Mildred, sometimes known as Old Slow Coach or simply Coach, is a Great Western Railway clerestory brake coach. She was known for her luxurious interior.
Biography[]
Thomas & Friends[]
Before coming to the Island of Sodor, Mildred was originally part of The Cornishman, taking passengers to Falmouth to catch the Transatlantic Liners. Impressed by her grand and luxurious interior, Sir Topham Hatt brought her to Sodor.
Mildred was a luxurious coach when she was first brought to Sodor, but was eventually replaced by modern rolling stock. She was sent to the scrapyards and was long due for the scrapheap when Thomas and Percy met her. The two tank engines vowed to find a way to save her and their chance came sooner than expected when the workmen's hut was destroyed by a fire. Percy suggested that Mildred could house the workmen while a new hut was being made. Mildred was restored and taken to the beach to be used as the hut for the workmen.
After the workmen's hut was rebuilt, Mildred was brought back onto the rails to be used as a coach again. When Percy was looking for something "old" for Mrs. Kyndley's daughter's good luck package at her wedding, she became the "old" item.
Stories From Sodor:Future[]
Season 24[]
When William needed a coach for a special job, Mildred was the only spare coach he could find, albeit with broken windows and peeling paint. He took Mildred to the Sodor Steamworks where she was repaired and repainted. William then asked Jacob if Mildred could be his coach permanently, to which the controller agreed and decided the coach should be given a real name. Leshawna suggested Mildred, which the coach liked and this thus became her name[1].
Season 26[]
When William was given the special job of taking the evening Express, he wanted to take Mildred with him as a part of the train, but Jacob told him not to as she was not suited for the job. After talking to Mildred, however, William did not have the heart to tell her she could not come on the journey, so he took her anyways. After getting over Gordon's Hill, the two ran into trouble, as Mildred's brakes were not strong enough to slow the heavy train, resulting in William derailing at the bottom of the hill[2].
While William was in the Steamworks, Mildred was given the job of working with Brady to take French tourists around the Island. When Brady broke down, she worked with Daisy instead[3].
Personality[]
After being stuck in the scrapyard, Mildred was delighted to have a second chance in life and she never took it for granted. She is a happy railway coach. She has a polite spirit to all the engines especially Thomas and Percy. Whether she is a hut for the workmen or a coach for passengers, Mildred is just delighted to be really useful indeed.
Basis[]
Mildred is based on a Diagram E39 Falmouth Coupe TRI brake coach, built in 1893 for the Great Western Railway.
Livery[]
Mildred is painted in the Great Western Railway's chocolate and cream coach livery.
Trivia[]
- Mildred was the first rolling-stock character not created by the Awdry's to be introduced in the television series.
- Mildred is the first coach with moving eyes and a moulded face like the engines, the second being Henrietta, starting from the eighteenth series.
- Mildred is the last sentient coach created in the television series until the Slip Coaches in the eighteenth series.
References[]
Sudrian Crystal Railway | Locomotives | Diesel 10 | Stafford | Stepney | Theo | Toby |
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Rolling Stock | Alice | Annie | Clarabel | Dulcie | Henrietta | Isabel | Mildred | Mirabel | S.C. Ruffey | |
Non-Rail Characters | Oliver | Patrick | |
Skarloey Railway | Locomotives | |
Keystone Railway | Locomotives | Smoky Quartz |
The Mainland | Locomotives | Boxhill | Hurricane |
India | Locomotives | Shankar | The Brown Tender Engine |
Mauritania | Locomotives | The Brown Tender Engine |
Brazil | Locomotives | The Brown Tender Engine |
Episodes | Dustin | Robot Wars Live | Amethyst and Ruby's Mainland Adventure | Flora and Daisy | Flora and Bulgy | Hank | Charlie and Billy | Jacob's Big Break | Battlebots Filming Day | Jacob and Connor's Busy Day | Jennifer's Day at the Shunting Yard | The Return of the Horrid Lorries | Best Dressed Engine | Dailey | Dawson | Damian | David | A Busy Day at the Museum | Jacob, Sierra, and the Dogs | A Doggy Discovery | Trevor's Harbour Clean-Up | Fog | Rayann | A Day at the Races | Oliver's Token | Not Wanted |
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Transcripts | Dustin/Transcript | Robot Wars Live/Transcript | Amethyst and Ruby's Mainland Adventure/Transcript | Flora and Daisy/Transcript | Flora and Bulgy/Transcript | Hank/Transcript | Charlie and Billy/Transcript | Jacob's Big Break/Transcript | Battlebots Filming Day/Transcript | Jacob and Connor's Busy Day/Transcript | Jennifer's Day at the Shunting Yard/Transcript | The Return of the Horrid Lorries/Transcript | Best Dressed Engine/Transcript | Dailey/Transcript | Dawson/Transcript | Damian/Transcript | David/Transcript | A Busy Day at the Museum/Transcript | Jacob, Sierra, and the Dogs/Transcript | A Doggy Discovery/Transcript | Trevor's Harbour Clean-Up/Transcript | Fog/Transcript | Rayann/Transcript | A Day at the Races/Transcript | Oliver's Token/Transcript | Not Wanted/Transcript |
Galleries | Dustin/Gallery | Robot Wars Live/Gallery | Amethyst and Ruby's Mainland Adventure/Gallery | Flora and Daisy/Gallery | Flora and Bulgy/Gallery | Hank/Gallery | Charlie and Billy/Gallery | Jacob's Big Break/Gallery | Battlebots Filming Day/Gallery | Jacob and Connor's Busy Day/Gallery | Jennifer's Day at the Shunting Yard/Gallery | The Return of the Horrid Lorries/Gallery | Best Dressed Engine/Gallery | Dailey/Gallery | Dawson/Gallery | Damian/Gallery | David/Gallery | A Busy Day at the Museum/Gallery | Jacob, Sierra, and the Dogs/Gallery | A Doggy Discovery/Gallery | Trevor's Harbour Clean-Up/Gallery | Fog/Gallery | Rayann/Gallery | A Day at the Races/Gallery | Oliver's Token/Gallery | Not Wanted/Gallery |
Characters With Main Roles | Dustin | Jordyn | Jackie | Marie | Rose | Amethyst | Ruby | Jacob | Flora | Daisy | Bulgy | Hank | Charlie | Billy | Connor | Jennifer | Jackson | The Horrid Lorries | Dailey | Dawson | Damian | David | Sierra | Trevor | Percy | Rayann | Oliver | Old Slow Coach |
Characters Introduced | Dustin | Lorry 4 | Lorry 5 | Rayann | Old Slow Coach |