Dryaw is a small village and station on Thomas' Branch Line. An airfield is located nearby.
History[]
The village began as a worker village for the staff of A.W. Dry and Company, a company working on reclaiming tidal land from the sea. The hutments built by A. W. Dry for his work-people behind the first reclamation bank were rebuilt in permanent form as brick or stone cottages when footings became firm enough to support them. These formed the nucleus of a village. As work went on more and more land to the west was drained and settled, mostly in plots of one or two acres. The soil, when leached of salt, proved fertile and now supports prosperous market gardens.
A Heliport belonging to the Coastguard Service is near the east bank of the river.
Dryaw has two railway stations. The old one on the Harbour Line is now a goods depot with a staff of two responsible to the stationmaster of Elsbridge. It is near the village centre, ironically making it better suited for passenger trains. Workmen's trains stop here as do most goods trains, and it is not unknown for Goods guard's to have a van full of passengers on market days for Elsbridge or Knapford as the case may be. The passenger station is on the Main Branch, inconveniently away from the village. It is unstaffed, has a good car park, and a service of seven trains a day each way is provided.[1]
Landmarks[]
- Dryaw Station - the main passenger station for the town of Dryaw.
- Dryaw Goods Station - a goods depot on the Harbour Line; formerly the town's main passenger station.
- Dryaw Airfield - a heliport belonging to the Coastguard Service near the east bank of the River Els.
- Dryaw Hill - a steep hill west of the main passenger station.
Appearances[]
The Railway Series[]
Companion Volumes[]
- 1987 - Thomas and the Evil Diesel and The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (mentioned)
- 1992 - Thomas and the Hurricane
Trivia[]
- The name "Dryaw" is an anagram of "Awdry", as is A. W. Dry.
Gallery[]
The Railway Series[]
Companion Volumes[]
Station Guide[]
| Preceding station |  North Western Railway
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knapford | Ffarquhar Branch Line | Toryreck | ||
References[]
| Locomotives | Steam | Thomas | Percy | Toby | Bloomer |
|---|---|---|
| Diesel | Daisy | Mavis | |
| Former | Coffee Pots | |
| Rolling Stock | Passenger | Annie and Clarabel | Henrietta | Victoria | Thomas' Special Coach | The Quarryman's Coach | Observation Saloon Coaches |
| Goods | Elsie | Old-King Coal | Suncole | Milk Van | |
| Non-Rail Vehicles | Terence | Bertie | Harold | Caroline | Bulstrode | Murphy | |
| People | Mrs. Kyndley | Terence's Owner | Kevin Volley | Tom Tipper | |
| Affiliates | St. Pedroc's Dairy | Ffarquhar Quarry Company | |
| Infrastructure | Stations | Knapford (Harbour) | Dryaw (Goods Station) | Toryreck | Elsbridge | Hackenbeck | Ffarquhar |
| Sheds | Knapford Sheds | Ffarquhar Sheds (Carriage Shed) | |
| Tunnels and Bridges | Knapford Harbour Bridges | Elsbridge Viaduct | Hackenbeck Tunnel | Hackenbeck Bridge | |