HiT Entertainment/Storage Unit

In 2008, after the Model Series ended, several of the props, faces, production materials and sets from the Model Series were moved to a storage unit, which was a set of containers in Southampton, England, for the props to be stored. In 2018, the props would be moved again to a new unit for unknown reasons, additionally over the years several props would be leased for various events and exhibitions, the most notable ones being Drayton Manor Theme Park and Hara Model Railway Museum. Additionally, sometimes the unit is cleaned and minor props such as set pieces, spare faces, old casts, and spare parts which are no longer needed are either thrown away or as of 2022, sold to the Prop Gallery and sometimes Prop Store, this is done to lower storage costs and to free up space, so the engine props housed there have more space to be stored properly in cases rather than being cramped into boxes, this is why some items like scatter bags or track pieces that seemingly don't appear to have been used in the show appear for sale. In 2022 a new extension building was constructed at Butterly to store props in addition to the previously existing unit housing the assets exhibited at Clearwater Events to make access easier for the events. The props in the unit currently and formerly are listed below.

Engines/Rolling Stock

 * Thomas (Series 1-11 plastic model) (likely leased to Mattel Offices)
 * Thomas (TATMR-Series 12 brass model) (leased to Hara Model Railway Museum) (formerly at Nitrogen Studios)
 * Thomas (TATMR production made resin model) (leased to Uesugi Museum) (formerly at Hara Model Railway Museum)
 * Thomas (TGD-Series 12 brass models) (two leased to Explore the Rails Exhibits and third leased to Drayton Manor, but removed in 2022 for restoration and replaced by a fan-made replica)
 * Edward (Series 10-12 brass models) (one leased to Hara Model Railway Museum) (formerly at Nitrogen Studios), (other leased to Drayton Manor until 2020 where it was removed to be restored and displayed at Clearwater Events)
 * Henry (Series 1-11 plastic model) (alongside snowplows and old shape firebox) (leased to Clearwater Events)
 * Henry (Series 10-12 brass models) (one leased to Hara Model Railway Museum and other formerly exhibited at the British Museum before returning to storage)
 * Gordon (Series 1-11 plastic model) (along with snowplow) (leased to Clearwater Events)
 * Gordon (Series 10-12 brass models) (one leased to Hara Model Railway Museum) (formerly at Nitrogen Studios)
 * James (Series 10-12 brass model 1) (leased to Hara Model Railway Museum) (formerly at Nitrogen Studios)
 * Percy (TATMR-Series 12 brass model) (leased to Hara Model Railway Museum) (formerly at Nitrogen Studios)
 * Percy (Series 1O-12 brass model 1)
 * Toby (Series 12 models) (one leased to Drayton Manor before being stolen in 2011) (other leased to Hara Model Railway Museum) (formerly at Nitrogen Studios)
 * Emily (both models) (one of the models leased to Explore the Rails exhibits)
 * Duck (along with snowplow) (leased to Clearwater Events)
 * Donald and Douglas (leased to Hara Model Railway Museum) (alongside one snowplow)
 * Oliver (leased to Hara Model Railway Museum) (formerly at Nitrogen Studios)
 * 'Arry and Bert (formerly at Nitrogen Studios)
 * Bill and Ben (leased to Hara Model Railway Museum)
 * Mavis (leased to Hara Model Railway Museum)
 * BoCo (leased to Clearwater Events)
 * Daisy (leased to Drayton Manor before being removed in 2022 for her chassis' to be used for BoCo at the second Clearwater Event, with the body itself returning to storage)
 * Diesel (leased to Explore the Rails exhibits) (briefly displayed at the British Museum)
 * Stepney (leased to Drayton Manor before returning to storage)
 * Harvey (crane arm model) (leased to Drayton Manor before returning to storage)
 * Class 40 (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Molly (leased to Drayton Manor) (formerly at Nitrogen Studios) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Hank (first model)
 * Hank (second model) (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Arthur (leased to first Clearwater Event)
 * Spencer (formerly at Nitrogen Studios) (brought to Drayton Manor for testing curves on new layout during construction)
 * Murdoch (formerly at Nitrogen Studios)
 * Fergus (displayed at the Gauge 1 Model Railway Show in 2019)
 * Diesel 10 (first model) (leased to first Clearwater Event)
 * Lady (leased to first Clearwater Event)
 * Stanley (formerly at Nitrogen Studios)
 * Salty (formerly at Nitrogen Studios)
 * Rosie (first model) (on display at Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Rosie (second model)
 * Dennis
 * Whiff
 * Billy
 * Flora
 * City of Truro (leased to first Clearwater Event)
 * Annie and Clarabel (Series 5-12 resin models) (leased to Hara Model Railway Museum) (formerly at Nitrogen Studios)
 * Henrietta (TATMR-Series 12 resin model) (leased to Hara Model Railway Museum) (formerly at Nitrogen Studios)
 * Old Slow Coach (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Rocky (standard model) (leased to Drayton Manor) (formerly at Nitrogen Studios) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Rocky (crane arm model)
 * Toad (standard model)
 * Toad (Scrap model) (leased to Clearwater Event)
 * The Old Tenders (One leased to first Clearwater Event)
 * Green Express Coaches (Two Composite Coaches and One Brake Coach, TATMR-Series 12 resin models) (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Red Express Coaches (Five Composite Coaches, TATMR-Series 12 resin models) (Two leased to Hara Model Railway Museum) (Three leased to Drayton Manor before returning to storage)
 * Red Branchline Coaches (Two Composite and Two Brake Coaches) (Two leased to Drayton Manor, the other two leased to Clearwater Event) (Two at Drayton Manor returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Six 7-Plank Trucks (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Three Mail Vans (TATMR-Series 12 models) (Two leased to Drayton Manor, the other leased to Clearwater Event) (Two at Drayton Manor returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Three Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Vans (One leased to Drayton Manor, the other two leased to Clearwater Event) (One at Drayton Manor returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Two LBSC Railway 8 Ton Vans (Formerly leased to Drayton Manor, One leased to Clearwater Events)
 * Two NER Vans (leased to Clearwater Event) (One formerly at Nitrogen Studios)
 * Two Cattle Trucks (One leased to Drayton Manor, the other leased to Clearwater Event) (One formerly at Nitrogen Studios) (One at Drayton Manor returned to storage in late 2022)
 * One Utility Van (leased to Clearwater Event)
 * Salt Vans (Two White Vans and One Brown Van) (Leased to Clearwater Event) (One formerly at Nitrogen Studios)
 * Two Poultry Wagons (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * One Livestock Wagon (Formerly leased to Drayton Manor)
 * LNER 12 Ton Vans (One grey and three Brown Vans) (The grey Van leased to Drayton Manor) (grey Van returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Three Oil Tankers (One leased to the Hara Model Railway Museum, the other two leased to Drayton Manor) (two at Drayton Manor returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Three Milk Tankers (Leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * One Fuel Tanker (formerly at Nitrogen Studios)
 * Eight Tar Tankers (Leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * One Jam Tanker (leased to Drayton Manor before returning to storage)
 * One Raspberry Syrup Tanker (Leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Three BR 20 Ton Brake Vans (Two leased to Hara Model Railway Museum) (One formerly leased to Drayton Manor)
 * Two SR 25 Ton Brake Vans (One leased to Hara Model Railway Museum) (The other one leased to Drayton Manor before returning to storage)
 * One GWR 16 Ton Brake Van (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)

Vehicles/Cranes

 * Bertie (TATMR-Series 12 Model)
 * Harold (Series 1-7 Model) (leased for second Clearwater Event)
 * Harold (Series 8-TGD Model) (leased to Hara Model Railway Museum) (formerly at Nitrogen Studios)
 * Terence (formerly leased to Drayton Manor before returning to storage in 2022)
 * Trevor (formerly leased to Drayton Manor)
 * Bulgy (leased to Uesugi Museum) (formerly leased to Drayton Manor)
 * George (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Caroline (leased to first Clearwater Event)
 * Bulstrode (S6 Model) (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Tiger Moth (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Butch (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Thumper (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Cranky (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Elizabeth (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Post Van (leased to Clearwater Events) (formerly leased to Drayton Manor)
 * The Horrid Lorries (Lorries 1 and 3 leased to Drayton Manor, Lorry 2 in storage) (Lorries 1 and 3 returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Taxi 2 (leased for second Clearwater Event) (formerly leased to Drayton Manor)
 * Fire Engines (one of the models leased to Drayton Manor) (one at Drayton Manor returned to storage in late 2022)
 * S.S. Roxstar (leased to Tugs: The Exhibition and Clearwater Events)
 * Big Mickey (leased to Tugs: The Exhibition and Clearwater Events)

Large Scale Narrow Gauge Scale Engines/Vehicles/Rolling Stock

 * Skarloey (leased briefly for the second Awdry Extravaganza Event)
 * Skarloey (Clean model) (mistakenly sent to Hara Model Railway Museum)
 * Rheneas (leased to Hara Model Railway Museum) (formerly at Nitrogen Studios)
 * Rheneas (Clean model)
 * Sir Handel (leased to Hara Model Railway Museum)
 * Peter Sam (leased to Hara Model Railway Museum)
 * Rusty (leased to Hara Model Railway Museum) (formerly at Nitrogen Studios)
 * Duncan (Series 6-12 Model) (leased to Hara Model Railway Museum)
 * Freddie
 * Mighty Mac (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Thomas (leased to Clearwater Events) (briefly displayed at British Museum)
 * James (briefly displayed at British Museum)
 * Annie and Clarabel (leased to Clearwater Events)
 * Elizabeth
 * Madge
 * Red Coach (leased briefly for the first Awdry Extravaganza Event)
 * Three Trucks (leased to Hara Model Railway Museum)

Pack Scale Engines and Vehicles

 * Thomas (leased to Uesugi Museum) (formerly at Hara Model Railway Museum)
 * Percy (leased to Uesugi Museum) (formerly at Hara Model Railway Museum)
 * Jack
 * Alfie
 * Buster
 * Max and Monty
 * Kelly
 * Nelson
 * Oliver (excavator)
 * Byron
 * Isobella
 * Patrick (cement mixer)

Close Up Engines/Rolling Stock

 * Gordon
 * James
 * Toby
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Rosie
 * Arthur
 * Skarloey
 * Sir Handel
 * Duncan

Figurines/Close Up Figures

 * Various figures of Sir Topham Hatt (small scale and close-up)
 * Various Drivers and Firemen (small scale and close-up)
 * Various Workmen (small scale and close-up) (small scale and close-up) (some figurines leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * One of Harold's Pilot (small scale and close-up) (leased for second Clearwater Event)
 * Farmer Finney (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Bus Conductor (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Jem Cole (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Refreshment Lady (small scale and close-up) (leased briefly for the second Awdry Extravaganza Event and figurine leased briefly for second Clearwater Event)
 * Tom Tipper (small scale and close-up) (leased for second Clearwater Event)
 * Tiger Moth's Pilot (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * A fireman (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Allicia Botti (small scale) (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Farmer McColl (small scale) (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Dusty Miller (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * Fisherman (small scale and close-up) (leased for second Clearwater Event)
 * The Captain (small scale) (leased for second Clearwater Event)
 * Lord Callan (small scale) (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * The Duchess of Boxford (small scale) (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * The Storyteller (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * The Magician (small scale) (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)
 * The Great Waterton butcher (leased to Drayton Manor) (returned to storage in late 2022)

Buildings

 * Wellsworth Station
 * Maron Station (leased to Clearwater Events)
 * Upper Brendam (leased for second Clearwater Event)
 * Brendam Warehouse
 * Sodor Shipping Company
 * The Warehouse
 * The Castle/Tidmouth Bay
 * Toby's Windmill
 * Buildboards and the Sodor Tyres overhead from the Sodor Racetrack
 * The Railhead building from Tugs (went missing or likely destroyed after 2017)
 * The LT warehouse from Tugs (leased to Tugs: The Exhibition and second Clearwater Events)
 * One of the Bigg City shack buildings from Tugs (leased for second Clearwater Event)

Destroyed Props

 * The roller coaster from Calling All Engines! (likely destroyed)
 * Close-up scale Signal Box (likely destroyed)
 * Duke's close up model (destroyed)
 * The Brickworks (likely destroyed)
 * Box of set dressings (likely destroyed)
 * Scenic backgrounds (likely destroyed)
 * One of the station buildings from Crovan's Gate (likely destroyed)

2009 Gifted Props
In 2009, one year after the model series ended, most of the models and sets would be put away into storage after sent to Nitrogen Studios for referencing. due to costs to store the models and space reasons, older models of characters previously in storage or models that were simply not needed would be removed and given away to make room for the newer models of said characters as well as various sets and figures. These models would be given away to various crew members on the show, or workers at the company; most of the people who received these items would resell them to various people like ThomasTankMerch, TomsProps and prop dealerships like Prop Store or Prop Gallery. The models given away are as follows.


 * Edward (original Series 1-9 plastic model)
 * James (original Series 1-10 plastic model)
 * Percy (original Series 1-CAE! plastic model)
 * Toby (original Series 1-TGD plastic model)
 * Skarloey (small-scale model)
 * Rheneas (small-scale model)
 * Sir Handel (small-scale model)
 * Peter Sam (small-scale model)
 * Rusty (small-scale model)
 * Duncan (small-scale model)
 * Duke (small-scale model)
 * Trevor (Gauge 3.5 model)
 * Bill and Ben's original Märklin chassis
 * Series 5 Kirk Ronan Shack
 * Section of Crovan's Gate
 * Neville's second unfinished model
 * Dennis' second unfinished model
 * Heads and Scarfs of Sir Topham Hatt's Assistants from Keeping Up with James
 * Series 10 small scale child pirate figure
 * Thomas, Percy, Gordon, Henry, Edward and Duck Spare decal sheets
 * Lining and eye sticker sheets
 * Various prototype face casts
 * Various Thomas faces
 * Various Edward faces
 * Various Henry faces
 * Various Gordon faces
 * Various James faces
 * Various Percy faces
 * Various Toby faces
 * Various Bertie faces
 * Various Duck faces
 * Various Oliver faces
 * Bulgy's sad face
 * Various Stepney faces
 * Various Cranky faces
 * Various Horrid Lorry faces
 * Various Salty faces
 * Harvey's concerned face
 * Various Elizabeth faces
 * Rosie's content, happy and sad faces
 * Rocky's content and angry faces
 * Madge's joyful face
 * Various Billy faces
 * One of Whiff' s faces
 * One of Hank's Faces
 * Trouble Truck faces
 * Kelly, Donald/Madge, Alfie, Large Scale Narrow Gauge Thomas and Whiff Remotes
 * Ffarquhar station
 * Series 1 Windmill and Rail Under Road Bridge
 * Lower Tidmouth station
 * Various other figurines and faces
 * Various pieces of Tenmille track
 * Great Waterton tower breakaway wall
 * Coal load

Trivia

 * The unit also houses various footage tapes from the Classic Series among other items currently unknown.
 * So far, only Sam Wilkinson, Sean O'Connor and an unknown employee have access to the unit.
 * When footage or props have to be displayed or given out for companies to use, the needed resources are instead shipped over to the companies or exhibits rather than being collected personally, this is due to rules HiT has when loaning out contents from the unit stating only a select listed items that can be displayed or given out, this however does not seem to apply to Sam Wilkinson who is allowed to retrieve or use any of the units contents for events due to him being in charge of said storage unit.
 * Despite the unit being HiT's, the unit itself and contents are owned by Mattel.
 * Nearly all of the sets formerly present in the unit no longer exist, due to being disposed of years ago to free up space.
 * Some of the props, which were set to be disposed, were instead given away to employees and former crew members, alot of these props would be resold to various Twitter users or prop dealerships like Prop Store or Prop Gallery. In one instance Sam Wilkinson would step in to approve a purchase of one of these props by Twitter user TomsProps, in the process stealing the sign of the Ffarquhar Station prop, meaning it was not received when Tom purchased the model, however it was returned shortly after.

Nitrogen Studios Reference images
In 2009, when most of the models from the TV series were sent over for referencing, some were too big to ship over, as such, workers took reference photos of the models needed to be photographed directly in storage, as a result, in some photos you can see the storage container in the background as well as the tags on the models given to them when put in storage, following these photos being taken most of these models would be thrown away to free up space including Duke's close up model.