Skarloey Slate Quarry (T&F)/Behind the Scenes

Background Information
Skarloey Slate Quarry is a fictional quarry at the south of the Island of Sodor created by the Rev. W. Awdry. It serves the Skarloey Railway and is situated at the top station of Skarloey.

The quarry first appeared in the fourth series episode Granpuff, which first aired in 1995. Its last appearance was in the 2008 special The Great Discovery.

O gauge set (Small scale)
Skarloey Slate Quarry was originally built for the fourth series. Its appearance was modelled after as its appearance in the year 1958 as seen in The Railway Series.

O gauge set (Large scale)
For ease of filming and reliability, the fifth series introduced larger-scale versions of the narrow gauge engines and locations from the sixth series-twelfth series. Skarloey Slate Quarry was built at a larger scale in series 6 than the gauge 1 engines and made for O gauge track.

Close-up sets
close-up sets of Skarloey Slate Quarry were built to be used for scenes involving the close-up scale figures.