Philip is a fictional standard gauge diesel boxcab locomotive created by Ian McCue and Andrew Brenner. In 2016, Philip made his debut in the nineteenth series of Thomas & Friends in the episode The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead. He last appeared in the twenty-fourth series episode Gordon and Rebecca, Coming Through!, which was released in 2021. Philip is voiced by Rasmus Hardiker (UK/US) in the CGI version of the series on both sides of the Atlantic, respectively. Contrary to his American basis,