The Milk Van

"Do they expect me to pull that?!"

- Daisy refusing to pull the milk van, Branch Line Engines

 Railway Series=  The Milk Van The Milk Van is an old-fashioned van used for transporting milk from Ffarquhar down to the dairy at Elsbridge.

Every morning the van is coupled to Thomas' first train, the farmers sent the milk to the stations, and Thomas delivers the milk to the Dairy. When Daisy was preparing for her first train, she refused to pull the van once it was coupled to her, saying it is "bad for her swerves.", and blew a fuse on purpose. Percy and Toby had to take the van in Thomas' absence and Daisy's refusal.

Basis
The Milk van is based on a four-wheel slatted side Milk Van from the Great Western Railway.

Livery
The milk van is painted chocolate brown with a grey, and "NW" labeled on its sides in yellow then later white. In the My Thomas Story Library series, the milk van was painted dark blue with white lettering reading "MILK" on both sides.

Railway Series

 * Branch Line Engines
 * Really Useful Engines
 * More About Thomas the Tank Engine
 * Toby, Trucks and Trouble
 * Thomas Comes Home
 * Wilbert the Forest Engine (mentioned)

Its role in the television series was replaced with a standard milk tanker.

Merchandise

 * TrackMaster (discontinued)