Ffarquhar Quarry (T&F)

The Ffarquhar Quarry Company (abbreviated as FQC) is a company based at Ffarquhar, which is responsible for the supply and transportation of rock on the Ffarquhar Branch Line. The company operates Ffarquhar Quarry (also known as Anopha Quarry or Centre Island Quarry), which is situated at the end of the branch line. The quarry also connects to Toby's Branch Line via a narrow gorge.

History and Operations
Ffarquhar Quarry is reached by the Quarry Tramroad. The route was initially worked by Thomas, who was sent up to help on occasion after he got his branch line. On one of these trips, Thomas was booked by a young constable for not complying with a law that he should have cowcatchers and sideplates. Toby was then brought in to run the quarry traffic.

The quarry was not seen on screen until the second series. By that point, the law had become outdated, so engines that didn't have cowcatchers and sideplates could go to the quarry with no issue. Thomas and Percy were seen travelling there in some occasions. Toby was the main shunter at the time, but Percy had to shunt trucks himself on one occasion after he and Toby switched jobs.

In the third series, a new quarry was built near the old one, and Toby's Old Tramway was connected to it from Arlesdale End. The quarry stone was used to build Tidmouth Hault, and Toby, Duck, Donald and Douglas were sent to the quarry to bring it to the new station. To cope with increasing production, the Ffarquhar Quarry Company bought a Drewry diesel named Mavis, who not only shunts the quarry sidings but also from time to time ventures down to the branch line.

Ffarquhar Quarry is the home of Mavis. From the sixth to eleventh series, Bill and Ben worked at this quarry, though they have since returned to the Sodor China Clay Company as of the seventeenth series. Since the seventeenth series, 'Arry and Bert appear to have taken their place at the quarry. Toby frequents the quarry, bringing workers to and from the site with Henrietta.

Appearances
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Thomas & Friends

 * Series 1 - Percy Runs Away and Thomas in Trouble
 * Series 2 - Percy and Harold, Percy's Predicament and Ghost Train
 * Series 3 - Donald's Duck, Trust Thomas, Mavis and Toby's Tightrope
 * Series 4 - Train Stops Play
 * Series 5 - Horrid Lorry, Put Upon Percy and Stepney Gets Lost
 * Series 6 - Salty's Secret and A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter
 * Series 7 - Bill, Ben and Fergus and James and the Queen of Sodor
 * Series 8 - Percy's New Whistle, Thomas to the Rescue, Percy's Big Mistake, Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough and Spic and Span
 * Series 9 - Toby Feels Left Out, Thomas' New Trucks, Saving Edward and Thomas and the Golden Eagle
 * Series 10 - Toby's Afternoon Off and Edward Strikes Out
 * Series 11 - Dream On, Dirty Work and Don't be Silly, Billy
 * Series 16 - Whiff's Wish
 * Series 17 - Henry's Hero and Away From the Sea
 * Series 18 - Not So Slow Coaches, Signals Crossed and Thomas the Quarry Engine
 * Series 19 - The Truth About Toby, Den and Dart and Philip to the Rescue
 * Series 20 - Toby's New Friend and Ryan and Daisy
 * Series 21 - Springtime for Diesel and P.A. Problems
 * Series 23 - Diesel Do Right
 * Series 24 - The Inventor's Spectacular Bridge and Cleo the Road Engine

Specials

 * 2005 - Calling All Engines!
 * 2008 - The Great Discovery
 * 2015 - Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
 * 2017 - Journey Beyond Sodor
 * 2018 - Big World! Big Adventures!

Music Videos

 * Series 3 - Thomas' Anthem
 * Series 4 - Toby and Really Useful Engine
 * Series 5 - It's Great to be an Engine and Donald's Duck
 * Series 6 - Little Engines and Boo! Boo! Choo-Choo
 * Series 7 - There Once Was an Engine Who Ran Away, Troublesome Trucks, Salty and The Whistle Song
 * Calling All Engines! - Trying
 * Jack and the Sodor Construction Company - The Work Song and One Friendly Family
 * Series 10 - Doing it Right, Responsibility and Strength
 * The Great Discovery - Where, oh Where is Thomas? and Thomas, You're the Leader
 * Series 17 - Hey, Hey Thomas! and On a Journey Today
 * The Adventure Begins - Troublesome Trucks
 * Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure - Never Overlook a Little Engine
 * Series 20 - Accidents Will Happen
 * Series 21 - Set Friendship in Motion, Doing it Right and Trying
 * Big World! Big Adventures! - Where in the World is Thomas?
 * Series 22 - All the Girls Around the World

Learning Segments
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 * Series 8 - Steamies and Diesels Sounds
 * Calling All Engines - Thomas Looks for Mavis
 * Series 9 - Changing Sounds and Where Can Neville Find Salty?
 * Series 10 - Help From Your Friends, Toby's Favourite Place, Diesels and Steamers, Which Load for Rosie? and What Makes Salty Happiest?

Magazine Stories

 * 1988 - Thomas in Trouble and Percy and Harold
 * 1989 - Percy and the Lighthouse, Clearing Up and Showing Off
 * 1996 - Proud Mavis! and Really Useful Oliver!
 * 2000 - A Special Story About Henrietta, Henrietta's Holiday, Toby's Treat! and A Shock for Mavis
 * 2003 - Seaside Salty and Special Delivery!
 * 2004 - Fergus' Funnel, Engine Trouble and Rock Shock!
 * 2005 - Pop Goes the Diesel and Salty and the Trucks
 * 2012 - Bedtime Tale
 * 2015 - Thomas Saves the Day
 * 2017 - Den and Dart

Annual Stories

 * 1990 - Hosepipes and Shunters
 * 1996 - Rings a Bell!

Books
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 * 2003 - Mavis and Thomas and Toby
 * 2004 - Salty and Stepney
 * 2008 - Halloween in Anopha

Trivia

 * According to magazine fact files:
 * The Sodor Slate Quarry is owned by the Ffarquhar Quarry Company.
 * Jack and Alfie work here, though they have not been seen at the quarry in the series.
 * A sign saying Centre Island Quarry used in the sixth series is currently in possession of Twitter user TomsProps.
 * In My Journey with Thomas the Tank Engine, the quarry is named "Granite Quarry", and replaced Marthwaite Quarry's location. The Calling All Engines! learning segments and the Sodor's Special Places segments also place the quarry in the same location.

Merchandise

 * Wooden Railway
 * Take Along
 * Take-n-Play
 * Adventures
 * Motorized Railway
 * Mega Bloks
 * Hornby
 * Bachmann