BoCo Was TERRIBLE.....

There is one easy thing too defend about BoCo, and that’s that he isn’t a diesel version of Edward

I'm just glad the fandom still includes Boco in their series.

I always thought "Bear" was a missed opportunity, too. Imagine a grumpy, slightly over tying, but good hearted and fair-minded diesel. The perfect "Good Diesel".

Despite his lack of appearances in the Railway Series and TV Series, BoCo was quite a popular character throughout the magazine stories in the 1990s; some of which actually featured him as the main character instead of a minor character.

I think BoCo could've been expanded in the show if the writers took the time into it.

Boco may not be in the show anymore. But the fandom keeps him alive. So the new generations can know about him.

Boco is like Edward but with more strictness and a bit anger. He is also a father figure in the show. The only problem is no flaws

The thing to take about BoCo is how to judge his character. I see from his actions that he is willing to speak his mind when someone is in trouble or presenting a hazard. This is why he confronts Bill and Ben in their introductory story, although of course the Twins, having only just met him, took him as being a threat until Edward came and helped clarify the situation. This also played into Duck being won over by BoCo in the following story (going by Railway Series order), as a result of the events surrounding Diesel, who BoCo would have most likely have learnt of subsequently. An episode centring on BoCo's basis's mechanical issues would have been nice to have as a way of connecting with the character. Would have in turn boosted his contribution to the events of 'Double Teething Troubles', where he gives advice to Derek about dealing with his cooling problems. Regards, Samuel Farris.

I understand why BoCo is loved by the fans, but his TV series counterpart is a unfortunate tale.

I felt sorry for how underrated BoCo was, but thankfully we in the fandom have helped to show what could've made him stand out. I have a planned fan series, and it involves giving BoCo a story arc.

The fandom quite likes BoCo the 28 and keeping him alive

I always liked Boco's personality, I feel he should have had more of a role in the series.

Man i wish boco was in more episodes

Fun fact BoCo along with any other diesel locomotive with 2 cabs has a face on each

The writers could have looked at BoCo’s Basis more and made some more interesting stories out of him.

i wouldn't say he's terrible i say he's more of a wasted potential in the tv series

I really wish BoCo appeared in the later seasons of the model series and then was brought into the CGI series like Donald, Douglas, Diesel, Daisy, Bill and Ben who all first appeared in the same season as BoCo.

I did an episode called where’s boco which focuses on him

Even if Boco wasn’t used much in the show (and I wish he came back in CGI) he is my 2nd favorite character first being duck

I think "Double Teething Troubles" takes place in 1965 while Edward is being repaired at the works following the events of "Edward's Exploit", as Edward doesn't appear in this story and it fits that the Clayton diesel could have been trialled while Edward was away. I tend to disregard the TV series original stories except where they only use RWS characters or fit in with the books. For example, I say the Series 3 episode "Heroes" takes place after the 1995 book "Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines" as this is the last time we say the china clay wagons. In my headcanon the china clay works is now a museum and Bill & Ben still live there, Edward pulls tourist trains and BoCo has been joined by his brother CoBo (D5705) after a meeting between Derby & Matlock - the 2 diesel units that run the Norramby branch from Barrow, as they met CoBo when he was in storage in the old Matlock goods shed at the time of Derby & Matlock's trial service on the Matlock line. Derby & Matlock are BR Class 151 units, the only 2 ever built.