Tidmouth, Knapford, and Elsbridge Light Railway | The Sudrian Dozen As part of the access agreement, the W&S was to provide passenger services on the new Knapford and Ffarquhar Railway for 20 years. The main passenger traffic is commuting, with either stopping trains that stop at all main line stations or the "Wild Nor' Wester", the railway's express, which stops only at the Works station before reaching the Other Railway. A plan to make a tunnel to the mainland failed when excavations through the Ballahoo Ridge collapsed, and a scheme to build a bridge across the Walney Channel was stopped by the Admiralty (ironically, they later became the driving force behind the unification of the North Western Railway and completion of the link to the mainland). In April 1941, minutes after the Tidmouth Blitz, No. ru: , . At Tidmouth he built four vertical boiler engines which were soon nicknamed the Coffee Pots. Amalgamation with the Wellsworth and Suddery Railway followed in 1912 and brought fresh trade to Tidmouth. Engines Glynn the Red Coffee Pot (operational at the Ulfstead Estate Railway) At Tidmouth he built four vertical boiler engines which were soon nicknamed the Coffee Pots. This original section is now relegated to mostly freight operations and is commonly referred to as the Harbour Line. When Knapford station was relocated to the north side of the river Els between 1955 and 1956 as part of a harbour improvement scheme, the original lines met the new route at Toryreck Junction. Trains then descend Maron Hill and pull in at Wellsworth, the junction to the Wellsworth Branch Line. The harbour however proved a disappointment as it needed constant dredging and by 1905 the cost had become prohibitive. Thomas & Friends Fanfic Wiki. Having been seen as a "black sheep" of modern railway networking, the North Western Region was granted a new form of independent operation and was redesigned to Sodor Railways. Horses were not deemed appropriate for the longer haulage of the (mostly lead) minerals and A.W.Dry's young engineer Mr. Topham Hatt, was tasked to build light locomotives in their place. The town's growth as a port and industrial centre has been phenomenal and it rapidly became the Island's commercial capital. Soon in 1912, the railway amalgated with the Wellsworth and Suddery Railwayand became the Tidmouth, Wellsworth and Suddery Railway. Its trackbed now forms Thomas' Branch Line from Knapford Harbour up to Elsbridge and the segment of the Main Line between Tidmouth and Knapford. Sodor & Mainland Railway, Wellsworth & Suddery Railway, Tidmouth Knapford & Elsbridge Railway. With this the Coffee Pots were demoted to only operate from between the bay platform at Knapford and up to Elsbridge. To overcome the issue in 1883, they called in A.W. The railway has a number of engines in its roster. Tidmouth, Knapford & Elsbridge Light Railway - IeuR's Thomas Wikia This double-handling was slow and as such, a new route to Ffarquhar was surveyed in 1883. The railway reached Tidmouth in 1905 by means of a road-side tramway from Knapford; however a gale in the autumn of 1908 destroyed it. Under recommendation from A.W.Dry, the mining company abandoned the harbour in favour of extending the line around the coastline to Tidmouth. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway (Pstephen054 version) Ffarquhar Branch Line; Knapford Harbour (Pstephen054 . The Main LineThe Little Western Until well on into the 19th Century, it was a rough place, the haunt of smugglers who alternated as fishermen and who had developed their special kippering process, the secret of which is still jealously preserved today. Steam power arrived on the line in the form of a Head-Wrightson vertical boiler 0-4-0 locomotive in 1873. The K&F and W&SR shared running powers to the new Tidmouth station and thus the K&F became the TK&F.1904 saw the end of the W&SRs (now the West Sodor Railway) contract to supply passenger services, and though an extension of the deal was forged for 3 years, the need for another loco was apparent. The Tidmouth Knapford & Elsbridge (1883-1914) Tidmouth - Elsbridge . Under recommendation from A.W.Dry, the mining company abandoned the harbour in favour of extending the line around the coastline to Tidmouth. This category is for everything pertaining to the Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway. The situation was desperate. Community content is available under. Operations All went well until autumn 1908, when the coastal section of the line was destroyed by a severe storm. A. W. Dry had a large interest in the mines and had not yet been paid in full for the drainage work done. Thomas and his Friends (2011) Two years later, the railway joined with the Sodor and Mainland Railway to create the North Western Railway and a second tunnel was bored to complete the mainline by 1916. This is the site for my re-imagining of the NWR, from the popular Railway Series books by the Awdry family. Under recommendation from A.W.Dry, the mining company abandoned the harbour in favour of extending the line around the coastline to Tidmouth. of platforms With the addition of an embankment along the south eastern side of the River Els the water was allowed to flow into a pool along its opposite side that was left undeveloped. With no suitable second hand locos available, management authorised the purchase of a new machine.The new loco, made by Kitson, arrived by ship from the mainland in March 1908, being unloaded at Tidmouth Docks and steamed up on the quayside. The first railway in the western area of Sodor was originally horse-operated. The town of Elsbridge itself was also reached via a roadside extension deviating off the original route to the wharf. Horses were not deemed appropriate for the longer haulage of the (mostly lead) minerals and A.W.Dry's young engineer Mr. Topham Hatt, was tasked to build light locomotives in their place. The Elsbridge and Knapford Railway was one of the three original Standard Railways on Island of Sodor. Dry and Company, a firm who had the necessary experience from their engineering work on overcoming drainage problems inEast Anglia. It opened in 1883 as the Knapford and Elsbridge Railway, as it went from Knapford to Elsbridge. Some of the engines were loaned from the neighboring London, Midland and Scottish Railway which the North Western had a connection with. The North Western Railway shares connections with rail transport on the British Mainland. To overcome the issue in 1883, they called in A.W. Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway The harbour however proved a disappointment as it needed constant dredging and by 1905, the cost had become prohibitive. To help with this work, the companies directors had three coffeepot locomotives named Glynn, Glen and Cecil. A harbour line from Elsbridge to Knapford was opened in 1885 and used . Four coffee pot engines worked the line, one of which is now preserved on the Ulfstead Estate Railway whilst the other three were sadly scrapped. The railway has several coaches designated to specific trains. Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway Category page View source This category is for everything pertaining to the Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway . The line itself began from the wharf just outside of Elsbridge and curved east to the mines at Toryreck and from there, keeping to the firmest ground, swung round on top of the embankments in a wide curve to bypass the remaining fenland to reach the harbour at Knapford. History Dry and Company After Vicarstown, the line calls at Crovan's Gate, home to the Works and the Skarloey Railway. Tidmouth Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway. Overview Location Tidmouth, Island of Sodor Year opened 1910 Operations Managed by North Western Railway Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway (formerly) Line (s) The Main Line The Little Western No. 4 was worn out by 1908 and withdrawn, No.2 followed in 1922, leaving No.1 as the sole surviving Stubbin (though by this time it comprised parts from all 4 locos). The company has also harkened back to its origins by renaming itself the North Western Railway and has set up several heritage centers in its major towns. 4 The Tidmouth, Knapford, and Elsbridge Light Railway has the distinction of it being the only pre-grouping railway on Sodor with non-sentient engines as well as the only railway on Sodor with . The S&M did, at one time plan to build a western extension into Sodor's mountain country to connect to the expanding industrial town of Peel Godred. The Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway (TK&E) was one of the original three standard gauge railways on the Island of Sodor. was placed under the control of Railtrack, now Network Rail, with a few exceptions, such as Sodor Railways. The line itself began from the wharf just outside of Elsbridge and curved east to the mines at Toryreck and from there, keeping to the firmest ground, swung round on top of the embankments in a wide curve to bypass the remaining fenland to reach the harbour at Knapford. This allowed the prompt withdrawal of K&F No.3, which disappeared into the workshop and was dismantled to provide spares for the other 3 0-4-0VBTs.No.5s strength and power allowed the Stubbins to be located solely at the harbour and quarry on shunting duties. In the 1920s with the growth of the North Western Railway, newer engines were needed. There are four stations in Knapford, North Knapford Junction is the third one built in the town, and was built in 1956 when the . The harbour however proved a disappointment as it needed constant dredging and by 1905, the cost had become prohibitive. The Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway ( TK&E) was one of the original three standard gauge railways on the Island of Sodor from 1885 to 1914. The Rnet-bus 391 runs from Amsterdam Central Station every fifteen minutes to the Zaanse Schans. Its origins begun when the Ulfstead Mining Company became interested in minerals at the high ground to the south-east of Toryreck but due to surrounding fenlands could not extract or transport them by land and the section of the River Els from Elsbridge to Knapford was hazardous. Horses were not deemed appropriate for the longer haulage of the (mostly lead) minerals and A.W.Dry's young engineer Mr. Topham Hatt, was tasked to build light locomotives in their place. The Wellsworth and Suddery Railway had arrived in Knapford in 1884 in order to use the harbour (Suddery and Brendam now being silted up and inadequate for larger vessels). The line opened in 1885 as theElsbridge and Knapford Railway. A treasury grant was obtained in 1910 and a tunnel was built. Community content is available under. Category:Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway | Thomas History. With the addition of an embankment along the southeastern side of the river the water was allowed to flow into a pool along its opposite side, which was left undeveloped. Beginning in 1999 Sodor Railways started an attempt for Modernization but hadn't gone into full effect until 2010. The Tidmouth, Knapford, and Elsbridge Light Railway was the 2nd oldest railway on Sodor! This railway was originally horse-operated and was opened in 1883 as the Knapford and Elsbridge Railway and went from Knapford to Elsbridge. It was operational from 1904 to 1923 when it was merged to become part of the London and North Eastern Railway and again into North Western Railway in 1948.