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	\|name = Percy the Small Engine
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	\|last_minor = The Smells of Sodor
	\|last_major = Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go
	\|last_date = 2024
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	\| nationality = Sudric		\| nationality = ]
	\| voice = ~~'''UK:'''<br>~~] (2009–2015)~~<br>~~] (2015-2021)~~<br>~~Henri Charles (2021-present)~~<br>'''US:'''<br>] (2009-2015)<br>] (2015-2021)<br>Charlie Zeltzer (2021-present)<br>'''Other:'''<br>] ('']'')<br>] (original workprints)~~		\| voice = {{collapsible list\|title=]\|] (2009–2015)\|] (2015-2021)\|Henri Charles (2021-present)}}
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	'''Percy the Small Engine''' is an ] ~~fictional~~ green ] who originated from '']''. He has a ] wheel arrangement and is the number 6 engine on the ], ]'s railway on the ].<ref ~~name~~="~~Gaugemaster~~">{{~~cite~~ ~~web~~ \|title=~~Thomas~~ and ~~Friends~~ ~~Percy~~ ~~the~~ ~~Small~~ ~~Engine~~ - ~~Gaugemaster~~ \|url=https://www.~~gaugemasterretail~~.com/~~bachmann-58792-thomas-and-friends-percy-the-small-engine~~.~~html \|website=Gaugemaster \|access-date=3 November 2023~~}}</ref>		'''Percy the Small Engine''' is a fictional ] green ] who originated from '']'', debuting in 1950. He has a ] wheel arrangement and is the number 6 engine on the ], ]'s railway on the ].<ref group="‡">{{Cite book\|last1=Awdry \|first1=Rev. W. \|last2=Awdry \|first2=George \|date=1987 \|title=The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways \|location=London \|publisher=] \|isbn=0-434-92762-7 \|page=132\|url=https://www.mediafire.com/file/y457f9f44d5xf1a/The+Island+Of+Sodor+PDF.pdf}}</ref> He is best known for appearing as a primary character in the television adaptation '']'' as the best friend of ], later serving the same role in the preschool reboot '']''.
	==Percy in ''The Railway Series''==
⚫	] would make his debut in the 1950 book '']'', and would be the titular main character of the 1956 book '']''.<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Rev. W. Awdry \|title=Percy the Small Engine \|date=September 1956 \|publisher=Edmund Ward \|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/_/M0OWtwAACAAJ?hl=en~~&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi2063b05aDAxWeQEEAHWDxCw8Qre8FegQIAxA5~~ \|access-date=17 December 2023 \|language=English}}</ref> He was built by the ], although it is unknown which specific model he is based on nor who designed him.

			==Biography==
⚫	In the story "Trouble in the Shed", the Fat Controller purchases and names Percy after three of his other engines, ], ] and ], go on strike and refuse to leave their sheds. He initially ran ] ] on the Ffarquhar Branch Line before transferring to being a ] at the big station.
		⚫	===''The Railway Series''===
		⚫	] would make his debut in the 1950 book '']'', and would later be the titular main character of the 1956 book '']''.<ref group="‡">{{cite book \|author1=Rev. W. Awdry \|title=Percy the Small Engine \|date=September 1956 \|publisher=Edmund Ward \|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/_/M0OWtwAACAAJ?hl=en \|access-date=17 December 2023 \|language=English}}</ref> In the book, Percy is initially a troublesome engine; playing pranks on ] and ], but is matured by the end of the installment.<ref group="‡">{{Cite book \|last=Sibley \|first=Brian \|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=W7FxCQAAQBAJ \|title=The Thomas the Tank Engine Man: The life of Reverend W Awdry \|date=2015-07-17 \|publisher=Lion Books \|isbn=978-0-7459-7028-8 \|pages=211-212 \|language=en}}</ref> He was built by the ], although it is unknown which specific model he is based on nor who designed him.

		⚫	In the story "Trouble in the Shed", the Fat Controller purchases and names Percy after three of his other engines, ], ] and ], go on strike and refuse to leave their sheds.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Gooch \|first1=Niall \|title=The pre-modern idyll of Thomas the Tank Engine \|url=https://unherd.com/newsroom/the-pre-modern-idyll-of-thomas-the-tank-engine/ \|website=UnHerd \|access-date=8 November 2024 \|date=14 May 2020}}</ref><ref group="‡">{{Cite book \|last=Awdry \|first=Wilbert \|title=Troublesome Engines \|orig-year=1950 \|publisher=William Heinemann Limited \|year=1989 \|isbn=0-434-92782-1 \|edition=1st \|location=London \|pages=40–46 \|language=en}}</ref> He initially ran ] ] on the Ffarquhar Branch Line before transferring to being a ] at the big station.<ref group="‡">{{Cite book \|last=Awdry \|first=Wilbert \|title=Percy the Small Engine \|publisher=Kaye & Ward Limited \|year=1965 \|isbn=0-7182-0010-1 \|edition=3rd impression \|location=London \|publication-date=1974 \|language=en}}</ref>
⚫	==~~Percy in~~ ''Thomas & Friends''==

	{{Stub section\|date=November 2023}}
		⚫	===''Thomas & Friends''===
⚫	Percy is best known for his major appearance as a ] and ]' best friend in the ''Thomas & Friends'' television series, making his first appearance in the ] episode "Trouble in the Shed" in the same manner as in ''Troublesome Engines''. Throughout the series, he is consistently known for pulling the nighttime mail train.
	===Percy in ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad''===
	{{Stub section\|date=November 2023}}		{{Stub section\|date=November 2023}}
		⚫	Percy is best known for his major appearance as a ] and ]' best friend in the ''Thomas & Friends'' television series, making his first appearance in the ] episode "Trouble in the Shed" in the same manner as in the ''Troublesome Engines'' book. Throughout the series, he is consistently known for pulling the nighttime mail train.
	Percy is a major ] in the 2000 film '']'', in which he is voiced by female actress ].{{efn\|In a ] of the film, Percy was voiced by ], who was the narrator for the television series from the ] to the ].}}<ref> ''imdb.com''. Retrieved May 22, 2005 {{user-generated source\|date=December 2022}}</ref>

			In 2014, Percy's voice actor in the American dub, ], left due to a pay dispute with ].<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Woolf \|first=Nicky \|date=2014-07-22 \|title=Voice of Thomas the Tank Engine quits over contract dispute: 'I feel so bullied' \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2014/jul/22/voice-of-thomas-tank-engine-quits-show-contract-dispute \|access-date=2025-01-19 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
⚫	===~~Percy in~~ ''All Engines Go''===

		⚫	====''All Engines Go''====
	{{stub section\|date=November 2023}}		{{stub section\|date=November 2023}}
	Percy is a recurring main character in the 2021 reboot series, '']''. Percy is portrayed as one of the younger characters, often acting shy and nervous.		Percy is a recurring main character in the 2021 ] series, '']''. Percy is portrayed as one of the younger characters, often acting shy and nervous.{{citation needed\|date=January 2025}}

	==~~Notes~~==		==Model replicas==
			In 2007–2008, the ] roller coaster ride at the ] area of the ] amusement park was rethemed as "Percy's Railway", and featured Percy and some Troublesome Trucks.<ref name="LATimes-Arrival">{{cite web\|title=Magic Mountain kiddie-coaster makeover\|url=http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/magic-mountain-kiddi-1232/\|work=(Percy's Railway arrives at Six Flags, Valencia)\|publisher=Los Angeles Times\|date=18 January 2008\|accessdate=21 December 2010}}</ref> The ride would keep this theme until it was closed in 2010 and rethemed again in 2011.<ref>{{cite news\|last=MacDonald\|first=Brady\|title=Six Flags amusement parks prepare for thematic makeovers\|url=http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/themeparks/la-trb-six-flags-retheme-20101122,0,3267615.story\|accessdate=27 November 2010\|newspaper=LA Times\|date=25 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Percy's Railway Gets A New Name At Six Flags Magic Mountain\|url=http://www.thecoasterguy.com/index.php/2011/03/12/percys-railway-gets-a-new-name-at-six-flags-magic-mountain\|date=12 March 2011\|publisher=The Coaster Guy\|accessdate=14 March 2011}}</ref>
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			], in the United States, announced the introduction of a Percy replica for the American ] events on September 13, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Percy joins Thomas at Strasburg Rail Road {{!}} Trains Magazine \|url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/percy-joins-thomas-at-strasburg-rail-road/ \|access-date=2025-01-19 \|website=Trains \|language=en-US}}</ref>

			The Japanese ]'s locomotives include five characters from the '']'' series: ], Hiro, Percy, James, and Rusty. The locomotives are based at ].<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Imada \|first1=Kaila \|title=You can now ride a real Thomas the Tank Engine train in Japan \|url=https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/news/you-can-now-ride-a-real-thomas-the-tank-engine-train-in-japan-101322 \|website=Time Out Tokyo \|access-date=9 May 2024 \|date=1 May 2023}}</ref> A model of Percy and other ''Thomas & Friends'' characters is available at the ],<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-04-05 \|title=Family fun as Thomas and Percy visit railway centre \|url=https://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/family-fun-as-thomas-and-percy-visit-railway-centre-2056971 \|access-date=2025-01-19 \|website=Bucks Herald \|language=en}}</ref> and at the ].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-12-03 \|title=Thomas and friends set to steam back into railway museum as popular event returns \|url=https://www.halsteadgazette.co.uk/news/23943737.east-anglian-railway-museum-welcoming-back-thomas-friends/ \|access-date=2025-01-19 \|website=Halstead Gazette \|language=en}}</ref>

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Percy the Small Engine
The Railway Series, Thomas & Friends, and Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go character
Replica of Percy at the Oigawa Railway
First appearance	Troublesome Engines (1950)
Created by	Wilbert Awdry
Designed by	C. Reginald Dalby
Voiced by	British Keith Wickham (2009–2015) Nigel Pilkington (2015-2021) Henri Charles (2021-present) American Martin Sherman (2009-2015) Christopher Ragland (2015-2021) Charlie Zeltzer (2021-present) Other Linda Ballantyne (Thomas and the Magic Railroad) Michael Angelis (original workprints)
Number	6
In-universe information
Species	Steam locomotive
Gender	Male
Occupation	Station pilot Mail delivery
Home	Island of Sodor
Nationality	Sudric

Percy the Small Engine is a fictional anthropomorphised green saddle tank engine who originated from the Railway Series, debuting in 1950. He has a 0-4-0 wheel arrangement and is the number 6 engine on the North Western Railway, the Fat Controller's railway on the Island of Sodor. He is best known for appearing as a primary character in the television adaptation Thomas & Friends as the best friend of Thomas the Tank Engine, later serving the same role in the preschool reboot Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go.

Biography

The Railway Series

Percy would make his debut in the 1950 book Troublesome Engines, and would later be the titular main character of the 1956 book Percy the Small Engine. In the book, Percy is initially a troublesome engine; playing pranks on Gordon and James, but is matured by the end of the installment. He was built by the Avonside Engine Company, although it is unknown which specific model he is based on nor who designed him.

In the story "Trouble in the Shed", the Fat Controller purchases and names Percy after three of his other engines, Henry, Gordon and James, go on strike and refuse to leave their sheds. He initially ran Thomas' branch line on the Ffarquhar Branch Line before transferring to being a station pilot at the big station.

Thomas & Friends

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2023)

Percy is best known for his major appearance as a deuteragonist and Thomas' best friend in the Thomas & Friends television series, making his first appearance in the series 1 episode "Trouble in the Shed" in the same manner as in the Troublesome Engines book. Throughout the series, he is consistently known for pulling the nighttime mail train.

In 2014, Percy's voice actor in the American dub, Martin Sherman, left due to a pay dispute with HIT Entertainment.

All Engines Go

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2023)

Percy is a recurring main character in the 2021 reboot series, Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go. Percy is portrayed as one of the younger characters, often acting shy and nervous.

Model replicas

In 2007–2008, the Magic Flyer roller coaster ride at the Whistlestop Park area of the Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park was rethemed as "Percy's Railway", and featured Percy and some Troublesome Trucks. The ride would keep this theme until it was closed in 2010 and rethemed again in 2011.

Strasburg Rail Road, in the United States, announced the introduction of a Percy replica for the American Day Out with Thomas events on September 13, 2014.

The Japanese Ōigawa Railway's locomotives include five characters from the Thomas & Friends series: Thomas the Tank Engine, Hiro, Percy, James, and Rusty. The locomotives are based at Shin-Kanaya Station. A model of Percy and other Thomas & Friends characters is available at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, and at the East Anglian Railway Museum.

References

Gooch, Niall (14 May 2020). "The pre-modern idyll of Thomas the Tank Engine". UnHerd. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
Woolf, Nicky (2014-07-22). "Voice of Thomas the Tank Engine quits over contract dispute: 'I feel so bullied'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
"Magic Mountain kiddie-coaster makeover". (Percy's Railway arrives at Six Flags, Valencia). Los Angeles Times. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
MacDonald, Brady (25 November 2010). "Six Flags amusement parks prepare for thematic makeovers". LA Times. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
"Percy's Railway Gets A New Name At Six Flags Magic Mountain". The Coaster Guy. 12 March 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
"Percy joins Thomas at Strasburg Rail Road | Trains Magazine". Trains. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
Imada, Kaila (1 May 2023). "You can now ride a real Thomas the Tank Engine train in Japan". Time Out Tokyo. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
"Family fun as Thomas and Percy visit railway centre". Bucks Herald. 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
"Thomas and friends set to steam back into railway museum as popular event returns". Halstead Gazette. 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2025-01-19.

Primary sources

In the text, these references are preceded by a double dagger (‡):

Awdry, Rev. W.; Awdry, George (1987). The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (PDF). London: Kaye & Ward. p. 132. ISBN 0-434-92762-7.
Rev. W. Awdry (September 1956). Percy the Small Engine. Edmund Ward. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
Sibley, Brian (2015-07-17). The Thomas the Tank Engine Man: The life of Reverend W Awdry. Lion Books. pp. 211–212. ISBN 978-0-7459-7028-8.
Awdry, Wilbert (1989) . Troublesome Engines (1st ed.). London: William Heinemann Limited. pp. 40–46. ISBN 0-434-92782-1.
Awdry, Wilbert (1965). Percy the Small Engine (3rd impression ed.). London: Kaye & Ward Limited (published 1974). ISBN 0-7182-0010-1.

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Illustrators	C. Reginald Dalby John T. Kenney Peter and Gunvor Edwards Clive Spong
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Films and specials	Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000) Calling All Engines! (2005) The Great Discovery (2008) Hero of the Rails (2009) Misty Island Rescue (2010) Day of the Diesels (2011) Blue Mountain Mystery (2012) King of the Railway (2013) Tale of the Brave (2014) The Adventure Begins (2015) Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (2015) The Great Race (2016) Journey Beyond Sodor (2017) Big World, Big Adventures! (2018)
Production	Voice actors
Merchandise	Pictureback books
Experiences	Day Out with Thomas Thomas Land at Drayton Manor Thomas Land at Fuji-Q Highland
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