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* '''[[Thomas and the Twins]]''' - [[Thomas and the Twins#Trevor Helps Out|Trevor Helps Out]]
 
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* '''[[Series 1]]''' - [[Thomas and Gordon]], [[Edward and Gordon]], [[The Sad Story of Henry]], [[Edward, Gordon and Henry]], [[Thomas' Train]], [[Thomas and the Trucks]], [[Thomas and the Breakdown Train]], [[James and the Coaches]], [[Troublesome Trucks (episode)|Troublesome Trucks]], [[James and the Express]], [[Off the Rails]] and [[Down the Mine]]
 
* '''[[Series 1]]''' - [[Thomas and Gordon]], [[Edward and Gordon]], [[The Sad Story of Henry]], [[Edward, Gordon and Henry]], [[Thomas' Train]], [[Thomas and the Trucks]], [[Thomas and the Breakdown Train]], [[James and the Coaches]], [[Troublesome Trucks (episode)|Troublesome Trucks]], [[James and the Express]], [[Off the Rails]] and [[Down the Mine]]
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* '''[[Series 2]]''' - [[Thomas, Percy and the Coal]], [[Cows]], [[Saved from Scrap]], [[Old Iron]], [[Percy and the Signal]], [[Duck Takes Charge]], [[Percy Takes the Plunge]], [[Pop Goes the Diesel]], [[Dirty Work]], [[Better Late Than Never]], [[Break Van]], [[The Deputation]], [[Thomas Comes to Breakfast]], [[Daisy (episode)|Daisy]], [[The Diseasel]], [[Ghost Train]], [[Woolly Bear]] and [[Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree]]
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* '''[[Series 3]]''' - [[A Scarf for Percy]], [[Gordon and the Famous Visitor]], [[Donald's Duck]], [[Thomas Gets Bumped]], [[Thomas, Percy and the Dragon]], [[Henry's Forest]], [[The Trouble with Mud]], [[No Joke for James]], [[Thomas, Percy and the Post Train]], [[Trust Thomas]], [[All at Sea]], [[One Good Turn]], [[Escape]], [[Percy, James and the Fruitful Day]] and [[Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure]]
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* '''[[Series 4]]''' - [[Four Little Engines (episode)|Four Little Engines]], [[A Bad Day for Sir Handel]], [[Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady]], [[Trucks]], [[Steam Roller]], [[Passengers and Polish]], [[Gallant Old Engine (episode)|Gallant Old Engine]], [[Rusty to the Rescue]], [[Thomas and Stepney]], [[Bowled Out]], [[Toad Stands By]], [[Bulls Eyes]], [[Thomas and the Special Letter]], [[Paint Pots and Queens]] and [[Mind that Bike]]
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* '''[[Series 5]]''' - [[Cranky Bugs]], [[Horrid Lorry]], [[James and the Trouble with Trees]], [[Gordon and the Gremlin]], [[Bye George!]], [[Double Teething Troubles]], [[Thomas, Percy and Old Slow Coach]], [[Thomas and the Rumours]], [[Oliver's Find]], [[A Surprise for Percy]], [[Busy Going Backwards]] and [[Snow]]
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* '''[[Series 3]]''' - [[Gordon and the Famous Visitor]], [[Diesel Does it Again]], [[No Joke for James]], [[Oliver Owns Up]] and [[Heroes]]
 
* '''[[Series 3]]''' - [[Gordon and the Famous Visitor]], [[Diesel Does it Again]], [[No Joke for James]], [[Oliver Owns Up]] and [[Heroes]]
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* '''[[Series 4]]''' - [[Four Little Engines (episode)|Four Little Engines]], [[Thomas and Stepney]], [[Train Stops Play]] and [[Bowled Out]]
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* '''[[Series 5]]''' - [[Horrid Lorry]], [[Gordon and the Gremlin]], [[Put Upon Percy]], [[Thomas, Percy and Old Slow Coach]] and [[Make Someone Happy]]
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* '''[[Series 6]]''' - [[Elizabeth the Vintage Lorry]], [[James and the Red Balloon]] and [[Gordon Takes a Tumble]]
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* '''[[Series 7]]''' - [[Emily's New Coaches]], [[James and the Queen of Sodor]] {{Note|stock footage}}, [[Peace and Quiet]] and [[Best Dressed Engine]]
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* '''[[Jack and the Sodor Construction Company]]''' - [[Mud Glorious Mud]]
 
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* '''[[Series 1]]''' - [[Dirty Objects]]
 
* '''[[Series 1]]''' - [[Dirty Objects]]
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* '''[[Series 3]]''' - [[Gordon and the Famous Visitor]], [[Thomas, Percy and the Dragon]], [[Trust Thomas]], [[Heroes]] and [[Percy, James and the Fruitful Day]]
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* '''[[Series 4]]''' - [[Rusty to the Rescue]], [[Thomas and Stepney]] and [[Toad Stands By]]
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* '''[[Series 5]]''' - [[Horrid Lorry]], [[Gordon and the Gremlin]], [[Happy Ever After]] and [[Make Someone Happy]]
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* '''[[Series 23]]''' - [[Chucklesome Trucks]]
 
* '''[[Series 23]]''' - [[Chucklesome Trucks]]
 
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The oil tankers are painted black. They originally had the word "'''OIL'''" painted on both sides in white, but since the switch to CGI, they now feature an olive logo depicting an oil rig with oil gushing out of it.
 
The oil tankers are painted black. They originally had the word "'''OIL'''" painted on both sides in white, but since the switch to CGI, they now feature an olive logo depicting an oil rig with oil gushing out of it.
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* '''[[Series 6]]''' - [[Salty's Secret]], [[Harvey to the Rescue]], [[No Sleep for Cranky]], [[A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter]], [[Elizabeth the Vintage Lorry]], [[Twin Trouble]], [[Gordon Takes a Tumble]] and [[Thomas the Jet Engine]]
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* '''[[Series 7]]''' - [[Emily's New Coaches]], [[Percy Gets it Right]], [[Edward's Brass Band]], [[James and the Queen of Sodor]], [[Bad Day at Castle Loch]], [[Salty's Stormy Tale]], [[Snow Engine]], [[Something Fishy]], [[Peace and Quiet]], [[Bulgy Rides Again]] and [[Best Dressed Engine]]
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* '''[[Jack and the Sodor Construction Company]]''' - [[Jack Owns Up]], [[Percy Helps Out]] and [[Mud Glorious Mud]]
 
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The milk tankers are painted white. They originally had "'''TIDMOUTH MILK'''" painted on their sides in blue, but since the switch to CGI, they now carry a logo of a cow in a blue circle. In ''The Railway Series'', the tankers are painted yellow.
 
The milk tankers are painted white. They originally had "'''TIDMOUTH MILK'''" painted on their sides in blue, but since the switch to CGI, they now carry a logo of a cow in a blue circle. In ''The Railway Series'', the tankers are painted yellow.
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* '''[[Wilbert the Forest Engine]]''' - [[Wilbert the Forest Engine#Foaming at the Funnel|Foaming at the Funnel]]
 
* '''[[Wilbert the Forest Engine]]''' - [[Wilbert the Forest Engine#Foaming at the Funnel|Foaming at the Funnel]]
 
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* '''[[Series 1]]''' - [[Edward and Gordon]], [[Troublesome Trucks (episode)|Troublesome Trucks]], [[Tenders and Turntables]] and [[Trouble in the Shed]]
 
* '''[[Series 1]]''' - [[Edward and Gordon]], [[Troublesome Trucks (episode)|Troublesome Trucks]], [[Tenders and Turntables]] and [[Trouble in the Shed]]
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* '''[[Series 5]]''' - [[Cranky Bugs]], [[James and the Trouble with Trees]] and [[Thomas and the Rumours]]
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* '''[[Series 6]]''' - [[Elizabeth the Vintage Lorry]], [[James and the Red Balloon]] and [[Gordon Takes a Tumble]]
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* '''[[Series 7]]''' - [[Emily's New Coaches]] and [[Best Dressed Engine]]
 
* '''[[Series 20]]''' - [[Ryan and Daisy]] and [[Pouty James]]
 
* '''[[Series 20]]''' - [[Ryan and Daisy]] and [[Pouty James]]
 
* '''[[Series 21]]''' - [[Philip's Number]]
 
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Tankers, also known as Wagons, are round, cylindrical wagons designed for transporting liquids and other gaseous commodities.

Standard tankers

Standard tankers are used for transporting any type of liquid, rather than a specific type. These tankers feature no logos from other companies.

Personalities

Standard tankers on Sodor fall into the category of Troublesome Trucks, although the ones in African countries are quite the opposite; somewhat silly, polite, helpful and enjoy singing peaceful and uplifting songs.

Types of sentient tankers

Technical Details

Basis

These tankers are based on standard 14 ton pre-war tankers common across most of regions.

Liveries

Standard tankers typically come in black, grey, silver and white liveries. Sentient tankers in African countries are painted purple maroon.

Appearances

Thomas & Friends

Specials

Trivia

Merchandise


Fuel tankers

Fuel tankers are used for carrying fuel and petrol. The utmost care must be taken with these in case of fire.

Personalities

A fuel tanker with a face was seen in the Railway Series. In the television series they've never been seen with faces, however they have been seen amongst the Troublesome Trucks who tricked Bill and Ben. James once referred to his fuel tankers as "stupid trucks".

Types of sentient tankers

Technical Details

Basis

Most of these tankers are based on standard 14 ton pre-war tankers common across most of regions. However some are depicted in merchandising as DB Shell tankers from Germany.

Livery

The fuel tankers are painted yellow. They originally had red warning signs and "SODOR FUEL" written in black on both sides. Since the switch to CGI, the tankers now carry an image of a red petrol can on both sides, replacing the original "SODOR FUEL" title. James once pulled a train of black liveried fuel tankers.

In The Railway Series, fuel tankers painted green, red, blue and black have also appeared. Some of these tankers carry logos from companies such as BP and Shell.

Appearances

Trivia

  • Fuel has also been transported in plain black and yellow tankers without any labels.
  • The title "Sodor Fuel" is an in-joke; apparently it was intended to sound like "sod off, you all".[1]
  • Only one fuel tanker was made.
  • The fuel tanker model was previously on display at Nitrogen Studios.

Merchandise


Tar tankers

Tar tankers are used for transporting tar. The tar is mostly used for the roads.

James once crashed into some tar tankers after running out of control with a goods train.[2] Some tar tankers were also left at Wellsworth station and were needed to mend the roads.[3]

Personalities

Tar tankers fall into the category of Troublesome Trucks.

Type of sentient tankers

Technical Details

Basis

These tankers are based on standard 14 ton pre-war tankers common across most of regions.

Livery

The tar tankers are painted black with "TAR" written in white on both sides.

Appearances

Trivia

  • Eight tar tanker models are currently on display at Drayton Manor.
  • The tankers had black lines going through their writing in the first series, these lines were re-positioned in the third series and removed completely in the tenth series. The lines were readded on their CGI models, which were based off their series 1 design, albeit with the lines being slightly thinner.
  • The tar tankers were dropped after the CGI switch, with their role being fulfilled by oil tankers. The tar tankers would not appear in CGI until the twenty-third series, ten years after the switch to CG animation. Similar to their Model Series appearance.
  • The tanker that was destroyed in Dirty Objects had "TAR" written on its front and back ends as well as its sides. This was the only tanker to be designed like this until the twenty-third series where all the tankers now include the extra writing.
  • Some tar tankers with faces appeared in Toad Stands By. The faces were sourced from the narrow gauge slate trucks. Some of these are owned by Twitter user ThomasTankMerch.
  • In the first two series, due to budget limitations, the tar tankers were painted black on one side and white on the other, the latter side being used for the milk tankers.[4] During production of the sixth series, one of the tar tankers was repainted into the oil tankers.
  • In the fourth series, there was only one tar tanker model that had the "TAR" writing on only one side, as seen in Rusty to the Rescue.

Merchandise


Oil tankers

Oil tankers are used for transporting oil.

In the CGI series, they have also been used for transporting diesel fuel and can be found at the Vicarstown Dieselworks. Sir Topham Hatt refers to them as Diesel tankers in Steam Team to the Rescue.

Personalities

Sentient tankers fall into the category of Troublesome Trucks.

Type of sentient tankers

Technical Details

Basis

These tankers are based on standard 14 ton pre-war tankers common across most of regions.

Livery

The oil tankers are painted black. They originally had the word "OIL" painted on both sides in white, but since the switch to CGI, they now feature an olive logo depicting an oil rig with oil gushing out of it.

Appearances

Trivia

  • Some oil tankers gain faces in Journey Beyond Sodor. Faceless ones are still seen regularly though.
  • One oil tanker model is currently on display at the Hara Model Railway Museum. Another oil tanker model and it's face is owned by Twitter user TomsProps. A third oil tanker with its face is owned by Twitter user ThomasTankMerch. A fourth and Fifth oil tanker with faces is currently on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park.
  • Their models were repainted from the tar tankers and the standard tankers dating back to the second series when the latter was painted silver.

Merchandise


Milk tankers

Milk tankers are used to transport milk from local farms to the dairy at Elsbridge. Each morning, Toby collects one from the dairy on his way to Anopha and leaves it at Ffarquhar for Thomas to take on his first train. Occasionally, Daisy also pulls the milk tanker, though she used to avoid this job.

Technical Details

Basis

These tankers are based on standard 14 ton pre-war tankers common across most of regions. In the Railway Series they are based on six-wheeled tankers.

Livery

The milk tankers are painted white. They originally had "TIDMOUTH MILK" painted on their sides in blue, but since the switch to CGI, they now carry a logo of a cow in a blue circle. In The Railway Series, the tankers are painted yellow.

Appearances

Trivia

  • In the first two series, due to budget limitations, the milk tankers were painted half white and half black, with the latter side being used for the tar tankers.[4]
  • Three milk tanker models are currently on display at Drayton Manor.
  • In The Railway Series, the tankers have six wheels instead of four.
  • In the televised adaptation of Daisy, the milk tanker is called a van due to the script being copied nearly word-for-word from the original story.
  • Milk tankers with faces were seen in the fourth series episode, Toad Stands By.

Merchandise


Raspberry syrup tankers

Raspberry syrup tankers are used for transporting raspberry syrup. One appears in the eighth series episode, Too Hot for Thomas.

Technical Details

Basis

These tankers are based on standard 14 ton pre-war tankers common across most of regions.

Livery

The raspberry syrup tanker is painted maroon with a logo of a raspberry on both sides.

Appearances

Trivia

  • The raspberry tanker model is currently on display at Drayton Manor.
  • Bachmann's HO and G scale models both depict the tanker with a logo different to the one used on the actual model.

Merchandise


Cream tankers

Cream tankers are used for transporting cream, a dairy product.

Thomas once had to take a cream tanker to the Sodor Ice Cream Factory on a hot day.[5]

Technical Details

Basis

These tankers are based on standard 14 ton pre-war tankers common across most of regions.

Livery

The cream tankers are painted cream, a pastel yellow colour, with a logo depicting three milk churns on both sides.

Appearances

Trivia

  • One cream tanker model is currently on display at Drayton Manor.
  • Bachmann and Take Along depict the cream tankers in a white livery, making them look like milk tankers.

Merchandise


Jam tankers

Jam tankers (named jelly tankers in the US dub) are used for transporting jam. Gordon once crashed into a train of jam tankers.[6]

Technical Details

Basis

These tankers are based on standard 14 ton pre-war tankers common across most of regions.

Livery

The jam tankers are painted silver.

Appearances


Toffee tankers

Toffee tankers (named taffy tankers in the US dub) are used for transporting melted toffee. Thomas once took one of these tankers to a costume party when Toby was unable to.[7]

Technical Details

Basis

These tankers are based on standard 14 ton pre-war tankers common across most of regions.

Livery

The toffee tankers are painted orange.

Merchandise

Appearances


Water tankers

Water tankers are used for transporting water. They first appeared in Toad and the Whale.

Technical Details

Basis

These tankers are based on standard 14 ton pre-war tankers common across most of regions.

Livery

The water tankers are painted sky blue.

Appearances

Merchandise


Sugar tankers

Sugar tankers are used for transporting sugar. They appear in the book Dustin Comes in First.

Technical Details

Basis

These tankers are based on standard 14 ton pre-war tankers common across most of regions.

Livery

The sugar tankers are painted sky blue. They have the words "SODOR SUGAR" and an image of a sugar bag painted on the front and rear ends.

Merchandise

Other tankers

Merchandise

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* RWS only | ** T&F only | --- Dropped

* RWS only | ** T&F only