Great Waterton

Great Waterton is an old town, situated deep in the forests north of the Skarloey Railway. Once the main town and rail hub of Sodor, Great Waterton was abandoned, but was rediscovered by Thomas and restored to its former glory.

History
Great Waterton received its name from the water works in the town, which supplied water to all the towns of Sodor. When the first steam engines came to work on Sodor, they lived in this town. The town was served by Sodor Tramways, which supplied the coal and water to the town and waterworks. Over time, the waterworks and tramway were closed, and people began moving to the other towns of Sodor.

Great Waterton was left abandoned and largely forgotten about by the people of Sodor, until Thomas discovered the town when he was trying to take a shortcut to the Wharf. To celebrate Sodor Day, Sir Topham Hatt decided to have the town restored. All the engines of Sodor and the Sodor Construction Company helped with the reconstruction of the town, and by Sodor Day, the town was restored and reopened to the public. The tramway also came back into business, operated by Flora.

The town has a water wheel on display, which was brought to the town by Edward. The Sodor Construction Company also helped to erect a bandstand, which is located in a park behind the town.

Places in Great Waterton

 * Great Waterton Station, the railway station for the town. The station has two platforms, one shorter than the other, a green footbridge and a small station building.
 * Great Waterton Sheds, the engine sheds where the first engines of Sodor used to rest. The shed was restored for Thomas, who was staying in the town during the reconstruction of the town.
 * Stanley's Shed, a single road fully enclosed engine shed built closer to the station.
 * The Water Works, which supplies water for the town and other places on Sodor. The water works has several buildings which house the steam engines that pump the water, and a huge standpipe.
 * Waterton Butcher's
 * P.L. Groceries
 * Timothy's Tailors
 * Sodor Sweets supplied by Sodor Sweet Factory.
 * Reeves & Tola Cycleshop
 * Ben's Books
 * Waterton Post Office
 * Ed's Garage

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Trivia

 * The set for Great Waterton used for the model series is now on display at Drayton Manor.
 * Three of the buildings in the town are based on buildings from the Beamish Museum in County Durham, England (Waterton Butcher's, P.L. Groceries and Reeves & Tola Cycleshop).