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Knapford Sheds
Background Information
First appearance	Tenders and Turntables (1984)
Last appearance	Calling All Engines! (2005)
Overview
Location	Knapford, Island of Sodor
Operations
Railway	North Western Railway
Line(s)	The Main Line
Type	Dead end (S7-present) Roundhouse (S1-4)
Berths	7 (S7-present) 5 (S1-4)

Knapford Sheds is an engine shed situated in Knapford Yards. A repair yard is located here.

History

Original Sheds

Knapford Sheds was originally a five berth roundhouse shed, built in the same architectural style as Tidmouth Sheds. They were located north of the River Callan, in view from Sir Topham Hatt's Office at the station on the south side of the river.

Their location was close to the sea and thus very windy, meaning that tender engines had to be on the turntable just right or they would put it out of balance. Gordon was once unable to position himself correctly, and was forced to pull the Express backwards. Sometime later, he fell into a nearby ditch while trying to jam the turntable in order to avoid taking a goods train.

Current Sheds

Since the seventh series, it is a large six-berth shed, with a single-road lean-to maintenance shed alongside. The sheds are also home to a repair yard and foundry, where Bulgy was first restored and later converted into a mobile vegetable stand. Emily, Harvey, Arthur, Murdoch and Salty were based here. Spencer also stayed here during his first visit to Sodor.

Thomas had to stay at Knapford Sheds with Emily after Tidmouth Sheds was demolished to make way for the new sheds. Once the new sheds were constructed, Emily moved from here to Tidmouth. Many years later, after James had an accident that resulted in Tidmouth Sheds being damaged, Thomas had to spend a week at Knapford Sheds for a second time whilst the main roundhouse was being repaired.

Residents

Harvey (occasionally)

Arthur (occasionally)

Murdoch

Spencer (occasionally)

Salty (occasionally)

Emily (formerly)

Appearances

• Television Series
• Other Media

Thomas & Friends Series 1 - Tenders and Turntables, Whistles and Sneezes and Off the Rails Series 4 - Paint Pots and Queens (stock footage) Series 7 - Something Fishy, Peace and Quiet, Bulgy Rides Again and Gordon and Spencer Series 8 - Emily's Adventure Series 17 - Steamie Stafford (Indirectly Mentioned) Series 21 - A Shed for Edward (mentioned) Specials 2005 - Calling All Engines! Music Videos Series 5 - Every Cloud has a Silver Lining and Sir Topham Hatt Series 7 - Five New Engines in the Shed Calling All Engines! - Together

Annual Stories 1993 - James' Rest Cure Magazine Stories 1988 - Trouble in the Shed and Gordon Off the Rails 1989 - Edward Saves the Day Books 1990 - Henry and the Elephant My Thomas Story Library 2007 - Murdoch

References

North Western Railway

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--- Dropped | * 1991-1994 maps only | ** 2014 map only

The Main Line

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* David Mitton maps only | ** Sam Wilkinson map only