SR Maunsell Coaches

The Southern Railway Maunsell coaches was the first design family of railway coaches built by Southern Railway (SR) in the United Kingdom.

They are the most common type of bogie coaches used in the television series, they are commonly used for the Express.

Thomas & Friends
These coaches were once used for the Royal Train transported Queen Elizabeth II. Henry was supposed to pull it, but after an accident with some paint cans, Gordon was given the honor instead.

Some red express coaches belong to British Railways and are pulled by Flying Scotsman.

Personality
Between the first and third seasons, these coaches were sentient despite not having faces. Like many coaches on Sodor, they do not appreciate being bumped by an engine, and if they are not handled properly, they can get back at their engine.

Basis
The models of the coaches were based upon SR Maunsell coaches. They have broad windows on one side and narrow windows on the other.

For production of the sixth season, shorter variants of these coaches were introduced and replaced the original longer coaches.

Since the CGI Series, the coach designs had been altered to be much taller and thinner compared to the previous ones.

Livery
Green Express Coaches

The coaches are painted dark green with cream window surrounds. In the second season, the window surrounds were repainted white, but was changed back to cream again in the third season, with a yellow stripe running down the sides since the sixth season.

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Merchandise

 * Ertl Company (discontinued)
 * Wooden Railway (discontinued)
 * Motor Road and Rail (discontinued outside Asia)
 * Departing Now (discontinued)
 * Thomas Engine Collection Series (with sound effects; discontinued)
 * TrackMaster (discontinued)
 * My First Thomas (discontinued)
 * Tomica (with Gordon)
 * Tomix
 * Choro-Q (discontinued)
 * Capsule Plarail
 * Pocket Fantasy (discontinued)
 * Boss (with Edward; discontinued)
 * Waku Waku (with Gordon; discontinued)
 * Nakayoshi (discontinued)
 * De Agostini (discontinued)
 * Boss (with James; discontinued)
 * LEGO (discontinued)
 * Wood