Unalive Vehicles (Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends)
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The Island of Sodor has many locomotives, but it takes more than rails to keep the Island running. There are many other vehicles on Sodor, helping run the areas on Sodor where rails can't reach. Not all of these are "alive", possessing neither faces nor characters.
It should be noted that most of the names given here either originate with merchandise or are fan designations.
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[edit] Road Vehicles
[edit] Sodor Soft Side Truck
The Sodor Soft Side Truck is used on the Island to carry and haul loads and cargo around from place to place. They are seen in red, blue, green, grey and yellow liveries, with cargo like crates and goods, or acting as a water lorry. This lorry was first seen in Season 1, and has made regular cameos throughout the seasons. It has been released in ERTL die-cast toy.
[edit] Sodor Crane
The Cranes on Sodor are useful for lifting and hauling things in quarries and yards. There are two types, in dark green and light grey livery. They have caterpillar tracks, and can also be used in scrapyards, fishing villages, and loading bays. The Cranes were first seen in Season 3, and have made more cameos later on. The Sodor Crane has been released as an ERTL die-cast toy.
[edit] Sodor Mail Van
Tom Tipper the postman has a small red mail van. He uses it to deliver mail and letters to wherever the post train can't reach. The van was one taken away and replaced with a bike, but was soon put back into service. It's very helpful to Tom, and he'll never get the mail done any other way. The Mail Van was first seen in Season 4, and was made many cameos throughout later seasons. It had been released in ERTL die-cast toy.
[edit] Sodor Fire Engines
The Sodor Fire Brigade use fire engines to help put out fires on Sodor. They all look the same, and were first seen in 'Thomas, Percy and Old Slow Coach' in Season 5. There have been other variations in the books, some resembling Angus the Fire Engine, the only alive fire engine. Has been released as an Ertl toy
[edit] Sodor Taxi
The Sodor Taxi is used on Sodor to take people from place to place. It proves useful when Bertie is ill, or there aren't any trains running. They have dark blue and black livery. The Sodor Taxi was first seen in Season 5, and was most recognised for taking Mrs. Kyndley to the Yard Station. It has been released in ERTL die-cast toy.
[edit] Sodor Ambulance
The Sodor Ambulance is an emergency vehicle, used for carrying patients and medical supplies. It is rather small, but proves useful to the Wellsworth Hospital and other areas on Sodor. The Ambulance was first seen in Season 6, and many variations have appeared in spin-off story books. It has been released in Learning Curve Wooden Toy.
[edit] Other Lorries
Red Lorry- Small red lorry, seen at yards and harbours. Old Lorry- Large brown lorry. Can be used as a box truck, low loader, and cargo truck. Seen at Works and Docks. Foden Lorry- The red lorries with bodies recycled from the Horrid Lorries, seen in later seasons. Used in yards, harbours, and scrapyards.
[edit] Water Vehicles
[edit] 'Salvage' Boats
When there is an accident or problem at the Harbour, the salvage boats help out, fitted with large yellow and red cranes. They helped Percy when he fell into the quay, and Henry when he crashed into the bay pulling the 'Flying Kipper'. The Salvage boats were first seen in Season 2.
[edit] Canal Boats
The Canal Boats on Sodor are a popular tourist attraction, going up and down rivers and canals. The 'Sodor Valley' canal boat was first seen in Season 3, and "Sodor Maid" made an appearance in Season 5, where it got bogged on a bank. Other canal boats have been seen, in blue and green colours. The 'Sodor Valley' canal boat has been released in ERTL die-cast toy.
[edit] Mail Boat
The Mail Boat has an important job of bringing letters and parcels from the mainland to Sodor, where the mail is then distributed with Thomas and Percy. It was mentioned in Season 3, but has not appeared on-screen.
[edit] Paddle Boat
The Paddle Boat lives in a harbour near the Skarloey Railway. It attracts tourists, with decorations and historical significance. This boat's body was reycled from sister show TUGS character, OJ.
[edit] Tramp Steamer
A large ship that crashed into the harbour, wrecking the shed and damaging the engines in the episode 'Cranky Bugs'. It also appeared in the episode 'No Sleep For Cranky' as part of a story told be Salty, albeit using recycled footage from the earlier episode.
[edit] The Queen of Sodor
A rusty old barge that James had to take to the smelters.
[edit] Tugboats
There are various tugboats seen around the harbours of Sodor. They are usually steam powered. Their most notable appearance was in the episode 'Something In The Air', with the Salvage Boats. Their models appear to have been recycled from Zebedee and Zip from TUGS.
[edit] Air Vehicles
[edit] Aeroplane
This only appeared in the background of one story, 'Thomas and Bertie', at Dryaw airfield.
[edit] The Red Balloon
The Red Balloon came to Sodor primarily to carry holidaymakers around Sodor. James and Thomas were jealous, but soon came to like it, after James accidentally helped it out. It still carries passengers around, providing a rather different view of Sodor. The Hot Air Balloon first featured in Season 6, and has a song dedicated to it. Other hot air balloons were featured in Christopher Awdry's spin-off book 'James & the Balloons', the basis for the TV Story.
[edit] Unnamed Aeroplanes
These aeroplanes live at the sodor Airport. There unnamed and are Red, Blue and Green.
