LNER 12 Ton Vans

The LNER 12 Ton Covered Vans are ventilated vans used for carrying goods and merchandise throughout the railways.

In the television series, they serve as as Sodor's main type of van.

Thomas & Friends
Percy once had to deliver these vans of sugar, but on his way to the chocolate factory, he slipped on an oily track and crashed into the factory's wall.

Arthur once had to take some vans of fruit, but he sped down Gordon's Hill a bit too fast, causing the vans to be destroyed and the fruit and vegetables to fly everywhere.

Since the eighth season, the vans have been known to carry other things, such as fireworks equipment and ice cream.

During his visit to Africa, Thomas met some of the African counterpart of these trucks. Unlike the Troublesome Trucks on Sodor, these proved to be very helpful.

Personality
The trucks on Sodor are described as being Troublesome Trucks. The African trucks are depicted as being silly, polite and helpful.

Basis
These vans are based on LNER 12 Ton Covered Vans.

Livery
These vans are painted in many colours, like white, grey, brown, orange, etc. Since the thirteenth season, all the vans were painted cream, until the twentieth season, where the vans were given new liveries.

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Trivia

 * A Chinese van named Lei is the only known named sentient van of this design.
 * Since the eighth season, all the vans were faceless. They regained faces in the twentieth season, however the faces were raised and the front vent was removed, although in the fifth season episode, Haunted Henry, a van had a rectangular face because the vents were removed.
 * In the seventh season, scratch-built vans were made, albeit with their vents raised and smaller than their previous counterparts. These vans coexisted alongside the regular type until the show's transition to CGI.

Merchandise

 * Meccano
 * ERTL (as Silly Trucks; discontinued)
 * Wooden Railway (discontinued)
 * Thomas Engine Collection Series (The Circus Train, discontinued)
 * Bachmann (normal and large scale)
 * Minis