North Western Railway (SFS version)/Timeline

NWR Timeline

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.
• Henry recieves Welsh coal to help him with his troubles.
• 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

• Henry has an accident with the Flying Kipper in January. Sent to Crewe. Returns in Spring.
• Tank Engine Thomas Again is published. The Railway Series is becoming extremly popular by this point.

1950

• Troublesome Engines is published in September.

1951

• 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.
• Edward gets an overhaul.

1954

• Sir Topham Hatt I retires, his son, Charles Hatt, takes over as 'Sir Topham Hatt II'.
• Edward the Blue Engine is published.

1955

• Duck arrives on Sodor to help out with industrial work at Knapford.
• Soon, Diesel arrives for a trial. Tells lies about Duck and Henry, and fails to tell a lie about Thomas. Is sent packing.
• Duck crashes into a barbershop building during his banishment.
• Four Little Engines is published.

1956

• Percy the Small Engine is published in early-September.
• Thomas and his friends are invited to visit London. They visit on 14th September.
• Retired-Bertram Hatt dies on 16th September when the NWR engines return.