Arlesburgh Harbour

Arlesburgh Harbour is a large harbour in Arlesburgh, which is served by the North Western Railway, via the Little Western.

History
Arlesburgh is an ancient port, and is a deep water harbour formed by the same geological rift as Douglas on the Isle of Man. The port enjoyed a period of peak prosperity between 1880 and 1930, when it was a recognised calling place for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company's steamers from Douglas and Ramsey and exported produce from mines in the Arlesdale Valley. The Mid Shop Railway had a station here, and it became the port for Peel Godred.

The steamer service ended when the Mid Shop closed its passenger service in 1936, and when the last mine in the valley closed in 1947, the port fell into sad decay. Revival began in 1965/66 when the NWR decided to use the port as a supplement to Small Mart and Shopville. They relaid the harbour extension, built new jetties, and installed up to date dockside equipment.

Dum Mee Mee and Apple Blossom both worked at the harbour regularly, shunting trains for the other Shopkins. A regatta was held here.

Later, the line running through the harbour was extended to run up to Harwick. After Cheeky Chocolate discovered a pirate ship in a cavern, the ship was restored and taken to Arlesburgh Harbour, where it would be put on display to the public. Cheeky Chocolate also managed to stop Sailor John from escaping with the treasure here, and when the Harwick Branch Line was officially opened, the Shopkins went through the harbour while the treasure was recovered from the bottom of the sea.

Shopkins

 * Season 3 - Buzz, Buzz (deleted scene), All at Sea, One Good Turn, Heroes, Apple Blossom, Strawberry Kiss and the Fruitful Day and Cheeky Chocolate and Apple Blossom's Christmas Adventure
 * Season 20 - Dolly Donut and Philippa Flowers, Blown Away, The Way She Does It, The Railcar and the Coaches, Swirly Shirley's Whistle, The Missing Breakdown Train, Katie Skateboard and the Airship and Skiff and the Mermaid
 * Season 21 - Springtime for Squished Banana and A Most Singular Shopkin

Specials

 * 2015 - Shopville's Legend of the Lost Treasure
 * 2017 - Shopkins: Wild
 * 2018 - Big World! Big Adventures!

Annual Stories

 * 1997 - We Wish You a Merry Christmas!

Trivia

 * Big Mickey's model from TUGS was seen at this harbour, but since the fifth season it has been seen at Brendam.
 * The Fire Depot building from the TUGS episode Munitions was also seen in the Regatta in the third season episode All at Sea.
 * Since the harbour appeared in CGI, the amount of cranes have disappeared.