Thomas the Tank Engine
This sound effect is a train whistle used for Thomas, since 1984. Like all the steam whistle sound effects from the first three series, This whistle sound was made using the "Whistle" preset on a Roland Jupiter 6 synthesiser.
Info
- First recorded: 1983
- Creator: Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell
- Owner: Clearwater Features (1983-1994), The Britt Allcroft Company (1987-2000), Gullane Entertainment (2000-2003), HiT Entertainment (2003-2016), Mattel (2016-present)
- Origin: United Kingdom
- Year debut: 1984
- First heard: Thomas and Gordon/Thomas Gets Tricked (a Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends episode)
- Area used: Worldwide
Variations
- Train Whistle 0 (same)
Used In
TV Shows
- Bob the Builder (1999 TV Series) (Used for the toy train's whistle in "Scrambler to the Rescue".)
- Little Baby Bum: Music Time
- Thomas & Friends (Very heavy use for this sound effect: used for Thomas' whistle in a normal pitch, with Rosie's, Bill's, Ben's, Timothy's and Stepney's in a high pitch, and Douglas', Molly's and Stanley's in a low pitch.)
- Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go (Used for Thomas' whistle.)
TV Specials
- Bob the Builder: Scrambler to the Rescue (2007) (Used for the toy train's whistle.)
- Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! (2018) (Used for Thomas' whistle in normal pitch, and Rosie's in a high pitch.)
- Thomas & Friends: Calling All Engines! (2005) (Used for Thomas' whistle.)
- Thomas & Friends: The Great Race (2016) (Used for Thomas' whistle.)
- Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails (2009) (Used for Thomas' whistle.)
- Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor (2017) (Used for Thomas' whistle in normal pitch, and Rosie's in a high pitch.)
- Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue (2010) (Used for Thomas' whistle.)
- Thomas & Friends: The Mystery of Lookout Mountain (2022) (Used for Thomas' whistle.)
- Thomas & Friends: Race for the Sodor Cup (2021) (Used for Thomas' whistle.)
Movies
- Bullet Train (2022)
- Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000) (Robot effect added; used for Thomas, Gordon, Henry and Percy's whistles.)
- Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery (2008)
Shorts
Video Games
Mobile:
PC:
- Thomas & Friends: The Great Festival Adventure
- Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue (2010) (Video Game)
- Thomas & Friends: Railway Adventures
- Thomas & Friends: Special Delivery (Video Game)
- Thomas & Friends: Trouble on the Tracks (Video Game)
- Thomas & Friends: Wonders of Sodor
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Videos/DVDs
- Kids for Character (1996)
- Thomas & Friends: 10 Years of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1999) (Videos)
- Thomas & Friends: Come Ride the Rails (2006) (Videos)
- Thomas & Friends: Cranky Bugs and Other Thomas Stories (1999) (Videos)
- Thomas & Friends: Curious Cargo (2012) (Videos)
- Thomas & Friends: Make Someone Happy and Other Thomas Adventures (2000) (Videos)
- Thomas & Friends: Percy's Chocolate Crunch (2003) (Videos)
- Thomas & Friends: Races, Rescues and Runaways and Other Thomas Adventures (1999) (Videos)
- Thomas & Friends: Rusty to the Rescue and Other Thomas Stories (1995) (Videos)
- Thomas & Friends: Schoolhouse Delivery (2012) (Videos)
- Thomas & Friends: Songs from the Station (2005) (Videos)
- Thomas & Friends: Spills and Chills and Other Thomas Thrills (2000) (Videos)
- Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Wonderland and Other Thomas Adventures (2000) (Videos)
- Thomas & Friends: Thomas and His Friends Help Out (1996) (Videos)
- Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Special Letter and Other Stories (1995) (Videos)
- Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Sodor Celebration! (2005) (Videos)
- Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Trusty Friends (2007) (Videos)
- Thomas & Friends: Up, Up and Away (2012) (Videos)
- Thomas & Friends: Wobbly Wheels and Whistles (2011) (Videos)
- Track Stars (2006) (Videos)
Promos
- Fox Family Fun (Promos) (Heard in the 2007 Fox Kids 3 promo.)
- Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000) (Teasers) (Slightly lower pitch; used for Thomas' whistle.)
Music Videos
- Peter Kay's Animated All-Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley (Music Videos)
- Thomas & Friends - The Whistle Song
Toys
- Let's Go Thomas!
- Thomas & Friends: Calling All Engines Phone
- Thomas & Friends: Story Talkers Percy (Used in a higher pitch as Percy's whistle.)
Books
- Thomas & Friends: Find That Freight!
- Thomas & Friends: Good Morning, Engines! (Sound Book)
- Thomas & Friends: Noisy Surprise
YouTube Videos
- [thebogieboy]
- 4F Productions
- Arlesburgh West Productions
- BlueBells5529
- The Blue Snowplow
- BrokenWall
- Bulgy13
- Caillou YTPs (Heard once in "Grandma makes fun of Caillou for watching My Little Pony".)
- Carson's Video Workshop
- Charlie Studios
- Chugayt
- DFS Entertainment
- DieselD199
- Jacob Fisher
- James & Mike Mondays
- LittleBlueTrain67
- MajorEngineStudios
- The MilanToon Channel (Used for Thomas' whistle in a normal pitch, Rosie's, Bill's, Ben's, and Timothy's in a high pitch, and Stanley's and Molly's in a low pitch, It's also heard with a robot effect added for Roja and The Greendale Rocket's whistles.)
- missoliverandblossom
- NWR1991
- Pencilmation (Heard in a low pitch.)
- Quillan Lockard (Heared in "Dr. V Needle Kidnaps Zidgel And Gets Grounded".)
- rhydyronen
- ShapeTales Official (Heard once in "Issac, Tyler, and Gabriel".)
- ShunterProductions
- Sooty Will
- SuperDirectorGuy (Heard once in "YTP Grandma makes fun of Caillou for watching My Little Pony".)
- Thomas1Edward2Henry3
- thetoonedloon
- The Unlucky Tug
- What Next?
Anime
- Holo no Graffiti (Heard in Ep. 248 and Ep. 161.)