The Parliamentary (sometimes shortened to "The Parly") was a passenger train which ran on the Mid Sodor Railway. The train was an all-third class passenger train which stopped at every station along the line. The train was retired after 1936.
Stops[]
The Parliamentary stops at the following stations:
- Arlesburgh Bridge Street
- Ffarquhar Road
- Marthwaite
- Arlesdale Green
- Arlesdale
- Cas-ny-Hawin
- Ulfstead Road
- Ballamoddey
- King Orry's Bridge
Rolling Stock[]
Locomotives[]
Albert (formerly)
Coaches[]
Parliamentary Coaches (formerly)
The Parliamentary Brake Van (formerly)
Mid Sodor Van (replaced by brake van)
Mk1 Parliamentary Coaches (Mk2 layout only)
Trivia[]
- The Parliamentary is named after the slang term "Parliamentary train", which refers to a requirement from the 1844 Railway Regulation Act for at least one third-class train to be run along every railway route in the United Kingdom per day.
- As seen in early photographs, around the time Albert Mk2 was constructed in 1974, the Parliamentary used a grey goods van in lieu of a brake van. This was later replaced sometime before 1978, as the new brake van can be seen in a photograph of the layout from that year.
Gallery[]
The Railway Series[]
Behind the Scenes[]
Albert Mk2 with the Parliamentary
The Parliamentary on the layout in 1978 (note the brake van in the bottom-left corner)
Albert Mk3 with the Parliamentary in Bygones
Albert Mk3 with the Parliamentary at the 2021 Awdry Extravaganza (using the brake van from The Horse and Cart)
| Locomotives | Duke | Stanley | Falcon | Stuart | Albert | Jim | Tim | The Mine Engine | Alfred* | Gerry* | John* | Jennings* | Atlas* |
|---|---|
| Rolling Stock | Cora | Mid Sodor Railway Coaches | Saloon Coaches |
| Trains | The Picnic | The Parliamentary | The Horse and Cart |
| People | The Mid Sodor Railway Manager |
| Stations | Arlesburgh Harbour | Arlesburgh Bridge Street | Ffarquhar Road | Marthwaite | Arlesdale Green | Arlesdale | Cas-ny-Hawin | Ulfstead Road | Ballamoddey | King Orry's Bridge |