Coffee Pots

   "Coffee Pots"    The "Coffee Pots" were four small engines that worked for the Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Railway.
 * Builder: Sir Topham Hatt
 * Designer: Sir Topham Hatt
 * Configuration: 0-4-0T

Bio in the Railway Series
The "Coffee Pots" were constructed and designed by a young Sir Topham Hatt, when he was an engineer to the Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Railway. They were designed as four small 0-4-0 tank engines with vertical boilers that were nicknamed "Coffee Pots". This was partly due to the fact they resembled coffee pots, and they were prone to cough up dirty brown water.

The Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Railway eventually became part of the North Western Railway. These engines were used by the North Western Railway to pull trucks from Anopha Quarry, but were worn out soon after Thomas was given charge of their branch line.

The "Coffee Pots" were withdrawn from service and were eventually scrapped. They were not very well-documented, and were never even photographed.

Bio in the Television Series
In The Adventure Begins, Glynn is one of these engines.

Railway Series

 * The Railway Series: Surprise Packet (mentioned)
 * The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (mentioned)