Changes: Kirk Ronan Branch Line

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The Kirk Ronan Branch Line is a branch line on the North Western Railway.

History

Due to severe setbacks of the Sodor and Mainland Railway, trains only ended up running between Kirk Ronan and Ballahoo, and by 1870 the company was already teetering on the verge bankruptcy. By this point, the people of Peel Godred had realised that their promised branch line would never be built by the S&M and came to the conclusion that they must build it themselves. They initially favoured a line built on the route proposed by the S&M, but as it would have involved a junction somewhere with the S&M, most felt that to embark on such a project would be the height of imprudence. They opted to look elsewhere, which led to the formation of the Mid Sodor Railway in 1872.

Bankruptcy finally came in 1901, and the last of its locomotion were scrapped that year, bringing services to an end, but the company remained in being, simply dormant. In 1914, the railway was merged with the Wellsworth and Suddery Railway and the Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway to form the North Western Railway in a Government-sponsored amalgamation of the standard gauge railways in the Island to create a strategic railway for coastal defence against possible danger from Ireland. The S&M line between Kellsthorpe and Crovan's Gate became part of the Main Line, while the section between Kirk Ronan and Kellsthorpe Road became the Kirk Ronan Branch Line, and the section between Crovan's Gate and Ballahoo became part of the Norramby Branch Line.

Stations and Operations

The line starts at Kellsthorpe Road and calls at Rolf's Castle before ending at Kirk Ronan. The line serves the harbour here, and ore and slate from Crovan's Gate are sent here. Kirk Ronan is known as a fishing port, so fish are unloaded here. A steamer service to Dublin is operated on Tuesdays and Fridays from Kirk Ronan, so tourists may use the railway as transportation to the port.

Extension

In the television series, an extension of the branch begins near the Cement Works, Hawin Croka Canal and heads west to Pirate's Cove at the main line loop. The Big Dipper, Sodor Bakery, Diesel 10's Mountain, the Sodor Wishing Well, The Magic Railroad, Pirate's Cove and Sodor Maritime Museum are located along the extension.

Rolling Stock

Locomotives

Railway Series only

Television Series only

Appearances

In The Railway Series, the branch line only briefly appeared in a flashback in Very Old Engines.

In the television series, Kirk Ronan appeared in a number of fifth series episodes, most prominently in A Better View for Gordon, when Gordon crashed into the station wall during the opening ceremony. The junction to the branch has appeared frequently since the eighth series.

Gallery

The Railway Series

Thomas & Friends

Extension

North Western Railway

* RWS only | ** T&F only | ~~---~~ Dropped

Locomotives	Steam	Thomas \| Edward \| Henry \| Gordon \| James \| Percy \| Toby \| Duck \| Donald and Douglas \| Oliver \| Wellsworth and Suddery Railway Tank Engines* \| Bloomer* \| Bill and Ben \| Stepney \| Harvey \| Emily \| Arthur \| Murdoch \| Fergus \| Molly \| Neville \| Rosie \| Whiff \| Billy \| Stanley \| Hank \| Flora \| Victor \| Charlie \| Bash and Dash \|Ferdinand \| Scruff \| Belle \| Porter \| Timothy \| Marion \| Ryan \| Dustin \| Nia \| Rebecca \| Sonny** \| Barry* \| The Austerity Engine*
	Diesel	Daisy \| BoCo \| Bear* \| The Works Diesel* \| Pip and Emma* \| Diesel \| Mavis \| Derek \| 'Arry and Bert \| Diesel 10 \| Salty \| Dennis \| Den \| Dart \| Paxton \| Norman \| Sidney \| Philip**
	Other	Sodor Railway Repair* \| Peel Godred Engines* \| Flynn \| Winston \| Stafford**
	Former	Coffee Pots \| Hiro \| Glynn
Rolling Stock	Coaches	Annie and Clarabel \| Henrietta \| Alice and Mirabel* \| Isabel and Dulcie* \| Victoria* \| Old Slow Coach \| Slip Coaches \| Hannah \| Dexter \| Express Coaches \| Branch Line Coaches \| Old Coaches \| Thomas' Special Coach* \| The Quarryman's Coach* \| Emily's Coaches \| Toby's Museum Coach \| Flora's Tram Coach \| Open-Topped Carriages \| Ulfstead Castle Coaches**
	Trucks	Troublesome Trucks \| S.C. Ruffey \| Elsie* \| Fred Pelhay* \| James' Trucks \| Thomas' Trucks \| Plank Trucks \| Quarry Trucks \| Utility Trucks \| The Calliope \| Mine Trolleys \| Hoppers \| Hector \| Vans \| Mail Vans \| Utility Vans \| Animal Wagons \| Tankers \| Flatbeds, Conflats and Wellwagons \| Misty Island Log Trucks \| Ladle Trucks \| The Traveller \| Aquarium Tank Wagons
	Brake Vans	Brake Vans \| The Spiteful Brake Van \| Toad
	Other	The Breakdown Train \| Rocky \| Judy and Jerome \| The Circus Train \| The Funfair Train \| The Flying Kipper \| Gordon's Snow Machine \| Pump Trolley \| The Photographer's Draisine
Non-Rail Vehicles		Kevin \| Cranky \| Carly \| Big Mickey \| Reg**
People		Sir Topham Hatt (Stephen Hatt) \| Albert Regaby \| Kevin Volley* \| Old Bailey \| Mr. Conductor \| Mr. Arkwright \| Mr. Perkins
Lines		The Main Line (Main Line Loop) \| Ffarquhar Branch Line \| The Little Western \| Brendam Branch Line \| Kirk Ronan Branch Line \| Peel Godred Branch Line \| Norramby Branch Line \| Toby's Branch Line \| Stepney's Branch Line \| Misty Valley Branch Line \| Killdane Branch Line \| The Loop Line \| Ulfstead Branch Line \| Harwick Branch Line \| Coaling Plant Branch Line**

Kirk Ronan Branch Line

* RWS only | ** T&F only

Locomotives	Fergus**
Affiliates	The Magic Railroad \| Lady
Locations	Kellsthorpe Road \| Rolf's Castle \| Kirk Ronan (Harbour) \| Kirk Ronan Junction \| Sodor Cement Works \| The Big Dipper \| Sodor Bakery \| Diesel 10's Mountain \| Sodor Wishing Well \| Pirate's Cove \| Sodor Maritime Museum**

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{Infobox_Branch_Line
-[[File:KirkRonanbranchline.jpg|thumb|250px|A map of the branch]]
-The '''Kirk Ronan Branch Line''' is a little-known branch line on the [[North Western Railway]].
+|title1 = Kirk Ronan Branch Line
+|image1 = File:ABetterViewforGordon28.png
+|status = Operational
+|locale = {{flag|ios}} [[Island of Sodor]]
+|stations = * 3
+|operator(s) = * [[North Western Railway]]
+* [[Sodor and Mainland Railway]] {{Note|formerly}}
+|year_opened = 1853
+|no_of_tracks = * 2 {{T&F}}
+|gauge = {{Standard gauge}}
+|image2 = <gallery>
+File:KirkRonanBranchLineTVS.png|II
+File:KirkRonanbranchline.jpg|I
+</gallery>
+}}The '''Kirk Ronan Branch Line''' is a branch line on the [[North Western Railway]].
+==History==
+Due to severe setbacks of the [[Sodor and Mainland Railway]], trains only ended up running between Kirk Ronan and [[Ballahoo]], and by 1870 the company was already teetering on the verge bankruptcy. By this point, the people of [[Peel Godred]] had realised that their promised branch line would never be built by the S&M and came to the conclusion that they must build it themselves. They initially favoured a line built on the route proposed by the S&M, but as it would have involved a junction somewhere with the S&M, most felt that to embark on such a project would be the height of imprudence. They opted to look elsewhere, which led to the formation of the [[Mid Sodor Railway]] in 1872.
+Bankruptcy finally came in 1901, and the last of its locomotion were scrapped that year, bringing services to an end, but the company remained in being, simply dormant. In 1914, the railway was merged with the [[Wellsworth and Suddery Railway]] and the [[Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway]] to form the North Western Railway in a Government-sponsored amalgamation of the standard gauge railways in the Island to create a strategic railway for coastal defence against possible danger from Ireland. The S&M line between Kellsthorpe and Crovan's Gate became part of the Main Line, while the section between Kirk Ronan and [[Kellsthorpe Road]] became the Kirk Ronan Branch Line, and the section between Crovan's Gate and Ballahoo became part of the Norramby Branch Line.
 ==Stations and Operations==
@@ Line 7: / Line 26: @@
 ==Extension==
-An extension of the branch begins near the Cement Works and heads west to [[Pirate's Cove]] at the [[The Main Line#Main Line loop|main line loop]]. [[The Big Dipper]], [[Sodor Bakery]], [[Diesel 10's Mountain]], the [[Sodor Wishing Well]], [[The Magic Railroad]], [[Pirate's Cove]] and [[Sodor Maritime Museum]] are located along the extension.
+In the television series, an extension of the branch begins near the Cement Works, Hawin Croka Canal and heads west to [[Pirate's Cove]] at the [[The Main Line#Main Line loop|main line loop]]. [[The Big Dipper]], [[Sodor Bakery]], [[Diesel 10's Mountain]], the [[Sodor Wishing Well]], [[The Magic Railroad]], Pirate's Cove and [[Sodor Maritime Museum]] are located along the extension.
-==Engines==
+==Rolling Stock==
+===Locomotives===
-In the time of the [[Sodor and Mainland Railway]], [[Neil]] and [[Sodor and Mainland Railway Numbers 1 and 3|two other engines]] ran the line. In the television series, [[Fergus]] also works on the branch line, working at the [[Sodor Cement Works|Cement Works]] near Kirk Ronan.
+====Railway Series only====
+<gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
+File:NoImagePlaceholder.png|[[Sodor and Mainland Railway Numbers 1 and 3|Sodor and Mainland Railway Number 1]] {{Note|formerly}}
+File:Neil.png|[[Neil]] {{Note|formerly}}
+File:NoImagePlaceholder.png|[[Sodor and Mainland Railway Numbers 1 and 3|Sodor and Mainland Railway Number 3]] {{Note|formerly}}
+</gallery>
+====Television Series only====
 <gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
-File:Fergus.jpg|[[Fergus]]
+File:MainFergusModel.png|[[Fergus]] {{Note|Cement Works}}
-File:SodorandMainlandNumber1.jpg|[[Sodor and Mainland Railway Numbers 1 and 3|Sodor and Mainland Railway Number 1]]
-File:Neil.png|[[Neil]]
-File:SodorandMainlandNumber3.jpg|[[Sodor and Mainland Railway Numbers 1 and 3|Sodor and Mainland Railway Number 3]]
 </gallery>
 ==Appearances==
-In [[The Railway Series]], the branch line only appeared in a flashback in [[Very Old Engines]]. In the [[television series]], Kirk Ronan appeared in a number of [[fifth season]] episodes, most prominently in [[A Better View for Gordon]], when [[Gordon]] crashed into the station wall during the opening ceremony. The [[Kirk Ronan Junction|junction]] to the branch has appeared frequently since the [[eighth season]].
+In [[The Railway Series]], the branch line only briefly appeared in a flashback in [[Very Old Engines]].
+In the [[television series]], Kirk Ronan appeared in a number of [[Series 5|fifth series]] episodes, most prominently in [[A Better View for Gordon]], when [[Gordon]] crashed into the station wall during the opening ceremony. The [[Kirk Ronan Junction|junction]] to the branch has appeared frequently since the [[Series 8|eighth series]].
 ==Gallery==
+===''The Railway Series''===
+<gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
+File:GordonProvesHisPointRS3.png|Kellsthorpe Road
+File:CrosspatchRS3.png|Kirk Ronan Harbour
+</gallery>
+===''Thomas & Friends''===
 <gallery position="center" spacing="small" bordersize="none" captionalign="center">
-File:GordonRunsDry43.png|[[Kellsthorpe Road]]
+File:TheGreatRace1.png|[[Kellsthorpe Road]]
-File:FlashBangWallop!24.png|[[Kirk Ronan Junction]]
+File:JamesGetsANewCoat31.png|[[Hawin Croka Canal]]
+File:WaywardWinston61.png|[[Kirk Ronan Junction]]
 File:SnowEngine10.png|[[Rolf's Castle]]
 File:FergusBreakstheRules20.png|[[Sodor Cement Works]]
-File:ThomasandtheToyShop6.png|[[Sodor Toy Factory]]
+File:NotSoHastyPuddings34.png|[[Sodor Pudding Factory]]
+File:ThomasandtheToyShop5.png|[[Sodor Toy Factory]]
 File:GordonandtheGremlins29.png|[[Kirk Ronan]]
+File:LadyHatt'sBirthdayParty55.png[[Kirk Ronan Road]]
 </gallery>
+====Extension====
-===Extension===
 <gallery position="center" spacing="small" bordersize="none" captionalign="center">
 File:ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad562.png|[[The Big Dipper]]
-File:ThomasAndTheRubbishTrain59.png|[[Sodor Bakery]]
+File:ThomasAndTheRubbishTrain58.png|[[Sodor Bakery]]
 File:ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad137.png|[[Diesel 10's Mountain]]
-File:ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad674.png|[[The Magic Buffers]]
 File:ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad914.png|[[Sodor Wishing Well]]
+File:ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad674.png|[[The Magic Buffers]]
 File:ThomasandtheStoryteller53.jpg|[[Pirate's Cove]]
+File:ThomasandtheTreasure58.png|[[Cabalnoo Maritime Museum]]
+File:ThomasandtheTreasure64.png|[[The Skull and Crossbones]]
 </gallery>
+{{North Western Railway}}
+{{Kirk Ronan Branch Line}}
+[[de:Kirk Ronan-Nebenstrecke]]
+[[es:Ramal de Kirk Ronan]]
+[[he:שלוחת קירק רונאן]]
+[[pl:Linia w Kirk Ronan]]
+[[ru:Ветка Кирк Ронан]]
 [[Category:North Western Railway]]
 [[Category:The Kirk Ronan Branch Line]]
-[[Category:Branch Lines]]
+[[Category:Branch lines]]
+[[Category:Sodor and Mainland Railway]]