Minor Characters in The Railway Series - Miniature Railway Engines

Miniature Railway Engines

The Arlesdale Railway (or the Small Railway) is the miniature railway on Sodor. With a gauge of only 15 in (381 mm) – just over half the width of the narrow gauge railways – this line could be regarded as a minimum gauge railway.

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