Kirk Ronan Harbour

Kirk Ronan Harbour is a harbour on Sodor's south-east coast at the end of the Kirk Ronan Branch Line.

History

From 1865 until 1914, the harbour was part of the Sodor and Mainland Railway. They hoped to start a steamer service from the port to Dublin on Ireland but the project failed. The Crovan's Gate Mining Company made extensive use of the port for the shipment of ore from Ward Fell however. When Skarloey arrived on Sodor in 1865, he was unloaded from the P.S. Cumberland Road here and was loaded onto a conflat for Neil to take him to Crovan's Gate. This was before proper dock equipment was installed, so the ship's derricks was used to unload Skarloey. Rheneas followed a year later, in 1866.

After the Sodor and Mainland declared bankruptcy and was amalgamated with the other Sudrian railways in 1914, the harbour became part of the North Western Railway. The railway resurrected the S&M's plans to operate a daily steamer services from the port to Dublin in 1920, though after the 1925 Agreement with the LMS, these only operate on Tuesdays and Fridays as a local service.

Appearances

The Railway Series

Very Old Engines - Crosspatch

Books

2003 - Skarloey

Trivia

In the My Thomas Story Library adaptation of the Railway Series story Crosspatch, the harbour is incorrectly depicted with narrow gauge tracks upon Skarloey's arrival.

Gallery

North Western Railway

* RWS only | ** T&F only | ~~---~~ Dropped

Locomotives	Steam	Thomas \| Edward \| Henry \| Gordon \| James \| Percy \| Toby \| Duck \| Donald and Douglas \| Oliver \| Wellsworth and Suddery Railway Tank Engines* \| Bloomer* \| Bill and Ben \| Stepney \| Harvey \| Emily \| Arthur \| Murdoch \| Fergus \| Molly \| Neville \| Rosie \| Whiff \| Billy \| Stanley \| Hank \| Flora \| Victor \| Charlie \| Bash and Dash \|Ferdinand \| Scruff \| Belle \| Porter \| Timothy \| Marion \| Ryan \| Dustin \| Nia \| Rebecca \| Sonny** \| Barry* \| The Austerity Engine*
	Diesel	Daisy \| BoCo \| Bear* \| The Works Diesel* \| Pip and Emma* \| Diesel \| Mavis \| Derek \| 'Arry and Bert \| Diesel 10 \| Salty \| Dennis \| Den \| Dart \| Paxton \| Norman \| Sidney \| Philip**
	Other	Sodor Railway Repair* \| Peel Godred Engines* \| Flynn \| Winston \| Stafford**
	Former	Coffee Pots \| Hiro \| Glynn
Rolling Stock	Coaches	Annie and Clarabel \| Henrietta \| Alice and Mirabel* \| Isabel and Dulcie* \| Victoria* \| Old Slow Coach \| Slip Coaches \| Hannah \| Dexter \| Express Coaches \| Branch Line Coaches \| Old Coaches \| Thomas' Special Coach* \| The Quarryman's Coach* \| Emily's Coaches \| Toby's Museum Coach \| Flora's Tram Coach \| Open-Topped Carriages \| Ulfstead Castle Coaches**
	Trucks	Troublesome Trucks \| S.C. Ruffey \| Elsie* \| Fred Pelhay* \| James' Trucks \| Thomas' Trucks \| Plank Trucks \| Quarry Trucks \| Utility Trucks \| The Calliope \| Mine Trolleys \| Hoppers \| Hector \| Vans \| Mail Vans \| Utility Vans \| Animal Wagons \| Tankers \| Flatbeds, Conflats and Wellwagons \| Misty Island Log Trucks \| Ladle Trucks \| The Traveller \| Aquarium Tank Wagons
	Brake Vans	Brake Vans \| The Spiteful Brake Van \| Toad
	Other	The Breakdown Train \| Rocky \| Judy and Jerome \| The Circus Train \| The Funfair Train \| The Flying Kipper \| Gordon's Snow Machine \| Pump Trolley \| The Photographer's Draisine
Non-Rail Vehicles		Kevin \| Cranky \| Carly \| Big Mickey \| Reg**
People		Sir Topham Hatt (Stephen Hatt) \| Albert Regaby \| Kevin Volley* \| Old Bailey \| Mr. Conductor \| Mr. Arkwright \| Mr. Perkins
Lines		The Main Line (Main Line Loop) \| Ffarquhar Branch Line \| The Little Western \| Brendam Branch Line \| Kirk Ronan Branch Line \| Peel Godred Branch Line \| Norramby Branch Line \| Toby's Branch Line \| Stepney's Branch Line \| Misty Valley Branch Line \| Killdane Branch Line \| The Loop Line \| Ulfstead Branch Line \| Harwick Branch Line \| Coaling Plant Branch Line**

Kirk Ronan Branch Line

* RWS only | ** T&F only

Locomotives	Fergus**
Affiliates	The Magic Railroad \| Lady
Locations	Kellsthorpe Road \| Rolf's Castle \| Kirk Ronan (Harbour) \| Kirk Ronan Junction \| Sodor Cement Works \| The Big Dipper \| Sodor Bakery \| Diesel 10's Mountain \| Sodor Wishing Well \| Pirate's Cove \| Sodor Maritime Museum**

Sodor & Mainland Railway

Locomotives	S&M #1 \| Neil \| S&M #3
Rolling Stock	Coaches \| Trucks \| Flatbeds, Conflats and Well Wagons
Locations	Kirk Ronan (Harbour) \| Rolf's Castle \| Crovan's Gate \| Ballahoo