The Horrid Lorries

"Well, well, well! The Brothers Grim: Smashed, Broken, and Sunk!"

- Thomas, Horrid Lorry, fifth season

   The Horrid Lorries   The Horrid Lorries, individually referred to as Lorry 1, Lorry 2, and Lorry 3, are three small lorries.
 * Registration numbers: LOR 1, LOR 2,and LOR 3

Bio
When Percy was late one day, Cranky suggested that a lorry could do his work. True to his word, three red, incredibly rude lorries arrived the next day. They called Percy a "little green goblin on wheels", insulted Thomas and James, and told Toby to "toodle off to a museum". Of course, all three got their comeuppance in due course: One fell off a mountainside, one broke down after being overloaded with flour, and one reversed into the sea. They were sent away, but not before being nicknamed "Smashed", "Broken", and "Sunk" by Thomas.

Persona
The lorries are mean and rude to the engines. They like to tease them and get them into trouble.

Basis
The lorries could be based on AEC Hanson lorries or Foden lorries which were once a common sight around railway yards.

Livery
The Horrid Lorries are painted brownish-red. They sometimes have grey hoods over their beds.

Appearances
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Television series

 * Season 5 - Horrid Lorry

Faceless and Repainted
 * Season 5 - Toby and the Flood, Double Teething Troubles, Stepney Gets Lost, and Rusty and the Boulder
 * Season 6 - Percy and the Haunted Mine (Lorry 2 only; scrap model)
 * Season 7 - The Spotless Record, Toby's Windmill (Lorry 2 only), Harold and the Flying Horse and Three Cheers for Thomas
 * Season 8 - Thomas and the Tuba, Percy's Big Mistake, Emily's New Route, Edward the Great, Emily's Adventure (Lorry 1 only), Chickens to School, Too Hot for Thomas and Percy and the Magic Carpet
 * Season 9 - Molly's Special Special and Emily Knows Best
 * Season 10 - Thomas' Tricky Tree, Toby's Afternoon Off, Toby's New Shed, Edward Strikes Out, Emily and the Special Coaches, and James the Second Best

Specials:
 * Thomas and the Magic Railroad
 * Calling All Engines!
 * The Great Discovery

Magazine stories

 * 2002 - Take Cover! (Lorry 1; does not speak) and In the Picture (Lorries 2 and 3; do not speak)
 * 2003 - The Big Hero (Lorries 1 and 2), Build or Bust! (Lorries 1 and 2), Queen of the Road! (Lorries 1 and 2), and Broken Bridges (Lorries 1 and 2)
 * 2005 - Bus, Stop! (Unknown Lorry; possible cameo)
 * 2006 - Wait with Freight (Lorry 1) and Heavy Load (Lorry 1 and 2)
 * 2008 - May Day Rescue (Lorry 1)
 * 2010 - Perfect Picture! (Lorry 1; does not speak) and Carnival Costume (Unknown Lorry; cameo)
 * 2011 - Wet Wait (Lorry 2)
 * 2012 - Timber Tower (Lorries 1 and 2) and Sand Express (Lorries 1 and 2; do not speak)
 * 2013 - The Seaside Special (Lorries 1 and 2; do not speak)

The Horrid Lorries also appear in the magazine stories, A Colourful Christmas, A Special Story about Steam, Bumpers and Buffers, Coal Weather, Feeding Time, Fun With Friends, Good Games, Bad Sport!, Lorry Loads, Road Ride, Road Train, Slow Down, Bertie!, Sodor Goes Pop, The Best Bridge, and The Mountain Railway. }}

Voice Actors

 * Lorry 1 - Tetsu Inada (Japan)
 * Lorry 2 - Tomohisa Asō (Japan)
 * Lorry 3 - Kōzō Shioya (Japan)

Trivia

 * After their episode, the lorry models had their faces and registration plates removed and were used as props. Faceless Horrid Lorry models are on display at Drayton Manor.
 * A fourth Horrid Lorry, painted yellow, is seen at the crossing in the book, Thomas and Toby. A green Horrid Lorry can also be found on an official 65th anniversary board game.
 * The official website, as well as various magazine articles and file facts, state that the Lorries were "especially built to work at Sodor Construction Company". It is therefore possible that they may have be originally intended to be a part of the Pack.
 * A similar looking lorry appeared in the magazine story, The Carnival. However, this Lorry was introduced four months before the fifth season episode, Horrid Lorry, in which the Horrid Lorries made their début appearances.

Merchandise

 * ERTL (all three; discontinued)
 * Wooden Railway (all three; discontinued)
 * Take Along (Lorry 1; discontinued)
 * Motor Road and Rail (Lorry 1; discontinued)
 * My First Thomas (Lorry 1)
 * Nakayoshi (discontinued)
 * Trading Cards (all three; discontinued)