Dart

“What he means is...”

― Dart, whenever he clarifies what Den has said

Dart

Builder: W. G. Bagnall Designer: W. G. Bagnall Configuration: 4w

Dart is a small Diesel shunter who assists Den in running the Sodor Dieselworks.

Bio

In Day of the Diesels, Dart complains about needing a new crane and hides Flynn's hose in the rubbish by order of Diesel 10.

Later on, he went with Den and Diesel to Misty Island in search of a Christmas tree for the Dieselworks. Dart later teased Flynn for spraying Edward and his driver.

He then helped Thomas fix Ol' Wheezy and later fixed Gordon's bufferbeam.

In the eighteenth season, he hid from Paxton along with Diesel, Den, and Sidney causing Paxton to make an island-wide search for them.

Persona

Dart works at the Vicarstown Dieselworks to support and assist Den. Den and Dart have worked together for so long that Dart can often guess what Den is thinking before he can get it out himself. Although not so much the thinker of the duo, he is usually the doer and can be the chattier of the two. He quickly buzzes about the Dieselworks, occasionally bashing, crashing, and clanging into things. He can be heard to grumble "Dizzy Diesels!" when something goes wrong. Dart is very able in his work and a valuable team player. Despite being small in size, he is feisty and fast. Dart also like jokes, sometimes to the annoyance of the other Diesels. If feeling bothered, particularly by the steam engines, Dart is far from devious, but can get grumpy, gruff, irritable, and sometimes cheeky too, but otherwise he is the quick-witted assistant of the Dieselworks.

Basis

Dart is a 4w Diesel-hydraulic shunter built by W. G. Bagnall.

Livery

Dart is painted yellow and red with white lining and the Dieselworks logo on the sides of his cab.

Appearances

Television series

Season 15 - Stop that Bus! (cameo), Tree Trouble, and Fiery Flynn
Season 16 - Ol' Wheezy Wobbles and Bust My Buffers!
Season 17 - The Missing Christmas Decorations and Away From the Sea
Season 18 - Disappearing Diesels

Specials:

Day of the Diesels

Magazine stories

2011 - Flaming Flynn (mentioned)
2012 - Ol' Wheezy Wobbles
2014 - Salty's New Friend (mentioned), Wobbly Ol' Wheezy, and Leaves on the Line! (speaks in speech bubble only)

Voice Actors

Rupert Degas (UK/US; Day of the Diesels - sixteenth season)
Steven Kynman (UK/US; seventeenth season onwards)
Kunihiro Kawamoto (Japan)
Christian Greger Strøm (Norway; fifteenth - seventeenth season)
Stig Krogstad (Norway; Day of the Diesels onwards, barring the sixteenth and seventeenth season)
Lennardt Krüger (Germany)
Jan Kulczycki (Poland)
Jorge Ramírez (Mexico)
Stan Limburg (The Netherlands)

Merchandise

Wooden Railway
Take-n-Play
TrackMaster
Hornby (discontinued)
Mega Bloks (discontinued)
Wind-up (Japan only)

Gallery

Merchandise Gallery

North Western Railway

* RWS only | ** T&F only | ~~---~~ Dropped

Locomotives	Steam	Thomas \| Edward \| Henry \| Gordon \| James \| Percy \| Toby \| Duck \| Donald and Douglas \| Oliver \| Wellsworth and Suddery Railway Tank Engines* \| Bloomer* \| Bill and Ben \| Stepney \| Harvey \| Emily \| Arthur \| Murdoch \| Fergus \| Molly \| Neville \| Rosie \| Whiff \| Billy \| Stanley \| Hank \| Flora \| Victor \| Charlie \| Bash and Dash \|Ferdinand \| Scruff \| Belle \| Porter \| Timothy \| Marion \| Ryan \| Dustin \| Nia \| Rebecca \| Sonny** \| Barry* \| The Austerity Engine*
	Diesel	Daisy \| BoCo \| Bear* \| The Works Diesel* \| Pip and Emma* \| Diesel \| Mavis \| Derek \| 'Arry and Bert \| Diesel 10 \| Salty \| Dennis \| Den \| Dart \| Paxton \| Norman \| Sidney \| Philip**
	Other	Sodor Railway Repair* \| Peel Godred Engines* \| Flynn \| Winston \| Stafford**
	Former	Coffee Pots \| Hiro \| Glynn
Rolling Stock	Coaches	Annie and Clarabel \| Henrietta \| Alice and Mirabel* \| Isabel and Dulcie* \| Victoria* \| Old Slow Coach \| Slip Coaches \| Hannah \| Dexter \| Express Coaches \| Branch Line Coaches \| Old Coaches \| Thomas' Special Coach* \| The Quarryman's Coach* \| Emily's Coaches \| Toby's Museum Coach \| Flora's Tram Coach \| Open-Topped Carriages \| Ulfstead Castle Coaches**
	Trucks	Troublesome Trucks \| S.C. Ruffey \| Elsie* \| Fred Pelhay* \| James' Trucks \| Thomas' Trucks \| Plank Trucks \| Quarry Trucks \| Utility Trucks \| The Calliope \| Mine Trolleys \| Hoppers \| Hector \| Vans \| Mail Vans \| Utility Vans \| Animal Wagons \| Tankers \| Flatbeds, Conflats and Wellwagons \| Misty Island Log Trucks \| Ladle Trucks \| The Traveller \| Aquarium Tank Wagons
	Brake Vans	Brake Vans \| The Spiteful Brake Van \| Toad
	Other	The Breakdown Train \| Rocky \| Judy and Jerome \| The Circus Train \| The Funfair Train \| The Flying Kipper \| Gordon's Snow Machine \| Pump Trolley \| The Photographer's Draisine
Non-Rail Vehicles		Kevin \| Cranky \| Carly \| Big Mickey \| Reg**
People		Sir Topham Hatt (Stephen Hatt) \| Albert Regaby \| Kevin Volley* \| Old Bailey \| Mr. Conductor \| Mr. Arkwright \| Mr. Perkins
Lines		The Main Line (Main Line Loop) \| Ffarquhar Branch Line \| The Little Western \| Brendam Branch Line \| Kirk Ronan Branch Line \| Peel Godred Branch Line \| Norramby Branch Line \| Toby's Branch Line \| Stepney's Branch Line \| Misty Valley Branch Line \| Killdane Branch Line \| The Loop Line \| Ulfstead Branch Line \| Harwick Branch Line \| Coaling Plant Branch Line**