Plank Trucks

Plank trucks are open-topped wooden trucks used to transport goods and other things. Ones with faces may be Troublesome Trucks.

Short Wheelbase Plank Trucks
In the television series, these trucks are derived from Tenmille's NG (16mm scale) short wheelbase open wagon kit. The kit is described as "a freelance design but typical of NG railway practice".

Personalities
They are often depicted as Troublesome Trucks.

Types of sentient trucks in the television series 

Basis
These trucks are a freelance narrow gauge wagon designed by Tenmille, rescaled and regauged to standard gauge. Despite this they are influenced by BR china clay wagons.

Livery
These trucks have mostly been painted black, brown or grey.

Appearances
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 * Series 2 - Thomas and Trevor, Duck Takes Charge, Percy and Harold, Percy Takes the Plunge, Pop Goes the Diesel, The Deputation, Percy's Predicament, The Diseasel, Edward's Exploit and Ghost Train
 * Series 3 - Donald's Duck, Thomas Gets Bumped, Diesel Does it Again, Trust Thomas, Mavis, Toby's Tightrope, One Good Turn and Heroes
 * Series 4 - Sleeping Beauty
 * Series 5 - Horrid Lorry, James and the Trouble with Trees, Put Upon Percy, Double Teething Troubles, Stepney Gets Lost, A Surprise for Percy and Busy Going Backwards
 * Series 6 - Salty's Secret and A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter
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Magazine Stories

 * 1988 - James and the Troublesome Trucks

Trivia

 * In the second series episode, Percy's Predicament, one specific truck has The Spiteful Brake Van's unused angry face mask.
 * One of these trucks had raised buffers to match the engines and other rolling stock.

NBR Diagram 43 Tube Wagons
NBR Diagram 43 tube wagons are a type of open wagon used to transport pipes and other long loads and they have also been used to carry stone and maintenance supplies. These trucks only appeared in the first three series (Series 1 through 3), one of which was used (as seen in the first series episode Thomas' Train) to carry equipment when Henry was too ill to take the early morning passenger train. A pipe truck with a face was seen in the third series episode Heroes, as well as an extended scene from the third series episode, Oliver Owns Up.

Personalities
Sentient trucks fall under the category of Troublesome Trucks.

Basis
These trucks were made by Milbro, who modelled them on LNER 20-ton tube wagons. Only one model of this type of wagon was acquired and used for production of the first series, this being slightly modified by the modelling crew.

Upon closer inspection, this one truck appears to be based on a North British Railway Diagram 43/LNER Diag 77B, 10-tons, four-plank tube wagon. It was a scratch-built model from a second-hand source, just like the "L M S" 4 plank wagon.

Livery
These trucks are dark grey with the letters "N E", with "TUBE WAGON" written in small letters above, and weight code "10 Tons" on the sides in white.

Appearances
Television Series=

Thomas & Friends

 * Series 1 - Thomas and Gordon, Edward and Gordon, Edward, Gordon and Henry, Thomas' Train, James and the Coaches, James and the Express, Thomas, Terence and the Snow, Trouble in the Shed and Down the Mine
 * Series 2 - Cows
 * Series 3 - Gordon and the Famous Visitor, Diesel Does it Again, No Joke for James, Oliver Owns Up and Heroes
 * Series 6 - Salty's Secret

Henry's Lucky Trucks
One icy winter, Henry was the only engine to make his deliveries on time. Thomas attributes this to the big green engine having lucky trucks. However, one day Edward took them and when Henry finally caught up with him, he ran into the trucks, destroying them. Henry realised that his trucks were not lucky after all.

They only appeared in the eleventh series episode, Henry's Lucky Day.

Basis
Henry's Lucky Trucks are based on 7-plank mineral wagons often found on the eastern and midland regions.

Livery
These trucks were painted black.

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