Harvey

Harvey is a tank engine with a crane mounted on top of his boiler, which makes him look rather unusual. He is involved in repair, recovery and industrial jobs on the railway.

Trivia

 * Not counting the real engines, Harvey is the twenty-seventh standard gauge engine introduced to the television series, matching his number.
 * Keith Wickham gives Harvey a Scottish accent, reflecting his basis' origins.
 * In the twelfth season episode Saved You!, Harvey appeared without a CGI face. However, a magazine had two images from this episode showing Harvey with one. These same pictures appeared again in the annual story Gordon Takes a Shortcut.
 * Harvey has an angry face mask which has never been used in any episode he appears in on-screen, it was however present in a rare picture from the seventh season episode, Peace and Quiet.
 * One of Harvey's models was recently on display at Drayton Manor but was returned to HiT Entertainment to use for reference for his CGI design.
 * Harvey has gone through several changes throughout the television series. These include:
 * Thomas' New Trucks and Right Sized Engine for the Job Learning Segment only:
 * He has a claw instead of his normal hook.
 * Season 12:
 * His whistle sound changes.
 * Season 17:
 * He gains permanent head and tail lamps.
 * He gains a brake pipe on his front and back, despite his basis not having one.
 * One of Harvey's face masks (Production-made) was sold from The Prop Gallery. Two of his face masks were sold to the Top Props preservation group.
 * Much of Harvey's merchandise incorrectly depicts him as brown instead of red and also depict him with black buffers instead of brown.