Mine Trolleys (known as Mine Carts in the US) are small wagons used for transporting minerals in mineshafts. Several types of mine trolleys have appeared throughout Thomas & Friends.
Narrow Gauge Mine Trolleys[]
Narrow Gauge Mine Trolleys are primarily seen around the Blue Mountain Quarry.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
Mine trolleys can be found on various mine railways, used for moving ore and materials procured in the process of traditional mining.
Livery[]
The narrow gauge mine trolleys are a rusty brown colour.
Appearances[]
End Door Mine Trolleys[]
End Door Mine Trolleys are primarily seen around the Sodor China Clay Company. These trolleys are used by workmen to load china clay into the standard gauge trucks, which are then taken to Brendam Docks.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
These trolleys are based on typical wooden end-door mine trolleys which can be found at various mines and quarries around the world.
Livery[]
The end door mine trolleys are dark brown with rusty metal bracing and wheels.
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- These mine trolleys are narrow gauge, however they have incorrectly been placed on standard gauge track in various background shots.
Standard Gauge Mine Trolleys[]
Standard Gauge Mine Trolleys are primarily seen in Ulfstead Mine. In Big World! Big Adventures!, a mine trolley with a face appears inside a mine tunnel in the Grand Canyon.
Personalities[]
Sentient trucks fall into the category of Troublesome Trucks.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
Mine trolleys can be found on various mine railways, used for moving ore and materials procured in the process of traditional mining. They have been scaled to standard gauge accordingly.
Livery[]
The standard gauge mine trolleys are a rusty brown colour.
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- The standard gauge mine trolleys are scaled up from their narrow gauge equivalents with slightly wider buckets.
Merchandise[]
- TrackMaster (discontinued; as "Mavis' Rocky Delivery")
- Wooden Railway (discontinued; sold with "Quarry Mine Tunnel" in graphic form)
See Also[]
| Locomotives | Bill and Ben | Derek** | Marion** | Timothy** |
|---|---|
| Rolling Stock | Trucks | Brake Vans | Mine Trolleys |
| People | Sir Topham Hatt** |
| Locations | Sodor China Clay Company | The "Drain" | Bill and Ben's Shed |
| Locomotives | Sam* | Vinnie* | Beau* | Dockyard Engines* | Natalie* | The American Diesels* | |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Rail Vehicles | Rally Car #17* | Bonneville Salt Flats Rally Cars* | Carter* | |
| Locations | New York City | Monument Valley | Morenci Loop | Grand Canyon | San Francisco Docks (Sailors' Cafe*) | Bonneville Salt Flats | New York City | The Alaskan Research Outpost* | |