The Main Line

The scretch after Tidmouth and before Henry's Tunnel

* 2 (The Viaduct, Thorkell's Castle and the Standard and Narrow Gauge Tunnel Runby)

### Stations

13

The North Western **Main Line** travels from Knapford eastward to Vicarstown through eastern Sodor. It is approximately 90 miles long.

## Route

The main line starts from Knapford on the south-west corner on Sodor. Crossing over the arch bridge across the Old Harbour, the line calls at Lower Tidmouth and continues up to Tidmouth before passing through Henry's Tunnel and passing a water area and a goat's field where The Fat Controller's hat was blown off from the window and a goat ated it and where James' train brakes were mended with bootlaces. After this, Elsbridge, the junction station to the Ffarquhar Branch Line is reached. After stopping at Elsbridge, trains later pass through a mile-long tunnel and passes a Cow Field 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. After that, it comes to the place where runaway James was caught by Edward. 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 cross a viaduct before passing Henry's Forest, and then arrive at Wellsworth, where Gordon and Thomas stopped here with the express. After that, the main line passes the Suddery Junction, the junction to Edward's Branch Line. It was here where Bertie was intended to deliver Thomas' passengers. Shortly after is Gordon's Hill. Trains then descend Gordon's Hill and pass through a bridge crossing the River Maura and a crossing with a signal box. It was here where Arthur's trucks were runaway from Gordon's Hill and crashes in to Duck and spread fruit everywhere. After that is Maron, where Thomas hit the buffers while taking a goods train to here starting from Knapford and running away from Gordon's Hill. Cronk is the next and after that, it reaches Killdane, junction to the Peel Godred Branch Line. After that, we passes Balladrine, a small local station south-east of Killdane before climbing a steep hill and reaches The Difficult Bend after descending the Hill. Shortly after is Kellsthorpe Road, junction to the Kirk Ronan Branch Line, and after that, the line continues after passing by a ruined castle and passes a junction to the stone cutting transfer yard between the Skarloey Railway and the North Western Railway. The two lines reconverge to go through two parallel tunnels, passes over a bridge crossing Ben Glas and after that, it calls at Crovan's Gate, home to the Skarloey Railway. The line crosses River Hoo, passes a long scretch and finally it stops at Vicarstown, where Douglas saved Oliver from scrap. It has a goods yard here for the British Railways diesels, and the line ends here after transferring with the British Railways Engines at the station.

## Gallery

Knapford YardsKnapfordKnapford Bus YardKnapford Harbour BridgesLower TidmouthTidmouth ShedsTidmouthTidmouth BendHenry's TunnelElsbridgeElsbridge ShedsCrosby TunnelCrosbyThe ViaductWellsworthMaron BridgeMaron CrossingMaronKilldane JunctionBalladrineKellaby HillKellsthorpe RoadThorkell's CastleStandard and Narrow Gauge Tunnel RunbyCrovan's GateThe Stone Cutting Transfer YardVicarstown