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The '''Skarloey Railway''' is a fictional ] on the ]. It appeared in ] of '']'', by ] and ],<ref name=FourLittleEngines>{{Cite book|title=]|last=Awdry|first=Wilbert|authorlink=Wilbert Awdry}}</ref><ref name=LittleOldEngine>{{Cite book|title=]|last=Awdry|first=Wilbert|authorlink=Wilbert Awdry}}</ref><ref name=GallantOldEngine>{{Cite book|title=]|last=Awdry|first=Wilbert|authorlink=Wilbert Awdry}}</ref><ref name=VeryOldEngines>{{Cite book|title=]|last=Awdry|first=Wilbert|authorlink=Wilbert Awdry}}</ref><ref name=GreatLittleEngines>{{Cite book|title=]|last=Awdry|first=Christopher|authorlink=Christopher Awdry}}</ref><ref name=NewLittleEngine>{{Cite book|title=]|last=Awdry|first=Christopher|authorlink=Christopher Awdry}}</ref><ref name=DukeTheLostEngine>{{Cite book|title=]|last=Awdry|first=Wilbert|authorlink=Wilbert Awdry}}</ref><ref name=MountainEngines>{{Cite book|title=]|last=Awdry|first=Wilbert|authorlink=Wilbert Awdry}}</ref> and in ] of the Television adaptation of ''The Railway Series'', '']''.

In the stories, the railway runs from the main line at Crovan's Gate to the passenger terminus at Skarloey. Beyond Skarloey the line continues to the ] ] quarry.<ref name=SodorMaps>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041211115812/http://www.pegnsean.net/~railwayseries/mapsection.htm|title=Maps of Sodor|accessdate=11 December 2004}}</ref> Its is run by the Thin Controller, and its chief engineer is Ivo Hugh. The line was inspired by the ] in Wales, where Rev. W. Awdry worked as a volunteer guard in the 1950s. The Talyllyn railway was owned by ] (the ] for ] – the county which the Talyllyn Railway is in), who inspired the character of Sir Handel Brown in the books.

==(Fictional) History==
The ] based his stories on real incidents on the real railways. To ensure consistency and accuracy, Awdry developed a 'history' for the Island of Sodor and its railways, which was published to accompany the series. The history was set in context, and dates were determined to be consistent with the real world.

In the case of the Skarloey Railway, its history closely parallels that of the ] in Wales. According to the "research" by the Rev. Awdry, the line began as a ] and was opened in 1806 to collect ] and later ] from the local ]. It was worked by gravity and carried mineral traffic that was shipped from Balladswail. Following the ]'s lead in 1863, James Spooner was engaged in surveying a line for steam locomotives. It was also planned to develop passenger traffic for tourists to the Springs at Skarloey where there would be hotels and guest houses.

It was later realized that the line could carry visitors to the local landmarks of Skarloey (which means 'Lake in the Woods') and Rheneas ('Divided Waterfall'). Like all railways at this time, it was powered by horses, but by 1865 the railway's owners decided they needed ] to help out. They ordered two engines from the locomotive builders ] in Whitehaven, England. These engines were ] and ].

Skarloey and Rheneas worked hard for many years, but eventually, the demand for slate decreased due to cheaper slate being imported from Italy. After ] the railway was in a poor state, and the old mines had become ammunition dumps. The owner, Sir Handel Brown, thought he would have to sell the railway. At this point, the railway was taken over by Mr. Peter Sam, who became the ]. With the help of Mr. Ivo Hugh and a number of volunteers, they managed to keep the railway going. The railway's main source of income was now tourist traffic.

Eventually, Skarloey failed and Rheneas was left to manage alone, which he did admirably until ] and ] were bought from the ] to help out. Later they purchased ] and ].

It was around this time that the slate quarries were reopened. The ] from these quarries was pure and free from metallic impurities, which meant it was in demand as other slate demand fell.

In 1965 (the year that '']'' was published) the railway celebrated the ] of Skarloey and Rheneas with the opening of a new ] to Lakeside by the Duke of Sodor. A second triumph came in 1969 when ] was saved and brought to the railway, where he was repaired and now works the passenger trains.

Since the centenary celebrations of 1965, the railway has purchased a new diesel, '']''. It has also built a new steam engine, '']'', who was built in '']''.<ref name=NewLittleEngine/>
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==Characters==
===Locomotives===
{|class="wikitable"
!No.
!Skarloey locomotive
!Real life equivalent
!Real life equivalent's railway
!Notes
|-
|1
|'']''
|'']''
|'']''
|Originally an ] without a cab, later had trailing wheels added to improve stability – making the loco an ]. At this time, he had a cab added. Named after the northern passenger terminus of the Skarloey Railway, ].
|-
|2
|'']''
|'']''
|'']''
|] built without a cab, later had one added. Named after ] on the Skarloey Railway.
|-
|3
|'']''
|'']''
|'']''
|''Falcon'' from the ]. A ''']''' type engine, renamed after his new Railway's owner, ].
|-
|4
|'']''
|'']''
|'']''
|''Stuart'' from the ]. A ''Tattoo'' class engine built by ], renamed after his new Railway's Controller, ], who is also known as ''The Thin Controller''.
|-
|5
|'']''
|'']''
|'']''
|built by ]
|-
|6
|'']''
|'']''
|'']''
|Introduced as a spare engine after Peter Sam's accident with trucks.
|-
|7
|'']''
|'']''
|'']''
|Named after the Railway's first general manager, who helped to keep the railway running during the early preservation era. Only features in the ]; in the ] Freddie carries his number.
|-
|8
|'']''
|'']''
|'']''
|From the ].
|-
|9
|'']''
|'']''
|'']''
|Never seen, only mentioned. Rusty once pulled a weedkiller train for him.
|-
|
|'']''
|'']''
|'']''
|Appears in the ] only.
|-
|
|'']''
|''] locomotives''
|'']''
|Only appears in the ].
|-
|7
|'']''
|'']''
|'']''
|Only appears in the ]. Carries the same number as Ivo Hugh does in the ].
|-
|22
|'']''
|'']''
|'']''
|Only appears in the ]. ].
|}

==== Livery ====
{|class="wikitable"
!No.
!Name
!] livery
!] livery
|-
|1
|'']''
|Bright red with blue lining, gold name painted on ] and gold number painted on ], in a black circle with gold edge.
|bright red with white and yellow lining
|-
|2
|'']''
|Bright red with blue lining, gold name painted on ] and gold number painted on ], in a black circle with gold edge.
|]
|-
|3
|'']''
|Bright red with blue lining, gold name painted on ] and gold number painted on ], in a black circle with gold edge.
| ]
|-
|4
|'']''
|Bright red with blue lining, gold name painted on ] and gold number painted on ], in a black circle with gold edge.
| ]
|-
|5
|'']''
|Black, with white name painted on side.
|]-] orange.
|-
|6
|'']''
|Bright red with blue lining, gold name painted on ] and gold number painted on ], in a black circle with gold edge.
|Yellow with gold and black lining
|-
|7
|'']''
|Bright red with blue lining, gold name painted on ] and gold number painted on ], in a black circle with gold edge.
|N/A
|-
|7
|'']''
|N/A
|Gray with black, gold and red lining.
|-
|8
|'']''
|Maroon, same as on ]
|Brown, as on ]
|-
|9
|'']''
|Not mentioned
|N/A
|-
|22
|'']''
|N/A
|Green
|-
|
|'']''
|N/A
|Dark Brown
|-
|
|'']''
|N/A
|Royal blue with yellow and red stripes
|}

In ] books, all of the steam engines are painted the same bright red colour with a simple blue lining except for ] (who retained the paint from his days on the ]) and ], who is painted charcoal-black. Unusually, the engines did not have nameplates; their names were just painted directly in gold on the side of the saddle tank or boiler, as to had been the case on the ] before the ] took over. The other diesels are painted dark-grey. The steam locomotive livery features lots of polished brass-work and is largely unchanged since the opening of the railway (judging by the illustrations in '']'', although these show a more elaborate blue and yellow lining scheme).

In the ] TV series, all of the engines, apart from ], are painted in completely different colours. This was presumably to assist the show's young fans in identifying the different engines. In the TV series, ] is painted bright red (as in the books) with white and gold lining (blue in the books); ] was painted vermillion; ] and ] retained the colors that they wore when they were named Falcon and Stuart, on the ] (blue and green respectively); ] was painted orange (which was the reason for his naming, according to a Thomas the Tank Engine annual); ] was painted yellow with gold and black lining; and ] kept his [[Mid- Railway Series brown..

===Carriages===
Agnes, Ruth, Lucy, Jemima and Beatrice are based on Talyllyn Railway carriages 1–5. The brake van Cora is based on the ] brake van that now runs on the Talyllyn.
Open coaches Ada, Jane and Mabel were rebuilt to a more conventional outline when funds became available and are based on Talyllyn Railway carriages 11, 12, 13. Gertrude and Millicent, bogie coaches, are based on Talyllyn Railway carriages 9 & 10. There are also longer coaches which are supposedly Talyllyn Railway carriages 16 and 18–23.

{|class="wikitable"
!No.
!Skarloey carriage
!Notes
|-
|1
|''Agnes''
|First class coach, is something of a snob.
|-
|2
|''Ruth''
|Third class coach.
|-
|3
|''Lucy''
|Third class coach
|-
|4
|''Jemima''
|Third class coach. Jemima appears to be hard of hearing in the book ''Four Little Engines''.
|-
|5
|''Beatrice''
|Guard's Van, also has a ticket office from which the guard may sell tickets.
|-
|6
|''Cora''
|Guard's Van, these days used for maintenance duties. Rescued from the Mid Sodor Railway.
|-
|7
|''Ada''
|Rescued from the Mid Sodor Railway.
|-
|8
|''Jane''
|Rescued from the Mid Sodor Railway.
|-
|9
|''Mabel''
|Mabel actually does not appear along with Ada and Jane. She appears two stories later, in ''Little Old Twins''. Rescued from the Mid Sodor Railway.
|-
|10
|''Gertrude''
|Bogie coach. Rescued with Millicent from the Mid Sodor Railway.
|-
|11
|''Millicent''
|Bogie coach with a guard. Rescued with Gertrude from the Mid Sodor Railway.
|}

====Livery====
In ] books, the open carriages and guard's vans are painted blue (very similar to the British Rail ]). The enclosed carriages are painted off-white (upper half) and blue (lower).

===Human characters===
There have been a number of people associated with the railway who have appeared in the stories and TV Series.

====Thin Controller====
Known properly as Mr. Peter Sam, the '''Thin Controller''' is the manager of the Skarloey Railway. A year before the arrival of Sir Handel and Peter Sam, he had to serve as ] for all the trains.

The Thin Controller was introduced in '']'', the tenth volume of ] and has now been introduced into the '']'' TV series as ], the narrow-gauge controller. He is based upon Edward Thomas general manager of the ].

According to '']'', there are two thin controllers.

*Mr. Peter Sam – The Thin Controller I
*Mr. Roger Sam – The Thin Controller II

====Sir Handel Brown====
Former owner of the railway, there have been two Sir Handel Browns:
*Sir Handel Brown I
*Sir Handel Brown II

====Ivo Hugh====
'''Ivo Hugh''' was one half of the two-man train crew in the final days of two-engine operation, alongside The Thin Controller. He was also the line's Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) and became ''Rusty's'' driver, upon the diesel locomotive's arrival.

Hugh had retired by the time of '']'' and had the honour of having the railway's new No. 7 named after him.

His son succeeded him as the new CME.

====Other characters====
*'''Mrs. Last''' – first appears in the book '']''. She is a passenger who arrives late for her train. (She has not appeared in the TV series.)
*'''The Refreshment Lady''' – Although she never receives a name in the stories, she is very popular with the passengers, selling drinks and ices on hot days. She was once left behind by Peter Sam by mistake, an incident inspired by ] own experience working as a guard on the Talyllyn Railway – albeit on that occasion, he admitted that the mistake was his fault rather than that of the engine!
*'''Nancy the Guard's Daughter''' – A young girl who used to polish the engines. She was a friend to the engines, and Skarloey told her the story of his early life in the book ''Very Old Engines''. She is now grown up, and lives with her husband on the ].
*'''Mr. Mack''' – former controller of the railway.
*'''Mr. Bobbie''' – An engineer from ], who had worked on the construction of Skarloey. He was brought over when Skarloey misbehaved on his first arrival.
*'''The Duke of Sodor''' – A British peer, and, jointly with the British monarch, the island's hereditary "monarch". He succeeded as a minor after his father was killed in the Second World War, and, as a young man in his twenties, appears only in the book '']'', where he formally opens the loop line extension around the lake in 1965. He was introduced into the TV series with his correct original title of Earl of Sodor; he is only called "Duke" by some of the people of Sodor.
*'''Lizzie and Kathy''' – These girls worked on the Skarloey Railway during the 1990s, again polishing the engines. Their parents worked on the Talyllyn Railway and came to the ] on holiday.
*'''Mr. Percival''' – The Thin Controller as portrayed in the '']'' TV series. He first appeared in Season 9.
*'''Mrs. Percival''' – Mr. Percival's wife who first appears in season 10.
*'''Percival Twins''' – Mr. and Mrs. Percival's children who appear in season 12.

== Stations ==
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=== In The Railway Series (in the books) ===
The names of the stations are not actually ever mentioned in the books (with the exception of one halt, Quarry Siding), and were referred to as "the station by the lake", "the main station", "the first station", "the middle station", "the station by the waterfalls", "the top station", etc.; thus, all their names are derived from ], such as '']''.<ref name=FourLittleEngines/><ref name=LittleOldEngine/><ref name=GallantOldEngine/><ref name=VeryOldEngines/><ref name=GreatLittleEngines/><ref name=NewLittleEngine/><ref name=DukeTheLostEngine/><ref name=MountainEngines/><ref name=ThomasTankMan>{{Cite book|title=]|last=Sibley|first=Brian|authorlink=Brian Sibley}}</ref>

The railway runs from Crovan's Gate, to Cros-ny-Cuirn, then stopping at Glennock, calling at Rheneas before starting the Lakeside loop line, which stops at Lakeside and finally the line ended at Skarloey.<ref name=SodorMaps/>

Another line branches off near Lakeside and goes to Ulfstead Castle.

A further halt, called 'Quarry Siding' is mentioned in '']''. This halt is based on ] on the Talyllyn Railway.<ref name=LittleOldEngine/>

==== Crovan's Gate ====
This is the main station and southern terminus of the railway. The station complex is a compilation of all the stations at ], which is the primary location and western terminus of the ].

The passenger station at Crovan's Gate has a very typical layout for an interchange station. It has no specific real-life base, but could have been inspired by a proposed interchange station at ], which was the planned passenger terminus of the Talyllyn Railway, however the railway between ] and the mainline station was never built – for unknown reasons.

The workshops, locomotive sheds, and carriage shed, at Crovan's Gate, portrayed in all of the books involving the Skarloey Railway, are based on the workshops, locomotive sheds, and original carriage shed, at {{stnlnk|Tywyn Pendre}} on the ].<ref name="FourLittleEngines"/><ref name="LittleOldEngine"/><ref name="GallantOldEngine"/><ref name="VeryOldEngines"/><ref name="GreatLittleEngines"/><ref name="NewLittleEngine"/><ref name="DukeTheLostEngine"/><ref name="MountainEngines"/>

The wharf at Crovans Gate, as portrayed in '']'' and '']'', is based on the slate wharf at {{stnlnk|Tywyn Wharf}} on the ].<ref name="LittleOldEngine"/><ref name="GallantOldEngine"/>

==== Cros-ny-Curin ====
Cros-ny-Curin Station is a minor station about 3 miles away from Crovan's Gate.<ref name=SodorMaps/> It is situated at the point where the Skarloey Railway's current route starts deviating from the route of the 1806 horse-drawn plateway,<ref name=SodorMaps/> and is were the first incline was on the plateway.<ref name="ThomasTankMan"/>

The station, as portrayed in '']'', is based on ] on the Talyllyn Railway.<ref name="FourLittleEngines"/>

Cros-ny-Curin's (fictional) etymology is that it was derived from 'Crossag-ny-cuirn', which means 'Little-Crossing-of-the-Mountain-Ash' in ] (Sodor's fictional language). This is a reflection of the meaning of 'Rhyd-yr-onnen' in ], which is 'Ash-ford'.<ref name="ThomasTankMan"/>

==== Glennock ====
Glennock Station, often called 'the middle station', is a station approximately 11 miles from Crovan's Gate.<ref name=SodorMaps/>

The station's name is (fictionally) derived from 'Gleigh-knock', which means 'Blue-hill' in Sudric. This is the same as the Welsh meaning of ] on the Talyllyn Railway, which the station was partly based on.<ref name="ThomasTankMan"/>

Glennock station's positioning is based on Brynglas station on the Talyllyn Railway,<ref name=SodorMaps/><ref name="ThomasTankMan"/> but the station itself, as portrayed in '']'', is based on ] on the ].<ref name="FourLittleEngines"/>

==== Rheneas ====
Rheneas, often called 'The station by the waterfalls', is a station built for tourists traffic to the nearby waterfalls. It is approximately 21 miles away from Crovan's Gate.<ref name=SodorMaps/>

Rheneas station, as portrayed in '']'', is based on ] on the Talyllyn Railway.<ref name="GallantOldEngine"/> 'Rheneas' means 'Divided Waterfall' in Sudric, and the station is so-named because of the nearby waterfalls, which themselves are based on the waterfalls near Dolgoch station on the Talyllyn Railway.

==== Lakeside ====
Lakeside station is a station which is halfway round the ''Lakeside Loop''. It is approximately 23 miles away from Crovan's Gate.<ref name=SodorMaps/>

The station, and the associated ''Lakeside Loop Line'' which the station is on, was opened in '']'', by the ]<ref name="VeryOldEngines"/>

==== Skarloey ====
Skarloey station is the northern passenger terminus of the Skarloey Railway, although the railway continues to quarries further west. The station was built for tourists for the lake, and is approximately 22 miles from Crovan's Gate.<ref name=SodorMaps/>

The location of Skarloey station is based on a proposed station serving the hamlet of Dolffanog, a small hamlet north-east of ],<ref name=SodorMaps/> which featured in various 1970s proposals for an extension of the Talyllyn Railway to ], ], and ]. However, most of the station layout itself, as portrayed in '']'', is based on ], the eastern terminus of the Talyllyn Railway, in its pre-1976 layout.<ref name="FourLittleEngines"/>

Skarloey's (fictional) eytymology is that the word came from 'Scacaloey', which itself was a corruption of 'Skogarloey', which means 'Lake-in-the-Woods' in Sudric. This is based on the meaning of 'Talyllyn' (Head-of-the-lake) in Welsh.<ref name="ThomasTankMan"/>

=== In Thomas and Friends (in the television series) ===
The railway in the television series also calls at Middle, Elephant Park, Tea Room, Bluebell Valley, Mountain Village, and Rumblin Bridge.

In the television series the railway runs from The Wharf, to west to Crovan's Gate, then north south of Rheneas where a line branches off and goes to Vicarstown, The main line continues the same path it does in the Railway Series.

==Appearances==
The Skarloey Railway first appeared in ], the 10th book in ], in October 1955. It has also featured in every season of the ] TV Show since ]

=== In The Railway Series (in the books) ===
The railway appeared in six books in ] – four in which it was the primary railway, and two in which it was not the primary focus, but played a significant supporting role.<ref name="FourLittleEngines"/><ref name="LittleOldEngine"/><ref name="GallantOldEngine"/><ref name="VeryOldEngines"/><ref name="GreatLittleEngines"/><ref name="NewLittleEngine"/><ref name="DukeTheLostEngine"/><ref name="MountainEngines"/>

====Books where the Skarloey Railway is the primary focus====
{|class="wikitable"
!Book No.
!Book Name
!Author
|-
|'']''<ref name="FourLittleEngines"/>
|'']''<ref name="FourLittleEngines"/>
|]<ref name="FourLittleEngines"/>
|-
|'']''<ref name="LittleOldEngine"/>
|'']''<ref name="LittleOldEngine"/>
|]<ref name="LittleOldEngine"/>
|-
|'']''<ref name="GallantOldEngine"/>
|'']''<ref name="GallantOldEngine"/>
|]<ref name="GallantOldEngine"/>
|-
|'']''<ref name="VeryOldEngines"/>
|'']''<ref name="VeryOldEngines"/>
|]<ref name="VeryOldEngines"/>
|-
|'']''<ref name="GreatLittleEngines"/>
|'']''<ref name="GreatLittleEngines"/>
|]<ref name="GreatLittleEngines"/>
|-
|'']''<ref name="NewLittleEngine"/>
|'']''<ref name="NewLittleEngine"/>
|]<ref name="NewLittleEngine"/>
|}

====Books in which the Skarloey Raiway plays a supporting role====
{|class="wikitable"
!Book No.
!Book Name
!Primary focus of the book
!Author
|-
|'']''
|'']''
|]
|]<ref name="MountainEngines"/>
|-
|'']''
|'']''
|] (also featured the ] playing a supporting role)
|]<ref name="DukeTheLostEngine"/>
|}

===In Thomas and Friends (on television)===
The railway first appeared in ] of ]. At this time it closely followed the layout as portrayed in ] books, but from ] it differed significantly, deviating further from the books at the same time as the route of the ] was significantly altered.

It appears to be part of the North Western Railway rather than an independent line. It was run by ], but from the ninth season onwards was under the control of "Mr Percival", a man strongly resembling the Thin Controller (as he is often referred to in the British version. Similarly, the American version occasionally refers to him as the Narrow Gauge Controller). Mr Hugh does not appear at all.

The railway has many more carriages in this version. Ada, Jane, Mabel, Gertrude and Millicent are entirely absent. Coaches resembling Agnes, Ruth, Lucy, Jemima, Beatrice and Cora do appear along with red coaches and coaches which are green upper half and cream lower half, but are unnamed and rarely speak. Ivo Hugh (the engine) has not appeared either, as the book in which he appeared (''New Little Engine'') has not been televised. However, the line has four new engines in this version named Bertram, Mighty Mac, "Fearless" Freddie, who acquired the number of Ivo Hugh, and Luke. Proteus was another engine originated from the TV series. He was never seen with the other engines, but Peter Sam once tried to find him and his magic lamp. He never succeeded. Years later, Peter Sam discovered a statue of Proteus that was put on display at the Showgrounds.

The Owner also does not appear.

====Television episodes featuring the Skarloey Railway engines====
*]
**Granpuff
**Sleeping Beauty
**Bulldog
**You Can't Win!
**Four Little Engines
**A Bad Day for Sir Handel
**Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady
**Trucks/Rusty Helps Peter Sam
**Home at Last
**Rock 'n' Roll
**Special Funnel
**Steam Roller
**Passengers and Polish
**Gallant Old Engine
**Rusty to the Rescue
**Thomas and Stepney
**Bowled Out
**Fish (''stock footage'')
*]
**Bye George!
**Stepney Gets Lost
**Toby and the Flood (''stock footage'')
**Toby's Discovery
**Make Someone Happy (''stock footage'')
**Duncan Gets Spooked
**Rusty and the Boulder
**Snow
*]
**Dunkin' Duncan
**Rusty Saves the Day
**Faulty Whistles
*]
**James and the Queen of Sodor (''stock footage'')
**Bulgy Rides Again (''stock footage'')
**The Old Bridge
**Edward's Brass Band (''deleted scene stock footage'')
**Rheneas and the Roller Coaster
**Trusty Rusty
**The Refreshment Lady's Tea Shop/The Refreshment Lady's Stand
**Harold and the Flying Horse
**The Grand Opening
**The Runaway Elephant
**Not So Hasty Puddings/Not So Hasty Cakes
*]
**Mighty Mac
**Tuneful Toots
**Rheneas and the Dinosaur
**The Magic Lamp
**Duncan and the Old Mine
**Skarloey the Brave
*]
**Follow that Flour
**A Smooth Ride
**Duncan Drops a Clanger
**Fearless Freddie
**Which Way Now?
**Wharf and Peace
**Duncan's Bluff
**Missing Trucks/Missing Cars
*]
**Duncan Does it All
**Sir Handel in Charge
**Cool Truckings
**Ding-a-Ling
**Skarloey Storms Through
**Wash Behind Your Buffers
*]
**Mountain Marvel
**The Party Surprise
**Duncan and the Hot Air Balloon
**Push Me, Pull You
*]
**Don't Bother Victor!
**The Christmas Tree Express
*]
**Luke's New Friend
**The Switch
**Gone Fishing
*]
**Disappearing Diesels
**Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger
**Long Lost Friend
**Duncan the Humbug
**Emily Saves the World
*]
**Henry Gets the Express
**Bradford the Brake Van
**Saving Time
**The Missing Breakdown Train
**Engine of the Future
**Tit for Tat
*]
**Runaway Engine
*]
**Tiger Trouble (''stock footage'')
**Thomas' Animal Ark (''stock footage'')
**The Case of the Puzzling Parts
**Counting on Nia
*]
**Chucklesome Trucks (''stock footage'')
**Diesel Do Right
**Steam Team to the Rescue
**Diesel Glows Away
*Specials
**Calling All Engines! (''Rusty only'')
**The Great Discovery
**Blue Mountain Mystery
**King of the Railway
**The Great Race
**Journey Beyond Sodor

====Episodes where Thomas is the main character but the Skarloey Railway engines are involved====

*]
**Thomas' Tricky Tree
**Thomas' and Skarloey's Big Day Out
*]
**Thomas and the Big Bang
*]
**The Man in the Hills

==References==
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*Clutterbuck, Martin,
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==External links==
* including an original painting by Rev. W. Awdry

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This page is a redirect. The following categories are used to track and monitor this redirect:
  • To a related topic: This is a redirect to an article about a similar topic.
    • Redirects from related topics are different than redirects from related words, because a related topic is more likely to warrant a full and detailed description in the target article. If this redirect's subject is notable, then also tag it with {{R with possibilities}} and {{R printworthy}}.
  • With history: This is a redirect from a page containing substantive page history. This page is kept as a redirect to preserve its former content and attributions. Please do not remove the tag that generates this text (unless the need to recreate content on this page has been demonstrated), nor delete this page.
    • This template should not be used for redirects having some edit history but no meaningful content in their previous versions, nor for redirects created as a result of a page merge (use {{R from merge}} instead), nor for redirects from a title that forms a historic part of Misplaced Pages (use {{R with old history}} instead).
  • With possibilities: This is a redirect from a title that potentially could be expanded into a new article or other type of associated page such as a new template. The topic described by this title may be more detailed than is currently provided on the target page or in a section of that page.
    • When the target page becomes too large, or for any reason a new page would be an improvement, this redirect may be replaced with an article, template or other project page that is carved out of the target page. See also {{R to section}} and use together with this rcat when appropriate.
    • If the topic of the redirect is not susceptible to expansion, then use other rcats such as {{R to section}} or {{R to list entry}} when appropriate.
    • Since a new page may be created, links to this redirect should not be replaced with a direct link to the target page. To make redirects to this page, use {{R avoided double redirect}}.
    • {{R printworthy}} should be used together with this template when applied to a redirect in mainspace.
    • When used on a template redirect, it will automatically populate Category:Template redirects with possibilities.
When appropriate, protection levels are automatically sensed, described and categorized.