Norman

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Norman
Background Information
First appearance	Day of the Diesels (T&F)
Creator(s)	Sharon Miller
Voice Actors
UK/US voice actor	Kerry Shale (2011) Keith Wickham (2013-present)
Character Overview
Name	Norman
Nicknames	Norm
Gender	Male
Country	Island of Sodor
Relative(s)	Dennis (brother)
Affiliation	Vicarstown Dieselworks North Western Railway
Technical Details
Basis	BR 11001
Gauge	4'8½" (1,435 mm; standard gauge)
Power type	Diesel–mechanical
Vehicle	Rail vehicle
Fuel type	Diesel
Configuration	0-6-0DM
Wheels	6
Top speed	45 mph
Designer(s)	Oliver V.S. Bulleid
Builder(s)	BR Ashford Works
Year built	circa 1949
Railway	North Western Railway
Owner(s)	Sir Topham Hatt

“There's room for another engine at the Dieselworks, if one of you wants to sleep there.”

― Norman, The Frozen Turntable

Norman is an orange-red diesel shunter. He is often seen working around Vicarstown.

Biography

Thomas & Friends

Norman was one of the diesels who took over the Sodor Steamworks. He later laughed at Flynn for not being able to rescue Thomas. Norman told Percy that Sidney had been on his hoist for two years and was there when he was given his new wheels. He also offered Thomas a place to sleep at the Dieselworks when the turntable at Tidmouth Sheds was frozen.

In the eighteenth season, he was at the Dieselworks when Paxton returned after looking for him, Diesel, Sidney, Den and Dart.

When the Great Railway Show was coming, he was one of the engines who were hoping to be picked to compete, but he wasn't picked. Norman was later involved in an accident with Thomas, resulting in the tank engine being unable to compete in The Great Railway Show.

In the twenty-first season, he helped the other diesels do the steam engines' work when the coal delivery was delayed.

Personality

Norman's shape represents his twin Dennis, but he is a much kinder diesel engine. He wants to be liked by all the engines, whether they be steam or diesel engines. So he does his part at the Sodor Dieselworks and follows all of his orders. However, poor Norman often breaks down and he does not like that. Unlike Dennis, who is lazy, if Norman were fixed properly he would show what a Really Useful Engine he can be. He is also willing to help another engine in trouble.

Technical Details

Basis

Norman is based on the Bulleid Diesel prototype, No. 11001. Dennis is also based on this locomotive.

Livery

Norman is painted orange-red with yellow lining and a dark grey roof.

Appearances

• Television Series
• Other Media

Thomas & Friends Season 15 - Fiery Flynn (not named) Season 16 - Bust My Buffers! (cameo) Season 17 - The Missing Christmas Decorations and The Frozen Turntable Season 18 - Disappearing Diesels (cameo) Season 19 - Diesel's Ghostly Christmas (cameo) and Den and Dart (cameo) Season 20 - Sidney Sings, Diesel and the Ducklings (cameo) and Engine of the Future (cameo) Season 21 - The Big Freeze (cameo) Specials: 2011 - Day of the Diesels (not named) 2016 - The Great Race 2017 - Journey Beyond Sodor (cameo) Music Videos Day of the Diesels, Will You Won't You and I'm Full of Surprises

Books 2011 - Day of the Diesels: The Movie Storybook (does not speak) and The Ultimate Diesel Guide 2012 - Fire Engine Flynn (cameo) 2015 - Thomas Takes a Vacation (sticker only) 2016 - 6-Movie Coloring Collection (does not speak), The Great Race (does not speak), The Great Race: The Movie Storybook (does not speak) and The Great Railway Show (not named; does not speak) Magazine Stories 2011 - Flaming Flynn (cameo) 2014 - Frozen Turntable (speaks in speech bubble only) 2015 - Thomas Saves the Day (mentioned) 2017 - Thomas Saves the Day (mentioned) and The Kind Diesel

Voice Actors

• Kerry Shale (UK/US; Day of the Diesels - fifteenth season)
• Keith Wickham (UK/US; seventeenth season onwards)
• Nobuaki Kanemitsu (Japan; seventeenth season only)
• Kunihiro Kawamoto (Japan; twentieth season onwards)
• Bernard Demory (France and French speaking Canada)
• Paweł Galia (Poland)
• Øyvind Borgemoen Lyse (Norway; seventeenth season only)
• Peter Weis (Germany; seventeenth season onwards, excluding The Frozen Turntable)
• Knud Riepen (Germany; The Frozen Turntable only)
• Juan Alfonso Carralero (Latin America; seventeenth season onwards)
• Fernando Castro (Spain)
• Samuel Harjanne (Finland; Day of the Diesels only)

Trivia

• Despite Norman's nickname being "Norm", he has been consistently referred to by his full name. He shares this dilemma with Paxton and Sidney.
• Norman's transmission wheel changes from red to black in the seventeenth season.
• Norman is the first character to have a unibrow.
• Norman shares the same horn sound as Dart.
• Norman was never named in Day of the Diesels with the exception of the song.

Merchandise

• Wooden Railway (discontinued; cancelled 2013 re-release)
• Take-n-Play (discontinued; cancelled 2013 re-release)

References

North Western Railway

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