Sodor

## Island of Sodor

Prime Minister

* Sir Mark Castle

Deputy Prime Minister

* Oliver Eden

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The **Island of Sodor**, or simply **Sodor**, is an island next to the United Kingdom and is the main setting for both *The Railway Series* and the television series. It is located in the Irish Sea, between England's Lake District and the Isle of Man. Sodor is an independent country ruled by a monarchy, but governed by a parliament.

## Economy:

About half of the island is agriculturally based. Oats, barley, and turnips are major crops. Fishing is important too; the Tidmouth kipper is a prized dish at breakfasts far and wide. Lead, zinc and silver are mined, and the island stone has excellent weather-resistant properties. The native language, Sudric is still taught, but the rugged and beautiful scenery and the fishing, particularly in the mountain lakes, attract holidaymakers from all parts. Bauxite is mined at Peel Godred by the British Aluminium Company. As this process requires a huge amount of electricity, a hydroelectric power station was opened nearby in 1923. Tidmouth now contributes to the country's revenues by being an excellent port, owned by the North Western Railway. Many travelling to Douglas or Belfast embarks there rather than at Liverpool or Fleetwood.

## National Treasures/Items:

1. Golden Retrievers are the National Animals
2. Emeralds are the National Jewel
3. Flower of Sodor is the Ulfstead Daisy.

## Famous Landmarks:

1. Wellsworth House
2. The Vicarstown Clock
3. Brendam Docks
4. Killdane House
5. Suddery House
6. Topham Manor
7. Ulfstead Castle
8. No. 16 Knapford Avenue
9. Tidmouth Sheds
10. Knapford Station

## National/Historical Events:

1. Sodor's Independence
	1. The independence of Sodor May 12th 1309
	2. Sodor's Day
2. The Opening of the Peel Godred Museum
3. The coronation of King Henry VI
4. The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of Sodor
5. The Wedding of King Henry VI and Prince Consort Jonathan Zorro
6. The Formation of the North Western Railway
7. Edward's 100th Birthday Celebration
8. Abdication of Geoffrey II

## Railways:

### **Current:**

* North Western Railway
* The Skarloey Railway
* The Culdee Fell Railway
* The Arlesdale Railway
* Estate Railway
* Sodor Tramways
* Skarloey Funicular Railway

### **Former:**

* Wellsworth and Suddery Railway
* Tidmouth, Knapford, and Elsbridge Light Railway
* Sodor and Mainland Railway
* The Mid Sodor Railway
* Cronk and Harwick Railway
* Ballaswein Tramway

## Names in other languages:

* French: **Chicalor**
* Greek: **Χοντροπατάτα** (Chontropatáta)
* Igbo: **Sodom**

## Trivia:

* Unlike most Sodor's in other series, Sodor is independent with their own monarchy, this has caused some to question why Henry's Horror Forest chose to have it like that since Sodor is next to the United Kingdom and it would be part of the British Commonwealth, his response was *"I wanted Sodor in my series to be a bit different, no disrespect to everyone else, I love their work, but I thought it would be nice to have Sodor be its own monarchy"*.

## See Also:

* Royal House of Wellsworth
* List of Sudrian Monarchs
* Prime Minister of Sodor
	+ List of prime ministers of Sodor
* The Parliament of Sodor
* The House of Sodor's Parliament and Commons
* The Government of Sodor.
* The Sudrian Royal Train