Ashima

Ashima is a brightly-painted Indian tank engine, who works on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway. She was one out of many engines to participate in the Great Railway Show, and competed in the Shunting Challenge, and of whom Thomas is very close friends with.

Personality
Ashima is usually found working on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway in Southern India, where the steep incline makes the track very dangerous and difficult to climb. So it's no wonder that a small tank engine like Ashima shows no fear. Beautifully crafted with hand painted decal, Ashima's a fun, feisty and likeable engine who is more than happy to help out wherever needed.

Basis
Ashima is based on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway X class. She is based off of the oil-burning version of the engine. These engines are built to run on metre gauge rails, whereas Ashima is standard gauge.

Voice Actors

 * Richa Shukla
 * Reena Shah (singing voice)
 * FluteGirl2406 (Saving Christmas only)

Trivia

 * Despite the fact she is based on an oil-burning tank engine (and has an oil tank on top of her boiler), Ashima still uses coal to make steam.
 * Ashima has been partially modified to work on British rail: she has been given buffers and chain couplers, and her cow catcher was reduced in size, and lowered, to accommodate these.
 * The Cuban dock workers' models from Blue Mountain Mystery were reused as Ashima's crew.