Rolf's Castle (RWS)

The Railway Series

Rolf's Castle is a small town and station on the Kirk Ronan Branch Line.

History[]

Roolwer, or Rolf, was Bishop of Sodor and Man between 1070 and 1079 and built himself a fortified residence here, from which the town gains its name. Rolf died in 1079 while on a visit to the Isle of Man and was buried at Kirk Maughold.^[1] During the time of the resistance (1263-1404), Rolf's Castle, along with Brendam and Cronk, was part of the triangle that was usually occupied by invading Scottish, and later English, forces.^[2]

The Bishop's house is now in Suddery, and Rolf's Castle, rebuilt in 1665 after being dismantled by Cromwellians during the Great Rebellion, is now a Conference Centre.^[1]

Appearances[]

Railway Series

The Railway Series[]

Companion Volumes[]

1987 - The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (mentioned)

Trivia[]

Rolf (Roolwer) was a real Bishop of Sodor and Man in the eleventh century.
On Wilbert Awdry's original 1950 map of Sodor, Rolf's Castle was a station on the Main Line with a junction leading to Kirk Ronan. This was retconned on later maps.

Gallery[]

The Railway Series[]

Miscellaneous[]

Station Guide[]

Preceding station	North Western Railway			Following station
Kellsthorpe Road		Kirk Ronan Branch Line		Kirk Ronan

Preceding station	Sodor and Mainland Railway			Following station
Kirk Ronan		Sodor and Mainland Railway		Crovan's Gate

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 RWS "The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways" p. 22
↑ RWS "The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways" p. 113

North Western Railway

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Locomotives	Steam	Thomas \| Edward \| Henry \| Gordon \| James \| Percy \| Toby \| Duck \| Donald and Douglas \| Oliver \| Bloomer \| W&SR Engines \| ~~Barry~~ \| ~~The Austerity Engine~~
	Diesel	Daisy \| BoCo \| Bear \| The Works Diesel \| Pip and Emma
	Other	Sodor Chain Load Undercut \| Peel Godred Engines
	Former	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 \| 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

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**

Sodor & Mainland Railway

Locomotives	S&M #1 \| Neil \| S&M #3
Rolling Stock	Coaches \| Trucks \| Flatbeds, Conflats and Well Wagons
Locations	Kirk Ronan (Harbour) \| Rolf's Castle \| Crovan's Gate \| Ballahoo

[TIOSp22-1] 1.0 ^1.1 RWS "The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways" p. 22

[2] RWS "The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways" p. 113

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