Mavis' Shed

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Mavis' Shed
Overview
Location	Ffarquhar Quarry, Island of Sodor
Year opened	1962
Operations
Railway	Ffarquhar Quarry Company North Western Railway (T&F)
Type	Straight
Berths	1 (RWS) 2 (T&F;S3) 3 (T&F;S6 onwards)

Mavis' Shed is a small engine shed located at Ffarquhar Quarry. Mavis sleeps here.

History

The Railway Series

When Mavis was bought by the Ffarquhar Quarry Company in 1962, a single-road wooden shed was built for her at the quarry.

While Mavis and the quarry appeared multiple times in The Railway Series, the shed itself only made one appearance. It was here that Mavis asked The Fat Controller for permission to run down the line to Ffarquhar from time to time.

Thomas & Friends

Mavis' Shed made its first appearance in the third series, then returned three series later. Unlike the shed in The Railway Series, the shed in the television series is made out of stone. It also has an extra two-road shed next to it, where visiting engines such as Thomas, Edward, Bill and Ben, Diesel or 'Arry and Bert sleep.

When Tidmouth Sheds was being rebuilt, Edward took shelter for the nights in the secondary shed. The shed was later modified to be open-ended, with tracks running through it. When the Sodor Slate Quarry was opened, a similar shed was constructed there.

Residents

Mavis

Television Series only

Bill (occasionally)

Ben (occasionally)

Diesel (occasionally)

'Arry (occasionally)

Bert (occasionally)

Appearances

• Railway Series
• Television Series
• Other Media

The Railway Series

• Tramway Engines - Toby's Tightrope

Thomas & Friends Series 3 - Toby's Tightrope Series 6 - Salty's Secret and A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter Series 8 - Percy's New Whistle, Thomas to the Rescue, Percy's Big Mistake and Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough Series 9 - Thomas' New Trucks and Thomas and the Golden Eagle Series 11 - Dream On, Dirty Work and Don't be Silly, Billy Series 13 - The Early Bird, Percy's Parcel and The Biggest Present of All Series 14 - Charlie and Eddie Series 17 - Henry's Hero and Away From the Sea Series 18 - Not So Slow Coaches, Signals Crossed and Thomas the Quarry Engine Series 19 - The Truth About Toby and Den and Dart Series 20 - Toby's New Friend and Ryan and Daisy Series 21 - Springtime for Diesel Specials 2005 - Calling All Engines! 2008 - The Great Discovery 2015 - Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure 2017 - Journey Beyond Sodor 2018 - Big World! Big Adventures!

Magazine Stories 2003 - Seaside Salty 2004 - Engine Trouble 2005 - Pop Goes the Diesel and Salty and the Trucks 2012 - Bedtime Tale and Early Bird 2013 - Early Bird! Books 2004 - Salty 2008 - Halloween in Anopha

Trivia

• Mavis' shed has undergone various modifications throughout the television series:
  • Series 13:
    • The one-road shed becomes much shorter in height.
    • The wall at the back of the two-road shed is removed and tracks now run all the way through it.
  • Thomas the Quarry Engine:
    • A clock is added to the two-road shed in place of the top window.

Ffarquhar Branch Line

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* RWS only | ** T&F only

Locomotives	Steam	Thomas | Percy | Toby | Bloomer*
	Diesel	Daisy* | Mavis
	Former	Coffee Pots | Glynn**
Rolling Stock	Coaches	Annie and Clarabel | Henrietta | Victoria* | Thomas' Special Coach* | The Quarryman's Coach* | Observation Saloon Coaches*
	Trucks	Quarry Trucks | Elsie* | Old-King Coal* | Suncole*
Non-Rail Vehicles		Terence | Bertie | Caroline | The Orange Caterpillar Crane* | Cleo** | Harold | Tiger Moth** | Bulstrode
People		Mrs. Kyndley | Farmer Finney | Kevin Volley* | Farmer McColl** | Farmer Trotter** | Ruth**
Affiliates		Toby's Branch Line**
Locations		Knapford (Harbour, Airfield) | Dryaw (Goods Station, Airfield, Goods Yard**, Football Club**) | Toryreck (Lead Mines, Engine Shed**) | Crowe's Farm | Elsbridge (Dairy, Viaduct, Cricket Field, Trek and Leisure) | Hackenbeck (Bridge, Tunnel, Cottage) | Finney's Farm | Ffarquhar (Engine Sheds, Mountain**, Loop**) | Ffarquhar River Bridge | The Quarry Tramroad | Anopha Quarry | The Windmill** | McColl Farm** | Sports Field Halt** | The Watermill** | Farmer Trotter's Pig Farm** | Maithwaite** (Quarry Mine, Forest, Showground) | The Narrow Gorge** | Arlesdale End** (Engine Sheds)

Toby's Branch Line

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Locomotives	Toby | Mavis
Rolling Stock	Henrietta
Locations	Ulfstead | Toby's Flood Bridge | The Dam | The Waterfall | Arlesdale End (Toby's Shed) | Ffarquhar Quarry | Arlesdale Lake and Mountains Line (Arlesdale Castle, Cliff Side Track) | Lower Arlesburgh | The Rickety Old Bridge (The Walking Bridge) | Toby's Windmill| Arlesburgh Castle (Junction) | Bertram's Old Mine | Bluff's Cove