The Ffarquhar Quarry trucks belong to the Ffarquhar Quarry Company.
These trucks are used for transporting stone down from the quarry. They are loaded with stone and are shunted into the sidings by Mavis. Toby then arrives to take the trucks up to Ffarquhar for another engine to take away.
Biography[]
After swapping jobs with Toby, Percy once had to take some of these trucks down from Ffarquhar Quarry. The trucks pushed him past a sign warning trains to pin down brakes, down the Quarry Tramroad and into another set of stone trucks in the stonecutting sidings at Ffarquhar.[1]
Mavis was particularly fond of putting the trucks at Ffarquhar Quarry in different places, despite Toby's protests. Toby finally lost patience and left Mavis to her own devices. One day, the trucks were tired of being pushed around by Mavis, and delighted of mischief, held her back and made stuck in the middle of a crossing outside Ffarquhar.[2]
After the incident, she was then forbidden to leave the quarry, but when a thaw increased production at Ffarquhar Quarry, Mavis persuaded the manager to let her go up to the first crossing in order to shunt trucks quicker and formulated a plan to pass the level crossing with help from the trucks. However, the plan backfired when the trucks decided to bump Toby instead and he ended up being suspended by flimsy rails over a rushing stream and Mavis had to help.[3]
Bulstrode was used to carry coal and stone to Knapford Harbour, but always complained about not being loaded fast enough, which annoyed the trucks. One day, Percy was shunting some stone trucks off the quay when the trucks fell off and into Bulstrode's hold, bursting a hole in his hull. The trucks were sad of losing some of their friends, but were happy knowing they did not have to deal with Bulstrode anymore.[4]
When Mavis was unwell and late to deliver her trucks, Toby decided to pull a load of forty-eight trucks at once to Knapford Harbour.[5]
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
The trucks featured in Awdry's layout and Branch Line Engines are based on 3-plank open wagons. Following the events of Tramway Engines, the trucks are based on a variety of wagons including 5-plank trucks, 7-plank trucks and British Railways 16 ton mineral wagons.
Livery[]
The Ffarquhar Quarry trucks are painted yellow, orange, pink, brown or grey with "FQC" painted in white or light grey on both sides.
The Rev. W. Awdry's models of the 3-plank trucks are painted red with black bracing. They have lettering which reads "F.Q.C." and "ANOPHA" - as well as their respective numbers - written on their sides in cream with a black drop shadow.
Appearances[]
The Railway Series
Companion Volumes
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Books[]
- 2011 - The Ultimate Diesel Guide (cameo)
Video Releases[]
- 2021 - A Day on Awdry's Railway (cameo)
Merchandise[]
- Lionel Trains (discontinued; as 7-Plank Truck)
- Wooden Railway (discontinued; as V-Tipper Wagon)
- Take-n-Play (discontinued; as Van)
References[]
- ↑ RWS #16 Branch Line Engines - "Percy's Predicament"
- ↑ RWS #26 Tramway Engines - "Mavis"
- ↑ RWS #26 Tramway Engines - "Toby's Tightrope"
- ↑ RWS #32 Toby, Trucks and Trouble - "Bulstrode"
- ↑ RWS #36 Thomas Comes Home - "Toby's Megatrain"
Locomotives | Steam | Thomas | Percy | Toby | Bloomer |
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Diesel | Daisy | Mavis | |
Former | Coffee Pots | |
Rolling Stock | Passenger | Annie and Clarabel | Henrietta | Victoria | Thomas' Special Coach | The Quarryman's Coach | Observation Saloon Coaches |
Goods | Elsie | Old-King Coal | Suncole | Milk Van | |
Non-Rail Vehicles | Terence | Bertie | Harold | Caroline | Bulstrode | Murphy | |
People | Mrs. Kyndley | Terence's Owner | Kevin Volley | Tom Tipper | |
Affiliates | St. Pedroc's Dairy | Ffarquhar Quarry Company | |
Infrastructure | Stations | Knapford (Harbour) | Dryaw (Goods Station) | Toryreck | Elsbridge | Hackenbeck | Ffarquhar |
Sheds | Knapford Sheds | Ffarquhar Sheds (Carriage Shed) | |
Tunnels and Bridges | Knapford Harbour Bridges | Elsbridge Viaduct | Hackenbeck Tunnel | Hackenbeck Bridge |