Rusty the Diesel

Rusty the Diesel
Thomas & Friends character
Rusty's Small Scale Model
First appearance	The Little Old Engine (The Railway Series) "Trucks" (Thomas and Friends)
Voiced by	Matt Wilkinson (UK/US)
Number	5 (Narrow gauge engine)
Information
Gender	Male

Rusty the Diesel is a fictional narrow gauge diesel locomotive in Wilbert Awdry's Railway Series books and in the accompanying television series Thomas & Friends.

Character

Rusty is a friendly, calm and caring diesel who was built in 1957 by Ruston and Hornsby. He is used for maintenance work and motive power in case of emergency or breakdown. Despite his rust-colour (black in the Railway Series), Rusty's name is a portmanteau of Ruston and Hornsby.^[1] He is based on the Talyllyn Railway's "Midlander".

Merchandising

Commercial models of Rusty
Model range	Type	Color
Ertl	die-cast metal	Normal
Take Along/Take n Play	die-cast metal	Normal
Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway	wood	Normal
TrackMaster	plastic motorized	Normal
Mega Bloks	plastic	Normal

References

↑ "Rusty - Character Profile & Bio - Thomas & Friends". thomasandfriends.com.

The Railway Series and Thomas & Friends

Engines	Thomas Edward Henry Gordon James Percy Toby Duck Donald and Douglas Oliver Emily Narrow gauge engines Skarloey Rheneas Sir Handel Peter Sam Rusty Minimum gauge engines

Other characters	The Fat Controller The Thin Controller Annie and Clarabel Bertie Harold Terence Trevor Minor characters in The Railway Series

Railways	North Western Skarloey Culdee Fell Arlesdale Mid Sodor Sodor & Mainland The Other Railway

Places	The Island of Sodor Locations in The Railway Series Locations in Thomas and Friends

The Railway Series books by the Rev. W. Awdry

List of Railway Series books Major characters Minor characters

Authors	Rev. W. V. Awdry (creator) Christopher Awdry

Illustrators	C. Reginald Dalby John T. Kenney Peter and Gunvor Edwards Clive Spong

Thomas & Friends, the television show

Characters	Railway engines Narrow gauge engines Arlesdale engines Rolling stock Non-rail vehicles People and animals Film characters

Television series	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Films and specials	Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000) Calling All Engines! (2005) The Great Discovery (2008) Hero of the Rails (2009) Misty Island Rescue (2010) Day of the Diesels (2011) Blue Mountain Mystery (2012) King of the Railway (2013) Tale of the Brave (2014) The Adventure Begins (2015) Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (2015) The Great Race (2016)

Production	List of Thomas & Friends voice actors

Merchandise	Annuals Day out with Thomas My Thomas Story Library Thomas Land at Drayton Manor Thomas the Tank Engine pictureback books

Related	Shining Time Station

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