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Gertrude and Millicent

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Gertrude and Millicent are two bogie coaches who work on the Skarloey Railway.

Biography

Gertrude and Millicent were built in the Skarloey Railway Company's workshops at Crovan's Gate in 1954, while Skarloey was being overhauled in England. The pair were built using the chassis of two former Mid Sodor Railway bogie coaches, which had been recovered by the Skarloey Railway.[1]

As they run on bogies, Sir Handel considers them the only "proper" coaches on the railway and they remind him of pulling express trains on the Mid Sodor. Millicent has a small covered compartment for a guard where they can sell tickets, although Peter Sam does not like that as he believes that guards need vans, referring to this compartment as a "cupboard place".[2]

Technical Details

Basis

Gertrude and Millicent are based on the Talyllyn Railway's ninth and tenth carriages respectively. Carriages 9 and 10 were built on two bogie underframes supplied by W.G. Allen Ltd. of Tipton in 1954. Carriage 9 was originally fitted with the bodies of two ex-Penrhyn quarrymen's carriages, until a new six-compartment body was fitted in 1955. Carriage 10 was built with a five-compartment semi-open body with a small enclosed guard's compartment. They were rebuilt in 1967-68 and 1967 respectively to the Talyllyn Railway's standard bogie carriage design.

Livery

Gertrude and Millicent are painted in the Skarloey Railway light blue with cream window surrounds livery. Their rooftops are painted light grey.

Appearances

The Railway Series

Companion Volumes

Books

Documentaries

Official Description

From Official Media:[3]

“ Gertrude/Millicent: Bogie-coaches rescued from the Mid Sodor Railway and restored for use on the Skarloey. Millicent has a Guard's compartment, which has allowed Cora to revert to her original use. ”

Trivia

  • Gertrude and Millicent have only been depicted with faces in illustrations by Edgar Hodges.
  • Sodor: Reading Between the Lines erroneously refers to Gertrude and Millicent as being ex-Mid Sodor coaches, likely due to their chassis coming from former Mid Sodor coaches.

Quotes

"Sir Handel likes Gertrude and Millicent best," Peter Sam went on. "He always tries to take them alone. They have bogies, and he says they're the only real coaches we have. They remind him of when he used to pull our Express. Both have seats for passengers, but Millicent has a Guard as well. He sells tickets and travels in a tiny cupboard place."
"I don't like that," he remarked earnestly. "Guards are very important. They need Vans. They shouldn't be put into cupboards"."
― Peter Sam discusses Gertrude and Millicent to Skarloey[src]

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References

  1. ↑ Rev. W. Awdry's notes on Skarloey Railway rolling stock, read at Awdry Extravaganza 5
  2. ↑ RWS #14 The Little Old Engine - "Home at Last"
  3. ↑ RWS "Sodor: Reading Between the Lines" (2005)
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