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There have been several International Characters that have appeared in episodes and specials taking place away from Sodor. Many of these were recoloured variants of existing characters; most never spoke.

Tank Engines

The Maroon Tank Engine(s)

The Maroon Tank Engine(s)
Background Information
First appearance	Big World! Big Adventures (T&F) (cameo) Thomas and the Elephants (SFS) (cameo) Ghost of the Mongolian Railway (IFATW)
Last appearance	Thomas Makes a Mistake (T&F) (cameo) Thomas and the Elephants (SFS) (cameo)
Overview
Country	England (built) Brazil Tanzania India Mongolia
Technical Details
Basis	GWR 1400 Class
Gauge	4'8½" (1,435 mm; standard gauge)
Power type	Steam
Vehicle	Locomotive
Type	Auto tank engine
Fuel type	Coal
Wheels	6
Top speed	80 mph
Designer(s)	Charles B. Collett
Builder(s)	GWR Swindon Works
Railway	Brazilian Railway East African Railway Indian Railways Mongolian Railway
Owner(s)	Charubala (one)

The Maroon Tank Engine(s) are engines that have appeared in multiple locations. They have appeared in the background when Thomas and Nia arrive in Rio de Janeiro and when the Fat Controller is looking for Thomas at Dar es Salaam Docks. They have also appeared in India.

Basis

The dark red tank engine is based on a Great Western Railway's 14XX Locomotive due to being a reskin of Oliver.

Basis

Livery

These engines are painted dark red with yellow lining.

The Purple Tank Engine

The Purple Tank Engine
Background Information
First appearance	Thomas and the Elephant (cameo; International Friends Near and Far)
Overview
Country	India
Technical Details
Basis	GWR 1400 Class
Gauge	4'8½" (1,435 mm; standard gauge)
Power type	Steam
Vehicle	Locomotive
Type	Auto tank engine
Fuel type	Coal
Wheels	6
Top speed	80 mph
Designer(s)	Charles B. Collett
Builder(s)	GWR Swindon Works

The Purple Tank Engine is an engine who appears pulling a passenger train to Varkala Station when Thomas was visiting India.

Basis

This engine is a reskin of Oliver and is therefore a GWR Class 14xx locomotive.

Basis

Livery

This engine is painted purple with yellow lining.

The Brown Tank Engine

The Brown Tank Engine
Background Information
First appearance	Thomas and the Elephant (cameo; International Friends Near and Far)
Overview
Country	India
Technical Details
Basis	GWR 1400 Class
Gauge	4'8½" (1,435 mm; standard gauge)
Power type	Steam
Vehicle	Locomotive
Type	Auto tank engine
Fuel type	Coal
Wheels	6
Top speed	80 mph
Designer(s)	Charles B. Collett
Builder(s)	GWR Swindon Works

The Brown Red Tank Engine is an engine that appears in the background in India shunting coaches passing by into Varkala Station when Thomas was visiting Ashima. It was a reskin of Oliver.

Basis

The brown tank engines is based on a Great Western Railway 14XX Locomotive due to being a reskin of Oliver.

Basis

Livery

This engine is painted brown.

The Other Purple Tank Engine

The Other Purple Tank Engine
Background Information
Creator(s)	Jacobacranmer
Overview
Country	The Mainland
Technical Details
Basis	LMS Ivatt Class 2MT Tank
Power type	Steam
Type	Mixed-traffic tank engine
Fuel type	Coal
Configuration	2-6-2T
Wheels	10
Designer(s)	H. George Ivatt
Builder(s)	LMS Crewe Works
Year built	1946 or 1947

The Other Purple Tank Engine is a tank engine from The Mainland.

Basis

The other purple tank engine is based on an LMS Ivatt Class 2MT tank engine developed for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Unlike its basis, the tank engine lacks a sand dome. Arthur is also a member of this class.

Livery

The other purple tank engine is painted purple with aqua lining. It also has aqua bufferbeams and piston rods.

The Green Tank Engine

The Green Tank Engine
Background Information
Creator(s)	Jacobacranmer
Overview
Gender	Male ♂
Country	The Mainland
Technical Details
Basis	GER Class A55 "Decapod"
Gauge	4'8½" (1,435 mm; standard gauge)
Power type	Steam
Vehicle	Locomotive
Type	Well tank engine
Fuel type	Coal
Configuration	0-10-0WT
Wheels	10
Top speed	55 mph
Designer(s)	James Holden
Builder(s)	GER Stratford Works
Year built	1902

The Green Tank Engine is a tank engine from The Mainland.

Basis

The Green Tank Engine is based on the GER Class A55 "Decapod", an experimental tank engine named so for its ten driving wheels. It was designed to prove that steam locomotives could compete with emerging electric locomotives. It achieved its goal on 26th April 1903, during stormy weather. It never entered regular service and was rebuilt to an 0-8-0 tender engine in 1906, being assigned to haul coal trains for GER's March district, remaining the only eight-coupled steam locomotive to work on GER. It was later scrapped in 1913 due to being non-standard.

Hurricane's basis

Livery

The green tank engine is painted bright green with pink lining and wheels.

Tender Engines

The Brown Tender Engine(s)

The Brown Tender Engine(s)
Overview
Country	Mauritania India Brazil
Technical Details
Basis	FR 21/K2 class
Gauge	4'8½" (1,435 mm; standard gauge)
Power type	Steam
Vehicle	Locomotive
Fuel type	Coal
Configuration	4-4-0
Wheels	14
Top speed	80 mph
Designer(s)	Sharp, Stewart and Co.
Builder(s)	Atlas Works
Railway	Mauritania Railway

The Brown Tender Engines are engines seen in the background of various International locations. One was first seen in Mauritania when it shunted some trucks behind Thomas for him to take to Dar Es Salaam. One was seen in India, pulling trucks through Varkala Railway Station. Another was seen pulling trucks in Brazil when Thomas met Gustavo. The engines are recolours of Edward.

Basis

The tan tender engine is based on a heavily modified Sharp, Stewart and Co. "Larger Seagull" K2 class due to being a reskin of Edward.

Basis

A Fowler tender

Livery

The engines are painted light brown.

The Blue Tender Engine

The Blue Tender Engine
Background Information
Creator(s)	Jacobacranmer
Overview
Gender	Female ♀
Country	The Mainland
Technical Details
Basis	SR West Country class
Gauge	4'8½" (1,435 mm; standard gauge)
Power type	Steam
Configuration	4-6-2
Wheels	18
Top speed	100 mph
Designer(s)	Oliver V.S. Bulleid
Builder(s)	SR Eastleigh or Brighton Works
Year built	1945-1951

The Blue Tender Engine is a tender engine from The Mainland.

Basis

The Blue Tender Engine is based on the Southern Railway "West Country" class, a class of 4-6-2 tender locomotive designed by Oliver Bulleid and built between 1945 to 1951. These engines were used as mixed-traffic locomotives, and were used for a wide variety of jobs. They were smaller versions of the earlier Merchant Navy class. Ten unrebuilt members of the class have been preserved, one of them, Blackmoor Vale on the Bluebell Railway, and another, Winston Churchill at the National Railway Museum. One preserved member of the class, Swanage, appeared in Thomas and the U.K. Trip when Gacaphin and Mukku were visiting several heritage railways. Alongside their regular duties, the class was also known for pulling several famous express trains, such as the Golden Arrow and the Atlantic Coast Express.

While The Blue Tender Engine is modelled off the unrebuilt version of the locomotive, her tender design is based on the one used for the rebuilt version. Her wheels are also different, with her driving wheels being the same design as Hiro’s, and her smaller wheels are filled with no spokes.

Livery

This engine is painted

The Grey Tender Engine(s)

The Grey Tender Engine(s)
Background Information
First appearance	Thomas and the Elephant (cameo; International Friends Near and Far)
Overview
Country	Senegal Kenya Tanzania Brazil India China
Technical Details
Basis	LMS Stanier Class 5MT "Black Five"
Gauge	4'8½" (1,435 mm; standard gauge)
Power type	Steam
Vehicle	Locomotive
Fuel type	Coal
Configuration	4-6-0
Wheels	16
Top speed	90 mph
Designer(s)	Sir William Stanier

The Grey Tender Engines are engines that appear in the background when at Dar es Salaam Docks as well as when Thomas meets Nia. Another is also seen when Thomas and Nia arrived in Rio de Janeiro and another one was briefly seen in India pulling a passenger train that later gave trouble for Thomas when it ran over a delivery of coconuts for the main station. One of the engines were also seen in China shunting in the sheds' shunting yard and later helping rerail a flatbed. These engines are reskins of Henry, the one in India shares the same whistle with Ferdinand.

Basis

Due to being reskins of Henry, the grey tender engines are based on a London, Midland & Scottish Railway's "Black Five".

Basis

Livery

The grey tender engines are painted blue-grey with yellow and black lining, dark grey boiler bands, dark grey footplates, and yellow wheels.

The Purple Tender Engine

The Purple Tender Engine
Background Information
First appearance	Thomas and the Elephant (cameo; International Friends Near and Far)
Overview
Country	India
Technical Details
Basis	LMS Stanier Class 5MT "Black Five"
Gauge	4'8½" (1,435 mm; standard gauge)
Power type	Steam
Vehicle	Locomotive
Type	Mixed-traffic tender engine
Fuel type	Coal
Configuration	4-6-0
Wheels	16
Top speed	90 mph
Designer(s)	Sir William Stanier

The Purple Tender Engine was an engine who appeared pulling a goods train when Shankar was bringing Thomas trucks during his visit to India. This engine is also a reskin of Henry.

Basis

Due to being a reskin of Henry, the purple tender engine is based on a London, Midland & Scottish Railway's "Black Five".

Basis

Livery

The purple tender engine is painted purple with tan lining. It has a brown top feed, a grey running board and steam pipes, and two separate tan rectangles on its tender.

Diesel Engines

The Blue and Orange Diesel Shunter(s)

The Blue and Orange Diesel Shunter(s)
Background Information
First appearance	Thomas and the Elephant (cameo; International Friends Near and Far)
Overview
Country	Brazil India
Technical Details
Basis	BR Class 08
Gauge	4'8½" (1,435 mm; standard gauge)
Power type	diesel-electric
Fuel type	Diesel
Configuration	0-6-0DE
Wheels	6
Top speed	20 mph
Year built	1952-1957

The Blue and Orange Diesel Shunters are engines that work in Rio de Janeiro and India. One of them appears in the background shunting trucks when Thomas and Nia arrive at the docks, and another was later seen in the shunting yards in India. They were a reskin of one of the Mainland Diesels.

Basis

Due to being a reskin of one of the Mainland Diesels, they are based on the BR Class 08. Diesel, 'Arry and Bert, Splatter and Dodge, Paxton, Sidney, and Rose are also based off of this engine.

Basis

Livery

The Shunters are painted blue and orange with yellow lining and silver bars and steps. Their front also has black and yellow hazard stripes, with a red headlamp and wheels.

Trivia

• The diesel's livery is based upon the livery the WDM-3A diesels based at Gooty depot in India wore.

The Chinese Diesel Shunter

The Chinese Diesel Shunter
Background Information
First appearance	Chinese New Year (cameo; International Friends Near and Far)
Overview
Country	China
Technical Details
Basis	BR Class 08
Gauge	4'8½" (1,435 mm; standard gauge)
Power type	diesel-electric
Fuel type	Diesel
Configuration	0-6-0DE
Wheels	6
Top speed	20 mph
Year built	1952-1957

The Chinese Diesel Shunter was an engine that appears in the foreground when Thomas and Yong Bao are talking about the Chinese New Year. It interrupts Yong Bao with its horn and engine, making it difficult for Thomas to understand what Yong Bao is saying. This engine was a reskin of one of the Mainland Diesels.

Basis

Due to being a reskin of a Mainland Diesel, it is based on the BR Class 08. Diesel, 'Arry and Bert, Splatter and Dodge, Paxton, Sidney, and Rose are also based off of this engine.

Basis

Livery

The Chinese Diesel Shunter is painted lime with dark green lining and hazard stripes.

Cranes

The Chinese Breakdown Cranes

The Chinese Breakdown Cranes
Background Information
First appearance	Thomas and the Water Wheel (male one only; International Friends Near and Far)
Creator(s)	Andrew Brenner
Overview
Country	China
Technical Details
Basis	Cowans Sheldon 30 ton breakdown cranes
Vehicle	Railway cranes
Type	Breakdown cranes
Wheels	8 each
Designer(s)	Cowans, Sheldon & Co.
Builder(s)	St Nicholas Engine & Iron Works
Year built	1906

The Chinese Breakdown Cranes are a pair of cranes that help put Nia back on the rails after she had derailed when she was in China. During Thomas' later visit to China, the male crane had a close encounter with a runaway waterwheel built from bamboo; he inadvertently caught the wheel and threw it across the countryside. They were modifications of Jerome and Judy, with newly modelled faces, different liveries, and their nameplates removed.

Basis

The Chinese Breakdown Cranes are based on a Cowans Sheldon 30 ton breakdown crane. Jerome and Judy are also based off of this crane, which are the cranes on the Breakdown Train.

Basis

Livery

The cranes are painted green with yellow hazard stripes.

Trivia

• The male crane's face is modified from the Troublesome Trucks.

The Indian Breakdown Cranes

The Indian Breakdown Cranes
Background Information
First appearance	Thomas and the Elephant (do not speak; International Friends Near and Far)
Creator(s)	Becky Overton
Overview
Country	India
Technical Details
Basis	Cowans Sheldon 30 ton breakdown cranes
Vehicle	Railway cranes
Type	Breakdown cranes
Wheels	8 each
Designer(s)	Cowans, Sheldon & Co.
Builder(s)	St Nicholas Engine & Iron Works
Year built	1906

The Indian Breakdown Cranes are a pair of cranes that Rajiv collected to rescue Thomas.

Basis

The Indian Breakdown Cranes are based on a Cowans Sheldon 30 ton breakdown crane. Judy and Jerome are also based off of this crane, which are the cranes on the Breakdown Train.

Basis

Livery

The cranes are painted bright yellow, with red and white hazard stripes pained on the bottoms of their cabin frames. Their chassis and flatbed trucks are painted dark green-grey.

Trivia

• Though their faces were unseen in the episode, a promotional picture shows one of the cranes appears to have a smaller version of Merrick's face.

The Japanese Crane

The Japanese Crane
Background Information
First appearance	Rebecca and the Brat (SFS)
Creator(s)	KnapfordFan23
Overview
Country	Japan

The Japanese Crane is a crane at Tokyo Docks.

The French Crane

The French Crane
Background Information
First appearance	Taking Back Sodor (SFSF)
Creator(s)	KnapfordFan23
Overview
Country	France

The French Crane is a crane in France.

International Characters

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Red Characters

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North Western Railway	Locomotives	Arthur | Dawson | Dustin | Glynn | Harvey | James | Norman | Rosie | Salty | Victor | Winston
	Rolling Stock	Rocky | Slip Coaches | Sophia
	Non-Rail Characters	Bertie | Bulgy | Buster | Caroline | Elizabeth | Flynn | Jack | Max and Monty | The Horrid Lorries
	Formerly	Dexter | Isabel and Dulcie
Skarloey Railway	Locomotives	Ivo Hugh | Rheneas | Skarloey
	Rolling Stock	Red Coaches | Talyllyn Railway Coaches
	Non-Rail Characters	Merrick
Arlesdale Railway	Locomotives	Mike
Crystal Island	Locomotives	Garnet | Ruby | Rutile
Keystone Railway	Locomotives	Red Diamond | Red Imperial Topaz | Red Pearl | Ruby (KR) | Ruby Aura Quartz | Ruby Zoisite
The Mainland	Locomotives	Sixteen | The Flying Thistle | The Mainland Diesels | Ulli
USA	Locomotives	Natalie
Brazil	Locomotives	The Dark Red Tank Engine(s)
	Formerly	Cassia
Denmark	Locomotives	Emil
China	Locomotives	Yong Bao
Tanzania	Locomotives	Kwaku | The Dark Red Tank Engine(s)
	Non-Rail Characters	Kobe
Egypt	Locomotives	Delilah
	Rolling Stock	Alexandria
Belgium	Locomotives	Axel

Black Characters

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North Western Railway	Locomotives	Diesel | Donald | Douglas | Dylan | Hiro | Marklin | Mavis | Rose
	Rolling Stock	Hector
	Non-Rail Characters	Demolition Derby Cars | Nelson
Arlesdale Railway	Locomotives	Blister I and Blister II
Crystal Island	Rolling Stock	Onyx
Keystone Railway	Locomotives	Meteorite | Onyx (Keystone Railway)
The Mainland	Locomotives	The Class 07 | The Class 08 | Jinty and Pug | The Other Class 08
Japan	Locomotives	Haiku | Hiro
Mexico	Locomotives	Carlos
China	Locomotives	Jing-Yi

Green Characters

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Yellow Characters

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North Western Railway	Locomotives	'Arry and Bert | Bill and Ben | Flora | Jordyn | Lily | Logan | Marie | Molly | Philip | Pip and Emma | Rebecca | Stephen | The Ballast Spreader
	Non-Rail Characters	Butch | Byron | Captain | Carly | Darcy | Demolition Derby Cars | Isobella | Reg | Tiger Moth
	Formerly	Algy | Victor
Skarloey Railway	Locomotives	Duncan | Proteus
Arlesdale Railway	Locomotives	Jock
Crystal Island	Locomotives	Ametrine | Topaz
	Rolling Stock	Citrine | Diamond
Keystone Railway	Locomotives	Citrine (Keystone Railway) | Fire Agate | Yellow Diamond (Keystone Railway) | Yellow Pearl (Keystone Railway) | Yellow Sapphire (Keystone Railway)
The Mainland	Locomotives	The Horse and Cart
Other Railways	Locomotives	Raul | Tamika
	Rolling Stock	The Indian Breakdown Train
	Non Rail Characters	Ace

Purple Characters

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Sudrian Crystal Railway	Locomotives	Alex | Amethyst | Ametrine | Bismuth | Charlie | Lilith | Matthew | Olivia | Rosie | Rudy | Ryan | Splatter | Wilhemina
	Rolling Stock	Opal | Sugilite
	Non Rail Characters	Lorry 5
Culdee Fell Railway	Locomotives	Alaric | Culdee | Eric | Ernest | Godred | Lord Harry/No. 6/Patrick | Shane Dooiney | Wilfred
Keystone Railway	Locomotives	Amethyst (Keystone Railway) | Aubergine Pearl | Corundum | Dragon Breath Opal | Fuchsia Sapphire | Iolite | Mookaite | Mystic Quartz | Mystic Topaz | Opal (Keystone Railway) | Purple Sapphire | Rainbow Sapphire | Sugilite (Keystone Railway) | Winza
The Mainland	Locomotives	Hyacinth
Germany	Locomotives	Analise
Greece	Locomotives	Sofia
United States	Locomotives	Jasmine | Lady
Egypt	Locomotives	Prudence
Tanzania	Locomotives	Chinansa

Orange Characters

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North Western Railway	Locomotives	Billy | Damian | Den | Marion | Murdoch | Nia
	Rolling Stock	Fred Pelhay | Hannah | S.C. Ruffey
	Non-Rail Characters	Elizabeth | Ned | Terence
Skarloey Railway	Locomotives	Rusty
	Non-Rail Characters	Owen | Thumper
Culdee Fell Railway	Rolling Stock	Catherine
Crystal Island	Rolling Stock	Jasper | Sardonyx
Keystone Railway	Locomotives	Imperial Topaz | Poppy | Sardonyx | Spessartine
The Mainland	Locomotives	Novelty
Other Railways	Locomotives	The Chinese Engine
	Rolling Stock	Beppe
	Non-Rail Characters	Cassia | Stefano

Grey Characters

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North Western Railway	Locomotives	Den | Dennis | Hugo | Merlin | Spencer | Splatter and Dodge
	Rolling Stock	S.C. Ruffey | The Spiteful Brake Van | Toad | Troublesome Trucks
	Non-Rail Characters	Big Mickey
Skarloey Railway	Locomotives	Freddie
Arlesdale Railway	Locomotives	Frank
Keystone Railway	Locomotives	Angel
The Mainland	Locomotives	1013
Other Railways	Locomotives	Beau | The Brazilian Tank Engine | The Grey Tender Engine | Vinnie

White Characters

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North Western Railway	Locomotives	Matthew | Stanley
	Rolling Stock	Autumn and Jessica
	Non-Rail Characters	Bulstrode | Jeremy | Harold
Skarloey Railway	Locomotives	Freddie
Crystal Island	Locomotives	Pearl
	Rolling Stock	White
Keystone Railway	Locomotives	White Diamond | White Pearl
Other Railways	Locomotives	Étienne | Zane
	Non Rail Characters	Emerson | Ester | Isla

Blue Characters

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Brown Characters

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North Western Railway	Locomotives	Diesel 10 | Stafford | Stepney | Theo | Toby
	Rolling Stock	Alice and Mirabel | Annie and Clarabel | Henrietta | Isabel and Dulcie | Old Slow Coach | S.C. Ruffey
	Non-Rail Characters	Demolition Derby Cars | Oliver | Patrick
Skarloey Railway	Locomotives	Atlas | Bertram | Duke
Crystal Island	Locomotives	Padparadscha
	Rolling Stock	Smoky
Keystone Railway	Locomotives	Smoky Quartz (Keystone Railway)
The Mainland	Locomotives	Boxhill | Hurricane
Other Railways	Locomotives	Shankar | The Tan Tender Engine

Characters with 0-4-0 Wheel Arrangements

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Characters with 0-6-0 Wheel Arrangements

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Africa

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Locomotives	Egypt	Currently	Delilah | Prudence
	Kenya	Currently	The Grey Tender Engine
		Formerly	Nia
	Mauritania	Currently	The Brown Tender Engine
	Senegal	Currently	The Grey Tender Engine
	Tanzania	Currently	Kwaku | The Grey Tender Engine | The Red Tank Engine | Zane
Rolling Stock	Egypt		Alexandria
Non Rail Vehicles	Tanzania		Kobe
People	Egypt		Mr. Osiris
Locations	Egypt		The Egyptian Station | Ramses Railway Station | Sidi Gaber Railway Station | The Sahara | Egyptian Shunting Yard
	Kenya		Nia's Old Shed
	Mauritania		The Mauritanian Station | The Sahara
	Niger		The Sahara
	Senegal		Dakar Docks
	Tanzania		Dar es Salaam Docks
Countries			Egypt | Kenya | Mauritania | Niger | Senegal | Tanzania

India

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Brazil

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Locomotives	Steam	Gabriela | Raul | The Red Tank Engine | The Grey Tender Engine | The Brazilian Tank Engine | The Brown Tender Engine
	Diesel	Fernando | The Blue and Orange Diesel Shunter
	Electric	Gustavo
Rolling Stock	Coaches	Gustavo's Coaches
Non Rail Vehicles	Cranes	Cassia
	Aircraft	Emerson
People		The Batucada Players
Locations		Guanabara Bay | Rio de Janeiro | Amazon Rainforest | Gustavo's Express Line | The Brazilian Station | The Brazilian Goods Yard