Henry the Green Engine
| Henry the Green Engine | |
|---|---|
| Thomas & Friends character | |
| First appearance |
The Three Railway Engines (The Railway Series) |
| Created by |
Wilbert Awdry Christopher Awdry |
| Voiced by |
Kevin Frank (Thomas and the Magic Railroad) Keith Wickham (UK; Hero of the Rails onwards) Kerry Shale (US; Hero of the Rails onwards) Ryō Horikawa (Japan; 1990-2004; S1-8) Kenji Utsumi (Japan; 1998; James and the Trouble with Trees (First half) only) Junichi Kanemaru (Japan; 2005-present; Calling All Engines! onwards) Kenta Miyake (Japan; 2011; Edward the Hero only) Nozomu Sasaki (Japan; 2011; Day of the Diesels only) |
| Number | 3 |
| Information | |
| Gender | "Male" |
The Three Railway Engines (The Railway Series)
Henry the Green Engine is an anthropomorphic 4-6-0 steam locomotive from The Railway Series books written by the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry, and the spin-off children's television series, Thomas & Friends.
Henry lives on the fictitious Island of Sodor with many other locomotives, including Thomas the Tank Engine. He is engine number 3 on the North Western Railway, and was one of the first engines to be described, appearing in the first book. Henry is a little smaller than Gordon the Big Engine, who also appeared in the first book.
Henry's first (mis-)adventure was in "The Sad Story of Henry", the third story in the Railway Series book The Three Railway Engines. In this story, he went into a tunnel and refused to come out due to fears that the rain would spoil his "Lovely Green paint. and Red Stripes" As punishment, the Fat Controller ordered that he was bricked up in the tunnel for eternity. Weeks later, he was eventually let out to help Edward pull Gordon's express train, after Gordon burst a safety valve.
Henry was originally a failed prototype engine who, as the result of a small firebox (which was a similar shape to Gordon's), was often ill and a poor steamer. The Fat Controller gave him special Welsh coal, which helped. But worse was to come – Early one cold winter morning, Henry was pulling the special fish express train titled "the Flying Kipper", when some frozen points diverted him in to a siding where he eventually crashed in to another goods train. This prompted the Fat Controller to send Henry to the locomotive works at Crewe so he'll be rebuilt with a new shape and no longer the need for special coal. Henry has kept his so-called "new shape" through today. Henry was given a new firebox which gave him a similar specification to an LMS Class 5MT "Black Five" locomotive. This cured his illness completely.
...
Wikipedia