Knapford Harbour Bridges

Background Information

Overview

Managed by

North Western Railway
Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway (formerly)

Carries

The Main Line (Main Line bridges)
Ffarquhar Branch Line (Branch Line bridge)

Crosses

Ffarquhar Branch Line (Harbour Line)
River Els

Locale

Knapford Harbour, Island of Sodor

Characteristics

Material

Iron and brick (Main Line harbour bridge)
Iron and masonry/concrete (Main Line bridge)

Bridge type

Plate girder bridge (Main Line harbour bridge)
Lattice bow girder bridge (Main line bridge)

No. of tracks

2 (Main Line harbour bridge)
2 (Main Line bridge)
1 (Branch Line bridge)

History

Opened

1885

Status

Operational

The Knapford Harbour Bridges are three bridges that span over Knapford Harbour and the inlet of the River Els. The airfield where Percy first met Harold is located nearby.

The first bridge goes to the northern quay of the harbour and is an iron plate girder bridge depicted with brick struts. The second bridge carries the Main Line and is a lattice bow girder bridge with masonry or concrete abutments.^[1] The third bridge is the one carrying Thomas' Branch Line.

Appearances[]

Railway Series

The Railway Series

Percy the Small Engine - Percy and Harold and Percy's Promise
The Eight Famous Engines - Percy Takes the Plunge and The Fat Controller's Engines
Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine - Bluebells of England
Toby, Trucks and Trouble - Bulstrode
Thomas Comes Home - Toby's Megatrain

Companion Volumes

1986 - Percy the Small Engine Takes the Plunge

Gallery[]

The Railway Series[]

Main Series[]

Companion Volumes[]

References[]

↑ Wilbert Awdry's Knapford Junction trackplan

North Western Railway

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Locomotives	Steam	Thomas \| Edward \| Henry \| Gordon \| James \| Percy \| Toby \| Duck \| Donald and Douglas \| Oliver \| Bloomer \| ~~Barry~~ \| Walter
	Diesel	Daisy \| BoCo \| Bear \| The Works Diesel \| Pip and Emma
	Other	Sodor Chain Load Undercut \| Peel Godred Engines
	Former	W&SR Engines \| Coffee Pots
Rolling Stock	Passenger	Annie and Clarabel \| Henrietta \| Thomas' Special Coach \| Alice and Mirabel \| Isabel and Dulcie \| Victoria \| The Quarryman's Coach \| Observation Saloon Coaches \| Orange-Brown Corridor Coaches \| Orange-Brown Non-Corridor Coaches \| Red Express Coaches
	Goods	Troublesome Trucks \| Troublesome Vans \| Troublesome Tankers \| Elsie \| Toad \| Ventilated Bogie Vans \| SR Insulated Vans
	Other	The Breakdown Train
	Former	The Spiteful Brake Van
People		Sir Topham Hatt I † \| Sir Charles Topham Hatt II † \| Sir Stephen Topham Hatt III \| Sir Richard Topham Hatt IV \| Albert Regaby † \| Kevin Volley †
Lines		The Main Line \| Ffarquhar Branch Line \| Brendam Branch Line \| The Little Western \| Peel Godred Branch Line \| Kirk Ronan Branch Line \| Norramby Branch Line \| Harwick Branch Line
Constituents		Sodor and Mainland Railway \| Wellsworth and Suddery Railway \| Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway

The Main Line

Locomotives	Steam	Henry \| Gordon \| James \| Donald and Douglas
	Diesel	BoCo \| Bear \| The Works Diesel \| Pip and Emma
	Former	Edward
Rolling Stock	Passenger	Orange-Brown Corridor Coaches \| Orange-Brown Non-Corridor Coaches \| Red Express Coaches
Rolling Stock	Former	The Spiteful Brake Van
Trains	Passenger	The Wild Nor' Wester \| The Sudrian \| The Limited \| The Barrow-Tidmouth Semi-Fast \| The Main Line Push-Pull
Trains	Goods	The Flying Kipper \| The Morning Milk \| The Midnight Goods
Infrastructure	Stations	Tidmouth \| Knapford \| Crosby \| Wellsworth \| Maron \| Cronk \| Killdane \| Kellsthorpe Road \| Crovan's Gate \| Vicarstown \| Barrow-in-Furness
	Sheds	Tidmouth Sheds \| Vicarstown Sheds
	Tunnels and Bridges	Tidmouth Tunnel \| Knapford Harbour Bridges \| Crosby Tunnel \| Maron Bridge \| The Viaduct \| Balladrine Bridge \| Ballahoo Bridge \| Henry's Tunnel \| Vicarstown Bridge

Ffarquhar Branch Line

Locomotives	Steam	Thomas \| Percy \| Toby \| Bloomer
	Diesel	Daisy \| Mavis
	Former	Coffee Pots
Rolling Stock	Passenger	Annie and Clarabel \| Henrietta \| Victoria \| Thomas' Special Coach \| The Quarryman's Coach \| Observation Saloon Coaches
Rolling Stock	Goods	Elsie \| Old-King Coal \| Suncole \| Milk Van
Non-Rail Vehicles		Terence \| Bertie \| Harold \| Caroline \| Bulstrode \| Murphy
People		Mrs. Kyndley \| Terence's Owner \| Kevin Volley \| Tom Tipper
Affiliates		St. Pedroc's Dairy \| Ffarquhar Quarry Company
Infrastructure	Stations	Knapford (Harbour) \| Dryaw (Goods Station) \| Toryreck \| Elsbridge \| Hackenbeck \| Ffarquhar
	Sheds	Knapford Sheds \| Ffarquhar Sheds (Carriage Shed, Goods Shed)
	Tunnels and Bridges	Knapford Harbour Bridges \| Elsbridge Viaduct \| Hackenbeck Tunnel \| Hackenbeck Bridge

[1] Wilbert Awdry's Knapford Junction trackplan

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