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OldSlowCoach

Old Slow Coach is a Great Western Victorian luxury coach that Thomas and Percy rescued from scrap.

Bio

She was built in 1893 for the Great Western Railway. She was among the most elegant rolling stock, but was eventually replaced by more modern rolling stock, and by 1968, she too had landed in the scrap heap. Luckily, Percy had been in a dilemma in getting Mrs. Kyndley's daughter an 'old' item for her 'good luck' package. She was restored just in time, and since then has been working on the Little Western with other Great Western engines, but mostly on the Ffarquhar Branch with Thomas, Toby, Daisy, and Percy.

In Adventures on Rails, Percy saved her from scrap to use her as part of the 'good luck' package for Mrs. Kyndley's daughter's wedding. Since then, she is mostly a VIP coach, sometimes used on the Express or on Thomas' Branch Line. It was revealed in the sixteenth season that she had been on the Bluebell Railway for a while, and now returned to Sodor to stay. It has also been confirmed she will play an important role in the cliffhanger for the eighteenth and ninteenth season.

After a prolonged absence, apart from the James and Percy re-write, Old Slow Coach re-appeared in the volume five episode, Jessie's Find. There, it was officially established that the events of Thomas, Percy, and Old Slow Coach and Happy Ever After played out exactly the same. They most likely took place between 1996-1997 which is around the time of series five's première.

After becoming housing for workmen and other employees, she was eventually left in the old maintenance shed at Tidmouth Yards and slowly forgotten about. Eventually, some time in the early 2010s, she was re-discovered by Jessie whilst she was looking for an extra coach. Old Slow Coach was quickly cleaned and put in service for an additional train to Ffarquhar. Whilst climbing up a hill, her coupling snapped, and despite some struggle, she managed to stop. Afterwards, she was sent to the Works to be properly repaired. Since then, she mainly resides at Ffarquhar as an extra coach during busy times and for very special occasions.

Persona

She is a kind, old coach who is friendly to all the engines. She dislikes to be left in the Yard for a long time, and likes to go out on journeys.

Basis

Old Slow Coach is a Falmouth Coupe TRI Composite coach, built in 1893 for the Great Western Railway.

Livery

She is painted in Great Western's chocolate and cream livery.

Appearances

Adventures on Rails

Shorts

Specials:

The New Adventures on Rails

Sodor Adventures

  • Season 3 - Old Slow CoachBertie and the Fog (cameo), and Cold Chaos (mentioned) 
  • Season 4 - Thomas and Algy, Flora and the Troublesome Coach (mentioned), and George Strikes Again
  • Season 5 - Sodor Snowstorm

Specials:

  • Sodor and the Meaning of Christmas
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