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Flatbeds, conflats and well wagons are used for transporting large and heavy loads. They have been seen many times in both the television series and The Railway Series.

Contents

1 Flatbeds
2 Conflats
3 SR brake van flatbed
4 Well wagons

Flatbeds

Flatbeds are bogie wagons with a flat surface. They are mainly used for transporting large loads such as girder beams, rails, timber, pipes and scrap metal. Some are also used for transporting small loads such as cargo and equipment.

On Misty Island, there are flatbeds specially designed for transporting logs.

Personality

Though always faceless these flatbeds can be spotted amongst the trucks singing Pop Goes the Diesel. Some flatbeds once broke away from Edward and they were described as Troublesome Trucks.

Basis

The flatbeds are based on the Taff Vale Railway Macaw G and heavily modified SECR Utility Vans.

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Types of flatbed designs

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Livery

These flatbeds are often painted grey, while others are painted black with rusty bogie frames.

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Appearances

The Railway Series

Duke the Lost Engine - Sleeping Beauty
Great Little Engines - Sir Handel Comes Home

Thomas & Friends

Specials

2000 - Thomas and the Magic Railroad
2005 - Calling All Engines!
2008 - The Great Discovery
2009 - Hero of the Rails
2010 - Misty Island Rescue
2011 - Day of the Diesels
2012 - Blue Mountain Mystery
2013 - King of the Railway
2014 - Tale of the Brave
2015 - Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
2016 - The Great Race
2017 - Journey Beyond Sodor
2018 - Big World! Big Adventures!

Merchandise

TrackMaster (discontinued)
Motor Road and Rail
Capsule Plarail
Wooden Railway (various versions; all discontinued)
Bachmann (discontinued with paint drums; re-used for Sodor Logging Company Flat Wagon with Logs)
Hornby (discontinued)
Ertl (with logs; discontinued)
Take Along (discontinued)
Take-n-Play (discontinued)

Conflats

Conflats are small, four-wheeled wagons. They are used for transporting lighter and smaller loads, such as crates, short logs and small locomotives.

Basis

Though their overall look resembles British Railways 13-ton conflats, their models were made from the frames of a tanker and a van.

Appearances

The Railway Series

Very Old Engines - Crosspatch
Thomas and the Great Railway Show - Not the Ticket

Thomas & Friends

Series 2 - Saved from Scrap, Old Iron, Thomas and Trevor, Percy and the Signal, Duck Takes Charge, The Runaway, Percy Takes the Plunge, Pop Goes the Diesel, Dirty Work, Better Late Than Never, Break Van, Percy's Predicament, Wrong Road and Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree
Series 3 - Donald's Duck, Thomas Gets Bumped, Diesel Does it Again (deleted scene), Henry's Forest, The Trouble with Mud, No Joke for James, Thomas, Percy and the Post Train, Trust Thomas, Toby's Tightrope, One Good Turn, Escape and Oliver Owns Up
Series 4 - Four Little Engines, Train Stops Play and Bowled Out
Series 5 - Cranky Bugs, James and the Trouble with Trees, Put Upon Percy and Happy Ever After
Series 7 - Best Dressed Engine
Series 8 - Spic and Span
Series 10 - Big Strong Henry and Thomas and Skarloey's Big Day Out
Series 11 - Thomas and the Runaway Car
Series 12 - Henry Gets it Wrong
Series 13 - The Lion of Sodor, Play Time, Thomas and the Pigs, Percy's Parcel, Toby's New Whistle, A Blooming Mess, Play Time, Steamy Sodor, Henry's Good Deeds and Buzzy Bees
Series 14 - Thomas' Tall Friend, Pingy Pongy Pick Up, Charlie and Eddie, Toby and the Whistling Woods, Henry's Health and Safety, Diesel's Special Delivery, Victor Says Yes, Merry Winter Wish, Thomas' Crazy Day and Merry Misty Island
Series 15 - Gordon and Ferdinand, Toby and Bash, Emily and Dash, Percy's New Friends, James to the Rescue, Up, Up and Away!, Henry's Happy Coal, Stuck on You, Kevin the Steamie, Percy the Snowman, Tree Trouble and Fiery Flynn
Series 16 - Express Coming Through, Percy and the Monster of Brendam, Flash Bang Wallop!, Bust My Buffers!, Percy and the Calliope, Thomas and the Sounds of Sodor, Sodor Surprise Day, Emily's Winter Party Special, Whiff's Wish and Happy Birthday Sir!
Series 17 - Kevin's Cranky Friend, Scruff's Makeover, Wayward Winston, Gordon Runs Dry, Steamie Stafford, Henry's Hero, Not Now, Charlie!, Percy's Lucky Day, Bill or Ben?, No Snow for Thomas, Santa's Little Engine, The Missing Christmas Decorations, Away From the Sea, Gone Fishing, The Afternoon Tea Express and Thomas' Shortcut
Series 18 - Old Reliable Edward, Signals Crossed, Toad's Adventure, Toad's Bright Idea, The Perfect Gift and Timothy and the Rainbow Truck
Series 19 - Who's Geoffrey?, Henry Spots Trouble, A Cranky Christmas, Den and Dart, Best Engine Ever, The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead, Philip to the Rescue, No Help at All and Goodbye Fat Controller
Series 20 - Toby's New Friend, Three Steam Engines Gruff and The Missing Breakdown Train
Series 21 - Cranky at the End of the Line, New Crane on the Dock, Terence Breaks the Ice and Confused Coaches
Series 22 - Tiger Trouble, Apology Impossible and Counting on Nia
Series 23 - The Other Big Engine, Heart of Gold, Diesel Do Right and Diesel Glows Away
Series 24 - Emily's Best Friend and Thomas' Animal Friends
Other - Thomas & Friends in 4-D: Bubbling Boilers

Specials

2000 - Thomas and the Magic Railroad
2009 - Hero of the Rails
2010 - Misty Island Rescue
2011 - Day of the Diesels
2012 - Blue Mountain Mystery
2013 - King of the Railway
2015 - Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
2016 - The Great Race
2017 - Journey Beyond Sodor
2018 - Big World! Big Adventures!

Merchandise

TrackMaster (discontinued)
Capsule Plarail
Ertl (with Lorry 1; discontinued)
Wooden Railway (discontinued)
Take-n-Play (discontinued)
Collectible Railway

SR brake van flatbed

This flatbed is a former SR brake van, which is often used to transport pipes, road vehicles and sometimes small engines such as Percy.

At first it had poles to keep the pipe loads in place, but later lost these. When transporting Caroline to the cricket field, it gained temporary wooden blocks to prevent Caroline rolling off during transit.

Basis

This flatbed is based on an SR brake van, nicknamed "Pillbox".

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Types of flatbed designs

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Livery

This flatbed is painted black.

Appearances

Thomas & Friends

Series 3 - Thomas, Percy and the Dragon, Diesel Does it Again, No Joke for James, One Good Turn, Tender Engines, Escape and Oliver Owns Up
Series 4 - Train Stops Play and Bowled Out
Series 5 - Cranky Bugs, Horrid Lorry, Bye George!, Put Upon Percy, Sir Topham Hatt's Holiday and A Surprise for Percy
Series 6 - Percy's Chocolate Crunch
Series 7 - Best Dressed Engine
Series 9 - Emily Knows Best
Series 10 - Toby's Afternoon Off
Series 11 - Smoke and Mirrors
Series 12 - Henry Gets it Wrong

Trivia

This variant of flatbed was created for Thomas' sister show TUGS. It featured prominently in the episode High Tide being pulled by the goods engine before falling into the canal in an accident.

Well wagons

Well wagons are flat wagons with a lowered section in the middle. They are used for transporting loads that would otherwise be too tall for a normal flatbed, such as heavy machinery, vehicles and locomotives.

Basis

The well wagons are based on the Great Western Railway 35-ton Crocodile G.

Appearances

The Railway Series

Branch Line Engines - Percy's Predicament
Gallant Old Engine - Gallant Old Engine
Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine - Train Stops Play
Mountain Engines - Mountain Engine, Bad Look-Out and Danger Points
James and the Diesel Engines - Crossed Lines

Thomas & Friends

Series 6 - Jack Jumps In, A Friend in Need, Scaredy Engines and Middle Engine
Series 7 - Bill, Ben and Fergus and Not So Hasty Puddings
Jack and the Sodor Construction Company - Jack Owns Up, Kelly's Windy Day, A Happy Day for Percy, A Tale for Thomas, Thomas and the Moles, Percy Helps Out, The Tortoise and the Hare, Thomas' Trusty Friends and Alfie Has Kittens
Series 8 - Thomas Saves the Day and Halloween
Series 11 - Gordon and the Engineer, Thomas and the Lighthouse, Thomas Sets Sail, Hide and Peep and Percy and the Left Luggage
Series 12 - Excellent Emily and Tram Trouble
Series 15 - Percy's New Friends, Happy Hiro and Stop That Bus!
Series 16 - Thomas and the Rubbish Train, Whiff's Wish and The Christmas Tree Express
Series 19 - Den and Dart
Series 20 - Sidney Sings and Mucking About
Series 23 - Free the Roads, Steam Team to the Rescue, Mines of Mystery and Deep Trouble

Specials

Learning Segments

Series 8 - Helping One Another
Series 9 - What Route Should Thomas Take? and Which Load for Which Route?

Merchandise

TrackMaster (discontinued)
Capsule Plarail
Ertl (Scrap Trevor and Chinese Dragon; discontinued)
Bachmann (discontinued)
Lionel Trains (with Harold; discontinued)
Pocket Fantasy (discontinued)

North Western Railway

* RWS only | ** T&F only | ~~---~~ Dropped

Locomotives	Steam	Thomas \| Edward \| Henry \| Gordon \| James \| Percy \| Toby \| Duck \| Donald and Douglas \| Oliver \| Wellsworth and Suddery Railway Tank Engines* \| Bill and Ben \| Stepney \| Harvey \| Emily \| Arthur \| Murdoch \| Fergus \| Molly \| Neville \| Rosie \| Whiff \| Billy \| Stanley \| Hank \| Flora \| Victor \| Charlie \| Bash and Dash \|Ferdinand \| Scruff \| Belle \| Porter \| Timothy \| Marion \| Ryan \| Nia \| Rebecca \| Sonny \| Barry* \| The Austerity Engine* \| The Märklin Engine**
	Diesel	Daisy \| BoCo \| Bear* \| The Works Diesel* \| Pip and Emma* \| Diesel \| Mavis \| Derek \| 'Arry and Bert \| Diesel 10 \| Salty \| Dennis \| Den \| Dart \| Paxton \| Norman \| Sidney \| Philip**
	Other	The Ballast Cleaner* \| Peel Godred Engines* \| Flynn \| Winston \| Stafford \| Dustin
	Former	Coffee Pots \| Hiro \| Glynn
Rolling Stock	Coaches	Annie and Clarabel \| Henrietta \| Alice and Mirabel* \| Isabel and Dulcie* \| Victoria* \| Old Slow Coach \| Slip Coaches \| Hannah \| Dexter \| Express Coaches \| Branch Line Coaches \| Old Coaches \| Thomas' Special Coach* \| The Quarryman's Coach* \| Emily's Coaches \| Toby's Museum Coach \| Flora's Tram Coach \| Open-Topped Carriages \| Ulfstead Castle Coaches**
	Trucks	Troublesome Trucks \| S.C. Ruffey \| Elsie* \| Fred Pelhay* \| James' Trucks \| Thomas' Trucks \| Plank Trucks \| Quarry Trucks \| Utility Trucks \| The Calliope \| Mine Trolleys \| Hoppers \| Hector \| Vans \| Mail Vans \| Utility Vans \| Animal Wagons \| Tankers \| Flatbeds, Conflats and Wellwagons \| Misty Island Log Trucks \| Ladle Trucks \| The Traveller \| Aquarium Tank Wagons
	Brake Vans	Brake Vans \| The Spiteful Brake Van \| Toad
	Other	The Breakdown Train \| Rocky \| Judy and Jerome \| The Circus Train \| The Funfair Train \| The Flying Kipper \| Gordon's Snow Machine \| Pump Trolley \| The Photographer's Draisine
Non-Rail Vehicles		Kevin \| Cranky \| Carly \| Big Mickey \| Reg**
People		Sir Topham Hatt (Stephen Hatt) \| Albert Regaby \| Kevin Volley* \| Old Bailey \| Mr. Conductor \| Mr. Arkwright \| Mr. Perkins
Lines		The Main Line (Main Line Loop) \| Ffarquhar Branch Line \| The Little Western \| Brendam Branch Line \| Kirk Ronan Branch Line \| Peel Godred Branch Line \| Norramby Branch Line \| Toby's Branch Line \| Stepney's Branch Line \| Misty Valley Branch Line \| Killdane Branch Line \| The Loop Line \| Ulfstead Branch Line \| Harwick Branch Line \| Coaling Plant Branch Line**

Sodor & Mainland Railway

Locomotives	S&M #1 \| Neil \| S&M #3
Rolling Stock	Coaches \| Trucks \| Flatbeds, Conflats and Well Wagons
Locations	Kirk Ronan (Harbour) \| Rolf's Castle \| Crovan's Gate \| Ballahoo

United Kingdom

* RWS only | ** T&F only

Locomotives	SR	Stepney \| Boxhill* \| Bluebell and Primrose* \| Adams*
	LNER	Gordon's Brothers* \| Flying Scotsman \| Pretty Polly \| Lemberg \| Green Arrow* \| Mallard* \| Silver Jubilee* \| Toby's Brothers* \| 1020* \| 8783*
	LMS	Jinty and Pug* \| The Foreign Engine* \| Bahamas* \| Duchess of Hamilton* \| Duchess**
	GWR	City of Truro \| The Dukes* \| King James I* \| Iron Duke* \| Earnest**
	BR	Diesel* \| Class 40 \| D199* \| Old Stuck-Up* \| British Railways Diesels \| D5705* \| 31120* \| 10751*
	NG	Talyllyn* \| Dolgoch* \| Douglas* \| Prince* \| River Irt \| River Mite \| Northern Rock
	Other	The Coalbrookdale Locomotive \| Midland Railway Engines* \| Albert* \| The Highland Engines* \| 98462 and 87546* \| Workshop Engines \| The Foreign Engines* \| Scrapped Engines \| Cromford* \| Captain Baxter* \| Stephenson's Rocket* \| Novelty \| Sans Pareil \| Wilbert* \| Sixteen* \| Sixteen's Friends* \| Alfred and Judy* \| The Hunslet Diesels* \| Eurostar \| Other Real Locomotives \| Puffing Billy \| The Mainland Engines \| Splatter and Dodge \| Spencer \| Connor \| Caitlin \| Samson \| Logan \| The Mainland Diesels \| Merlin \| Lexi \| Theo \| Hurricane \| Frankie**
Rolling Stock		Henrietta's Sister \| Thomas' Special Coach* \| Helena* \| Spencer's Coaches \| Connor's Coaches \| Caitlin's Coaches \| Plank Trucks \| Troublesome Trucks \| Flatbeds, Conflats and Well Wagons \| Ladle Trucks \| Brake Vans \| Bradford
Vehicles		North Star* \| Mermaid Liverpool \| Dilly \| Beresford \| Mitchell \| The Hawker Hurricane
People		Elizabeth II \| The Thin Clergyman \| The Fat Clergyman \| The Duke and Duchess of Boxford**
Locations		Vicarstown Bridge \| Walney Channel \| Barrow-in-Furness \| King's Cross \| Paddington \| Euston \| St. Pancras \| Brighton \| Carnforth \| Crewe \| Fletcher, Jennings & Co. \| The Scottish Engine Company \| The Great Railway Show Yard \| The Mainland Canal \| The Steelworks \| The Experimental Engines' Yard \| Bridlington Goods Yard \| Victoria Station
Railways		Talyllyn Railway \| Ffestiniog Railway \| Snowdon Mountain Railway \| Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway \| Bluebell Railway \| Dean Forest Railway \| Toby's Old Tramway

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