Quarry trucks are a type of truck used at the quarry for carrying bulk material.
Anopha Quarry Trucks
- “I can't waste time playing hunt the trucks with you, take them yourself!”
- ― Toby to Mavis, Mavis
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Anopha Quarry trucks are small trucks privately owned by Ffarquhar Quarry Company. They are used to transport stone and slate from the quarry down to Ffarquhar and Knapford Harbour.
Bases
Anopha Quarry trucks are based on 5 and 6-plank open wagons.
Appearances
Railway Series
- Branch Line Engines - Percy's Predicament
- Tramway Engines - Mavis and Toby's Tightrope
- Toby, Trucks and Trouble - Mavis and the Lorry and Bulstrode
- Thomas Comes Home - Snow Problem, Washout! and Toby's Megatrain
- Wilbert the Forest Engine - Foaming at the Funnel
Liveries
Anopha Quarry trucks have been seen in many liveries such as orange, grey, pink and yellow, accompanied with 'FQC' in white/grey.
Merchandise
China Clay Trucks
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China Clay trucks are trucks privately owned by the Sodor China Clay Company. They are used to transport China clay from the quarry to Brendam Docks for shipping to the mainland.
Basis
China Clay trucks are based on 6 plank open wagons.
Appearances
Railway Series
Liveries
China Clay trucks have been seen in liveries such as red and green, accompanied with 'SODOR CHINA CLAY' in white.
Merchandise
- Wooden Railway (discontinued)
Ballast Trucks
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Ballast trucks are trucks that reside at The Little Western. They are used to transport ballast from the Arlesdale Railway to the North Western Railway.
According to the Railway Series volume, Oliver the Western Engine, ballast trucks were considered to be the worst of all for a long time. This was until Donald and Douglas managed to transform goods traffic on both the Main Line and the Little Western. In addition they stopped their teasing towards Oliver when he pulled S.C. Ruffey, their leader, apart.
Basis
Ballast trucks are based on 7 and 8-plank open wagons. They were later replaced by Mineral wagons.
Appearances
Railway Series
- Oliver the Western Engine - Resource and Sagacity and Toad Stands By
- Wilbert the Forest Engine - Wired-Up
Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trucks
Lynton and Barnstaple Railway trucks are a type of truck from the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway. these trucks also appeared in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends' sister series, TUGS.
Appearances
Railway Series
Television Series
- Season 2 - Saved from Scrap, Percy Takes the Plunge, Pop Goes the Diesel and The Diseasel
- Season 3 - Mavis and Toby's Tightrope
- Season 6 - Salty's Secret
Merchandise
- Motor Road and Rail
- Capsule Plarail (several versions)
- TrackMaster
- Bachmann
Host Wagons
The Host Wagons are a type of truck designed to carry narrow gauge trucks over larger gauge track. When it is carrying a guard's van, it can be used as the first or last wagon in the train.
One host wagon was briefly seen being pulled by Thomas in the special, Blue Mountain Mystery.
Basis
A real life example from the Padarn Railway, a slate carrying line, can be found at the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum at the Talyllyn Railway.
Slate Trucks
| This article is about 'standard gauge trucks'. You may be looking for 'the narrow gauge trucks'. |
- “Lucky you! All I can see is another truck's backside!”
- ― A slate truck, Journey Beyond Sodor
The North Western Railway owns a few slate trucks. Although they are designed to carry slate and slabs, they have also been seen carrying crates. Two of these were a part of the train Thomas took to the Mainland.
Basis
The slate trucks are based on the 2-bar wooden slate wagons of the Talyllyn Railway, scaled up accordingly.
Livery
The slate trucks are painted grey.
Appearances
Television Series
Specials:
Trivia
- The slate trucks are the first trucks to have a completely different face design, compared to former trucks in the CGI Series.
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| Locomotives | Bill and Ben | Derek** | Marion** | Timothy** |
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| Rolling Stock | Trucks | Brake Vans | Mine Trolleys |
| People | Sir Topham Hatt** |
| Locations | Sodor China Clay Company | The "Drain" | Bill and Ben's Shed |