Maithwaite

Maithwaite is a station and small hamlet on Thomas' Branch Line. It is located between Elsbridge and Hackenbeck.

History
Maithwaite was once the winner of the Best Dressed Station award, despite some school boys vandalising the flower arrangements.

Notable nearby places include the forest, an abandoned quarry mine, the showground and the duck pond.

Appearances
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Thomas & Friends

 * Series 5 - Baa! and Sir Topham Hatt's Holiday
 * Series 6 - It's Only Snow, Percy and the Haunted Mine, James and the Red Balloon and Edward the Very Useful Engine
 * Series 7 - Emily's New Coaches, Percy Gets it Right, Bill, Ben and Fergus, Something Fishy, Harold and the Flying Horse, Not So Hasty Puddings and Three Cheers for Thomas
 * Jack and the Sodor Construction Company - A Visit from Thomas
 * Series 8 - Thomas and the Tuba, Percy's New Whistle, Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough, Don't Tell Thomas, Emily's New Route, Spic and Span, Thomas and the Circus, Thomas Gets it Right, As Good as Gordon, James Goes Too Far and Percy and the Magic Carpet
 * Series 9 - Thomas' Milkshake Muddle, Molly's Special Special, Thomas and the New Engine, Thomas Tries His Best, Thomas and the Statue, Emily Knows Best and Keeping Up with James
 * Series 10 - Percy and the Funfair, The Green Controller, It's Good to be Gordon, Toby's New Shed, Thomas and the Shooting Star, Topped Off Thomas, Thomas' Frosty Friend and Emily and the Special Coaches
 * Series 11 - Thomas and the Storyteller, Henry's Lucky Day, Thomas and the Lighthouse, Smoke and Mirrors, Don't be Silly, Billy, Edward and the Mail and Percy and the Left Luggage
 * Series 12 - Thomas and the Billboard, Rosie's Funfair Special, Saved You! and Percy and the Bandstand
 * Series 13 - The Lion of Sodor, Tickled Pink, Double Trouble, Time for a Story, A Blooming Mess, The Biggest Present of All and Snow Tracks
 * Series 14 - James in the Dark, Pingy Pongy Pick Up, Charlie and Eddie, Diesel's Special Delivery, Pop Goes Thomas, Being Percy, Thomas and the Snowman Party, Jitters and Japes, Merry Misty Island and Henry's Magic Box
 * Series 15 - Gordon and Ferdinand, Edward the Hero, Let it Snow, Surprise, Surprise, Big Belle, Wonky Whistle, Percy the Snowman and Tree Trouble
 * Series 16 - Ho Ho Snowman and Sodor Surprise Day
 * Series 18 - Thomas and the Emergency Cable
 * Series 19 - Very Important Sheep and Thomas the Babysitter
 * Series 20 - Blown Away, The Railcar and the Coaches and The Christmas Coffeepot
 * Series 21 - P.A. Problems and Unscheduled Stops
 * Series 23 - Free the Roads and Steam Team to the Rescue
 * Series 24 - The Great Little Railway Show and A New Arrival

Specials

 * 2005 - Calling All Engines!
 * 2008 - The Great Discovery
 * 2009 - Hero of the Rails
 * 2016 - The Great Race
 * 2017 - Journey Beyond Sodor

Learning Segments
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 * Series 9 - Cool Down Delivery
 * Series 10 - Who Can Take Them?
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Books

 * 2011 - Steam Team!
 * 2012 - Blue Mountain Mystery
 * 2016 - Dustin Comes in First
 * 2019 - Five Useful Engines

My Thomas Story Library

 * 2006 - Fergus
 * 2008 - The Snowy Special

Engine Adventures

 * 2017 - The Snowy Special

Video Games
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 * 1999 - The Great Festival Adventure
 * 2006 - Right on Time
 * 2010 - Hero of the Rails

Trivia

 * While not directly confirmed, it is highly likely that Maithwaite is a misspelling of Marthwaite and was originally intended to be a station on Toby's Branch Line. Evidence supporting this includes:
 * In the sixth series episode It's Only Snow, Thomas stops here to meet up with Toby while taking the Christmas tree to one of the villages on Toby's Branch Line.
 * According to the 2003 Thomas and Friends Writers' Bible, Maithwaite is said to be located near the mountains.
 * In the eighth series episode Emily's New Route, Emily stops here to pick up passengers for Black Loch, which is shown to be located north of Marthwaite on the third series map of Sodor.
 * A map from a Blue Mountain Mystery bonus feature depicts Maithwaite in the place of Marthwaite.
 * Maithwaite used to be on display at Nitrogen Studios.
 * Maithwaite is Toby's favourite station.
 * In The Great Festival Adventure, a water tower was placed on the platform.
 * Maithwaite is based on Angerton railway station.
 * In the French dub, Maithwaite is not referred to by name, but the station is referred to by epithet: 'la gare de la pierre de lune' (meaning: the station of the moon rock). However, in Season 12 this changes to 'la gare de la colline" (meaning: the station of the hill).
 * Maithwaite Street in Columbus, Ohio, is named after the town.
 * Maithwaite is also the only location from the television series to have this distinction.

Merchandise

 * Motor Road and Rail
 * TrackMaster
 * Hornby
 * Bachmann
 * Wooden Railway
 * Take-n-Play
 * Capsule Plarail