Diesel 10 is a large diesel who usually lives at the Dieselworks
Bio
Adventures on Rails
It is assumed he arrived around 1962 on Sodor. He usually is kept busy at the Dieselworks shunting, and picking up parts.
Appearences
Adventures on Rails
- Season 12- Project 11001.
- Season 13- New Friends, Old Enemies and Paxton and Norman.
- Season 14- Paxton and the Blue Mountain Quarry, and James and Paxton (mentioned).
Specials:
- British vs. Americans (Day of the Diesels stock footage only)
- Percy & Old Slow Coach
- Thomas, his Friends, and the Secert Island
- The End of Sodor
- The Case of the Missing Engines
Persona
Diesel 10 is an evil, conniving, bullying, and psychotic monster. He absolutely despises steam engines, and would call them taunting names like "puffball" and "teapot". He is Sodor's strongest but not quite largest Diesel, his power being enforced by his slightly malfunctioning claw, Pinchy. He can use this deftly, and is even able to use it to make a sculpture. All engines, steam and diesel alike, fear and respect him.
Despite his aggressiveness, he will help on occasion since Sir Topham Hatt brought him back, but only when it suits his personal interest. He can have a caring side, but he very rarely shows it.
Trivia
- According to The Real Lives of Thomas the Tank Engine, Diesel 10's hydraulic claw, Pinchy, is an illegal modification. Among other reasons, it makes him too tall for the British loading gauge.
- In an original version of the Thomas and the Magic Railroad script, Pinchy was going to be concealed beneath Diesel 10's roof. This is kept in the book, Diesel 10 Means Trouble.