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The Soft-Side Lorries are the most common type of lorries used on the Island of Sodor.

Soft-Side Lorry[]

These Soft-Side Lorries are the most commonly used lorries on the Island of Sodor.

They have been known to transport dairy products from the farms and stone from the quarries. Some of them have covered bed sides and can transport items that cannot be exposed to the outside. Once, two of them were transporting water tanks that were attached to a hose to wash the engines.

Technical Details[]

Basis[]

The soft-side lorries are based on designs by Austin, Dodge and Leyland from the 1940s and 1950s.

Livery[]

The soft-side lorries are painted in different liveries, such as red, blue, grey, and yellow.

The original soft-side lorries that appeared between Series 1 and Series 5, originally had cargo-beds matching the rest of their body. These were updated in Series 6 with wooden cargo-bedsides.

Red Soft-Side Lorry:

Blue Soft-Side Lorry:

Grey Soft-Side Lorry:

Yellow Soft-Side Lorry:

Appearances[]

Thomas & Friends

Specials

Official Description[]

From Official Media:[1]

Sodor Soft Side Truck: The Soft Side Truck carries farm, market garden and a variety of produce around the Island of Sodor.


Historical Note: The Soft Side Truck is based on designs by Austin, Dodge and Leyland from the 1940s and 1950s, which was once a common sight on our roads.

Audio Files[]

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Harvey to the Rescue Harvey to the Rescue
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Read and Play! Read and Play
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Steam Team Snapshots Steam Team Snapshots

Trivia[]

  • A red soft-side lorry is on display at Drayton Manor.
  • The blue soft-side lorry did not originally have headlights, until Series 6.
  • The Ertl Company refers to the lorry as the "Sodor Soft Side Truck". Whereas, the Wooden Railway merchandise refers to it as the "Crosby Station Cargo Truck".

Merchandise[]

Soft-Side Lorry (II)[]

These Soft-Side Lorries are smaller than the standard designs. They appeared between the fourth and sixth seasons of the television series.

Technical Details[]

Basis[]

The soft-side lorries are based on designs by Austin, Dodge and Leyland from the 1940s and 1950s.

Livery[]

These lorries are painted in different liveries, such as green, blue, and red. The green and red lorries have wooden-coloured cargo beds.

Appearances[]

Pickup Truck[]

The Pickup Trucks are the second type of most commonly seen lorries on the Island of Sodor.

They have appeared since the first and last seasons of the television series.

Technical Details[]

Basis[]

The soft-side lorries are based on designs by Austin, Dodge and Leyland from the 1940s and 1950s.

Livery[]

These pickup trucks are commonly painted red. The original model had red cargo-bed, however this was update with a wooden cargo-bed design in Series 4.

Blue, orange-brown, green, cream, dark grey and bronze lorries have have also been seen. A multi-coloured pickup truck was later introduced in Big World! Big Adventures!.

Appearances[]

Thomas & Friends

Specials

Audio Files[]

Horn[]

First used Last used Sound Effect
Steam Team Snapshots Steam Team Snapshots

Trivia[]

  • During production of Series 3, one of the sides of the red cargo-bed on the original model broke off and it would remain that way until the end of the season where it received a new wooden cargo-bed design in Series 4.

See Also[]

References[]

  1. ERTL - Sodor Soft Side Truck
  2. Wooden Railway - Crosby Station Cargo Truck


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