Signalmen

Signalmen

The Signalman controls the points and signals that send the engines to their destinations. The signalmen work in the signal boxes.

Occasionally signalmen have been known to fall asleep on the job, resulting in accidents.

Uniform

A signalman's uniform consists of a white shirt with blue overalls and a blue or brown cap. Most signalmen wear a jacket, which is usually grey or green.

Voice Actors

Keith Wickham (UK/US; eighteenth season onwards) Kerry Shale (US; Letters to Santa) Kōzō Shioya (Japan; Thomas' Train and Old Iron) Hirohiko Kakegawa (Japan; Thomas and the Breakdown Train) Shinobu Satouchi (Japan; The Runaway, Thomas and Stepney and Thomas the Jet Engine) Katsuji Mori (Japan; Ghost Train) Toshio Kobayashi (Japan; Time for Trouble) Yasuhiro Takato (Japan; Thomas, Percy and the Dragon) Bin Shimada (Japan; Toby's Discovery) Yūki Satō (Japan; Busy Going Backwards and Gordon Takes a Tumble) Hisao Egawa (Japan; A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter) Ryōtarō Okiayu (Japan; Emily's New Coaches) Nobuaki Kanemitsu (Japan; Thomas and the New Engine, Edward and the Mail, Excellent Emily, The Missing Breakdown Train, Letters to Santa and The Great Race) Taketoshi Kawano (Japan; Thomas and the Stinky Cheese) Nozomu Sasaki (Japan; The Adventure Begins) Kunihiro Kawamoto (Japan; The Other Side of the Mountain) Gosta Liptow (Germany; Audio Book 17 only)

Trivia

• To date, only two signalmen have been named: Mr. Edwards and Simon.

Merchandise

• Brio (discontinued)

Gallery

A signalman seen in the Railway Series

James' fireman talks to a signalman in the Railway Series

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A signalman on the Mainland

A signalman from the first season

Tidmouth yards signalbox and signalman

Knapford Yards signalman

Percy's driver and a signalman

A signalman talks to Toby's driver

Suddery yards signalbox and signalman

Suddery yards signalman

A signalman being splashed with squashed fruit

Kirk Ronan Junction's signalman

A sleeping signalman

A driver uses the signalman's telephone

A signalman on the telephone

Sir Lowham Hatt and a signalman

The signalmen in The Adventure Begins

A signalman in The Great Race

A signalman in a magazine story