Thomas

 THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE  is the number 1 on the NWR, is painted blue and belongs to Charles Topham Hatt. He was constructed in 1915.

Biography
Thomas was constructed on the LBSC in 1915 and his fellow E2 class tank engines were being shipped out to France for the war. He was meant to be shipped out to France as well but him and his brother, Felix, were mixed up and Thomas was shipped to Sodor and Felix was shipped to France. Sir Topham Hatt I was surprised but kept him on, since he didn't have enough money to send him back. After D199's crash, Thomas gained his branch line and worked on the railway for many decades. In 1920, he met Percy, the number 6, and they became close friends very quickly. In the same year he accidentally assisted Alfred, an LNER B12, in the attempted homicide of Gordon and Henry. Alfred asked for explosive vans that he needed to take to Killdane. The explosives were actually driven at high speeds towards NWR 3 and 4. He was luckily switched onto a siding, where the vans exploded and he was killed. His life as a steam locomotive was very standard up until World War 2. His long time friends, Denver, Radcliff and Sigmund were blown up in bombing raids and his other friend, Gator, was taken prisoner of war in 1942. When Hitler Committed suicide and Germany surrendered, Gator was released and their friendship flourished more than before. He was a good engine up until 1960, when he crashed into a station masters house. After the incident, he was met by Reverend Wilbert Awdry and asked if he wouldn't mind if his stories were turned into children's books. He bubbly responded a hearty yes and Topham III agreed. After the abdication of Topham III and the absence of Topham IV while he was in Iraq, the railway was ran by the Sudrian Government, who caused many infamous crashes that feature in the children's television show by Britt Alcroft, like when Gordon went through a building wall. Once Topham IV returned, he mentioned Daniel Anderson to Thomas and in 2007, they were introduced.

He helps Daniel Anderson back to Tidmouth after the Death of Flying Scotsman. He doesn't do much in series 1 until he carries Lionel Poole to the spot where he snipes P. T. Boomer IV and Johan Straus. He attended Topham's funeral.

Appearances

 * Episode 1: The Beginning
 * Episode 2: Aroused Suspicions
 * Episode 5: The Breakout
 * Episode 9: Back In My Day (Flashback)
 * Episode 10: Back on Topham
 * S2 E1: Connection Through Separation
 * S2 E3: Moving On Pt 1 (flashback)
 * S2 E6: The Great Train Robbery
 * S2 E8: Faces From My Past (flashback)

Trivia

 * He only just made it into Episode 1, for half way through writing it RDS only remembered it was a Thomas series after the scene when Daniel comes into his house