Knapford (RWS)/Behind the Scenes

Background Information
Knapford is a fictional town on the west coast of the Island of Sodor created by the Reverend W. Awdry. It serves as the junction between the Ffarquhar Branch Line and The Main Line.

The town's name was derived from the parish of Knapwell, where Awdry worked as a vicar between 1946 and 1953.

The station first appeared in The Railway Series book, Thomas the Tank Engine, which was published in 1946. Its last appearance was in Thomas and his Friends, published in 2011.