Cranky

Cranky is a tall, grumpy dockyard crane who lives and works at Brendam Docks.

Original Debut
Cranky bullied Thomas and Percy by delaying their loads and calling them "bugs". He later got his comeuppance after a tramp steamer crashed into him and he had to be rescued by the two tank engines. Afterwards, he promised never to insult them again. However, he still teases the engines occasionally, such as when Percy complained that there was too much work and when Henry arrived at the Docks in a barge full of fish.

Despite his lack of sleep, Cranky works very hard, but his working attitude makes the engines cross whenever they think that Cranky is too slow - as a result of their insults, Cranky can sometimes cause accidents.

Although he is naturally grumpy, Cranky has shown that he has a kind side too. He once helped Thomas out of trouble when he and Percy were playing "Hide and Peep" by finding Percy in the dry dock.

LOTM Storyline
Very few characters beside the native ones in the TTTE universe like to visit Brendam docks, mainly because of the loud ship horns and squaking birds. However, Ulrich Stern once described him as being even ruder than Sissi.