Vicarstown

Vicarstown (often misspelt Vickerstown) is a small town on the eastern side of Sodor.

History
The monkish chronicler, Arnold of Cronk, recorded that when in 1150 Cronk Abbey was founded as a daughter house of Furness Abbey, the Abbot of Furness asked for a grant of land on which his Agent or Vicar could build a residence. King Ogmund, suspecting that this might lead to English infiltration, would only grant him land for a house here; hence the place’s name. A town eventually sprung up around the Vicar's house.

The North Western Railway built their main Motive Power Depot and Administrative Headquarters here in 1915, but after a 1925 agreement with the LMS Railway to allow NWR trains to travel across the bridge to Barrow-in-Furness there was no further use required. A smaller replacement station and shed was built for the engines operating the car ferry service in 1927/8, and the turntable was taken up and installed at Barrow, while the headquarters moved to the other end of the main line at Tidmouth.

The station is situated on a viaduct. There appears to be an electric tramway running along the roads underneath the viaduct. A cathedral is also located in the town, near the station. Vicarstown Sheds are a roundhouse with a turntable at the front and five berths for the engines. The Vicarstown Goods Depot, Vicarstown Goods Yard, Dieselworks, Rolling Bridge and a Viaduct are also located here.

Appearances
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Railway Series

 * Thomas the Tank Engine - Thomas and Gordon, Thomas' Train, Thomas and the Trucks, and Thomas and the Breakdown Train
 * Gordon the High-Speed Engine - Smokescreen
 * Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines - Golden Jubiliee

Television Series

 * Season 17 - Calm Down Caitlin (mentioned) and Gone Fishing (mentioned)
 * Season 18 - Not So Slow Coaches (mentioned), Flatbeds of Fear (mentioned), Toad's Adventure (mentioned), Thomas the Quarry Engine (mentioned) and Last Train for Christmas (mentioned)
 * Season 19 - Salty All At Sea (mentioned)
 * Season 20 - Letters to Santa (mentioned) and All in Vain (mentioned)
 * Season 21 - Dowager Hatt's Busy Day (mentioned), P.A. Problems (mentioned), Daisy's Perfect Christmas and Emily in the Middle

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 * Tale of the Brave (mentioned)
 * The Adventure Begins (mentioned)
 * The Great Race
 * Journey Beyond Sodor

Trivia

 * In The Railway Series, Thomas worked at this station as a pilot engine before working on his branch line (alternatively, Thomas worked as a pilot at Knapford in the television series).
 * The name comes from the Reverend W. Awdry's time as an Anglican priest, and on maps of Sodor it replaces the real Vickerstown, a suburb of Barrow situated on the Isle of Walney.
 * In The Great Race, many of the houses and or buildings seem to be duplicated from other towns.
 * As seen in the concept art, the station was originally meant to be on ground level, with access to streets without walking down.
 * Originally, the station's canopy was more level, with a gentle curve, unlike the final version.
 * The station is based on London's old "Spa Road" station.
 * According to concept art, at least two electric trams work on a tram way below the station.

Merchandise

 * Wooden Railway

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