Percy

Percy is a Great Western Avonside saddle tank engine who works on the Ffarquhar Branch Line.

Percy
Basis:	GWR Avonside 0-4-0ST with Class 1361 bunker
Designer:	Avonside Engine Company
Builder:	Avonside Engine Company
Built:	1897
Arrived on Sodor:	June 1934
Number:	6

Bio

Percy was built by the Avonside Engine Company on the Great Western Railway. He was brought to Sodor to help out with shunting after Gordon, Henry and James went on strike. He worked Thomas's Branch during that period, and soon became very close friends with Thomas. Afterwards, he worked as station pilot at Tidmouth until 1955 when Duck arrived and Percy went to work on the building of Knapford Harbour. He also had his infamous race with Harold the Helicopter and helped get some children home during bad weather. He still works on Thomas' Branch, usually handling the goods trains on the line with The Truck, but also does maintenance work around Sodor, and occasionally gets jobs on the Main Line. He also seems to carry on a rivalry with James.

Basis

Percy is based on the Avonside 0-4-0ST, No. 5340 'Trojan' but with a class 1361 bunker and Hunslet parts

Livery

Percy is painted in NWR green with red lining and the number '6' on his cab with a red border and builder's plates.

Persona

He is a cheeky little engine with no desire for adventure in the big world outside. He is always keen to oblige, a fact of which the other engines are apt to take advantage.

Appearances

Adventures on Rails

• Season 11 - Dirty Objects, Old Iron, Nix the Loaned Engine, Nix and the Troublesome Boys (cameo), Edward Returns, and Duck the Great Western Engine.
• Season 12 - Diesel Does it Again (non-speaking role), David's Restoration, Bowled Out (cameo), Percy's Important Job, Dirty Percy, A Surprise for Percy, and Freedom at Last!.
• Season 13 - Tenders for Henry (cameo), Enterprising Engines Part 2, New Friends, Old Enemies (non-speaking role) and Paxton and Norman.
• Season 14 - Edward to the Rescue (deleted scene), Nix and the Flying Kipper, Gordon Takes a Tumble, Dirty Tricks, Something Fishy and Ghost Train.
• Season 15 - Percy and the Brake Van, The Strawberry Special, Thomas' Christmas Party, Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree and The Fireworks Display.
• Season 16 - Dodger and the Avalanche, Edward and Rocky (non-speaking role), New Challenges, Thomas and the Great Railway Show Part 1 (non-speaking role), Faithful Coaches (non-speaking role) and Henry and the Express.
• Season 17 - Sir Topham Hatt's New Car, The Three Little Engines Part 1, The Three Little Engines Part 2, The Three Little Engines Part 3, The Football Special, The Drought (non-speaking role), Best Dressed Engine, and Three Cheers for Thomas!
• Season 18 - Night Bombing, Toby and the Flood, Thomas and the Hurricane, Percy's Big Mistake, Thomas, Percy and the Mail Train, James and Percy, Percy and James' Accident and James Goes Foreign.
• Season 19 - Rescue Mission, Most Beautiful Station, Diesel Shunters, Flying Objects (cameo) and Stepney's Visit.
• Season 20 - Twin Trouble, The Special Delivery, Sir Topham Hatt's Birthday Present, Underappreciated (mentioned), Mavis and the Thieves, Percy and the Storm, An Ordinary Day on Edward's Branch Line, Diesel Dream, Terence Takes a Swim and Ceremonium.

Shorts

• James and Percy
• The Legend of the Ghost Train
• The End of the North Western Railway
• The Legend of the Gold Train
• Saving the Mountain Engines
• That's What Friends Are for
• Work and Play
• Home Sweet Home
• Best Engines Ever
• You Lucky Engine
• Visiting Engines

The New Adventures on Rails

• Volume one - Signals Crossed, The Fire (mentioned), Too Many Trucks, Nose-diving, The Monster of Brendam, Down at the Station, Emily and Molly, Christmas with Friends, and Thomas's Snowplough.
• Volume two - Taking Toby to the Works (mentioned), Percy and the Mud, Trevor's Visit, The Trouble with Sheep (does not speak), Snow Rescue (does not speak), Quarantine at Ffarquhar, Percy and the Left Luggage, and Christmas Help.
• Volume three - The Back of the Train, Banker Engine, Pilot Engines, Thomas in Charge, The Milk and the Post, The Hose, Responsibilities, and The Christmas Wall.
• Volume four - Ryan Helps Out (mentioned), The Bridge, Edward and the Special Train, Thomas and the Storyteller, Market Day, Percy's New Dome, Percy and the Special Truck, The Trouble with the Hay.

Sodor Adventure Rewrites

• Season 1 - James Strikes Out and Middle Engine

The Many Adventures on the Island of Sodor

• Season 1 - Double Diesel Trouble, A Bad Day for James, Daisy the Green-Eyed Railcar (cameo), James and the Railway Inspector, The "Special" Visitors, The Joke's on Them (cameo), One of the Family (does not speak), Bertie Rides the Rails (mentioned), Brake Van Bother (cameo), Toby Gets Tough (cameo), Terence, Max and Monty, Old Engine, New Changes (cameo), Franklin the Forklift (does not speak), and Franklin All Around Sodor
• Season 2 - BoCo’s Boxcab Bother (cameo), Rosie Takes Over, Daisy Does it All (does not speak), Henry Knows Best, Edward’s Escapade (cameo), Second Rate Engines, Mother Mavis, Harold in Space, Diesel's Good Deed (cameo), True or False? (cameo), Max and Monty's Wasteful Day (cameo), Slow and Steady, Paint the Town Red (does not speak), and All for Thomas

Specials:

• Thomas' Wonderful Life

Sudrian Stories

• Season 1 - Steamie Stakeout (cameo), Thunder Strikes, Which Way? (cameo), and A Cousin's "Love" (cameo)
• Season 2 - Diesel's Redemption (cameo), Double Trouble, Hank's Hero (cameo), James and Daisy, Alyssa (mentioned), and Alaric’s Secret (mentioned)

Specials:

• Saving Diesel
• Sodor’s Final Frontier

Lukeillie's Series

• Season 1 - Ask Cranky Day, Bad Luck Emily, and Percy's Mail Problems
• Season 2 - Double Crane Trouble (does not speak), Saving Bulstrode (mentioned), Luke's Trip to Misty Island (cameo), A New Diesel, Diesel of Change, Famous Little Engine, Philip Gets Lost, and Billy and Charlie
• Season 3 - Diesel 10 is Back!, Emily's Misadventure
• Specials - Attack of the Philips

PH's Railway Videos Series 1

• Series 1 - Bill and Ben's Trick and Gordon & The Sinkhole (cameo)

Thomas And The Engines

• Season 1 - Smells Like Steam Spirit and Mail Fail

Tales of Sodor

• Series 1 - Bulleid the Leader, Royals

He will appear in more episodes.

Gallery

Percy covered in chocolate.

Percy in CGI

CGI promo