Hiro Master of the Rails from Thomas & Friends

Hiro is known as Master of the Railway and he is the oldest and strongest engines on the Island of Sodor. He is even stronger than Gordon! He was also the first steam engine to arrive on Sodor and his original home was Japan. Hiro is black with red wheels and his tender bares the number 51. Are there other Japanese engines? Yes, Kenji and Kana.

Trivia

Hiro is modeled after on a JNR Class D51 2-8-2 Mikado type 2 from 1936-1951 which served in the Soviet Union. Hiro is the main character in the movie Hero of the Rails. Hiro has a very special friendship with Thomas.

Hiro Master of the Rails Collectibles