Awdry noted that while there was an Isle of Man, there was no similar island of Sodor (the name derives from Old Norse Suðreyjar, "southern isles", a term that referred to the Hebrides and islands along the west coast of Scotland). Inspiration came on a visit to the Isle of Man, which forms the Diocese of Sodor and Man in 1950. Awdry required a setting for his books that would be within Great Britain, but would be sufficiently isolated from the rest of British Railways to allow him to do as he wished with the location. The need for consistency in the locations for The Railway Series necessitated the creation of a suitable location. It is depicted as being located in the Irish Sea, between the Isle of Man and the English mainland near Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, with the real-life Walney Island depicted as a part of Sodor. Wilbert Awdry (and his son Christopher), begun in 1945, and for the popular Thomas & Friends television series since 1984, although the Television series depiction of the island is significantly different and is widely understood that the Railway series and the TV series are different canons. The Island of Sodor is a fictional island featured as the setting for The Railway Series books by the Rev. Thomas and his Friends ( The Railway Series)īetween the Isle of Man and Barrow-in-Furness " Thomas and Gordon" ( Thomas and Friends) The Three Railway Engines ( The Railway Series) A map of the Island of Sodor showing the railway system
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