Vicarstown Bridge

The Vicarstown Bridge, also known as The Vicarstown Rolling Bridge, is a bascule bridge of 120ft span which is situated at Vicarstown. It connects Sodor to The Mainland crossing the Walney Channel. The bridge was designed by Sir Topham Hatt I and was erected in 1915. Since 1925, the NWR has rights to run powers over the bridge to Barrow-in-Furness. Also since that year, the Other Railway is allowed to operate the joint LMS/BR/NWR service over the bridge to Norramby.

In the television series, it was introduced in King of the Railway. It is frequently used by all the engines, especially Connor and Caitlin, who transport tourists from the Mainland to Ulfstead Castle on a regular basis, as well as Spencer and Hiro. The bridge was closed overnight in the seventeenth season episode, Calm Down Caitlin whilst it underwent some maintenance, it was blocked in the nineteenth season episode, Salty All At Sea.

Trivia

 * The gates at either end of the bridge appear to change between yellow and red.
 * The television series presents both the bridge and the channel it crosses as being smaller than they ought to be; the distance between Sodor and England is far larger than an average river, and bridging it was an enormous undertaking.