Arlesdale Coaches

There are three types of coaches featured on the Arlesdale Railway that have appeared in The Railway Series and Thomas & Friends media.

Open-topped Coaches
""But they're tru...I mean they're not like ours," he finished lamely."

- Duck remarking on the Arlesdale Coaches, Small Railway Engines There are a number open-topped passenger carriages for tourist traffic on the Arlesdale Railway.

The Railway Series
According to The Thin Clergyman, the Ravenglass Company told the Arlesdale Railway, in strict confidence, were to obtain these coaches. They were purchased from the same railway in England as Rex, Bert and Mike. These, it was considered, could serve until the railway could buy or build more up-to-date stock.

The open-topped coaches have, however, been retained and are always popular in fine weather. Duck mistook them for trucks at first, because of their appearance.

Personality
While the coaches can easily be mistaken for trucks, they behave surprisingly-well. According to Bert, they're "alright, if you treat them right" and are popular amongst passengers for viewing scenery.

Basis
The Arlesdale Railway coaches are based on the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway's open-topped bogie coaches first made in 1928 by Dawson of Barrow.

Livery
The Arlesdale Railway coaches are painted coral with black frames. In the annuals, the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway coaches are painted green with black frames.

Appearances
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The Railway Series

 * Small Railway Engines - Ballast, Tit for Tat, Mike's Whistle and Useful Railway
 * Oliver the Western Engine - Donald's Duck and Bulgy
 * Duke the Lost Engine - Sleeping Beauty
 * Jock the New Engine - We Need Another Engine, Sticking Power, Jock and Teamwork
 * Wilbert the Forest Engine - Wired-Up

Companion volumes
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 * 1972 - The Railway Series: Surprise Packet
 * 1976 - Famous Engines
 * 1987 - The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways
 * 1979 - Annual (cameo)
 * 1980 - Annual (cameo)
 * 1996 - Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection
 * 2007 - Thomas the Tank Engine: The New Collection (do not speak)
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Thomas & Friends

 * Series 20 - Tit for Tat, Mike's Whistle and Useful Railway

Specials
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 * 2015 - Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure

Trivia

 * In "Jock the New Engine" and the television series, the coaches do not have faces.

Semi-open Coaches
There were a number of semi-open passenger carriages for tourist traffic on the Arlesdale Railway.

The Railway Series
According to The Thin Clergyman, the Ravenglass Company told the Arlesdale Railway, in strict confidence, were to obtain these coaches. They were purchased from the same railway in England as Rex, Bert and Mike. These, it was considered, could serve until the railway could buy or build more up-to-date stock.

When Bert's coupling broke, his driver improvised by gluing the train together.

The semi-open coaches are now a thing of the past, and have since been withdrawn from service. They were replaced by closed saloons built by Arlesburgh Works.

Personality
While the coaches can be mistaken for trucks, they behave surprisingly-well. According to Bert, they're "alright, if you treat them right".

Basis
The semi-open coaches are based on the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway's 4 wheel semi-open bogie coaches first made in 1923 by Dawson of Barrow.

Livery
The Arlesdale Railway coaches are painted coral with buff-coloured roofs.

Appearances
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The Railway Series

 * Small Railway Engines - Ballast, Tit for Tat, Mike's Whistle and Useful Railway
 * Oliver the Western Engine - Donald's Duck and Bulgy
 * Duke the Lost Engine - Sleeping Beauty
 * Jock the New Engine - Sticking Power, Jock and Teamwork
 * Wilbert the Forest Engine - Wired-Up

Companion volumes
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 * 1976 - Famous Engines
 * 1987 - The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways
 * 1996 - Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection
 * 2007 - Thomas the Tank Engine: The New Collection (do not speak)

Trivia

 * In "Jock the New Engine", the coaches do not have faces.

Saloon Coaches
There are a number closed-saloon passenger carriages used for tourist traffic on the Arlesdale Railway.

The Railway Series
These closed-saloon coaches were built at Arlesburgh Works to replace the semi-open coaches.

Basis
The saloon coaches are based on the same stock used on the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway and the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway.

Livery
These Arlesdale Railway coaches' livery are unknown. However, their real-life counterparts are painted dark blue with white-window surrounds, grey roofs and front/back panels.

Appearances
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Companion Volumes
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 * 1980 - Annual: Real Railway Feature - More about the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
 * 1987 - The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways
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Learning Segments

 * Mr. Perkins' Railway - Different Sizes, Miniature Railway, Different Types of Engines and Turning Around

Documentaries
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 * 2005 - Run! Thomas & Friends "Steam Locomotive is Alive"

Trivia

 * These coaches have not been illustrated in any The Railway Series books, however their real-life counterparts have appeared in the annuals and Mr. Perkins' Railway.