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There are five known windmills on Sodor: the Post Windmill, the Tower Windmill, the Sodor Grain Windmill, Toby's Windmill and one nearby Ruth's Workshop. Four of the five windmills grind wheat grown on Sodor into flour for use in making bread for the residents of nearby villages and one was converted into an electro-magnet generator to power the workshop and gate.

Post Windmill

Post Windmill
Overview
Location	Inbetween Lower Arlesburgh and Arlesdale End, Island of Sodor
Operations
Line(s)	Toby's Branch Line (T&F)

The Post Windmill is a windmill with a railway line running past and marshes beside it. It was featured in the opening credits used from the first to seventh series.

Despite being on Toby's Branch Line, the windmill's usage in the opening credits made it an iconic part of the franchise, particularly with Japanese audiences, and thus the iconic imagery was encouraged. As a result, there have been one-off occasions where the model appears in places other than Toby's Branch Line, such as immediately adjacent to Thomas' Branch Line before Crowe's Farm Crossing in Ghost Train and on the main line in Time for Trouble.

Appearances

• Television Series
• Other Media

Thomas & Friends Series 1 - Thomas and the Guard, Thomas and Bertie and Toby and the Stout Gentleman Series 2 - Thomas Comes to Breakfast (stock footage) and Ghost Train Series 3 - Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure Series 5 - Snow (stock footage) Specials 1991 - Thomas and the U.K. Trip Music Videos Series 4 - Toby, Don't Judge a Book By its Cover and The Island Song Series 5 - It's Great to be an Engine and The Snow Song Series 6 - Winter Wonderland and Boo! Boo! Choo-Choo Video Games 2000 - Trouble on the Tracks

Magazine Stories

• 1988 - Toby and the Stout Gentleman
• 1989 - Edward and the Miller and Thomas and the Campers
• 2003 - Henry's Dizzy Day

Trivia

• A scene from the first series episode, Thomas and Bertie, featuring the Post Windmill, was used in the opening credits for the first five series and the seventh series. A deleted scene from Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure also featuring the Post Windmill was used for the sixth series instead.
• This Windmill is similar to Brill windmill in Brill, Buckinghamshire.
• The base of the windmill is owned by Twitter user, TomsProps.
• The 2014 television series map of the Island of Sodor incorrectly notes the windmill as being on Thomas' Branch Line between Crowe's Farm Crossing and Dryaw station (likely based on the usage of the model in Ghost Train), despite the show depicting otherwise.

Merchandise

• ERTL (discontinued)
• Brio (discontinued)
• Wooden Railway (discontinued)
• Motor Road and Rail (discontinued)
• Capsule Plarail
• Tomix
• Lionel Trains (discontinued)
• Mini Mini Plarail (discontinued)
• Thomas Town (discontinued)
• Pocket Fantasy (discontinued)
• Waku Waku (discontinued)
• Diablock

Tower Windmill

Tower Windmill
Overview
Location	Southwest of Balladrine, Island of Sodor Inbetween Knapford and Ffarquhar, Island of Sodor (S19-S22 only)
Operations
Line(s)	The Main Line Ffarquhar Branch Line (S19-S22 only)

The Tower Windmill first appeared in the fifth series and appeared in almost every series afterwards. Between the fifth and sixth series, its original sails - more similar to those of the Post Mill - were replaced by the set which it carries today. The Tower Mill was featured in the opening credits from the eighth to the eighteenth series.

Upon being introduced, the Tower Mill's placement was not specified in the show, but almost every depiction of the Island of Sodor featuring it specifies it to be on the Main Line in the open space between Balladrine and Kellaby.

However, despite all that, starting with the nineteenth series and Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure, the Tower Mill is depicted as being on Thomas' Branch Line for the remainder of its appearances in the series. This is because, according to original drafts/outlines of said movie, Thomas passing by the windmill is meant to be a reference to the show's original opening sequence. Its exact placement on the branch line varies from episode to episode.

Appearances

• Television Series

Thomas & Friends Series 5 - Bye George!, Stepney Gets Lost and Thomas and the Rumours Series 6 - It's Only Snow, Twin Trouble, James and the Red Balloon, Percy's Chocolate Crunch, Thomas, Percy and the Squeak (stock footage) and Edward the Very Useful Engine Series 7 - Emily's New Coaches, Percy Gets it Right, Edward's Brass Band, James and the Queen of Sodor, The Spotless Record and Three Cheers for Thomas Jack and the Sodor Construction Company - A Visit from Thomas (stock footage) Series 8 - Thomas and the Tuba, Thomas and the Circus, Chickens to School and Percy and the Magic Carpet Series 9 - Percy and the Oil Painting Series 10 - Thomas and the Jet Plane, Topped Off Thomas and Emily and the Special Coaches (stock footage) Series 11 - Thomas and the Storyteller, Thomas and the Lighthouse, Don't be Silly, Billy, Edward and the Mail, Thomas in Trouble and Percy and the Left Luggage Series 12 - Steady Eddie (stock footage), Rosie's Funfair Special (deleted scene) and Percy and the Bandstand Series 13 - The Lion of Sodor and The Early Bird Series 15 - Gordon and Ferdinand and Edward the Hero Series 16 - Percy and the Monster of Brendam Series 19 - Very Important Sheep, Thomas the Babysitter and The Other Side of the Mountain Series 20 - The Railcar and the Coaches Series 21 - Unscheduled Stops Series 22 - Forever and Ever (fantasy) and The Case of the Puzzling Parts Specials 2005 - Calling All Engines! 2008 - The Great Discovery (music video) 2015 - Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure 2016 - The Great Race 2017 - Journey Beyond Sodor Learning Segments Series 9 - Changing Sounds, Getting to Bluff's Cove, Where Can Neville Find Salty?, Cool Down Delivery and What does Toby see? Series 10 - Which Engine Should go to Which Building? and Which Load for Rosie? Videos 2015 - DC Super Friends™ Minis Mash Ups Origin Story! 2016 - Thomas & Friends in 4-D: Bubbling Boilers

Trivia

• The track layout changed in the seventh and eighth series.
• The bridge next to the windmill was removed in the eighth series.
• The model of the Tower Mill is currently on display at Drayton Manor.
• The ruined Tower Mill was originally going to appear in the aftermath of the storm in the 2005 special, Calling All Engines! but it was changed to the Sodor Suspension Bridge.
• The model of the Tower Mill is frequently used in promotional photos.
• This Windmill is similar to Stembridge Tower Mill in High Ham.

Merchandise

• Wooden Railway (discontinued)
• Plarail
• TrackMaster (discontinued)
• Hornby (discontinued)
• Bachmann
• Lionel Trains

Sodor Grain Windmill

Sodor Grain Windmill
Overview
Location	South of Killaban, near the Hawin Russagh, Island of Sodor
Operations
Line(s)	The Main Line Loop (T&F)

This windmill is located between Killaban and Cabalnoo near the river Hawin Russagh. Mr. Conductor landed on some sacks lying near the windmill after an encounter with Diesel 10 and it was here that he found a subliminal message about Lady and met up with Junior and Lily. Junior, seeing the windmill as a joyride, decided to ride on the sails on the windmill, but this resulted in him being flung up several feet in the air when the wind got too strong and ended up being thrown onto Diesel 10's roof.

Appearances

• Television Series

Thomas & Friends

Specials

• 2000 - Thomas and the Magic Railroad

Merchandise

• Thomas Town (discontinued)

Toby's Windmill

This article is about the landmark. You may be looking for the episode.

Toby's Windmill
Overview
Location	East of Tidmouth Bay, Island of Sodor
Operations
Managed by	Dusty Miller
Line(s)	Toby's Branch Line (T&F)
No. of platforms	1

This windmill is located near the junction for Tidmouth Bay and the Old Mine on Toby's Branch Line. The windmill was once struck by lightning during a fierce storm and was in jeopardy of closing down. After Toby found an old tree that had collapsed during the storm, the wood from the tree was used to rebuild the windmill and it has been in business ever since.

Appearances

• Television Series

Thomas & Friends

• Series 7 - Toby's Windmill

Merchandise

• Wooden Railway (discontinued)
• TrackMaster (discontinued)
• Mega Bloks (discontinued)
• Motorized Railway
• TrackMaster Push Along

References

The Main Line Loop

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Ffarquhar Branch Line

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* RWS only | ** T&F only

Locomotives	Steam	Thomas | Percy | Toby | Bloomer*
	Diesel	Daisy* | Mavis
	Former	Coffee Pots | Glynn**
Rolling Stock	Coaches	Annie and Clarabel | Henrietta | Victoria* | Thomas' Special Coach* | The Quarryman's Coach* | Observation Saloon Coaches*
	Trucks	Quarry Trucks | Elsie* | Old-King Coal*
Non-Rail Vehicles		Terence | Bertie | Caroline | The Orange Caterpillar Crane* | Cleo** | Harold | Tiger Moth** | Bulstrode
People		Mrs. Kyndley | Farmer Finney | Kevin Volley* | Farmer McColl** | Farmer Trotter** | Ruth**
Affiliates		Toby's Branch Line**
Locations		Knapford (Harbour, Airfield) | Dryaw (Goods Station, Airfield, Goods Yard**, Football Club**) | Toryreck (Lead Mines, Engine Shed**) | Crowe's Farm | Elsbridge (Dairy, Viaduct, Cricket Field, Trek and Leisure) | Hackenbeck (Bridge, Tunnel, Cottage) | Finney's Farm | Ffarquhar (Engine Sheds, Mountain**, Loop**) | Ffarquhar River Bridge | The Quarry Tramroad | Anopha Quarry | The Windmill** | McColl Farm** | Sports Field Halt** | The Watermill** | Farmer Trotter's Pig Farm** | Maithwaite** (Quarry Mine, Forest, Showground) | The Narrow Gorge** | Arlesdale End** (Engine Sheds)

Toby's Branch Line

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Locomotives	Toby | Mavis
Rolling Stock	Henrietta
Locations	Ulfstead | Toby's Flood Bridge | The Dam | The Waterfall | Arlesdale End (Toby's Shed) | Ffarquhar Quarry | Arlesdale Lake and Mountains Line (Arlesdale Castle, Cliff Side Track) | Lower Arlesburgh | The Rickety Old Bridge (The Walking Bridge) | Toby's Windmill | Tidmouth Bay (Junction) | Bertram's Old Mine | Bluff's Cove | Village Station

The Loop Line

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