Ferdinand is a humble, dark teal tender engine who lives on Misty Island with Bash and Dash.

Biography

Ferdinand (along with Bash and Dash) was sent to Misty Island because he was naughty on the Mainland, but now always tries to do his best for the Fat Controller.

Ferdinand, Bash, and Dash found Thomas on Misty Island and helped him collect Jobi Wood to take back to Sodor. Unfortunately, Ferdinand and the twins ran out of oil while going through the Misty Island Tunnel. Luckily, Whiff and Percy were able to rescue Thomas, Bash, Dash, and Ferdinand and took them all back to Sodor. Ferdinand then helped with the completion of the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre along with Bash and Dash.

Ferdinand later helped Gordon deliver the Lion of Sodor to the Duke and Duchess of Boxford's Summer House.

Personality

Ferdinand is the gentle giant of Misty Island, where he works with twin engines Bash and Dash. Instead of burning coal, Ferdinand runs on wood and oil. He is bigger and slower than Bash and Dash, but will always endeavour to join in all the same. He may come across as the simpler-minded, quieter, or even more bashful engine of the three due to his tendency to often let the more boisterous Bash and Dash do most of the talking, but often manages to get in a comment of "That's right!" during the trio's antics. Nevertheless, he is just as fun-loving, goofy and whacky as the other two. He is considerate, inquisitive, has a big heart and enjoys joining in and laughing along where-ever there are fun and games to be had.

Technical Details

Basis

Ferdinand is based on a Climax Class C geared logging locomotive, introduced in 1897. Ferdinand has been slightly modified from his basis, with buffers and a screw-link coupling.

Livery

Ferdinand is painted teal with blue-grey lining. He has a semi-circular symbol with three yellow trees with two dark red axes crossing each other on the sides of his cab and tender.

Ferdinand was poorly maintained when Thomas first encountered him, with his paintwork having faded and flaked in certain areas, parts of his bodywork was rusted, and he was slathered in moss, funnel soot, and various layers of grime. After being brought to Sodor, Ferdinand was given a much needed overhaul that left him clean, pristine, and in a much better working order.

Appearances

Official Description

Audio Files

Theme

First used	Last used	Composer	Theme
Misty Island Rescue	Merry Misty Island	Robert Hartshorne

Whistle

First used	Last used	Sound Effect
Misty Island Rescue	Series 16

Trivia

• Ferdinand can run on either wood or oil.
• Ferdinand travels far faster in the television series than his basis is capable of.
• Ferdinand is modified for working on British railways. He has added buffers and screw link couplings.
• Ferdinand's name means "brave in peace".
• Ferdinand's lamp would later be re-used for Rosie.
• Ferdinand is equipped with a bell, however it has never been heard in the television series.
• Ferdinand's whistle sound would later be re-used for the international grey tender engine.
  • His whistle sound is the Rainbow Sun and Lexi's at two steps lower pitched. It would later be used for Lorenzo's whistle, but at two more steps lower pitched.
• Ferdinand's last speaking appearance in the Thomas & Friends television series was in the sixteenth series episode, The Christmas Tree Express. According to Sodor Island Fansite (SiF) on X, the production team handling the seventeenth series chose not to use the Logging Locos or Misty Island to focus on other characters and settings instead.^[4][5]
  • Ferdinand makes his final appearance in the eighteenth series episode Signals Crossed, making him the only Logging Loco that appears in the Arc Productions era.
  • A portrait of Ferdinand made some appearances in Sir Topham Hatt's Office in a few episodes.

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Merchandise

• Wooden Railway (discontinued)
• Take-n-Play (normal and talking; discontinued)
• Adventures (discontinued)
• TrackMaster (discontinued)
• Capsule Plarail (Japan only)
• Capsule Collection
• Boss (discontinued)
• Collectible Railway (discontinued)
• Minis
  • Classic Minis
  • DC Super Friends Minis (as Martian Manhunter and Mr. Freeze)
  • Sweets Minis
  • Cowboy Minis
• Wood (cancelled 2018)

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