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	Skarloey Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Skarloey and Rheneas worked hard for many years, but eventually the demand for slate decreased due to cheaper slate being imported from Italy.
		After World War II the railway was in a poor state, and the old mines had become ammunition dumps.
		In 1965 the railway celebrated the 100th birthday of Skarloey and Rheneas with the opening of a new branch line to Lakeside.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skarloey_Railway (1582 words)

	Games - Skarloey Railway
		, the Skarloey Railway is a narrow gauge railway which runs from the main line at Crovan's Gate to the passenger terminus at Skarloey.
		It was later realised that the line could carry visitors to the local landmarks of Skarloey (which means 'Lake in the Woods') and Rheneas ('Divided Waterfall').
		The Skarloey Railway today continues to produce slate despite competition with the mainland, and takes tourist traffic around its part of the island.
	listing-index.ebay.com /games/Skarloey_Railway.html (614 words)

	The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Wales
		The Railways Series, beloved of children across the globe, is a collection of books, telling the story of a group of talking steam engines with human characteristics, going about their business on the imaginary island of Sodor.
		Wilbert Awdry was one of the earliest members of the Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society and was a volunteer guard on the line in the 1950's.
		The Skarloey Railway series was modelled on the Talyllyn Railway with each locomotive on the Skarloey Railway having a twin on the Talyllyn.
	www.ngrm.org.uk /awdry (261 words)

	Skarloey Railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The mythology of the Skarloey Railway is based very directly on the Talyllyn's struggle for survival in the late 1940s and 50s - the original owner Sir Henry Haydn Jones is matched on Sodor by Sir Handel Brown, and Talyllyn manager Edward Thomas by Peter Sam, the Thin Controller.
		The MSR itself is a rich melange of references to the old 3' gauge Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, Snailbeach District Railway and Col. Stevens' Empire in England, the Welsh Highland Railway, the Ffestiniog Railway, and the Corris Railway in Wales, and last but not least the Estrada de Ferro Madeira Mamore in Brazil.
		The Railway and the Narrow Gauge Museum at Wharf station are together a lasting centre for the Rev Wilbert's legacy.
	www.pegnsean.net /~railwayseries/skarloey.htm (1369 words)

	Toys : Learning Curve Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway Skarloey - 99070 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Skarloey is important to me. He once has a spring weakened in the episode of "The Four Little Engines," and had to go to works until he came back to the sheds while Peter Sam was there (his funnel had been cracked after he had a serious accident with the loaded cars at the quarry).
		Skarloey is not one of the more well known engines from the Thomas and Friends line.
		Skarloey is a fantastic train purchase because he is very good looking.
	www.toyswards.com /cgi-bin/apf4/amazon_products_feed.cgi?Operation=ItemLookup&ItemId=B00000JHY8 (673 words)

	Awdry Family Website - Christopher Awdry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		I was born in Devizes, Wiltshire in 1940, the son of the Rev.
		Because the Talyllyn Railway is single track, except at the passing loops, this is an important job for the safety of trains and passengers.
		In 2002 I was privileged to be elected President of the Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society.
	www.aran48.dsl.pipex.com /christo.htm (382 words)

	Minutes: 20th October 2000 - The Talyllyn Railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Gauge is was 2'3", the gauge used in local slate mines, and on a horse tramway which eventually became the Corris Railway.
		The Rev. W., Awdry's Skarloey Railway is based on the locomotives used on the line - over the years 3 and 4 have been repainted into red with faces at the front.
		As on the Skarloey railway, number 4 was fitted with a Giesel ejector, but this made little impact- she was efficient enough to start with.
	www.cam.ac.uk /societies/curc/archive/mn201000.htm (532 words)

	Mid Sodor Railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The railway served the valley well for 40 years, it was well loved and became part of the of the landscape.
		They had at first considered using the Mid Sodor Railway and the Port of Arlesburgh, but although the Port was adequate, the clearances on the mountain section of the railway proved to be an unsurpassable obstacle.
		In 1947 on the closure of the Mid Sodor Railway, both engines were sold to the Sodor Aluminium Company and used until 1951 on an expansion project, after which time they were sheeted up for nearly a year when in 1952 they were sold again to the Skarloey Railway.
	www.pegnsean.net /~railwayseries/msrhistory.htm (3079 words)

	Layouts at the Redditch Show (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Gorcott is a station close to Staniforth on the Settle to Carlisle railway line and is situated between Settle Junction and Horton in Ribblesdale.
		The Ashbourne and Bakewell Railways was one of England's least known narrow gauge lines, and although a Preservation Society saved it, now nothing of the line remains.
		A special visitor for the weekend is `Peter Sam' from the Skarloey Railway.In truth the layout is loosely based on Waterhouses Station on the Leek and Manifold Railway.
	www.redditch-mrc.co.uk /Redditch%20Show%20layouts.htm (2059 words)

	LewaToaofair's updates
		Skarloey's role could've been given to Sir Handel, not only because it would fir Sir Handel's character, but it would also see a return for the fellow.
		The same attitude of Skarloey in this episode was seen in Rheneas & The Dinosaur, in which he shared this with Rheneas, another maturity of the Skarloey Railway.
		It also shows a strong continuity of the Skarloey Railway stories, as it shows proof of Sir Handel being naughty and shut away from last episode.
	www.tv.com /users/LewaToaofair/updates.php?filter=review&pg_updates=3 (1220 words)

	The Railway Series - A Brief History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Railway Series books lasted over 50 years in a full print run and produced up to 40 individual books, here we examine those fifty years that were to become a phenomenon...
		Awdry drew once again upon the real life events of the Railway such as the disastrous opening, which resulted in engine Number 1 falling down the side of a mountain and later, never being rebuilt and simply used for parts.
		Through writing for the Railway Series, he was able to leave his job by the time his fifth book was published and begin writing full time.
	melgarvewarrior.tripod.com /sodorisland/railwayserieshistory.html (2533 words)

	Talyllyn Railway - Duncan
		Tracksiders', the Talyllyn Railway's family volunteer working group, will be running their model railways in the Slater Room.
		A visit to the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum at Wharf Station is a must, and with over seventy railways represented, the Museum portrays over 200 years of narrow gauge railways in Britain and Ireland.
		Special displays are devoted to the Talyllyn Railway and the Rev. W Awdry, author of the 'Railway series' of children's books, whose connection with the Talyllyn led to his Skarloey Railway stories.
	www.talyllyn.co.uk /duncan/index.html (395 words)

	The Skarloey Railway Chronicles®
		The Skarloey Railway Chronicles® are reenactions of the Skarloey Railway stories featured in The Railway Series, written by the Rev. W.
		Edward meets Skarloey when he is on his way to the Works to be mended.
		Skarloey tells Edward all about the Skarloey Railway and Rheneas and the two new engines who have come.
	dbaproductions.tripod.com /id12.html (135 words)

	Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
		This engine was acquired as a shunter by the railway society, and its blue livery meant that it was quickly nicknamed 'Thomas'.
		In addition, the railway's staff often join in the fun- there is nearly always a larger member of the Society to dress in top hat and tailcoat as the Fat Controller.
		Many railways have a Class 08 diesel shunter normally used for moving engines and coaches that is repainted fl and dressed up as 'Diesel' for the events.
	www.gamelow.com /TVandFilm-T/Thomas_the_Tank_Engine_and_Friends.php (2614 words)

	Identifying the engines of Rev W Awdry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This is an ongoing theme for the entire Railway Series from the first book ("The Three Railway Engines", 1945) onwards, when he was assigned C. Reginald Dalby as an illustrator.
		This was to the extent of jokily painting his own Humber car with a little face and number plate JTK 62 in one of the Skarloey Railway books, "Gallant Old Engines" (1962).
		While at the start, the Fat Controller needs locomotives for his railway, it is explicit by the end of the book that Donald and Douglas are in fact escaping the scrap yard.
	www.pegnsean.net /~railwayseries/preamble.htm (1372 words)

	Projects - Bickton Narrow Gauge
		At present, it is masquerading a Duncan from the Skarloey Railway made famous by the Rev W Audrey.
		As the loco has historical significance and the Talyllyn is a 'heritage' railway, it was felt important to maintain the general appearance.
		By re-using the original cross beam on the new valves the general arrangement and appearance is maintained.
	fp.wheeler.f9.co.uk /Douglas%20Safety%20Valves.htm (759 words)

	Minor characters in The Railway Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ivo Hugh was named after the Chief Mechanical Engineer for the Skarloey Railway, and the naming of the engine was an idea by both all the engines on the Island of Sodor and the Director of the Railway, The Thin Controller.
		After the closure of the Mid Sodor Railway, Duke was abandoned in his shed and buried in a landslide, until his restoration for the Skarloey Railway.
		Indeed, every engine on the Skarloey Railway in the Railway Series has a similar counterpart on the Talyllyn Railway, with the exception of Duke, which was based on Prince from the Ffestiniog Railway.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_the_Steamroller (3656 words)

	Thomas & Friends - Ivo Hugh
		Ivo Hugh is a little red engine who was built by the workers on Skarloey's railway.
		He was named after Ivo Hugh, the railway's chief engineer.
		Ivo Hugh, pulled by Skarloey, was late getting to his own naming ceremony because of some escaped pigs.
	www.myfavoritetoys.com /character_detail.php?who=ivo_hugh (69 words)

	Amazon.com: Learning Curve Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway Skarloey - 99070: Toys & Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In the stories Skarloey is a older engine whose parts get worn and he has to go to the works.
		Just becasue he's old in the stories doesn't mean he has to be old with the wooden railway.
		He of course is not a main character like James, Thomas, Percy or Gordon, but once your kids get those guys, you start to wonder which characters to get next.
	www.amazon.com /Learning-Curve-Friends-Railway-Skarloey/dp/B00000JHY8 (1119 words)

	AP's Thomas the Tank Engine Trainz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		After a lot of hard work and total support from Sir Topham Hatt and the Thin Controller, we are happy to announce that the Skarloey Railway is operational.
		This is also where the little railway connects to the main line that runs across the Island of Sodor.
		The featured area of the Skarloey Railway is the mine owned by the Crovan Slate Company.
	www.keune.org /blog (976 words)

	Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends: Four Little Engines - TV.com
		Skarloey feels lonely when Rheneas goes away to be mended; he wishes he could be young and pull coaches again.
		Look closely at the white stripe on Skarloey's saddle-tank as he says, "It'll be better downhill." The stripe is really crooked!
		When Skarloey says "No! I'll make it to the station or bust!", he appears to have 3 crew members--two in the cab and one inspecting him!
	www.tv.com /episode/201671/summary.html (364 words)

	osCommerce (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Use keywords to find the product you are looking for.
		Skarloey, the bright red engine, is dedicated to doing his job well and is eager to work.
		Thomas wooden railway products are guaranteed for life under normal use and service against defective workmanship and material.
	mylittleredwagon.com /toys/skarloeywoodentrainengine-p-420.html?cPath=21_35_33 (84 words)

	thomas the tank engine books
		Bulgy is a big double-decker bus. But unlike Bertie, he hates the railway and will go to any length to give them a bad name- even to the extent of lying to his passengers. Indeed, he lied so often that passengers wouldn’t even believe his destination boards, and he was turned into a hen house.
		Emily is unique among the Steam Team in not originating in the Railway Series, the books that form the basis of the television series. She is a relatively recent addition to the television series, arriving in Season 7.
		Rheneas was first mentioned in the forth TV Series when Skarloey told the story of Rheneas'; dedication saving the railway despite considerable obstacles. This dedication earned Rheneas extensive repairs, and he was touted as a hero on his return. He has since worked diligently on the Narrow Gauge railway on Sodor.
	www.petitesouris.co.uk /acatalog/tte___Books__.html (2135 words)

	Toys : Learning Curve Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway - Lady (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		She measures a petite 2 inches long and has exquisite detailing, including a wide-eyed, charming face and her name scripted on the side panels.
		This vehicle inspires child interaction and forms the core of the Thomas Wooden railway.
		The characters are his friends, and we tell stories with Thomas, James, Gordon, and the rest of the gang.
	www.toyswards.com /cgi-bin/apf4/amazon_products_feed.cgi?Operation=ItemLookup&ItemId=B00004T2X8 (621 words)

	Awdry Family Website - More FAQs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		(1) The Complete Railway Series: all 40 titles in the Railway Series, including story titles, whether in print or not (y/n), and the format if in print.
		a) The Skarloey Railway (Four Little Engines, Little Old Engine, Gallant Old Engine, Very Old Engines, Duke the Lost Engine, Great Little Engines and New Little Engine) is based on the narrow-gauge Talyllyn Railway in North Wales, although the author also borrows from the Ffestiniog Railway.
		Both of course were originally built to carry slate from the quarries to the coast.
	www.aran48.dsl.pipex.com /morefaqs.htm (412 words)

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		It was originally used on the Corris Railway but purchased and rebuilt by the Talyllyn.
		It arrived on the railway in 1954 having been given to the railway by Douglas Abelson of Abelson (Engineers Ltd) - hence it's name.
		The Rev W Awdrey was a life long member of the Talyllyn and decided to include all of the Talyllyn engines in his Thomas The Tank Engine series.
	www.btinternet.com /~spontin/msts/Downloads.htm (582 words)

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