Great Waterton

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Great Waterton is an old town, situated deep in the forests north of the Skarloey Railway. Once the main town and rail hub of Sodor, Great Waterton was abandoned long ago, but was rediscovered by Thomas and restored to its former glory.

History

Great Waterton received its name from the Water Works in the town, which supplied water to all the towns of Sodor. When the first steam engines came to work on Sodor, they lived in this town. The town was served by Sodor Tramways, which supplied the coal and water to the town and waterworks. Over time, the waterworks and tramway were closed, and people began moving to the other towns of Sodor.

Great Waterton was left abandoned and largely forgotten about by the people of Sodor, until Thomas discovered the town when he was trying to take a shortcut to the Wharf. To celebrate Sodor Day, Sir Topham Hatt decided to have the town restored. All the engines of Sodor and the Sodor Construction Company helped with the reconstruction of the town, and by Sodor Day, the town was restored and reopened to the public.^[1] The tramway also came back into business, operated by Flora.^[2]

The town has a water wheel on display, which was brought to the town by Edward.^[3] The Sodor Construction Company also helped to erect a bandstand, which is located in a park behind the town.^[4]

Places in Great Waterton

Great Waterton Station, the railway station for the town. The station has two platforms, one shorter than the other, a green footbridge and a small station building.
Great Waterton Sheds is the engine sheds where the first engines of Sodor used to rest. The shed was restored for Thomas, who was staying in the town during the reconstruction of the town.
The Water Works, which supplies water for the town and other places on Sodor. The water works has several buildings which house the steam engines that pump the water, and a huge standpipe.
The Town Hall
Waterton Butcher's
P.L. Groceries
Timothy's Tailors
Sodor Sweets supplied by Sodor Sweet Factory.
Reeves & Tola Cycleshop
Ben's Books
Waterton Post Office
Ed's Garage
The Police Station
The Asquith Arms

Appearances

Thomas & Friends

Series 12 - Steady Eddie, Toby's Special Surprise, James Works It Out, Tram Trouble, Gordon Takes a Shortcut, Percy and the Bandstand and Best Friends
Series 13 - Tickled Pink (poster), Double Trouble (poster), Time for a Story (poster), A Blooming Mess (poster), Thomas and the Runaway Kite (poster) and Snow Tracks (poster)
Series 14 - Pingy Pongy Pick Up (poster), Charlie and Eddie (poster), Diesel's Special Delivery (poster), Thomas in Charge (poster), Being Percy (poster), Thomas and the Snowman Party (poster), Merry Misty Island (poster), Jitters and Japes (poster) and Henry's Magic Box (poster)
Series 18 - Thomas and the Emergency Cable (poster)
Series 23 - Free the Roads (poster) and Chucklesome Trucks (poster)
Series 24 - Cleo the Road Engine (poster)

Specials

2008 - The Great Discovery
2009 - Hero of the Rails (title sequence only)
2013 - King of the Railway (poster)
2014 - Tale of the Brave (mentioned)
2016 - The Great Race (mentioned)
2017 - Journey Beyond Sodor (mentioned)

Music Videos

The Great Discovery - There's a Job for Everyone, Where, oh Where is Thomas?, Engine Roll Call and Thomas, You're the Leader

Books

2008 - Thomas and the Great Discovery
2009 - A New Whistle for Thomas (cover only)
2011 - Runaway Engine!
2019 - Five Useful Engines

My Thomas Story Library

2009 - Stanley and Flora
2010 - Kevin

Engine Adventures

2017 - Kevin

Video Games

2010 - Hero of the Rails

Trivia

According to the book adaptation of the special, the town was abandoned because the springs there were drying up.
Three of the buildings in the town are based on buildings from the Beamish Museum in County Durham, England (Waterton Butcher's, P.L. Groceries and Reeves & Tola Cycleshop).
Though the town does not make a physical appearance in the CGI series, posters that feature Great Waterton can be seen at Knapford, Maithwaite and Maron.
The town is nearby the mountain Ward Fell.
On the 2014 map of Sodor, the town is a slightly scaled-down version of Cronk.

Merchandise

Take Along (discontinued)
Take-n-Play (discontinued)
Wooden Railway (discontinued)
LEGO (discontinued)
Mega Bloks (discontinued)
Plarail (discontinued)
Hornby (discontinued)

Station Guide

Sam Wilkinson Map

Preceding station	North Western Railway			Following station
Vicarstown		The Main Line		Terminus
Bluebell Valley		Stepney's Branch Line		Terminus

References

North Western Railway

~~---~~ Dropped | * 1991-1994 maps only | ** 2014 map only

Locomotives	Steam	Thomas \| Edward \| Henry \| Gordon \| James \| Percy \| Toby \| Duck \| Donald and Douglas \| Oliver \| Emily \| Bill and Ben \| Stepney \| Harvey \| Fergus \| Arthur \| Murdoch \| Molly \| Neville \| Rosie \| Whiff \| Billy \| Stanley \| Hank \| Flora \| Victor \| Charlie \| Bash and Dash \| Ferdinand \| Scruff \| Belle \| Porter \| Timothy \| Marion \| Ryan \| Dustin \| Nia \| Rebecca \| Sonny
	Diesel	Diesel \| Daisy \| BoCo \| Mavis \| Derek \| 'Arry and Bert \| Diesel 10 \| Salty \| Dennis \| Den \| Dart \| Paxton \| Norman \| Sidney \| Philip
	Other	Flynn \| Winston \| Stafford
	Former	Hiro \| Glynn \| Coffee Pots
Rolling Stock	Passenger	Annie and Clarabel \| Henrietta \| Old Slow Coach \| Slip Coaches \| Hannah \| Dexter \| Green Express Coaches \| Emily's Coaches \| Toby's Museum Coach \| Flora's Tram Coach \| Open-Topped Carriages
	Goods	Troublesome Trucks \| Troublesome Vans \| The Spiteful Brake Van \| Toad \| Troublesome Tankers \| James' Trucks \| Thomas' Trucks \| Hector \| The Calliope
	Other	The Breakdown Train (Judy and Jerome) \| Rocky \| Gordon's Snow Machine \| The Pump Trolley \| The Photographer's Draisine
Non-Rail Vehicles		Cranky \| Kevin \| Carly \| Big Mickey
People		Sir Topham Hatt \| Old Bailey \| Mr. Conductor \| Grandfather Hatt \| Mr. Arkwright \| Mr. Perkins
Lines		The Main Line \| Ffarquhar Branch Line \| Brendam Branch Line \| The Little Western \| Toby's Branch Line \| Stepney's Branch Line \| The Loop Line \| The Headland Line* \| The Secondary Loop Line* \| Peel Godred Branch Line \| Kirk Ronan Branch Line \| Norramby Branch Line \| Coaling Plant Branch Line \| Ulfstead Branch Line \| The Main Line Loop \| Misty Valley Branch Line \| Killdane Branch Line \| Harwick Branch Line**

The Main Line

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

Locomotives	Steam	Thomas \| Henry \| Gordon \| James \| Donald and Douglas \| Emily \| Murdoch \| Molly \| Nia \| Rebecca
	Diesel	BoCo
	Former	Edward
Rolling Stock	Passenger	Annie and Clarabel \| Emily's Coaches \| Green Express Coaches \| Red Express Coaches
Rolling Stock	Former	The Spiteful Brake Van \| Slip Coaches
Trains	Passenger	The Express \| The Local \| The Great Waterton Special
Trains	Goods	The Flying Kipper \| The Midnight Goods
Infrastructure	Stations	Tidmouth \| Lower Tidmouth \| Knapford \| Crosby \| Wellsworth \| Maron \| Cronk \| Killdane \| Balladrine \| Kellaby \| Whispering Woods Halt \| Kellsthorpe Road \| Crovan's Gate \| Great Waterton** \| Vicarstown \| Barrow-in-Furness
	Sheds	Tidmouth Sheds \| Tidmouth Yard Sheds \| Knapford Sheds \| Crovan's Gate Sheds* \| Vicarstown Sheds
	Tunnels and Bridges	Tidmouth Tunnel (South) \| Henry's Tunnel \| Crosby Tunnel** \| Crosby Bridge* \| The Viaduct \| Sodor Suspension Bridge** \| Maron Bridge* \| Standard Gauge and Narrow Gauge Viaduct \| Vicarstown Bridge**

Stepney's Branch Line

Locomotives	Stepney \| Flora
Former	Sodor Tramway Engines
Rolling Stock	Branch Line Coaches \| Flora's Tram Coach
People	Stepney's Controller
Locations	Skarloey Railway Depot \| Bluebell Valley (Engine Sheds) \| Rolling River Bridge (Junction) \| Green Hills Junction (The Man in the Hills) \| Great Waterton (Engine Sheds) \| Morgan's Mine

[1] T&F The Great Discovery

[2] T&F S12 #13 "Tram Trouble"

[3] T&F S12 #2 "Steady Eddie"

[4] T&F S12 #18 "Percy and the Bandstand"

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