Beresford is a blue rolling gantry crane who works at a canal on the Mainland. When Thomas traveled to the Mainland, he met Beresford. He stopped Thomas on his way to Bridlington Goods Yard, demanded he told him something new and sang Who's Thomas?. Thomas tricked him and passed through underneath him. Later on, Beresford picked Thomas up with his hook and helped him to hide from Hurricane and Frankie after escaping from the Steelworks. He befriended Thomas by helping him hide from Hurricane and Frankie. He also appears at the end of the special when Thomas and James pass by making their way back home to Sodor.
Personality[]
Beresford is usually very lonely having no one to talk to, with engines often passing through with other work. His rather aggressive way of getting to know new engines makes it hard for him to make friends, as shown by him dropping a fishing boat in front of Thomas and slinging Thomas up with his hook in a later encounter, but he is well meaning, though jealous of the freedom engines have to go anywhere.
Trivia[]
- He will meet Pooh and his friends in Pooh's Adventures of Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor.
- He will meet Marshall and Rubble in The PAW Patrol's Journey Beyond Sodor.
- He is voiced by Colin McFarlene who also voiced another Thomas & Friends character, Bulgy and Harrison from Chuggington.