The Peel Godred Branch Line is run using electric locomotives to deal with the heavy aluminium traffic on that line.
Biography
The Railway Series
No details are given as to the locomotives that first worked the line, but Sodor: Reading Between the Lines states that goods traffic is currently handled by engines similar to the BR Class 86 and 87 and the passenger services are run by multiple electric units.
Technical Details
Basis
The goods engines are said to be similar to the British Rail Class 86 and 87. In More Bad Days for Thomas and his Friends, a British Rail Class 90 is shown to be new to the line.
Livery
These locomotives are painted British Rail blue with yellow warning panels.
The passenger engines are electric multiple units but their specific basis is unknown.
Peel Godred Engines' basis (goods engines)
Peel Godred Engines' basis (More Bad Days for Thomas and his Friends)
Appearances
The Railway Series
- Thomas and his Friends - Gordon’s Fire Service (mentioned)
Companion Volumes
- 2005 - Sodor: Reading Between the Lines (mentioned)
Books
- 2001 - More Bad Days for Thomas and his Friends (cameo)
Annual Stories
- 1990 - Thomas and the Sunday School Outing (mentioned)
- 1992 - The Hut that Walked by Itself (mentioned)
Gallery
| Locomotives | Electric Engines* | Whiff** | Scruff** |
|---|---|
| People | Old Bailey** |
| Locations | Killdane | Abbey | Kirk Machan | Peel Godred (Power Station, Aluminium Company) | Hawin Lake** (Viaduct) | Mr. Jolly's Chocolate Factory** | The Balloon Factory** | Whiff's Waste Dump** |