The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, also known simply as the United Kingdom, is The Mainland of Sodor, accessed via the Vicarstown Bridge. It constitutes of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It also consists of many small islands, such as the Isle of Man.
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 The Railway Series with some areas even making appearances. These include:
Barrow-in-Furness[]
- 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
- The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (mentioned)
Bincombe Tunnel[]
- Gordon the Big Engine - Leaves (mentioned)
Bournemouth[]
- Toby the Tram Engine - Mrs. Kyndley's Christmas (mentioned)
- Thomas's Christmas Party (mentioned)
Brighton[]
Bristol[]
- Duck and the Diesel Engine - Domeless Engines (mentioned)
- The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (mentioned)
Carlisle[]
- Gordon the High-Speed Engine - Gordon Proves His Point (mentioned)
Carnforth[]
- Thomas and the Great Railway Show - Museum-Piece (mentioned)
Crewe[]
- 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)
- The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (mentioned)
Doncaster[]
- Enterprising Engines - Tenders for Henry (mentioned)
- Gordon the High-Speed Engine - High-Speed Gordon (mentioned)
- The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (mentioned)
Haverthwaite Tunnel[]
Horsted Keynes[]
Lakeside[]
London[]
- 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)
- The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (mentioned)
Lydney[]
- Wilbert the Forest Engine - Cab Over Wheels (mentioned)
National Railway Museum[]
- 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)
Norchard[]
- Wilbert the Forest Engine - Percy's Porridge and Cab Over Wheels (mentioned)
Norfolk[]
Pendre[]
Plymouth[]
- Duck and the Diesel Engine - Domeless Engines (mentioned)
Rhydyronen[]
Scotland[]
- The Twin Engines - Hullo Twins (mentioned)
- Jock the New Engine - Jock (mentioned)
- The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (mentioned)
Skipton[]
- Thomas and the Great Railway Show - Museum-Piece (mentioned)
Swindon[]
- Duck and the Diesel Engine - Domeless Engines (mentioned)
- The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways
- (mentioned)
The Workshop[]
- Troublesome Engines - Trouble in the Shed
Tywyn[]
- The Little Old Engine - Little Old Twins (mentioned)
- Very Old Engines - Crosspatch (mentioned) and Duck and Dukes (mentioned)
- New Little Engine - Dirty Water
- The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (mentioned)
York[]
- Thomas and the Great Railway Show - Museum-Piece (mentioned), Not the Ticket and Thomas and the Railtour
- Thomas Comes Home - Snow Problem (mentioned)
- The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (mentioned)
Railways[]
The Mainland is home to a number of different railways. The main railway company on the Mainland was British Railways - now split up into various privatised companies - however there are many others which also feature in The Railway Series and associated media. These include:
- Bluebell Railway
- Corris Railway
- Dean Forest Railway
- Ffestiniog Railway
- Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
- Snowdon Mountain Railway
- Talyllyn Railway
- Toby's Old Tramway
| Locomotives | Steam | 87546 and 98462 | Workshop Engines | Big City Engine | Jinty and Pug | City of Truro | Stepney | Bluebell and Primrose | Adams | Cromford | Captain Baxter | Flying Scotsman | Toby's Brothers | 8783 | 1020 | Stephenson's Rocket | Green Arrow | Boxhill | Iron Duke | Mallard | Duchess of Hamilton | Wilbert | Sixteen | Albert |
|---|---|---|
| Diesel | Diesel | Diesel 4711 | Diesel 199 | Diesel 40125 | Diesel 31120 | 10751 | |
| Rolling Stock | Helena | |
| People | Elizabeth II | The Thin Clergyman | The Fat Clergyman | |
| Stations | Barrow-in-Furness | Brighton | Carnforth | Crewe | Euston | Horsted Keynes | King's Cross | Lakeside | Norchard | Paddington | St. Pancras | York | |
| Railways | Bluebell Railway | British Railways | Corris Railway | Dean Forest Railway | Ffestiniog Railway | Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway | Snowdon Mountain Railway | Talyllyn Railway | Toby's Old Tramway | |