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A map of the railway
The Arlesdale Railway, also called the "Small Railway", is a 15"-gauge railway running from Arlesburgh along the old route of the Mid Sodor Railway to Arlesdale. At Arlesburgh, connections can be made between it and the Arlesburgh branch. The line is mainly used to transport waste materials from several of the abandoned mines at Arlesdale for use as ballast, but it also attracts popularity due to the novelty of being pulled by a 1/3 scale engine.
From Arlesburgh the line stops at Arlesburgh Bridge Street, Ffarquhar Road, Marthwaite, and Arlesdale Green before turning south to Arlesdale.
The ownership of this railway is shared by the Small Controller and the Owner of the Skarloey Railway.
The Arlesdale Railway appeared in Small Railway Engines, Oliver the Western Engine, Duke the Lost Engine, Jock the New Engine, Wilbert the Forest Engine, and is mentioned in Thomas and his Friends. It also appeared in various annuals, Railway Series related books and was mentioned in the My Thomas Story Library book, Duck.
In the television series, the Arlesdale Railway is set to make its on-screen debut in Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure.
The Arlesdale Railway has not made any appearance in the magazines. However, the magazine story, The Tiny Engine, features a miniature railway which may be the Arlesdale Railway. There is also another narrow gauge branch line alongside Duck's Branch Line, run by a saddle tank engine named, Sidney.
The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway is its real-world counterpart.
Locomotives
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| Locomotives | Bert | Rex | Mike | Jock* | Frank* | Blister I and Blister II* | Sigrid of Arlesdale* |
|---|---|
| Rolling Stock | Coaches | Trucks |
| People | Fergus Duncan | Ivan Farrier* |
| Locations | Arlesburgh (West, Bridge Street, Harbour, Engine Sheds) | Ffarquhar Road | Arlesdale Watermill | Marthwaite (Woods, Quarry) | Arlesdale Green | Arlesdale Mountainside | The Lane | Arlesdale (Mines) |