Oil and Diesel Tankers (T&F)

Oil and diesel tankers are used for transporting crude oil and diesel fuel.

The diesel fuel is used to power machinery that run on diesel. The diesel tankers are usually found at the Vicarstown Dieselworks.

Personalities
Sentient tankers fall into the category of Troublesome Trucks.

Type of sentient tankers

Basis
These tankers are based on standard 14-ton pre-war tankers common across most of regions.

Livery
The oil/diesel tankers are painted black. They formerly had "OIL" painted in white on both sides. Since the switch to CGI, the tankers now have a logo of an oil rig with oil gushing out of it in an olive circle, replacing the former "OIL" title.

Appearances
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Thomas & Friends

 * Series 6 - Salty's Secret, Harvey to the Rescue, No Sleep for Cranky, A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter, Elizabeth the Vintage Lorry, Twin Trouble, James and the Red Balloon, Gordon Takes a Tumble, Percy's Chocolate Crunch, Thomas the Jet Engine and Edward the Very Useful Engine
 * Series 7 - Emily's New Coaches, Percy Gets it Right, Edward's Brass Band, James and the Queen of Sodor, The Spotless Record, Bad Day at Castle Loch, Salty's Stormy Tale, Snow Engine, Something Fishy, Peace and Quiet, Bulgy Rides Again, Best Dressed Engine, Gordon and Spencer and Not So Hasty Puddings
 * Jack and the Sodor Construction Company - Jack Owns Up, Percy Helps Out and Mud Glorious Mud
 * Series 8 - Thomas and the Tuba, Thomas to the Rescue, Henry and the Wishing Tree, James Gets a New Coat, Percy's Big Mistake, Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough, Don't Tell Thomas, Emily's New Route, Spic and Span, Squeak, Rattle and Roll, Thomas and the Circus, As Good as Gordon, Fish, Emily's Adventure, Halloween, You Can Do it, Toby!, James Goes Too Far, Chickens to School and Percy and the Magic Carpet
 * Series 9 - Percy and the Oil Painting, Respect for Gordon, Thomas and the Toy Shop, Toby Feels Left Out, Thomas and the Statue, Emily Knows Best, Thomas' New Trucks, Thomas and the Golden Eagle and Flour Power
 * Series 10 - Thomas and the Jet Plane, Percy and the Funfair, Toby's Afternoon Off, Big Strong Henry, Thomas' Frosty Friend, Emily and the Special Coaches and Thomas and the Colours
 * Series 11 - Emily's Rubbish, Dream On, Dirty Work, Hector the Horrid!, Gordon and the Engineer, Henry's Lucky Day, Thomas and the Lighthouse, Smoke and Mirrors, Thomas Sets Sail, Don't be Silly, Billy, Edward and the Mail, Hide and Peep, Toby's Triumph, Thomas and the Runaway Car, Thomas in Trouble and Thomas and the Stinky Cheese
 * Series 12 - Henry Gets it Wrong, Heave Ho Thomas!, Tram Trouble, Don't Go Back, Thomas Puts the Brakes On and Best Friends
 * Series 13 - Creaky Cranky, The Lion of Sodor, Tickled Pink, Slippy Sodor, The Early Bird, Play Time, Time for a Story, Percy's Parcel, A Blooming Mess, Thomas and the Runaway Kite, Steamy Sodor, Splish Splash Splosh, Snow Tracks, Henry's Good Deeds, Buzzy Bees and Hiro Helps Out
 * Series 14 - James in the Dark, Pingy Pongy Pick Up, Toby and the Whistling Woods, Henry's Health and Safety, Victor Says Yes, Thomas in Charge, Being Percy, Merry Winter Wish, Thomas' Crazy Day, Thomas and Scruff and Henry's Magic Box
 * Series 15 - Emily and Dash, Henry's Happy Coal, Let it Snow, Surprise, Surprise, Stuck on You, Kevin the Steamie, Percy the Snowman, Tree Trouble and Fiery Flynn
 * Series 16 - Express Coming Through, Percy and the Monster of Brendam, Ho Ho Snowman, Flash Bang Wallop!, Thomas and the Rubbish Train, Thomas Toots the Crows, Bust My Buffers!, Thomas and the Sounds of Sodor, Salty's Surprise, Sodor Surprise Day, Emily's Winter Party Special, Muddy Matters, Whiff's Wish and The Christmas Tree Express
 * Series 17 - No Snow for Thomas and Away From the Sea
 * Series 18 - Disappearing Diesels, Signals Crossed, Toad's Adventure, Duck in the Water, Emily Saves the World, Timothy and the Rainbow Truck and Samson at Your Service
 * Series 19 - Who's Geoffrey?, Lost Property, A Cranky Christmas, The Beast of Sodor, Toad and the Whale, Very Important Sheep, Salty All at Sea, Two Wheels Good, Reds vs. Blues, Best Engine Ever, The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead, Philip to the Rescue, Diesel's Ghostly Christmas, Thomas the Babysitter, The Other Side of the Mountain and Goodbye Fat Controller
 * Series 20 - Toby's New Friend, Henry Gets the Express, Diesel and the Ducklings, Bradford the Brake Van, Saving Time, Pouty James, Letters to Santa, The Railcar and the Coaches, All in Vain, Tit for Tat, Henry in the Dark and The Missing Breakdown Train
 * Series 21 - P.A. Problems, Cranky at the End of the Line, Philip's Number, The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor, A Shed for Edward, The Big Freeze and Confused Coaches
 * Series 22 - Number One Engine, An Engine of Many Colours, Outback Thomas, School of Duck, Apology Impossible, Thomas' Animal Ark, The Case of the Puzzling Parts, Counting on Nia and Hunt the Truck
 * Series 23 - Free the Roads, Crowning Around, Chucklesome Trucks, Gordon Gets the Giggles, Diesel Do Right, Steam Team to the Rescue and Panicky Percy
 * Series 24 - Thomas and the Royal Engine, Emily's Best Friend, World of Tomorrow, Sonny's Second Chance, Thomas and the Inventor's Workshop, Gordon and Rebecca, Coming Through!, Kenji on the Rails Again, Cleo the Road Engine and Thomas' Animal Friends
 * Other - Thomas & Friends in 4-D: Bubbling Boilers

Specials

 * 2005 - Calling All Engines!
 * 2008 - The Great Discovery
 * 2009 - Hero of the Rails
 * 2010 - Misty Island Rescue
 * 2011 - Day of the Diesels
 * 2012 - Blue Mountain Mystery
 * 2015 - The Adventure Begins
 * 2016 - The Great Race
 * 2017 - Journey Beyond Sodor
 * 2018 - Big World! Big Adventures!

Music Videos

 * Series 7 - Five New Engines in the Shed

Learning Segments
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 * Series 8 - Steamies and Diesels Sounds, Truck Trouble, Helping One Another and What Makes Percy Feel Better?
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Magazine Stories

 * 1990 - Too Hot
 * 2010 - Magpie Mavis

Trivia

 * Some oil/diesel tankers gain faces in Journey Beyond Sodor. Faceless ones are still seen regularly though.
 * One oil tanker model is currently on display at the Hara Model Railway Museum. Another oil tanker model and its face is owned by Twitter user TomsProps. A third oil tanker with its face is owned by Twitter user ThomasTankMerch. Two other oil tankers with faces used to be on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park.
 * Their models were repainted from the Tar Tankers and the standard tankers dating back to the second series when the latter was painted silver.
 * Their models are almost identical to the Tar Tankers except tar lettering is replaced by oil.

Merchandise

 * Bachmann
 * Lionel Trains
 * Mega Bloks
 * Motor Road and Rail
 * Tomica
 * TrackMaster
 * Hornby
 * Take Along
 * Take-n-Play
 * Wooden Railway