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Toby's Branch Line is a tramway in the north of Sodor.

Route

1991 Map

The line begins at Tidmouth, passing the engine sheds before heading up the west coast. The line crosses the bridges over New Harbour and passes a windmill before reaching Lower Arlesburgh.

From Lower Arlesburgh, the line continues through Arlesburgh Town and then to Upper Arlesburgh. After this, the line travels up to Marthwaite before terminating at Arlesdale End, where Toby has his own shed. Two separate lines split from Marthwaite and Arlesdale End and travel northwards, towards the mountain and Black Loch regions. There is also a line at Arlesdale End which travels south-west to Ffarquhar Quarry, where it connects with Thomas' Branch Line.

2010 Map

The line begins at Arlesburgh where it makes a connection with Duck's Branch Line. It then junctions off as it heads past Maithwaite where there's also a Quarry, then crosses over The Watermill at the River Arle. Just after the watermill is Arlesdale End where Toby's Shed is located.

The line then weaves round the mountains as it passes through Cas-ny-Hawin and Ballamoddey, where it then reaches the Peel Godred Branch Line at Peel Godred it's self at Peel Godred where it runs along the Branch to a Scottish Castle at Black Loch.

2014 Map

The line begins at Bluff's Cove, where it makes a connection with Duck's Branch Line. Just north of the station is the junction, where the line heads east and reaches Tidmouth Bay. A small line splits here to go to Bertram's Old Mine.

Continuing east, the line passes Toby's Windmill and crosses the Rickety Old Bridge - which was later replaced by the Walking Bridge - before reaching Lower Arlesburgh. From here, the line travels to Arlesdale End, where a short line travels south-west through a narrow gorge to Ffarquhar Quarry, where it connects with Thomas' Branch Line. Continuing west from Arlesdale End along the main branch line, trains pass a waterfall, a Village and a dam before terminating at the mountain village of Ulfstead.

Locomotives

Rolling Stock

Appearances

Trivia

  • This branch line takes the role of Toby's Old Tramway in the television series.
  • On the 1983-1991 maps of Sodor, the branch line takes the route of The Little Western and the Arlesdale Railway from The Railway Series. The 2010 map takes the placement of the arlesdale railway and the old Mid Sodor route. The 2014 map replaces the Tidmouth to Lower Arlesburgh section with the Little Western and moves the rest of the branch line southwards due to the Arlesdale Railway being introduced in Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure the following year.

See also


--- Dropped | * 1991-1994 maps only | ** 2014 map only
Toby's Branch Line

* 1991 map only | ** 2014 map only
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