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Ada, Jane and Mabel are three open carriages who were acquired for the Skarloey Railway while Skarloey and Rheneas were away being mended.
Biography
Ada, Jane and Mabel were acquired at some point prior to 1958 to supplement the prior carriage fleet.[1] They were originally used for transporting quarry workers, but are now used for tourist traffic on sunny days. Peter Sam mentioned them in a conversation with Skarloey when the latter returned to service.[2]
When some BBC television producers visited Sodor to film a documentary about the Skarloey Railway, Ada, Jane and Mabel had the honour of transporting the television equipment and cameras for them. They were later used for the same purpose when a documentary was made about Skarloey and Rheneas' hundredth birthday.[3]
According to Sodor: Reading Between the Lines, prior to its publication in May 2005, Ada, Jane and Mabel have been converted into covered stock, much like their basises on the Talyllyn Railway.[1]
Personality
Ada, Jane and Mabel are plain coaches without roofs. Due to their appearance, Sir Handel considers them trucks, but Peter Sam insists that they are coaches because they have seats. When Ada leads the way, these three always find fun and laughter in a day's work. The coaches are very fond of Peter Sam.
Technical Details
Basis
Ada, Jane and Mabel are based on the Talyllyn Railway carriages 11, 12 and 13. Carriages 11 and 12 were originally built as two of several Quarrymen's Carriages for the Penrhyn Quarry Railway in Wales, six of which were acquired by the Talyllyn Railway in 1953.
Carriages "C" and "D" were originally placed together on a bogie underframe supplied by W.G. Allen Ltd. of Tipton in 1954 to become carriage No. 9. In 1955, a new body was constructed for No. 9 and Carriage "D" was given a new chassis to become No. 11. The body of carriage "C" was given a similar treatment and became No. 12 in 1956. No. 13 was built in 1957 by the Talyllyn Railway to a somewhat larger and sturdier design, which was based on the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway's open carriages. Carriages 11 and 12 were rebuilt to a similar design in 1959 and 1958, respectively. All three were rebuilt again with roofs in 1966-67.
For the third Awdry Extravaganza in 2023, carriage 8 (which was rebuilt in 1966 to a similar design as carriages 11-13) was repainted in the Skarloey Railway's signature blue and cream coach livery to resemble Mabel in rebuilt form.[4]
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Livery
Ada, Jane, and Mabel are painted in the Skarloey Railway light blue livery. Their Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway releases depict them with their names painted on their back ends in cursive.
Appearances
The Railway Series
Companion volumes
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Magazine Stories
One of the coaches appeared in a 2000 magazine.Official Description
The Railway Series
From Official Media:[1]
| “ | Ada/Jane/Mabel: Open four-wheel carriages acquired as stop-gap when carriage stock was short and now converted into covered stock. They have so far made a few appearances in the saga, the most notable being during the television story in The Little Old Engine. | ” |
From Official Media:[1][2]
| “ | Ada, Jane and Mabel: Ada, Jane and Mabel are plain coaches with no roofs. Some say they are trucks, but Peter Sam insists they are coaches because they have seats. These bright blue coaches loved to be pulled around the Island of Sodor. As Ada leads the way, these three always find fun and laughter in a day's work! | ” |
Trivia
- A fourth open carriage appears alongside Ada, Jane and Mabel in The Railway Series: Surprise Packet. It is unknown what this carriage's name is or if it even has one.
- Ada, Jane and Mabel are the only named narrow gauge rolling stock to have merchandise.
- Ada, Jane and Mabel's Wooden Railway toys were some of the few toys made mostly of plastic rather than wood.
- A few open carriages strongly resembling Ada, Jane and Mabel were set to appear in the original script of the seventh series episode of Thomas & Friends, Rheneas and the Roller Coaster.
- Ada, Jane and Mabel are illustrated as covered coaches in Famous Engines.
Merchandise
Wooden Railway
| Name | Released | Discontinued | Highlights | Photo |
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Quotes
- “Ada, Jane and Mabel are plain. They have no roofs. Sir Handel says they are trucks, but they have seats," said Peter Sam, "So I say they're coaches. What do you think, Skarloey?"
The old engine smiled. "If they have seats, they're coaches," he said firmly.” - ― Peter Sam and Skarloey discuss about Ada, Jane and Mabel
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 RWS "Sodor: Reading Between the Lines" p. 18
- ↑ RWS #14 The Little Old Engine - "Home at Last"
- ↑ RWS #20 The Little Old Engine - "Little Old Twins"
- ↑ Awdry Extravaganza (2023)
| Locomotives | Steam | Skarloey | Rheneas | Sir Handel | Peter Sam | Duncan | Ivo Hugh | Duke |
|---|---|---|
| Diesel | Rusty | Fred | | |
| Other | Ivo's Flying Bedstead | Skarloey Funicular Railway Cars | |
| Rolling Stock | Passenger | Agnes, Ruth, Jemima, Lucy and Beatrice | Ada, Jane and Mabel | Cora | Gertrude and Millicent | Saloon Coaches | Quarrymen's Coaches |
| Goods | Slate Trucks | Open End Door Wagons | Plank Trucks | V-Tipper Wagons | Side Tipping Wagons | Mineral Wagons | Vans | |
| People | The Owner (Sir Handel Brown I, Sir Handel Brown II) | The Thin Controller (Mr. Mack, Mr. Robert Sam, Mr. Peter Sam, Mr. Roger Sam) | Mr. Hugh (David Hugh I, Ivo Hugh, David Hugh II) | |
| Infrastructure | Stations | Crovan's Gate | Cros-ny-Cuirn | Glennock | Rheneas | Lakeside | Skarloey |
| Sheds | Skarloey Railway Engine Sheds | |
| Tunnels and Bridges | Rheneas Bridge | Rheneas Tunnel | Rheneas Viaduct | |