Sodor Castle

Hawin Doorey Castle
Overview
Location	Hawin Doorey, Island of Sodor
Operations
Managed by	Skarloey Railway
Line	Skarloey Railway

Hawin Doorey Castle, also known as Castle Causeway, is an old, ruined castle that stands near the causeway on the Skarloey Railway. It was first seen in the fourth series, but its name was not stated until the seventh series episode Rheneas and the Roller Coaster. Since then, it had appeared in every series, except the eighth, until the twelfth.

The castle later returned in CGI in the eighteenth series episode Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger.

Appearances

• Television Series

Thomas & Friends Series 4 - You Can't Win, A Bad Day for Sir Handel, Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady, Rock 'n' Roll, Special Funnel, Passengers and Polish and Gallant Old Engine Series 5 - Toby and the Flood (stock footage) and Make Someone Happy (stock footage) Series 7 - The Old Bridge, The Refreshment Lady's Tea Shop, Rheneas and the Roller Coaster, The Grand Opening and Trusty Rusty Series 9 - Tuneful Toots Series 11 - Duncan Does it All, Sir Handel in Charge and Ding-a-Ling Series 18 - Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger (cameo) Specials 2008 - The Great Discovery Music Videos Series 4 - Thomas' Anthem Grand Finale and Gone Fishing Series 5 - It's Great to be an Engine and The Snow Song Series 7 - Five New Engines in the Shed and The Red Balloon

Trivia

• Sodor Castle has had numerous modifications throughout the years:
  • Series 7:
    • The mountain and pine trees behind the castle disappeared.
    • The design of the castle changed.
  • Series 11:
    • The design of the castle changed again, sharing the same model with the Ruined Castle.
  • Series 18:
    • The mountain and pine trees returned.
    • The design of the castle returned to it's original shape.
• In the ninth and eleventh series, the building used for the castle was the same one used for the Ruined Castle.
• In the seventh series song, The Red Balloon, James can be seen at the castle, but the line running over the causeway is narrow gauge, not standard gauge.
• It was also used to represent part of the Mid Sodor Railway in the fourth series. 

Gallery

Thomas & Friends

Model Series

Duke at the castle in the fourth series

James at the castle (note that the track is narrow gauge instead of standard gauge)

The castle in the seventh series

Rheneas at the castle

The castle in the ninth series

Rusty and the Sodor Brass Band at the castle

The castle in the eleventh series

Sir Handel at the castle

Freddie at the castle

CGI Series

Duncan at the castle in CGI

Skarloey Railway

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