The Horrid Lorries

The Horrid Lorries, Individually Referred To As Lorry 1, Lorry 2 And Lorry 3, Are Three Small Lorries Who Were Incredibly Rude To The Engines.

Thomas & Friends
When Percy Was Late One Day, Cranky Suggested That A Lorry Should Do His Work. True To His Word (And Delight), Three Red, Incredibly Rude Lorries Arrived The Next Day. Lorry 2 Called Percy A Lump Of Steaming Scrap Iron. Lorry 1 Called Percy A "Little Green Goblin On Wheels" And Told Him He Would Be Scrapped. Lorry 1 Also Insulted Thomas And James. At The Quarry, Toby Encountered Lorry 2, Who Told Toby That He Belonged In A Museum And Also Told Him To "Toodle Off", Saying That Toby Was Not Useful. Toby Tried To Find Work At The Mill, But Lorry 3 Was There Already. He Said That The Three Lorries Were Doing The "Slow" Engines' Work Now, While The Foreman Said That Times Were Changing. Of Course All Three Got Their Comeuppance In Due Course: Lorry 2 Fell Off A Mountainside (In Front Of Toby; Percy Ironically Echoed The "Steaming Scrap Iron" Line To Him, While Toby Brought Up The Usefulness Insult), Lorry 3 Broke Down After Being Overloaded With Flour And Was Brought To The Docks By Butch And Lorry 1 Reversed Into The Sea. Later, Thomas Saw The Three Lorries And Due To The Impact Of Their Damage, He Nicknamed Them "Smashed" (Lorry 2), "Broken" (Lorry 3) And "Sunk" (Lorry 1). The Lorries Were Then Sent Away And Despite Lorry 2 Declaring That They Would Return, They Never Do.

Personality
The Lorries Were Arrogant, Mean And Rude Towards The Engines. They Believed That The Railway Was Inferior To The Roadways And Also Enjoyed Teasing The Engines For Their Appearances. They Were Also Very Careless.

Technical Details
Basis

The Lorries Seem To Be Based On Foden OG Range Lorries, Which Were Once A Common Sight Around Railway Yards.

Livery

The Horrid Lorries Are Painted A Brownish-Red.

Appearances
Thomas & Friends Faceless And Repainted: Specials
 * Series 5 - Horrid Lorry
 * Series 5 - Toby And The Flood, Double Teething Troubles, Stepney Gets Lost And Rusty And The Boulder
 * Series 6 - Salty's Secret, Middle Engine (Lorry 2 Only; Scrap Model) And Percy And The Haunted Mine (Lorry 2 Only; Scrap Model)
 * Series 7 - The Spotless Record, Toby's Windmill (Lorry 2 Only), And Fergus Breaks The Rules (Lorry 2 Only; Scrap Model), Harold And The Flying Horse And Three Cheers For Thomas
 * Series 8 - Thomas And The Tuba, Percy's Big Mistake, Emily's New Route, Edward The Great, Emily's Adventure (Lorry 1 Only), Chickens To School, Too Hot For Thomas And Percy And The Magic Carpet
 * Series 9 - Molly's Special Special And Emily Knows Best
 * Series 10 - Thomas' Tricky Tree, Toby's Afternoon Off, Toby's New Shed, Edward Strikes Out, Emily And The Special Coaches And James The Second Best
 * 2000 - Thomas And The Magic Railroad
 * 2005 - Calling All Engines!
 * 2008 - The Great Discovery

Voice Actors

 * Matt Wilkinson (UK/US; Lorry 1)
 * Kerry Shale (UK/US; Lorry 2)
 * William Hope (UK/US; Lorry 3)
 * Lorry 1 - Tetsu Inada (Japan)
 * Lorry 2 - Moriya Endo (Japan)
 * Lorry 3 - Kōzō Shioya (Japan)