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"Bulstrode's a disagreeable old barge. He never stops complaining!"

— Percy's driver, Special Attraction, fourth season

Bulstrode

Bulstrode is a highly disagreeable barge.

BioEdit

Bulstrode was used to carry cargo like coal and stone, but always complained about not being loaded fast enough. This annoyed the trucks, but one day Bulstrode ended up getting what he deserved when Percy accidentally pushed trucks off the quay and into his hull. He was then towed to Knapford beach, where he was turned into a children's playground. He remains there today, most likely still grumbling.

PersonaEdit

Bulstrode is bad-tempered and never stops complaining.

LiveryEdit

Bulstrode is painted cream, black, and red. In the "My First Thomas" range he is painted blue, red, and yellow.

BasisEdit

Bulstrode is based on a 1920s self-propelled coastal barge.

AppearancesEdit

Railway Series

Toby, Trucks and Trouble

Television series

Season 4 - Special Attraction

He also cameoed in fifth, sixth, and seventh season songs.

His faceless model made numerous appearances at the Fishing Village in following seasons. His surprised face was also used on some trucks in the eighth and tenth seasons.

Magazine stories

1998 - The Big Speech!
2002 - Take Cover! and The Beach
2001 - Down at the Docks (does not speak)
2003 - Shipwrecked! and Tour of Sodor
2004 - On the Beach
2006 - Wait with Freight and Caroline's Cruise

Voice ActorsEdit

Ryōichi Tanaka (Japan)

TriviaEdit

Bulstrode's appearance in the television series is rather different from his Railway Series appearance: in the Railway Series he has two hulls and his face is the same colour as his cab, while in the television series he only has one hull and the standard grey face.
Bulstrode's model has been put on display at Drayton Manor on a beach near Bluff's Cove.

MerchandiseEdit

ERTL (discontinued)
Wooden Railway
Take-Along (discontinued)
Motor Road and Rail (discontinued)
TrackMaster (discontinued)
My First Thomas
My Thomas Story Library (discontinued)
Wind-up Trains (Japan only)

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Merchandise GalleryEdit


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Harold • Bulstrode • P. S. Cumberland • S.S. Kathryn • Dignity • Mermaid • North Star
Cranky • Jeremy • Colin • Captain • Owen • Merrick • S.S. Roxstar • Tiger Moth • Lucinda • The Queen of Sodor • A.J.R. No.1 • Ol' Wheezy • Hee-Haw • Sodor Line • Happy Hook • The Cranes • Tugboats • The Aeroplane • The Salvage Barges • The Canal Boats • The Mail Boat • Lakesider III • The Fultan Ferry • The Tramp Steamer • The Hot Air Balloon
The Stationary Boiler • The Yacht • The Lifeboats • S.S. Sodor • The Seaplane • Sodor • The Airship • The Speedboat