Old-King Coal is a Private Owner truck used for transporting coal on the Ffarquhar Branch Line.
Technical Details
Basis
Old-King Coal is based on a RCH 5-plank wagon with added coke railings. This is unusual, as most wagons with coke railings were converted from either 7- or 8-plank wagons. Old-King Coal's unusual appearance comes from the kit used to build the truck, a Ratio No. 1501 Coke Wagon kit.
Livery
Old-King Coal is painted ultramarine blue, with black frames and yellow lettering on each side.
Trivia
- Old-King Coal was created by the Rev. W. Awdry, but was not featured in any book of The Railway Series. A model of the truck, however, was part of the Rev. W. Awdry's model layout of Thomas' Branch Line. Nothing is known of its personality.
- Old-King Coal's name is a play on words of the British nursery rhyme Old King Cole.
Gallery
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 |
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 |