This page is for the Fishing Boats that have appeared in The Railway Series.
Violet[]
Violet is a steam trawler, who regularly delivered fish to Tidmouth Harbour for the North Western Railway. The fish would be loaded onto The Flying Kipper.
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- Violet never appeared in any of The Railway Series stories, but were in Awdry's model railway scrapbook, as part of the Awdry Study at the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Tywyn, Wales, United Kingdom.
- Violet was built by Reverend W. Awdry's brother, George Awdry.
- Violet, alongside a coastal steamer named Nancy, were featured on the Reverend W. Awdry's layout of The North Western Railway.
Fishing Boats[]
There are many fishing boats that live on Sodor. They are used to catch fish and deliver them to the markets and sometimes the Mainland.
Appearances[]
The Railway Series[]
- Henry the Green Engine - The Flying Kipper (mentioned)
Companion Volumes[]
- 1958 - Railway Map of the Island of Sodor
- 1987 - The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (mentioned)
- 1996 - Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection
Gallery[]
The Railway Series[]
Miscellaneous[]
A fishing boat illustrated by Loraine Marshall
A fishing boat on the 1958 Island of Sodor map
Behind the Scenes[]
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