- “People say I'm old-fashioned, but I don't care. The Fat Controller/Sir Topham Hatt says I'm a Useful Engine.”
- ―Edward to Trevor
Edward is an old blue mixed-traffic tender engine who works on the North Western Railway and is the railway's number 2 engine.
He runs his own branch line with BoCo, which travels from Wellsworth to Brendam.
Biography[]
Edward was one of the first engines on the North Western Railway, and has worked on the railway the longest. When Edward first came to Sodor, he would give a young Sir Topham Hatt a ride in an old coach on his birthday. This tradition would continue every year.
By the beginning of the series, Edward was confined to Tidmouth Sheds, to the delight of the other engines, who claimed that he was too old and weak to work. Edward was eventually let out again and proved that what he lacked in strength, he made up for in work by pushing a stubborn Gordon and his heavy goods train up the hill.
When Thomas was fed up with fetching coaches for the big engines, Edward offered Thomas to take his trucks. However, Thomas, having no experience with trucks, was pushed down the hill and diverted into a siding. Later, Edward helped James double-head a passenger train when the splendid red engine was acting out.
For some time afterwards, Edward was getting so old that his parts caused him to clank as he went along, which led to the bigger engines teasing him about his age. Gordon and Henry teased him about when a group of cows caused half of his cattle trucks to break away and derail, but later got their comeuppance when they encountered a cow named Bluebell on a bridge. Later on, Edward saved an old traction engine named Trevor from scrap when he encouraged the Vicar of Wellsworth to buy him.
That same year, James would still talk down to Edward's age and how slow he is. But after he was left running down the Main Line without a driver thanks to two naughty boys who played with his controls, Edward proved himself to be a hero when he brought the inspector and James' fireman to slow him down. James could not thank Edward enough for his heroic actions and the Fat Controller sent Edward to the works to have his worn parts mended as a reward. When Edward came back, everyone was very pleased to see him again.
In 1948
, Edward received his own branch line and had two twin tank engines named Bill and Ben help take trucks from the China Clay Works to Brendam Docks along his line. When the twins were playing tricks on a new diesel named BoCo, Edward put a stop to it and showed BoCo how to handle them. Soon, Edward and Gordon were both talking about branch lines, most to the disapproval of Gordon. That night there was a mishap at Tidmouth, which in favour, Edward's train went first which sent him down the mainline (this was caused when the signalman at Wellsworth was not informed of the delay) and Gordon went down to Brendam.
Some few evenings later, when Edward was taking a passenger train filled with enthusiasts home to Tidmouth, his crank-pin snapped, forcing the driver and fireman to take off his side rods. However, Edward was able to pull the heavy train back to Tidmouth, very late, but with triumph. BoCo looked after Edward's branch line while Edward was sent to the works again for repairs.
When Trevor was to be the main star attraction for the Vicar's garden party, Edward wanted to help but did not know how. His chance came when the Vicar forgot to promote the party by putting up the posters, so he suggested having them put up on his cab and coaches as part of the party's advertisement. His plan worked and so many people came to the party that they raised a lot of money for the children. The Vicar later thanked Edward and his crew for their idea.
Edward has a penchant for telling spooky stories on Halloween that the other engines enjoy. In the fifth series episode Haunted Henry, Edward told Henry that whenever an owl hoots, mist rolls in and when the mist is about, there is a ghost about too. In the sixth series episode Scaredy Engines, he told them a story of a ghost engine that returns to the smelters in search of his lost whistle every Halloween.
In addition to running his branch line, Edward often acts as a banker for other engines up Gordon's Hill to help them when their trains are too heavy. In spite of Edward's great history with the railway and his good relationship with the other engines, his old age makes some engines think that he is unreliable. Gordon would sometimes still tease and talk down about him, even going as far as suggesting that he should "retire". When Percy told his driver about this, who told Sir Topham Hatt, he arranged for Edward to show Stepney how to run the loop line, while Duck did his work. Unfortunately, Duck got stuck on Gordon's Hill when the Troublesome Trucks held him back. When Gordon came behind him, he could not push Duck up the hill. Edward was sent to help the double train up and when they arrived at Knapford Station, the Fat Controller rebuked Gordon for his horrible comments about Edward. Gordon apologized to Edward the following day and from then on, he never suggested him "retiring".
Since then, Edward's skill as a banker is always valued among Gordon and the others, as seen in Edward the Great and You Can Do it, Toby!; in Chickens to School, Edward exclaimed, "I'm always helping Gordon up the hill!" However, his speed left a lot to be desired. In As Good as Gordon, Emily had to wait for Edward at the crossing. Impatient, Emily snidely told him to hurry up, calling him "Slowcoach". When Spencer visited the Island of Sodor and beat Gordon's record, he insulted the Sudrian engines, who became fed up with Spencer's boastfulness. They wanted to race Spencer to The Duke and Duchess of Boxford's Summer House, but the Fat Controller chose Edward to go there instead. Gordon thought that Edward should not do an express engine's job and James thought that Edward would let the whole railway down. Regardless, Edward tried his best and had several moments of triumph during the race. Gordon saw how hard Edward was trying and took back his earlier words, encouraging Edward instead and called him "a credit to the railway!" Edward eventually won due to Spencer falling asleep and felt like the pride of the Sodor railway—and he was right.
Edward has always been a kind and wise engine, though, in some scenarios, he has acted a bit judgemental to newcomers. For example, when Harvey first arrived, he claimed he "doesn't even look like an engine". He was also one of the engines to spread rumours that Neville wanted to bump the steam engines and agreed with Gordon's element of doubt about Rocky, who Edward called "new-fangled nonsense". This was apparently because Edward has worked on Sodor the longest and because he had known all of its inhabitants for that long, he was wary of meeting anyone new. However, he later learned of Harvey and Rocky's usefulness by their episode's ends.
When Percy was in need of repair, the engines nominated Edward to take the mail in his place. But in truth, Edward did not know what to do. In order not to embarrass himself, he did not ask Percy for advice. This resulted in him delivering the mail to all the wrong places which got him into a muddle and crash into some barriers.
Edward has also acted excitable and even vain on some occasions. Once, he was given the task of taking the new brass water wheel to Great Waterton. He ignored the Fat Controller's advice to take the express track, instead taking all the bumpy tracks to show off to other engines, which almost resulted in the water wheel being scrapped. Some time later, he wanted to help Thomas to chase after the Fat Controller's grandchildren's kite. Since then, Edward has tried to regain his usual self. Unfortunately, this one day made Charlie think he was too old to have fun. Edward was upset about this so he tried to be as fun as Charlie, but this only caused even more trouble. Since then, he has just stuck to being the wise and kind engine that he was of old.
In the fifteenth series, Edward was sent to work with Harold for the day, being given the chance to be a hero. After observing Gordon and Rocky in action, Edward resolved to fulfil his hero role by being "strong and fast and stern". On his way to the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre, Edward found a miserable Charlie and cheered him up by telling him a joke, collected Dowager Hatt's suitcase when it was sent to the wrong station and rescued a lost Katie the sheepdog. Edward was still determined to be what he thought a hero but found that his time spent helping others had made him late for Harold, who was not at the Rescue Centre when Edward chuffed in. The Fat Controller reassured Edward that being kind, funny and gentle was Edward being himself, enough to be a hero and everyone cheered for him. Harold arrived looking for Edward, who just smiled.
Gordon still proved to be ungrateful for Edward's help, not even saying so much as a "thank you" for his efforts. When Edward complained about this, Thomas came up with a plan; he challenged Gordon to a race across the island, to which Gordon gave him a ten-minute head start to give him more of a chance. However, Thomas pulled onto the same track as Gordon, forcing the bigger engine to go slowly. At Gordon's Hill, they were going so slowly that Gordon became stuck, forcing Gordon to swallow his pride and beg Edward to help him. Edward forgave Gordon and gave him a push and this time, Gordon gave his thanks as he descended down the other side.
In Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure, he told Thomas (who was being mended at the Steamworks) that Rocky had discovered a pirate ship in the cavern in which Thomas had fallen into earlier (despite Thomas discovering it first). Later, while working at the Docks, Salty told him, Henry, James, Porter and Cranky about a "lost pirate".
When Thomas felt that Max and Monty's recklessness was going too far, Edward told Thomas to ignore them. He laughed at Thomas, Percy and Toby for being scared of a cow which they thought was a troll and he was also scared of going out in the night when the engines thought a glowing Henry was a ghost. Edward was among the engines who were afraid Hugo was the start of steam engines being replaced.
Edward was one of the many engines who wanted to go to the Great Railway Show but was not chosen.
When the Fat Controller replaced his public address system at Knapford, Edward picked it up and took it to Crocks Scrap Yard. However, the new P.A. system proved more trouble than it was worth. Luckily, Reg had not scrapped the old system and Edward brought it back to Knapford, much to the Fat Controller's relief. Sometime later, after James crashed through Tidmouth Sheds, Edward was sent to Philip's shed until his berth was repaired. However, Philip proved too chatty for Edward to get a good night's sleep, so he tried looking for somewhere else to rest. However, nowhere proved suitable and Edward became so tired he fell asleep, which made him nearly collide with Percy. Luckily, Philip managed to wake Edward up in time and Edward told the truth about why he left Philip's shed. Philip promised to be quieter and proved to be such a good company that Edward decided to stay with him even after Tidmouth was repaired.
Edward is well-known for being able to keep Bill and Ben in order, but sometimes the twins have still proven to be troublesome; once, they invented a game called "Hunt the Truck" and played it on Nia. Bill and Ben were annoyed when Edward made them give the truck back and decided to have some more fun, hiding Edward's truck from him. However, Edward knew all their hiding places and was quick to find where it had gone. He then pretended to be worried that the truck going missing would ruin Sir Robert Norramby's Christmas party, prompting the twins to feel guilty and search for it across the island, not realising of course that Edward had the truck all along until they went to the party to apologise.
Later, when Edward was pulling a scrap trucks, Emily helped Edward to the Wellsworth Scrap Yard for the sake of helping her best friend, leaving her sand trucks in the siding at Brendam Docks.
Personality[]
Edward is very kind-hearted, mature, wise and keen to help a friend in need. The small engines trust him to lend a listening ear and sympathetic advice. He is a hard worker too and always does his best to finish a job. Edward has also been the voice of reason to misguided engines. If ever an engine misbehaves or acts out, it is Edward that the Fat Controller turns to in order to soothe things out. As he runs a branch line, Edward knows the responsibilities it takes to be successful doing so, including shunting. This sometimes puts him at odds with Gordon, James and Henry, who firmly believed that tender engines are too important for menial jobs such as shunting. Because of this, Edward found himself treated harshly for his shunting duties until Sir Topham Hatt shut the big engines up in their sheds.
Unfortunately, the big engines, especially Gordon, often see Edward as old-fashioned and slow. While it is true he is one of the oldest engines on the North Western Railway (which he helped build), he has proved time and time again that he is more than capable of working as hard as any engine. He and BoCo have been the only engines who can look after Bill and Ben and know how to put them in their place should they misbehave. Like any otherwise old engine, he stands for no nonsense from anyone, especially from the bigger engines.
From the sixth to eleventh series, Edward became pathetic and full of self-doubt, he occasionally suffered insecurity within himself, such as keeping secrets from the other engines and Sir Topham Hatt, when he was once leaking steam and likewise when he was told to pull the post train whilst Percy was being repaired. He also had an occasional habit of being rude and cheeky, such as disbelieving Rocky when he thought he did not need help with his goods train, blamed Diesel, Arry and Bert for ruining their sheds when Tidmouth Sheds were being rebuilt, being unwelcome to Harvey when he was new to the railway and spreading rumours about Neville. Edward usually got harassed by Gordon and James such as when Gordon said he was a waste of steam and when James got annoyed with him going slow, however, both engines later learn that Edward still has a heart and is still a useful engine. This makes the engines regret their actions towards the blue engine. Edward, overall keeps his best wheel forward forever and always no matter the circumstance.
Even with all his years of patience, Edward can grow impatient with engines who cause trouble, especially Bill and Ben. He can be very canny in dealing with these engines when he has to be, as he managed to pull off an elaborate scheme to give Bill and Ben a taste of their own medicine. Edward is also not above indulging in certain levels of mischief; he laughed when he first saw Thomas wake Gordon with his whistle, and went in with Thomas's plan of teaching Gordon a lesson with the same level of slyness and smugness as the tank engine himself, particularly when Gordon was forced to beg him for a push.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
Like in The Railway Series, Edward is based on a heavily modified Sharp, Stewart and Company "Larger Seagull" K2 class.
These locomotives were built in two batches: the first of six in 1896, with two extra members of the class being built later in 1900. All eight of the locomotives survived into the 1923 grouping and lasted through to the late 1920s and early 1930s, performing secondary duties around Barrow-in-Furness. In real life, all of the K2s were scrapped, with none surviving into preservation.
Visible modifications made to Edward include:
- Making his wheel splashers flush with the cab, thus also removing the coupling rod splashers
- New cab side windows as opposed to cutaways in his cab side sheets
- Square cab lookouts as opposed to the original round ones.
- A higher pitched boiler and longer smokebox.
- The replacement of his original Furness Railway tender with a Fowler tender.
Livery[]
Edward is painted in NWR cerulean with red lining on his cab, splashers, tender and boiler and yellow lining around his windows. His number (2) is painted on his tender in yellow with a red outline. He has a white running board with red bufferbeams and valences.
Appearances[]
Thomas & Friends
- Series 1 - Edward and Gordon, The Sad Story of Henry, Edward, Gordon and Henry, Thomas' Train (Cameo), Thomas and the Trucks, Thomas and the Breakdown Train Template:Does not speak, James and the Coaches, Troublesome Trucks, Trouble in the Shed, Percy Runs Away, Coal Template:Does not speak, The Flying Kipper (Cameo), Whistles and Sneezes, Off the Rails and Thomas' Christmas Party
- Series 2 - Cows, Bertie's Chase, Saved from Scrap, Old Iron, Thomas and Trevor, Percy and the Signal (Cameo), The Runaway Template:Does not speak, Dirty Work Template:Mentioned, A Close Shave, Better Late Than Never (Cameo), Break Van, The Deputation, The Diseasel, Wrong Road, Edward's Exploit and Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree (Cameo)
- Series 3 - Percy's Promise, Time for Trouble (Cameo), Gordon and the Famous Visitor, Donald's Duck Template:Note, No Joke for James (Cameo), Trust Thomas, Buzz, Buzz Template:Mentioned, Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party, One Good Turn, Tender Engines (Cameo), Escape, Heroes Template:Does not speak, Percy, James and the Fruitful Day and Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure (Cameo)
- Series 4 - Four Little Engines, Gallant Old Engine Template:Does not speak, Thomas and Stepney, Bowled Out, Thomas and the Special Letter, Paint Pots and Queens and Fish Template:Does not speak
- Series 5 - Cranky Bugs Template:Note, Horrid Lorry (Cameo), A Better View for Gordon (Cameo), James and the Trouble with Trees, Bye George! (Cameo), Haunted Henry, Happy Ever After, Busy Going Backwards (Cameo) and Rusty and the Boulder
- Series 6 - Salty's Secret (Cameo), Harvey to the Rescue, Elizabeth the Vintage Lorry (Cameo), It's Only Snow, Scaredy Engines, Percy's Chocolate Crunch (Cameo), Thomas, Percy and the Squeak Template:Note and Edward the Very Useful Engine
- Series 7 - Emily's New Coaches Template:Does not speak, Percy Gets it Right (Cameo), Edward's Brass Band and Gordon and Spencer (Cameo)
- Series 8 - James Gets a New Coat Template:Does not speak, Thomas Saves the Day Template:Does not speak, Percy's Big Mistake (Cameo), Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough (Cameo), Don't Tell Thomas, Gordon Takes Charge Template:Does not speak, Edward the Great, Thomas and the Circus (Cameo), Thomas Gets it Right (Cameo), As Good as Gordon Template:Does not speak, Halloween (Cameo), You Can Do it, Toby! Template:Does not speak, Chickens to School, James Goes Too Far and Percy and the Magic Carpet (Cameo)
- Series 9 - Percy and the Oil Painting (Cameo), Thomas and the Rainbow, Molly's Special Special Template:Note, Respect for Gordon Template:Does not speak, Thomas and the Birthday Picnic (Cameo), Thomas and the Toy Shop (Cameo), Thomas and the New Engine, Toby Feels Left Out (Cameo), Thomas Tries His Best Template:Does not speak, Thomas and the Statue, Henry and the Flagpole Template:Mentioned, Thomas' Day Off (Cameo), Thomas' New Trucks (Cameo), Saving Edward and Keeping Up with James
- Series 10 - Percy and the Funfair, It's Good to be Gordon (Cameo), Big Strong Henry Template:Does not speak, Thomas and the Shooting Star (Cameo), Edward Strikes Out, Topped Off Thomas (Cameo), Thomas' Frosty Friend (Cameo), Thomas and the Colours (Cameo) and James the Second Best
- Series 11 - Thomas and the Storyteller (Cameo), Hector the Horrid! Template:Does not speak, Thomas and the Spaceship (Cameo), Henry's Lucky Day, Thomas and the Lighthouse, Thomas Sets Sail Template:Does not speak, Edward and the Mail and Percy and the Left Luggage
- Series 12 - Thomas and the Billboard (Cameo), Steady Eddie, Henry Gets it Wrong, Heave Ho Thomas! (Cameo), Toby's Special Surprise (Cameo), James Works it Out, Tram Trouble (Cameo) and Percy and the Bandstand Template:Note
- Series 13 - The Lion of Sodor, Tickled Pink (Cameo), Double Trouble, Slippy Sodor, Play Time Template:Does not speak, Time for a Story (Cameo), Percy's Parcel, Toby's New Whistle (Cameo), A Blooming Mess, Thomas and the Runaway Kite, Steamy Sodor (Cameo), The Biggest Present of All, Snow Tracks (Cameo) and Hiro Helps Out
- Series 14 - Thomas' Tall Friend, James in the Dark, Charlie and Eddie, Toby and the Whistling Woods (Cameo), Diesel's Special Delivery (Cameo), Pop Goes Thomas (Cameo), Victor Says Yes, Being Percy (Cameo), Thomas' Crazy Day (Cameo), Jumping Jobi Wood!, Thomas and Scruff (Cameo), O the Indignity (Cameo) and Henry's Magic Box Template:Does not speak
- Series 15 - Percy's New Friends (Cameo), Edward the Hero, Up, Up and Away! (Cameo), Let it Snow (Cameo), Surprise, Surprise, Spencer the Grand (Cameo), Stuck on You (Cameo), Kevin the Steamie (Cameo), Wonky Whistle Template:Note, Percy the Snowman (Cameo) and Fiery Flynn
- Series 16 - Express Coming Through (Cameo), Percy and the Monster of Brendam, Ho Ho Snowman, Flash Bang Wallop!, Bust My Buffers! (Cameo), Thomas and the Sounds of Sodor Template:Does not speak, Salty's Surprise, Sodor Surprise Day (Cameo), Emily's Winter Party Special (Cameo), Muddy Matters (Cameo), Whiff's Wish and Happy Birthday Sir!
- Series 17 - Kevin's Cranky Friend (Cameo), Scruff's Makeover (Cameo), Calm Down Caitlin (Cameo), Steamie Stafford (Cameo), The Phantom Express (Cameo), No Snow for Thomas, Santa's Little Engine (Cameo), The Missing Christmas Decorations, The Frozen Turntable, Away From the Sea (Cameo), Gone Fishing Template:Mentioned, The Smelly Kipper (Cameo), No More Mr. Nice Engine and Thomas' Shortcut
- Series 18 - Old Reliable Edward, Flatbeds of Fear (Cameo), Signals Crossed (Cameo), Toad's Adventure (Cameo), Duck in the Water (Cameo), Duck and the Slip Coaches, Thomas and the Emergency Cable (Cameo), No Steam Without Coal (Cameo), Spencer's VIP, Last Train for Christmas, The Perfect Gift (Cameo) and Timothy and the Rainbow Truck (Cameo)
- Series 19 - Who's Geoffrey? (Cameo), The Truth About Toby, Lost Property (Cameo), Henry Spots Trouble (Cameo), A Cranky Christmas, The Beast of Sodor, Toad and the Whale (Cameo), Very Important Sheep (Cameo), Salty All at Sea, Helping Hiro (Cameo), Reds vs. Blues Template:Does not speak, Best Engine Ever (Cameo), The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead, Philip to the Rescue, Diesel's Ghostly Christmas, Thomas the Babysitter (Cameo), The Other Side of the Mountain (Cameo) and Goodbye Fat Controller
- Series 20 - Toby's New Friend (Cameo), Henry Gets the Express (Cameo), Diesel and the Ducklings Template:Does not speak, Bradford the Brake Van, Pouty James, Letters to Santa (Cameo), Love Me Tender Template:Mentioned, Mucking About, All in Vain, Henry in the Dark, Three Steam Engines Gruff, Engine of the Future, The Christmas Coffeepot (Cameo) and Over the Hill (Cameo)
- Series 21 - Dowager Hatt's Busy Day, Stuck in Gear (Cameo), P.A. Problems, Cranky at the End of the Line, New Crane on the Dock, Philip's Number Template:Does not speak, A Shed for Edward and The Big Freeze
- Series 22 - Forever and Ever, Confusion Without Delay, An Engine of Many Colours Template:Note, School of Duck, Rosie is Red and Hunt the Truck
- Series 23 - The Other Big Engine Template:Note and Steam Team to the Rescue
- Series 24 - Thomas and the Royal Engine (Cameo), Emily's Best Friend and A New Arrival
- Other - Thomas & Friends in 4-D: Bubbling Boilers Template:Does not speak
Specials/Movies
- 1992 - Thomas and the U.K. Trip Template:Note
- 2005 - Calling All Engines!
- 2008 - The Great Discovery
- 2009 - Hero of the Rails
- 2010 - Misty Island Rescue
- 2011 - Day of the Diesels
- 2012 - Blue Mountain Mystery
- 2013 - King of the Railway
- 2014 - Tale of the Brave
- 2015 - The Adventure Begins and Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
- 2016 - The Great Race
- 2017 - Journey Beyond Sodor
- 2018 - Big World! Big Adventures!
He is likely to appear in the upcoming Marc Forster film and was likely to appear in The Adventures of Thomas (planned film).
Music Videos
- Series 3 - Thomas' Anthem and I'm Thomas the Tank Engine
- Series 4 - Thomas' Anthem Grand Finale, Let's Have a Race, Gone Fishing, Toby, Don't Judge a Book By its Cover, Really Useful Engine and Thomas' Christmas Song
- Series 5 - Night Train, Accidents Will Happen, Every Cloud has a Silver Lining, It's Great to be an Engine, Donald's Duck, Sir Topham Hatt and Come for the Ride
- Series 6 - Little Engines, Down by the Docks, Winter Wonderland and Never, Never, Never Give Up
- Series 7 - There Once Was an Engine Who Ran Away and The Whistle Song
- Series 8 - Sounds, A World Around You, Determination, Patience, Ode to Gordon and Engine Roll Call
- Calling All Engines! - Busy, Trying and Together New Engine Roll Call and The Dream Song
- Series 9 - Day and Night, Party Time, Pride, Every Day's a Special Day on Sodor and Togetherness
- Jack and the Sodor Construction Company - The Work Song and One Friendly Family
- Series 10 - Doing it Right, Favourite Place, H is for Harold, There's Always Something New, Responsibility, Strength, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Jingle Bells and Engine Roll Call Template:Note
- Series 11 - Engine Roll Call
- The Great Discovery - There's a Job for Everyone, Where, oh Where is Thomas?, Engine Roll Call and Thomas, You're the Leader
- Series 12 - Engine Roll Call
- Hero of the Rails - Go, Go Thomas
- Series 13 - Roll Along, Thomas, You're the Leader, Sounds, Determination and Engine Roll Call
- Misty Island Rescue - Misty Island Rescue
- Series 14 - All You Need and Sir Topham Hatt
- Day of the Diesels - Day of the Diesels
- Series 15 - Hear the Engines Coming
- Series 16 - Thomas and Percy and Go, Go Thomas
- King of the Railway - It's Gonna be a Great Day
- Series 17 - Hey, Hey Thomas!
- Tale of the Brave - Let's Be Brave
- Series 18 - It's Christmas Time and The Best Friends Express
- Thomas' YouTube World Tour - A World Around You, Down by the Docks, Navigation, It's Great to be an Engine, Thomas' Anthem, The Whistle Song, Night Train, Ode to Gordon, Rules and Regulations and That's What Friends are For
- The Adventure Begins - Really Useful Engine
- Series 19 - There's Snow Place Like Home, Let's Go!, Race with You, Spring is Here!, Engine Roll Call and Down by the Docks
- Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure - We Make a Team Together
- Series 20 - James the Really Splendid Engine and Accidents Will Happen
- The Great Race - Will You Won't You
- Journey Beyond Sodor - I Want to Go Home (Cameo) and The Most Important Thing is Being Friends
- Series 21 - Set Friendship in Motion, Doing it Right and Trying
- Big World! Big Adventures! - Where in the World is Thomas? and We're Friends
- Series 22 - Engine Roll Call and The Steam Team
- Series 23 - Don't Stop
- Series 24 - The Little Engine Who Believed
Learning Segments
- Series 8 - Sharing Template:Does not speak, The Children Wait for Gordon Template:Does not speak, Helping One Another Template:Does not speak, Edward Helps Emily Up Gordon's Hill Template:Does not speak and Dot to Dot - Edward Template:Does not speak
- Calling All Engines! - Which Engine for Which Job? Template:Does not speak and Which Diesel Engine with Which Steam Engine? Template:Does not speak
- Series 9 - Same Colour Template:Does not speak, Which Load for Which Route? Template:Does not speak, Being Kind Template:Does not speak, What Goes Where? (Cameo), Who Respects Whom? Template:Does not speak, Who's Under the Coal Dust? - James Template:Does not speak and Job Destinations - Edward, Henry and Gordon Template:Does not speak
- Series 10 - Where is Henry's Coal? Template:Does not speak, Help From Your Friends Template:Does not speak, Who's Under the Coal Dust? - Emily Template:Does not speak, Guess the Engine - Edward Template:Does not speak, Who Should Take the Telegraph Pole? Template:Does not speak and Which Engine Should go to Which Building? Template:Does not speak
- The Great Discovery - Thomas Puzzle Parts Template:Does not speak
Videos
- 2015 - A Friendly Farewell
- 2018 - Meet the New Steam Team (Cameo) and Still the Best of Friends
- 2019 - Meet Rebecca and Meet Gordon (Cameo)
- 2020 - Top 5 Jumps (Cameo), Top 5 Animals (Cameo), Top 5 Cranes Template:Does not speak, Top 5 Non-Railway Vehicles (Cameo), Top 5 Songs, Top 5 Crashes (Cameo), Top 5 Coolest Engines (Cameo), Top 5 Cheeky Thomas Moments (Cameo), Top 5 Silliest Characters (Cameo), Top 5 Scariest Moments (Cameo) and Meet Ruth of America! (Cameo)
Books
- 1986 - Thomas Comes to Breakfast and BoCo the Diseasel
- 1991 - A Close Shave
- 1992 - A Cow on the Line and Other Thomas the Tank Engine Stories
- 1993 - Edward's Exploit and Other Thomas the Tank Engine Stories and Colouring Book
- 1998 - A Noisy Surprise
- 2002 - All Around the Island and 5 Useful Engines
- 2004 - Bill and Ben
- 2008 - Thomas' Sticker Express
- 2009 - A Busy Day on Sodor
- 2011 - The Big Book of Engines
- 2012 - 1001 Stickers Fun Book
- 2016 - A Valentine for Percy (Cameo), A Visit to London for Thomas the Tank Engine Template:Does not speak and Bill and Ben (Cameo)
- 2018 - Big World! Big Adventures! (Golden Book) (Cameo) and Character Encyclopedia
Magazine Stories
- 1987 - Edward and Gordon, The Sad Story of Henry, Edward, Gordon and Henry, Thomas and the Trucks, Thomas and the Breakdown Train (Cameo), James and the Coaches and Thomas' Christmas Party
- 1988 - James and the Troublesome Trucks, The Lost Coach Template:Mentioned, The Train Spotters Template:Mentioned, Trouble in the Shed, Percy Runs Away Template:Does not speak, Whistles and Sneezes, Gordon Off the Rails Template:Does not speak, Cows, Bertie's Chase, Saved from Scrap, Old Iron, Thomas and Trevor, The Runaway (Cameo), The Vicar's Fête Template:Does not speak, Dirty Work Template:Mentioned, A Close Shave, Break Van Template:Not seen, BoCo the Diseasel, Wrong Road, Edward's Exploits, Thomas and the Blue Wheel, Edward and the Vicar, The Deputation, The Missing Christmas Tree (Cameo), Thomas's Present and Thomas's Christmas
- 1989 - Heroes Template:Not seen, Thomas For Sale, An Important Visitor, Fire Template:Mentioned, Bertie's Bumpy Road and The Party
- 1990 - Edward and the Express and The Backlog Template:Does not speak
- 1991 - Stick with Steam Template:Mentioned, Edward's Accident and Lost and Found Template:Does not speak
- 1992 - Percy's Spooky Tooth Template:Not seen
- 1993 - Roof Repairs! (Cameo) and The Carriage Café
- 1994 - Runaway Trucks
- 1995 - The Engine Parade! and School-time Thomas!
- 1996 - Timetable Trouble, Edward and the River Rose!, Percy Saves the Day, The New Track and Seeing Signals! Template:Does not speak
- 1997 - Percy's Goods Train, Henry, Thomas' Tree, Percy's Surprise Template:Does not speak, Henry's Hills, Henry's Busy Day, Trevor's Christmas Surprise Template:Does not speak, 'Smile, Please!' and Percy's Promise
- 1998 - Smokey Joe! Template:Mentioned, Thomas and the Trucks! Template:Does not speak, Henry Template:Does not speak, Billy's Bones! Template:Not seen, James Breaks the Rules and Snakes and Ladders!
- 1999 - Bill and Ben's Trick Template:Mentioned
- 2000 - Harold's Race!, Henry's Freight Cars, Night Work Template:Mentioned, Henry (Cameo), Lucky to be Lost! (Cameo) and Wet Wheels
- 2001 - Soak Joke
- 2002 - Ben at the Station and The Blue Engine Club
- 2003 - New Year Cheer! (Cameo) and Harvey to the Rescue!
- 2004 - Edward to the Rescue!, Peep! Peep! Moo! Moo!, Hoppy New Year!, Thank You, Thomas! Template:Does not speak, It's Only Snow! (Cameo), Thomas Gets It Right (Cameo), Metal Men, The Engine Clock, Thomas the Tortoise and Frying Tonight Template:Does not speak
- 2005 - Strange Sight Template:Does not speak, Sweet Scent Template:Note, Turntable Trouble, Three Kings, Slide and Ride, A Treat for Trying, Cat and Mouse (Cameo), Chickens to School Template:Mentioned, Bump and Jump Template:Does not speak, Edward the Great and Sunburnt Spencer
- 2006 - Saving Edward, King Thomas and Thomas and the Statue (Cameo)
- 2007 - Everyone's Friend, Easy for Edward, Blown About!, Edward Strikes Out, Yacht Race (Cameo), Autumn Leaves (Cameo) and Surprise Visitor (Cameo)
- 2008 - Edward's Mail, Track Race Template:Note, Wonky Whistle!, Thomas and the Lighthouse! Template:Does not speak, Percy and the Left Luggage, The Ice Train! and Stop, Thief!
- 2009 - Thomas Saves the Day Template:Mentioned and Spring Time Special Template:Does not speak
- 2010 - Rope Rescue, Hiro Helps Out, The Best Present of All (Cameo), Henry Gets It Wrong!, Farm Fun! Template:Does not speak, Misty Island Rescue (Cameo), Snow Tracks (Cameo), The Water Wheel, Edward's Escape, A Blooming Mess Template:Does not speak, Thomas and the Rainbow! and Thomas and the Kites
- 2011 - Saved Again, Flaming Flynn Template:Does not speak, Rumble Rescue, Watch the Clock, The Treasure Hunt, Musical Trucks (Cameo), Victor Says Yes Template:Does not speak, Caroline Camps Out, Jumping Jobi Wood Template:Note, Hiro Helps Out, The Runaway Kite, A Lion on Sodor, Charlie and Eddie, Out of Control, Thomas' Tall Friend Template:Does not speak and Snow Tracks (Cameo)
- 2012 - Edward the Hero, Fiery Flynn!, Double Trouble, Edward's Big Rescue, Muddy Matters (Cameo), Thomas' Tall Friend Template:Note, Fish and Ships, The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 645), Express Coming Through! (Cameo), Bedtime Tale, Percy the Snowman (Cameo) and Keeping up with James
- 2013 - Surprise, Surprise!, Happy Birthday, Sir! Template:Does not speak, Whiff's Wish Template:Does not speak, Terrible Twins Template:Does not speak, Caught on Camera, James and the Giant Animals and Henry's Ghost
- 2014 - Happy Birthday, Sir! (Cameo), Confusion and Delay, Muddy Matters (Cameo), No More Mr. Nice Engine, Edward the Helpful Engine, Frozen Turntable Template:Does not speak and Thomas and the Kites
- 2015 - Old Reliable Edward, Silent Puffing! (Cameo) and The Perfect Present (Cameo)
- 2016 - Victor Says Yes Template:Mentioned and Jumping Jobi Wood Template:Note
- 2017 - Thomas and the Kites and Diesel and the Ducklings Template:Note
Edward also appeared in the magazine stories, A Perfect Garden, Bill and BoCo, Chiff Chaff, Diesel Causes Delay, Diesel Display, Edward's Scarecrow, Flying James, Gordon and Edward, James and Edward, Lamp Light!, Percy's Stories, Railway Open Day, Really Useful Edward, Road Train, Slick Trick!, Taking Toby, The Big Ship and Old Reliable Edward
Audio Stories
- 2020 - Steamie Stafford Template:Note, The Story of Thomas the Tank Engine, Happy Birthday Thomas! Template:Note, The Story of Percy the Small Engine, The Story of Nia the Helpful Engine Template:Mentioned, The Story of Gordon the Big Engine Template:Does not speak, The Story of Emily the Clever Engine Template:Note, Henry in the Dark, The Missing Christmas Decorations Template:Does not speak and Last Train For Christmas
- 2021 - The Beast of Sodor and New Crane on the Dock
Video Games
- 1998 - Magical Adventure
- 1999 - The Great Festival Adventure
- 2000 - Trouble on the Tracks and Thomas and the Magic Railroad Print Studio
- 2002 - Building the New Line
- 2006 - A Day at the Races
- 2008 - Begins Educational Learning
- 2015 - Race On!
- 2018 - Go Go Thomas and Thomas & Friends: Adventures!
Episodes[]
- 2015 - The Great Snow Storm of Sodor
- 2016 - Rescue the Runaway, Racers on the Rails, Philip's Bumpy Branch Line, The Fast and the Fizzleboxes, Thomas and the Troublesome Trucks, DC Super Friends MINIS and Brother Bother
- 2017 - Saving Henry Template:Note, The Return of Diesel, Gordon the Little Engine and Thomas Saves Christmas
- 2018 - Thomas' Troublesome Truck Trouble, Rockin' and Railin' Template:Note, The Earl's Railway Show, James Can't be Stopped, Big Galaxy! Big Adventures!, Emily and Nia's Excellent Adventure
Official Description[]
From Official Website:[1]
- “Edward the Blue Engine No.2: Edward is an older engine, but the most important thing about him is that he's kind: kind to small engines who get into difficulties; kind to big engines even when they're rude or impatient; kind to trucks and coaches which he almost never bumps. When the other engines misbehave it's Edward that Sir Topham Hatt turns to, to calm every-one down and restore order. Edward sometimes gets puffed, but never very cross.
Historical Note: Edward is based on an ordinary 4-4-0 locomotive. The origin of the design is uncertain.”
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- “Edward: Edward is one of the older engines in Sir Topham Hatt's railway. The most important thing about Edward is that he's good-willed and kind. When the other engines misbehave, it's Edward that Sir Topham Hatt turns to in order to calm everyone down and restore order.
Fun Fact: Edward did not have a number on his side in the first original stories. It was only after Book 6 in the Railway Series that Edward received his #2, which he is now known for.”
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- “Edward: Edward is the No. 2 blue engine who is a good friend to everyone. He is one of the older and wiser engines on Sir Topham Hatt's railway.
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Audio Files[]
Themes[]
| First used | Last used | Composers | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series 2 | Mike O'Donnell Junior Campbell |
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| Series 8 | Series 12 | Robert Hartshorne | |
Whistles[]
| First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Series 1 | Thomas & Friends: Adventures! |
In the fourth and fifth series and Thomas The Tank Engine (Kids Station Game), Edward's whistle was two steps lower-pitched. This would later be reused for Emily, but only from Calling All Engines! to Series 12.
| First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Series 4 | Thomas the Tank Engine (Kids Station Game) |
| First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Hero of the Rails | Series 24 |
In The Great Festival Adventure, Edward is incorrectly portrayed with Gordon's whistle.
| First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
|---|---|---|
| The Great Festival Adventure | ||
In the Leapfrog books, Edward has a different whistle sound to his usual one.
| First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Leapfrog | ||
In Building the New Line, Edward incorrectly has Henry's whistle at a step higher pitched.
| First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Building the New Line | ||
Trivia[]
- According to Ian McCue, Edward leaving Tidmouth Sheds in A Shed for Edward was planned prior to the development of Big World! Big Adventures! and Rebecca (under her original name Miranda) would have taken his place in the sheds.
- In "Steady Eddie", "Charlie and Eddie" and "Edward the Hero", Edward refers to himself as Eddie. Charlie also refers to him by this name. Eddie also happens to be Edward's real name in the Greek and early Hebrew versions and in Italy from the fifteenth series onwards.
- In the French dub, Edward is called Edouard in the first to seventh series.
- On early Spanish translations of the Random House books, Edward was known as Eduardo.
- Edward is Michael White's favourite character.
- Edward and James are the only two characters whose stern faces have been modified to resemble concerned faces during the later series.
- Edward's normal whistle sound was reused for Percy's Ghost Engine.
- In 2014, Edward and Henry's whistle sounds at Drayton Manor Theme Park were accidentally swapped when they changed shed berths with each other.
- In the television series, Edward has had three whistle sounds throughout. He used Thomas' whistle sound in some episodes in the first and the second series and had a slightly lowered pitch of his own whistle in the fourth series mainly, apart from his original whistle sound.
- During the Model Series era, Edward had a total of fourteen facial expressions, all of which were used on-screen. However, he was the only engine of the original seven created by Awdry to not gain a peaceful sleeping face. Instead, he was given a wincing face, designating Edward with sleeping troubles.
Quotes[]
- “Hello, I'm Edward. The number two blue engine. I am the steadiest engine on Sodor.”
- ―Edward's website audio
- “Edward the steady, is at the ready!”
- ―Steady Eddie
- “I will do it, I will do it!”
- ―Edward and Gordon in The Adventure Begins
- “Oh, dear. But I must say, you don't seem very reliable, always getting stuck on your own hill.”
- ―Old Reliable Edward
- “Why is Gordon so ungrateful? He doesn't even say 'thank you' when I give him a push! He only says how old and unreliable I am!”
- ―Edward to Thomas, Old Reliable Edward
See also[]
- Edward in The Railway Series
- Edward in All Engines Go
References[]
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