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Callan is a station and small town on the Island of Sodor.

History

Callan is a small station with two platforms. The longer platform is primarily used by passengers and is adjoined to the main station building, which is home to one of Sir Topham Hatt's offices. The shorter platform, meanwhile, appears to see less use, being situated next to the station's engine shed and only accessible via the lattice iron footbridge spanning the four tracks between it and the main platform.

A large yard is situated next to the station. It was in these yards that Oliver accidentally tore S.C. Ruffey in half.^[1] These yards were also where Thomas picked up a Christmas tree for a village on Toby's Branch Line one winter.^[2]

Tom Tipper delivers mail to the station, which is usually picked up by Percy. Once, when he had to deliver the mail by bicycle, Tom Tipper accidentally set his bicycle against Percy's mail trucks at this station, causing it to be crushed when Percy moved.^[3]

Appearances

Thomas & Friends

Music Videos

Series 4 - Don't Judge a Book By its Cover
Series 5 - Every Cloud has a Silver Lining, Sir Topham Hatt, Come for the Ride and Percy's Seaside Trip

Books

2014 - Busy Days Away
2019 - Five Useful Engines

Video Games

2015 - Race On!

Official Description

2003

From the Writer's Bible:

“

Callan: A small twin-platform mainline station with a distinctive metal lattice passenger bridge crossing the lines. It also has a small siding where trucks or coaches can be parked.

”

Trivia

The town's name comes from the River Callan.
Though Callan's exact position on the maps created for the series by David Mitton is currently unknown, the 2003 edition of the Thomas and Friends Writers' Bible refers to Callan as being a "Main Line station".

Merchandise

Plarail (discontinued)
TrackMaster (discontinued)
LEGO (discontinued)

Station Guide

Sam Wilkinson Map

Preceding station	North Western Railway			Following station
Kirk Machan		Misty Valley Branch Line		Black Loch

References

North Western Railway

~~---~~ Dropped | * 1991-1994 maps only | ** 2014 map only

Locomotives	Steam	Thomas \| Edward \| Henry \| Gordon \| James \| Percy \| Toby \| Duck \| Donald and Douglas \| Oliver \| Emily \| Bill and Ben \| Stepney \| Harvey \| Fergus \| Arthur \| Murdoch \| Molly \| Neville \| Rosie \| Whiff \| Billy \| Stanley \| Hank \| Flora \| Victor \| Charlie \| Bash and Dash \| Ferdinand \| Scruff \| Belle \| Porter \| Timothy \| Marion \| Ryan \| Dustin \| Nia \| Rebecca \| Sonny
	Diesel	Diesel \| Daisy \| BoCo \| Mavis \| Derek \| 'Arry and Bert \| Diesel 10 \| Salty \| Dennis \| Den \| Dart \| Paxton \| Norman \| Sidney \| Philip
	Other	Flynn \| Winston \| Stafford
	Former	Hiro \| Glynn \| Coffee Pots
Rolling Stock	Passenger	Annie and Clarabel \| Henrietta \| Old Slow Coach \| Slip Coaches \| Hannah \| Dexter \| Green Express Coaches \| Emily's Coaches \| Toby's Museum Coach \| Flora's Tram Coach \| Open-Topped Carriages
	Goods	Troublesome Trucks \| Troublesome Vans \| The Spiteful Brake Van \| Toad \| Troublesome Tankers \| James' Trucks \| Thomas' Trucks \| Hector \| The Calliope
	Other	The Breakdown Train (Judy and Jerome) \| Rocky \| Gordon's Snow Machine \| The Pump Trolley \| The Photographer's Draisine
Non-Rail Vehicles		Cranky \| Kevin \| Carly \| Big Mickey
People		Sir Topham Hatt \| Old Bailey \| Mr. Conductor \| Grandfather Hatt \| Mr. Arkwright \| Mr. Perkins
Lines		The Main Line \| Ffarquhar Branch Line \| Brendam Branch Line \| The Little Western \| Toby's Branch Line \| Stepney's Branch Line \| The Loop Line \| The Headland Line* \| The Secondary Loop Line* \| Peel Godred Branch Line \| Kirk Ronan Branch Line \| Norramby Branch Line \| Coaling Plant Branch Line \| Ulfstead Branch Line \| The Main Line Loop \| Misty Valley Branch Line \| Killdane Branch Line \| Harwick Branch Line**

Misty Valley Branch Line

Locomotives	Emily
Rolling Stock	Emily's Coaches
People	Cyril the Fogman \| Lord Callan
Stations	Kirk Machan \| Callan (Yard, Castle) \| Misty Valley (Cyril's Cottage) \| Black Loch (Castle Loch Causeway) \| The Campgrounds

[1] T&F S4 #20 "Toad Stands By"

[2] T&F S6 #9 "It's Only Snow"

[3] T&F S4 #26 "Mind that Bike"

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