The Flour Mill

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This article is about the flour mill on Edward's Branch Line. You may be looking for Sodor Flour Mills.

The Flour Mill
Background Information
First appearance	Horrid Lorry (1998)
Last appearance	Edward the Great (2004)
Creator(s)	Britt Allcroft David Mitton
Overview
Location	North-west of Suddery, Island of Sodor (Sam Wilkinson map)
Operations
Line(s)	Brendam Branch Line (Sam Wilkinson map)
No. of platforms	1

The Flour Mill is located near Suddery on Edward's Branch Line.

History

When first introduced, the mill was smaller and had a water wheel on one side. At one point, the foreman of the flour mill trialled Lorry 3 as an alternative to the railway, however quickly reverted to sending goods by rail after the lorry broke down on a level crossing. There was also a sawmill opposite the flour mill, where George was sent to work for a week as punishment after causing accidents for Thomas, Gordon and Duck.

The mill was later rebuilt as a much larger building, without the water wheel. The sawmill also disappeared. Emily was at one point given the task of pulling the daily flour trains between the mill and Knapford, however was later reallocated to the Black Loch run after two incidents with the trucks.

Appearances

• Television Series

Thomas & Friends Series 5 - Horrid Lorry, Bye George!, Put Upon Percy and Thomas, Percy and Old Slow Coach Series 8 - Percy's Big Mistake, Emily's New Route and Edward the Great Music Videos Jack and the Sodor Construction Company - The Work Song Series 8 - Emily Calling All Engines! - Busy Learning Segments Series 8 - Being on Time

Trivia

• The architecture of the mill is based on the Houghton Mill.

References

North Western Railway

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--- Dropped | * 1991-1994 maps only | ** 2014 map only

Brendam Branch Line

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* 1991 map only | ** 2014 map only