Talk:Sodor (fictional island)

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[edit] Isle of

I thought it was called Isle Of Sodor. From what I've heard it's locatet just between Scotland and Ireland... True?

"Isle" and "Island" are often interchangeable terms. The article clearly states:
Sodor is supposed to be in the Irish Sea, between the Isle of Man and Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria.
--=# Amos E Wolfe talk #=- 11:22, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
And just for the record Cumbria is in England not Scotland Penrithguy 21:13, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sodor - a Crown dependency?

Is Sodor suppossed to be a Crown dependency like the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands or is it a constituient part of the United Kingdom or even a county of England.

Also as I have never read any of the "histories" of Sodor written by the Awdry family if Sodor is a seperate entity to the UK then how is it subdivided? Or did the Awdrys never explain this? Penrithguy 20:37, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Marthwaite vs. Maithwaite

Close examination of the maps on this page http://www.pegnsean.net/~railwayseries/mapsection.htm show Marthwaite to be correct. It seems that some years ago somebody mis-read it as Maithwaite and this has spread. The maps are from the original books which came before toys and TV series. -=# Amos E Wolfe talk #=- 13:04, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Big or Small?

Is Sodor big or small? Felix 22:56, 15 July 2006

Sodor's dimensions are mentioned in the article as is the fact that the TV version seems to be larger Penrithguy 10:32, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Felix, on the Sodor Island Forums site I believe there is a fan fiction section why not join up to the Forums and write your own stories about these engines you have created just one question why would a railway in the British Isles have so many American locomotives? Penrithguy 21:45, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

At least it's lucky the Island of Sodor is bigger in the television show. Felix 17:18, 11 August 2006

[edit] Fictional Places

I have removed the paragraph listing the places on the island, linking it to Fictional Locations (The Railway Series). More information can be added there, as can other small places not yet mentioned - this page is primarily for the Railway Series, and not for Television info. A page for that may be created in the future. Mdcollins1984 15:12, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Abandoned railway to south-east of Island?

An anon editor recently added:

There is also an abandoned line that linked the southeast coast of the island to the MoD base that is also served by the Skarloey Railway.

Now this may well be true, but I don't remember it being mentioned in the books. Can anyone shed some light on it? (and provide the necessary reference?)

EdJogg 00:44, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

I don't seem to recall it being mentioned in the stories but a number of maps were published (e.g. in the front of books) based on the Rev. Awdry's originals. This page has quite a few, which were used when creating the map used in the article. This close-up shows the line in question with the words "track of old railway". -=# Amos E Wolfe talk #=- 06:21, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
On the Real lives of Thomas site [1] there is a history of the Skarloey Railway which tells of a horse drawn railway running from the slate quarries to the sea via Crovan's Gate which was replaced by the Skarloey line. I believe this is the "Track of Old Railway" shown on the maps. Penrithguy 10:33, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Thank you both. The close-up is from The Island of Sodor... book, so, having checked the map, I then looked at the Skarloey Railway section of that book. Sure enough, the first two paragraphs describe the earliest railway on the island... ...a horse-drawn, fish-belly railed, plateway with inclines -- a veritable link-fest!
Worth adding here and on the Skarloey page too. The two problems I had were regarding the "MOD base" (it certainly wasn't that at the time) and the rather vague 'south-east coast' location. Cheers
EdJogg 00:27, 17 September 2007 (UTC)