Timeline to events on Sodor.
1806[]
- Plateway from Ward Fell to Balladwail built.
1810[]
- Plateway from Ward Fell to Balladwail is closed and torn up.
1853[]
- The Sodor and Mainland Railway is built.
1864[]
1865[]
- Skarloey arrives on Sodor.
1866[]
- Rheneas is built and arrives on Sodor.
- Dolgoch is built.
- Skarloey has trailing wheels added to improve stability, and has a cab installed.
1878[]
- Falcon is built.
1870[]
- The Wellsworth-Suddery Railway is opened.
1875[]
- Stepney is built.
1879[]
1880[]
- The Mid Sodor Railway is opened.
- Sir Topham Hatt I is born.
- Boxhill is built.
1883[]
1896[]
- Godred arrives on Sodor.
- Ernest arrives on Sodor.
- Culdee arrives on Sodor.
- Shane Dooiney arrives on Sodor.
1897[]
- Construction on the Culdee Fell Railway begins.
- Wilfred arrives on Sodor.
1900[]
- The Culdee Fell Railway is opened.
- Godred is scrapped after a fall.
1901[]
- The Culdee Fell Railway is re-opened after receiving further maintainance following the events of Godred's death.
1903[]
- City of Truro is built
- Falcon arrives on Sodor
1904[]
- City of Truro becomes the first engine to reach 100mph.
1906[]
- Freddie is built
1911[]
- The Reverend W. Awdry is born.
1912[]
- Stepney is rebuilt.
1914[]
- The North Western Railway is formed from the Sodor and Mainland, the Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light and the Wellsworth and Suddery railways.
- Sir Topham Hatt II is born.
1915[]
- Thomas is built and arrives on Sodor
- The Ballahoo tunnel is built.
- The workshops at Crovan's Gate are established.
- Victor is built
1916[]
- The Tidmouth-Arlesburgh branch is built.
1917[]
- The Peel Godred electric engines arrive on Sodor.
1918[]
- Gordon is built.
1920[]
- Edward arrives on Sodor.
- Stuart is built and arrives on Sodor.
- Henry is built.
1921[]
- Edward is rebuilt.
1922[]
- Gordon arrives on Sodor.
- Flying Scotsman is built.
- Henry arrives on Sodor.
- James and the red engine (Eagle) arrive on Sodor.
- 98462 and 87546 arrive on Sodor and are shortly sent packing.
- A second bore is cut for the Ballahoo tunnel after Henry stops in the original.
- Henry is released after Gordon breaks down.
- Luke is built
1923[]
1924[]
- The Reverend Teddy Boston is born.
1932[]
- Stanley is built
1936[]
- Green Arrow is built.
- Hiro is built
1938[]
- Freddie arrives on Sodor
- Spencer is built
1939[]
- Gordon is rebuilt.
1940[]
- Christopher Awdry is born.
1941[]
- Stephen Topham Hatt is born.
1942[]
- Rosie is built
1943[]
- Bridget Amanda Hatt is born.
1945[]
- Rosie arrives on Sodor
- Rocky is built
- Hiro arrives on Sodor
- Elizabeth arrives on Sodor
- Millie arrives on Sodor
1946[]
- James is overhauled.
- Thomas is given his branch line.
1947[]
- The Mid Sodor Railway and the Tidmouth-Arlesburgh branches are closed.
- Duke is sheeted and abandoned in a shed.
- Falcon and Stuart are purchased by the aluminium works at Peel Godred for an expansion project.
1948[]
- The North Western Railway becomes officially known as the "North Western Region of British Railways".
- Bertie arrives on Sodor.
- Terence arrives on Sodor.
1949[]
- Henry, Gordon, and James go on strike.
- Percy arrives on Sodor.
- Merrick arrives on Sodor.
- Owen arrives on Sodor.
1950[]
- Henry is overhauled.
- Rheneas is overhauled.
- Falcon and Stuart are sheeted.
- Henry is rebuilt into an LMS Stanier Class 5 following his crash.
- Victor arrives on Sodor and fell into the Sea
- Luke arrives on Sodor
1951[]
- Toby's tramway closes down.
- Toby arrives on Sodor.
- Stuart and Falcon are purchased by the Skarloey Railway and renamed "Peter Sam" and "Sir Handel" respectively.
- Skarloey is overhauled
- Cora is purchased for the Skarloey Railway.
1952[]
- Trevor is sent to be scrapped.
- Queen Elizabeth II visits Sodor.
1953[]
- Trevor is purchased by the Vicar.
- Edward is overhauled.
1955[]
- Duck arrives on Sodor.
- Mark V arrives on Sodor.
- Gertrude and Millicent arrive on sodor.
1956[]
- Sir Topham Hatt I dies.
1957[]
- City of Truro visits Sodor.
- Diesel visits Sodor.
- Ada, Jane and Mabel arrive on sodor.
1958[]
- Rusty arrives on Sodor.
- Duncan arrives on Sodor.
- Skarloey returns from being mended.
- BBC producers make a documentary about the Skarloey Railway.
1959[]
- Donald and Douglas arrive on Sodor.
- The spiteful breakvan is crushed by Douglas.
1960[]
- Sodor Construction Company is Formed
- Kelly arrives on Sodor
- Isabella arrives on Sodor
- Ned arrives on Sodor
- Nelson arrives on Sodor
- Alfie is built and arrives on Sodor
1961[]
- Daisy arrives on Sodor.
- The Peel Godred EMUs arrive on Sodor.
- Diesel returns temporarily following Percy's accident.
- Diesel 10 is built
1962[]
- Mavis arrives on Sodor.
- Rheneas returns to the Skarloey Railway.
- Lord Harry arrives on Sodor.
- Alaric arrives on Sodor.
- Eric arrives on Sodor.
1963[]
- Stepney visits Sodor.
- The Diesel visits Sodor.
1964[]
- The Tidmouth-Arlesburgh branch is re-opened, to be serviced by Duck.
- Culdee returns to the Culdee Fell Railway.
- Lord Harry is renamed "Patrick".
1965[]
- Shane Dooiney returns to the Culdee Fell Railway.
- The one-hundredth anniversary of the Skarloey Railway is celebrated.
- BoCo arrives on Sodor.
1966[]
- Bill and Ben arrive on Sodor.
1967[]
- Bert, Mike and Rex arrive on Sodor to service the Arlesdale Railway.
- Reverend W. Awdry and Reverend Teddy Boston visit Sodor.
1968[]
- 7101 arrives on Sodor.
- Flying Scotsman visits Sodor.
- 199 arrives on Sodor along with 7101, and is sent back after he fails on the level crossing.
- 7101 is renamed "Bear" and renumbered D3.
- Oliver, Isabel and Toad are rescued by Douglas and arrive on Sodor.
- Dulcie, Alice and Mirabel are saved from scrap for service with Oliver and Duck.
- S. C. Ruffey is scrapped.
1969[]
- Bulgy arrives on Sodor.
- Duke is discovered by Fergus Duncan, the Reverend W. Awdry and the Reverend Teddy Boston.
- Arry and Bert arrive on Sodor
1976[]
- Jock is built.
- Bert is rebuilt with a larger boiler.
1980[]
- Thomas is overhauled.
- Diesel 10 arrives on Sodor
- Splatter and Dodge arrive on Sodor
- Lady arrives on Sodor
1983[]
- Old Stuck-Up visits Sodor.
- Duke is fully restored.
- Sir Handel visits the Talyllyn Railway.
1984[]
- Annie and Clarabel are rebuilt.
1985[]
- Blister I and Blister II arrive on Sodor.
- Madge arrives on Sodor
1986[]
- Sir Handel is rebuilt.
- The Reverend Teddy Boston dies.
- Sigrid of Arlesdale arrives on Sodor.
1987[]
- Mavis is involved in a collision with a lorry.
- Bulstrode is turned into a children's playground on a beach.
1990[]
- After Privatisation, the name "North Western Railway" becomes official.
- Thomas is invited to a railway show in York.
- Frank is re-engined.
1993[]
- Henry is overhauled.
1994[]
- Wilbert visits Sodor.
- Barry is rescued and arrives on Sodor.
1995[]
- The Golden Jubilee of the Railway Series is celebrated.
1996[]
- Ivo Hugh is built.
1997[]
- The Reverend W. Awdry dies.
- Sir Topham Hatt II dies.
- The Railway Series books are discontinued as a total of 40 books.
- Cranky arrives on Sodor
- Derek arrives on Sodor
- OId Slow Coach is Discovered at the Scrapyard
2000[]
- Thomas and the Magic Railroad is released.
2002[]
- Salty arrives on Sodor
- Harvey arrives on Sodor.
- Jack arrives on Sodor and Joins the Sodor Construction Company.
2003[]
- Emily arrives on Sodor.
- Spencer visits Sodor.
- Fergus arrives on Sodor.
- Arthur arrives on Sodor.
- Murdoch arrives on Sodor
2005[]
- The 60th anniversary of the Railway Series is celebrated.
- Molly arrives on Sodor.
- Dennis arrives on Sodor.
- Neville arrives on Sodor.
- Mighty Mac arrives on Sodor.
2006[]
- The manager of Anopha Quarry is visited by the police after Henrietta is booked for allowing workmen to ride on her balconies.
- Freddie returns to the Skarloey Railway.
- Rocky arrives on Sodor
- Jeremy arrives on Sodor
2007[]
- Victoria is returned to service.
- Whiff arrives on Sodor
- Billy arrives on Sodor
- Hector arrives on Sodor
2008[]
- Stanley arrives on Sodor
- Hank arrives on Sodor
- Flora arrives on Sodor
2009[]
- Thomas discovers Hiro.
- Charlie arrives on Sodor
2010[]
- Stepney, Bluebell, and Captain Baxter's overhauls are completed, and the Bluebell Railway celebrates its 50th anniversary.
- The Railway Series celebrates its sixty-fifth anniversary.
- Wilbert is scheduled to be back in service after a major overhaul.
- Dash and Bash arrive on Sodor
- Ferdinand arrives on Sodor
- Scruff arrives on Sodor
- Dart and Den arrive on Sodor
2011[]
- The North Western Railway celebrates the Reverend W. Awdry's 100th birthday.
- Belle arrives on Sodor
- Flynn arrives on Sodor
2012[]
- Winston arrives on Sodor
- Stafford arrives on Sodor
2013[]
- Connor visits Sodor
- Caitlin visits Sodor
- Stephen arrives on Sodor
- Porter arrives on Sodor