Various types of lorries work across the Island of Sodor and beyond, hauling cargo and goods.
Notable Lorry Types
The following types of lorries have their own separate pages:
Cadillac Lorry
The Cadillac Lorries are old-fashioned cargo lorries used for carrying freight. It was the one of the earliest forms of lorry. They have been seen at Ffarquhar Quarry.
Technical Details
Basis
These lorries are based on the 1910 Cadillac lorry.
Livery
These lorries are painted black.
Appearances
Trivia
- These lorries first appeared in the Thomas & Friends' sister show, TUGS. They were used as set dressing.
- The lorries' models were custom-built from the Revell Highway Pioneers Cadillac Limousines and converted into lorries.
Foden Steam Lorry
The Foden Steam Lorries are steam-powered wagons used for carrying freight. It was the one of the earliest forms of lorry.
Various scrapped models of these lorries have been seen across the Island of Sodor. These include places such as Tidmouth Sheds, Ffarquhar, Sodor Ironworks, Bertram's Old Mine and the Old Stone Bridge.
Technical Details
Basis
These lorries are based on an overtype Foden 6-wheeler Steam Lorry.
Livery
These lorries are painted brown. They were heavily weathered, dilapidated and rusted to signify their age. One of the scrapped lorries is faded green with a black boiler.
Appearances
Trivia
- At least three models appeared as set dressing in the fifth series:
- A lorry with a cargo bed and wheels.
- A rust-coloured scrapped flatbed lorry without wheels.
- A faded green scrapped lorry with a black boiler and no wheels.
- These lorries are an overtype design. Elizabeth and Isobella however are an undertype design. The distinction is the position of the engine relative to the boiler.
Foden OG Lorry
The Foden OG Lorries are small red lorries. They were once a common sight around railway yards.
Technical Details
Basis
The lorries are based on the famous Foden design, dating from the 1940s and 1950s. Fodens of Sandbach in Cheshire began building diesel lorries in 1931, with a continuous development for over 30 years.
The Horrid Lorries and The Float Lorry share the same basis.
Livery
These lorries are painted brownish-red. They have a distinctive black radiator outline and black number plates with white lettering. Sometimes, the lorries have grey tarpaulins over their cargo-beds.
Notable Lorries
Appearances
Audio Files
Horn
Only used | Sound Effect |
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Toby's Windmill |
Trivia
- The faceless lorries' models were recycled from Lorry 1, Lorry 2 and Lorry 3. After the filming of the fifth series episode, Horrid Lorry, the Horrid Lorries had their faces removed and became set dressing.
- Lorry 1 and Lorry 3's models are currently on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park. Between 2009 and 2020, these models were displayed faceless. They were reunited with their original television series faces in late 2020.
Old Lorry
The Old Lorries are small old-fashioned lorries. They were once a common sight around railway yards.
Technical Details
Basis
These lorries resemble various English lorry designs dating from the 1920s to 1930s from manufacturing companies such as Ford, Dennis and Leyland.
Livery
These lorries are painted in a variety of liveries including orange-brown, dull brown and maroon with black roofs, fenders and flatbeds. Those owned by Mr. Jolly's Chocolate Factory carry the company's logo on their sides. A lorry in the Risky Rails! book was depicted in a blue livery with Blue Mountain Quarry branding. The Coalman's Lorry is painted cream and warm grey.
Notable Lorries
Appearances
Thomas & Friends
Specials
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Video Games
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Merchandise
- ERTL (cancelled)
ERF 6-wheeler Lorry
The ERF 6-wheeler Lorries are long lorries.
Technical Details
Basis
These lorries are based on 6-wheeler lorries manufactured by ERF.
Livery
The bottom half of these lorries are painted mint green, whilst the top half of their cabs are painted cream. It has red and grey hubcaps with a grey cargo-bed.
The Blue Mountain Quarry variant has a blue bottom half and the top half of their cabs are orange. They have the Blue Mountain Quarry logos on their doors.
In Italy, a few light blue lorries have also been seen at The Italian Construction Site.
Appearances
Audio Files
Horn
First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
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Steam Team Snapshots | Steam Team Snapshots |
Thornycroft JC 6-wheeler Lorry
The Thornycroft JC 6-wheeler Lorries are large lorries.
Technical Details
Basis
These lorries are based on the 1927 Thornycroft Type JC 10-Ton 6-wheeler lorry. These lorries were used throughout the Great Western Railway.
Livery
These lorries are primarily painted in two different colours: orange with cream, and pale green with cream. In Big World! Big Adventures! a multi-coloured lorry appeared in Africa.
Appearances
Audio Files
Horn
First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
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Steam Team Snapshots | Steam Team Snapshots |
Trivia
- A scrapped lorry can be seen at Misty Island. The model was later reusued to help construct The Scrap Monster.
GWR Cattle Lorry
The GWR Cattle Lorries are large maroon lorries used for transporting cattle across the Island of Sodor.
Technical Details
Basis
These lorries are based on the 1932 Great Western Railway cattle lorries manufactured by Dennis Specialist Vehicles at Guildford works.
Livery
These lorries are painted maroon with a wooden-bodied cattle compartment and cream tarpaulin.
Appearances
Scammell Scarab Lorry
The Scammell Scarab Lorry is a snub-nosed lorry with a three-wheeled cab and a flatbed.
Technical Details
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 Lorries" or "Snub-nose Trucks" because of the round bonnet in front of the cab. This type of lorry was very popular with British Railways. About 60 are preserved.
Livery
In the My Thomas Story Library series, one of these lorries was painted in the standard British Railways road vehicle livery of carmine and cream, colloquially referred to as blood and custard.
Notable Lorries
Appearances
Books
- 2005 - Duck
- 2011 - Duck the Great Western Engine
- 2015 - No Nonsense, Duck!
- 2016 - The Engine Shed Story Collection
Audio Files
Horn
First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
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Read and Play! | Read and Play |
Trivia
- Madge is the only known sentient lorry of this design in the television series.
Dodge COE Lorry
The Dodge COE Lorries are lorries that appear prominently in the Golden Books.
Technical Details
Basis
These lorries are based on the Dodge Cab Over Engine (COE) Model WFM trucks built between 1939 to 1947.
Livery
These lorries are painted in a variety of liveries including green, red, blue and grey, with a yellow "SODOR Delivery" logo on the doors.
Appearances
Books
- 2014 - Tale of the Brave and The Fearsome Footprints/Thomas the Brave
- 2015 - Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure and Thomas and the Lost Pirate/The Sunken Treasure
- 2016 - The Great Race and The Great Railway Show/Off to the Races!
- 2017 - Journey Beyond Sodor and Thomas at the Steelworks/Friends to the Rescue!
- 2018 - Big World! Big Adventures! and Thomas in Africa/Friends Around the World
- 2020 - Best Birthday Ever!
Trivia
- The lorry is a modified 3D render sourced from the website Renderosity[2].
Mack B61 6-wheeler Lorry
The Mack B61 6-wheeler Lorries are trucks that appear in the Golden Books.
Technical Details
Basis
These lorries are based on the Mack B61 6-wheeler trucks produced by Mack Trucks between 1953 and 1966.
Livery
These lorries are painted in a variety of liveries including red, yellow with orange fenders, grey with black fenders, and pale-green with green fenders and blue logos. Some lorries have a yellow and red "SODOR Delivery" logo on their doors.
Appearances
Books
- 2014 - Tale of the Brave and The Fearsome Footprints/Thomas the Brave
- 2015 - Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure and Thomas and the Lost Pirate/The Sunken Treasure
- 2016 - The Great Race and The Great Railway Show/Off to the Races!
- 2017 - Journey Beyond Sodor and Thomas at the Steelworks/Friends to the Rescue!
- 2018 - Big World! Big Adventures! and Thomas in Africa/Friends Around the World
- 2020 - Best Birthday Ever!
Trivia
- The lorry is a modified 3D render sourced from the website Renderosity[3].
Chevrolet Advance Design Pickup Truck
Burnett Stone owned a blue Chevrolet Advance Design Pickup Truck, which he drove around Shining Time and Muffle Mountain.
Technical Details
Basis
The pickup truck is based on a Chevrolet Advance Design, which were built between 1947 to 1955.
Livery
The pickup truck is painted blue and has whitewall tyres.
Appearances
Trivia
- In the book adaptation illustrated by Tommy Stubbs, Burnett Stone's truck is depicted as a red Ford F-Series Pickup Truck.
Sodor Scrap Lorry
The Sodor Scrap Lorry is a 6-wheeler lorry owned by the Sodor Ironworks.
Technical Details
Basis
Livery
These lorries are painted dark blue with "SODOR SCRAP" written in white lining on either sides of the cab.
Official Description
From Official Media:[2]
“ | Sodor Scrap Lorry: A visit to the Scrap Yard is a "smashingly" good time! The Scrap Yard helps keep the Island of Sodor clean and tidy. First, the lorry finds and delivers old scrap cargo. Then, after the cargo is crushed, it's taken elsewhere to be used and used again! | ” |
Trivia
- The Wooden Railway prototype features engine wheels instead of road vehicle wheels.
Merchandise
- Wooden Railway (discontinued)
Other Lorries
Lorries from various countries were also featured in the Really Useful Around the World animated shorts. A red flatbed truck carrying Thomas through the Arizona breaks down in Thomas Runs into Trouble at Monument Valley. While travelling through Japan, Thomas witnesses some Sumo Wrestlers help clear a line blocked by an old lorry in Thomas Travels to Japan. Lastly, during his visit in Sri Lanka, Thomas would encounter a colourful lorry in Thomas Gets an Elephant Wash "Sri Lankan Style".
See Also
- Blue Mountain Quarry Vehicles
- Breakdown Lorries
- Jonathan Dyson & Co.
- Sodor Poster Colours Lorry
- Sodor Removals Van
- Sodor Sand and Grit Blasting Service
- Soft-Side Lorries (T&F)
- The Coalman's Lorry
References
Road vehicles | Terence | Bertie | Trevor | Bulgy | George | Caroline | The Horrid Lorries | Butch | Thumper | Elizabeth | Nelson | Jack | Alfie | Oliver | Max and Monty | Kelly | Byron | Ned | |
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Aircraft | Harold | Tiger Moth | Jeremy | Emerson | Isla | The Hot Air Balloon | Aeroplanes | |
Watercraft | Bulstrode | Captain | Terrey | Krystyna | Canal Boats | S.S. Roxstar | Lucinda | Alysia | Northlight | Wharf Canal Boats | The Mayor's Yacht | Sodor Line | |
Cranes | Cranky | Colin | Ol' Wheezy | Hee-Haw | Happy Hook | Merrick | Reg | Carly | Big Mickey | Beresford | Kobe | Cassia | Carter | |
Others | Owen | Stefano | Trailers |