Timeline / The Stories of Sodor

• 1856: Construction of the Sodor & Mainland Railway on June 15th.
• 1857: Official opening of the S & M on December 9th.
• 1879: Construction of the Harwick Tramway begins.
• 1882: Extension of S & M to Maron.
  • Construction of the Mid-Sodor Railway begins at King Orry's Bridge.
• 1884: The MSR opens a slate quarry.
  • Construction of the Skarloey Railway begins.
• 1885: The Crovan's Gate Railway opens on July 6th.
  • Construction of the Wellsworth & Suddery Railway begins on October 23rd.
• The main station of the W & S is built at Wellsworth.
• 1888: The Crovan's Gate is renamed the Skarloey Railway on January 2nd.
• 1902: The station at Crosby is constructed.
• 1904: Closure of the Harwick Tramway.
  • Land bought by the MSR.
  • Extension of the MSR.
• 1906: Extension of the MSR ends in Arlesdale on April 12th.
• 1914: Closure of the S & M.
• 1915: The China Clay Pits is constructed.
• 1918: The MSR is extended to Arlesburgh.
• 1920: The MSR starts an Express Service.

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