The Horrid Lorries

The Horrid Lorries, individually referred to as Lorry 1, Lorry 2 and Lorry 3, are three small lorries who were incredibly rude to the engines.

Biography
When Percy was late one day, Cranky suggested that a lorry should do his work. True to his word (and delight), three red, incredibly rude lorries arrived the next day. Lorry 2 called Percy a lump of steaming scrap iron, while Lorry 1 called him a "little green goblin on wheels", told him he would be scrapped and he also insulted Thomas and James.

At the quarry, Toby encountered Lorry 2; he told Toby that he belonged in a museum and to "toodle off", saying that Toby was not useful. Toby tried to find work at the mill, but Lorry 3 was there already. He said that the three lorries were doing the "slow" engines' work, while the foreman said that times were changing.

Of course, all three got in trouble. Lorry 2 fell off a mountainside (in front of Toby; Percy ironically echoed the "steaming scrap iron" line to him), Lorry 3 broke down after being overloaded with flour (which led to Toby bringing up the usefulness insult) and was brought to the docks by Butch and Lorry 1 reversed into the sea. Later, Thomas saw the three lorries and due to the impact of their damage, he nicknamed them "Smashed" (Lorry 2), "Broken" (Lorry 3) and "Sunk" (Lorry 1). The lorries were then sent away and despite Lorry 2 declaring that they would return, they never have.

Personality
The Lorries were arrogant, mean and rude towards the engines. They believed that the railway was inferior to the roadways and also enjoyed teasing the engines for their appearances. They were also very careless, and this led to their disgrace.

Basis
The lorries appear to be based on Foden OG range lorries, which were once a common sight around railway yards.

According to their ERTL character bios, the lorries "are based on the famous Foden design. Fodens of Sandbach in Cheshire began building diesel lorries in 1931, with a continuous development for over 30 years. Lorry 1, 2 and 3 dates from designs of the 1940's and 1950's".

Livery
The Horrid Lorries are painted brownish-red. Their registration plates are black with the letters "LOR" followed by their respective numbers painted in white. They sometimes have grey tarpaulins over their flatbeds.

The lorries have also been seen in several other liveries aside from the standard brownish-red one and have been accompanied by other lorries in other medias:
 * In the Thomas Visits the Docks puzzle and an official 65th anniversary board game, Lorry 1 is painted green.
 * In the Round the Rails board game, while Lorry 1 is painted red, Lorries 2 and 3 are painted yellow and dark green respectively. There is also a "Lorry 4" painted blue. Each lorry was painted different colours to make them distinguishable from one another.
 * Another Horrid Lorry, painted yellow, is seen at the crossing in the book, Thomas and Toby.
 * In various magazines and books, the lorries are often seen without their registration plates.

Appearances
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Thomas & Friends

 * Series 5 - Horrid Lorry

Faceless and Repainted:
 * Series 5 - Toby and the Flood, Double Teething Troubles, Stepney Gets Lost, Busy Going Backwards and Rusty and the Boulder
 * Series 6 - Salty's Secret, Middle Engine and Percy and the Haunted Mine
 * Series 7 - The Spotless Record, Toby's Windmill, Fergus Breaks the Rules , Harold and the Flying Horse and Three Cheers for Thomas
 * Series 8 - Thomas and the Tuba, Percy's Big Mistake, Emily's New Route, Edward the Great, Thomas and the Circus, As Good as Gordon, Emily's Adventure, James Goes Too Far, Chickens to School, Too Hot for Thomas and Percy and the Magic Carpet
 * Series 9 - Molly's Special Special, Respect for Gordon and Emily Knows Best
 * Series 10 - Thomas' Tricky Tree, Toby's Afternoon Off, It's Good to be Gordon, Toby's New Shed, Edward Strikes Out, Thomas' Frosty Friend, Emily and the Special Coaches and James the Second Best

Specials
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 * 2000 - Thomas and the Magic Railroad
 * 2005 - Calling All Engines!
 * 2008 - The Great Discovery}}
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Magazine Stories
The Horrid Lorries also appear in the magazine stories, A Colourful Christmas, A Special Story about Steam, Bumpers and Buffers, Coal Weather, Fun With Friends, Good Games, Bad Sport!, Lorry Loads, Road Train, Slow Down, Bertie!, Sodor Goes Pop!, The Best Bridge and The Mountain Railway }}
 * 2001 - Lorry Trouble, Hill Spill! and Eye-in-the-Sky
 * 2002 - Take Cover!, In the Picture and Sodor Goes Pop!
 * 2003 - The Big Hero, Build or Bust! , Queen of the Road! , Broken Bridges and Revving Racers
 * 2005 - Bus, Stop! and Sorry Lorry
 * 2006 - Wait with Freight and Heavy Load
 * 2007 - Wet Wait and Night Light
 * 2008 - May Day Rescue
 * 2009 - Hero of the Rails (book)
 * 2010 - Perfect Picture! and Carnival Costume
 * 2011 - Wet Wait
 * 2012 - Timber Tower and Sand Express
 * 2013 - The Seaside Special

Official Description
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From Official Website:
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Audio Files
Horn

Faceless Lorry 2
In Toby's Windmill, faceless Lorry 2 reuses Bertie's horn from Harvey to the Rescue.

Trivia

 * The Official Website, as well as various magazine articles and file facts, state that the Lorries were "especially built to work at Sodor Construction Company". It is therefore possible that they may have been originally intended to be members of the Pack. If they had appeared in Jack and the Sodor Construction Company, large scale models of them would've had to be built.
 * A similar looking lorry appeared in the magazine story, The Carnival. However, this lorry was introduced four months before the fifth series episode, Horrid Lorry, in which the Horrid Lorries made their debut appearances.
 * Their engine sounds are shared with Bertie. Lorry 2 also reuses Bertie's horn from Harvey to the Rescue and Toby's Windmill.
 * Lorry 1 was the only one to be made in all merchandising ranges the Lorries were released in.
 * Each lorry has individually shaped noses and eyebrows. However, there has been several instances in which the lorries share the same style facemasks.
 * After the filming of Horrid Lorry, The Horrid Lorries had their faces removed and became set dressing.
 * Lorry 3 makes the least amount of appearances in the magazines.
 * The Horrid Lorries are three of the few characters from the classic series to not get a Capsule Plarail model, along with Derek, Bertram, 'Arry and Bert, Old Slow Coach, and Daisy.

Merchandise

 * ERTL
 * Wooden Railway
 * Take Along
 * Motor Road and Rail
 * My First Thomas
 * Nakayoshi
 * Trading Cards

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