Big Mickey

Big Mickey is a large hammerhead crane who works at Brendam Docks, alongside Cranky and Carly. He was originally from Thomas & Friends' sister show, TUGS.

Personality
As Big Mickey was said to be silent for a long time, mainly because Cranky has "never said a single word to him", very little is known about him (casting aside his known persona from TUGS), although it can be assumed that he is not the best at communicating, as Salty put it.

Basis
Big Mickey is based on the 350-ton Hammerhead Crane. He most strongly resembles the US Navy's "League Island Crane" built in 1919 by the McMyler-Interstate Company for the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. At a height of 100 feet and a weight of 3,500 tons, it was the world's largest crane at the time. It was scrapped in 1996 following the yard's closure.

Trivia

 * Big Mickey had many modifications throughout the television series. These include:
 * Season 3 (from TUGS):
 * He had cool grey paintwork.
 * His megaphone was removed.
 * His top railing became thinner.
 * His walkway became more detailed.
 * Season 6:
 * He gained riveted steel sides.
 * His hoist end became covered.
 * His wheelhouse walkway became square.
 * He gained a new base.
 * Hero of the Rails:
 * His crane arm became taller.
 * His paintwork became more cream coloured.
 * Season 21:
 * He gained a face.
 * In episodes of the twenty-first season prior to New Crane on the Dock, Big Mickey was always positioned facing away from the camera to hide his face.
 * Big Mickey is the only TUGS character to have his name carried over to Thomas & Friends.
 * Big Mickey is one of three characters to have been given a face after debuting without one, with the other two being Henrietta and Butch.