Sodor & Mainland Railway

The Sodor & Mainland Railway (S&M) was one of the first railways and the first standard gauge railway on the Isle of Sodor. It existed from 1851 to bankruptcy in 1901 with all stock inherited by the Wellsworth & Suddery Railway. From 1894 to 1901, the S&M was the W&S' main rival.

History
The Sodor & Mainland Railway Company was founded in 1851 as a way of connecting the Isle of Sodor with the English mainland via Vicarstown and Barrow-in-Furness. The first trains began operation in 1853 with three box tanks built by Neilson & Company in Glasgow, Scotland running from Ballahoo to Crovan's Gate before an extension to Kirk Ronan was built.

Liveries
For locomotives, the Sodor & Mainland's standard livery is dark green with the letters 'S&M' written in yellow on the sides.

For coaches, the Sodor & Mainland's standard livery is teak with yellow lining.

For all goods stock (including brakevans), the Sodor & Mainland's standard livery is light grey.

Locomotives

 * Clive
 * Neil
 * Mathew
 * Eagle
 * Hackworth
 * S&M Coal Engines
 * S&M No. 40
 * S&M No. 37
 * S&M No. 50

Stations

 * Vicarstown
 * Great Waterton
 * Ballahoo
 * Crovan's Gate
 * Killdane
 * Cronk
 * Maron (shared with W&S)

Trivia
The Sodor & Mainland Railway was the first standard gauge railway on Sodor, as well as being the first railway on Sodor to use locomotives instead of horses.

The Sodor & Mainland Railway has only ever been mentioned as having three locomotives, all Neilson & Co. 0-4-0 box tanks.


 * Neil (S&M No. 2) is the only that was officially named by the Rev. W. Awdry. The other two were drawn from the Thomas fandom.
 * The additional locomotives were just to aid in making this universe's version of the S&M more like a real railway as time called for more locomotives.

The Sodor & Mainland Railway's motive power mostly has a London & North Western Railway (LNWR) theme with most of its later locomotives being designs by Francis Webb of the LNWR between 1871 to 1903.

Not many ex-S&M locomotives passed in NWR ownership.