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==2017==
  
==2017==

Revision as of 12:44, 17 September 2019

This is a timeline chronicling major events of Stories From Sodor continuity.

19th Century

1829

1864

1865

1866

  • Dolgoch is built.
  • Skarloey has trailing wheels added to improve stability and has anyone cab installed.

1870

1875

1879

1880

  • Duke is shipped to Sodor.
  • The Mid Sodor Railway is opened.
  • Boxhill is built.

1882

  • Victoria and Helena are built for the Furness Railway.

1883

  • The Elsbridge & Knapford Railway is formed.

1884

1885

  • Cora is built for the Mid Sodor Railway.

1894

1896

1897

  • Construction on the Culdee Fell Railway begins.

1900

  • Godred, Ernest, Wilfred, Culdee and Shane Dooiney are built and arrive on Sodor.
  • The Culdee Fell Railway is opened.
  • Godred is scrapped after a fall.

20th Century

1901

  • The Culdee Fell Railway is re-opened after receiving further maintenance following the events of Godred's accident.
  • The last of the Sodor and Mainland engines are scrapped.

1903

1904

  • City of Truro becomes one of the first engines to reach 100mph.
  • Falcon is built, arrives on Sodor and replaces an older MSR locomotive who is then scrapped.

1905

  • The Elsbridge & Knapford Railway is extended to Tidmouth along a coastal road.

1906

  • The Refreshment Lady is born.
  • Tidmouth becomes the first town in Sodor to be lit by electricity.

1908

  • The line from Knapford to Tidmouth along the coast was destroyed by a strong autumn gale.
  • Using a treasury loan, A.W.Dry & Co put unemployed miners to work cutting a tunnel through a ridge to Tidmouth.
  • The Elsbridge & Knapford Railway reformed to become to Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway.

1909

1912

  • James is built.
  • Stepney is rebuilt.
  • The Tidmouth, Wellsworth and Suddery Railway is formed from the Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Railway and the Wellsworth and Suddery Railway.

1913

  • Boxhill is restored.

1914

  • The North Western Railway is formed from the Sodor and Mainland Railway and the Tidmouth, Wellsworth and Suddery Railway.
  • Toby is built.
  • World War I begins.

1915

  • The North Western Railway is built.
  • Thomas is built and arrives on Sodor.
  • Edward arrives on Sodor.
  • The Ballahoo tunnel is built.
  • The workshops at Crovan's Gate are established.
  • The North Western Railways' Motive Power Depot and Administrative Headquarters at Vicarstown are built.
  • The bridge over the Walney Channel is built.

1916

1918

  • World War I ends.

1919

1920

  • Stuart is built, for work on the Mid Sodor Railway.
  • Building begins on Gordon at Doncaster.
  • The Vicar of Wellsworth, Charles Laxey is born.
  • Thomas is officially sold to the North Western Railway.

1921

  • Edward is officially sold to the North Western Railway.

1922

  • Gordon is built.
  • Henry arrives on Sodor.
  • A second bore is cut for the Ballahoo tunnel after Henry stops in the original.

1923

  • Flying Scotsman is built.
  • The Peel Godred Power Company and the North Western Railway planned to build a new branch line.
  • Gordon arrives on Sodor.
  • Sir Topham Hatt becomes General Manager of the North Western Railway.
  • Rex is built.

1925

  • The NWR/LMS agreement.
  • The North Western Railway starts running to Barrow-in-Furness.
  • The Motive Power Depot and Administrative Headquarters are moved to Tidmouth.
  • The Crovan's Gate Works are expanded.
  • The Toryreck mines begin to decline.
  • Thomas' Branch Line is extended to Ffarquhar.
  • James is given a red coat of paint.

1926

  • The Sodor Aluminium Company is formed.
  • 21st April: Queen Elizabeth II is born.
  • Caroline is built.

1927

  • Vicarstown Sheds is closed.
  • The road bridge crossing River Els at Elsbridge is widened to accommodate more traffic.
  • Trevor is built.

1928

1929

1932

1934

1935

  • Henry is sent to be rebuilt at Crewe into an LMS Stanier Class 5 following his crash with the Flying Kipper.
  • The Isle of Man steamers stop arriving at Arlesburgh, so the traffic to Peel Godred stops too.

1936

  • Green Arrow is built.
  • Mr. Fergus Duncan is born.
  • Sir Topham Hatt is promoted from General Manager to Managing Director.
  • The mountain section of the Mid Sodor Railway is closed.
  • The Mid Sodor bogie saloon stock along with 3 of 6 engines are sold.

1937

  • Rheneas is overhauled.

1938

  • Mallard is built.
  • Mallard sets the world speed record for a steam engine of 126mph.
  • Duchess of Hamilton is built.

1939

  • Gordon is rebuilt at Crewe.
  • World War II begins.

1940

1943

  • Rheneas takes over the majority of the workload on the Skarloey Railway.

1945

  • The first book of The Railway Series is published.
  • The Mid Sodor Railway mines are closed one by one.
  • World War II ends.

1946

  • The Cas-ny-Hawin mine is flooded.

1947

  • The Mid Sodor Railway and the Tidmouth-Arlesburgh branch are closed.
  • Duke is sheeted and abandoned in a shed.
  • Falcon and Stuart are purchased by the aluminium works at Peel Godred for an expansion project.

1948

  • The North Western Railway becomes officially known as the "North Western Region of British Railways".
  • The claybeds near Brendam are discovered.
  • Bill and Ben are built and arrive on Sodor.

1949

  • Harold is built.
  • The Slate Quarry begins to decline.

1951

  • Falcon and Stuart are sheeted.
  • Toby's tramway closes down.
  • Toby and Henrietta arrive on Sodor.

1952

  • Trevor is sent to be scrapped.
  • Trevor is purchased by the Vicar.
  • Edward is overhauled.
  • Rheneas is overhauled for a second time.
  • Stuart and Falcon are purchased by the Skarloey Railway and renamed "Peter Sam" and "Sir Handel" respectively.
  • Skarloey is overhauled.
  • Cora is purchased for the Skarloey Railway.
  • Diesel is built.

1953

  • Queen Elizabeth II visits Sodor.

1954

  • Ballast from the North Western Railway begins to be obtained for the Skarloey Railway.

1955

  • Duck arrives on Sodor.
  • Percy is sent to Thomas' Branch Line.
  • Gertrude and Millicent are bought by the Skarloey Railway.
  • Ada is built for the Skarloey Railway.

1956

  • Jane is built for the Skarloey Railway.
  • Knapford Junction is moved from south to north of the River Els.

1957

  • City of Truro visits Sodor.
  • Diesel visits Sodor.
  • Mabel is built for the Skarloey Railway.
  • Ada, Jane and Mabel arrive on Sodor.
  • Rusty is built and arrives on Sodor.

1958

  • Peter Sam has an accident with some slate trucks at the quarry.
  • Duncan arrives on Sodor.
  • Skarloey returns from being mended.
  • BBC producers make a documentary about the Skarloey Railway.
  • BoCo is built.

1959

  • Donald and Douglas arrive on Sodor.
  • The Spiteful Brake Van is crushed by Douglas and scrapped.
  • Oliver is rebuilt.

1960

  • Daisy is built and arrives on Sodor.
  • Thomas' running board is straightened.
  • Old Stuck-Up is built.

1961

  • Peter Sam is given a new Giesl Ejector.
  • Sir Handel is given a pair of special wheels with broad tyres.
  • Rheneas returns to the Skarloey Railway.

1962

  • Mavis is built and arrives on Sodor.
  • Lord Harry, Alaric and Eric arrive on Sodor.
  • Stepney visits Sodor.
  • The Diesel visits Sodor.

1963

  • Culdee returns to the Culdee Fell Railway.
  • Lord Harry is renamed "Patrick".
  • Flying Scotsman is saved by Alan Pegler.
  • The loop line extension around the lake began to be built.
  • D199 is built.

1964

1965

  • Rheneas' 100th birthday.
  • Shane Dooiney returns to the Culdee Fell Railway.
  • The one-hundredth anniversary of the Skarloey Railway is celebrated.
  • The loop line extension at Lakeside is opened.
  • BoCo arrives on Sodor.
  • The Railway Series celebrates its 20th anniversary.

1966

  • Mike is built.
  • The Skarloey Railway becomes a Company instead of being in private ownership.

1967

  • Blister I and Blister II arrive on Sodor for the construction of the Arlesdale Railway.
  • Bert, Mike and Rex arrive on Sodor to service the Arlesdale Railway.
  • Reverend W. Awdry and Reverend Teddy Boston visit Sodor.
  • Flying Scotsman visits Sodor.
  • D199 arrives on Sodor along with 7101 and is sent back after he fails on the level crossing.
  • The Tidmouth-Arlesburgh branch is re-opened, to be serviced by Duck.
  • Oliver, Isabel and Toad are rescued by Douglas and arrive on Sodor.
  • 7101 is renamed "Bear" and renumbered D3.
  • Dulcie, Alice and Mirabel are saved from scrap for service with Oliver and Duck.
  • Frank arrives on Sodor.

1968

  • S. C. Ruffey is pulled apart by Oliver and scrapped.
  • Kevin Volley retires and lives out his life at Ffarquhar.
  • Bulgy arrives on Sodor.
  • Bulgy is turned into a henhouse.
  • Steam traction officially ends on British Railways.

1969

1973

  • Bert is rebuilt.

1975

  • The Railway Series celebrates its 30th anniversary.

1976

1980

  • Thomas is overhauled.

1982

  • Duke is fully restored.
  • Sir Handel visits the Talyllyn Railway.

1983

  • Christopher Awdry becomes the new writer for the Railway Series.

1984

  • Sir Handel returns from the Talyllyn Railway.
  • 9th October: The first episode of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, Thomas and Gordon, airs on ITV.

1985

  • Skarloey is overhauled a second time.
  • The Railway Series celebrates its 40th anniversary.

1986

  • Sir Handel is rebuilt.

1987

  • Mavis is involved in a collision with a lorry.
  • Bulstrode is turned into a children's playground on a beach.

1988

  • Peter Sam visits the Talyllyn Railway.

1989

  • 29 January: The first episode of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, Thomas Gets Tricked, airs on ITV.

1990

  • After Privatisation, the name "North Western Railway" becomes official.
  • Thomas is invited to a railway show in York.
  • Frank is re-engined.

1992

  • Henry is overhauled.

1993

  • Wilbert visits Sodor.

1994

  • British Railways is privatised until 1997.

1996

  • Edward's 100th birthday
  • Peter Sam returns to the Skarloey Railway to help with the extra work.
  • Ivo Hugh is built.

1997

  • 21st March: The Reverend W. Awdry dies, aged 85.

21st Century

2000

  • Percy, Ernest, Wilfred, Culdee and Shane Dooiney's 100th birthday

2001

2002

  • Rheneas is overhauled a third time.

2004

  • Sir Handel's 100th Birthday

2005

  • The Railway Series celebrates its 60th anniversary.

2006

  • The manager of Anopha Quarry is visited by the police after Henrietta is booked for allowing workmen to ride on her balconies.

2007

  • Victoria is restored and returned to service.

2010

  • Stepney, Bluebell and Captain Baxter's overhauls are completed and the Bluebell Railway celebrates its 50th anniversary.
  • The Railway Series celebrates its 65th anniversary.
  • Wilbert is scheduled to be back in service after a major overhaul.

2011

  • Pip and Emma are purchased by the North Western Railway.
  • The North Western Railway celebrates the Reverend W. Awdry's 100th birthday.

2012

  • James' 100th birthday
  • Wilbert is returned to service.

2014

  • The North Western Railway celebrates its 100th anniversary.
  • Toby's 100th birthday.
  • Stepney is withdrawn from service, following the failure of his main steam pipe.
  • Jacob and Sierra come to Sodor.
  • Brady, Olivia, Marie, Dawn, Levi, Rose, Madison, Daniel, and Ralph all arrive on Sodor.
  • Seasons 1, 2, 3, and The Search for the Controllers take place.

2015

  • The Railway Series celebrates its 70th anniversary.
  • The Skarloey Railway celebrates its 150th anniversary.
  • The Bluebell Railway celebrates its 55th anniversary.
  • The North Western Railway celebrates running for over 100 years.
  • Thomas' 100th birthday.
  • Jackie, Jordyn, and Rylie arrive on Sodor.
  • Seasons 4, 5, 6, Calling All Engines, Again!, Sodor and the Storm, and The Great Railway Show take place.

2016

2017

2018

2019

2023

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