Culdee Fell Engine Sheds

For other uses, see Culdee Fell (disambiguation).

Culdee Fell Railway Engine Sheds
Overview
Location	Kirk Machan, Island of Sodor
Year opened	1900
Operations
Railway	Culdee Fell Railway
Type	Dead end
Berths	3 (engine shed) 2 (carriage shed)

Culdee Fell Railway Engine Sheds is the main sheds on the Culdee Fell Railway. The Sheds consists of a Carriage Shed, Engine Shed and Workshops.

History and Operations

The Railway Series

Culdee Fell Railway Engine Sheds are located a slight distance north from Kirk Machan Station, to the right of the line that leads up the mountain. The Carriage Shed has two roads and is long enough to hold nine bogie coaches under cover. It also holds two other vehicles known by the staff as the "Trucks". Due to their importance, they are always kept available on their own road in the Shed.

The Engine Shed now has three roads and is far more commodious and well equipped than it used to be. A small shed with two roads was provided at the railway's opening in 1900. This was adequate for the five engines ordered from Switzerland for the opening of the line and certainly for the four which remained after Godred’s accident. The engine shed was enlarged when three more engines arrived in 1962 and given the three roads it has now. It was also equipped to deal with all repairs except the very heaviest. Each locomotive is lovingly maintained by its own crew and friendly rivalry between crews ensures that the standard is high. Heavy overhauls are now no problem either; these are carried out by the NWR Works at Crovan's Gate.

Godred's remains were stored here after his fatal accident. Lord Harry got in trouble with Mr Walter Richards here. Lord Harry was also thanked here by the Rock Climbers after he rescued them during a gale on Culdee Fell mountain and was renamed Patrick after one of them.

Residents

Railway Series only

Godred (formerly)

Ernest

Wilfred

Culdee

Shane Dooiney

Patrick

Alaric

Eric

Catherine

The "Trucks"

Culdee Fell Railway Coaches (Covered)

Culdee Fell Railway Coaches (Open-Topped)

Appearances

• Railway Series
• Other Media

The Railway Series

• Mountain Engines - Danger Points and "Devil's Back"

Magazines

• 2001 - A Special Story About Sir Handel

Trivia

• The Culdee Fell Engine Sheds are based on the Snowdon Mountain Railway's Llanberis Sheds.

Gallery

The Railway Series

Main Series

The interior of the Engine Shed where Lord Harry is scolded by the Manager

Others

The sheds in a magazine story

Llanberis Sheds, the basis for Kirk Machan sheds

References

Culdee Fell Railway

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