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The Arlesdale Railway, more commonly known as the Small Railway, is a fictional railway on the Island of Sodor from the Railway Series books by the Rev. W. Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry. It is a minimum gauge railway based on the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway in Cumbria. In the stories, it was originally built to bring waste from the lead mines in the hills to Arlesburgh at the end of Duck's branch line, where it would be distributed to the other railways on Sodor for use as ballast. The line also carries tourists. The railway's controller is Mr. Fergus Duncan, a dedicated man known as the ''Small Controller''. This nickname is a joke, as he is a very tall man.〔His initials are also a reversal of those of the R&ER's General Manager, Douglas Ferreira.〕 The Arlesdale Railway made its first appearance in the book ''Small Railway Engines'', and was the main focus of the book ''Jock the New Engine''. It has also made cameo appearances in ''Oliver the Western Engine'', ''Duke the Lost Engine'' and ''Wilbert the Forest Engine''. It made its debut in the TV series in the 2015 Thomas & Friends special ''Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure'' and will appear in Season 20. ==Route== The line runs from Arlesburgh West (Arlesburgh Junction in the TV series); where it meets Duck's branch line to Arlesdale village, stopping at Arlesburgh Bridge Street, Ffarquhar Road, Marthwaite and Arlesdale Green along the way.〔Names derived from the real-world Irton Road, Murthwaite & Eskdale Green〕 It follows part of the route of the old Mid Sodor Railway (aka Duke's old line). At Arlesdale Green it leaves this route and takes a new, southerly course to Arlesdale. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arlesdale Railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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