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“	Who goes there?! Meaning... who... are... you?!	”
—Beresford when he meets Rosie and Madison, "Journey Beyond Knapford", Season 8

Beresford
Background Information
First appearance	Journey Beyond Sodor (T&F) Journey Beyond Knapford (SFS) Splodge Off Sodor (SFSF)
Last appearance	Thomas and the Royal Engine (T&F) The Sodor Awards (SFS) Anna In Charge (SFSF)
Number of appearances	2 (T&F) 4 (SFS) 3 (SFSF) 9 (total)
Creator(s)	Andrew Brenner Ian McCue
Overview
Name	Beresford
Nicknames	Mr. Crane (by Thomas and Madison)
Gender	Male ♂
Country	England
Affiliation	Thomas
Technical Details
Basis	Stothert & Pitt Rolling Gantry Crane
Power type	Electric
Vehicle	Crane
Type	Gantry crane
Wheels	8
Designer(s)	Stothert & Pitt
Builder(s)	Newark Works
Year built	sometime between 1892 and circa 1989

Beresford is a rolling gantry crane who works at a canal on the Mainland.

Biography

Thomas & Friends

When Thomas travelled to the Mainland, he met Beresford. Beresford stopped Thomas on his way to Bridlington Goods Yard, demanding Thomas to tell him something new, which lead to Beresford singing Who's Thomas?. Thomas tricked him and passed through underneath him. Later on, Beresford picked Thomas up with his hook and helped him to hide from Hurricane and Frankie after escaping from the Steelworks. This ended up with Beresford befriending him. He also appears at the end of the special when Thomas and James pass by making their way back home to Sodor.

Thomas would later meet Beresford again after taking a wrong turn on his way to see the Queen. After a short conversation, Thomas set off with directions from Beresford, but ended up opposite from where Beresford said to go.

Stories From Sodor

Season 8

When Rosie, Madison, Jacob, and Sierra traveled to the Mainland, Beresford stopped them on their way to the Steelworks. Jacob insisted the four move along as they did not have time to talk, much to the disappointment of Beresford, Rosie, and Madison.

Personality

Beresford is usually very lonely having no one to talk to, with engines often passing through with other work. His rather aggressive way of getting to know new engines makes it hard for him to make friends, as shown by him dropping a fishing boat in front of Thomas and slinging him up with his hook in a later encounter. But he is well meaning, though jealous of the freedom engines have to go anywhere.

Basis

Beresford is based on a Stothert & Pitt electric rolling gantry crane. Four examples of this crane type are preserved at the M Shed museum at Prince's Wharf, Bristol. Carter is also based on this crane.

Beresford's Basis

Livery

Beresford is painted dark blue with red and yellow lining and white hazard stripes.

Trivia

• Beresford speaks with a Caribbean accent.
• Beresford is the first character to be voiced by an actor of African descent.

References

Non-rail vehicles

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Watercraft	AC. 3929 | Alyssa | Boats | Bob and Steve | Bulstrode | Captain | Captain Calles' Pirate Ship | Coast Guard | Fishing Boats | Jacqueline | The Jetty | Judith | K 91 | Katherine | Krystyna | Lakesider III | Lucinda | Mail Boats | Old T. | The Queen of Sodor | S12 FH | Skiff | Stefano
Cranes	Big Mickey | Cranky | Colin | Owen | Merrick | Reg | Beresford | Carly | The African Crane | Cranes | A.J.R. No.1 | Ol' Wheezy | Hee-Haw | Happy Hook | Cassia

Blue Characters

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--- No Longer Painted Blue/Relocated/Scrapped

United Kingdom

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