Several types of coaches originating from the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway have appeared in The Railway Series and Thomas & Friends media.
Notable Coaches[]
The following Coaches have their own separate pages:
The Railway Series[]
Thomas & Friends[]
Tramway Coaches[]
These are a pair of low-slung tram coaches originating from the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
These coaches are based on the Great Eastern Railway (GER) Wisbech and Upwell Tramway 4-wheel coaches.
Livery[]
These coaches are painted burgundy with a black rooftop.
Appearances[]
Books[]
- 2005 - Sodor: Reading Between the Lines (mentioned) and Thomas Goods Encyclopedia (mentioned)
- 2007 - Look and Find
- 2015 - Read, Look, and Play 3-Book Set
The Abandoned Carriage[]
This carriage was an old, abandoned tramway coach that was placed in an old, overgrown siding.
A homeless man had been living in the carriage for some time. Thomas was initially afraid of the carriage and believed a ghost had been haunting it. However, Thomas and his crew soon discovered it was actually a homeless man, as the man warned them about a wooden cart blocking the line. When Sir Topham Hatt was informed, he offered the man a job on the railway and a station house to live in, which he gratefully accepted.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
The coach is based on a Great Eastern Railway (GER) Wisbech and Upwell Tramway 4-wheel coach.
Livery[]
The coach is painted persimmon with brown frames, yellow lining and magenta panels.
Appearances[]
The Royal Carriage[]
| This article is about the coach. You may be looking for the magazine story. |
The Royal Carriage is a 4-wheeled passenger coach used to transport royal personnel across the Island of Sodor.
In the magazines, James once brought the carriage to be on display at the Sodor Museum.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
The coach is based on a modified GER Wisbech and Upwell Tramway 4-wheel coach.
Livery[]
The Royal Carriage is painted brown-orange with red bufferbeams and a grey roof. It had red flags and a crown on its roof, and the interior had some comfortable chairs and a royal blue carpet.
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- W&U Tramway No. 8 appeared in the 1953 British film, The Titfield Thunderbolt, being pulled by a GWR 1400 class (Oliver's basis). It was later scrapped due to a misunderstanding on 9th March 1957.[1]
Gallery[]
Thomas & Friends[]
Miscellaneous[]
