 Annie and Clarabel with Thomas the Tank Engine (as portrayed in the television series) In The Railway Series and the related Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, Annie and Clarabel are Thomas's coaches. Image File history File links AnnieandClarabel. ...
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Annie travels in front carrying passengers, whilst Clarabel rides behind, capable of taking passengers, luggage and a guard. They have been described by Rev. W. Awdry, their creator, as being old and in need of new paint. However, Thomas loves them dearly and would never dream of being separated from them. Wilbert Vere Awdry, OBE, (June 15, 1911 – March 21, 1997), better known as the Reverend W. Awdry, was a clergyman, railway enthusiast and childrens author. ...
Not only do they carry passengers for Thomas, but they also act as advisors and confidantes. On several occasions they have warned him about potential hazards, and Thomas invariably runs into trouble when he ignores their warnings.
The coaches first appeared in the 1946 book Thomas the Tank Engine, in which they were awarded to Thomas along with his branch line. In this first, brief appearance, they were not named. In Tank Engine Thomas Again (1949), they were given names and their characters were greatly expanded upon. They appeared in the first season of the television programme Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends and have been in every season since, although they have not had a speaking role since Season 8. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
A branch line is a relatively minor railway line which branches off a more important through route. ...
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In the television series, they are a pair of four-wheeled coaches, easily told apart by the fact that their names are painted on their sides. Annie is generally depicted as having a slightly shocked expression, while Clarabel usually appears smiling. In The Railway Series, they are a pair of bogie coaches (i.e. each one is supported on a pair of four-wheeled "trucks"). Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: The Railway Series The Railway Series is a set of story books about a fictional railway system located on the fictional Island of Sodor and the engines that lived on it. ...
Origins
In a sense, Annie is actually the oldest character in the Railway Series. Long before Wilbert Awdry wrote the stories, he was a model railway enthusiast. In 1927, while still at school, he built a model coach. In 1948 he constructed models of Thomas and his coaches to run at a local village fair, and so used that 1927 coach as Annie. He built a new coach to represent Clarabel. Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: The Railway Series The Railway Series is a set of story books about a fictional railway system located on the fictional Island of Sodor and the engines that lived on it. ...
Unlike most of the characters in the Railway Series, Annie and Clarabel do not appear to be based upon any specific prototype. However, they are fairly typical of suburban coaches, such as might have been used for branch and secondary services. Christopher Awdry has suggested in a character profile that they may have been rebuilt from older, six-wheeled coaches by The Fat Controller. Unlike most of the engines, the history of Annie and Clarabel before their first appearance in the books has been kept very vague. Christopher Awdry (born 1940) is a British author best known for his contributions to The Railway Series of books featuring Thomas the Tank Engine, which was started by his father Rev. ...
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The television versions of the characters bear a strong resemblance to coaches of the Metropolitan Railway, part of what is now the London Underground. Annie and Clarabel, along with Old Slow Coach, are the only coaches to have facial features, except for the Narrow Gauge Coaches from Season 4. Annie and Clarabel are also very similar to The Old Coaches from Season 1. The Metropolitan Line is a line of the London Underground. ...
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Accusations of sexism The 1980s saw a number of allegations of sexism levelled at the books, so much so that Birmingham City Council banned the Railway Series from their libraries. The accusations centred around the fact that the engines in the books were almost invariably male, while the coaches were always female. Therefore, the "men" had all the power, while the "women" were entirely passive. Annie and Clarabel, being the most prominent coach characters in the books, were seen as the clearest examples of this allegation. This box: The sign of the headquarters of the National Association Opposed To Woman Suffrage Sexism is commonly considered to be discrimination and/or hatred against people based on their sex rather than their individual merits, but can also refer to any and all systemic differentiations based on the sex...
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Defenders of the series pointed out that the coaches were not always passive, and that Annie and Clarabel would often prove to be more perceptive and sensible than Thomas. Britt Allcroft, the producer of the television series, claimed that gender issues were irrelevant. In her words, "Thomas and friends are neither male nor female- they are magic." Britt Allcroft and Alec Baldwin on the set of Thomas and the Magic Railroad Britt Allcroft is the founder of The Britt Allcroft Company (aka, Gullane Entertainment) which was acquired by Hit Entertainment in 2002. ...
Nonetheless, for the fourth season of the television series, it was announced that there would be more female characters than ever before. In actual fact, one female vehicle was introduced along with eleven new male ones - no more than in previous seasons.
The accusations against Annie and Clarabel may even have been in the producers' minds when Season 7 was produced. This featured a new (and notably female) locomotive called Emily, who was given two coaches of her own. Emily Emilys Coaches Emily is a fictional, anthropomorphic steam locomotive from the television series Thomas and Friends. ...
In the television series (non-English) - In the Japanese version, Annie is voiced by Tomoko Naka and Clarabel is voiced by Chisato Nakajima.
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External links - Annie and Clarabel at 'The Real Lives of Thomas the Tank Engine'
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TV Series Seasons: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 — (Proposed: 12)
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Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends is a childrens television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series of books written by Rev. ...
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends is a childrens television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series of books written by Rev. ...
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends is a childrens television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series of books written by Rev. ...
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends is a childrens television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series of books written by Rev. ...
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends is a childrens television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series of books written by Rev. ...
Thomas and Friends (previously known as Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends) is a childrens television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series of books written by Rev. ...
Thomas and Friends (previously known as Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends) is a childrens television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series of books written by Rev. ...
Thomas and Friends (previously known as Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends) is a childrens television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series of books written by Rev. ...
Thomas and Friends (previously known as Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends) is a childrens television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series of books written by Rev. ...
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, later renamed Thomas and Friends is a childrens television series, based on the Railway Series, and which was first broadcast in 1984. ...
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, later renamed Thomas and Friends is a childrens television series, based on the Railway Series, and which was first broadcast in 1984. ...
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, later renamed Thomas and Friends is a childrens television series, based on the Railway Series of childrens books by the Rev. ...
Thomas and the Magic Railroad is a 2000 film based on the well-known TV series and its American spinoff. ...
Calling All Engines DVD cover Calling All Engines is a full-length feature special based on the TV series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. ...
Jack and the Pack is a direct-to-video release for the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends series, much like the movie: Calling All Engines. ...
The Great Discovery is an upcoming direct-to-DVD-special, based on the popular TV series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. ...
| | Characters | Thomas • Edward • Henry • Gordon • James • Percy • Toby • Duck • Donald and Douglas • Emily
The Fat Controller • Annie and Clarabel • Bertie • Harold • Terence • Trevor
The Railway Series: Major characters • Minor characters • Unfeatured characters
TV Series: Railway engines • Narrow gauge engines • Rolling stock • Non-rail vehicles • People & animals
Movies: Movie-only characters Thomas the Tank Engine This article is about the fictional tank engine. ...
The Railway Series book, featuring Edward, which also carries Edwards name. ...
Henry the Green Engine is a fictional 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 childrens television series, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. ...
Gordon the Big Engine. ...
James the Red Engine in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. ...
The Railway Series book, featuring Percy, which also carries Percys name. ...
Toby the Tram Engine. ...
Duck the Great Western Engine as portrayed in the TV series. ...
Donald and Douglas in Twin Trouble. ...
Emily Emilys Coaches Emily is a fictional, anthropomorphic steam locomotive from the television series Thomas and Friends. ...
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Bertie is a small red bus who appears in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. ...
Harold is a character in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. ...
Terence the Tractor, as portrayed in the TV Series Terence is a fictional anthropomorphic crawler tractor from The Railway Series of childrens books by the Rev. ...
Trevor the Traction Engine is a character in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. ...
// This article profiles the significant characters of The Railway Series by Rev. ...
// The Railway Series by Reverend W.V. Awdry and Christopher Awdry has many characters within its stories. ...
// There are many characters featured in The Railway Series books created by the Rev. ...
This article lists, and also profiles, the regular Engine characters of the Television Series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. ...
This article describes the Narrow Gauge Railway engine characters that have appeared in the television series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. ...
// No railway would be complete without coaches and trucks, and those appearing in the childrens television series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends are no exception. ...
The television series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends is well known for its anthropomorphic railway engines. ...
The television series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends features many fictional people and animals who interact with the engine characters and form the basis for many of the varying storylines. ...
Here is a list of characters that have appeared in both Thomas and Friends movies. ...
| | Locations | Island of Sodor
Railways: North Western • Skarloey • Arlesdale • Culdee Fell • Mid Sodor • Sodor & Mainland • "Other"
Other locations - The Railway Series • TV Series A map of the Island of Sodor showing the Railway system (click to enlarge). ...
A map of the Island of Sodor showing the Railway system (click to enlarge). ...
Map of the Skarloey Railway On the fictional Island of Sodor in The Railway Series by Rev. ...
Small Railway Engines book cover, showing the engines (L to R): Mike, Bert and Rex (with Duck in the foreground) The Arlesdale Railway, more commonly known as the Small Railway, is a fictional railway on the Island of Sodor from the Railway Series books by Rev. ...
// A map of the Island of Sodor showing the Railway system (click to enlarge). ...
// The Mid Sodor Railway is a fictional narrow gauge railway on the Island of Sodor in The Railway Series of childrens books by the Rev. ...
A map of the Island of Sodor showing the Railway system (click to enlarge). ...
In the childrens books The Railway Series, by the Rev. ...
There are many fictional locations in The Railway Series of books by Rev. ...
There are many fictional locations in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, the television series based on The Railway Series books by Rev. ...
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