Caroline

"Call yourself a car? You're a disgrace to the road! Find yourself a scrapyard!"

- George, "Lady Hatt's Birthday Party", fifth season

    Caroline   Caroline is an elderly vintage car owned by a cricketer from the Elsbridge cricket club.
 * License mumber: URA 1

Bio
Caroline always refers to her driver as "Master". She does not like high speeds as these overheat her motor. She also disliked engines until Stepney brought her back to the Elsbridge cricket field, at which time she admitted engines had their uses (in her own words, saving "the wear and tear on a poor car's wheels").

Caroline later helped the Fat Controller to Lady Hatt's birthday, until she broke down again, after which George called her "a disgrace to the road".

Basis
Caroline is based on a 1941/1928 Oxford Cabriolet "Bull-nosed" Morris Oxford.

Livery
Caroline is painted red and gold.

Appearances
In the Railway Series, Caroline appeared in "Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine". In the television series, she appeared in the fourth and fifth seasons and made cameos in the eighth season, the ninth season, and Calling All Engines. She made several appearances in the magazines, usually on Thomas' branchline.

Merchandising
Caroline is available as a Bandai Tecs, a TOMY and a TrackMaster model. She was previously available as an ERTL and a Learning Curve Wooden model.