Soft-Side Lorries (RWS)

The Soft-Side Lorries are the most common type of lorries used on the Island of Sodor.

Soft-Side Lorry
These Soft-Side Lorries are the most commonly used lorries on the Island of Sodor.

They have been known to transport dairy products from the farms and stone from the quarries. Some of them have covered bed sides and can transport items that cannot be exposed to the outside.

Basis
The soft-side lorries are based on designs by Austin, Dodge and Leyland from the 1940s and 1950s.

Livery
The soft-side lorries are painted in different liveries, such as red, blue, green, and brown.

Appearances
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The Railway Series

 * The Three Railway Engines - Edward and Gordon
 * Tank Engine Thomas Again - Thomas and Bertie
 * Henry the Green Engine - The Flying Kipper
 * Toby the Tram Engine - Toby and the Stout Gentleman
 * The Eight Famous Engines - Percy Takes the Plunge
 * Duck and the Diesel Engine - Pop Goes the Diesel
 * The Twin Engines - The Missing Coach
 * Branch Line Engines - Bulls Eyes and Percy's Predicament
 * Gallant Old Engine - Steam Roller
 * Main Line Engines - Wrong Road
 * Small Railway Engines - Useful Railway
 * Enterprising Engines - Super Rescue
 * Oliver the Western Engine - Bulgy
 * Duke the Lost Engine - Sleeping Beauty
 * Tramway Engines - Mavis
 * Toby, Trucks and Trouble - Mavis and the Lorry and Toby's Seaside Holiday
 * Thomas and the Twins - Scrambled Eggs

Companion Volumes
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 * 1980 - Thomas the Tank Engine: Annual 1980
 * 1983 - The Flying Kipper and Henry the Green Engine and Bertie the Bus and Thomas the Tank Engine
 * 1995 - Thomas the Tank Engine and the Scrambled Eggs
 * 1996 - Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection
 * 2007 - Thomas the Tank Engine: The New Collection

Videos
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 * Mr. Perkins Storytime - Pop Goes the Diesel,  Edward and Gordon,  Toby's Tightrope and Thomas and Bertie

Trivia

 * In The Railway Series pop-up book, Bertie the Bus and Thomas the Tank Engine, a green soft-sided lorry has a face. In an email correspondence with Clive Spong, he christened the lorry as "Oliver".