The Rickety Old Bridge

This article is about the bridge on Toby's branch line. You may be looking for the bridge in Australia.

The Rickety Old Bridge was a bridge near Lower Arlesburgh which carried Toby's Branch Line over a gorge.

History

When Toby decided to take his old line to rescue Farmer McColl's sheep, he had to cross the bridge during a blizzard.^[1]

Many years later, the bridge collapsed after Toby and Henrietta crossed it, trapping them both on the other side, until Ruth made a replacement for it: her Walking Bridge.^[2]

Appearances

Television Series

Thomas & Friends

Series 6 - Toby Had a Little Lamb
Series 24 - The Inventor's Spectacular Bridge

Trivia

The bridge's model would later be reused for Babbling Brook Bridge.
Despite being shown to cross Hackenbeck Stream on former Railway Consultant Sam Wilkinson's 2014 map of Sodor, there is no river present in either of its appearances.
When the bridge returned in full CGI, the gorge underneath it became considerably flatter to account for the Walking Bridge.

Gallery

Thomas & Friends

Model Series

CGI Series

Promotional Material

References

↑ T&F S6 #20 "Toby Had a Little Lamb"
↑ T&F S24 #15 "The Inventor's Spectacular Bridge"

North Western Railway

~~---~~ Dropped | * 1991-1994 maps only | ** 2014 map only

Locomotives	Steam	Thomas \| Edward \| Henry \| Gordon \| James \| Percy \| Toby \| Duck \| Donald and Douglas \| Oliver \| Emily \| Bill and Ben \| Stepney \| Harvey \| Fergus \| Arthur \| Murdoch \| Molly \| Neville \| Rosie \| Whiff \| Billy \| Stanley \| Hank \| Flora \| Victor \| Charlie \| Bash and Dash \| Ferdinand \| Scruff \| Belle \| Porter \| Timothy \| Marion \| Ryan \| Dustin \| Nia \| Rebecca \| Sonny
	Diesel	Diesel \| Daisy \| BoCo \| Mavis \| Derek \| 'Arry and Bert \| Diesel 10 \| Salty \| Dennis \| Den \| Dart \| Paxton \| Norman \| Sidney \| Philip
	Other	Flynn \| Winston \| Stafford
	Former	Hiro \| Glynn \| Coffee Pots
Rolling Stock	Passenger	Annie and Clarabel \| Henrietta \| Old Slow Coach \| Slip Coaches \| Hannah \| Dexter \| Green Express Coaches \| Emily's Coaches \| Toby's Museum Coach \| Flora's Tram Coach \| Open-Topped Carriages
	Goods	Troublesome Trucks \| Troublesome Vans \| The Spiteful Brake Van \| Toad \| Troublesome Tankers \| James' Trucks \| Thomas' Trucks \| Hector \| The Calliope
	Other	The Breakdown Train (Judy and Jerome) \| Rocky \| Gordon's Snow Machine \| The Pump Trolley \| The Photographer's Draisine
Non-Rail Vehicles		Big Mickey \| Cranky \| Kevin \| Carly
People		Sir Topham Hatt \| Old Bailey \| Mr. Conductor \| Grandfather Hatt \| Mr. Arkwright \| Mr. Perkins
Lines		The Main Line \| Ffarquhar Branch Line \| Brendam Branch Line \| The Little Western \| Toby's Branch Line \| Stepney's Branch Line \| The Loop Line \| The Headland Line* \| The Secondary Loop Line* \| Peel Godred Branch Line \| Kirk Ronan Branch Line \| Norramby Branch Line \| Coaling Plant Branch Line \| Ulfstead Branch Line \| The Main Line Loop \| Misty Valley Branch Line \| Killdane Branch Line \| Harwick Branch Line**

Toby's Branch Line

* David Mitton maps only | ** Sam Wilkinson map only

Locomotives	Toby
Rolling Stock	Henrietta
Affiliates	Ffarquhar Branch Line \| Ffarquhar Quarry Company (Mavis)
Stations	Tidmouth* \| Bluff's Cove \| Tidmouth Bay \| Bertram's Old Mine** \| Lower Arlesburgh \| Arlesburgh* \| Upper Arlesburgh* \| Marthwaite* \| Arlesdale End \| Ulfstead**

[1] T&F S6 #20 "Toby Had a Little Lamb"

[2] T&F S24 #15 "The Inventor's Spectacular Bridge"

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