Sodor Main Line

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Sodor Main Line
Overview
Type	freight rail and passenger rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Sodor and England
Termini	Tidmouth, Sodor Barrow-in-Furness,England
Operation
Owner	The Fat Controller
Operator(s)	NorthWestern Railway
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Route map North Western Main Line Barrow-in-Furness –The Other Railway Barrow Engine Shed The Walney Channel England Sodor Vicarstown Ballahoo Tunnels ("Henry's Tunnel") Sodor Steamworks Crovan's Gate Skarloey Railway Killdane Sodor Ironworks or Smelter's Scrapyard Sodor Ice Cream Factory Kellsthorpe Road Cronk Cronk viaduct Maron Gordon's Hill (1 in 75) Wellsworth Crosby Crosby Tunnel Knapford Tidmouth Tunnel Tidmouth Engine Shed The Little Western (Arlesburgh Branch) Peak hours only Tidmouth Tidmouth Docks

The Sodor Main Line is a fictional railway line on the island of Sodor. The line runs from Tidmouth to Barrow-in-Furness in the mainland.

Route description

The mainline starts from Barrow-in-Furness on the Mainland. Crossing over the rolling lift bridge across the Walney Channel, the line calls at Vicarstown before passing through Henry's Tunnel. After this, the junction to the Norramby Branch Line is reached. The line passes a line after this, where Gordon's birdstrike incident happened. Also, in the television series, after passing through the Ballahoo tunnels and going past the junction to the Norramby branch line, there is a line that branches off the mainline leading to Great Waterton which is nestled in between Stepney's Branch Line and the mainline.

The line crosses River Hoo, and after that, it calls Crovan's Gate, home to the Sodor Steamworks and the Skarloey Railway. After stopping here, the line crosses Ben Glas. Then it passes the place where Henry was stuck in the snow and was rescued by Donald and Douglas. Later comes the place where James' train brakes were mended with bootlaces. The line travels to Kellsthorpe Road, junction to the Kirk Ronan Branch Line. After that, it comes to the place where runaway James was caught by Edward. Crossing a bridge over a road, it comes to the stretch of line where Toby ran out of water. Later comes the bridge above Harwin Russagh. And the line afterward reaches Killdane, junction to the Peel Godred Branch Line.

Cronk is next, and once leaving the station, trains cross a viaduct, and then arrive at Maron, junction to the Ulfstead Branch Line in the television series. Trains then descend Gordon's Hill and pass through two junctions that led to the Coaling Plant Branch Line and the Suddery Junction, the junction to Edward's Branch Line, respectively. After passing Wellsworth, the Cow Field is next, where James once had his first accident with the runaway trucks and when half of Edward’s cattle train was broken by some cows in the cow fields. Then, the trains arrive at Crosby, where Duck once crashed into a barbershop, propelled by the runaway goods train, and where Toad nearly got diverted into a siding before the switch points failed. After that, trains later pass through a mile-long tunnel and then stop at Knapford, the junction to Thomas' Branch Line. Crossing another tunnel, the mainline passes Lower Tidmouth and terminates at Tidmouth. Afterward, the line continues up to Tidmouth, home to the headquarters of the North Western Railway and the mainline sheds. The junction to Duck's Branch Line, which leads up to Arlesburgh West, which is home to the Arlesdale Railway.

Operations

The mainline carries several kinds of freight, including ballast, lead, zinc, silver, slate, bauxite, produce, building stones, and fish, including the Tidmouth kipper, which is considered a delicacy. Tourism is a major part of the passenger traffic during the summer season, as Sodor has many beautiful lakes, mountains, and other beautiful scenery. The main passenger traffic is commuting, with either stopping trains that stop at all mainline stations or the "Wild Nor' Wester", the railway's express, which stops only at the Works station before reaching the Other Railway.

Coaches/trucks

• Annie and Clarabel
• Rocky
• Hector

Yards and facilities

Tidmouth

• Sheds

Knapford

• Yard
• Shed

Wellsworth

• Edward's Yard

Crovan's Gate

• Yard

Vicarstown

• Shed
• Yard

Main Line Loop

The Main Line Loop begins near Maron on the Main Line and ends at the Whispering Woods on the mainline west of Kirk Ronan Junction and Kellsthorpe Road.

Freight operations and stations

The line begins near Maron and calls at the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre, Killaban and Cabalnoo.

Other notable places along the line include Misty Island Tunnel, Jem Cole's Yard, Sodor Flour Mills, Sodor Maritime Museum, an abandoned mine, and a repair yard.

Local service

• Thomas: Knapford-Vicarstown

Locomotives

• Emily
• Murdoch
• Nia
• Rosie
• Phillip
• Molly
• Rebecca
• Stafford

Former engines at this line

• Thomas
• Edward
• Percy
• Duck

Engines occasionally

• BoCo

Main Line Loop engines

• Belle (Sodor Search and Rescue Centre)
• Rocky (Sodor Search and Rescue Centre)

NWR logo

File:NorthWestern Railway which operates the Sodor Main Line.jpg

NorthWestern Railway logo which operates the Sodor Main Line.

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