Rheneas (station) (T&F)/Behind the Scenes

Background Information
Rheneas is a fictional town on the north-east of the Island of Sodor created by the Rev W. Awdry. It serves as a station on the Skarloey Railway.

The station first appeared in the fourth series episode Granpuff, which first aired in 1995. Its last appearance was in the fifth series episode Make Someone Happy, which was released in 1998.

Gauge 1 model
Rheneas station was originally built for the fourth series and doubled as a station for the Mid Sodor Railway. During production of the fourth series, this station was referred to as Middle Station, as the stations were not referred to by their names from The Railway Series at this time. The watermill at Rheneas was based off of Murcaster Watermill on the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway.

Close-up model
Close-up sections of Rheneas was built in the fourth series so to be used for scenes involving the close-up scale figures.