Knapford Station

Knapford is a small town on the River Els estuary, south of Tidmouth, of which it is a dormitory. Knapford serves as the junction for the Ffarquhar Branch Line.

History
Knapford Station is the big station, it has a large canopy. The station has four tracks, Knapford has a refreshment kiosk, the Engine Drivers locker room, MC BUNN, & Sir Topham Hatt's main office.

On the site and dates on Knapford from 1956 when Sir Charles Topham Hatt disturbed by the congestion at Tidmouth, launched his Knapford Harbour Development Scheme. There are now two stations at Knapford - Junction and Harbour. Knapford Station has been useful as a supplementary harbour, but its exposed position has not enabled it to provide the best answer to Sir Topham Hatt's problem. That was why in 1966 he went north to see what could be done at Arlesburgh.

The town of Knapford itself, though an important railway junction, is in a bleak position. It is a railway and dock town. Few people live here apart from railwaymen, dock workers and drainage engineers. It had a population of 2,200 in 1951. Farming, fishing and fowling also form part of the local economy.

Knapford High Street is located here. A bus leaves from the front of Knapford Station to there every ten minutes.

Eagle and Edward were the original station, but after they got older Thomas then became the station pilot. But he left upon gaining his branch line. Sometime after Percy was bought, he became the station pilot, but then he left for Thomas' branch line, the spot for a station pilot has been left empty, Usually an engine on loan or Edward is there to shunt the trains for the bigger engines

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