The Mainland

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, also known simply as the United Kingdom, is a country in Europe that constitutes of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It also consists of many small islands, such as the Isle of Man.

The United Kingdom is the birthplace of the Reverend Wilbert Awdry was born and where he created both Thomas the Tank Engine and The Railway Series, as well as the country the original Thomas & Friends was produced in.

In The Railway Series, Thomas & Friends and Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go, the United Kingdom is The Mainland of Sodor, accessed via the Vicarstown Bridge.

Did you know? According to Simon Spencer, the Mainland was intended to appear in a cancelled special, where it was envisioned as being a non-specific country inspired by various Asian cultures, rather than the United Kingdom as it is depicted as in the rest of the series.