Arlesburgh West (T&F)/Behind the Scenes

Background Information
Arlesburgh West is a fictional town on the east coast of the Island of Sodor created by the Rev. W. Awdry. It is the last station on The Little Western on the North Western Railway as well as the first station on the Arlesdale Railway and the Harwick Branch Line.

The station first appeared in the special Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure, which was released in 2015. Its last appearance was in the twenty-fourth series episode The Great Little Railway Show, which was released in 2020.

Behind the Scenes
Although Arlesburgh West was never seen in the model era, its architectural design from The Railway Series was used for the station Callan. The explanation for Arlesburgh West's absence was due to the modelling crew not having the budget to construct the Arlesdale Railway and it's rolling stock.

CGI Set
In 2009, the series introduced Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) as a replacement for the show's long-standing live-action models. Arlesburgh West was modelled in full CGI by Arc Productions in 2014 for the 2015 film, Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure'. The set was "hand-sculpted" in Maya, a 3D animation and modelling software.