Tidmouth

Tidmouth is a town on Sodor, the biggest one on the island; with a population of 35,000. It used to be the North Western Railway's headquarters; but was replaced by Knapford as the railway's headquarters in the 1980s. It is part of the Main Line and Ffarquhar and Arlesburgh branch lines. At Tidmouth is a small yard, a harbour, and sheds for the engines on the Ffarquhar branch. The house of the stationmaster of Ffarquhar was also located here in the 1950s-1960s. Thomas once crashed into it in 1960, which resulted in him receiving a new, flat running plate. The station is one of the locations where the railway's express: the Wild Nor' Wester, stops at. The Main Line mainly operates the station; though frequently, trains from the Ffarquhar Branch Line sometimes originate here; and trains from the Arlesburgh Branch Line sometimes originate from or reach here on occasions.