North Western Railway (SFS version)/Timeline

NWR Timeline

1853

 * First railway, The Sodor & Mainland Railway, opens on 3rd June on Sodor. Neil, Clive and Mathew arrive to work there.

1870

 * Wellsworth & Suddery opens on 4th May. Adam, Lily and Colin arrive to work there.

1880

 * Mr Topham Hatt I (1880-1956) is born on January 9th in the UK.

1885

 * Tidmouth, Knapford & Elsbridge Light Railway is opened on 29th September. Eagle and Wallace arrive to work there.

1901

 * Because of financial failure, The Sodor & Mainland Railway is forced to shut down by the Sodor Government. Neil, Clive and Mathew sent to India for industrial work.
 * Sir Topham Hatt I arrives at Sodor from the UK to become a member of A.W.Dry & Co.

1905

 * Mr Topham Hatt I starts building the coffee-pots, starting with Glynn.

1908

 * Last coffee-pot built, Zeyryn.

1909

 * Henry Stuarts becomes the Sodor Governor on 6th July.

1910

 * Tidmouth Station starts building on 3rd May.
 * Tidmouth Station is completed on 7th August.

1911

 * Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry (1911-1997) is born on 15th June in UK.

1913

 * Timothy arrives to help out on Wellsworth & Suddery.

1914

 * Sodor Government Forming Meeting of 1914 begins on 22nd of Feburary.
 * Charles Hatt (1914-1997) is born on 14th March.
 * North Western Railway officially opens on 5th May. First branchline service from Wellsworth to Brendam run by Wallace, Winston and Eagle.
 * World War I is announced on 28th July.
 * Timothy takes passenger train Brendam to Tidmouth before kills himself and his passengers at 10:25 while crossing over the unfinished viaduct.

1915

 * Edward and George arrive on 3rd May. They run the branchline service from Wellsworth to Brendam.

1916

 * Mr Topham Hatt I is knighted as "Sir Topham Hatt" by King George V.
 * Ffarquhar Branch Line begins constructing on 7th July.

1917

 * Ffarquhar Branch Line officially opens on 2nd May. The Coffee Pots run the branch line.

1918

 * World War I ends on 11 November. Party is celebrated at Tidmouth.
 * Because of wasting money on war supplies, NWR goes bankrupt. The Mainland helps out.

1919

 * Due to LNER orders, 5/7 of the coffee pots are scrapped. Zeyryn sold to the LMS and Glynn is put out of industrial work and put into a siding at Ffarquhar. Ffarquhar operation shuts down.

1920

 * Sir Topham Hatt I is forced to sell three of his locomotives--Winston, Adam and Lily--leading to industrial troubles.

1921

 * The Railways Act, 1921 starts.

1922

 * Henry, Alfred and Crovan arrive on trial on 2nd March. Henry becomes Number 3 next day.

1923

 * Gordon arrives on 6th April.
 * NWR is threatened to shut down or join the LMS.

1924

 * Thomas/102 "accidentally" arrives on Sodor when he's not meant to be there on 4th May. He stays the next day.
 * Ffarquhar begins its extension to Ffarquhar Quarry on 7th July.
 * After rescuing James, Thomas is the head of Ffarquhar Branch Line.

1925

 * Alfred/98462 commits a failed plot during 'NWR 11'. Fails and dies. Crovan/87546 is sent to the scrap heap.
 * LMS lets go of NWR.

1934

 * Henry Stuarts is assasinated.

1939

 * World War II is officially announced inn the UK on 3rd September.

1940

 * Christopher Awdry is born on 2nd July.
 * The Blitz arrives to Sodor.

1941

 * Stephen Hatt (1941-) is born on 16th May.
 * Colin rescues Knapford by taking away Nazi Gunpowder during the end of the Blitz in May, only to be blown to bits.
 * The Blitz ends--4,000 deaths in Sodor, 19,000 injured.

1943

 * Bridget Hatt (1943-) is born.

1944

 * Eagle moves burning gunpowder out of Wellsworth, and burns to death. Mourned by the NWR.

1945

 * Christopher Awdry is marooned on Sodor.
 * Sodor Commanding Platoon is formed, consisting of Thomas, Edward and George.
 * Christopher goes missing, Sodor Commanding Platoon goes on a search.
 * End of World War II in Europe on 8th May.
 * The Three Railway Engines is published on 12th May.
 * End of World War II in the world on 2nd September.

1946

 * Ffarquhar Sheds are built for Thomas.
 * Thomas the Tank Engine is published on 18th October.

1947

 * Sir Topham Hatt I is forced to sell Wallace to the LMS.

1948

 * NWR becomes nationalised into British Railways.
 * The Great Strike of 1948 begins in early-September when Henry, Gordon and James refuse to shunt like common tank engines.
 * Percy is purchased by Sir Topham Hatt I.
 * James the Red Engine is published in September.
 * The Great Strike of 1948 ends in late-November.

1949

 * Tank Engine Thomas Again is published. The Railway Series is becoming extremly popular by this point.

1950

 * Troublesome Engines is published in September.
 * Henry recieves Welsh coal to help him with his troubles.

1951

 * Henry has an accident with the Flying Kipper in January. Sent to Crewe. Returns in Spring.
 * Henry the Green Engine is published.
 * Sir Topham Hatt I goes on holiday with Stephen Hatt and Bridget Hatt in Summer. They meet Toby and his coach, Henrietta. Topham Hatt purchases him.

1952

 * Toby the Tram Engine is published.

1953

 * The new English Queen (1926-) visits Sodor.
 * Gordon the Big Engine is published.