Mr. Conductor 1

The first Mr. Conductor is portrayed by former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr during the first season of the original series as well as the TV special 'Tis a Gift and later returned in The New Adventures of Shining Time Station. The first Mr. C was initially very wary about newcomers, but gradually decided to reveal himself to Matt, Tanya, Harry and Stacy. He provided a voice of reason to Matt and Tanya, introducing them to stories about his friend Thomas to show them a way to solve a problem the two friends encountered. It was thanks to him leaving his hat behind when he temporarily left the station during Is this the End? that J.B King realized how important Shining Time Station was to his childhood friend, deciding in the end to leave the station open.

Following the events of 'Tis a Gift, Mr. Conductor decided to leave Shining Time Station to assist Mr. Nicholas at the North Pole.