The Great Railway Show Yard

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The Great Railway Show Yard
Background Information
First appearance	The Great Race (2016)
Last appearance	Grudge Match (stock footage) (2019)
Creator(s)	Andrew Brenner
Overview
Location	England

The Great Railway Show Yard is a large shunting yard on the Mainland that was used as the venue for the Great Railway Show. The yard is maintained by at least five diesel shunters.

History

Residential, commercial and industrial buildings sit on elevated land around the yard. The yard itself has two turntables - one by the entrance and one by the exit - as well as numerous points and sidings. There is an elevated section of track near the edge of the yard for the strength challenge.

The best decorated parade, strength challenge and shunting challenge all took place within the yard, while the race took place outside on a specialised loop of tracks.

Appearances

• Television Series

Thomas & Friends Series 23 - Grudge Match (stock footage) and Rangers of the Rails (mentioned) Specials 2016 - The Great Race 2018 - Big World! Big Adventures! (mentioned) Music Videos The Great Race - Be Who You Are, and Go Far Series 21 - Set Friendship in Motion Series 22 - All the Girls Around the World

Trivia

• The yard was reused for Bridlington Goods Yard in Journey Beyond Sodor, albeit with a few modifications.
• The castle nearby the yard is altered from parts of Ulfstead Castle.
• The signal box's design is loosely based on the largest signal box in Shrewsbury.

United Kingdom

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