The Mainland

England, located in the United Kingdom, is the Mainland of Sodor.

Location
The Mainland is located across the Walney Channel from Sodor and is accessed via the Vicarstown Bridge. Barrow-in-Furness is located here.

It is often just refered to as the Mainland, however certain places have been mentioned by name in both the Railway Series and the television series. These include:
 * Bournemouth (Thomas' Christmas Party)
 * Brighton (The Adventure Begins)
 * Carnforth (Thomas and the Great Railway Show)
 * Crewe (Henry the Green Engine)
 * Doncaster (Enterprising Engines)
 * London (Euston, Kings Cross, Paddington and St. Pancreas stations) (The Eight Famous Engines)
 * Skipton (Thomas and the Great Railway Show)
 * York (Thomas and the Great Railway Show)

Engines
Numerous engines have came from or worked on the Mainland, including Jinty and Pug, Stepney, Spencer, Connor, Caitlin, Samson, Flying Scotsman and The Diesel.