North Western Railway (Johnsonverse)

The North Western Railway (NWR) is the main standard gauge rail network on the Island of Sodor. From nationalisation on 1st January 1948, its official name has been the North Western Region of British Railways. The railway's motto is "Nil Unquam Simile", which is Latin for "There's nothing quite like it".
== History ==
The North Western Railway was formed in 1914 by the Government-sponsored amalgamation of the three then-extant standard gauge railways on the island - the Sodor and Mainland, the Wellsworth and Suddery and the Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge, the latter two already in the process of amalgamation - as a strategic railway for coastal defence against possible danger from Ireland, which was feared to be on the verge of joining the Central Powers. Albert Regaby, Lord Harwick, always maintained that his gift to the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, of a copy of the History of the Island of Sodor, which lays great emphasis on the importance of Sodor as an outpost in the direction of Ireland, was the deciding factor that led to the formation of the NWR.
Lord Harwick was appointed Chairman, while Mr. Topham Hatt, formerly of the TK&ER, was appointed Chief Mechanical Engineer and the NWR began operating in 1915. Much construction work was needed in order to connect the three absorbed railways and meet the Admiralty's requirements. The NWR cut a single bore tunnel through the Ballahoo Ridge, allowing it to extend to Vicarstown, where it established its Administrative Headquarters and main Motive Power Depot. A rolling lift bridge, designed by Topham Hatt, was subsequently erected across the Walney Channel, finally connecting Sodor with the Mainland. Repair shops were also established at Crovan's Gate, while many of the routes of the former railways were converted from single to double track.
In 1916, the NWR constructed a single line extension of the Main Line up to Arlesburgh by Government Order. The line was a key part of the NWR's obligations as a strategic railway, for it allowed the Admiralty to regularly patrol the West Coast of the island with armoured trains. It was originally intended to reach Harwick, but by the time Arlesburgh was reached, the immediate threat had passed and a further extension was dropped. When formed, the NWR inherited 23 locomotives from its constituents, of various classes from various railways, ranging from a vertical-boiler engine to an LB&SCR Atlantic. Throughout the First World War, it was worked with locomotives and rolling stock borrowed from the Midland and the Furness Companies, eventually purchasing several of its own locomotives, including an LB&SCR tank engine and a Furness 4-4-0.
By 1919, most of these locomotives had to be returned and replacements needed to be found. This was a time of great difficulty for the NWR as with the end of the war the NWR's military value was ended and Government support withdrawn. This resulted in a locomotive crisis and Mr. Topham Hatt, now also a Director (and given the unflattering nickname of "The Fat Director", which didn't actually offend him due to his legendary appetite), was placed in charge of finding new motive power. In 1920, he attempted to buy a Robinson Atlantic but ended up with an engine riddled with flaws, as well as a pair of 4-6-0s whose crews proved very troublesome, while in 1923, he purchased a pair of experimental prototypes.
In 1923, came the Grouping and the NWR was threatened with either closure or absorption into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) system. The NWR Board, however, led by their Chairman Lord Harwick believed in the Railway's future and fought off the plans. In this, they were ably backed by the new General Manager, Topham Hatt and to such good purpose that by 1925, the LMS had been brought to terms and the NWR was enabled to maintain its identity. The agreement with the LMS granted the NWR Running Powers across the Vicarstown Bridge into Barrow-in-Furness and also began a joint suburban service between Barrow and Norramby, at the cost of the NWR curtailing a steamer service between Kirk Ronan and Dublin it had launched in 1920. The joint suburban service is still run with British Rail to this day.
Also in 1923, following an agreement with the Peel Godred Power Company, the NWR constructed a branch line from Killdane to Peel Godred to serve the Sodor Aluminium Works, using powers it had inherited from the S&MR. Due to the heavy gradients, the branch line is unique for being worked by electric locomotives. While the branch has provided steady revenue to the NWR, it resulted in the closure of the Mid Sodor Railway (which eventually occurred in January 1947). The following year, 1924, the NWR entered an agreement with Jabez Croarie to extend its Elsbridge Branch Line to Ffarquhar to service the Anopha Quarry, providing a new source of traffic.
After the NWR came to an agreement with the LMS in 1925, the Motive Power Depot moved from Vicarstown to Tidmouth. This resulted in the closure of the sheds located there in 1927. Albert Regaby stepped down as chairman in 1934.
When the railways in the United Kingdom were nationalised, Sodor was affected too with the North Western Railway becoming the North Western Region of British Railways. However, the railway was allowed to keep a large degree of independence from the rest of the network; this is why steam traction was preserved on the railway, as well as why none of the branch lines or stations were affected by the Beeching Axe; despite this, though, two lines were shut down in the 1960s, these being the Norramby Branchline (due to the harbour having been bombed during World War II and never repaired) and Kirk Ronan Branchline (due to the closure of the shipyards); both lines would eventually reopen in 1996 and 1981, respectively. The other railways on the island were not affected by nationalisation. It is still considered part of British Rail, but still has its operational independence.
The railway's passenger and freight trains were affected by the sectorisation of the 1980s. The region's top-link express service, the Wild Nor' Wester, is operated by InterCity, while all other passenger services are operated by Regional Railways; in both cases, branding is limited to tickets.
== Liveries ==
The steam engines are painted primarily blue with red and yellow lining, secondarily green with red and yellow lining and tertiarily red with yellow and blue or black lining. The numbers are painted in yellow with red or black borders on the side of the cabs, tanks or tenders. The diesel engines are painted BR green or BR blue with most having yellow warning panels at each end.
The coaching stock has no standard livery. Coaches from the S&M were painted either brown, green and cream, or orange, while TW&S stock was brown and red or orange. Modern coaching stock is painted in a variety of liveries, such as NWR orange, NWR brown, LMS/BR crimson and cream, LNER green and cream, teak, GWR chocolate and cream, SR green, BR blue and grey, and BR maroon.
The wagons and brake vans are mostly painted either dark grey, dark green, dark blue, or brown with black frames and "N W" (The Spiteful Brake Van), numbers and lettering painted on the sides in white.
== Roster ==
The North Western Railway has a highly-diverse collection of equipment. Many often mistake the railway for a heritage line, when in reality, it is a working railway with timetabled passenger trains and a variety of freight workings.
A long-standing tradition on the NWR is giving every locomotive, as well as many coaches and even some freight wagons, brake vans, and maintenance equipment, their own names.
Steam locomotives
No. 	Name 	Class 	Wheel arrangement	Built	Builder 	Power class	Acquired by NWR	Assignment 	Livery 	Notes
1 	Thomas 	LB&SCR E2 Class 	0-6-0T 	1915 	LB&SCR Brighton Works 	3P 	1916 	Ffarquhar Branchline - Passenger 	NWR Blue 	First locomotive acquired post-amalgamation. In the books and television series, Thomas started his Sudrian career as a station pilot, and was given the Ffarquhar Branchline as a reward for rescuing James after a crash. The real-life NWR #1, meanwhile, was assigned to the then-Elsbridge Branch from the day it arrived at Knapford by ship. It is one of two E2 Class tank engines not in service on Eastern Pacific Railroad. Often considered the single-most famous locomotive in the world.
2 	Edward 	Furness Railway K2 Class
Larger Seagull 	4-4-0 	1896 	Sharp, Stewart, and Co. 	1P 	1916 	Brendam Branchline - Passenger 	NWR Blue 	Second locomotive acquired post-amalgamation. Arrived on the same ship as #1. Edward was used to complete construction of the NWR, and was then stored due to being viewed as too small for use. By 1917, however, the unit was back in service with the opening of the Vicarstown Bridge bringing a crush of traffic. In 1933, the locomotive was transferred from the mainline to the Brendam Branch, where it has remained since.
3 	Henry 	LMS Stanier Class 5 	4-6-0 	1919 (original)
1936 (rebuild)	Unknown (original)
LMS Crewe Works (rebuild)	5MT 	1920 	Mainline - Mixed Traffic 	NWR Green 	One of the most troublesome locomotives Sodor has ever known, both for the railway, the Reverend Wilbert Awdry, and the television series writers. The locomotive was built by an unknown individual who stole rejected plans from Great Northern Railway CME Sir Nigel Gresley, described as a cross between a C1 and an A1. Said individual was arrested for corporate espionage, and the locomotive was sold at police auction to the North Western Railway. What the railway got could be best described as a lemon, as it was very shy of steaming. On one occasion in 1924, the locomotive broke down in Ballahoo Ridge Tunnel, and the impatient railway board decided to keep it in the tunnel, until it was called upon to relieve the express. After the infamous Ballahoo Rail Disaster of 1934 (the "Flying Kipper" incident), the locomotive was sent to the LMS works at Crewe to be rebuilt. Fortuitously, Henry's frames were the exact length of William Stanier's new Class 5 locomotive. #3 returned in 1936 a bigger and stronger locomotive, and has had no issues since.
4 	Gordon 	LNER Class A3 	4-6-2 	1922
1939 (rebuild)	GNR Doncaster Works 	7P 	1922 	Express Fleet 	NWR Blue 	The railway's chief express locomotive (prior to this, four different locomotives were used in rotation). Built as an A1, the locomotive was rebuilt to the new A3 specification in 1939.
5 	James 	L&YR Class 28 (originally)
S&M Class G4 (rebuilt) 	0-6-0 (rebuilt)
2-6-0 (rebuilt)	1912 	L&YR Horwich Works 	3MT 	1923 	Mainline - Mixed Traffic 	NWR Red 	While the fictional James is an engine that has had many characterizations over the years (the most consistent being vanity, racism towards diesels, and preferring passengers over freight), the real-life #5 has had a relatively-uneventful career.
6 	Percy 	GWR No. 1340 Trojan 	0-4-0ST 	1897 	Avonside Engine Co. 	0F 	1934 	Ffarquhar Branchline - Freight 	NWR Green 	Purchased from the Great Western Railway during a labour strike in 1934 over having to use large tender engines to shunt their own trains, #6 served as Tidmouth station pilot from 1934 until being transferred to the Ffarquhar Branchline in 1955 to assist in rebuilding Knapford Harbour, becoming the line's primary freight engine shortly thereafter.
7 	Toby 	LNER Class J70 	0-6-0T 	1914 	GER Stratford Works 	0MT 	1951 	Tramway - Mixed Traffic 	NWR Chocolate and Blue	Transferred from the Wisbech & Upwell Tramway in 1951 after #1's crew was ticketed by an overzealous police constable enforcing outdated tramway laws. #7 is mainly used on the Anopha Tramway from Ffarquhar to Anopha Quarry in the hills above Ffarquhar, as well as the Sodor Tramway from Ulfstead to Bluff's Cove along the Arlesburgh Branchline.
8 	Montague 	GWR 5700 Class 	0-6-0PT 	1935 	North British Locomotive Co.	3MT 	1955 	Arlesburgh Branchline - Mixed Traffic 	GWR Green 	Transferred from London Paddington in 1955 to replace #6 as Tidmouth station pilot when the workload began taking its toll on the locomotive's running gear. In 1967, the locomotive was transferred to the newly-reopened Arlesburgh Branchline, at which time it was auto-fitted to operate with GWR Autocoaches. Although the locomotive's official name is Montague, it is almost exclusively referred to as "Duck", due to an incident during World War II where it suffered spring damage while outrunning a German bomber and came into the station "waddling like a duck"; its nameplates even say "Duck" instead of "Montague".
9 	Donald 	CR 812 Class 	0-6-0 	1909 	CR St. Rollox Works 	3MT 	1959 	Utility 	NWR Green 	Transferred from Corkerhill Depot in the Scottish Region in 1959. While the books state that only Donald was wanted, and Douglas had stowed away to escape scrap, in truth, two locomotives had indeed been requested. While the books depict the two locomotives with NWR Blue, and the TV series consistently depicts them in BR Black, both are actually painted in NWR Green.
10 	Douglas 	CR 812 Class 	0-6-0 	1909 	CR St. Rollox Works 	3MT 	1959 	Utility 	NWR Green 	
11 	Oliver 	GWR 1400 Class 	0-4-2T 	1934 	GWR Swindon Works 	1P 	1967 	Arlesburgh Branchline - Passenger 	GWR Green 	This locomotive was due to be withdrawn and sent to Eastern Pacific in 1964, but its crew "stole" it, along with a GWR Autocoach and a GWR 20T "Toad" brakevan, and went on the run. Arrest warrants were issued, and by 1967, the "fugitive train" found itself at Barrow-In-Furness, and was discreetly brought to Sodor by the crew of #10. Upon realizing where the stolen equipment was, British Rail, on orders from Sheldon Johnson, dropped the charges. The auto-fitted locomotive was put into service on the Arlesburgh Branchline with a second autocoach, while the "Toad" joined the railway's brakevan pool; eight additional "Toads" were acquired in subsequent years.
12 	Emily 	GNR Stirling Single 	4-2-2 	1895 	GNR Doncaster Works 	2P 	1914 (originally)
1994 (repatriation)	Ffarquhar Branchline - Passenger 	NWR Green 	Acquired new from the GNR by the Sodor & Mainland Railway in 1896 as its express locomotive, it passed into NWR ownership upon the 1914 amalgamation. It continued in its duties as an express locomotive until the arrival of Gordon in 1923, but later became part of the Express Fleet in 1926 following the "Loop Line" incident. It was sold to a scrapyard in Japan in 1932, albeit without the permission of Topham Hatt, who was in the midst of a power struggle with Albert Regaby at the time. Upon arriving in Japan, the locomotive was quickly smuggled aboard a ship bound for Southampton by longshoremen who disagreed with the direction their country was taking, and upon arriving in Southampton, was hidden in a shed by Southern Railway personnel. There it stayed, well-preserved in a climate-controlled environment, until it was discovered alongside an LB&SCR E2 Class that had been hidden in the shed in 1962 before it could be shipped to Eastern Pacific. After a nine-year restoration, it returned to service on the NWR in 2003, now used for passenger services on the Ffarquhar Branchline.
13 	Eric 	LNER Class V3 	2-6-4T 	1940 	LNER Doncaster Works 	4MT 	1981 	Kirk Ronan Branchline - Mixed Traffic 	NWR Green 	Following the reopening of the Kirk Ronan Branchline in 1981, this locomotive was transferred from Eastern Pacific to the North Western Region to serve on the line.
14 	Walkden 	Hunslet Austerity 	0-6-0ST 	1944 	Hunslet 	4F 	1994 	Utility 	NWR Green 	After trialling an Austerity leased from the Dean Forest Railway in 1993, Sir Stephen Hatt III decided to purchase another member of this class, acquiring this locomotive from the Ribble Steam Railway.
15 	Peter 	LMS Stanier 8F 	2-8-0 	1942 	LMS Crewe Works 	8F 	1996 	Mainline - Freight 	NWR Blue 	This locomotive was transferred from BR following the opening of the Tidmouth Freightliner Terminal.
16 	Lily 	LSWR O2 Class 	0-4-4T 	1889 	LSWR Nine Elm Works 	0MT 	1890 (originally)
2009 (return)	Ffarquhar Branchline - Mixed Traffic 	W&S Maroon 	Acquired by the Wellsworth & Suddery Railway in 1890 as its #2, it passed into NWR ownership in 1914 upon amalgamation. It was sold for scrap in 1932, but ended up aboard a ship bound for the Isle of Man. Said ship foundered in a storm, but after the NWR made a post on social media about the locomotive in 2009, the railway was contacted by Dr. Robert Ballard about investigating the shipwreck. Several months later, several containers were raised from the wreck, and sure enough, the locomotive was found, still perfectly-preserved due to being in a watertight container. A herculean restoration effort followed, and in October 2009, the locomotive returned to steam amid much fanfare.
17 	Preston 	LB&SCR D1 Class 	0-4-2T 	1881 	Neilson & Co. 	0P 	1902 	Sold to SR, 1932
Currently preserved at Vicarstown Railway Museum	LB&SCR Improved Green 	Acquired by the Tidmouth, Knapford, and Elsbridge Railway in 1902 during efforts to modernize its fleet, this locomotive arrived with three LB&SCR Autocoaches, as this locomotive was auto-fitted. It was sold for scrap in 1932, but was quickly re-sold to the Southern Railway. It was withdrawn in March 1948, and clandestinely purchased by Continental Rail, who stored it in the United States. In 1950, it was sold to the upstart Vicarstown Railway Museum, and returned to Sodor. It is currently used as a demonstration engine, and, along with its three autocoaches, is frequently spot-hired by the NWR during peak travel periods.
18 	Wallace 	GWR 1361 Class Prototype 	0-6-0ST 	1902 	GWR Swindon Works 	0F 	1903 	Sold to Crock's Scrapyard, 1932
Currently preserved at Vicarstown Railway Museum	GWR Green 	Acquired by the Tidmouth, Knapford, and Elsbridge Railway in 1903 during efforts to modernize its fleet, this locomotive was intended for use as a station pilot, but found use all over the network. It passed into NWR ownership upon amalgamation in 1914, and was sold for scrap in 1932. However, it was used by Crock's Scrapyard in Wellsworth as a stationary boiler, and was sold to the National Coal Board in 1967. It served at various coal mines in the Midlands until being donated to the Vicarstown Railway Museum in 1982, where it remains today as a static exhibit.
19 	Crescent Rose (originally)
Ruby (currently)	L&YR Class 2 (Aspinall) 	4-4-0 	1889 	Beyer, Peacock and Company 	1MT 	1900 	Utility 	L&YR Black 	Acquired by the Sodor & Mainland Railway in 1900 as a mixed-traffic locomotive, it passed into NWR ownership in 1914 upon amalgamation. It served as part of the early Express Fleet until #4 was acquired, but rejoined the rotation after the "Loop Line" incident, only to be pulled from the fleet again in 1946. Originally named Crescent Rose by the S&M, it, along with four other NWR steam locomotives, inspired the names of the weapons used by various characters in the web series RWBY. Following the death of Monty Oum, these locomotives were re-christened after the characters who carry these weapons. #19 is the lightest tender engine in service on the railway.
20 	Ember Celica (originally)
Yang (currently)	LB&SCR H1 Class (prototype) 	4-4-2 	1903 	Kitson & Co. 	3MT 	1903 	Utility 	LB&SCR Improved Green 	Built as a prototype for the H1 class, this locomotive was trialled by the Tidmouth, Knapford, and Elsbridge Railway, who found it an ideal express locomotive, and the LB&SCR allowed it to keep the locomotive. It passed into NWR ownership in 1914 upon amalgamation. It was part of the early express fleet until #4 was acquired, but rejoined the rotation in 1926, and was pulled from the fleet again in 1946.
21 	Archimedes 	LNWR Large Bloomer Class 	2-2-2 	1862 	Wolverton Works 	0P 	1975 	Ffarquhar Branchline - Seasonal Passenger	NWR Red 	This locomotive is described as an enigma. It was discovered by Stephen Hatt in a shed near Killaban in 1975, and was restored in time for the S&D 150 celebrations. It is now used during the summer on passenger services on the Ffarquhar Branchline, being on display at the Vicarstown Railway Museum the rest of the year.
22 	Exmoor (originally)
Rebecca (currently)	SR Unrebuilt West Country Class 	4-6-2 	1946 	SR Brighton Works 	7P 	2008 	Express Fleet 	NWR Blue 	Acquired from Eastern Pacific in 2008 to expand the Express Fleet.
23 	Molly 	GER Class S46 "Claud Hamilton" 	4-4-0 	1900 	GER Stratford Works 	3P 	1955 	Mainline - Passenger 	NWR Blue 	Transferred from BR in 1955.
24 	Billy 	Manning Wardle L Class 	0-6-0ST 	1945 	Manning Wardle 	0F 	2005 	Out of service 	NWR Green 	One of two Manning Wardle L Class locomotives acquired by the NWR from an undisclosed source in 2005 for use as a utility engine, this unit suffered a severe axle failure in 2008 that put it out of traffic. As of 2021, it is still on display at the Vicarstown Railway Museum awaiting resources for overhaul.
25 	Arthur 	LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T 	2-6-2T 	1950 	BR Crewe Works 	2MT 	2000 	Utility 	NWR Green 	Transferred from BR in 2000. This locomotive has found great use due to being push-pull equipped.
26 	Charlie 	Manning Wardle L Class 	0-6-0ST 	1945 	Manning Wardle 	0F 	2005 	Killdane Branchline - Freight 	NWR Green 	One of two Manning Wardle L Class locomotives acquired by the NWR from an undisclosed source in 2005, it is currently used on the Killdane Branchline.
27 	Harvey 	Custom Crane Engine (Shelton Iron & Steel Works No. 4101 Crane Engine)	0-4-0CT 	1901 	Dübs & Co. 	0F 	1992 	Works Department 	NWR Red 	Acquired from the East Somerset Railway in 1992 for use on work trains.
28 	Stanley 	Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0ST 	0-6-0ST 	1904 	Hudswell Clarke 	0F 	2003 	Killdane Branchline - Freight 	NWR Green 	Built for the Hawin Valley Railway in 1904, this locomotive stayed in service until the railway closed in 1936 with the advent of the NWR Peel Godred Branchline. It was sold to an unknown industrial concern, and was stored in 1972, before coming home to Sodor in 2003 when it was acquired by the NWR for the Killdane Branchline.
29 	Zoey 	LB&SCR E4 Class 	0-6-2T 	1901 	LB&SCR Brighton Works 	2MT 	1966 	Brendam Branchline - Mixed Traffic 	NWR Blue 	Transferred from BR in 1966.
30 	Eagle 	L&YR Class 25 (originally)
S&M Class G4 (rebuilt) 	0-6-0 (originally)
2-6-0 (rebuilt)	1876 	??? 	3MT 	1914 	Norramby Branchline - Mixed Traffic 	NWR Red 	One of nine L&YR Class 25 locomotives acquired by the Sodor & Mainland Railway in 1876. Of those locomotives, this is the only survivor, as the rest were destroyed during World War II.
31 	Michael 	L&YR Class 25 (originally)
S&M Class G4 (rebuilt) 	0-6-0 (originally)
2-6-0 (rebuilt)	1876 	??? 	3MT 	1914 	Destroyed during World War II 	NWR Red 	Eight of the nine "Red Engines" were destroyed at Kirk Ronan Harbour in 1942 when a U-Boat torpedoed an American tanker that was unloading fuel. This, combined with gunpowder vans that had been carelessly set down near the fuel depot, caused mass destruction.
32 	George 	L&YR Class 25 (originally)
S&M Class G4 (rebuilt) 	0-6-0 (originally)
2-6-0 (rebuilt)	1876 	??? 	3MT 	1914 	Destroyed during World War II 	NWR Red 	
33 	Ringo 	L&YR Class 25 (originally)
S&M Class G4 (rebuilt) 	0-6-0 (originally)
2-6-0 (rebuilt)	1876 	??? 	3MT 	1914 	Destroyed during World War II 	NWR Red 	
34 	Johnny 	L&YR Class 25 (originally)
S&M Class G4 (rebuilt) 	0-6-0 (originally)
2-6-0 (rebuilt)	1876 	??? 	3MT 	1914 	Destroyed during World War II 	NWR Red 	
35 	Alec 	L&YR Class 25 (originally)
S&M Class G4 (rebuilt) 	0-6-0 (originally)
2-6-0 (rebuilt)	1876 	??? 	3MT 	1914 	Destroyed during World War II 	NWR Red 	
36 	Richard 	L&YR Class 25 (originally)
S&M Class G4 (rebuilt) 	0-6-0 (originally)
2-6-0 (rebuilt)	1876 	??? 	3MT 	1914 	Destroyed during World War II 	NWR Red 	
37 	Brandon 	L&YR Class 25 (originally)
S&M Class G4 (rebuilt) 	0-6-0 (originally)
2-6-0 (rebuilt)	1876 	??? 	3MT 	1914 	Destroyed during World War II 	NWR Red 	
38 	Britt 	L&YR Class 25 (originally)
S&M Class G4 (rebuilt) 	0-6-0 (originally)
2-6-0 (rebuilt)	1876 	??? 	3MT 	1914 	Destroyed during World War II 	NWR Red 	
39 	Clive 	Neilson Box Tank 	0-4-0T 	1856 	Neilson & Co. 	0F 	1914 	Sold for scrap, 1932
Preserved at Harwick	S&M Green 	One of three Neilson Box Tanks acquired by the Sodor & Mainland in 1856. This locomotive made it to the amalgamation in 1914, and remained in service on light services until it was sold for scrap in 1932. A steam locomotive collector immediately swooped in and purchased the locomotive, keeping it as part of a collection in Harwick, which is still maintained by his great-grandson. The locomotive is in operating condition.
40 	Neil 	Neilson Box Tank 	0-4-0T 	1856 	Neilson & Co. 	0F 	1914 	Sold to Clyde Iron Works, 1932
Preserved at Vicarstown Railway Museum	S&M Green 	One of three Neilson Box Tanks acquired by the Sodor & Mainland in 1856. This locomotive made it to the amalgamation in 1914, and remained in service on light services until it was sold to Clyde Iron Works in 1932. It served the ironworks faithfully until its closure in 1976, and was thereafter stored until it was found and donated to the Vicarstown Railway Museum. It currently serves as the museum's primary demonstration locomotive.
41 	Matthew 	Neilson Box Tank 	0-4-0T 	1856 	Neilson & Co. 	0F 	1914 	Sold for scrap, 1932
Preserved at Kirk Ronan History Museum	S&M Green 	One of three Neilson Box Tanks acquired by the Sodor & Mainland in 1856. This locomotive made it to the amalgamation in 1914, and remained in service on light services until it was sold for scrap in 1932. It spent all of two days at Crock's Scrapyard before being donated to the Kirk Ronan History Museum, where it remains to this day. It is in operating condition.
42 	Victor 	Hatt I Custom 0-4-2T Design 	0-4-2T 	1900 	TK&E Elsbridge Works 	N/A 	1914 	Sold to Crock's Scrapyard in 1932
Sold to C F Booth in 1933
Scrapped 1933	NWR Blue 	One of two prototype designs built by Topham Hatt I in 1900. He shopped the design around to various railways, but all rejected it due to its awkward and bulky design. The prototype remained in service on the Tidmouth, Knapford, and Elsbridge Railway, and made it to the amalgamation in 1914. It was sold for scrap in 1932, and of the tank engines sold for scrap that year, this was the only locomotive that was actually scrapped after being sold to C F Booth.
43 	Lady 	Hatt I Custom 0-4-0T Design 	0-4-0T 	1900 	TK&E Elsbridge Works 	2F 	1914 	Utility 	NWR Red 	One of two prototype designs built by Topham Hatt I in 1900. He shopped the design around to various railways, but all rejected it; despite its surprising power, it had poor coal and water capacity. The prototype remained in service on the Tidmouth, Knapford, and Elsbridge Railway, and made it to the amalgamation in 1914.
44 	Glynn 	TK&E "Coffee Pot" 	0-4-0VBT 	1895 	TK&E Elsbridge Works 	0F 	1914 	Donated to Vicarstown Railway, 1951 	NWR Red 	One of five vertical boiler "Coffee Pot" locomotives designed by Topham Hatt I for the Knapford & Elsbridge Railway in 1895 to replace horse haulage. Of the five, only one made it to the 1914 amalgamation, ostensibly because it was the only one that had a name. The locomotive remained in service until 1951, when it was replaced by #7 on the Sodor Tramway and donated to the Vicarstown Railway Museum. It is still at the museum as a demonstration locomotive.
45 	Murdoch 	BR Standard 9F 	2-10-0 	1960 	BR Swindon Works 	9F 	1998 	Mainline - Mixed Traffic 	NWR Green 	Acquired from the Wensleydale Railway in 1998.
46 	Scruff 	Sentinel 100 HP 'Be Type 	0-4-0VBT 	1946 	Sentinel Waggon Works 	0F 	2009 	Utility shunter 	NWR Blue 	Acquired from the Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust in 2009.
47 	Colin 	Custom Avonside model 	0-4-0ST 	1890 	Avonside Engine Co. 	0F 	1914 	Sold for scrap, 1932
Sold to Yeoman Foster
Donated to Didcot Railway Center, 1973	W&S Maroon 	Custom-built for the Wellsworth & Suddery Railway as its #1. This locomotive made it to the 1914 amalgamation, and served as Tidmouth station pilot until, in a short-sighted move, it was sold for scrap. It was quickly resold to Yeoman Foster, and worked at Torr Works Quarry until being replaced by a Class 08 in 1973, at which point it was donated to the Didcot Railway Center. The locomotive is kept in operable condition, and is occasionally hired by the NWR.
48 	Adam 	LSWR 415 Class
SR 415 Class
"Adams Radial Tank" 	4-4-2T 	1885 	Neilson & Co. 	1P 	1914 	Sold for scrap, 1932
Sold to Southern Railway, 1932
Sold to Bluebell Railway, 1961
Preserved, awaiting overhaul	LSWR Green (currently)	Acquired by the Wellsworth & Suddery Railway from the London & South Western Railway in 1890 as its #3. This locomotive made it to the 1914 amalgamation, and was one of four designated express locomotives until #4 was acquired in 1923. It was sold for scrap in 1932, but was quickly resold to the Southern Railway, where it resumed its old pre-1890 duties until being withdrawn by BR in 1961 and sold to the Bluebell Railway. The locomotive is currently awaiting overhaul.
49 	Neville 	SR Q1 Class 	0-6-0 	1942 	SR Brighton Works 	5F 	1949 	Utility 	NWR Green 	In 1949, three Bulleid designs were tested on the North Western Region. This Q1 was found to be the most-successful, and the data collected aided in designing the BR Standards. It remained on Sodor as a utility engine.
50 	Gambol Shroud (originally)
Blake (currently)	GWR 2800 Class 	2-8-0 	1906 	GWR Swindon Works 	8F 	1969 	Utility 	GWR Green 	While the 2800 Class was either preserved or sent to Eastern Pacific, one straggler remained in a state of limbo in Britain, before the North Western Region offered to take it in.
51 	Hiro 	GWR 7200 Class 	2-8-2T 	1925 	GWR Swindon Works 	8F 	2006 	Utility 	GWR Green 	This locomotive got its name from the man who saved it from scrap, a Japanese man who had immigrated to Sodor shortly before the Second World War. After his death, the locomotive, per his last will and testament, passed into NWR hands.
52 	Myrtenaster (originally)
Weiss (currently)	LNER Class B13 	4-6-0 	1906 	NER Gateshead Works 	5MT 	1998 	Utility 	NWR Green 	Transferred from BR in 1998, having spent years in department stock.
53 	Tim 	LMS Fowler 4F 	0-6-0 	1941 	LMS Derby Works 	4F 	1966 	Utility 	NWR Green 	One of two Fowler 4F locomotives transferred from BR in 1966.
54 	Chloe 	LMS Fowler 4F 	0-6-0 	1941 	LMS Derby Works 	4F 	1966 	Utility 	NWR Green 	One of two Fowler 4F locomotives transferred from BR in 1966. The NWR has stated on multiple occasions that it is a coincidence that the two locomotives have the same names as the Johnson twins.
55 	Jinty 	LMS Fowler 3F 	0-6-0T 	1931 	LMS Horwich Works 	3F 	1997 	Brendam Branchline - Mixed Traffic 	NWR Blue 	One of seven locomotives sent to the North Western Region while #1-8 were in London at an exhibition. This locomotive remained in BR service until it was transferred in 1997 to serve as Tidmouth station pilot, and was transferred to the Brendam Branchline in 2009.
56 	Brad 	USATC S100 Class 	0-6-0T 	1942 	H.K. Porter 	3F 	1945 	Ffarquhar Branchline - Mixed Traffic 	NWR Green 	One of six USATC S100 Class tank engines sent to Sodor following the destruction of the "Red Engines", this locomotive was acquired by the NWR following the war.
57 	Rosie 	USATC S100 Class 	0-6-0T 	1942 	Vulcan Iron Works 	3F 	1967 	Utility 	NWR Red 	Transferred from BR in 1967 to replace #8 as the Tidmouth station pilot. Was initially nameless before another engine’s fireman noted that her cheeks would’ve been “as red as a rose” had she had them while talking with her crew, hence the name Rosie.
58 	Hank 	USATC S160 Class 	2-8-0 	1945 	Baldwin Locomotive Works 	6F 	2004 	Mainline - Freight 	NWR Blue 	Acquired from the Churnet Valley Railway in 2004.
59 	Flora 	Moseley Road Tramway
Steam Tram (gauge-converted) 	0-6-0T 	1904 	Kitson & Co. 	0P 	2003 	Special trains 	NWR Yellow 	This locomotive was acquired from the Moseley Road Tramway by Continental Rail in 1905 to test steam power on one of its interurban lines. It remained with Continental Rail until being donated to the NWR in 2003. When not being used for special events, the locomotive and its trailer are on display at the Vicarstown Railway Museum.
60 	Ryan 	GNR Class N2 	0-6-2T 	1921 	GNR Doncaster Works 	3MT 	2012 	Mainline - Passenger 	LNER Apple Green 	Acquired from the North Norfolk Railway in 2012.
61 	Belle 	BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T 	2-6-4T 	1957 	BR Brighton Works 	4MT 	1957 	Mainline - Passenger 	NWR Blue 	The first locomotive built specifically for the NWR, this was one of seven locomotives that substituted for #1-8 while they were on exhibition in London.
62 	McClellan 	BR ex-WD Austerity 2-10-0 	2-10-0 	1945 	North British Locomotive Co.	8F 	1962 	Mainline - Freight 	NWR Green 	
63 	Bash 	GWR 5700 Class 	0-6-0PT 	1930 	North British Locomotive Co.	3MT 	1970 	Suddery Isle 	NWR Yellow 	A pair of GWR 5700s were bought from London Transport in 1970, both assigned to Suddery Isle to pull trains of lumber.
64 	Dash 	GWR 5700 Class 	0-6-0PT 	1930 	North British Locomotive Co.	3MT 	1970 	Suddery Isle 	NWR Yellow 	A pair of GWR 5700s were bought from London Transport in 1970, both assigned to Suddery Isle to pull trains of lumber.
65 	Sonny 	Custom Haydock
Foundry model 	0-6-0WT 	1870 	Haydock Foundry 	0F 	2018 	Utility Shunter 	NWR Green 	Acquired from an undisclosed source in 2018.
66 	Aerolite 	NER "Aerolite" 	2-2-2WT (Formerly)
4-2-2T (Formerly)
2-2-4T	1869 	NER Gateshead Works 	0F 	2001 	Utility 	NER Green 	Acquired from the National Railway Museum in 2001.
67 	Ferdinand 	GWR 5101 Class 	2-6-2T 	1931 	GWR Swindon Works 	4MT 	1963 	Suddery Isle 	NWR Blue 	A GWR 5101 Class tank engine that works on Suddery Isle south of Sodor.  This was the first locomotive to run on Suddery Isle and helped construct the island logging railway, which took until 1967 to be fully completed. It takes trains of logs to the docks where they are loaded aboard carfloats and taken to Brendam. It also handles passenger trains for shuttling workmen, as well as tourist trains in the summer months.
68 	Jenny 	LB&SCR E2 Class 	0-6-0T 	1915 	LB&SCR Brighton Works 	3P 	1988 	Ffarquhar Branchline - Passenger 	NWR Blue 	This locomotive visited Sodor twice prior to becoming a full-time NWR locomotive: once during WWII, and the second as a fill-in while #1-8 were in London on exhibition. This locomotive was placed in the same shed as #12 Emily at Southampton Docks in 1962, ostensibly after shed crews heard through certain "back-channels" of the imminent reorganization of BR under Continental Rail and the plan to re-equip Eastern Pacific with British-designed equipment, and was rediscovered in 1988. Rather than send the locomotive to Eastern Pacific with the rest of the E2s, this locomotive was instead transferred to the North Western Region, where it was found to be in good condition and pressed into service. Because they share the same livery, it is very easy to confuse Thomas and Jenny from a distance. Jenny’s whistle is about 5 semitones higher than Thomas’; this stays consistent with her whistle in numerous adaptations (including all TV adaptations), no matter what the whistle sounds like.
69 	Barry 	BR Standard Class 2 2-6-0 	2-6-0 	1954 	BR Darlington Works 	2MT 	1995 	Utility 	NWR Green 	Transferred from BR in 1995. Often nicknamed "Barry the Rescue Engine" due to the unit's numerous rescues of failed diesels, this locomotive was slated to receive a counterpart in the Railway Series books, but this book was cancelled due to Egmont demanding more books starring Thomas to cash in on the television series.
100 	Samarkand 	BR Standard Class 9F 	2-10-0 	1956 	BR Crewe Works 	9F 	1965 	Mainline - Mixed Traffic 	NWR Green 	Transferred from BR in 1965. Often nicknamed "Sammie".
101 	Blandford 	S&DJR 7F 	2-8-0 	1925 	Robert Stephenson & Co. 	7F 	2005 	Utility 	NWR Blue 	Acquired from West Somerset Railway in 2005.
102 	Hunter 	GWR 5101 Class 	2-6-2T 	1930 	GWR Swindon Works 	4MT 	1999 	Norramby Branchline - Mixed Traffic 	GWR Green 	Acquired from Severn Valley Railway in 1999.
103 	Magnhild (original)
Nora (currently)	LSWR S15 Class (Maunsell) 	4-6-0 	1927 	SR Eastleigh Works 	6F 	2006 	Mainline - Passenger 	NWR Green 	Acquired from North Yorkshire Moors Railway in 2006.
104 	Pug 	LMS Kitson Tank 	0-4-0ST 	1932 	Kitson & Co. 	0F 	2014 	Utility 	NWR Green 	Discovered in a shed outside Stoke-on-Trent in 2014.
105 	Ellie 	LNER Class J72 	0-6-0T 	1950 	BR Darlington Works 	2F 	2009 	Utility 	LNER Apple Green 	Acquired from North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group in 2009.
106 	Pat 	GWR 9400 Class 	0-6-0PT 	1947 	GWR Swindon Works 	4F 	1962 	Arlesburgh Branchline - Mixed Traffic 	GWR Green 	Transferred from BR in 1962.
107 	Meg 	GWR 6400 Class 	0-6-0PT 	1932 	??? 	2P 	1965 	Mainline - Passenger 	GWR Green 	Transferred from BR in 1965. Auto-equipped.
108 	Josh 	LNER Y8 Class 	0-4-0T 	1890 	NER Gateshead Works 	0F 	1963 	Utility Shunter 	NWR Green 	Utility Shunter
109 	Geoffrey 	GCR Class 8K 	2-8-0 	1912 	GCR Gorton Works 	7F 	1919 	Mainline - Freight 	GCR Green 	Only served for two months on the NWR before being sent back to the GCR due to difficulties machining new parts. Now in Eastern Pacific service.
110 	Jake 	BR Standard Class 7 	4-6-2 	1952 	BR Crewe Works 	7MT 	1969 	Mainline - Mixed Traffic 	NWR Green 	Transferred from BR in 1969.
111 	The Princess Royal	LMS Princess Royal Class 	4-6-2 	1933 	LMS Crewe Works 	8P 	1969 	Express Fleet 	NWR Blue 	Transferred from BR in 1969.
87546	Cecil 	NER Class S4 	4-6-0 	1920 	NER Gateshead Works 	N/A 	1920 	Mainline - Mixed Traffic 	NWR Blue 	Experimental version of what later became the LNER Class B17. Destroyed in a bridge collapse in 1925.
98462	Alfred 	LNER Class B12 	4-6-0 	1913 	GER Stratford Works 	N/A 	1920 	Mainline - Mixed Traffic 	NWR Blue 	Sent back to LNER in 1925 due to severe crew misconduct. Now in Eastern Pacific service.
Diesel locomotives
No. 	Name 	Class 	Built	Builder 	Acquired	Assignment 	Livery 	Notes
D0 	Dennis 	British Rail 11001 	1949 	BR Ashford Works 	1949 	Utility 	BR Green 	One of three Bulleid designs tested on the NWR in 1949.
D1 	Daisy 	BR Class 101
(experimental single-car variant)	1959 	Metropolitan Cammell 	1961 	Ffarquhar Branchline - Passenger 	BR Green 	Tested at the insistence of BR in 1961. Kept on after trials were completed. This prototype later became the basis for the Class 121 and 122 "Bubble Cars".
D2 	BoCo 	BR Class 28 	1958 	Metropolitan-Vickers 	1966 	Brendam Branchline - Mixed Traffic	BR Green 	Transferred from BR in 1966.
D3 	Bear 	BR Class 35 	1964 	Beyer Peacock (Hymek) Ltd 	1967 	Utility 	BR Green 	Came to the NWR on trial in 1967. Kept on after trials were completed.
D4 	Patrick 	BR Class 40 	1960 	English Electric 	1985 	Express Fleet 	BR Green 	Transferred from BR in 1985. Usually powers the first express train of the day due to being incompatible with anything later than the Mark 1 stock.
D5 	Paxton 	BR Class 08 	1996 	NWR Crovan's Gate Works 	1996 	Ffarquhar Branchline - Freight 	BR Green 	Built by NWR using original Class 08 plans.
D6 	Sidney 	BR Class 08 	1996 	NWR Crovan's Gate Works 	1996 	Utility Shunter 	BR Blue 	Built by NWR using original Class 08 plans.
D7 	Phillippa 	BR Class 43 	1978 	BREL Crewe 	2011 	Express Fleet 	BR Blue 	Transferred from BR in 2011. Often nicknamed "Pip".
D8 	Emma 	BR Class 43 	1978 	BREL Crewe 	2011 	Express Fleet 	BR Blue 	Transferred from BR in 2011.
D9 	Harry 	BR Class 08 	1955 	BR Derby Works 	1998 	Works Department 	BR Blue 	Transferred from BR in 1998. Often nicknamed 'Arry.
D10 	Cockade 	BR Class 42 	1959 	BR Swindon Works 	2000 	Utility 	BR Green 	Transferred from BR in 2000. Often nicknamed "Vincent" or "Diesel 10".
D11 	Bert 	BR Class 08 	1955 	BR Derby Works 	1998 	Works Department 	BR Blue 	Transferred from BR in 1998.
D12 	Growler 	BR Class 37 	1962 	English Electric 	2010 	Utility 	BR Green 	Transferred from BR in 2010.
D13 	Derek 	BR Class 17 	1963 	Clayton Equipment Co. 	1971 	Utility 	BR Green 	Transferred from BR in 1971.
D14 	Iris 	BR Class 14 	1964 	BR Swindon Works 	1997 	Tidmouth Station Pilot 	BR Green 	Transferred from BR in 1997.
D15 	Holly 	BR Class 23 	1970 	English Electric 	1970 	Mainline - Passenger 	BR Green 	Extra locomotive from Eastern Pacific order.
D16 	Western Champion	BR Class 52 	1962 	BR Swindon Works 	2001 	Mainline - Passenger 	BR Golden Ochre 	Acquired from Eastern Pacific in 2001. Often nicknamed "Winston".
D17 	Dick 	BR Class 66 	1998 	EMD 	2007 	Mainline - Freight 	BR Railfreight Grey	Transferred from BR in 2007.
D18 	Dilworth 	BR Class 66 	1998 	EMD 	2007 	Mainline - Freight 	BR Railfreight Gray	Transferred from BR in 2007.
D19 	Spartan 	BR Class 60 	1989 	Brush Traction 	1990 	Mainline - Freight 	BR Railfreight Grey	The NWR was the first region to test the new Class 60, with three locomotives sent to the region. All three stayed after the trials were completed.
D20 	Procor 	BR Class 60 	1989 	Brush Traction 	1990 	Mainline - Freight 	BR Railfreight Grey	
D21 	Wakefield 	BR Class 60 	1989 	Brush Traction 	1990 	Mainline - Freight 	BR Railfreight Grey	
D22 	Daphne 	BR Class 55 	1968 	English Electric 	2006 	Express Fleet 	BR Green 	Acquired from Eastern Pacific in 2006. Named for the widow of the Earl of Sodor.
D23 	Wendell 	BR Class 47 	1965 	Brush Traction 	1984 	Mainline - Mixed Traffic 	BR Blue 	Transferred from BR in 1984.
D24 	Salty 	BR Class 07 	1962 	Ruston & Hornsby 	1995 	Brendam Harbour Shunter 	BR Green 	Transferred from BR in 1995.
D1000	Abbott 	BR Class 68 	2015 	Stadler Rail 	2015 	Mainline - Passenger 	BR Large Logo 	Built for NWR.
D1001	Costello 	BR Class 68 	2015 	Stadler Rail 	2015 	Mainline - Passenger 	BR Large Logo 	Built for NWR.
D1002	Falcon 	BR Class 53 	1961 	Brush Traction 	1975 	Mainline - Mixed Traffic 	BR Green 	Transferred from BR in 1975.
D1003	Basil 	BR Class 58 	1984 	BREL Doncaster 	2004 	Mainline - Freight 	BR Railfreight Grey	Transferred from BR in 2004.
D1004	Mitzi 	BR Class 43 	1984 	BREL Crewe 	2018 	Express Fleet 	InterCity Swallow 	Transferred from BR in 2018.
D1005	Myrtle 	BR Class 43 	1984 	BREL Crewe 	2018 	Express Fleet 	InterCity Swallow 	Transferred from BR in 2018.
D1006	Beau 	BR Class 43 	1984 	BREL Crewe 	2018 	Express Fleet 	InterCity Swallow 	Transferred from BR in 2018.
D1007	Marilla 	BR Class 43 	1984 	BREL Crewe 	2018 	Express Fleet 	InterCity Swallow 	Transferred from BR in 2018.
D1008	Peregrine 	BR Class 50 	1967 	English Electric 	1992 	Mainline - Passenger 	BR Blue 	Transferred from BR in 1992.
D1009	Helen 	BR Class 22 	1966 	North British Locomotive Co.	1971 	Mainline - Mixed Traffic 	BR Green 	Surplus Eastern Pacific locomotive sold to NWR.
D1010	Owen 	BR Class 56 	1978 	BREL Doncaster 	1999 	Mainline - Freight 	BR Large Logo 	Transferred from BR in 1999.
S1 	Damien 	BR Class 08 	1956 	BR Derby Works 	1968
(on trial 1958)	Utility Shunter 	BR Black 	Came to the NWR on trial in 1958, and was sent away when the locomotive's driver was arrested on suspected communist sympathies. The locomotive was later transferred to the NWR full-time in 1968. It is often nicknamed "Devious Diesel" or "Bruce".
S2 	Caden 	BR Class 02 	1960 	Yorkshire Engine Co. 	1972 	Barrow Station Pilot 	BR Green 	Transferred from BR in 1972.
M1 	Evan 	BR Class 142 	1986 	BREL Derby Litchurch Lane
Leyland National	1995 	Airport Shuttle 	Regional Railways 	Transferred from BR in 1995. One of only two Pacers still in service in the United Kingdom. Used on the Airport Shuttle service from Sodor Airport to Tidmouth.
M2 	Edwin 	BR Class 142 	1986 	BREL Derby Litchurch Lane
Leyland National	1995 	Airport Shuttle 	Regional Railways 	Transferred from BR in 1995. One of only two Pacers still in service in the United Kingdom. Used on the Airport Shuttle service from Sodor Airport to Tidmouth.
W1 	unnamed (formerly)
Penny (currently)	BR Class 47 	1963 	Brush Traction 	1972 	"Thunderbird" 	BR Blue 	Transferred from BR in 1972. Used as a rescue and breakdown locomotive. Originally unnamed, it was renamed along with several other steam locomotives in 2015 after a character from RWBY. Before this, the locomotive was nicknamed "Geoff".
W2 	Den 	Rolls-Royce Sentinel 	??? 	Rolls-Royce 	2007 	Works shunter 	Works grey 	Acquired from an undisclosed source in 2007. Used as a shunter at Crovan's Gate Works.
W3 	Dart 	Unidentified Bagnall Model	???? 	W.G. Bagnall 	2007 	Works shunter 	Works grey 	Acquired from an undisclosed source in 2007. Used as a shunter at Crovan's Gate Works.
Electric locomotives
No.	Name 	Class 	Built	Builder 	Acquired	Assignment 	Livery 	Notes
E1 	Andy 	BR Class 87 	1975 	BREL Crewe 	1975 	Peel Godred Branchline - Freight 	BR Blue 	Built new for NWR.
E2 	Jeffrey	BR Class 87 	1975 	BREL Crewe 	1975 	Peel Godred Branchline - Freight 	BR Blue 	Built new for NWR.
E3 	Sean 	BR Class 87 	1975 	BREL Crewe 	1975 	Peel Godred Branchline - Freight 	BR Blue 	Built new for NWR.
E4 	Steve 	BR Class 87 	1975 	BREL Crewe 	1975 	Peel Godred Branchline - Freight 	BR Blue 	Built new for NWR.
E5 	Hal 	SR Class SL 	1909 	Metropolitan Amalgamated Carriage & Wagon Co. Ltd	1936 	Peel Godred Branchline - Passenger 	SR Green
and Cream	Acquired from SR in 1936.
E6 	Gilbert	SR Class SL 	1909 	Metropolitan Amalgamated Carriage & Wagon Co. Ltd	1936 	Peel Godred Branchline - Passenger 	SR Green
and Cream	Acquired from SR in 1936.
E7 	Jarvis 	BR Class 313	1976 	BREL Holgate Road 	1987 	Peel Godred Branchline - Passenger 	BR Blue 	Transferred from BR in 1987.
E8 	Paul 	BR Class 313	1976 	BREL Holgate Road 	1987 	Peel Godred Branchline - Passenger 	BR Blue 	Transferred from BR in 1987.
E9 	Luke 	BR Class 88 	2020 	Stadler Rail 	2021 	Peel Godred Branchline - Mixed Traffic	BR Large Logo	Built new for NWR.
E10	Bryan 	BR Class 88 	2020 	Stadler Rail 	2021 	Peel Godred Branchline - Mixed Traffic	BR Large Logo	Built new for NWR.
Notable coaches
Name 	Class 	Built	Builder 	Assignment 	Livery 	Notes
Annie 	S&M Bogie Composite Coach 	1908 	S&M Vicarstown Works	Ffarquhar Branchline 	NWR Orange 	Assigned #1 Thomas.
Clarabel	S&M Bogie Brake Coach 	1908 	S&M Vicarstown Works	Ffarquhar Branchline 	NWR Orange 	Assigned #1 Thomas.
Isabel 	GWR Autocoach 	1930 	GWR Swindon Works 	Arlesburgh Branchline	GWR Chocolate and Cream	Assigned to #11 Oliver.
Dulcie 	GWR Autocoach 	1930 	GWR Swindon Works 	Arlesburgh Branchline	GWR Chocolate and Cream	Assigned to #11 Oliver.
Alice 	GWR Autocoach 	1930 	GWR Swindon Works 	Arlesburgh Branchline	GWR Chocolate and Cream	Assigned to #8 Duck. Not to be confused with locomotive #288.
Mirabel 	GWR Autocoach 	1930 	GWR Swindon Works 	Arlesburgh Branchline	GWR Chocolate and Cream	Assigned to #8 Duck.
Martha 	S&M Six-Wheel Composite Coach	1896 	S&M Vicarstown Works	Ffarquhar Branchline 	S&M Green and Cream 	Assigned to #12 Emily.
Jennifer	S&M Six-Wheel Brake Coach 	1896 	S&M Vicarstown Works	Ffarquhar Branchline 	S&M Green and Cream 	Assigned to #12 Emily.
Minerva 	GWR Dean Third Coach 	1901 	GWR Swindon Works 	Mainline 	GWR Chocolate and Cream	Nicknamed "Old Slow Coach". Assigned to a rake of GWR "clerestory" coaches.
Notable brakevans
Name 	Type 	Built	Builder 	Livery 	Notes
Toad 	GWR Toad 	1912 	GWR Swindon Works 	GWR Grey 	
Dominic 	NER Diagram V4	1917 	NER Gateshead Works 	NWR Grey 	Destroyed by accident in 1959. Nicknamed "The Spiteful Brakevan" due to the van having brakes that were so temperamental, crews were convinced the van had a mind of its own.
Brian 	W&S Brakevan 	1898 	W&S Wellsworth Works 	W&S Brown and Red	
Bradford	LMS 20T 	1947 	Derby Carriage and Wagon Works	LMS Brown 	
== Named trains ==
The North Western Railway has multiple named passenger and freight trains.
=== Passenger ===
* Wild Nor' Wester - Otherwise known simply as "the express", the Wild Nor' Wester name has been used for two separate trains. The first was a service inaugurated in 1925 as a Tidmouth-London St. Pancras service, though the NWR had to hand the train over to the LMS at Barrow-In-Furness, and vice-versa. This service was rechristened the Sudrian in 2011, and is now run exclusively using InterCity 125 trainsets. The second use of the name was for a new Tidmouth-Manchester Piccadilly service inaugurated the same day as the Sudrian, with NWR locomotives staying on the train for the entirety of the route; the new train uses locomotives from the NWR Express Fleet. This train is operated by InterCity.
* Sudrian - Inaugurated in 2011 as a replacement for the original Wild Nor' Wester, the Sudrian began as a triweekly service run using a single InterCity 125 set, expanding to daily service in 2018 when two additional sets were transferred from BR. Whereas the original Wild Nor' Wester made multiple stops en route to London St. Pancras, the Sudrian is a non-stop service. This train is operated by InterCity.
* Sudrian Sleeper - This train is nearly identical to the Sudrian, only it is a sleeper train that runs overnight, with through sleeper service to various destinations on the InterCity Sleeper network. This train is operated by InterCity through its InterCity Sleeper sub-brand.
* Ffarquhar Central - Perhaps the single-most famous train in the world, moreso than the Orient Express, 20th Century Limited, or Transcontinental Zephyr, the Knapford-Ulfstead service on the Ffarquhar Branchline is primarily run using the coaches known as Annie and Clarabel, pulled by either #1 Thomas or #68 Jenny. The first run of the day usually carries up to four milk tankers for St. Pedroc's Dairy in Elsbridge, while the fifth train of the day picks up a through coach off the Wild Nor' Wester. This train is operated by Regional Railways.
* Sudrian Explorer - Inaugurated in 1955, the Sudrian Explorer is a boat train from Kirk Ronan to Tidmouth. It was discontinued after the closure of the Kirk Ronan Branchline in 1964, and was revived when the line reopened in 1981. It is operated by InterCity through its InterCity Charter sub-brand.
* Airport Shuttle - Inaugurated with the opening of Sodor Regaby International Airport in 1999, the Airport Shuttle runs nonstop from the airport station on the Main Line Loop to Tidmouth. The train is normally run using a pair of Class 142 Pacer units, though locomotive-hauled trains are becoming more common as the units' reliability has begun to decline. This train is operated by Regional Railways.
* Sudrian Motorail - Inaugurated in 1977 with the opening of the Killdane Motorail Terminal, the Sudrian Motorail runs from Killdane to the Kensington (Olympia) Motorail terminal in London. It is operated by InterCity through its InterCity Motorail sub-brand.
*Round Robin - Inaugurated with the completion of the Loop Line in 1917, the Round Robin operates on a continuous loop. The train starts at Tidmouth at the Arlesburgh Branchline platform, and calls at Lower Tidmouth, Knapford, East Knapford, Crosby, Elsbridge, and Callendale, before arriving back at Tidmouth. It is operated by Regional Railways.
=== Freight ===
* Flying Kipper - A nightly fish train running from Tidmouth Harbour to Manchester, the Flying Kipper has become infamous for its numerous depictions in the books and television series, almost all of which end with a terrible accident befalling the train. The train was re-equipped with Insul-Vans in the 1950s.
* Wrecker's Run - The informal name for a train that hauls withdrawn wagons away for scrap, it remains popular with trainspotters.
== Lines ==
=== Mainline ===
The North Western Railway mainline is the amalgamation of four different railways' mainlines:
* The section from Tidmouth to Knapford was the mainline of the Tidmouth, Knapford, and Elsbridge Light Railway
* The section from Knapford to Wellsworth was the mainline of the Wellsworth & Suddery Railway
* The section from Cronk to Killdane comprised the entirety of the Cronk & Killdane Light Railway
* The section from Kellsthorpe Road to Vicarstown was the mainline of the Sodor & Mainland Railway
The remaining segment from Wellsworth to Cronk and Killdane to Kellsthorpe Road were built by the NWR following amalgamation. Under British Rail, the NWR mainline is known as the South Coast Main Line (SCML), though this term is rarely used.
There are four classes of passenger services on the mainline:
* Local stops at all stations
* Limited Stop skips several stations; there are four service patterns
* Express (the Wild Nor' Wester) only stops at Crovan's Gate on Sodor, with two service patterns on the segment between Barrow-In-Furness and Manchester-Piccadilly
* Super Express (the Sudrian) runs non-stop to London St. Pancras
Mainline Stations
Station 	Opened 	Services	Notes
Tidmouth 	1896 (by TK&E) 	Local
Limited Stop
Wild Nor' Wester
Sudrian
Sudrian Sleeper
Ffarquhar Central (3:30 PM departure only)
Round Robin
Arlesburgh Branchline services
Airport Shuttle	Five-track station, with four bay platforms and one through platform for Arlesburgh Branchline services and the Round Robin; bay tracks also have two locomotive release tracks in between
Lower Tidmouth 	1918 (infill station) 	Local
Round Robin	Two platforms with middle through line
Knapford 	1910 (by TK&E and W&S) 	Local
Limited Stop
Round Robin
Ffarquhar Central	Five tracks, with three through platforms and two bay platforms, plus a sixth track for freight trains. This is the current station, built as a joint station between the TK&E and W&S upon the latters' extension in 1910.
East Knapford 	1910 (by W&S) 	Local
Round Robin	Two platforms with middle through line
Crosby 	1910 (by W&S) 	Local
Limited Stop
Round Robin	Two platforms with middle through line. Nearby yard serves as an interchange for trains from the Crosby Coaling Plant.
Wellsworth 	1888 (by W&S) 	Local
Limited Stop
Brendam Branchline services	Two platforms with middle through line. Wellsworth also has a major yard.
Maron 	1916 	Local
Limited Stop
Ulfstead Branchline services	Three tracks, with two through lines and one bay platform. Also serves as a major freight interchange with Ulfstead Branchline and Main Line Loop
Cronk 	1876 (by C&KLR) 	Local
Limited Stop	Two platforms with middle through line.
Killdane 	1876 (by C&KLR) 	Local
Limited Stop
Sudrian Motorail
Killdane Branchline services	Three tracks, with two through lines and one bay platform. Also home to Motorail Terminal.
Balladrine 	1917 	Local
Limited Stop	Two platforms with middle through line.
Kellaby 	1917 	Local
Limited Stop	Two platforms with middle through line.
Kellsthorpe Road 	1856 (by S&M) 	Local
Limited Stop
Kirk Ronan Branchline services	Three tracks, with two through lines and one bay platform.
Crovan's Gate 	1856 (by S&M)
1865 (Skarloey Railway)	Local
Limited Stop
Wild Nor' Wester	Two through tracks. Connection with Skarloey Railway.
Vicarstown 	1856 (by S&M) 	Local
Limited Stop	Six through tracks. Connection with Higher Sudrian Rail.
Barrow-In-Furness	1882 (by Furness Railway)	Local
Limited Stop
Wild Nor' Wester	Three platforms, with two through tracks and one bay platform used by BR.
=== Ffarquhar Branchline ===
The former mainline of the TK&E from Knapford to Elsbridge was demoted to branchline upon the TK&E-W&S merger in 1912. The line was extended to Ffarquhar in 1916, and Ulfstead in 1918.
The Ffarquhar Branchline is considered one of the most important lines on the railway. Much of its traffic is agricultural in nature, including fruits, vegetables, livestock, milk, and grains. Other commodities shipped along the line include stone from Anopha, uranium from Toryreck, and lumber from Ffarquhar. Eight scheduled passenger trains run daily, with extras run as needed.
Ffarquhar Branchline Stations
Station 	Opened 	Services 	Notes
Knapford 	1910 (by TK&E and W&S)	Local
Limited Stop
Round Robin
Ffarquhar Central	Five tracks, with three through platforms and two bay platforms, plus a sixth track for freight trains. This is the current station, built as a joint station between the TK&E and W&S upon the latters' extension in 1910.
Dryaw 	1888 (by TK&E) 	Ffarquhar Central	Single platform.
Toryreck 	1888 (by TK&E) 	Ffarquhar Central	Two platforms.
Elsbridge 	1888 (by TK&E) 	Ffarquhar Central
Round Robin	Four through lines, two for the Ffarquhar Branchline, two for the Loop Line, plus a freight-only line.
Maithwaite 	1916 	Ffarquhar Central	Two platforms.
Hackenbeck 	1916 	Ffarquhar Central	Single platform. Request stop.
Ffarquhar 	1916 	Ffarquhar Central	Two platforms.
Ulfstead 	1917 	Ffarquhar Central	Two platforms.
Chibbyr Ulf	1917 	Ffarquhar Central	Two bay platforms.
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