Every Line on the Island of Sodor Explained Seasons 1-7 — Sodor Explained

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Published 2023-03-24
*THIS VIDEO IS A RE-UPLOAD OF THE ORIGINAL posted on January 22, 2021.

MAP UPDATES! → youtube.com/watch?v=RFF44...

I talk about a fictional railway on a fictional island for an hour

Download the full res map here → bit.ly/3604uzA

HD Recreation of Awdry's Sodor map by 01salty → www.deviantart.com/01salty/ar...

TIME STAMPS
0:00 Start
4:05 The Main Line
14:56 Thomas' branch line
25:49 The Little Western
28:35 The Coastal Run/Arthur's branch line
30:55 Toby's old railway/Toby's branch line
34:36 Edward's branch line
37:35 Peel Godred branch line
40:03 Kirk Ronan branch line
41:52 Skarloey Railway
46:28 Mid Sodor Railway

Music
/0:01, /50:33 ♫ Zelda Ocarina of Time: Song of Storms Jazz Cover – insaneintherainmusic
/4:04 ♫ Moonwater – Hello Meteor
/14:56 ♫ What We Found – Hello Meteor
/25:49 ♫ I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside – Adam Ramet
/28:35 ♫ Pokémon DPPt: Hearthome City Bossa Nova Jazz Arrangement (feat. Xnarky) – insaneintherainmusic
/30:55 ♫ Thomas and Friends - Toby's Theme (ft. @Marc Papeghin) web.archive.org/web/20220504142333/https://youtu.b… – Luke Pickman -- web.archive.org/web/20220504142333/https://www.you…
/34:36 ♫ Flood – Home
/37:35 ♫ Mirror Forest – Hello Meteor
/40:03 ♫ Jazz & Bossa Nova Music – BGM Channel
/41:52 ♫ Peace and Tranquility – Pascal Michael Stiefel
/46:28 ♫ She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain (Piano And Synth Version) – IT Music

All Comments (21)
  • @Gondarth
    I swear, the Sodor map videos are some of the most rewatchable videos I've seen in 15+ years in this fandom. You grow up watching the show enough times, you love it, so naturally you think about how the island would be laid out, but I don't think anyone ever put it into video form until you did...
  • This is just my inner child coming out now, but here goes: If i were a multi-billionaire i'd buy a private island ( as closest to size as possible ) and just full on build Sodor for real, all run by rebuilt replicas or preserved classes left of every Steam, Diesel & Electric engine and rolling stock in the show, be it Standard, Narrow & Miniature gauge. Every line, station, harbour, quarry, buffer siding, bridge, road, industrial location, town and castle.... EVERYTHING would be replicated to a tee. We've all dreamed of visiting Sodor, and i actually believe with the right resources and willpower it can be done. But hey, one can only dream, though there's no denying it'd be a paradise. 🏝
  • @willbhowes
    Hi Unlucky Tug, just wanted to say... I was gobsmacked to find out your channel was deleted. I went to show my Dad your season 1 & 2 retrospectives and couldn't find them. I discovered your channel a few months ago and it's ignited a whole new appreciation for the original show. I was OBSESSED as a child and you've got such a brilliant understanding of why it was complete genius and still stands the test of time. If you can upload those season retrospectives it would make me so god damn happy! Glad to see you back man. Big love to you and the channel! 🙏
  • @AVFCAM
    Have I seen this before? Yes, yes I have. Am I going to watch it again? You bet I am 😂
  • This definitely feels a lot more accurate than the official maps. I can only imagine the amount of time and effort it took to piece all this together. Amazing job. Your work and level of quality never cease to astound me.
  • @joshuaW5621
    It is so fascinating seeing you map out the entire geography on Sodor from the tv series.
  • Shoutout to whoever it was that commented "Sir, this is a McDonald's drive-thru..." on the original upload
  • @Gfr4OfficalYT
    It’s nice to see old fans of him along with the newer fans
  • Love this video, got me much more interested in the geography and mapping of the Island of Sodor, this is AWESOME and you’re one of the biggest experts on the matter and I respect you so much for that AND especially for creating your own hybrid maps.
  • I love the effort you put onto your maps, looking everywhere throughout the series to get everything as accurate as you can
  • @MrBenjma
    I was worried that he would be taking a break for a while, and I hope everyone gets the message.
  • @toby.fan9198
    33:23 you can tell how old this video is, because the wiki dosen’t call it Ballahoo anymore, now they just call it the village station.
  • Happy to have this video back. These, the timelines and the ranked videos were the best thing to listen to on walks or while doing busy work. Love your criticism and ideology. Glad to have you back sir
  • @alexis_ian
    I like the fact in all maps (RWS, TVS; Models, & CGI), Edward's Branchline is the most consistent with some minor difference in all three era's.
  • @sudriangirl
    Glad to see this video is back! Honestly this is probably my favourite video that you've made!
  • @FEF2023
    When you showed the loop at 20:28 I made my own Canon for that part the loop is its own thing its not apart of thomas branch line I believe that when the double track ends at the signal I believe that was were thomas brachline begins by the way this my own Canon and its ok to disagree
  • This could make a nice TV series AU map, as the original has been out for a while now. You did a fantastic job "deep-diving" into the different sets when this video first came out. Let's hope you can still retrieve your old channel, man.
  • I wonder why they chose Gordon to go on such a small line to rescue Thomas from the mine. That's the only thing that has bugged me from the original series. It would have made more sense if it was James or Edward but I know the story needed Gordon for character arcs.