The United Kingdom is The Mainland of Sodor.
Location
The Mainland (United Kingdom) is located across the Walney Channel from Sodor and is accessed via the Vicarstown Bridge. Barrow-in-Furness is the nearest mainland station and town to Sodor. Sodor itself bridges the bay between Barrow and the Isle of Man, reducing what would otherwise be a swath of open sea into a narrow strip of water named Faarkey-Y-Sudragh ("Sudrian Sea").
Named Locations
Certain locations on the Mainland have been mentioned by name in both the Railway Series and the television series. These include:
Barrow-in-Furness
The Railway Series
- The Eight Famous Engines - Percy Takes the Plunge and Gordon Goes Foreign
- Duck and the Diesel Engine - Domeless Engines
- Enterprising Engines - Escape
- Gordon the High-Speed Engine - Fire Escape and Gordon Proves His Point
- Henry and the Express - Out of Puff
Thomas & Friends
- Series 19 - Reds vs. Blues (mentioned)
Bluebell Railway
The Railway Series
- Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine - Bluebells of England, Stepney's Special, Train Stops Play (mentioned) and Bowled Out (mentioned)
Thomas & Friends
- Series 4 - Rusty to the Rescue (mentioned) and Bowled Out (mentioned)
Bournemouth
The Railway Series
- Toby the Tram Engine - Mrs. Kyndley's Christmas (mentioned)
- Thomas's Christmas Party (mentioned)
Thomas & Friends
- Series 1 - Thomas' Christmas Party (mentioned, Ringo Starr narrations only)
Bridlington
Thomas & Friends Specials
- 2017 - Journey Beyond Sodor
Brighton
Thomas & Friends Specials
- 2015 - The Adventure Begins (mentioned)
Bristol
The Railway Series
- Duck and the Diesel Engine - Domeless Engines (mentioned)
Carlisle
The Railway Series
- Gordon the High-Speed Engine - Gordon Proves His Point (mentioned)
Carnforth
The Railway Series
- Thomas and the Great Railway Show - Museum-Piece (mentioned)
Crewe
The Railway Series
- Henry the Green Engine - The Flying Kipper (mentioned) and Henry's Sneeze (mentioned)
- Enterprising Engines - Tenders for Henry (mentioned)
- Henry and the Express - Overhaul (mentioned)
- Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines - Birdstrike (mentioned)
Thomas & Friends
- Series 1 - The Flying Kipper (mentioned) and Whistles and Sneezes (mentioned; only in UK version)
- Series 24 - Thomas and the Royal Engine (mentioned)
Doncaster
The Railway Series
- Enterprising Engines - Tenders for Henry (mentioned)
- Gordon the High-Speed Engine - High-Speed Gordon (mentioned)
Thomas & Friends
- Series 24 - Thomas and the Royal Engine (mentioned)
Great Yarmouth Docks
The Railway Series
Haverthwaite Tunnel
The Railway Series
Lake Windermere
The Railway Series
Lakeside
The Railway Series
London
The Railway Series
- Toby the Tram Engine - Toby and the Stout Gentleman (mentioned)
- The Eight Famous Engines - Gordon Goes Foreign (Euston, King's Cross, Paddington and St. Pancras station; mentioned), Double Header (mentioned) and The Fat Controller's Engines
- Thomas Comes Home - Snow Problem (mentioned)
- Henry and the Express - Out of Puff (mentioned)
- Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines - Birdstrike (mentioned)
- Thomas and his Friends - Buffer-Bashing (mentioned) and Gordon's Fire Service (mentioned)
Thomas & Friends
- Series 4 - Thomas and the Special Letter
- Series 17 - The Thomas Way (Paddington Station)
- Series 24 - Thomas and the Royal Engine and Thomas and the Forest Engines (Big Ben; fantasy)
Specials
- 2018 - Big World! Big Adventures! (Buckingham Palace and Big Ben)
Lydney
The Railway Series
- Wilbert the Forest Engine - Cab Over Wheels (mentioned)
National Railway Museum
The Railway Series
- Thomas and the Great Railway Show - Museum-Piece (mentioned), Not the Ticket, Trouble on the Line and Thomas and the Railtour
- Thomas Comes Home - Thomas Comes Home (mentioned)
Norfolk
The Railway Series
Plymouth
The Railway Series
- Duck and the Diesel Engine - Domeless Engines (mentioned)
Scotland
The Railway Series
- The Twin Engines - Hullo Twins (mentioned)
- Jock the New Engine - Jock (mentioned)
Thomas & Friends
- Series 2 - Break Van (mentioned)
- Series 7 - Bad Day at Castle Loch (mentioned)
Skipton
The Railway Series
- Thomas and the Great Railway Show - Museum-Piece (mentioned)
The Craneworks
Thomas & Friends
- Series 21 - Cranky at the End of the Line (mentioned)
The Steelworks
Thomas & Friends
- Series 22 - Seeing is Believing (mentioned)
Specials
- 2017 - Journey Beyond Sodor
- 2018 - Big World! Big Adventures! (mentioned)
York
The Railway Series
- Thomas and the Great Railway Show - Museum-Piece (mentioned), Not the Ticket, Trouble on the Line and Thomas and the Railtour
- Thomas Comes Home - Snow Problem (mentioned)
Victoria
Thomas & Friends
Railways
The Mainland is home to a number of different railways. The main railway company on the Mainland is British Railways, however there are many others, some of which are listed here:
- Bluebell Railway
- Corris Railway
- Dean Forest Railway
- Ffestiniog Railway
- National Railway Museum
- Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
- Snowdon Mountain Railway
- Talyllyn Railway
- Toby's Old Tramway (Railway Series-only)
Rolling Stock
Locomotives
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Television Series only
Other Media Only
Coaches and Trucks
Railway Series only
Television Series only
Magazines and Annuals only
Additionally, the majority of the engines and rolling stock on the North Western Railway, Skarloey Railway, Arlesdale Railway and Mid Sodor Railway originate from the Mainland.
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