This page is for the tugboats that have appeared in The Railway Series.
Tugboats[]
Tugboats are steam powered vessels used for towing barges or moving ocean liners or cargo ships. Several tugs reside at Tidmouth Harbour.
Technical Details[]
Livery[]
In Percy the Small Engine, a tugboat with a black hull, a cream and tan superstructure, and a black and white smokestack appears. In Thomas's Counting Book, a tugboat with a white hull, a cream superstructure, a red and green smokestack, and red and green lining appears.
Appearances[]
The Railway Series[]
- Henry the Green Engine - The Flying Kipper
- Percy the Small Engine - Duck Takes Charge
- The Twin Engines - The Missing Coach (mentioned)
Companion Volumes[]
Trivia[]
- In The Twin Engines, Gordon references Tugboat Annie, a 1933 MGM film about a tough old widow who captains a tugboat.
Gallery[]
The Railway Series[]
Main Series[]
A tugboat towing barges at Tidmouth Harbour
A tugboat at Tidmouth Harbour
Miscellaneous[]
A tugboat in Thomas's Counting Book
A tugboat on the 1958 Island of Sodor map
| Road vehicles | Terence | Bertie | Trevor | George | Caroline | 040 BMC | Bulgy | Bulgy's Friend | JTK 62 | Willie's Tractor | Sir Topham Hatt's Car | Tractors | Post Van | Murphy | Buses | Soft-sided Lorries | Taxis | Fire Engines | Ambulances | Police Cars | Forklifts | George's Friends | |
|---|---|---|
| Aircraft | Harold | Aeroplanes | Helicopters | |
| Watercraft | Bulstrode | Nancy | Violet | P.S. Cumberland Road | S.S. Kathryn | North Star | Mermaid | Tugboats | Barges | Salvage Boats | Canal Boats | |
| Cranes | Cranes | |
| Others | Trailers |