Tidmouth Yards is a large shunting yard located near Tidmouth.
History[]
When the headquarters for the North Western Railway moved from Vicarstown to Tidmouth in 1925, Tidmouth Yards became the main yards for the railway. Initially, a small blue tank engine was in charge of the yard, however he was later either reallocated or sent away.
After Henry, Gordon and James went on strike, Percy became the head shunter of the yard and station. He was later replaced by Duck as yard shunter when he left to help with the expansion of Knapford Harbour in 1955.
In June 1957, Diesel was brought to the yards to be trialled under the guidance of Duck. He was later sent away for bad behaviour after telling lies to the Troublesome Trucks.
When Duck got his own branch line in 1967, the yard was once again left without a shunter. Nowadays, the shunting appears to be handled by various engines, including James and the Scottish Twins.
The warehouses for Light Engineering Co. and Bolt and Knutt Engineering Co. are located here.
Shunters[]
Appearances[]
The Railway Series
Companion Volumes
Pop-Up Books |
| Locomotives | Steam | Henry | Gordon | James | Donald and Douglas |
|---|---|---|
| Diesel | BoCo | Bear | The Works Diesel | Pip and Emma | |
| Former | Edward | |
| Rolling Stock | Passenger | Orange-Brown Corridor Coaches | Orange-Brown Non-Corridor Coaches | Red Express Coaches |
| Former | The Spiteful Brake Van | |
| Trains | Passenger | The Wild Nor' Wester | The Sudrian | The Limited | The Barrow-Tidmouth Semi-Fast | The Main Line Push-Pull |
| Goods | The Flying Kipper | The Morning Milk | The Midnight Goods | |
| Infrastructure | Stations | Tidmouth | Knapford | Crosby | Wellsworth | Maron | Cronk | Killdane | Kellsthorpe Road | Crovan's Gate | Vicarstown | Barrow-in-Furness |
| Sheds | Tidmouth Sheds | Vicarstown Sheds | |
| Tunnels and Bridges | Tidmouth Tunnel | Knapford Harbour Bridges | Crosby Tunnel | The Viaduct | Balladrine Bridge | Ballahoo Bridge | Henry's Tunnel | Vicarstown Bridge |