation)
Mark I-IV
Mark V (Representation)
Ivo Hugh
Agnes
Ruth
Lucy
Jemima
Beatrice
Cora
Ada
Jane
Mabel
Madge
Colin
Merrick
Owen
Little Giant (Cancelled Characters)
Arlesdale Railway
Rex
Mike
Bert
Frank
Jock
Sigrid of Arlesdale (Representation)
Blister I (Representation)
Blister II (Representation)
Culdee Fell Railway
Godred
Ernest
Wilfred
Culdee
Shane Dooiney
Patrick
Alaric
Eric
Catherine
The Truck
Mid Sodor Railway
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Stanley
Smudger
Albert
Jim
Tim
The Mine Engine (Presumably privately-owned by the Cas-ny-Hawin Mining Company).
Gerry
Jennings
John
Atlas
Alfred
Unknown Engine Scrapped by 1904
Note: Although the identity of the engine scrapped by 1904 is unknown, there is a possibility it was either Jennings or John, if not another, completely unknown engine.
Estate Railway
Stephen
Millie
Glynn
Ulfstead Castle Display Engine's
Miniature Seaside Railway
Miniature Thomas
Miniature Edward
Miniature Henry
Miniature Gordon
Miniature James
Miniature Percy
Miniature Toby
Miniature Duck
Miniature Donald & Douglas
Miniature Bill & Ben
Miniature BoCo
Miniature Daisy
Miniature Annie
Miniature Clarabel
The Mainland
Bluebell
Primorse
Adams
Flying Scotsman
Green Arrow
Mallard
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Tristram (Toby's Brother)[1]
1010
Jinty
Pug
The Foreign Engine
Duchess of Hamilton
City of Truro
Iron Duke (1985 Replica)
Class 40
D199
Old Stuck Up
D701
D782
Class 52
Class 20 Diesel
D5701
The Third Diesel
Dwayne
Eddy
Talyllyn
The Green Tender Engine
87546
98462
Percy's Friends
The Derailed Engines
Jinty and Pug's Companions (Note: The text indicates their were 5 total present).
Scrapped Engines
Cromford
Captain Baxter
Wilbert
Sixteen
Albert
Splatter
Dodge
Novelty
Sans Pareli
Spencer
Hiro
Connor
Caitlin
Samson
Logan
The Mainland Diesels
Ulli
Merlin
Lexi
Theo
Hurricane
Frankie
The Log Engine
Beresford
Bradford
Puffing Billy
Stephenson's Rocket
Thirteen
The Flying Thistle
The Green Bus
The Posh Coaches
The Mainland Cranes
Dilly
Sixteen's Friends
Winston Churchill
Hurricane
Duchess
Henrietta's Sister
Mitchell
Charlie's Friends
British War Department Diesels
Stepney (Note: Lives on Sodor in T&F).
The Pier Train
Other Countries
Marshall
Carlos
Natalie
The American Diesels
Sam
Vinnie
Beau
Carter
Emerson
Raul
Gator
Axel
Etienne
Frieda
Gina
Settebello
Ivan
The Russian Tank Engine
The Russian Tender Engine
Nuria
The Swiss Tank Engines
Kwaku
Kobe
An An
Lin Yong
Dan Li & Xiao Hu
Lei
Yen
Yong Bao
Hong-Mei
The Chinese Diesel Engine
Abiar
Ashima
Coran
Noor Jeehan
Rajinda
Rajiv
Shankar
Ace
Angelique
Tony
Race Car 17
Race Car 63
TheJapaneseEngines
Aubrey
Aiden
Edith
City Circle Tram
Gary
Gary's Friends
Isla
Shane
Tamika
Tracy
The White Tank Engine
The Dark Red Tank Engine
The Purple Tank Engine
The Brazilian Tank Engine
The Tan Tender Engine
The Chinese Tender Engine
The Grey Tender Engine
The Purple Tender Engine
The Black Indian Tender Engine
Diesel Shunter
Fernando
The Chinese Diesel Shunter
The Chinese Breakdown Cranes
The Indian Breakdown Cranes
Loch
Douglas Bay Horse Tramway No. 32
The South American Engine
The Dockyard Engines
Chinese Caterpillar Crane
The Chinese Helicopter
The Chinese Cargo Ship
Hiro's Friends
Gustavo
Gabriela
Cassia
Stefano
Ester
The Italian Construction Vehicles
Lorenzo
Beppe
Kenji
Marcio
Marcia
The Australian Double Decker Buses
The Mean Engines
Zoom
JNR Class C11 Engine
E10 Series Electric Boxcab
Dübs
Kitson
Yoshitsune
B20
Seizo
Hachiroku
C11 64
C53 45
C55 1
C56 160
C62 1
C62 2
D50 140
D51 1
D52 468
9633
EF65 1
KiHa 81-3
KuHa 489-1
KuHaNe581-35
521-1
Reiji
Taita
KiHa 181-1
MoHa 63638
Kenya
21-86
123-1
322-9001
723-9001
783-9001
Hayato
922-26
The Japanese Construction Cranes
JNR Class DE10
221 Series
Ryusei
Goro
Hiro's Brothers
D51 398
C11308
DE150416
721 Series
735 Series
Lilac
Kaito
The Coal Crane
Kisuke
Ki911
The Pack
Nelson
Jack
Alfie
Oliver
Max
Monty
Kelly
Byron
Ned
Isobella
Patrick
Buster
Brenda
Darcy
Nigel (Cancelled Character)
Lorry 1
Lorry 2
Lorry 3
The Road Finisher (Fictional Character In-Universe)
Other
Bulgy's Friend
Terence
Trevor
George
Caroline
Butch
Thumper
Tiger Moth
Bulstrode
Captain
Ol' Wheezy (Sentient in the Japanese Dub Only).
Hee Haw (Sentient in the Japanese Dub Only).
Percy's Workshop Friends
The Blue Overhauled Engine
Edward's Workshop Friends
Lincoln
The Little Blue Tank Engine
Neil
Reuben and Theodore (Representation;Note: Awdry likely retconned the basis when he retconned the opening year of the railway)
Julius (Representation;Before becoming a Tender-Engine).
Willie.
Silas (Representation).
Clarus (Representation).
Clifford (Representation).
Conrad.
Aubrey.
Lady
Golden Steam Engine
Sidney
Little Barford
Victor
The Lost Engine
The Red Tank Engine's
The Third Red Tender Engine
The Grey Tank Engine
The White Van
The Ice-Cream Van
The Float Lorry
Angus
JTK 62
Willie's Tractor
Murphy
Naughty
Troublesome
Lorry 4
The Yellow Lorry
Earnest
The Blue Tank Engine
The Silver Engine (Mr. Perkins Story)
George's Friends
The Dodgems
Silver
The Canal Barges
Gachapin and Mukku
The Tumbleweed
P-Chan
Connie
Sister Rabbits
The Sea Serpents
The Reptilian Creature
The Tiny Blue Engine
Lakesider III (Only sentient in a Japanese Magazine Story).
Two Scrap Engines
Dan the Front-Loader Tractor
Un-Named Blue Poster Engine
The Thomas Copies
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Cleo
Gusty
The Steam Troll
The Gingerbread Train
The Fairy God Engine
Pink Narrow Gauge Coaches
Yellow Narrow Gauge Coaches
The Tandem Rotor Helicopter
Boulder
The Fairy
The African Coaches
Emily's Ghost Engine
The Seven Tiny Engines
The Two Unnamed Tender Engines
James' Magic Mirror
The Ghost
The Witch
The Nutcracker
The Sugar Plum Fairy
The Mouse King
The Mouse King's Minions
Magazine Poster Engine
Santa's Two Elves
The Little Elf Train
Farm Tractor's
Percy's Ghost Engine (Fictional character in-universe)
Mr. Jolly's Chocolate Factory Coach
'Arry & Bert's Triplet
The Green Soft Sided Lorry
Kids Station Engine 1
Kids Station Engine 2
Kids Station Engine 3
Kids Station Engine 4
Kids Station Engine 5
Kids Station Engine 6
Kids Station Engine 7
Kids Station Engine 8
Kids Station Engine 9
Kids Station Engine 10
Friendly Steamie
Helpful Steamie
Spunky Steamie
Unknown My Custom Engine Diesel
Travis
CGI Tractor
The Brave Little Ship
The Moon (Sentient in the book Thomas and the Shooting Star only)
LMS Stanier Mogul Class Engine (Appears in S4 Concept-Art for SR Sheds;Likely Henry illustrated incorrectly)
Season 5 Concept-Art Scrapyard Troublesome Truck
Sodor Tramways Trams No. 1-6
'M' Truck (Sentient on the Plarail model and in the TCC Only).
The Green TrackMaster Crane
Tidmouth Stationmaster's House Portrait Engine.
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The Sun (Sentient in the Book Bertie's Flat Tyre Only)
Characters that are unconfirmed to be Sentient
8783
Alfred and Judy
Boxhill
Coronel Church
D5705
Dolgoch
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Douglas
Eurostar
King James I
The Coalbrookdale Locomotive
The Highland Engines
Livingston Thompson
River Mite
Pretty Polly
Lemberg
The Pier Train
The High Speed Mail Train
Arlesdale Tramway Engines
Sodor and Mainland Numbers 1 and 3
Midland & Furness Railway Engines
Ministry of Defence Engine
The Hunslet Diesels
Nancy and Violet
Vicarstown Tramway Engines
Miniature Red Engine
The First Blue Tender Engine
The Second Blue Tender Engine
The Fourth Blue Tender Engine
The Poster Engine
The Safari Park Engine
Helena
Gertrude & Millicent
The Märklin Engine
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Stephenson's Rocket (1979 Replica)
The Other Diesel
Bahamas
Prince
Locomotion No. 1
Different Types of Rolling Stock
Arlesdale Coaches
Bean Vans
BR 12 Ton Vans
LMS Cattle Trucks
GWR MEX B Cattle Trucks
Culdee Fell Coaches
German Express Coach
GWR Ventilated Vans
James' New Trucks
LBSC 8 Ton Vans
LMS Banana Vans
LNER 12 Ton Vans
Mineral Wagons
Blue Narrow Gauge Coaches
Red Narrow Gauge Coaches
Green Narrow Gauge Coaches
NER Vans
Narrow Gauge Slate Trucks
Narrow Gauge Truck Type 2
Narrow Gauge Truck Type 3
Anopha Quarry Trucks
Ballast Trucks
Standard Gauge Slate Trucks
Mine Trolleys
Salt Vans Type 1
Salt Vans Type 2
Standard Tankers
White Tankers
Fuel Tankers
Tar Tankers
Oil Tankers
Utility Vans
Thomas' Trucks
Lynton & Barnstaple Vans
The Orange Express Coach
Works Unit Coach with Face
Sleeper Coaches
Sentient Well-Wagon (Not Illustrated with a Face)
Humans
Sir Topham Hatt I
Sir Charles Topham Hatt
Stephen Hatt
Sir Bertram Topham Hatt
Sir Handel Brown I
Sir Handel Brown II
Mr. Mack
Mr. Robert Sam
Mr. Peter Sam
Mr. Roger Sam
Ivo Hugh
Mr. Percival
Fergus Duncan
Richard Robert Norramby
Sir Robert Norramby
Charubala
Old Bailey
Cyril the Fogman
HeadKeeper Jack
Tom Tipper
Ivan Farrier
Dave
Lady Hatt
Bridget Hatt
Dowager Hatt
Sailor John
Jem Cole
Farmer McColl
Farmer Trotter
Farmer Finney
Sir Lowham Hatt
Rev. Charles Laxey
Captain Joe
Allicia Botti
Jeremiah Jobling
Lord Callan
Jenny Packard
The Duke and Duchess of Boxford
The Refreshment Lady
The Grumpy Passenger
Mrs. Percival
Father Christmas
The Thin Clergyman
The Fat Clergyman
Mrs. Kyndley
Mr. Bubbles
Nancy
Willie
The Photographer
The Mayor of Sodor
Farmer Collett
Farmer Joe
Grandfather Hatt
Jack and Kylie
Josh
Lily Stone
Lily's Mother
Burnett Stone
Tasha Stone
Patch
Mr. Conductor
Junior
Stacy Jones
Billy Twofeathers
P.T. Boomer
Mr. Perkins
Mr. Evans
Mr. Arkwright
Makkiki
Gaku Hamada
Sir Takaboushi Hideki
Colin Daniels
Mr. Gary Fletcher
Mr. Roger Whitehouse
Mr. Crive
Mrs. Rebecca
Snaefell Mountain Railway Passenger
Kevin Volley
Albert Regaby
Lord Peter Barrane
Lord Harry Barrane
Nigel and Stan
The Wizard (from The Magical Spell)
Godred Crovan
Godred MacHarold
Earl Sigurd of Orkney
Harold the Black
King Andreas
Jarl Ogmund
King Ogmund
Saint Machan
Sigmund
Sir Arnold de Norramby
St. Luoc
St. Tibba
Thorfinn
Ulf
Rolf
Gudun
Sudria
Fingall
Thorkell of Norwich
Harold Goodwinson
Olaf Crovan
Prince Peter
Helga
Gyda
Lady Sigrid of Arlesdale
Gerda
Gertha
Gunner
Dugald
Magnus Barefoot King of Norway
William Le Scrope
Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland
Sir Peter de Rigby
Erland and Paul
Michael Colden
Sir Geoffrey Regaby
Queen Victoria
Timothy Smeale
King Godred
Captain Calles
The Giant
The Scientists
Dame Bella Canto
Ruth
Professor Frederich
Dr. Hetty
Dr. Kim
The Royal Mail Guy
Either Prince Philip or a Royal Servant
Christopher Columbus (Mentioned Only)
Batton
Inocchi
Agnes, Ruth, Lucy, Hilda and Beatrice Brown (Sir Handel Brown I's daughters).
Mr. and Mrs. Pickles
Madeleine's Grandparents
S.C. Ruffey (The Truck's Namesake)
Walter Richards
David Hugh I
David Hugh II
The Old Grandbanks Lighthouse Keeper
Shining Time Station
The First Mr. Conductor
The Second Conductor
Alan Semok
Barton Winslow
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Becky
Biff and Bull
Dan Jones
DiDi
Felix Perez
Ginny Johnson
Grace Bass
Gracie Jones
Harry Cupper
Horace Schemer
Moby Dick's Owner
J.B. King
J.J. Silvers
Kara Cupper
Kit Twofeathers
Matthew Jones
Jesse James (Mentioned in a song Only)
Harry Houdini (Mentioned in the Original-Cut of TATMR Only)
Mayor Flopdinger
Midge Smoot
Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin
Mr. T
The First One Man Band
The Second One Man Band
Prince Michael
Schemee
Self-Playing Banjo
Tonya Cupper
Rex and Tex
Queen Elizabeth II
The Sandman
Tito Swing
Trumpet Creature
Tubby
The Twin Tubes
Vickie
Wendy Brackman
Mr. Conductor's First Dog
Missy
Queenie
Old Smokey
William Shakespeare (Mentioned as 'Billy Shakespeare' in the episode 'Schemer's Robot)
Scuba Woman
The Balloon Man
Ed the Stilt Man
The Passenger from "Happy Accidents"
The Acrobats
Nathaniel Kaz
Tom Callinan
Lulu the Chicken
Grainger
Amani A.W. Murray
P.C. Flanagan
Tony the Mover
Juan "Pepe" Santana
Jerry the Juggler
Jake Scoop
Kevin Knowls
Tito's Mother
The Talking Balloon
The Mime
Billy's Brother
Chilly Weathers
Lily Conductor
Schemer's Mother
Tracy Jones
Buster King
Rusty Rob McRail
Ted Typo
Emmett the Painter
Doris Helga Boonswaddle
William Twofeathers
Jebediah Schemer
Sheriff Jack-Rabbit
B.J. King
Mr. Richouse
Slugger Cobb
Customer from the episode "Sweet and Sour"
Tucker Cooper
Mr. Nicholas (Santa Claus)
Claire
Jayne the Professional Actress
Skip the Carpenter
Robby the Robot
Sister Conductor
Ned Kincaid
Ned Kincaid's Horse
Ned Kincaid's Great-Grandson
Mr. Hobart Hume III
The Repairman
Ed Hooyen the Painter
Slots
Lilly and Her Mother
The Rat Pack (Dorian Graymouse, Kitten Baboodle, Ruff, Tuff, and an Unknown Rat)
Roy Gevult
The Circus Ringmaster
Felicity
Theodore Roosevelt (Mentioned in 'Once Upon a Time')
Maizy the Talking Corn Stalk
Poopsie
Anchor Man
The Peanut Gallery (Note: The boy is called Skylar and the Penguin is called Hackett).
Skylark, Old Brown the Owl, Cuckoo, & Blue Jay
Thomas-Creator Collective Exclusive Characters
Red Knight
The Experimental Engine's Ghost Engine
Unnamed Diesel Engine
The Lost Engine
The Great Northern Railway Coal-Mine Engines
The Japanese Diesel
The Blue Tank Engine
The Brown Tank Engine
The Sentient Track
The Museum Director
Caterina the Acrobat
The Other Two Acrobats
The Temple Thieves
The Mexican Boulders
Mrs. Cow
Meany
Dimmy
Scaredy
Smarty
Grouchy
Gruffy
Oily
Hunty
Grumpy
Nosey
Dirty
Inky
Cheeky
Soundy
Heary
Runny
Rudey
Hairy
Starry
Wimpy
Patchy
Bossy
Pushy
Crafty
Dimpy
Nasty
Lazy
Sneaky
Noisy
Quietly
Slitherly
Stinky
Gleefully
Crazy
Dummy
Buzzy
Pinky
Blocky
Guardy
Watchy
Worry
Standy
Blacky
Smelly
The Mexican Tank Engine
The Japanese Shinkansen
Satoshi
The Japanese Tank Engine
All Engines Go! Characters
Characters from the Thomas Reboot series, All Engines Go!, that aren't new incarnations of pre-existing characters.
Kana
Sandy
Farona & Frederico
Riff & Jiff
Trainiac (Likely a Fictional Character In-Universe, portrayed by an Actor Engine)
Ultratrain (Likely a Fictional Character In-Universe, portrayed by an Actor Engine)
The Red Super Engine
The Green Super Engine
Pullman
The Stationmaster
The Green & Brown Troublesome Truck
The Brown Troublesome Truck's Mother
T-Rex's
Poster Engine
The Itsy Bitsy Speeder
The Engine of the Lamp
Wilson the Seagull
Bitsy the Calf
Blue Troublesome Truck
White Troublesome Truck
Bruno
Tess
The Goldfish (Scaly, Bloop, Flash, Jumper, Moby Rick, Finnegan, Williocious, Splash, Splash Jr. and Fisher of Fishwright).
Farmer McColl's Wife and Daughter
The Mechanics
Rolf's Castle Knight
Ryan
Reginald
Grandmother Hatt
The Easter Bunny
The Royal Frog Engine
Sir Topham Hatt I
Monica.
Henelope
Troublesome Tankers
Fan-Made Character Chart Posters
Poster created by TheIronEngine.
- ↑ The engine was christened "Tristram" by Railway-Series illustrator Clive Spong in 2025.