Two types of Lynton and Barnstaple Railway open trucks are used across the North Western Railway .
Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Short Trucks
L&BR Short Trucks
Basis
L&BR 1897 four-wheeled open wagons
Gauge
4'8½" (1,435 mm; standard gauge )
L&BR Short Trucks are four-wheeled trucks often found at the Clay Pits and the Ffarquhar Quarry .
Personalities Sentient trucks fall under the category of Troublesome Trucks .
Technical Details Basis These trucks are based on the narrow gauge Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (L&BR) 1897 four-wheeled open wagon, scaled up to standard gauge.
A real L&BR four-wheeled open wagon
Types of truck designs
Liveries These trucks are most commonly painted in varying shades of brown and grey.
Appearances
Series 2 Saved from Scrap , Old Iron , Percy and the Signal , Duck Takes Charge , Percy and Harold , The Runaway (deleted scene ) , Percy Takes the Plunge , Pop Goes the Diesel , Dirty Work , Hullo Twins (episode cancelled ) , The Deputation , Daisy , Percy's Predicament , The Diseasel and Edward's Exploit Series 3 A Scarf for Percy , Donald's Duck , Diesel Does it Again , Trust Thomas (deleted scene ) , Mavis , Toby's Tightrope , All at Sea (deleted scene ) , Oliver Owns Up and Bulgy Series 4 Train Stops Play , Bowled Out and Toad Stands By Series 5 Horrid Lorry , Put Upon Percy , Stepney Gets Lost and A Surprise for Percy Series 6 Salty's Secret and Gordon Takes a Tumble
Trivia One truck was used in a few episodes of TUGS In TUGS , they had the wheels and axleboxes of 7-Plank Trucks for added height.
Some of the truck models had their brake pipes removed to accommodate a face, but this never ended up happening onscreen.
In an illustration by Owen Bell , the trucks are inaccurately depicted with bogie wheels.[ 1] Merchandise
Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Bogie Trucks
L&BR Bogie Trucks
Basis
L&BR bogie open wagons
Gauge
4'8½" (1,435 mm; standard gauge )
L&BR Bogie Trucks are used for the transportation of long loads such as pipes.
Personalities Sentient trucks fall under the category of Troublesome Trucks .
Technical Details Basis These trucks are based on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (L&BR) 1903 bogie open wagons, scaled up to standard gauge.
A real L&BR bogie open wagon
Liveries In the model series, the trucks are painted red with black frames. In the CGI series, the trucks are painted in a range of different liveries including olive green and varying shades of brown.
Appearances
Series 2 Cows , Thomas and Trevor (deleted scene ) , Percy and the Signal , Duck Takes Charge , The Runaway , Pop Goes the Diesel , Dirty Work , Better Late Than Never , Break Van , Wrong Road and Ghost Train Series 3 Henry's Forest Series 5 Cranky Bugs , Horrid Lorry , James and the Trouble with Trees , Gordon and the Gremlin , Stepney Gets Lost (deleted scene ) and Thomas and the Rumours Series 14 Thomas in Charge , Thomas' Crazy Day , Jumping Jobi Wood! and Thomas and Scruff Series 15 Gordon and Ferdinand , Percy's New Friends , Edward the Hero , Happy Hiro , Up, Up and Away! , Surprise, Surprise , Stop that Bus! , Stuck on You , Kevin the Steamie and Fiery Flynn Series 16 Race to the Rescue , Flash Bang Wallop! , Thomas Toots the Crows , Bust My Buffers! , Percy and the Calliope , Thomas and the Sounds of Sodor , Salty's Surprise , Emily's Winter Party Special , Muddy Matters , Whiff's Wish and Happy Birthday Sir! Specials
Merchandise
References
--- Dropped* 1991-1994 maps only | ** 2014 map only
