Cranky

Cranky is a dockyard loading crane who works for the Sodor Shipping Co. at Brendam Docks.

Bio

Cranky arrived in Sodor in 1998. When he was still new, he insulted Thomas and Percy by calling them bugs. However after a strong storm and a rather hard pull of the rope by Percy, he has leaned his lesson and has reformed.

The reason why Cranky is so grumpy is because he doesn't get enough sleep at night. He one time let his anger get the best of him and knocked the whole goods shed down at Brendam Docks.

He was involved in the starting of the jet engine out of rage, which pushed Thomas down the line very fast.

Personality

Cranky can often be grumpy mostly because he doesn't get any sleep at night. He works all day and his only company is the seagulls. He is however, considered a hard worker and a valuable member of the Dockside crew. He is often annoyed by the engines and frequently looks down upon them. He says he enjoys teasing them because it makes for good working relationships but don't ask Percy if he agrees. In any case, he does help the engine out on occasion, and as said by Salty, he does have a heart.

Appearances

Adventures on Rails

Season 18 - Disappearing Diesels.

Shorts

Work and Play

The New Adventures on Rails

Volume one - Dirty Sidings, Tenderfirst, Saving Edward, The Trouble with the Enthusiasts, and The Monster of Brendam.
Volume three - James and the Pipes and The Back of the Train.
Volume four - Coughs and Sneezes and Time for a Story.
Volume five - Bird's Eye.

Sodor Adventures

Season 1 - Races, Stuck in the Mud (cameo), Where's BoCo?, The Crashing Kipper, The Wrong Way, Harvey Goes Fishing, Be On Your Guard! (cameo), and Trust Paxton
Season 2 - Fergus the Generator (cameo), Sea Stories, Hiro and the Express, The Loch Ness Monster (cameo), and Independence
Season 3 - Edward and the Poachers, Mavis and the Track Repairs, The Seaside Ghost, Bill, Ben and Derek, and Cold Chaos
Season 4 - Triple Trouble, The Odd One Out, Too Much of a Good Thing, Famous Engines, and The Wrong Sort of Coal
Season 5 - The Big City Engine, Thumper and the Avalanche, Stanley's Branch Line (mentioned), and Samson and Logan
Season 6 - The New Diesel Fuel and Timothy the Ghost Engine