LMS Suburban Coaches

The Suburban Coaches are passenger railway coaches built by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS).

In The Railway Series, these coaches are commonly used for passenger trains on the North Western Railway. They have also been used for the Wild Nor' Wester and fast passenger trains and are now used on local and branch line trains.

Biography
James once bumped the coaches so hard, that Jeremiah Jobling's bootlace had to be obtained to mend the broken brake pipe.

The coaches were later used for the Wild Nor' Wester between 1923 and 1955. They were replaced by BR MK1 Coaches.

Magazines
One of these coaches, an old, disused one, wanted some work to do, so Thomas took the coach to the Wellsworth Animal Sanctuary to be used as stalls for the animals.

Personality
The coaches are sentient. 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. Especially if their brake-pipe is damaged from rough treatment, they will refuse to go further, as shown when James damaged a brake-pipe for bumping his coaches and speeding.

List of known named sentient coaches:

Basis
These coaches are based on the real London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Suburban Coaches of the same name. Two variants have been seen, non-corridor and corridor coaches. In The Railway Series, Annie and Clarabel are also based on these coaches.

Livery
The coaches were primarily painted orange until around 1984, when they were painted brown with a yellow stripe on their sides underneath their windows. There were also some blue and white coaches.

Appearances
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The Railway Series

 * The Three Railway Engines - Edward's Day Out, The Sad Story of Henry and Edward, Gordon and Henry
 * James the Red Engine - James and the Bootlace
 * Gordon the Big Engine - Leaves!
 * Edward the Blue Engine - Bertie's Chase
 * Main Line Engines - Edward's Exploit
 * James and the Diesel Engines - Deep Freeze
 * Gordon the High-Speed Engine - Smokescreen and Fire Escape
 * Henry and the Express - Overhaul and Henry sees Red
 * Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines - Edward and the Cabbages
 * Thomas and his Friends - Gordon's Fire Service

Companion Volumes
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 * 1984 - Henry the Green Engine Gets Out
 * 1987 - Thomas and the Evil Diesel
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Books
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 * 2003 - James and Donald and Douglas
 * 2004 - A New Home
 * 2005 - Duck and Henry
 * 2007 - The Fat Controller