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| Percy the Small Engine | |
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| The Railway Series/Thomas & Friends/Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go character | |
 Model of Percy at the Oigawa Railway | |
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| Created by | Wilbert Awdry |
| Designed by | C. Reginald Dalby |
| Voiced by | UK: Keith Wickham (2009–2015) Nigel Pilkington (2015-2021) Henri Charles (2021-present) US: 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 |
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| Species | Steam locomotive |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | Sudric |
Percy the Small Engine is an anthropomorphised fictional green saddle tank engine who originated from The Railway Series. 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.
Percy in The Railway Series
Percy would make his debut in the 1950 book Troublesome Engines, and would 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.
Percy in Thomas & Friends
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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 Troublesome Engines. Throughout the series, he is consistently known for pulling the nighttime mail train.
In 2014, Percy's voice actor, Martin Sherman, quit due to a pay dispute with HIT Entertainment.
Percy in Thomas and the Magic Railroad
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Percy is a major supporting character in the 2000 film Thomas and the Magic Railroad, in which he is voiced by female actress Linda Ballantyne.
Percy in All Engines Go
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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
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.
Notes
- In a workprint of the film, Percy was voiced by Michael Angelis, who was the narrator for the television series from the third season to the sixteenth season.
References
- 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.
- 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.
- "Full Cast and Crew for Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)" imdb.com. Retrieved May 22, 2005
- 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.
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