Crowe's Farm (T&F)

The Railway Series

Thomas & Friends

Crowe's Farm
Background Information
First appearance	Ghost Train (1986)
Last appearance	Cleo the Road Engine (2021)
Creator(s)	Rev. W. Awdry
Overview
Location	West of Hackenbeck, Island of Sodor (David Mitton map) South-east of Knapford, Island of Sodor (Sam Wilkinson map)
Operations
Line(s)	Ffarquhar Branch Line

Crowe's Farm also known as Forty Acre Field, is a crossing located on Thomas' Branch Line. Percy ran into a cart of lime that was left on the crossing here after it got stuck. Sam the Farmer most likely works here.

Appearances

• Television Series
• Other Media

Thomas & Friends Series 2 - Ghost Train Series 5 - Horrid Lorry (mentioned) Series 17 - Thomas' Shortcut Series 19 - Very Important Sheep, Den and Dart and Thomas the Babysitter Series 20 - Mucking About and Buckled Tracks and Bumpy Trucks Series 21 - Springtime for Diesel, A Most Singular Engine, Hasty Hannah and Unscheduled Stops Series 24 - Cleo the Road Engine Music Videos Series 6 - Boo! Boo! Choo-Choo

Magazine Stories

• 1988 - Ghost Train

Trivia

• The crossing has undergone various changes throughout the television series:
  • Series 17:
    • The crossing becomes double-tracked and is now gated.
    • The tracks leading up to the crossing are now straight.
    • The road is now paved with an X-junction on one side.
    • A gatekeeper's cottage is added.
  • Series 19:
    • The roads return to dirt roads without the X-junction.

Gallery

Thomas & Friends

Model Series

The crossing in the second series

CGI Series

The crossing in the seventeenth series

Percy at the crossing in the nineteenth series

The crossing in the twentieth series

Max and Monty at the crossing

The crossing in the twenty-first series

The crossing in the twenty-fourth series

Promotional Material

Others

The crossing in a magazine story

References

Ffarquhar Branch Line

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* David Mitton map only | ** Sam Wilkinson map only