Philip is a cheery little diesel boxcab. He works as a shunting engine at Knapford Station and lives at Wellsworth Sheds with Edward.
Technical Details[]
- Power Type: Diesel-electric
- Fuel Type: Diesel
- Configuration: 4w
- Wheels: 4
- Top Speed: 68 mph
- Builder: Altoona Works
- Year Built: circa 1930
- Number: 68
- Railway: North Western Railway
- Owner: Sir Topham Hatt
Personality[]
Philip is a little diesel boxcab engine with a big personality. Philip is a comic character and a bit of a class clown. He is very eager and full of enthusiasm and he has an innocent, but very overblown sense of his own capabilities. Philip can be very funny, but some of the bigger engines have very little patience for the little boxcab, and find him annoying. Philip is strong, fast and likes to hurry about and can constantly boast about it. But Philip's confidence is as big if not bigger than anyone's and he is always willing to try and definitely believes in himself. His actions and attitude soon won him many new friends on Sodor, especially Thomas and Percy, but Gordon and James find his bragging a little hard to accept.
Despite this, Philip can be the exact opposite if he chooses to. He is shown being quiet and enjoying the scenery, just like Toby.
All in all, Philip reminds Edward of Thomas when he first came to Sodor.
Basis[]
Philip is based on the Pennsylvania Railroad's diesel-electric Class A6 "Boxcab" switcher with an added back door and a circular back, as well as loose couplings and added buffers.
Trivia[]
- Philip has been modified for use on Sodor. He has added buffers and loose couplings on both ends.
- Philip is the first American diesel engine to be introduced in the series and the first diesel boxcab introduced in the series.
- Philip is numbered 68 after being the 68th standard gauge engine introduced in the Television Series.