Hackenbeck Tunnel

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Hackenbeck Tunnel
Overview
Managed by	North Western Railway
Line(s)	Ffarquhar Branch Line
Locale	West of Hackenbeck, Island of Sodor
Characteristics
Material	Brick
No. of bores	1
No. of tracks	1 2 (T&F; S21-present)
History
Opened	1925
Status	Operational

Hackenbeck Tunnel is a tunnel on Thomas' Branch Line, located between Elsbridge and Hackenbeck. It is approximately 750 metres long.

History

The Railway Series

The Hackenbeck Tunnel was cut in 1924/5, during the extension of the Branch Line from Elsbridge to Ffarquhar. As part of a deal between Sir Topham Hatt and Jabez Croarie, half the cost of the tunnel was beared by The Ffarquhar Quarry Co.; the expense of constructing a tunnel having prevented an extension being constructed earlier.

One winter, Thomas crashed into a snowdrift on the south side of the tunnel and had to be rescued by Terence. Mrs. Kyndley's Cottage is also located on the south side of the tunnel, and in the winter of 1951, Mrs. Kyndley managed to warn Thomas and his crew of a landslide that had occurred closer to the tunnel, preventing a nasty accident.

Appearances

• Railway Series
• Television Series
• Other Media

The Railway Series Tank Engine Thomas Again - Thomas Goes Fishing, Thomas, Terence and the Snow and Thomas and Bertie Toby the Tram Engine - Mrs. Kyndley's Christmas The Eight Famous Engines - The Fat Controller's Engines (mentioned) Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine - Train Stops Play Really Useful Engines - Stop Thief! More About Thomas the Tank Engine - Better Late Than Never Thomas and Victoria - Toby's Vintage Train Companion Volumes 1983 - Bertie the Bus and Thomas the Tank Engine 1984 - Thomas the Tank Engine and the Tractor and Thomas' Christmas Party 1986 - Thomas the Tank Engine Goes Fishing 1995 - Thomas the Tank Engine Catches a Thief

Thomas & Friends Series 1 - Thomas and the Trucks (deleted scene), Thomas and the Guard, Thomas, Terence and the Snow, Thomas and Bertie and Thomas' Christmas Party Series 2 - Bertie's Chase (stock footage), Better Late Than Never (stock footage) and Edward's Exploit (stock footage) Series 4 - Train Stops Play and Thomas and the Special Letter (mentioned) Series 5 - Happy Ever After Series 21 - Terence Breaks the Ice Series 24 - The Great Little Railway Show (model) Music Videos Series 4 - Let's Have a Race and Don't Judge a Book By its Cover Series 5 - Accidents Will Happen and Percy's Seaside Trip

Annual Stories 1992 - Thomas and the Snow Block 2000 - Best Friends Magazine Stories 1987 - Thomas, Terence and the Snow 2011 - Rosie's Rocks Books 1986 - Thomas Goes to Town 2000 - The Great Race 2003 - Toby and Terence 2005 - Bertie 2012 - On Track with Thomas (mentioned) 2017 - Thomas and Bertie's Race

Trivia

• In the fifth series, the model of Bulgy's Bridge was used for Hackenbeck Tunnel.
• When Hackenbeck Tunnel returned in the twenty-first series, it re-used the model of a tunnel seen in the previous series, resulting in the tunnel being double-tracked and having a different architectural design.

Merchandise

• Hornby (discontinued)

Ffarquhar Branch Line

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* RWS only | ** T&F only

Locomotives	Steam	Thomas | Percy | Toby
	Diesel	Daisy* | Mavis
	Former	Coffee Pots | Glynn**
Rolling Stock	Coaches	Annie and Clarabel | Henrietta | Victoria* | Thomas' Special Coach* | The Quarryman's Coach*
	Trucks	Quarry Trucks | Elsie*
Non-Rail Vehicles		Terence | Bertie | Caroline | The Orange Caterpillar Crane* | Cleo** | Harold | Tiger Moth** | Bulstrode
People		Mrs. Kyndley | Farmer Finney | Kevin Volley* | Farmer McColl** | Farmer Trotter** | Ruth**
Affiliates		Toby's Branch Line**
Locations		Knapford (Harbour, Airfield) | Dryaw (Goods Station, Airfield, Goods Yard**, Football Club**) | Toryreck (Lead Mines, Engine Shed**) | Crowe's Farm | Elsbridge (Dairy, Viaduct, Cricket Field, Trek and Leisure) | Hackenbeck (Bridge, Tunnel, Cottage) | Finney's Farm | Ffarquhar (Engine Sheds, Mountain**, Loop**) | Ffarquhar River Bridge | The Quarry Tramroad | Anopha Quarry | The Windmill** | McColl Farm** | Sports Field Halt** | The Watermill** | Farmer Trotter's Pig Farm** | Maithwaite** (Quarry Mine, Forest, Showground) | The Narrow Gorge** | Arlesdale End** (Engine Sheds)