Skarloey Engine Sheds (RWS)

The Skarloey Railway Sheds are where the locomotives and rolling stock of the Skarloey Railway rest. They are located at Crovan's Gate.

History
The sheds and rails were raised up above the standard gauge tracks and there was a 'ramp' where narrow gauge rolling stock could be transferred onto a standard gauge flatbed or well wagon.

Engine Shed
The Engine Shed was built in 1865 as a single road brick shed, capable of holding both the railway's locomotives. For nearly a century the Engine Shed remained as built, but in 1954 a double line was laid in to enable four engines to be accommodated. By 1961, when Rheneas at last returned, the rather ramshackle ex-Goods Shed, which Skarloey and Rusty occupied, had been repaired and closed in. Later, following the rescue and rebuilding of Duke in 1969, the main shed was extended to the rear and can now hold six locomotives. Doors at the west end give access to a turntable installed in 1965.

In addition to the main sheds, there are secondary ones at Skarloey.

Carriage Sheds
The original shed of 1865 was timber built and open at the base. It was designed to hold the four-wheeled coaches and brake van which were, until 1953/54, the only revenue earning passenger stock the railway had. There were, in addition, a set of six open-sided quarrymen's coaches which were stored every weekend in the Wagon shop. At an unknown date, prior to 1953, the Carriage Shed's timber footings had been replaced with slate slabs; but when the revival in the railway's fortunes began in 1954, passenger stock was increased first with open and later with bogie vehicles and further covered storage space was needed. To provide this, the Carriage and Wagon Shops were extended. This made it necessary to re-lay the main line to clear the enlarged sheds.

Appearances
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 * Four Little Engines - Skarloey Remembers, Sir Handel, Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady and Old Faithful
 * The Little Old Engine - Trucks!, Home at Last and Rock 'n' Roll
 * Gallant Old Engine - Special Funnel, Steam Roller, Passengers and Polish and Gallant Old Engine
 * Mountain Engines - Mountain Engine and Bad Look-Out
 * Very Old Engines - Crosspatch, Bucking Bronco, Stick-in-the-Mud and Duck and Dukes
 * Duke the Lost Engine - Granpuff, Bulldog and Sleeping Beauty
 * Great Little Engines - Patience is a Virtue, Peter Sam and the Prickly Problem and Sir Handel Comes Home
 * New Little Engine - Sir Handel's Plan, Dirty Water and I Name this Engine...

Trivia

 * The Skarloey Railway Sheds are based upon the Talyllyn Railway's sheds at Pendre, Tywyn. The wooden structure was based on the former barn used to store Talyllyn when it was out of service.