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Cora is a tool van, and occasionally a guard's van, who works on the Skarloey Railway. She formerly worked on the Mid Sodor Railway.

Biography

The Railway Series

Cora was built by the Falcon Works for the Mid Sodor Railway, where she was a tool van, though she served as Stuart's guard van for a time. She was acquired by the Thin Controller in the sale following the closure of the MSR in 1947. She was used as a guard's van whenever Beatrice was unavailable, though she eventually returned to her original use after Millicent's arrival in 1955.

Skarloey took Cora to rescue Duncan after he got stuck in Rheneas Tunnel for doing "Rock n Roll". When Skarloey took Duncan home, Cora was left in a siding for the workmen to inspect the tunnel. When a documentary was made about the Skarloey Railway, Ada, Jane, Mabel and Cora had the honour of carrying the television equipment and cameras.

Duncan later took Cora to help repair one of Skarloey's coaches after it derailed.

Personality

Not much is known about Cora, although it can be assumed she has a good friendship with Peter Sam, being his guard's van during a period of time.

Technical Details

Basis

Cora is based on a brake van from the Corris Railway that now runs on the Talyllyn Railway.

Livery

Cora is painted periwinkle blue, with the letters "SR" painted on her sides in white.

Appearances

The Railway Series

The Little Old Engine - Trucks! (cameo), Home at Last (does not speak) and Little Old Twins (cameo)
Gallant Old Engine - Steam Roller (cameo) and Passengers and Polish (cameo)

Companion Volumes

1972 - The Railway Series: Surprise Packet (does not speak)
1976 - Famous Engines
1987 - The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (mentioned)
1996 - Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection (does not speak)
2005 - Sodor: Reading Between the Lines (mentioned)

Thomas & Friends

Videos

Mr. Perkins Storytime - Trucks! (cameo)

Books

1996 - Bumper Colouring Book (cameo)
2005 - Peter Sam (cameo)
2011 - The Ultimate Diesel Guide (cameo)

Trivia

With permission from Christopher Awdry, Cora was featured in the Corris Railway's newsletter, known as the "Corris-Pondent". Cora is depicted as a brake van who worked on the Corris Railway but moved to the Talyllyn Railway.
Rev. W. Awdry's original model of her is presently on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Tywyn, Wales.

Gallery

The Railway Series

Main Series

Miscellaneous

Mid Sodor Railway

* RWS only | ** T&F only

Locomotives	Duke \| Stanley* \| Smudger** \| Falcon \| Stuart \| Albert* \| Jim* \| Tim* \| The Mine Engine* \| Alfred* \| Gerry* \| John* \| Jennings* \| Atlas*
Rolling Stock	Coaches \| Saloon Coaches* \| Coaches \| Cora*** \| Trucks (Slate Trucks) \| Breakdown Train \| Gunpowder Wagons \| Flatbeds \| Conflats \| V-Tipper Wagons* \| Brake Vans
People	The Mid Sodor Railway Manager
Locations	Arlesburgh (West, Bridge Street) \| Ffarquhar Road \| Marthwaite \| Arlesdale Green \| Arlesdale (Engine Sheds, Mines) \| Cas-ny-Hawin \| The Mountain Road \| Ulfstead Road \| Ballamoddey \| King Orry's Bridge \| Bertram's Old Mine \| Elm Farm \| Duke's Old Village**

Skarloey Railway

* RWS only | ** T&F only

Locomotives	Steam	Skarloey \| Rheneas \| Sir Handel \| Peter Sam \| Duncan \| Duke \| Ivo Hugh* \| Bertram \| Mighty Mac \| Freddie \| Luke
	Diesel	Rusty \| Fred* \| The Hunslet Diesels*
	Other	Ivo's Flying Bedstead* \|Skarloey Funicular Railway Trams*
	Former	War Department Diesels* \| The Ghost Engine \| Proteus \| Little Giant**
Rolling Stock	Coaches	Agnes, Ruth, Lucy and Jemima* \| Ada, Jane and Mabel* \| Gertrude and Millicent* \| Saloon Coaches* \| Coaches \| Refreshment Coach
	Trucks	Trucks \| Slate Trucks \| Gunpowder Wagons \| Quarry Trucks \| Flatbeds* \| Conflats \| Well Wagons \| Slab Wagons \| V-Tipper Wagons*
	Other	Beatrice* \| Cora* \| Vans \| Brake Vans \| SR Breakdown Train** \| The "Weedkiller"* \| Art Transporters* \| The Sleigh Wagon*
Non-Rail Vehicles		Madge \| Colin \| Merrick \| Owen \| Mr. Percival's Car**
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)* \| Sir Topham Hatt \| Mr. Percival
Locations		Crovan's Gate (Engine Sheds) \| Cros-ny-Cuirn \| Glennock \| Rheneas (Viaduct, Tunnel, Quarry, Sheds) \| Lakeside (Junction, Bridge) \| Skarloey (Slate Quarry, Bridge) \| The Depot* \| Bluebell Valley \| Valley View \| Sodor Castle \| Standard and Narrow Gauge Tunnel Runby \| Old Iron Bridge \| Tea Room Station \| Mountain Village Station \| Blue Mountain Quarry \| Strawberry Grove \| Rumblin Bridge \| Elephant Park \| Boulder Quarry \| The Old Wooden Bridge \| Ulfstead Castle \| Sodor Steamworks \| The Transfer Yards \| The Wharf \| Skarloey Coal Yard \| Green Hills Junction \| The Old Trestle Bridge \| Culdee Fell (Caves, Hill) \| Middle Station \| Vicarstown Goods Yard**

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 {{Infobox Character Vehicle
-|title1=Cora
+|title1 = Cora
-|image1=<gallery>
+|image1 = File:Cora.png
+|first_appearance = [[The Little Old Engine]] {{RWS}}
-File:Cora.png
+|last_appearance = [[Sodor: Reading Between the Lines]] {{RWS}}
-</gallery>
+|creator(s) = [[Wilbert Awdry|Rev. W. Awdry]]
-|first_appearance=[[The Little Old Engine]] {{RWS}}
+|name = Cora
-|last_appearance=[[Sodor: Reading Between the Lines]] {{RWS}}
+|gender = Female
-|creator(s)=[[Wilbert Awdry|Rev. W. Awdry]]
+|country_of_origin = {{flag|ios}} [[Island of Sodor]]<br>{{flag|en}} [[The Mainland|England]] {{note|built}}
-|gender=Female
+|basis = Talyllyn Railway (ex-Corris Railway) tool van No. 6
-|country_of_origin=[[Island of Sodor]]
-|gauge={{Narrow gauge}}
+|gauge = {{Narrow gauge}}
-|vehicle=Rolling Stock
+|vehicle = Rolling Stock
-|type=Tool van
+|type = Tool van
-|wheels=4w
+|wheels = 4
-|builder(s)=Falcon Works
+|builder(s) = Falcon Works
-|year_built=circa 1885
+|year_built = circa 1885
-|number=6
+|number = SR 9
+|railway = * [[Mid Sodor Railway]] {{formerly}}
-|railway=
-* [[Mid Sodor Railway]] {{formerly}}
 * [[Skarloey Railway]]
+|owner(s) = * [[Minor Human Characters in the Railway Series#The Mid Sodor Railway Manager|The Mid Sodor Railway Manager]] {{formerly}}
-|owner(s)=
-* [[Minor Human Characters in the Railway Series#The Mid Sodor Railway Manager|The Mid Sodor Railway Manager]] {{formerly}}
 * [[The Owner]]
+}}
-}}{{Quote|Cora is a guard's van. She isn't as big as Beatrice, and she hasn't a ticket window, but I like her best. She was my guard's van in the old days.|Peter Sam, The Little Old Engine}}
-'''Cora''' is a tool van, and occasionally a guard's van, who works on the [[Skarloey Railway]]. She formerly worked on the [[Mid Sodor Railway]]
+'''Cora''' is a tool van, and occasionally a guard's van, who works on the [[Skarloey Railway]]. She formerly worked on the [[Mid Sodor Railway]].
 ==Biography==
-===''[[The Railway Series]]''===
+===''The Railway Series''===
 Cora was built by the Falcon Works for the Mid Sodor Railway, where she was a tool van, though she served as [[Peter Sam|Stuart]]'s guard van for a time. She was acquired by [[the Thin Controller]] in the sale following the closure of the MSR in 1947. She was used as a guard's van whenever [[Agnes, Ruth, Lucy, Jemima and Beatrice|Beatrice]] was unavailable, though she eventually returned to her original use after [[Gertrude and Millicent|Millicent]]'s arrival in 1955.
-Skarloey took Cora to rescue [[Duncan]] after he got stuck in [[Rheneas Tunnel]] for doing "Rock n Roll". When Skarloey took Duncan home, Cora was left in a siding for the [[workmen]] to inspect the tunnel. When a documentary was made about the Skarloey Railway, [[Ada]], [[Jane]], [[Mabel]] and Cora had the honour of carrying the television equipment and cameras.
+Skarloey took Cora to rescue [[Duncan]] after he got stuck in [[Rheneas Tunnel]] for doing "Rock n Roll". When Skarloey took Duncan home, Cora was left in a siding for the [[workmen]] to inspect the tunnel. When a documentary was made about the Skarloey Railway, [[Ada, Jane and Mabel|Ada, Jane, Mabel]] and Cora had the honour of carrying the television equipment and cameras.
 Duncan later took Cora to help repair one of Skarloey's coaches after it derailed.
+==Personality==
+Not much is known about Cora, although it can be assumed she has a good friendship with Peter Sam, being his guard's van during a period of time.
 ==Technical Details==
 ===Basis===
-Cora is based on a [[Other Narrow Gauge Rolling Stock#Brake Vans|brake van]] from the Corris Railway that now runs on the [[Talyllyn Railway]].
+Cora is based on a [[Brake Vans (narrow gauge)|brake van]] from the Corris Railway that now runs on the [[Talyllyn Railway]].
-<gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none" hideaddbutton=true>
+<gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
 File:CoraBasis.jpg|Cora's basis
+SirHaydn1957.jpg
 </gallery>
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 ==Appearances==
-<tabber>
+<tabber>Railway Series=
+{{Scroll box|
-Railway Series=
-===[[The Railway Series]]===
+===''[[The Railway Series]]''===
-* '''[[The Little Old Engine]]''' - [[The Little Old Engine#Trucks!|Trucks!]] (''cameo''), [[The Little Old Engine#Home at Last|Home at Last]] (''does not speak'') and [[Little Old Twins]] (''cameo'')
+* '''[[The Little Old Engine]]''' - [[The Little Old Engine#Trucks!|Trucks!]] {{Cameo}}, [[The Little Old Engine#Home at Last|Home at Last]] {{Does not speak}} and [[Little Old Twins]] {{Cameo}}
-* '''[[Gallant Old Engine]]''' - [[Gallant Old Engine#Steam Roller|Steam Roller]] (''cameo'') and [[Gallant Old Engine#Passengers and Polish|Passengers and Polish]] (''cameo'')
+* '''[[Gallant Old Engine]]''' - [[Gallant Old Engine#Steam Roller|Steam Roller]] {{Cameo}} and [[Gallant Old Engine#Passengers and Polish|Passengers and Polish]] {{Cameo}}
-===Companion Volumes===
+====Companion Volumes====
-* '''1972''' - [[The Railway Series: Surprise Packet]] (''does not speak'')
+* '''1972''' - [[The Railway Series: Surprise Packet]] {{Does not speak}}
+* '''1976''' - [[Famous Engines]]
-* '''1987''' - [[The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways]] (''mentioned'')
-* '''2005''' - [[Sodor: Reading Between the Lines]] (''mentioned'')
+* '''1987''' - [[The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways]] {{Mentioned}}
+*'''1996''' - [[Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection]] {{Does not speak}}
+* '''2005''' - [[Sodor: Reading Between the Lines]] {{Mentioned}}
+}}
+|-|Television Series=
+===''[[Thomas & Friends]]''===
+====Videos====
+* '''[[Mr. Perkins' Storytime and Postcards|Mr. Perkins Storytime]]''' - [[Mr. Perkins' Storytime and Postcards#Stories|Trucks!]] {{Cameo}}
 |-|Other Media=
 ===Books===
-* '''1996''' - [[Bumper Colouring Book]] (''cameo'')
+* '''1996''' - [[Bumper Colouring Book]] {{Cameo}}
-* '''2005''' - [[Peter Sam (Story Library book)|Peter Sam]] (''cameo'')
+* '''2005''' - [[Peter Sam (Story Library book)|Peter Sam]] {{Cameo}}
-* '''2011''' - [[The Ultimate Diesel Guide]] (''cameo'')
+* '''2011''' - [[The Ultimate Diesel Guide]] {{Cameo}}
-===Videos===
-* '''[[Mr. Perkins' Storytime and Postcards|Mr. Perkins Storytime]]''' - [[Mr. Perkins' Storytime and Postcards#Stories|Trucks!]] (''cameo'')
 </tabber>
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 ==Gallery==
+===''The Railway Series''===
+====Main Series====
 <gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
 File:HomeatLastRS2.png|Cora with [[Ada, Jane and Mabel|Ada, Jane]] and [[Peter Sam]]
-File:HomeatLastRS5.png
+File:HomeatLastRS5.png|[[Skarloey]] with Cora
 File:Trucks!RS2.png|Cora with [[Peter Sam]]
-File:LittleOldTwinsRS6.png|[[Peter Sam]] pulls the "Television Train"
-File:PassengersandPolishRS3.png|Cora with [[Duncan]]
 File:SteamRollerRS5.png|Cora with [[Sir Handel]] and [[George]]
+File:PassengersandPolishRS3.png|Cora with [[Duncan]]
-File:Trucks!RS2014illustration2.png
+</gallery>
+====Miscellaneous====
+<gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
+File:AwdryCoraModel.jpg|The [[Wilbert Awdry|Rev W. Awdry]]'s Cora Model at Tywyn
+File:Trucks!LMillustration5.png
 File:SurprisePacketPuzzle2.png|Cora in [[The Railway Series: Surprise Packet]]
 File:BumperColouringBook3.png
-File:CoraBasis.jpg|Cora's basis
-File:AwdryCoraModel.jpg|The [[Wilbert Awdry|Rev W. Awdry]]'s Cora Model at Tywyn
 </gallery>
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 {{Skarloey Railway}}
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+[[Category:Brake vans]]
 [[Category:Mid Sodor Railway]]
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+[[Category:Skarloey Railway]]
-[[Category:Brake Vans]]
 [[Category:Awdry-created characters]]
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+[[Category:Railway Series-only Characters]]
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