The Barrel Loader is a destination which can deposit barrels in a waiting car by pushing down on a lever. It includes a blue Barrel Car, three barrels, and an 6" Straight Track piece which was first released in Clickity-Clack Track, then in Traction Rail in 2002. The Barrel Loader is labeled as "Arlesdale Barrel Co".
Changes[]
- 1997 (Corn, Flour, and Molasses barrels, unpainted lever, vertical wood decals featuring door and large windows, Clickity-Clack Track)
- 2001 (Oil, Flour, and Molasses barrels, red lever, horizontal wood decals featuring barrels and small square windows)
- 2002 (Traction Rail)
Variants[]
- Ffarquhar Barrel Loader from A Busy Day at the Quarry Set
- Sodor Dairy Barrel Loader from Man in the Hills Set
- Barrel Loader with no lettering from Percy's Fuel Delivery Figure 8 Set
- Haultraugh Barrel Loader from Deluxe Mountaintop Supply Run Set
- Barrel Loader from James Sorts It Out Set
Availability[]
- Around the Barrel Loader Set
- Thomas Classroom Activity Set
- Lift and Load Set
- Really Useful Work Set
- Sodor Work and Wash Set
Trivia[]
- The Barrel Loader is one of the few destinations entirely comprised of wood, with no plastic elements.
- The 1997 prototype Barrel Loader features a sharper-angled roof, smaller decals on the sides, a more square base, and sticker decals on the roof and molasses barrel.
- Stock pictures of the 2001 Barrel Loader do not have any text on the oil barrel.
- Roy Wilson's signature can be found on the back side of the Barrel Loader.
Gallery[]
1997-2000 Barrel Loader
Barrel Loader Barrel Car
1997 Barrel Loader box
1997 Barrel Loader back of box
2001 Barrel Loader
2001 Barrel Loader box
2001 Barrel Loader back of box
2002-2009 Barrel Loader
2002-2003 Barrel Loader box
2002-2003 Barrel Loader back of box
2004-2005 Barrel Loader box
2004-2005 Barrel Loader back of box
2006-2007 Barrel Loader box
2006-2007 Barrel Loader back of box
Variants gallery[]
Barrel Loader from A Busy Day at the Quarry Set
Barrel Loader from Man in the Hills Set
Barrel Loader from Deluxe Mountaintop Supply Run Set
Barrel Loader from James Sorts It Out Set