The Sodor Dairy is one of the industries alongside Thomas' Branch Line. It is located in Elsbridge. Milk is delivered there every morning from Ffarquhar. Originally, Thomas was the only one who takes the milk with his first train, but eventually, this job was also given to Percy and Daisy. The Dairy is also where Wilbert accidentally filled up his water tank with milk.
In the television series, the Sodor Dairy was moved to the Main Line near Crosby rather than Thomas' Branch Line. The dairy not only makes milk, but cheese as well. The stinky Sodor Cheeses are the most famous products made there. They supply milk to all the stations on Sodor.
Staff
Television Series only
Appearances
The Railway Series
- Branch Line Engines - Daisy (mentioned)
- Wilbert the Forest Engine - Foaming at the Funnel
The Dairy Staff
Since the introduction of the Dairy in the television series, the staff members appear frequently. Their uniforms are of white trousers, a black tie, a white jacket over it, and a white hat.
It is currently unknown who voices them in the UK and US, but Mitsuhiro Sakamaki, Nobuaki Kanemitsu and Jun'ichi Kanemaru voice them in the Japanese narration.
Trivia
- In real life, the Dairy's cows would not be permitted to roam at the trackside, and a fence would be needed to separate the railway from the Dairy's grounds. This was eventually fixed in the nineteenth series.
- Another change from that series was the addition of a small chicken farm has been added on the opposite track across the dairy.
Merchandise
- Wooden Railway (discontinued)
Locomotives | Steam | Thomas | Percy | Toby |
---|---|---|
Diesel | Daisy* | Mavis | |
Former | Coffee Pots | Glynn** | |
Rolling Stock | Coaches | Annie and Clarabel | Henrietta | Victoria* | Thomas' Special Coach* |
Trucks | Quarry Trucks | Elsie* | |
Non-Rail Vehicles | Terence | Bertie | Caroline | The Orange Caterpillar Crane* | Harold | Tiger Moth** | Bulstrode | |
People | Mrs. Kyndley | Farmer Finney | Kevin Volley* | Farmer McColl** | Farmer Trotter** | |
Affiliates | Toby's Branch Line** | |
Locations | Knapford (Harbour) | Dryaw (Goods Station, Goods Yard**, Football Club**) | Toryreck (Lead Mines, Engine Shed,) | Crowe's Farm | Elsbridge (Dairy, Viaduct, Cricket Field) | Hackenbeck (Bridge, Tunnel, Cottage) | Finney's Farm | Ffarquhar (Engine Sheds) | The Quarry Tramroad | Anopha Quarry | The Windmill** | McColl Farm** | Sports Field Halt** | The Watermill** | Farmer Trotter's Pig Farm** | Maithwaite** (Quarry Mine, Forest) |