Old Coaches (Pstephen054 version)

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Old Coaches
Overview
First Appearence	Thomas and Gordon (T&F)
Last Appearence	James and the Old Coaches (T&F)
Technical Details
Basis	GNR ‘Metropolitan’ carriage, no.903
Gauge	4'8½" (1,435 mm; standard gauge)
Vehicle	Rolling stock
Type	Coaches
Wheels	4
Designer(s)	E.F. Frankie Howlden
Builder(s)	Doncaster Works
Date built	1900
Arrived on Sodor	1989
Year scrapped	1998
Railway	North Western Railway (formerly) Great Northern Railway (formerly)
Owner(s)	Sir Topham Hatt (formerly)

Old Coaches in the sprite series are used on local passenger trains due to their age.

Biography

Thomas & Friends

The old coaches are usually found at Knapford.

Henry has pulled a train of old coaches a few times. Once, due to his old shape, Henry had trouble pulling a train of old coaches and had to stop at Wellsworth. Edward had to take the train the rest of the way for him.

James has pulled a rake of old coaches twice.

Technical Details

Basis

The Teak Coaches are based on the GNR ‘Metropolitan’ carriage, no. 903.

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Livery

The old coaches were painted emerald green with cream window surrounds and black rooftops, with the first class class composite having an additional cream stripe under the windows. Due to the other side not being repainted they were regularly turned around for the filming of the first series but in episodes "Thomas and Gordon", "Edward and Gordon" and "Coal" the teak livery could be spotted.

In a postcard, two old coaches are painted brown with tan window surrounds and grey rooftops.

Appearances

• Sprite Series
• Other Media

Thomas & Friends Series 1 - Thomas and Gordon Template:Teak coach cameo, Thomas' Train, Thomas and the Trucks (deleted scene), Express Coming Through, James and the Express, Thomas and the Guard, Tenders and Turntables, Coal Template:Including teak coaches cameos, James' Special Coal (Including teak coaches cameos) and Dirty Objects Series 2 - Percy's Play (Including teak coaches cameos), Double, Double Whistle Trouble (Including teak coaches cameos) and Toby and the Old Coaches Series 3 - Henry and the Fox Hunt (Including teak coaches cameos), Ballast (Including teak coaches cameos), Tit for Tat (Including teak coaches cameos) and The Trouble With Bear Series 4 - Rock 'n' Roll (Including teak coaches cameos), Duck Comes Around and The Secret Benefactor Series 5 - Duck and the Slip Coaches (Including teak coaches cameos) and James and the Old Coaches (Including teak coaches cameos) Music Videos Series 3 - I'm Thomas the Tank Engine Series 5 - It's Great to be an Engine

Magazine Stories

• 1990 - Thomas' Train

Annual Stories

• 1990 - Points of No Return

Trivia

• In the first series episode "Edward and Gordon", the old coaches are mentioned as being sentient, despite not having visible faces or proper speaking roles.
• The Old Coaches replaced some Railway Series Express Coaches, but the majority of the coaches who appeared in the TV replacing the LMS Suburban Coaches are the Green Express Coaches, the Red Express Coaches and the Red Coaches.
• The old coaches bear a slight resemblance to Emily's Coaches.
• In the magazine story, Clarabel's New Friend Benny, a sentient coach painted green with cream windows resembling the old coaches appears nicknamed The New Coach.
• The Ertl toys of the old coaches are both brake coaches and are recycled from Annie, Clarabel, Aurora, Ariel and Anna's Ertl toys.

Merchandise

• Ertl
• Thomas Engine Collection Series Template:Motorized

References

North Western Railway

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