Knapford Harbour (T&F)/Behind the Scenes

Background Information
Knapford Harbour is a fictional port on the Island of Sodor near the town of Knapford, created by the Rev W. Awdry.

The harbour first appeared in the first series episode The Flying Kipper, which first aired in 1986. Its last appearance in an episode was in the seventh series episode Peace and Quiet, which aired in 2003. Despite not appearing in any further episodes, the harbour made a brief appearance in full CGI in the 2019 Meet Percy short.

Gauge 1 set
In keeping with the decision to make Knapford the Main Line terminus instead of Tidmouth, Knapford Harbour takes the role of Tidmouth Harbour as the main harbour for the Main Line.

Close-up set
Close-up models of some areas of Knapford Harbour were built to be used for scenes involving the close-up scale figures.

CGI set
In 2009, the series introduced Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) as a replacement for the show's long-standing live-action models. Brendam Docks was recreated from scratch in CGI by Jam Filled Toronto. The models for the set were "hand-sculpted" in Maya, a 3D animation and modelling software.

The set was made re-using the Brendam Docks set as a base, with a few modifications.