Gertrude and Millicent are two bogie coaches who work on the Skarloey Railway.
Biography
Gertrude and Millicent were built at Crovan's Gate Works at some point between 1952 and 1958, while Skarloey was being overhauled in England. The pair are built on the chassis of two former Mid Sodor Railway bogie coaches, which were 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
- The Little Old Engine - Home at Last (do not speak)
- Gallant Old Engine - Special Funnel (cameos)
Companion Volumes
- 1976 - Famous Engines
- 1987 - The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (mentioned)
- 2005 - Sodor: Reading Between the Lines (mentioned)
Trivia
- Gertrude and Millicent have only been depicted with faces in illustrations by Edgar Hodges.
Gallery
The Railway Series
Main Series
Miscellaneous
Others
References
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ RWS #14 The Little Old Engine - "Home at Last"
Locomotives | Steam | Skarloey | Rheneas | Sir Handel | Peter Sam | Duncan | Ivo Hugh | Duke |
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Diesel | Rusty | Fred | | |
Other | Ivo's Flying Bedstead | |
Rolling Stock | Passenger | Agnes, Ruth, Lucy, Jemima and Beatrice | Ada, Jane and Mabel | Cora | Gertrude and Millicent | Saloon Coaches | Quarrymen's Coaches |
Goods | Slate Trucks | V-Tipper Wagons | |
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 |