Enter Thomas the Tank Engine's Friend, Duck

For more than 50 years, the exciting and irrepressible stories and adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine and friends have fired up the imaginations of millions of children. Many adults today weaned on the cheeky blue train with the number 1 on his side when they were youngsters. Even today, with his cheeky personality and his enthusiastic smile, Thomas continues to be a part of the lives of many kids and adults alike glued to his adventures with his friends at Sodor Island.

Enumerable kids around the world enjoy the enchanting world of Thomas & Friends. This comes as no surprise since Thomas and his friends not just mere trains—they are a child's closest play pals. Throughout Thomas’s journeys, the kids learn more about friendship, life, and other lessons. They become more and more like that little blue engine that could – by working hard and playing hard.

Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends boasts of a great cast of friends who make his adventures more fun. Among them is Duck – one of the kid’s favorites – a friendly old fellow who everyone admires for making things work.

Montague "Duck" the Great Western Engine is a steam engine that runs the branch line between Tidmouth and Arlesburgh. He is one of the most cheerful characters in the series and is steady and doesn’t take any nonsense from others.

His train build is based on the 0-6-0 Pannier Tank, and he stays and works in the Island of Sodor. He is painted green and has GWE printed on his side.

Despite being a small engine, Duck doesn’t take nonsense from other bigger engines. He is also renowned for being busy yet cheerful.

Although every kid knows him as Duck, his real name Montague, but you won’t catch anyone calling him that! He got his nickname from the fact that when he rides at high speed, he ‘waddles along the tracks.’ He first came to the Yard after Percy went over to the branch line Thomas was at. Even though another character Diesel, spread lies about him, things still worked out well since the Fat Controller realized that Duck was such a useful train. He was eventually given his own branch line.

Ever friendly and ever cheerful, Duck is confident in making things run. The Fat Controller even says of him, “He makes things run like clockwork.” And as Duck says, "There are two ways of doing things, the Great Western Way or the wrong way."

There are many Duck model replicas and toy figures available today. Kids love Duck and the Thomas’ other friends and delight at being able to collect them all. Collectors relentlessly scour toy stores to add Duck to their fine toy collection.

For the serious Thomas the Tank Engine collector, no train collection would be complete without that lovable lug Duck. Duck figures and toys make a wonderful addition to your child’s playing hours, allowing him or her to recreate scenes and adventures from the Thomas the Tank Engine series. It also allows them to whip up their own adventures.

With Thomas, Duck and friends every adventure is a journey into a world of imagination and learning. Through the stories on the tracks with their engine friends children and parents alike join hands in learning life’s lessons the fun and enjoyable way.


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