“ | It could have been worse. Luckily, Rheneas is still safe and in good working order. | „ |
~ Skarloey interrupting Rheneas in Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery - also his most infamous quote. |
“ | WHAT, DID YOU DO?! | „ |
~ Skarloey interrupting and shouting at Thomas - also his most famous quote. |
Skarloey is a character from Thomas & Friends. He is a narrow gauge engine who lives on the Narrow Gauge Railway in the Hills of Sodor. He is the oldest engine on the Skarloey Railway. Talyllyn, from the Talyllyn Railway, is his twin and Rheneas is his brother.
He is voiced by Keith Wickham, who also voices Sir Handel, Edward, Gordon, Henry, Sir Topham Hatt, Mr. Percival and other male characters in the same show.
Physical appearance
Skarloey is a little engine who runs on narrow gauge tracks, a little different from Thomas and the others. He has a tall funnel, two large windows and a whistle on his dome. He has small round buffers and he has four driving wheels on the front and two small ones at the back. Skarloey also has a nameplate on his boiler. And he has a small number one near his cab.
Before the sixth series, Skarloey had a gold ring around his funnel, which was removed in said series. However, in "The Case of the Puzzling Parts", he regained it, along with a golden headlamp on his smokebox.
Personality
Skarloey is the sage of the Skarloey Railway and is an old, faithful little engine. Although once full of enthusiasm and his own ideas in his youth, Skarloey is now one of the oldest engines on the Island. He is a calm-natured, quaint and mature engine and may often try to guide or watch over less experienced narrow gauge engines in his firm but fair and friendly manner. He acts kindly to engines and passengers alike and always enjoys a gentle, smooth journey through the woods by the lakeside and stopping at all the gates and stiles he remembers so well.
In newer times, Skarloey had an occasional habit of being scared of delivering sheep in a storm, timid from being teased by the trucks at the Wharf, and clumsy when he accidentally bashed Rheneas' trucks. However, he went back to his older and more mature persona while working at the Blue Mountain Quarry and the railway.
Basis
Skarloey has a twin on which he is based off of, a Talyllyn 0-4-2 saddle tank locomotive, named Talyllyn, who, like Skarloey, is named after the railway he works on.
Trivia
- Skarloey's large scale model was used as Rusty's Ghost Engine in Duncan Gets Spooked.
- Johnny Morris and Keith Wickham give Skarloey a Welsh accent, reflecting his basis' origins.
- Though he was mentioned as Rheneas' brother in the Railway Series, the two have never been referred to as such in the television series.
- Since Counting on Nia, Skarloey has gained a headlamp that was originally Timothy’s, albeit minus the handle.
- Skarloey's original whistle sound was reused for Stepney in the fifth-seventh series.
- In the fifth-seventh series, Skarloey's original whistle sound changed pitch.
- In the ninth-twelfth series, Skarloey's whistle sound changed back to its original pitch.
- Skarloey's "WHAT DID YOU DO?!" in "Blue Mountain Mystery" had became a meme.
External Links
- Skarloey on the Thomas the Tank Engine Wiki.