Hackenbeck Tunnel (RWS)/Behind the Scenes

Background Information
Hackenbeck Tunnel is a fictional tunnel near Hackenbeck on the Island of Sodor created by the Rev. W. Awdry.

Hackenbeck Tunnel first appeared in The Railway Series book Tank Engine Thomas Again, which was published in 1949. Its last appearance was in Thomas and Victoria, which was published in 2007.

Awdry's model
Hackenbeck Tunnel was featured on the original Ffarquhar Branch layout.

The layout - and consequently the tunnel - would appear in the twenty-fourth series episode The Great Little Railway Show in the television series.