Cora/Behind the Scenes

The Railway Series
Ada, Jane and Mabel are fictional narrow gauge tool van created by the Rev. W. Awdry. She belong to the Skarloey Railway, but was originally owned by the Mid Sodor Railway.

She first appeared in the Railway Series book, The Little Old Engine, which was published in 1959. Her last appearance was in The Railway Series: Surprise Packet.

Illustrations of Cora:

Television Series
Ada, Jane and Mabel were not introduced in Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. Their roles in the television adaption of Home at Last were omitted. However, there 4-wheeled coaches with open sides appeared in the fourth season that resemble Ada, Jane and Mabel but with added roofs. These coaches were painted green and cream.