BR MK1 Coaches

The British Railways Mark 1 is the family designation for the first standardized designs of passenger railway coaches built by British Railways.

In the Railway Series, these coaches have been used for the Wild Nor' Wester and Limited express trains. In the television series, they were used as special express coaches and were Spencer's private coaches.

The Railway Series
These coaches were once used for the Royal Train which transported Queen Elizabeth II. Henry was supposed to pull it, but after an accident with some paint cans, Gordon was given the honour instead.

These coaches were later used for the Wild Nor' Wester between 1955 and 2011. They were replaced by Pip and Emma and their special lightweight coaches.

Thomas & Friends
The North Western Railway owns two BR MK1 coaches. These coaches were used for transporting important visitors of Sodor. Gordon once used the coaches to take Dowager Hatt to Wellsworth

James has also used the coaches several times and once used them to take Mrs. Kyndley to the funfair at Tidmouth Bay. Later on, James used the coaches for transporting the Mayor.

Sometime later, the coaches were used by Spencer to transport the Duke and Duchess of Boxford. After that, the coaches were owned by the Duke and Duchess of Boxford.

Personality
In the Railway Series, these coaches are sentient despite never being illustrated with visible faces. Like many coaches on Sodor, they do not appreciate being bumped by an engine and if they are not handled properly, they can get back at their engine.

In the television series, these coaches are non-sentient.

Basis
In the Railway Series, they were based on British Railways (BR) MK1 coaches, while in the television series, they appear to be based on BR MK1 Suburban carriages without corridors. The Red Express Coaches (Railway Series), Thomas' Special Coach, the Limited coaches, the Special Express Coaches and Spencer's Coaches are based on these coaches.

Livery
In the Railway Series, these coaches are commonly painted burgundy red with cream coloured window surrounds. They have also been seen painted blue with white coloured window surrounds, fuchsia coaches with white lining and brown. On the Dean Forest Railway, these coaches are painted dark brown with yellow stripes. The Royal Train's coaches were painted blood and custard with whitewall wheels, white buffers and yellow stripes.

Appearances
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The Railway Series
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 * Gordon the Big Engine - Paint Pots and Queens
 * The Eight Famous Engines - Gordon Goes Foreign
 * The Twin Engines - Hullo Twins and The Missing Coach
 * Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine - Bowled Out
 * Main Line Engines - Buzz Buzz
 * Enterprising Engines - Super Rescue and Little Western
 * Wilbert the Forest Engine - Percy's Porridge
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Thomas & Friends

 * Series 5 - A Better View for Gordon, Gordon and the Gremlin and Make Someone Happy
 * Series 6 - A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter
 * Series 7 - James and the Queen of Sodor and Gordon and Spencer
 * Series 8 - Edward the Great
 * Series 10 - Topped Off Thomas
 * Series 11 - Emily's Rubbish and Dream On

Music Videos
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 * Series 5 - Come for the Ride
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Books
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 * 2003 - Thomas and Donald and Douglas
 * 2005 - Spencer

Merchandise

 * Ertl
 * Wooden Railway
 * Motor Road and Rail
 * TrackMaster
 * My First Thomas
 * Capsule Plarail
 * Hornby
 * Bachmann