Timeline

## 1853

* The Blackwood, Rupert & Bartlett Railway is constructed.
* Kenneth and Nero are brought to the railway.

## 1863

* The North Rhendowhen Railway is formed, thus connecting Rhendowhen to the Mainland via rail.
* San Dowhen terminus is erected.

## 1870

* The Rhendowhen Railway Company, better known as the Little Rhendowhen, officially opens.

## 1885

* The North Rhendowhen, BR&B, and RR&L railways are all amalgamated into the Valleyfields Central Railway.
* The Jackson Heights Slate Quarry opens.
* A viaduct is constructed over the Halek Valley for the VCR to run across.
* The works at Motorcity are established.

## 1921

* Stephenson, Cudworth, Beattie and Stroudley are built.
* The Rhendowhen branch of the Great Eastern Railway opens, starting a decades-long rivalry with the VCR.

## 1922

* Remembrance is built.
* Roderick is built.
* Rachelle is built.
* Alfred is brought to the North Western Railway.

## 1923

* Enterprise and Solario are built.
* Rachel is brought to the North Western Railway.
* Preston and Wilson are brought to Rhendowhen.

## 1924

* The Ravenville Railway Museum is opened.

## 1925

* Rachel has an accident caused by Alfred and Roderick.
* All three engines above are sold back to the North Eastern region.

## 1933

* Kenneth and Nero are retired from service and purchased by the Ravenville Railway Museum.
* Wilson retires from express duties and is given the Sawmill branch to run.
* Alfred is brought to the VCR on trial, but is sent back to the North Eastern Region shortly afterwards.

## 1934

* Stephenson is rebuilt into an N15X tender engine, with Remembrance following suit right after.
* Colin and Adam are saved from scrap and bought by the VCR.

## 1935

* Trevithick, Cudworth and Stroudley are rebuilt into tender engines.

## 1936

* Beattie and Hackworth are the last of their siblings to undergo rebuilds into tender engines.

## 1937

* Rachel is withdrawn from service, and is abandoned in a forest while trying to escape back to Sodor.

## 1942

* Remembrance, Stephenson and Trevithick are transferred to the Great Western Railway to assist with goods traffic.
* Remembrance meets Duck for the first time.
* Duck breaks down trying to save evacuees from the enemy aircraft; Remembrance comes to his rescue.

## 1944

* Rachel is found once more, and bought by Rail Transport LLC to return to regular service.
* Remembrance, Stephenson and Trevithick return to the Southern region.

## 1955

* Spitfire and Rebecca are purchased by the Southern Railway company.
* Hackworth and Cudworth are withdrawn and sold for scrap.
* Trevithick is sold for scrap after ramming into the back of another train.
* Remembrance is bought by the Valleyfields Central, and takes Stephenson with her to Rhendowhen.

## 1959

* Solario is brought to Rhendowhen.
* Stephenson is reallocated to the Jackson Heights Branch Line.

## 1960

* Half of the Little Rhendowhen beyond Port St. Marchietto is torn up to make way for an electric tramway on the Great Eastern Railway.

## 1961

* Alfred is saved by and brought to the Bluebell Railway.
* Construction of the Electric Tramway is completed.

## 1962

* Enterprise is brought to the VCR.
* Remembrance is reallocated to the newly-built Newport Branch line.

## 1964

* Roderick is bought by Rail Transport LLC.

## 1971

* Kris Topham Hatt is born.
* Raven is built, and sent to the Newport branch line.

## 1981

* Ford Motor Company acquires the Newport Branch line, and changes its name to the Rhinehart branch.
* The car factory is established at Rhinehart.
* Remembrance is reallocated back to the VCR's main line.
* Murph is brought to Rhendowhen to work on the Rhinehart line.
* The Little Rhendowhen is handed the rowanberry delivery contract.

## 1996

* Preston retires from station pilot duties at San Dowhen and is reallocated to the Jackson Heights line.
* Cameron is brought to the VCR and becomes San Dowhen's new station pilot.

## 2008

* The NWR starts the rebuilding of Vicarstown station, which is later completed in September 2016.

## 2009

* Kris Hatt becomes the North Western Railway's new controller, succeeding her father Stephen.

## 2010

* Rufus Cavendish and Quentin Butcher assume control of the VCR.
* Quentin is brought to the VCR.
* Rick Brewmeister joins the VCR staff as chief engineer.
* Remembrance is taken out of service for an extensive overhaul.

## 2014

* The North Western and Valleyfield Central Railways form a partnership to run trains between them.
* Thomas celebrates his 100th birthday.
* Remembrance returns to service, and is brought to the North Western Railway to fill in for Gordon.
* The Valleyfields Flyer is given to Enterprise and Solario.
* Rachel is mended and brought back to the North Western Railway.
* The railways of Sodor set up volunteer outreach programs to combat homelessness on the island.

## 2016

* Vicarstown Station’s rebuild is complete.