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Toryreck
Overview
Location	Toryreck, Island of Sodor
Year opened	1885
Operations
Managed by	Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway (formerly) North Western Railway
Line(s)	Ffarquhar Branch Line
No. of platforms	1 (T&F; formerly in RWS) 2 (RWS)
Station Guide
← Previous	Dryaw (Passenger Line) Dryaw Goods Station (Harbour Line)
Next →	Elsbridge (RWS) Sports Field Halt (T&F)

Toryreck is a village and station on Thomas' Branch Line.

History

The Railway Series

For centuries the area below Elsbridge, including what is now Toryreck, had been flooded both at high tide and when the river was in spate. During the 1880s, the Ulfstead Mining Company became interested in the minerals (lead mostly) waiting to be found on the higher ground east of the marsh; but without a firm footing they could not be either extracted or transported away. They called in the drainage firm A. W. Dry & Co. who created embankments on the sides of the river and assisted in the construction of a railway, allowing lead mining to begin at Toryreck.

Toryreck's origin was in many ways similar to that of Dryaw, with hutments for A. W. Dry & Co. and the Mine's workers also being built on the land reclaimed from the marsh, and eventually expanding into a village, but began earlier. Being on slightly higher ground than Dryaw, A. W. Dry and the Mining Company decided to make their Headquarters here. After a somewhat shaky start the lead mine prospered for a time, but began to get run-down in 1925, before closing in 1930. Latterly however, discovery of uranium in the old workings has led to their re-opening, and the mine’s future looks fair for the present.

The Main Branch joins the Harbour Line south of Toryreck station, which has a staff of five responsible to the Elsbridge Stationmaster. There is a goods shed here; a cattle dock and coal staithes are also provided. The station has a passing loop, but only one platform. The loop is not often used, but comes in handy at busy times and in emergencies.

Thomas was shunted at Toryreck for Stepney's Special to pass. Percy was also stranded on the flood due to the waters of the river Els, just north of the station.

Thomas & Friends

In the television series, a shed for Daisy was located here, until she relocated to the Harwick Branch Line.

Appearances

• Railway Series
• Television Series
• Other Media

The Railway Series

• Tank Engine Thomas Again - Thomas and Bertie
• Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine - Stepney's Special
• More About Thomas the Tank Engine - The Runaway

Companion Volumes

• 1983 - Bertie the Bus and Thomas the Tank Engine
• 1987 - Thomas and the Evil Diesel

Thomas & Friends

• Series 3 - Thomas Gets Bumped, Thomas, Percy and the Post Train and Trust Thomas
• Series 4 - Train Stops Play, Bulls Eyes, Special Attraction and Mind that Bike

Music Videos

• Series 4 - Toby, Really Useful Engine and Don't Judge a Book By its Cover

• Return to Sodor

Trivia

• The Rev. W Awdry derived the name "Toryreck" from the word "rectory".
• The television series version of the station reuses the station model of Lower Suddery.

References

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)