Harold

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Harold

Harold is a helicopter used for patrolling the railway. He was built in 1949.

Contents 1 Bio 2 Persona 3 Basis 4 Livery 5 Appearances 6 Merchandising 7 Trivia 8 Gallery

Bio

When Harold first met Percy he stated that railways were "slow and out-of-date", but was proven wrong when Percy later beat him in a race.

Harold is owned by the coastguard on Sodor and lives at Dryaw airfield by Thomas' branchline. He keeps a watchful eye over Sodor in case of trouble, and speeds to the rescue of anyone in distress.

Persona

Harold speaks in a manner reminiscent of an RAF pilot, using terms such as "wizard" and "old chap" in conversation.

Basis

Harold is based on a Sikorsky S-55 helicopter, built in the UK as the Westland Whirlwind. He has added floats.

Livery

Harold is painted white with red lining. In the Twelfth Season episode "Henry Gets It Wrong", Harold was painted white with black lining.

Appearances

Harold's Railway Series appearances are listed below, in chronological order:

• "Percy the Small Engine"
• "More About Thomas the Tank Engine" (does not speak)
• "Thomas Comes Home" (does not speak)
• "Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree" (does not speak)

In the television series, Harold has appeared in every season since the second, except the eleventh. From the twelfth season onwards, he was fully rendered in CGI.

Merchandising

• ERTL (normal and Gold Rail) (both discontinued)
• Learning Curve Wooden (normal and with magnet)
• Take-Along (normal and with magnet)
• TOMY/Trackmaster
• My First Thomas (normal and talking)
• Bachmann
• Bandai Tecs

Trivia

• Harold has his own TV Series songs, Harold the Helicopter in Season 5 and H is for Harold in Season 10.
• In the Japanese dub of Seasons 2-8 of the TV Series, Harold is voiced by Hiroyuki Satō; his new voice actor since Season 9 is Wataru Hatano.

Gallery

A promotional photo of Thomas and Harold
Harold in season 2	Harold in season 5	Oliver and Harold	Harold, Oliver and The Fat Controller
	Harold arrives at the Christmas party		Harold in Season 7
Harold and the hot air balloon	Harold in Season 4	Harold and the engines at the sheds	Harold, Gordon and Thomas
Harold in Season 9	Harold lands at Maithwaite	Harold at Tidmouth Sheds	Harold's pilots in Season 6
Harold with his cargo net	Harold flies over the quarry	Harold with The Fat Controller in Calling All Engines	Harold in CGI

Other vehicles
Harold • P. S. Cumberland • Bulstrode
Cranky • Tiger Moth • Jeremy • Colin • The Queen of Sodor • The cranes • Tugboats • The aeroplane • The salvage barges • The canal boats • The mail boat • The paddle boat • The trampsteamer • The hot air balloon