Other Lorries (RWS)

There are various types of non-sentient lorry designs that have appeared throughout The Railway Series.

Old Lorry
The Old Lorries are small old-fashioned lorries. They were once a common sight around railway yards.

Basis
These lorries resemble British lorry designs dating from the 1920s to 1930s.

Appearances
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The Railway Series

 * The Three Railway Engines - Edward and Gordon
 * Tank Engine Thomas Again - Thomas and the Guard
 * Edward the Blue Engine - Saved from Scrap

Companion Volumes
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 * 1996 - Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection

Scammell Scarab Lorry
The Scammell Scarab Lorry is a snub-nosed lorry with a three-wheeled cab and a flatbed.

Basis
The Scammell Scarab is a British 3-wheeled tractor unit produced by the truck manufacturer Scammell between 1948 and 1967. These vehicles are often known as "Snub-nose Trucks" or "Snub-nose Lorries" because of the round hood in front of the cab. This type of lorry was very popular with British Railways. About 60 are preserved.

Madge shares the same basis.

Livery
In the Railway Series, one of these lorries was painted in the green Royal Air Force livery.

Appearances
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The Railway Series

 * Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine - Train Stops Play

Companion Volumes

 * 1996 - Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection

Trivia

 * Madge is the only known sentient lorry of this design in the television series.

B1054X1
B1054X1 is the registration number of an orange lowloader lorry that transported Thomas to the National Railway Museum in York.

At first, Thomas was horrified to be carried by a lorry. However, he enjoyed traveling through the countryside from a different point of view. Unfortunately, the lorry's driver was unsure of his way and parked the lorry in the wrong place to find a telephone. A traffic warden would later book the disgruntled lorry driver a parking ticket.

Livery
The lorry is painted orange with a yellow registration plate and black writing. The rear of the lowloader has red and yellow hazard stripes.

Appearances
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The Railway Series

 * Thomas and the Great Railway Show - Not the Ticket

Companion Volumes

 * 2005 - Sodor: Reading Between the Lines
 * 2007 - Thomas the Tank Engine: The New Collection

Trivia

 * The story of "Not the Ticket" is based on a real event where a Nene Valley Railway locomotive on a low-loader was parked at Peterborough's old market square, as part of a charity fundraiser.

Container Lorry
A blue lorry once brought a container of sleepers for the Arlesdale Railway. However, the lorry was too large and could not get into the yard. So Jock had to haul the lorry's trailer instead.

A green lowloader lorry of a similar design was once seen carrying Diesel in the magazine story, Road Ride.

Livery
The container lorry is painted blue and the trailer is painted orange-brown with white inscriptions on its front and sides.

Another green container lorry with a grey trailer also appeared in Gordon the High-Speed Engine.

Appearances
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The Railway Series

 * Gordon the High-Speed Engine - Gordon Proves His Point
 * Jock the New Engine - Teamwork

Companion Volumes

 * 2007 - Thomas the Tank Engine: The New Collection