Observation Saloon Coaches

The Observation Saloon Coaches are a pair of luxurious coaches built and owned by the North Western Railway. The coaches are usually reserved for enthusiast specials and pulled by the enthusiasts' chosen locomotive, one example being Bloomer.

Technical Details[]

Basis[]

The Observation Saloons do not have any known specific real world basis. Wilbert Awdry's models of them are made from heavily modified Airfix kits of a diesel railbus designed by Park Royal for British Railways. They have a likeness to Engineer's Saloon No. 41 of the Caledonian Railway.

Livery[]

The observation saloons are painted in the standard brown livery used for coaching stock on the North Western Railway. The letters 'NW' are painted on their sides in gold.

Appearances[]

The Railway Series[]

Companion Volumes[]

1979 - Annual (cameo)
1987 - The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (cameo)
1995 - The Thomas the Tank Engine Man (cameo)

Video Releases[]

2021 - A Day on Awdry's Railway (cameo)

Gallery[]

The Railway Series[]

Miscellaneous[]

North Western Railway

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Locomotives	Steam	Thomas \| Edward \| Henry \| Gordon \| James \| Percy \| Toby \| Duck \| Donald and Douglas \| Oliver \| Bloomer \| W&SR Engines \| ~~Barry~~ \| ~~The Austerity Engine~~
	Diesel	Daisy \| BoCo \| Bear \| The Works Diesel \| Pip and Emma
	Other	Sodor Chain Load Undercut \| Peel Godred Engines
	Former	Coffee Pots
Rolling Stock	Passenger	Annie and Clarabel \| Henrietta \| Thomas' Special Coach \| Alice and Mirabel \| Isabel and Dulcie \| Victoria \| The Quarryman's Coach \| Observation Saloon Coaches \| Orange-Brown Corridor Coaches \| Orange-Brown Non-Corridor Coaches \| Red Express Coaches
	Goods	Troublesome Trucks \| Troublesome Vans \| Troublesome Tankers \| Elsie \| Toad \| Ventilated Bogie Vans \| SR Insulated Vans
	Other	The Breakdown Train
	Former	The Spiteful Brake Van
People		Sir Topham Hatt I †\| Sir Charles Topham Hatt II †\| Sir Stephen Topham Hatt III \| Albert Regaby †\| Kevin Volley †
Lines		The Main Line \| Ffarquhar Branch Line \| Brendam Branch Line \| The Little Western \| Peel Godred Branch Line \| Kirk Ronan Branch Line \| Norramby Branch Line

Ffarquhar Branch Line

Locomotives	Steam	Thomas \| Percy \| Toby \| Bloomer
	Diesel	Daisy \| Mavis
	Former	Coffee Pots
Rolling Stock	Passenger	Annie and Clarabel \| Henrietta \| Victoria \| Thomas' Special Coach \| The Quarryman's Coach \| Observation Saloon Coaches
Rolling Stock	Goods	Elsie \| Old-King Coal \| Suncole \| Milk Van
Non-Rail Vehicles		Terence \| Bertie \| Harold \| Caroline \| Bulstrode \| Murphy
People		Mrs. Kyndley \| Terence's Owner \| Kevin Volley \| Tom Tipper
Affiliates		St. Pedroc's Dairy \| Ffarquhar Quarry Company
Infrastructure	Stations	Knapford (Harbour) \| Dryaw (Goods Station) \| Toryreck \| Elsbridge \| Hackenbeck \| Ffarquhar
	Sheds	Knapford Sheds \| Ffarquhar Sheds (Carriage Shed)
	Tunnels and Bridges	Knapford Harbour Bridges \| Elsbridge Viaduct \| Hackenbeck Tunnel \| Hackenbeck Bridge