Bulstrode

Bulstrode is a highly disagreeable barge who used to work on water. He now resides at Tidmouth Beach as a children's playground.

Personality
Bulstrode is rude and bad-tempered, and complains endlessly.

Basis
Bulstrode is based on a 1920s self-propelled coastal barge.

Voice Actors
N/A

Trivia

 * Bulstrode's appearance in the television series is rather different from his Railway Series appearance: in the Railway Series he has two cargo holds and his face is the same colour as his cab, while in the television series he only has one hold and the standard grey face.
 * Bulstrode is currently the only non-human character created by Christopher Awdry to be introduced into the television series.
 * According to Abi Grant, Bulstrode was meant to have a large scale model built for the Wharf, but this never happened due to budget reasons.
 * Bulstrode's original model began to deteriorate during the production of the fifth season, and was subsequently damaged while being shipped to/from Canada during the production of Thomas and the Magic Railroad. A new model of Bulstrode was built to replace the original and had different dimensions. The newer model of Bulstrode is currently on display at Drayton Manor on a beach near Bluff's Cove.
 * Despite being beached in both the television series and the Railway Series, he is still depicted as being used in forms of media such as Video Games, and DVD Minigames.