Ffarquhar Branch Line

Thomas' Branch Line is Thomas' own line, which he earned after helping James when he had a nasty accident. He loves it dearly and considers it the most important part of the entire railway. The section between Knapford and Elsbridge was the original route of the Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Railway.

History

A harbour line from Elsbridge to Knapford was opened in 1885 and used horse-pulled wagons. Later after the Tidmouth, Wellsworth and Suddery Railway and the Sodor and Mainland Railway were joined into the North Western Railway the horses were replaced by steam engines. In 1915 a bay platform was opened at Knapford and was connected via a Branch. After 1947, Thomas was sent to run the line.

The lead mines at Toryreck closed in 1930, but opportunities of stone traffic from Ffarquhar opened and the line to Elsbridge was extended. In 1956, the improvement scheme of the harbour at Knapford was started, the branch to the harbour was rebuilt on an easier gradient and the stations were moved north of the river. The harbour line is now used for goods.

Points of Interests

• Knapford
  • Knapford Yard
    • Annie and Clarabel's Shed
  • Knapford Harbor
    • Sodor Shipping Company
    • Knapford Harbor Bridges
    • North Knapford Harbor
    • South Knapford Harbor
      • Knapford Beach
    • Knapford Airfield
    • Rolling Gantry Cranes
    • The Harbor Line
    • Sodor Trading Co.
  • Sir Topham Hatt’s Office
  • MC BUNN
  • Knapford Bus Yard / Bertie’s Bus Yard
  • Engine Driver’s Common Room
  • The Bookstall
  • Toy Shop
  • The road entrance at Knapford
  • Knapford Junction
  • Knapford Signalbox
  • Knapford Sheds
  • Knapford Yard
    • The Coaling Station
  • Knapford Crossing
  • Knapford Church
  • Knapford Signal Runby
  • Small Shunting Yard
  • Knapford Signal Runby
  • Engine Drivers' Common Room
  • Knapford Quarry
• Dryaw
  • Dryaw Goods Station
  • Dryaw Goods Yards
  • Dryaw Football Club
  • Dryaw Airfield
    • Pegasus' Farm
  • Dryaw School
  • The Hay Farm
  • Dryaw Signal Runby
  • Dryaw Crossing
  • Dryaw Hill & Runaway Siding
    • Dryaw Hill
  • Dryaw Canal Runby
  • Dryaw Bridge
• Toryreck
  • The Lead Mines
  • Toryreck Engine Sheds
  • Toryreck Shed
  • Rail Under Road Bridge & Singalbox
  • Toryreck Junction
  • Toryreck Fields
  • A.W. Dry and Company
• Crowe’s Farm
  • The Level Crossing
• Flower Shop (south of Crowe’s Farm)
• Elsbridge
  • Sodor Dairy
  • Elsbridge Viaduct
    • River Els
  • Elsbridge Cricket Field
  • Sodor Trek & Leisure
  • 1 Shunting Yard (Elsbridge Yards)
    • The Carriage Sheds
    • Elsbridge Engine Shed
  • Elsbridge Crossing
  • Elsbridge Signal Runby
  • The Old Elsbridge Line
  • Elsbridge Signal Box
  • Elsbridge Signal Runby
• Hackenbeck
  • Hackenbeck Bridge
  • Hackenbeck Tunnel
  • Mrs. Kyndley’s Cottage
  • Hackenbeck (stream)
  • Hackenbeck Canal
  • Hackenbeck Cutting
  • Hackenbeck Signal Box
  • Hackenbeck Road
  • Hackenbeck Shed
• Finney’s Farm
  • Finney’s Field
• Ffarquhar
  • Ffarquhar Engine Sheds
  • 1 Shunting Yard (Ffarquhar Yard)
    • The Carriage Sheds
  • Ffarquhar River Bridge
  • Ffarquhar Station Master’s House
  • Ffarquhar Mountain
  • Ffarquhar Loop
• The Quarry Tramroad
• The Narrow Gorge
• Anopha Quarry / Center Island Quarry / Ffarquhar Quarry
  • The Quarry Construction Site
  • Mavis’ Shed
  • The Coaling Station
• The Windmill (Post Windmill)
• McColl Farm / Farmer McColl’s Farm
• Sports Field Halt
• The Watermill
  • River Callan
• Farmer Trotter’s Pig Farm / Trotter’s Pig Farm
  • Farmer Trotter’s Field
• Maithwaite
  • Maithwaite Quarry Mine / The Abandoned Mine / The Haunted Mine
  • Maithwaite Forest
    • The Lightning Tree
  • Maithwaite Showground
  • Maithwaite Crossing
  • Maithewaite Yard
• Terence’s Field
• Road & Rail Runby & Road Bridge
• Sodor Poster Colors / the Paint Works
• Mountain Junction
• McConnell’s Farm
• The Boatyards
• Bridge Over Tunnel Runby
  • A nearby cottage
• Arlesdale End
  • Toby’s Shed
• Sodor Hay Company / The Hay Fields
  • The Hay Field Bridge
• Collett’s Farm
  • Gallow’s End
• Barleycorn Farm
• Turntable Bridge
• The Branch Line Cutting
• The Flooded Tracks / Low Lands
• The Runaway Siding
• Ruth’s Workshop
• The Buckled Tracks (sometimes)
• The Forest Track
• Wide-Arched Bridge
• The Branch Line Bridge
• The Pin Down Brakes Railway Area
• Church Runby
• The Runaway Siding
• Callan River
  • Old Ferry Barge
• The Valley Bridge
• Sit Topham Hatt’s Holiday House
• Two-Track Tunnel
• Two-Track Level Crossing and Signalbox
• Callan Pond
• The Country Line
• New Harbor
  • New Harbor Bridges
• Road Beside Rail and Canal Runby
• St. Pedroc's Dairy
• The Ram's Field
• The First Seaside Station
• The Single-Track Halt
• Ballaswein
• Ram's Field
• Sodor Library
• Road, Rail and Level Crossing Interchange
• Railway Exhibition Centre
• Sodor Mill Craft Centre
• Turnaround Farm
• The Lonely Cottage

Locomotives

Steam	Diesel
Thomas Percy Toby Bill & Ben Bloomer Coffee Pots	Daisy Mavis 'Arry & Bert

Rolling Stocks

Coaches	Freight Cars	Trains
2-Axled GER Wisbech and Upwell Tramway Coaches (2-Axled) Hannah Henrietta Furness Railway Coaches Victoria Branch Line Coaches LBSC Stroudley Coaches Annie and Clarabel Red Coaches The Quarryman's Coach The New Coach Old Coaches 4-Axled Observation Saloon Coaches Express Coaches Thomas' Special Coach LMS Suburban coaches	Trucks Cattle Trucks Hoppers Milk Tankers Mineral Wagons NER Vans Plank Trucks Poultry Wagons Quarry Trucks Tankers Thomas' Trucks Old New Troublesome Trucks Box Cars BR 12-Ton Vans LMS 12-Ton Vans LMS Banana Vans LNER 12-Ton Vans Milk Van GWR 4-wheel Siphon C milk van GWR 6-wheel diagram 04 'Low Siphon' milk van SR 25-Ton Brake Vans Utility Vans Cabooses BR 20-Ton Brake Vans LMS 20-Ton Brake Vans NER 20-Ton Brake Vans	Passengers Toby's Vintage Train Freight The Mail Train Mail Coaches

Vehicles

Air Vehicles	Road Vehicles	Water Vehicles
Airplanes CBECC G-Hewi Harold Tiger Moth The Hot Air Balloon	Buses Bertie Bulgy Caroline Cleo Elizabeth The Excavator Post Van Sodor Removals Van Tractors Terence Trailers Trevor Murphy Oliver	Barges Bulstrode Dignity Fishing Boats S.S. Kathryn Salvage Boats

Inhabitants

• Dryaw FC Coach
• Ruth
• Farmer Collett
• Farmer McColl
• Farmer Finney
• Sam the Farmer
• Farmer Trotter
• Dave
• Elsbridge Rovers FC Manager
• Ffarquhar Stationmaster
  • Ffarquhar Stationmaster's Family
• Joe
• Mr. Granite
• Sam
• Dairy Manager
• Dryaw Policeman
• Elsbridge Cricket Club
• Golfers
• Shepherds
• Vicar of Ffarquhar
• Vicar of Knapford

Extended Links

• Ffarquhar Branch Line from The North Western Adventures Wikia