Haultraugh

Haultraugh
Overview
Location	Haultraugh, Island of Sodor
Year opened	1964
Operations
Managed by	North Western Railway
Line(s)	The Little Western
No. of platforms	2
Station Guide
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Next →	Arlesburgh West (RWS) Bluff's Cove (T&F)

Haultraugh is a village and seaside resort located on Sodor's west coast, which is served by the Little Western.

History

The Railway Series

The derivation of this place name is uncertain. "Traugh" means a sandy beach or low-lying foreshore, but "Haul" is obscure. Most authorities agree that it is probably a corruption or simplification of a person’s name, but they are sharply divided as to which. It is most likely that "Haul" or "Hal" is a simplification of "Harold", for there is a strong local tradition that it was here that Harold the Black, son of King Godred MacHarold, landed in 1014 to reclaim his father’s kingdom. Harold ruled Sodor and Man for 20 years (1014-1034). There is certainly a good firm sandy foreshore here favourable for a landing from longships, so Hal’s Beach is a reasonable interpretation of the place's name.

The village is a pleasant summer resort with good clean firm sands. It is rapidly growing in popularity with visitors and holidaymakers. Bathing, however, can be dangerous as tidal currents in the Sudrian Sea are treacherous. To cater to visitors an open-air sea bathing pool has been constructed alongside the harbour jetty. The station is an island platform with a shelter and a line running either side.

Bulgy wedged himself under the second bridge south of the station. After he was freed, he was turned into a henhouse in a field about ½ mile north of Haultraugh station. Dilly the Duck settled here.

Thomas & Friends

In the television series, Haultraugh appeared in the third series episode, Bulgy. The station has a building and a second track on its western side. Bulgy's Bridge and Field are shown as being next to each other, south of the station.

Appearances

• Railway Series
• Television Series
• Other Media

The Railway Series

• Enterprising Engines - Little Western
• Oliver the Western Engine - Donald's Duck and Bulgy

Thomas & Friends

• Series 3 - Bulgy

Annual Stories

• 1984 - Donald's Duck
• 1986 - Donald and the Lost Tarpaulin

Books

• 2003 - Bulgy

Trivia

• Haultraugh is misspelt as "Haultreath" in Bulgy.
• The television series version of the station reuses the signal box model of Kirk Ronan Junction and the town reuses the building models of Arlesburgh, Ulfstead and C&B Barber.

Merchandise

• Wooden Railway (barrel loader; discontinued)

Gallery

The Railway Series

Oliver and Duck at Haultraugh in the Railway Series

Haultraugh misspelled Haultreath

Thomas & Friends

Model Series

The town of Haultraugh behind the station

The same scene from the Railway Series recreated

Promotional Material

Behind the Scenes

Reference sheets

The station building in CGI

Others

Duck at Haultraugh in an annual story

Haultraugh in a Story Library book

The Little Western

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* RWS only | ** T&F only | *** Other Media only

Locomotives	Duck | Donald and Douglas | Oliver
Rolling Stock	Alice and Mirabel* | Isabel and Dulcie* | Branch Line Coaches** | Express Coaches** | Old Slow Coach** | Slip Coaches** | Toad | S.C. Ruffey | Fred Pelhay* | Quarry Trucks* | Judy and Jerome**
Vehicles	Bulgy | Bulgy's Friend | Algy*** | Skiff**
People	Captain Joe**
Locations	Tidmouth (Beach, Tunnel, Beach Village**, Harbour, Hault**, Hault Sheds**, Town Square**, Town Square Library**) | Dilly's Pond | Haultraugh (Bulgy's Bridge, Bulgy's Field) | Bluff's Cove** | Arlesburgh (West, Engine Sheds*, Harbour**, Maritime Museum**)