Tanker (Thomas and Friends)

There are many different types of tankers on the Island of Sodor used to carry various kinds of liquids. They usually have very little influence in stories. They are also referred to as wagons or trucks and are rarely depicted with faces.

Tankers
There are black, white, brown, silver, grey, and yellow tankers used to carry various liquids.

Trivia

 * The faces on the tankers were reused from the Slate Trucks.

Merchandise

 * Motor Road and Rail (only in Asia and Australia with a face)
 * Wind-up Trains (Asia only)

Tar Wagons
Tar Wagons are painted black with "TAR" written on the sides in white. They are used for transportation of tar across the North Western Railway. James once crashed into some after losing control of his trucks.

Trivia

 * Some tar wagon models are on display at Drayton Manor.
 * In Toad Stands By, a tar tanker can be seen with a narrow gauge truck face.

Milk Tankers
Milk Tankers are used to carry milk from local farms to the dairy at Elsbridge. Toby collects one from the dairy each morning on his way to Anopha with the quarrymen, and leaves it at Ffarquhar to be loaded. After being loaded, the van is coupled behind Clarabel and taken to the dairy on Thomas' first train. While Thomas was away having his front mended, a Diesel railcar named Daisy was brought to do his work. Daisy, who was then a lazy sort, did mind, and refused to pull the van, and so much to their annoyance Toby and Percy had to make special trips to deliver the milk. However, now that Daisy has learnt sense, she sometimes takes the milk instead of Thomas.

From Misty Island Rescue onwards, the words "Tidmouth Milk" have been replaced by a logo of a cow in a blue circle.

Trivia

 * Three milk wagons are currently on display at Drayton Manor.
 * In the first and second seasons, due to budget limitations the milk tankers were painted half white and half black, the black side being used for oil and tar tankers.

Merchandise

 * ERTL (discontinued; with a tar tanker)
 * Wooden Railway (discontinued)
 * Take Along (discontinued)
 * Motor Road and Rail (with Diesel) (discontinued)
 * TrackMaster (discontinued)
 * Thomas Engine Collection Series (discontinued)
 * Mini Die Cast Collection (discontinued)
 * Bachmann (HO and large scale)
 * Hornby (discontinued)
 * Lionel Trains (discontinued)
 * Tomica (with Percy)
 * My First Thomas
 * De Agostini (discontinued)
 * Wind-up Trains (Japan only)
 * Pocket Fantasy (Discontinued)
 * Boss (with Emily; discontinued)