Red Branchline Coaches

Red Branch Line Coaches in the television series are used on branch line passenger trains.

Biography
They are usually pulled by Duck and Oliver on their branch line (albeit the former pulls the Slip Coaches nowadays), by Edward on his branch line, occasionally by Percy on the Ffarquhar Branch Line and at least once by Ryan on the Harwick Branch Line, but are also used by Henry and James on the Main Line. They were also pulled by Stepney on his branch line. Thomas also pulled these when Percy had to take Annie and Clarabel during stormy weather, when Thomas first met Emily and she mistakenly took Annie and Clarabel, when Annie and Clarabel were being repaired, when Thomas was working on the eucalyptus railway in Brazil and when he took some children to a new monkey habitat exhibition at the Animal Park.

Toby once pulled them in Thomas and the Magic Railroad and Journey Beyond Sodor, the latter in which Belle has also pulled them. Gordon never pulled these coaches until his Who's That Engine? segment was released. Emily was seen pulling these coaches in Tale of the Brave and Signals Crossed. Rosie, Stanley, Hiro and Charlie have also been seen pulling them. One of them was even pulled by Salty at one point.

Yong Bao and Gina have also pulled these on their respective railways. They are also seen in China with yellow stripes on the sides and stands for bikes.

Personality
These coaches are non-sentient, and Sir Topham Hatt describes them as "ordinary coaches".

Dexter is the only known sentient brake coach of this design in the series.

Dexter the Brake Coach:

Basis
The red coaches are based on LBSC Stroudley Coaches built to a design by Stroudley between the early 1870s and late 80s. Several coaches of this type are preserved on the Bluebell Railway and the Isle of Wight Steam Railway.

The Orange Coaches share the same basis, however, they have different rooftop designs and styled-brake coaches.

Livery
The coaches are painted dark red. They originally had white rooftops, but these were repainted dark grey following Series 8. The latter has also been seen in India and China.

Appearances
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Thomas & Friends

 * Series 2 - Cows, Percy and the Signal, Duck Takes Charge, A Close Shave, Better Late Than Never, The Deputation, Daisy and Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree
 * Series 3 - A Scarf for Percy, Percy's Promise, Gordon and the Famous Visitor, Thomas, Percy and the Dragon, Diesel Does it Again, The Trouble with Mud, Thomas, Percy and the Post Train, Buzz, Buzz, Escape, Oliver Owns Up, Bulgy and Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure
 * Series 4 - You Can't Win, Four Little Engines, Rock 'n' Roll, Gallant Old Engine, Rusty to the Rescue, Thomas and Stepney, Bowled Out, Toad Stands By, Thomas and the Special Letter, Paint Pots and Queens and Mind that Bike
 * Series 5 - James and the Trouble with Trees, Bye George!, Baa! and Sir Topham Hatt's Holiday
 * Series 6 - Elizabeth the Vintage Lorry, It's Only Snow, Twin Trouble, Percy and the Haunted Mine, James and the Red Balloon, Percy's Chocolate Crunch, Thomas, Percy and the Squeak, Thomas the Jet Engine and Edward the Very Useful Engine
 * Series 7 - Emily's New Coaches, Percy Gets it Right, Edward's Brass Band, Snow Engine, Something Fishy, Bulgy Rides Again, Harold and the Flying Horse, Best Dressed Engine and Not So Hasty Puddings
 * Series 8 - Thomas and the Tuba, Thomas Saves the Day, Gordon Takes Charge, Thomas and the Circus, Thomas Gets it Right, James Goes Too Far, Too Hot for Thomas and Percy and the Magic Carpet
 * Series 9 - Thomas' Milkshake Muddle, Thomas and the Toy Shop, Thomas and the New Engine, Henry and the Flagpole and Thomas and the Golden Eagle
 * Series 10 - It's Good to be Gordon, Thomas and the Colours and James the Second Best
 * Series 11 - Dirty Work, Henry's Lucky Day, Thomas and the Lighthouse, Thomas in Trouble and Percy and the Left Luggage
 * Series 12 - Thomas and the Billboard, Gordon Takes a Shortcut, Thomas Puts the Brakes On and Percy and the Bandstand
 * Series 13 - Tickled Pink, Double Trouble, Play Time, Percy's Parcel, The Biggest Present of All, Henry's Good Deeds and Hiro Helps Out
 * Series 14 - Thomas' Tall Friend, James in the Dark, Pingy Pongy Pick Up, Charlie and Eddie, Toby and the Whistling Woods, Henry's Health and Safety, Pop Goes Thomas, Thomas in Charge, Being Percy, Merry Winter Wish, Thomas and Scruff, O the Indignity and Merry Misty Island
 * Series 15 - Toby and Bash, Edward the Hero, Let it Snow, Stuck on You and Kevin the Steamie
 * Series 16 - Ol' Wheezy Wobbles, Express Coming Through, Thomas and the Sounds of Sodor, Sodor Surprise Day, Emily's Winter Party Special, Muddy Matters and Welcome Stafford!
 * Series 17 - Henry's Hero, Percy's Lucky Day, Santa's Little Engine and No More Mr. Nice Engine
 * Series 18 - Old Reliable Edward, Flatbeds of Fear, Disappearing Diesels, Signals Crossed, Toad's Adventure, Duck in the Water, Duck and the Slip Coaches, Thomas and the Emergency Cable, Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger, Spencer's VIP, Last Train for Christmas and The Perfect Gift
 * Series 19 - Lost Property, Henry Spots Trouble, Toad and the Whale, Very Important Sheep, Salty All at Sea, Slow Stephen, Two Wheels Good, Reds vs. Blues, The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead, Philip to the Rescue, Thomas the Babysitter and Goodbye Fat Controller
 * Series 20 - Toby's New Friend, Diesel and the Ducklings, Ryan and Daisy, Pouty James, Blown Away, Letters to Santa, Hugo and the Airship and Skiff and the Mermaid
 * Series 21 - Dowager Hatt's Busy Day, P.A. Problems, Philip's Number, The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor, A Shed for Edward, The Big Freeze and Terence Breaks the Ice
 * Series 22 - Trusty Trunky, What Rebecca Does, An Engine of Many Colours and Thomas and the Dragon
 * Series 23 - Free the Roads, Chucklesome Trucks, Gordon Gets the Giggles, Steam Team to the Rescue, Panicky Percy and First Day on Sodor!
 * Series 24 - World of Tomorrow, Thomas' Fuzzy Friend, Thomas and the Forest Engines, James the Super Engine, Thomas' Not-So-Lucky Day, Gordon and Rebecca, Coming Through! and Thomas' Animal Friends

Specials

 * 2000 - Thomas and the Magic Railroad
 * 2005 - Calling All Engines!
 * 2010 - Misty Island Rescue
 * 2014 - Tale of the Brave
 * 2015 - The Adventure Begins and Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
 * 2016 - The Great Race
 * 2017 - Journey Beyond Sodor
 * 2018 - Big World! Big Adventures!

Music Videos

 * Series 3 - Thomas' Anthem
 * Series 4 - Thomas' Anthem Grand Finale, Let's Have a Race, The Island Song, Really Useful Engine and Thomas' Christmas Song
 * Series 5 - Accidents Will Happen, It's Great to be an Engine, Come for the Ride and Percy's Seaside Trip
 * Series 6 - James the Really Splendid Engine, Little Engines and Never, Never, Never Give Up
 * Series 7 - The Red Balloon and The Whistle Song
 * Series 8 - Sounds, Emily, A World Around You and Engine Roll Call
 * Calling All Engines! - Busy
 * Series 9 - Every Day's a Special Day on Sodor
 * Series 10 - Doing it Right, There's Always Something New, Responsibility and Engine Roll Call
 * Series 11 - Engine Roll Call
 * The Great Discovery - There's a Job for Everyone, Where, oh Where is Thomas? and Thomas, You're the Leader
 * Series 12 - Engine Roll Call
 * Series 13 - Roll Along, Thomas, You're the Leader and Sounds
 * Series 14 - Sir Topham Hatt and Engine Roll Call
 * Series 16 - Thomas and Percy and Go, Go Thomas
 * Series 18 - It's Christmas Time
 * Thomas' YouTube World Tour - Navigation, It's Great to be an Engine, The Island Song, Night Train, Ode to Gordon and Rules and Regulations
 * The Adventure Begins - Really Useful Engine
 * Series 19 - There's Snow Place Like Home, Race with You, Spring is Here! and Engine Roll Call
 * Series 20 - Glynn's Christmas Wish, James the Really Splendid Engine and Accidents Will Happen
 * Journey Beyond Sodor - Somebody Has to be the Favourite
 * Series 21 - Set Friendship in Motion, Doing it Right, Trying and Little Engines
 * Series 22 - The Steam Team and Engine Roll Call
 * Series 23 - Don't Stop
 * Series 24 - The Little Engine Who Believed

Learning Segments
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 * Series 8 - Sounds, Percy Pulls Out of the Station, Helping One Another and What Makes Percy Feel Better?
 * Series 9 - Same Colour
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Annual Stories

 * 1993 - James' Traffic Jam

Trivia

 * The models of the coaches were made using Tenmille Gauge One LB&SCR Stroudley coach kits.
 * In The Adventure Begins, red branch coaches replaced the use of the express coaches in the original first series episodes Thomas' Train and The Sad Story of Henry.
 * Dexter is the only known red brake coach to have had a face.
 * Two models of the coaches are on display at Drayton Manor. Two other models of the coaches are also currently owned by Twitter user TomsProps. Two other models of the coaches are also on display at the Clearwater Event at the Midland Railway Centre.

Merchandise

 * Wooden Railway
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 * TrackMaster
 * Bachmann
 * Lionel Trains