In the Thomas series, which engine is number 8?

[TMitC]

Toby is 7 and Donald and Douglas are 9 and 10, but who is number 8?

[loulou80]

can only think of henry and gordon

[mushroom25]

In the Awdry books, the engines are numbered:-

1 Thomas
2 Edward
3 Henry
4 Gordon
5 James
6 Percy
7 Toby
8 Duck
9 Donald
10 Douglas
11 Oliver

[Clanad]

This from Wikipedia:

Duck the Great Western Engine is a fictional steam engine from The Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry. He is a green 0-6-0 Pannier Tank and lives and works on the Island of Sodor, where he has his own branch line between Tidmouth and Arlesburgh. In the TV Series, when he arrived on Sodor, Duck was given the number 8, however in the Railway Series, Duck retains his original number of 5741.
By the way, here's the entire link, if you'd like:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_engines_(Thomas_the_Tank_Engine_and_Friends)

[Clanad]

Oops! Didn't see mushroom25 when I started...

[lankeela]

I thought number 6 was the prisoner.