Oliver the Great Western Engine
Number	11, previously 1436
Class	GWR 14xx 0-4-2T
Livery	GWR green
Line	Tidmouth-Arlesburgh branchline/The Little Western
Built	1935
Builder Affiliations	Wolverhampton Works Good
Date of Birth	June 21, 1930
Date of Death	September 20, 2016 (aged 86)
First Appearance	Escape
Voice Actors	Ben Small (UK) Martin Sherman (USA)

Oliver is a green Great Western tank engine who works on Duck's branchline.

Allies: Duck (best friend), Toad, Mavis, Thomas, Percy, James, Edward, BoCo, Gordon, Henry, Toby, Donald, Douglas, Emily, Murdoch, Stepney, Spencer

Enemies: S.C.Ruffey, Diesel, Arry, Bert, D261, Spencer (formerly)

Contents 1 Oliver in the TV series 2 Appearances 2.1 Major Appearances 2.1.1 Season 3 2.1.2 Season 4 2.1.3 Season 5 2.1.4 Season 7 2.1.5 Season 12 2.2 Cameos 2.2.1 Season 4 2.2.2 Season 5 2.2.3 Season 6 2.2.4 Season 7 3 Origins 4 Theme 5 Counterparts (Hero Version) 6 Counterparts (Villian Version) 7 Gallery

Oliver in the TV seriesEdit

In TV Series, when he arrived on Sodor after he was being saved from scrap by Douglas along with his brake van, Toad , his official North Western Railway number 11. The Great Western number worn in the books never appears. He was repainted in the livery of the Great Western Railway. Although the much lighter shade of green used was olive. Oliver might return in the seventeenth season in CGI.

Oliver is voiced in the Japanese version of the TV Series by Hikaru Midorikawa, who also voiced Zelgadis Greywords in the Slayers series, Heero Yuy in Moblie Suit Gundam Wing, and Seto Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh.

AppearancesEdit

Major AppearancesEdit

Season 3Edit

• Escape
• Oliver Owns Up
• Bulgy

Season 4Edit

• Rusty to the Rescue (mentioned)
• Thomas and the Special Letter (does not speak)
• Toad Stands By

Season 5Edit

• Oliver's Find
• Make Someone Happy
• Busy Going Backwards

Season 7Edit

• Snow Engine
• Emily's New Coaches

Season 12Edit

• Steady Eddie (does not speak)
• Gordon Takes a Shortcut

CameosEdit

Season 4Edit

• Four Little Engines
• Mind That Bike!

Season 5Edit

• Gordon and the Gremlin

Season 6Edit

• The World's Strongest Engine
• Scaredy Engines
• Percy and the Haunted Mine
• Percy's Chocolate Crunch

Season 7Edit

• James and the Queen of Sodor
• Peace and Quiet
• Bulgy Rides Again
• Best Dressed Engine

OriginsEdit

Oliver comes Rev. W. V. Awdry's OO scale model railway. He had bought a GWR side tank engine manufactured by Gaiety as a spare engine for his model railway.

Oliver is based on the 14xx class built by the Great Western Railway and still carries the colours of the GWR. These engines were designed to shunt and to work branch lines, and many were still working beyond the end of steam on British Railways. Several are preserved on steam railways up and down the United Kingdom, where they have proved as useful and versatile as Oliver himself.

In the biographical work The Thomas the Tank Engine Man, Rev. W. Awdry recalls seeing side tanks at work on the Great Western Railway at Box in Wiltshire, where he lived as a child. These would not have been 14xx tanks, but might have been an early influence nonetheless.

Oliver will return in CGI soon.

ThemeEdit

Oliver's theme is his Season 3/5 theme.

Counterparts (Hero Version)Edit

• Sea Rogue or Boomer (TUGS/Salty's Lighthouse, only the latter suits both franchises)
• Nautilous, Truro or Northumberland (Theodore Tugboat)
• Luigi Mario or Diddy Kong (Super Mario Bros.)
• Lucas or Espio the Chameleon (Sonic the Hedgehog, the former needed to be rescued)
• Luke's Cousin Elmer (Wacky Races)
• Gogo Dodo (Tiny Toon Adventures; both are green)
• Conrad or Matthew Katroom (Dr. Seuss)
• Spotless Sam (Horrid Henry)
• Oliver Frensky (Arthur, both share the same first name)
• Scooter (SpongeBob SquarePants)
• Eugene Horowitz (Hey Arnold)
• Captain Olimar (Pikmin, both have "Oli" in their names)
• Funky Kong (Donkey Kong Country)
• Gonzo (Rayman)
• Dr. David Q. Dawson (The Great Mouse Detective)
• Mudkip or Totodile (Pokemon)
• Jerry Gourd (Veggietales)
• Bill the Lizard (Alice in Wonderland)
• Baljeet Tjinder (Phineas and Ferb)
• Duke (Fanboy and Chum Chum)
• Numbuh 1-Love (Codename: Kids Next Door)
• Bunkey (Noddy's Toyland Adventures)
• Cornelius (A Bug's Life)
• Strech (The Little Engine That Could)
• Beltino Toad (Star Fox)
• Ramone (Cars)
• Roy or Sonic the Hedgehog (Wreck-it Ralph)
• Buzzie (The Jungle Book)
• Zazu (The Lion King)
• Scuttle (The Little Mermaid)
• Scrooge McDuck (Mickey Mouse)
• Jake De'Angelis (Zachary Swain)
• Chief Clancy Wiggum (The Simpsons)
• Derek Wilcox (Family Guy)
• Raymond (The Cleveland Show)
• Enrique (King of the Hill)
• Robin the Frog (The Muppet Show)
• Verne (Over the Hedge)
• Gopher (Winnie the Pooh)
• Yogi Bear (Scooby Doo)
• David Bennett (West Wilson Middle The TV Series)
• Mr. Bertwisthle (3 Friends and Jerry)
• Jake's Brother (Adventure Time)
• Ted the Polar Bear or Maurice (Madagascar)
• Flameslinger (Skylanders)
• Ace (The Powerpuff Girls)
• Samo (Kirby)
• Count Von Count (Sesame Street)

Counterparts (Villian Version)Edit

• Smudger (Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends)

GalleryEdit

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