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"Big, bad, strong, and solid!
That truck's name is Hector Horrid!"

— The troublesome trucks, Hector the Horrid!, eleventh season

Hector

Hector (the name stands for "Heavily Engineered Coal Truck On Rails") is a coal hopper who is good friends with Thomas and James.

Contents 1 Bio 2 Persona 3 Basis 4 Livery 5 Appearances 5.1 Television series 6 Voice Actors 7 Trivia 8 Merchandise 9 Gallery 9.1 Merchandise Gallery

BioEdit

When Bill and Ben first brought Hector to the yard, he was being troublesome and kept banging into the twins. Hector, at first, was aggressive. He roared angrily at the engines to "KEEP AWAY!", giving Thomas a fright and scaring Rosie away. Thomas, determined to shunt him and having enough of the truck's behavior, accidentally pushed him off the line, and after being helped back onto the rails, Hector revealed he was intimidating so he wouldn't have to carry coal, being scared of doing so. Thomas showed him it was actually quite fun.

Later on, Hector helped James get through a snowstorm from Brendam Docks to Great Waterton after James ignored his previous advice and some of the trucks got stuck in a snowdrift.

PersonaEdit

Hector used to be mean and aggressive to hide his fear of being filled with coal. Thanks to Thomas, he learned that there was no need to be scared and is now friendly to the engines.

BasisEdit

Hector is a British Railways ballast hopper with removed corner supports.

LiveryEdit

Hector is painted black with "HECTOR" painted on both sides in white.

AppearancesEdit

Television seriesEdit

• Season 11 - Hector the Horrid
• Season 12 - James Works It Out

Voice ActorsEdit

• Hideyuki Kanaya (Japan)

TriviaEdit

• Hector's models in various merchandise ranges have proved to be difficult, as they cannot go under low bridges or through tunnels, due to his larger height compared to other characters.
• According to a press release, Hector was originally going to be called "Hopper".

MerchandiseEdit

• Wooden Railway (discontinued)
• TOMY/TrackMaster
• Wind-up Trains (Japan only)
• Take-Along (discontinued)
• Take-n-Play
• My Thomas Story Library (discontinued)

GalleryEdit

Merchandise GalleryEdit

North Western Railway rolling stock
Annie and Clarabel • Henrietta • Elsie • Toad • Isabel and Dulcie • Alice and Mirabel • S. C. Ruffey • Fred Pelhay • Rickety • U. L. P. • Victoria • Thomas' Special Coach • Troublesome Trucks • "The Flying Kipper" • The Spiteful Brakevan • The Ballast Spreader • The Circus Trucks • Cattle Trucks • China Clay trucks • Ffarquhar Quarry Co. trucks • Flatbeds and Wellwagons • Utility Wagons • The Breakdown Train • Brakevans
Old Slow Coach • Rocky • Hector • The Chinese Dragon • Mail Coaches • Gordon's Snow Machine • The Jet Engine • The Rock Crusher • Emily's Coaches • James' New Trucks • Thomas' Old Trucks • Thomas' New Trucks • Toby's Museum Coach • Gordon's Special Coaches • Henry's Lucky Trucks • Flora's Tram Coach • The Photographer's Draisine • The Calliope • The Open-Topped Carriage • Express Coaches • The Royal Train • Old Coaches • The Pump Trolley • Milk Wagons • Tar Wagons • Branch Line Coaches • Plant Vans • Fuel Tankers • Special Coaches • Oil Tankers • The Fireworks Vans • Cream Tankers • Jam Wagons • Raspberry Tankers • The Toffee Tanker • Funfair Trucks
The Elderly Brakevan • Bennett and Co. • The Special Stationmaster's Home • The Animal Sanctuary Coach • The Naughty Pink Truck • The Posh Coaches • Annie and Clarabel's Old Friend • Carols on Wheels • The Old Guard's Van • The Play Coach • Circus Coaches • The Station Coach