Ten Cents the Tank Engine

Ten Cents the Tank Engine is a Thomas and TUGS parody.

Ten Cents
Ten Cents is Captain Star's first engine, a tank engine who is used for a wide variety of tasks around Bigg City Railway. Ten Cent's capabilities range from the towing of trucks to coaches docking operations. Like the rest of the Star Fleet, Ten Cents is based on LBSCR Billington E2-Class 0-6-0T.

Ten Cents is one of the younger Star Engines. He has a tendency to be somewhat cheeky at times, but he is strong willed and it takes a lot of break him. He is quick-witted and takes action swiftly without hesitation. He never lets other engines bully him and never fails to stand up for others. He is always willing to set aside his own safety for the sake of others.

Unlike the other engines of Bigg City, Ten Cents' whistle/hooter was modelled to resemble a face complete with a red flat-cap like Sunshine's - it's tone is strident but middle-pitched and Ten Cents almost always sounds it in a quick double-or-triple-bursts. He speaks with a strong East End Cockney accent.

Ten Cents works mainly with Sunshine, the Star Fleet's second and smaller tank engine. They have shared many adventures, almost to the extent that it is impossible to imagine one without the other. Hercules often relies on Ten Cents to look after others such as Lillie or the Duchess.

Big Mac
Big Mac is Captain Star's second engine, and a big express engine, who sports a distinctively broad Glaswegian accent. He is used for a variety of tasks around Bigg City Port, usually, because he is the second strongest, usually means he supporting heavy loads. Big Mac is based on LNER Gresley Class A1/3 with a two-cylinder design, a smooth running plate, Stanier underframes, "Black-5" wheels and cylinders, squared-off side windows, rectangular buffers and a Fowler-style tender, and his name doesn't have any connection with McDonald's famous trademark! His name is more likely to derive from the fact that he is big, and speaks with a broad Scottish accent.

Big Mac can come across a rude and stubborn engine, but he has a heart of gold, despite his tedencies to be macho, gruff and tough at times. He is very much willing to set aside his own safety for the sake of others, and usually (but not always) remains level-headed when undergoing a strategy. Big Mac works mainly with Warrior.

As opposed to his gruff personality, he is fitted with a rich and melodic chime whistle.

Big Mac is without a doubt an essential character to engines, he is, after all, the strongest tug of the fleet and despite his sometimes abrasive manners, he can be kind and gentle. He is always willing to help out someone in trouble, and uses his great strength to help wherever he can.

OJ
OJ is a steam tram engine, the only one of his kind remaining in Bigg City Railway, and Captain Star's eldest tug. He is often described as "versatile, but slow". He is indeed capable of a variety of tasks, but is sometimes restricted by his age and mechanical condition. As Captain Star once said, "he had given many years of good service, but time was catching up on him". Prior to an overhaul during the year of the 'heat wave', OJ's aged engine was the cause for a number of mishaps, including an accident that resulted in the sinking of the Fulton Ferry. OJ's weakness and age has often placed him on the receiving end of jokes and insults from Star Tugs and Z-Stacks alike. For a period, he was the primary target of Burke and Blair, the evil-minded scrap dealers who attempted on a number of occasions to persuade Captain Star into selling OJ and his engine for a cheap price. But after OJ's quick thinking prevented Ten Cents from having to enter Quarantine, Captain Star sent the scavengers on their way.

OJ's whistle is the deepest of the Star Tug's, and has a distinct 'warble' in it, sounding very much like a distress klaxon sounded for short bursts. As the Star Fleet's 'wise elder', OJ possesses unbeatable wisdom. He has extensive knowledge and experience of harbour life and manoeuvres, and because of this, Captain Star often places him in charge of large operations, such as ocean liner docking maneuvers. On various occasions, OJ has demonstrated his ability to devise swift and clever strategies to help himself and his fellow Stars out of predicaments. He does not stand for nonsense, and is quick to correct the younger tugs if they make mistakes. Despite his occasionally harsh approach, OJ cares for his brothers as a grandparent would for their grandchildren.

He speaks with a Welsh accent. He is based on the LNER Class J70 tram.