Dryaw School/Behind the Scenes

Television Series
Dryaw School is a fictional school on the Island of Sodor, created by Jenny McDade.

The farm first appeared in the fifth series episode Thomas and the Rumours, which first aired in 1998. Its last appearance was in fiftieth series episode Fiery Flynn, which was released in 2011.

Gauge 1 set
In the fifth and tenth series, the school had several tracks passing it. However, there is only one in all other appearances.

The set of Dryaw School Farm was shared The Hay Farm:

Close-up models
Close-up models of some areas of Dryaw School were built to be used for scenes involving the close-up scale figures.

CGI set
In 2009, the series introduced Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) as a replacement for the show's long-standing live-action models. Dryaw School was recreated from scratch in CGI by Nitrogen Studios. The models for the set were "hand-sculpted" in Maya, a 3D animation and modelling software.

According to Greg Tiernan, the CGI models are subjected to many rounds of review before they are submitted to HiT Entertainment for final input and approval.