Oliver the Great Western Engine

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, Bill, Ben, Spencer, Stanley, Skarloey, Rheneas, Sir Handel, Peter Sam, Rusty, Duncan, Duke, Freddie, Mighty Mac, Luke, Bertram, Paxton, Belle, Flynn, Stephen, Millie, Connor, Caitlin, Hiro, Victor, Kevin, Bash, Dash, Ferdinand

Enemies: Diesel, Arry, Bert, D261, Diesel 10, S.C.Ruffey, Spencer (formerly), Splatter, Dodge, Daisy, George, Bulgy, Steam Engine

Oliver in the TV series
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 eigthteenth 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.

Origins
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.

Season 3

 * Escape
 * Oliver Owns Up
 * Bulgy

Season 4

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

Season 5

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

Season 7

 * Snow Engine
 * Emily's New Coaches

Season 12

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

Season 18

 * Toad's Adventure

Specials

 * Tale of the Brave

Season 4

 * Four Little Engines
 * Mind That Bike!

Season 5

 * Gordon and the Gremlin

Season 6

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

Season 7

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

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

Counterparts (Hero Version)

 * Sea Rogue or Boomer (TUGS/Salty's Lighthouse, only the latter suits both franchises)
 * Nautilus, Fundy, Truro or Northumberland (Theodore Tugboat)
 * Luigi Mario or Diddy Kong (Super Mario Bros.)
 * Lucas, Johnny Lightfoot, Espio the Chameleon, Big the Cat, or Miles "Tails" Prower (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)
 * Alberto Molina or Alan "The Brain Powers (Arthur)
 * Scooter (SpongeBob SquarePants)
 * Eugene Horowitz (Hey Arnold)
 * Lincoln (Doug)
 * Captain Olimar (Pikmin, both have "Oli" in their names)
 * Brad Pitt, Micheal Astudille Jr. or The Yacare Cocoroco (31 Minutes)
 * Gonzo (Rayman)
 * T.T. (Diddy Kong Racing)
 * Dr. David Q. Dawson (The Great Mouse Detective)
 * Jaller (Bionicle)
 * Mudkip or Totodile (Pokemon)
 * Jerry Gourd (Veggietales)
 * Bill the Lizard (Alice in Wonderland)
 * One Eyed 2 (Harror the Robot)
 * Baljeet Tjinder (Phineas and Ferb)
 * Duke (Fanboy & Chum Chum)
 * Numbuh 1-Love (Codename: Kids Next Door)
 * Bunkey (Noddy's Toyland Adventures)
 * Ant boy #2 or Cornelius (A Bug's Life)
 * Strech (The Little Engine That Could)
 * Beltino Toad (Star Fox)
 * Ramone or The King (Cars)
 * Buttercup (Toy Story 3)
 * 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)
 * Scooter or Gonzo the Great (The Muppet Show)
 * Verne (Over the Hedge)
 * Gopher (Winnie the Pooh)
 * Yogi Bear (Scooby Doo)
 * David Bennett (West Wilson Middle The TV Series)
 * Crow with Glasses (Dumbo)
 * Squirt or Gurgle (Finding Nemo)
 * Mike (Drawn to Life)
 * Jake's Brother (Adventure Time)
 * Ted the Polar Bear or Maurice (Madagascar)
 * Drobot (Skylanders)
 * Ace (The Powerpuff Girls)
 * Samo or Iroo (Kirby)
 * Jojo Malone (Flushed Away)
 * Solar (Jay Jay the Jet Plane)
 * Count Von Count (Sesame Street)
 * Fletch (Chuggington)
 * Tom Jerry (Casey Jr. and Friends)
 * Young Arthur (Babar)
 * The Prince (Pingu)
 * Bernie Crane (Grand Theft Auto IV)

Counterparts (Villian Version)

 * Smudger (Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends)
 * Oliver (Theodore Tugboat, both share the same name)

Gallery
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