Old Coaches/Behind the Scenes

Television Series
The Old Coaches are fictional standard gauge coaches created by the production crew.

In 1983, the Old Coaches made their debut in the Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends in the Unaired Pilot, Down the Mine. They later appeared in the first series episode, Edward and Gordon (the teak side made cameos in Thomas and Gordon) however they have not appeared since the first series.

The Old Coaches appear to be a freelance design, though they do bear a resemblance with some pre-grouping company builds such as those on the Great Northern and Great North of Scotland railways.

Gauge 1 model
The Old Coaches' models were custom built by the model maker.