SR Maunsell Coaches

The Southern Railway Maunsell Restriction 0 coaches were the first design family of railway coaches built by Southern Railway (SR) in England.

They are the most common type of bogie coaches used in Thomas & Friends and are frequently used for the Express.

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

Some red express coaches belong to British Railways and are pulled by Flying Scotsman.

Personality
Between the first and third series, the coaches were sentient despite not having faces. As is common with coaches on Sodor, they dislike getting bumped by an engine. If they are not handled properly, they may become vindictive and punish their engine.

Basis
The models of the coaches were based upon SR Maunsell Restriction 0 coaches. They have broad windows on one side and narrow ones on the other.

From the third series through to the fifth series, both long and short length variants of the Maunsell coaches were used regularly. During the production of Thomas and the Magic Railroad, brand new models of the shorter variants were built. They completely replaced the original short and long variants from the third series and were used up until the twelfth series, after which the coaches were completely rendered in CGI.

Since the beginning of the CGI Series, the coaches have been altered to be much taller and more slender than their previous iterations.

Livery
In Thomas & Friends, the coaches all have black fronts and backs.

Green Express Coaches

In the first series, all of the coaches are painted dark green with cream window surrounds and grey rooftops. For the second series, longer coaches with white window surrounds and black rooftops were built. These models were supplemented by express coaches from the first series in Saved from Scrap and Wrong Road. Some of the coaches were repainted into the cream livery used by the original first series style coaches in the third series, while others kept the white surrounds. Sometimes mixed trains with both white and cream coaches were seen, such as in the third series episode, Gordon and the Famous Visitor.

Starting in Thomas and the Magic Railroad, short variants in dark green with cream window surrounds and black rooftops were introduced, replacing both the first and second series coach designs. By the sixth series, they had gained a yellow stripe running down each side.

Appearances
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Thomas & Friends

 * Series 1 - Thomas and Gordon, The Sad Story of Henry, Edward, Gordon and Henry, Thomas' Train, Thomas and the Breakdown Train, James and the Coaches, James and the Express, Tenders and Turntables, Trouble in the Shed, Percy Runs Away, Coal, The Flying Kipper, Whistles and Sneezes and Off the Rails
 * Series 2 - Thomas, Percy and the Coal, Cows, Bertie's Chase, Saved from Scrap, Old Iron, Thomas and Trevor, Percy and the Signal, Duck Takes Charge, The Runaway, Pop Goes the Diesel, Better Late Than Never, Thomas Comes to Breakfast, Wrong Road, Edward's Exploit, Ghost Train, Woolly Bear and Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree
 * Series 3 - Percy's Promise, Time for Trouble, Gordon and the Famous Visitor, Donald's Duck, Thomas Gets Bumped, Thomas, Percy and the Dragon, Henry's Forest, The Trouble with Mud, No Joke for James, Trust Thomas, Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party, Buzz, Buzz, All at Sea, One Good Turn, Tender Engines, Escape, Oliver Owns Up, Bulgy, Heroes and Percy, James and the Fruitful Day
 * Series 4 - A Bad Day for Sir Handel, Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady, Thomas and Stepney, Train Stops Play, Bowled Out, Toad Stands By, Bulls Eyes, Thomas and the Special Letter, Paint Pots and Queens and Mind that Bike
 * Series 5 - Horrid Lorry, A Better View for Gordon, Lady Hatt's Birthday Party, Bye George!, Haunted Henry, Thomas and the Rumours and Busy Going Backwards
 * Series 6 - Salty's Secret, Harvey to the Rescue, No Sleep for Cranky, A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter, It's Only Snow, Twin Trouble, The World's Strongest Engine, Middle Engine, James and the Red Balloon, Jack Frost, Gordon Takes a Tumble, Percy's Chocolate Crunch, Thomas, Percy and the Squeak, Thomas the Jet Engine and Edward the Very Useful Engine
 * Series 7 - Emily's New Coaches, Edward's Brass Band, What's the Matter with Henry?, James and the Queen of Sodor, Bulgy Rides Again, Harold and the Flying Horse, Best Dressed Engine and Gordon and Spencer
 * Series 8 - Thomas and the Tuba, Percy's New Whistle, Thomas to the Rescue, Henry and the Wishing Tree, James Gets a New Coat, Thomas Saves the Day, Percy's Big Mistake, Don't Tell Thomas, Emily's New Route, Thomas and the Firework Display, Gordon Takes Charge, Spic and Span, Edward the Great, Squeak, Rattle and Roll, Thomas and the Circus, Thomas Gets it Right, As Good as Gordon, Fish, Halloween, You Can Do it, Toby!, James Goes Too Far, Too Hot for Thomas and Percy and the Magic Carpet
 * Series 9 - Percy and the Oil Painting, Molly's Special Special, Respect for Gordon, Thomas' Milkshake Muddle, Thomas and the New Engine, Toby Feels Left Out, Thomas Tries His Best, Emily Knows Best, Thomas' Day Off, Thomas' New Trucks, Bold and Brave, Saving Edward and Keeping Up with James
 * Series 10 - The Green Controller, Toby's Afternoon Off, It's Good to be Gordon, Seeing the Sights, Toby's New Shed, Edward Strikes Out, Topped Off Thomas, Thomas and the Shooting Star, Big Strong Henry, Thomas' Frosty Friend, Emily and the Special Coaches, Thomas and the Colours and James the Second Best
 * Series 11 - Thomas and the Storyteller, Gordon and the Engineer, Thomas and the Lighthouse, Don't be Silly, Billy, Toby's Triumph, Thomas and the Runaway Car, Thomas in Trouble and Percy and the Left Luggage
 * Series 12 - Thomas and the Billboard, Steady Eddie, Toby's Special Surprise, Excellent Emily, Gordon Takes a Shortcut and Thomas Puts the Brakes On
 * Series 13 - Tickled Pink, Double Trouble, Slippy Sodor, The Early Bird, Play Time, Time for a Story, Toby's New Whistle, Splish Splash Splosh, The Biggest Present of All and Buzzy Bees
 * Series 14 - Thomas' Tall Friend, Pingy Pongy Pick Up, Charlie and Eddie, Henry's Health and Safety, Victor Says Yes, Thomas in Charge, Being Percy, Thomas and Scruff and O the Indignity
 * Series 15 - Gordon and Ferdinand, Emily and Dash, Percy's New Friends, Happy Hiro, Up, Up and Away!, Surprise, Surprise, Stuck on You, Tree Trouble and Fiery Flynn
 * Series 16 - Race to the Rescue, Ol' Wheezy Wobbles, Express Coming Through, Flash Bang Wallop!, Bust My Buffers!, Thomas and the Sounds of Sodor, Sodor Surprise Day, Muddy Matters and Whiff's Wish
 * Series 17 - Scruff's Makeover, Wayward Winston, Gordon Runs Dry, Steamie Stafford, Henry's Hero, The Lost Puff, The Thomas Way, Gone Fishing and The Afternoon Tea Express
 * Series 18 - Old Reliable Edward, Signals Crossed, Toad's Adventure, Duck and the Slip Coaches, Marion and the Pipe, Spencer's VIP, Long Lost Friend, Emily Saves the World and Samson at Your Service
 * Series 19 - Who's Geoffrey?, The Truth About Toby, Lost Property, Henry Spots Trouble, Slow Stephen, The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead, Thomas the Babysitter and Goodbye Fat Controller
 * Series 20 - Sidney Sings, Toby's New Friend, Henry Gets the Express, Diesel and the Ducklings, Cautious Connor, All in Vain, Henry in the Dark, Engine of the Future, Hugo and the Airship and Over the Hill
 * Series 21 - Dowager Hatt's Busy Day, Hasty Hannah, Philip's Number, The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor, A Shed for Edward, The Big Freeze, Emily in the Middle and Confused Coaches
 * Series 22 - Forever and Ever, Confusion Without Delay, What Rebecca Does, An Engine of Many Colours, School of Duck, Samson and the Fireworks, Thomas' Animal Ark, Rosie is Red, Counting on Nia and Hunt the Truck
 * Series 23 - Free the Roads, Gordon Gets the Giggles and Steam Team to the Rescue

Specials
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 * 2000 - Thomas and the Magic Railroad
 * 2005 - Calling All Engines!
 * 2008 - The Great Discovery
 * 2009 - Hero of the Rails
 * 2010 - Misty Island Rescue
 * 2013 - King of the Railway
 * 2014 - Tale of the Brave
 * 2015 - The Adventure Begins and Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
 * 2016 - The Great Race
 * 2017 - Journey Beyond Sodor
 * 2018 - Big World! Big Adventures!

Merchandise

 * Ertl Company
 * Wooden Railway
 * Motor Road and Rail
 * Departing Now
 * Thomas Engine Collection Series
 * TrackMaster
 * My First Thomas
 * Tomix
 * Choro-Q
 * Capsule Plarail
 * Pocket Fantasy
 * Boss
 * Waku Waku
 * Nakayoshi
 * De Agostini
 * Boss
 * LEGO
 * Wood