THOMAS & FRIENDS™ - RED EXPRESS BRAKE COACH - HO Scale. Red Coaches are usually pulled by Duck and Oliver on their branch line, by Edward on his branch line, occasionally by Percy on the Ffarquhar Branch Line. Additionally, they are pulled by Henry and James on the Main Line. They are based on LBSC Stroudley Coaches built in the late 1800's. The Brake Coach is used for a combination of passengers and luggage. Bachmann carefully reproduces your favorite Thomas & Friends™ characters in HO scale. All rolling stock features realistic character faces (where applicable), highly detailed, realistic plastic body shells, all-metal wheels, and international-style hook-and-loop couplers