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The Signalmen
Background Information
First Appearance	Thomas' Train
Creator(s)	Rev. W. Awdry
Character Overview
Nickname(s)	Man Workmen Signalman
Gender	Males
Country of Origin	Island of Sodor The Mainland
Affiliation	Signals Signal Boxes
Biographical Background
Occupation	Railway 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) Rob Rackstraw (UK/US; The Big Freeze) 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) Tōru Akiyoshi (Japan; The Adventure Begins) Kunihiro Kawamoto (Japan; The Other Side of the Mountain and The Big Freeze) Gosta Liptow (Germany; Audio Book 17 only)

Trivia

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

Merchandise

• Brio (discontinued)