Major Characters (The Steam Team)
The "Steam Team" was introduced in Season 8. It is the name given to the group of core characters on The Fat Controller's railway as featured in the later seasons: Thomas, Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Toby and Emily. There is no such corresponding group in The Railway Series books.
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