P.S. Cumberland Road

When Skarloey was built in Whitehaven, Cumbria in Northern England, a paddle steamer called Cumberland took him down the Irish Sea and around the Isle of Man to Kirk Ronan, on the Island of Sodor. As there were no cranes at the Harbour to lift Skarloey out, the derrick cranes on Cumberland were used instead.

PS Cumberland only appeared in one illustration in Very Old Engines.