Elsie — ttte

Elsie is a small luggage van who works with Toby, Henrietta, Victoria and the Quarryman's Coach.

Technical Details

Basis

Elsie is based on the Great Eastern Railway (GER) Wisbech and Upwell Tramway luggage van No. 9.

Livery

Elsie is painted brown with a dark grey rooftop. Her buffer beams are painted red. When she became part of the North Western Railway, the initials "NW" were painted on her sides in yellow.

Appearances

Railway Series

The Railway Series

Companion Volumes

1972 - The Railway Series: Surprise Packet (does not speak)
1979 - Annual (cameo)
1987 - The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (mentioned)
1995 - The Thomas the Tank Engine Man (cameo)

Trivia

Elsie was created by the Rev. W. Awdry, but was not featured in any direct stories of The Railway Series; however, a model of her was part of Awdry's Ffarquhar Branch layout. Elsie was mentioned in The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways and also appeared in The Railway Series: Surprise Packet.
Elsie was named after the Elsenham and Thaxted Light Railway, to which the real No. 9 was transferred from the Wisbech and Upwell in 1926.
Although she does not appear in Thomas & Friends, she was mentioned in a January 2011 magazine fact file about Toby.^[1]

Gallery

Miscellaneous

Behind the Scenes

References

↑ T&F Magazines - Toby the Tram Engine (2011)

North Western Railway

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Locomotives	Steam	Thomas \| Edward \| Henry \| Gordon \| James \| Percy \| Toby \| Duck \| Donald \| Douglas \| Oliver \| Bloomer \| ~~Barry~~ \| Walter \| The Pannier Tank Engine
	Diesel	Daisy \| BoCo \| Bear \| Pip \| Emma
	Other	Sodor Chain Load Undercut \| Peel Godred Engines
	Former	Reuben \| Theodore \| Julius \| Willie \| Clarus \| Clifford \| Conrad \| Aubrey
Rolling Stock	Passenger	Annie \| Clarabel \| Henrietta \| Thomas' Special Coach \| Alice \| Mirabel \| Isabel \| Dulcie \| Victoria \| The Quarryman's Coach \| Observation Saloon Coaches \| Orange-Brown Corridor Coaches \| Orange-Brown Non-Corridor Coaches \| Red Express Coaches
	Goods	Troublesome Trucks \| Troublesome Vans \| Troublesome Tankers \| Elsie \| Toad \| Ventilated Bogie Vans \| SR Insulated Vans
	Other	The Breakdown Train
	Former	The Spiteful Brake Van
People		Sir Topham Hatt I † \| Sir Charles Topham Hatt II † \| Sir Stephen Topham Hatt III \| Sir Richard Topham Hatt IV \| Albert Regaby † \| Kevin Volley †
Lines		The Main Line \| Ffarquhar Branch Line \| Brendam Branch Line \| The Little Western \| Peel Godred Branch Line \| Kirk Ronan Branch Line \| Norramby Branch Line \| Harwick Branch Line
Constituents		Sodor and Mainland Railway \| Wellsworth and Suddery Railway \| Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway

Ffarquhar Branch Line

Locomotives	Steam	Thomas \| Percy \| Toby \| Bloomer
	Diesel	Daisy \| Mavis
	Former	Silas \| Clarus \| Clifford \| Conrad
Rolling Stock	Passenger	Annie \| Clarabel \| Henrietta \| Victoria \| Thomas' Special Coach \| The Quarryman's Coach \| Observation Saloon Coaches
Rolling Stock	Goods	Elsie \| Old-King Coal \| Suncole \| Milk Van
Non-Rail Vehicles	Road Vehicles	Terence \| Bertie \| Caroline \| Murphy \| Cliff
	Aircraft	Harold
	Watercraft	Bulstrode
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, Goods Shed)
	Tunnels and Bridges	Knapford Harbour Bridges \| Dryaw Bridge \| Elsbridge Viaduct \| Hackenbeck Tunnel \| Hackenbeck Bridge

[1] T&F Magazines - Toby the Tram Engine (2011)

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