Top 20 Thomas The Train Coloring Pages Your Toddler Will Love

‘Thomas & Friends’ is an award-winning and beloved children’s television cartoon series based on a book series named ‘The Railway Series’. The series is written by Reverend Wilbert Awdry, who was extremely passionate about trains and wanted to share his love and passion with his son. The show revolves around several anthropomorphized locomotives and their daily adventures.

Top 20 Thomas The Train Coloring Pages For Kids

Thomas the Train Engine and his friends have successfully chugged their way into the hearts of millions of kids around the world. Their stories about friendships and adventures are highly engaging, and even the coloring pages are very popular with kids of all ages. Here are 20 Thomas the Train coloring sheets for your kids.

1. Thomas

Thomas is the most popular and the titular character of the series. He works on the main line with Henry, Gordon, and Bear. Thomas is a cheeky and fussy engine who often gets into scraps for his eagerness to do things done best by bigger and more sensible engines. He is a hard-working engine who is extremely proud to run his own branch line of steam engines. He is a blue-and-red engine with the number ‘1’ painted on his tank sides. He is also seen carrying the two builder plates on the sides of his cab sometimes.

2. Gordon

Gordon is the fastest and most powerful engine on the Island of Sodor. He is a member of the Steam team that includes Henry, Toby, Edwards, Thomas, James, and Percy. Gordon is a good-hearted engine that uses his superior strength to help the other engines come out of trouble. He is a blue-and-red locomotive with the number ‘4’ painted on each side.

3. Percy

Percy is the saddle tank engine and a junior member of Sir Topham Hatt’s railway line. He is a cheeky engine who is always looking to trick and tease the other engines, especially Gordon and James. This often gets him into trouble. Percy is a green engine with number ‘6’ painted on his bunker sides.

4. Arthur

Arthur is an LMS Ivatt tank engine designed for the London Midland & Scottish Railway. He is a kind and helpful engine who is famous for his spotless record. The other engines look up to him as a role model. This huge tank has the responsibility of pulling the freight. Arthur is a burgundy-colored tank engine with golden stripes.

5. Toby

Toby is an old-fashioned tram engine who works on the Quarry line with Henrietta, his faithful coach. His main job is to take stone wagons to and from the Quarry. He usually works on the Farquhar branch with Thomas, James, and Edward. This old and wise engine is always willing to share his experience and knowledge with other engines. He is a square, brown-and-gray engine with a cow catcher and side plates. He has the number ‘7’ painted on his sides.

6. Emily

Emily is the newest member of the Steam Team. She is modeled after Stirling. This huge tank is famous for her pristine performance record. Emily is a beautiful emerald-green engine with gleaming brass fittings and shiny paintwork. She is a kindhearted engine and acts as an elderly sister to smaller engines, like Percy and Thomas. She is also a little bossy by nature and thinks that whatever she knows is the best.

7. Sir Topham Hatt

Sir Topham Hatt, also known as the Fat Controller, is the director of the North Western Railway. It is his duty to make sure that the engines are always on time. He also restores order on the railways when the other engines misbehave.

8. Edward

Edward is the mixed traffic engine who works on his own branch with BoCo and Douglas. He has his own set of bogies that are used for passenger services. Edward is the oldest and wisest engine of the lot and is good friends with everyone. Most engines find themselves indebted to Edward’s knowledge and sharp skills. Edward is a blue engine with red stripes and the number ‘2’ is painted on his tender. He also carries two builder plates on the sides of his cab in the Railway Series.

9. James

James is a mixed-traffic engine who pulls coaches and trucks. He is a powerful engine and pulls the Express when Gordon is not around. He often brags about his splendid looks to the other engines. James is a medium-sized red engine with a fine scarlet coat and brass dome. He has the number ‘5’ painted on his tender sides in bright yellow.

10. Henry

Henry is one of the first engines to appear in ‘The Railway Series’ books. He is a long and fast engine modeled on the Stainer 4-6-0 Class 5 engine. Henry is a green engine with red stripes. He was briefly painted orange and red before his standard green coat. He works on the main line and pulls trucks and coaches. He is the number ‘3’ engine on the Island of Sodor.

11. Salty

Salty is a battered old diesel working at the Brendam docks with other truck engines. He is a hardworking engine who enjoys telling stories and roaming around the sea. He is one of the few engines who have never had any quarrels with the other steam engines. Salty is painted crimson red with light red stripes and carries the number ‘2991’.

12. Duck

Duck is a Great Western pannier tank engine that runs his own branch line with Oliver. He also has two coaches called Alice and Mirabel. Duck is painted green with yellow lining and black wheels. He also has the letters ‘GWR’ on his pannier tanks. Duck is usually cheerful and jolly, but cannot tolerate when the larger engines try to order him.

13. Bertie

Bertie is a small red bus who works near Thomas’ Branch Line. She is a friendly bus who is always ready to help the other engines. Bertie lives at a bus depot along with the other buses. She is best known for her famous race with Thomas. Bertie is one of the closest friends of Thomas the Engine. She also came to the rescue of Thomas’ passengers when they were stuck in a snowdrift. Bertie is a red-painted bus with black wheel arches.

14. Spencer

Spencer is a sleek and fast private engine of the wealthy Duke and Duchess of Boxford. He lives on the Mainland but keeps visiting Sodor Island for private purposes. Spencer is disliked by the other engines for his arrogance. He considers himself too important to move freight. Spencer is the sleekest engine on Sodor Island. He was originally painted light gray and black but was later changed to metallic silver.

15. Donald And Douglas

Donald and Douglas are twin Scottish tender engines in this cartoon series. They came together from Scotland when Sir Topham Hatt had ordered only one goods engine, as they hated being parted. The engines are painted black and have their nameplates written in gold. Donald is number ‘9’ and Douglas is number ‘10’. Donald and Douglas love making practical jokes on each other, but get very serious when it comes to the topic of scrapping.

16. Oliver The Excavator

Oliver the Excavator is a kind-hearted member of the Sodor Construction Company. Oliver loves digging and demolishing. He is capable of switching between different tools, including a chisel, scissors, wrecking balls, and a bucket. He is a well-mannered and hardworking machine who never complains about his work. Oliver is a brown-colored excavator with a green panel on his back.

17. Bill And Ben

Bill and Ben are the twin tank engines working for the Sodor China Clay Company. They are modeled after two 0-4-0 Saddle Tank Engines built by Bagnall’s of Stafford. These twin engines are identical in several ways, including their appearance and nature. Bill and Ben are amber-colored engines with four black wheels. Both the engines have their names written on their sides over brown nameplates.

18. Fergus

Fergus is a traction engine used for shunting trucks at the Cement Works. He is known as ‘The Pride of the Cement Works’. He is a serious engine who is always mindful of the rules and regulations and makes sure that the other engines also obey them. Fergus is a royal blue engine with red wheels. He is easily identified by his flywheel which is used to provide power to saws, drills, and pumps.

19. Harold

Harold is the only helicopter on the Island of Sodor. He is based on a Sikorsky S-55 helicopter. He is a member of the Sodor Search and Rescue Team. He hovers above the roadways and railways of Sodor, keeping a watchful eye in case of trouble and emergency. Harold is a white helicopter with red lining and black rotors. His name Harold appears on the side of his body in red.

20. S.C. Ruffey

S.C. Ruffey is an old and experienced ballast wagon and the ringleader of the Troublesome Trucks. He is a mischievous truck engine who enjoys leading other trucks in singing rude songs. S.C. Ruffey is a gray-colored vehicle with the words ‘S. C. RUFFEY and Co. Ballast Contractors-Tidmouth-Sodor’ painted on both sides of the tank.

We hope your child enjoys coloring these ‘Thomas & Friends’ characters. These free printable Thomas the Train coloring pages will inspire the imagination of your kids while teaching them a lesson on cooperation, friendship, and exploration.
If your child loves this endearing show, they will surely have a wonderful time coloring these detailed train pictures with vibrant colors. Download and print these pages and surprise your kid by gifting them their own Thomas the Train coloring book today!