Other Narrow Gauge Rolling Stock

Many different types of rolling stock have been used on the Skarloey and the Mid Sodor Railways.

Flatbeds
Flatbeds are used several times on the narrow gauge railway to carry and transport vehicles, engines and various objects.

In the ninth series, Rheneas had to deliver a dinosaur skeleton on a flatbed.

Basis
The flatbed is based on the Talyllyn Railway 37.

Appearances
Television Series=

Thomas & Friends

 * Series 9 - Rheneas and the Dinosaur
 * Series 10 - Thomas' Tricky Tree

Merchandise

 * Capsule Plarail
 * TrackMaster
 * Motor Road and Rail
 * Take Along

Conflats
Conflats are used several times on the narrow gauge railway to carry and transport vehicles, engines and various objects.

In the Railway Series, the weedkiller train consists of a large tanker attached to a conflat.

In the fourth series, Duke was transported to the Skarloey Railway via a conflat equipped with narrow gauge rails; the same type of conflat was later used for Skarloey. In the eleventh series, Rheneas accidentally bumped his conflats loaded with pipes when Thomas blew his whistle and surprised him. Rusty accidentally demolished a flat truck loaded with bricks when Thomas was playing a trick on him. In the twelfth series, Duncan delivered the Hot Air Balloon via a conflat.

Basis
The conflats are based on the Talyllyn Railway's No. 60, 61 and 62 wagon, which for a time was fitted with a 120 gallon weedkiller tank. The wagon was built by the Ministry of Defence.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * New Little Engine - Speed Killer

Companion Volumes
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 * 2007 - Thomas the Tank Engine: The New Collection
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Thomas & Friends

 * Series 4 - Granpuff, Sleeping Beauty, Bulldog, Trucks and Home at Last
 * Series 5 - Rusty and the Boulder and Snow
 * Series 6 - Dunkin Duncan, Rusty Saves the Day and Faulty Whistles
 * Series 7 - The Old Bridge, The Refreshment Lady's Tea Shop, Rheneas and the Roller Coaster The Runaway Elephant, The Grand Opening and Trusty Rusty
 * Series 9 - Tuneful Toots, The Magic Lamp and Skarloey the Brave
 * Series 10 - Duncan Drops a Clanger and Which Way Now?
 * Series 11 - Thomas and the Big Bang, Wash Behind Your Buffers, Duncan Does it All, Sir Handel in Charge and Ding-a-Ling
 * Series 12 - Mountain Marvel, The Party Surprise, Duncan and the Hot Air Balloon and Push Me, Pull You
 * Series 16 - Don't Bother Victor! and The Christmas Tree Express
 * Series 17 - Kevin's Cranky Friend, The Switch and The Lost Puff
 * Series 18 - Thomas and the Emergency Cable, Duncan the Humbug and Millie and the Volcano
 * Series 19 - Snow Place Like Home, Best Engine Ever and The Other Side of the Mountain
 * Series 20 - Henry in the Dark
 * Series 21 - Runaway Engine
 * Series 22 - An Engine of Many Colours

Specials
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 * 2008 - The Great Discovery
 * 2012 - Blue Mountain Mystery
 * 2013 - King of the Railway
 * 2015 - Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
 * 2016 - The Great Race
 * 2017 - Journey Beyond Sodor

Trivia

 * In the Railway Series, Thomas & Friends magazines and books, the conflats have black circular buffers. Whereas in the Television Series, they have square wooden buffers.
 * In the Television Series, each end of the conflats buffers are positioned differently.
 * The Type 1 conflat resembles the Slate Trucks without the high-side wooden bars.
 * The large scale Type 2 conflat has a wider flatbed than the small scale version.
 * The Narrow Gauge Breakdown Train consists of Type 2 flatbeds.
 * In the fourth series, the chassis for the small scale Type 2 conflats were made from Cooper Craft O gauge "GWR Match Truck" (3016) and were given modifications:

Merchandise

 * TrackMaster
 * Plarail

Well Wagons
Well wagons are used to carry tall loads like statues, to make them more stable or lower by placing the load in a dipped space between the bogies.

In the seventh series, Duncan transported an elephant statue on a well wagon to Elephant Park. In the twelfth series, Peter Sam found a statue of Proteus on a well wagon.

Basis
The well wagons are based on GWR 'Crocodile G' 35-ton bogie well wagons, scaled down accordingly.

Appearances
Television Series=

Thomas & Friends

 * Series 7 - The Runaway Elephant
 * Series 12 - Mountain Marvel and The Party Surprise

Merchandise

 * TrackMaster
 * Wooden Railway

Slab Wagons
Slab Wagons are commonly used on the Skarloey Railway, especially at the Blue Mountain Quarry. They are used to transport slabs of slate and are painted various colours. They have been seen since the sixteenth series.

Basis
The Slab wagons are based on the slate slab carrying wagons of the Maenofferen Quarry.

Appearances
Television Series=

Thomas & Friends

 * Series 16 - Don't Bother Victor!

Specials

 * 2012 - Blue Mountain Mystery

Car Cyrn
The Car Cyrn is a unique type of slab wagon used at the Blue Mountain Quarry. They were used to bring slabs of slate down from the upper levels.

Basis
The Car Cyrn is based on the ones uniqued to Dinorwic Quarry. It was used to bring slabs of slate down the quarry inclines to the mills. The raised portion would be at the bottom end while descending the incline and chains would also be used to secure the load.

Appearances
Television Series=

Specials

 * 2012 - Blue Mountain Mystery

Mine Trolleys
Mine Trolleys (known as Mine Carts in the US dub) are special types of wagons, they are used for transporting materials across the mines, mostly stone. These mine trolleys have been seen scattered around the Blue Mountain Quarry.

Basis
Mine trolleys can be found on various mine railways, used for moving ore and materials procured in the process of traditional mining.

Appearances
Television Series=

Thomas & Friends

 * Series 16 - The Christmas Tree Express

Specials

 * 2012 - Blue Mountain Mystery

Waste Wagons
Waste Wagons are special types of narrow gauge wagons. They are larger than the traditional slate trucks, as they are used for collecting slate waste across the Blue Mountain Quarry.

Basis
These wagons are based on the Ruston Bucyrus waste wagon, commonly used in the slate quarries of Wales. They can be found at Dinorwic and Penrhyn Quarries and were used in connection with "American Devil" steam excavators.

Appearances
Television Series=

Specials

 * 2012 - Blue Mountain Mystery

Tankers
These tankers are used at the Blue Mountain Quarry.

Livery
These tankers are painted yellow and two Blue Mountain Quarry symbols, one on each side.

Appearances
Other Media=

Books

 * 2012 - Blue Mountain Mystery and Risky Rails!

1-Plank Trucks
These 1-Plank Trucks are rolling stock used for transporting goods and materials throughout the railway. They can be seen at the Blue Mountain Quarry.

Basis
The 1-plank trucks are scaled down versions of the standard gauge 1-Plank Trucks, which are based on the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Diagram 103 1-plank open wagons.

Appearances
Other Media=

Books

 * 2012 - Blue Mountain Mystery and Risky Rails!