Barges in TUGS

This article is based on a section of fictional characters from the 1988 television series TUGS from the producers of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.

Lord Stinker
Lord Stinker is an aged garbage barge, widely known for carrying a heavy stench, and notably wears a peg on his nose to avoid his own strong odor.

He works mostly with Warrior. He is a quick thinker and once devised an ingenious plan to save a train from disaster, which gained him a newfound respect from Top Hat. He has made numerous appearances, notably High Tide, Warrior, Munitions and Regatta. He is also mentioned in Bigg Freeze, when Warrior fails to find a garbage barge, "Even Lord Stinker, his favorite, was full".

In Salty's Lighthouse he was renamed Stinky Morris.

Lord Stinker was, according to sources, played by distinguished British actor Timothy Bateson.

Frank & Eddie
Frank and Eddie were fictional characters from the 1988 television series TUGS from the producers of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.

They are a pair of twin railway barges (also known as truck floats) who work with Top Hat the railway tug, and are used for the transportation of railway stock across the port. They are very quick-witted and are among the few that can deal with Top Hat's superiority. Both of the twins speak with Cockney accents.

The actors who portrayed their voices, are: Timothy Bateson as Eddie and Nigel Anthony as Frank.

On a side note Frank speaks in a voice Similar to former President Richard Nixon.

In Salty's Lighthouse Frank and Eddie became Police Barges and their names were changed to Mr. Knight and Mr. Chapman.

Pearl
Pearl is an oyster barge, she made her only brief appearance in Warrior, working with Sunshine and Little Ditcher out in the estuary.

Star Line Oil Barge
This Barge was only seen in "Munitions". Ten Cents was sent to Lucky's Boat Repair Yard to collect it, but on the way Bluenose scrapes it. The barge exploded after its load of petrol catches fire, caused by the huge inferno on the quay caused by Bluenose. Ten Cents pushed it out to sea where it blew up, nearly taking him with it.

Fire barges
These barges are used to put out fires, and are deployed in conjunction with the Fire Tug, as well as sharing a dock. They were mainly seen in Munitions when Zorran helped the Fire Tug try to save Krakatoa, and when Zug and Zip used them to trap Ten Cents and Sunshine.

Light Barge
An emergency light barge seen in Bigg Freeze when Ten Cents and Sunshine couldn't get Zorran to give them fuel for Lilly. It is stored Up River.

Other barges
Seen throughout the whole series. These barges didn't have a cab, name or a face but were used for carrying lighter items. They were also used for rescue operations such as in High Tide where Top Hat used it to keep the bridge in tact. Another operation includes when Boomer was going to be lifted out. Also in the episode Jinxed, when Boomer sinks, Sunshine states that "He's come to rest on that old, sunken, garbage barge." This indicates that there was a garbage barge that had sunken there. This was the only mention of this barge.