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Dream Canon Seasons and Episodes Pt 1 (Very long post)

So remember how I said the Dream Canon au was meant to be my take on a Thomas series? Well, here are the episodes! Seasons 1-5, with 50 episodes! I didn't expect this to be this long so I'm going to have to split this into two parts lol. This au is a mix of the RWS canon and the TV series canon, so keep that in mind. I'm also not too familiar with RWs canon, so if I get something wrong please let me know!

Season 1, 1981 (TL;DR Thomas goes to a Railway show)

Museum Piece: Thomas is invited to represent the NWR at York for the National Railway Muesum's Railway show. Seeing as how the railway is in a financial bind thanks to the long-delayed Beeching acts and other issues, He is sent there right away. In his rush to get there, he crashes into a crossing gate and has to get to the show another way.

Not the Ticket: A lorry is sent to take Thomas to York. While Thomas tries to tell him where to go, the arrogant Lorry insists that he knows the way. After hours of traveling, they stop at the wrong station and the driver runs of to call for directions, completely ignoring Thomas and his crew. After receiving a parking ticket, the driver finally gets Thomas to York.

Country Folk: Thomas's crew, Keith and Charlie, stay at a nearby hotel for the event. While there, they run into the crews of other famous engines, and they all become quick friends. They chat about the Flying Scotsman's tour to America, and how they're worried that he may never return. Keith recalls that Gordon is worried sick, and fears for his brother's safety. Mallard's crew, however, are confident in Scotsman's return.

Trouble on the Line: As Thomas is being repaired, he meets Green Arrow. The two become friends, and when the repairs are finished, they set out to start their first day together. All is well until a bag is thrown onto the tracks. Thomas breaks rapidly, and the sudden steam frightens a child. His furious mother complains to the manager, but Thomas is even more upset when his breaks are damaged. He is sent back for a quick repair.

Mallard and Thomas: While chatting with the Duchess of Hamilton before his Railtour with Green Arrow, Mallard arrives and gets into an argument with the two of them. Thomas disagrees with the engine hierarchy, while Mallard has a reverence for it. See "Know your Place" post here.

Thomas and the Railtour: A heavy rainstorm delays the Railtour. Once it clears, Thomas and Green Arrow double head the train. On the return run, Thomas warns Green Arrow of a section of corroded line up ahead, preventing a serious accident. Buses arrive to take the passengers home, and the two friends return to the sheds. Later, Thomas receives a special plaque from the National Railway Museum, making him an honorary member for his quick thinking.

Things that go Bump: Thomas meets two diesels named Paxton and Sidney, two older brothers to Diesel. Being big fans of the Railway Series, they ask him if he can show them some tips on shunting. He happily agrees, but while doing so accidently shoves the trucks too hard. They derail, and crash into Mallard, damaging his front. Thinking quickly, Paxton and Sidney make up a story about the trucks being from a runaway train. It works, and Thomas makes two more friends.

Ghost Stories: When a power outage takes out the shed lights, Thomas, Paton, Sidney, and Green Arrow all share their favorite ghost stories. Thomas told a tale of an engine who blew himself up in a failed attempt at revenge. Paxton told a tale about a haunted storage shed that housed horrors beyond comprehension. Sidney told a tale of a half steam, half diesel engine that went mad from its sheer power. The winner was obviously Green Arrow, who recalled a story of an old steelworks that traps engines to keep it running forever.

Rocky Rails: Green Arrow is called to help Thomas after an accident. Thomas only has minor damages, but only because he was a quick thinker. If he wasn't, he and his crew would've likely had much more severe, possibly lethal injuries. An officer states that the trucks are to blame for pushing Thomas, but they're not sentient. This raises suspicions for both engines, but they can't prove anything strange. They do, however, share the same feelings with Paxton and Sidney, who also suspect that something is wrong.

The Road Home: Thomas gets ready to leave back to Sodor. He says goodbye to all of his new friends, and heads for Tidmouth. Before he does though, he runs into Mallard again. He informs Thomas that he's been thinking of acquiring the island from Sir Topham Hatt and wants to save it from its financial burden…and from itself. Mallard explains again that Sodor is a lawless land, and that only he can save it from ruin. Thomas gets offended by this, and rushes back home to get away from him. After days of traveling, he finally arrives home, and is greeted by a massive "Welcome Home" party.

Season 2, 1982 (TL;DR Mallard launches his Master Plan)

Shake that Feeling: While Thomas' attendance at the show did help with publicity, the railway still suffers from the Beeching acts. Sir Stephen Topham Hatt the Third begins to question if he's a failure to his ancestors. Edward insists that he isn't and sets off to prove it with a survey. This backfires however, as many of the island's residents are displeased with how Stephen runs the railway and how the buses are much better. Edward decides not to show him this.

Family Ties: Gordon finally gets word about Scott...but is horrified to discover that the Americans sent one of Scott's trailing wheels to Doncaster. He screams in rage and agony over the loss of his last living brother, and the nation mourns the loss with him. All of Britain holds a memorial service and a National Day of Mourning. Mallard, after attending the funeral, leaves to get Scott's will in order. This angers Gordon beyond comprehension, and storms off back to the island.

The Good Old Days: A flashback episode that highlights Gordon's best moments with Scott. From when they were first built to the Great Railway Show of 1970, where Gordon beat Scott and reached 102 MPH. In 1979, Scott announced his tour to America, and set sail that same year. We cut back to Scott's funeral, and the outraged Gordon thundering down the line. As he goes into his shed, he looks around at the memorabilia scattered around it, and his eyes land on a family photo of him, Scott, and two of his older siblings. He breaks down even more as a storm surges on.

Gordon's Goods: Gordon refuses to pull the express and will only pull goods trains and shunting jobs. He can't go near the Mainland, not after the disrespect from Mallard. That, and because it reminds him so much of Scott. Reluctantly, Topham agrees to it, and has Diesel 10 pull the express in the meantime. He takes his first goods train without any major incidents but makes many mistakes. Sir Topham Hatt orders Edward to help refresh his memory.

Confusion and Delay: Word of Gordon's replacement spread rapidly through the island. Edward does his best to console his friend and helps him refresh himself with shunting and pulling goods. He helps Gordon through his loss by relating it to the loss of Boco, who disappeared and was presumed dead. Meanwhile, Mallard meets with Diesel 10 on the Mainland. While Mallard didn't plan for Gordon to be replaced, he uses this to his advantage. He tells 10 that he is responsible for him getting the express. This is just the beginning for him, a mere taste of what he has planned. He can give 10 whatever he wants so long as he goes along with his plans. 10 agrees to this despite his better judgement, and so Mallard takes 10 to his private shed to fill him in.

Confidence and Departures: That night, D/10 and two of Mallard's henchmen, Baz and Bernie Swindel, work to look for incriminating documents from Hatt's office. He was told by Mallard that there were rumors that most of the Sodor engines were illegally obtained and wants to see if it's true. When the men can't find the documents, they fear that they're at the Hatt's house. Just when they're about to leave, one of them catches glimpse of a hidden compartment under Hatt's desk. Opening it reveals multiple hidden documents, proving the myth. They leave the papers and quickly flee and head back to Mallard.

Ring around the Rosie: Rosie is working at Vickerstown to cover Diesel, who's engine recently failed. As she's working, she overhears D/10 talking to Mallard. The two are discussing what they found, and Mallard is ecstatic. Now, when Mallard gets the police to search the office, they can find that evidence and can use it against Hatt. Rosie doesn't understand what they're talking about, but she knows that Topham is in trouble, so she tries to flee to warn him. She's spotted by Mallard, and he yells at the other diesels in the yard to stop her. They do so and trap her in a shed. Mallard orders them to not let her go and continues with his plan.

Pockets full of Posies: The Police receive word from an anonymous tip that Topham Hatt has been handing out forged documents and committing tax fraud, so they get a warrant to investigate the claim. While they don't find the tax fraud, they do find the hidden compartment with the secret documents. They arrest him and bring him before a court. The court finds him and the Hatt Administration guilty of their business practices and the theft of several engines. As part of a plea deal, Hatt escapes jail time, but he's given a large fine and is ordered to either return the stolen engines or pay for compensation.

Ashes, Ashes: Topham is oust as controller due to the controversy, and has to pay the fine on his own, placing him on the verge of bankruptcy. He refuses to let the engines he saved be scrap, so he pays the compensations he owns. The island is enraged by this, the engines moreso then the humans. Before BR can pick their own controller, Mallard arrives to make a suggestion. He wishes to purchase the island and wants to modernize it in accordance with BR's standards. BR allows the purchase, as they wish to see Sodor modernized as well. After this, he orders for Rosie to be released, and cruelly tells her that he's already won.

We all Fall Down: The news of Mallard's purchase immediately horrifies the engines, especially Thomas. Arguments over the issue start, but Thomas remains silent. Before anyone can do anything else, Mallard arrives with the Vickarstown Diesels. He announces the new controller and the "Renovation" project that will see many improvements to the island. The malicious diesels smirk and smile at this while the more friendly ones look nervous, causing the steam engines to feel uneasy. Gordon, even more enraged, demands to know what Mallard is planning. He responds by saying he's going to help the island and wants to fix it and leaves it at that. He tells everyone to get some rest for tomorrow, as it will be a very busy few years.

Season 3 1983 (TL;DR Mallard the Master Manipulator)

First Impressions: The new controller, a man named John Skiff, arrives to give the engines their jobs. James is given a passenger job, while Henry is to pull goods trains as usual. Thomas is to go to Tidmouth to serve as a Pilot engine. He argues about his branch line jobs, to which John states that it is now Diesel's branch line. The sheds are stunned at this, and Thomas tries to argue further, but John shuts him up and threatens to take him to Mallard if he continues to argue. When the sheds fall quiet again, he lists off the rest of the jobs. Percy is to go to Diesel's branch line, Edward is to remain in the sheds for "reasons", James is to go to Tidmouth to test run a passenger train, and Gordon is to be taken to the works to be cleaned and repainted. The engines go to do their jobs, with all of them having mixed feelings about it all.

Percy and Diesel: When Percy gets to Farquar, he sees Diesel and Toby discussing the sudden changes. Percy joins in and tells them that Thomas is equally upset about it as they are, and Diesel agrees with him. He never wanted Thomas' line or his jobs; he was happy with what he had. Now he's worried Thomas would hate him for this. Percy and Toby don't want to admit it, but he's right. Thomas has been known for being possessive of his jobs due to the competition he faced on his past railway. His jealousy and need for job stability was practically built into him! They comfort Diesel as best as they can, and the three friends head out to do their jobs.

The Red Rocket: While James is happy to be back on passenger lines, he hates that it came to the expense of everyone else. After his run, he runs into Mallard, and decides to talk to him. He states that he's honored that such a glorious engine like him is in charge, but he feels as though his friends are being overlooked. Mallard responds by saying that their time will come, but for now, James is the star of the show. He's the most important right now, as he is the brand-new tourist attraction, The Red Rocket. By playing into James' low self-esteem, Mallard gets him to go along with his plans and to "enjoy himself" with the special. Even when James agrees to it, he can't help but feel dirty about it.

Henry and the Bear: Henry is struggling to keep up with all of his extra jobs, so Bear offers to help him. Mallard sees this and decides to let Bear help Henry. The two work in near perfect sync and are able to get the trains on time and were ahead of Mallard's schedule. Henry is grateful for the help, and the two form a partnership. Mallard takes Henry aside and tells him that he can't rely on others for his jobs forever. He can accept help for now, but he expects him to improve and to get better at his job. After all, Henry is the strongest here, isn't he? Or is he still that weak and sickly engine? Maybe Bear should take his place instead. Henry, not wanting to be compared to his old self, strives to do better, to be better, then any diesel on this island!

Edward's Dog Days: Edward is nervous that he's finally being scrapped, replaced, or worse...placed in a static display at a museum. He nearly jumps off the tracks at the thought of it. John finds Edward literally shaking in place when he's arrived to tell him that he's getting overhauled. Once he explains this to Edward, he finally settles down and starts to think reasonably. He has been overdue for an overhaul for some time now. Little does he know that Mallard is planning to sell Edward to a museum owner on the Mainland. After all, Edward is over 100 years old, and has no place on this new modern railway unless he's in a display case! (Disclaimer, Mallard is completely unaware that Percy is older than Edward lmao. He lets the others stay since he needs steam engines for his heritage lines and tourist trains later on). Edward is sent away to Crewe to get his overhaul the next day.

Toby's Troubles: Toby is worried about what might happen to Henrietta and the other coaches. Diesel senses that something is off with Toby, so he asks him what's bothering him. When he does, him and Diesel devise a plan to save them. In the event that Mallard does plan to replace them, Toby and Diesel will bring the coaches to Toby's old line to keep them safe. If that place fails, then they'll take them to a hidden shed on the Mainland. While this helps calms Toby, he still fears for his safety and the safety of his friends. He decides to spend as much time as he can with Henrietta and his friends as much as he can, nearly forfeiting his work. Mallard takes notice of this and plans to have Toby and his coach scrapped in secret.

Percy's New Friends: Percy finds himself working with inexperienced Mainland diesels as more and more stem engines are being displaced from their normal jobs. He gets nervous about this and demands to know what exactly Mallard is planning. Mallard states that he wants to protect the older steam engines from harm by placing them on new Heritage lines. Percy asks if he means new Heritage lines on the island, or on a different railway. Mallard states that it all depends on how well they perform. But this shouldn't be a problem for the Percy. The one-of-a-kind Percy. The splendid little Percy who can take charge when called to action. Surely he can prove himself, can't he? Percy, now terrified for his safety, strives to prove himself to Mallard, and starts to help the Mainland diesels and befriend as many as he can.

Gordon's Day Off: Gordon is at the works getting a visual overhaul. He's showered in water, covered in facial lotions and makeup, had his paint completely redone. He hates every minute of it. Just then, Mallard arrives to see Gordon. He's ecstatic to see Gordon in his new "Shooting Star" Livery and can't wait for the smoke deflectors to arrive. Gordon is confused by what he means, and Mallard explains that he ordered Gordon some custom smoke deflectors for him to match his livery, and they should be here soon. Before Gordon can object to it, he's cut off by Mallard, who states that he's going to have Gordon take a new excusive, very expensive, VIP tourist train that has state of the art luxuries and newly renovated coaches. The train will be fit for the queen herself! Surely Gordon wouldn't want to upset her royal highness? Or even Scott's legacy? Again, before Gordon can call out his hypocrisy, he bids Gordon farewell as he has other matters to attend to. Gordon fumes as he leaves, before he is pampered by the workers again.

Thomas and Duck: Thomas is furious at the whole situation. He's also mad at the diesels for taking the majority of the jobs. He sulks about it as he sees Duck in the station. He's here to teach Thomas how to be a "proper" Station Pilot, as it's been years since he was one. Mallard is standing by and is watching the two of them closely. As Duck is teaching Thomas, he explains that he should be honored to be working for an engine like Mallard, as it's the right thing for an engine to do. Enraged that Duck would just blindly follow Mallard causes him to lose his temper with both Duck and Mallard. He berates the two engines, Mallard more so than Duck, and while doing so derails and causes a fire. Duck and his crew quickly take control of the situation and puts out the fire using the water from Thomas's boiler. Mallard is impressed with Duck's quick thinking, and reassigns Duck to be the station Pilot, and orders Thomas to be taken to the sheds. He'll have a word with him later.

Thomas and Mallard: Mallard arrives at Tidmoth sheds, where he finds a beaten up Thomas all alone. He explains that Thomas' protests and attitude have gone on for long enough. Not only has he disrespected his authority, but now he's caused a fire at Tidmouth by throwing a temper tantrum! Thomas stands his ground, saying that Mallard is nothing but a tyrant, but Mallard is unimpressed. He tells him that he will be sent to Mallard's Camp on the Mainland until he decides to be useful again. Thomas, seeing that he's already in trouble, throws caution to the wind and calls Mallard out on everything. The argument with Duchess, the purchase of the island, the modernization plans (that were weakly disguised as a restoration project), and for completely uprooting their lives and what the island stood for. He even lands a few hits on Mallard's buffers! Even more enraged, the two fight until Henry returns to the sheds. Mallard orders Henry to take Thomas to Crewe and to keep him there.

Season 4 1984 ( TL;DR oh no it's the Orwell year. You know what that means-)

Reunion: Thomas and Henry arrive at Crewe, where they bump into a wheelless Edward. The three of them catch up and explain what has happened and what Mallard has been doing. Edward tells Henry that he has to pass the word onto the others about what happened to Thomas. Henry agrees but says that he'll have to play it smart as Mallard will try to stop him. He leaves for Sodor, but not before he says goodbye to the father and son duo. Thomas promises that he'll be back when he can, and Edward assures him that he'll be back as soon as his wheels are reattached.

Tying Up Loose Ends: When Henry returns, he isn't performing as well as he should, mainly due to everything that has happened. Mallard sees this and he uses this as an excuse to get rid of him as he sees him as a threat to his plans. He knows that by sending Henry and Thomas to Crewe, they would've swapped information with Edward. Henry has become a liability to his plans. He orders for Henry to be sent away to "That" Steelworks on the Mainland on the grounds that he needs to hone his skills more. Henry tries to protest, but he's quickly towed away by a loyal Spamcan.

Home Away from Home: As Henry is being towed to The Steelworks, he passes by Mallard's camp and decides to check in on Thomas. Spamcan has to take a break anyways, so they make a stop there. When the two meet, Thomas is ecstatic to see him again, but gets worried when Henry says where he's going. He tells Henry that no one escapes from there. Henry promises to get out of there and to come back for him and Edward. After staying overnight, Spamcan and Herny set out, but not before Henry tells Thomas to stay strong. Thomas affirms this, saying that Mallard can't scare him into listening, and he tells Henry the same.

The Hottest Place in Town: Henry arrives at the Steelworks, and Spamcan drops him off. He welcomes Henry to "his new home" and speeds off. As Henry enters, he sees hundreds of engines, old and new, working in the yard and in the building. He meets the owners, Frankie and Hurricane, and they explain that they save and preserve engines and put them to work. They become part of the family, so to speak. They like to challenge the engines to better themselves (something that Henry loves to do) while keeping them safe. Henry is excited by this, but remembers Thomas' warning, so he stays cautious. They show him around the place and introduce him to some of his new coworkers, such as Lexi, Theo, Merlin, and Beresford the onsite crane. They show him to his shed and say that he'll start work in the morning.

Old Ties: As Henry begins working at the Steelworks, he can't help but feel unnerved by how overly happy and friendly everyone is. So far he likes the challenge but feels that they're a bit harsh with the limited breaks. He quickly runs into even more friendly faces…and some familiar ones. 87546, or Vic as he's now called, has completely changed from when he was last seen. Henry also runs into 98462, a rude engine who was sold years ago. Both engines had become overly friendly, optimistic, and passive in a creepy turn of events. Henry finds the transformations in the engines odd and disturbing and begins to wonder if the same could happing to him.

Familiar Faces: Henry's fears of the Steelworks become valid when he re-discovers Boco, an engine who was presumed dead after a long absence. He too is overly optimistic like the others, and can't imagine leaving the Steelworks despite his worn out condition. Henry confronts Frankie about this, and she conforms that this tends to happen with engines that stay here for so long. Henry informs her that Boco was stolen from the NWR, and that they must return him. She says that they knew that, as they were the ones that stole him. They lock Henry into the Steelworks and announce to everyone that they have a new "Steel Brother" in the family, and everyone cheers. Henry realizes that he needs to form a plan to get him and Boco out of here.

Worn Out Places: Henry tries to convince Boco that they need to escape to Sodor, but he hasn't had much luck. Boco is treated as an equal here. Unlike on Sodor, all of the steam engines here treat him well, not just a handful of them. Henry argues that he has friends over on Sodor that miss him, especially Edward and the Bee twins. It's the mention of Edward that gets Boco to help Henry. They plan to use a flatbed as a battering ram to open the gates and to run to Sodor. When night falls, they see that the gates have more security than usual, and so they have to plan their escape another night.

Runaways: After weeks of being trapped, Henry finally sees his chance at getting out. He grabs a flatbed, has Boco coupled up behind him, and they prepare for the escape. They ram the gates and quickly head off as an alarm goes off. Boco spies three of the Steelworkers tailing them, so Henry takes a risk and turns sharply. The plan works, and one of the diesels derails and traps the other two. Henry and Boco hide out in a siding until morning, and they head to Sodor. Boco insists that they tell someone about the Steelworks, and while Henry agrees, he explains that they have to help the island before they can help anyone else. The episode ends with Frankie and Hurricane contacting UK authorities to report two dangerous engines on the run, and that they must be returned to their steelworks for "everyone's safety". They offer a cash prize to anyone who can catch them and return them.

Home Stretch: When Henry and Boco near Sodor, the police recognize them as the criminals that Frankie and Hurricane described and go to arrest them. Boco tries to explain the situation, but Henry gets the two of them away from the station. As he's running away, two mainland diesels try to trap them, but they fail spectacularly. The pair go back to the station at night, and quickly rush over the bridge to Sodor. Instead of going to the sheds, they hide in Henry's forest until things can calm down.

A Mile in my Shoes: Word of Henry and Boco being wanted engines spreads through the Uk and Sodor. Gordon is completely flabbergasted that Boco is still alive, as well as everyone else. He's also more concerned with Henry and what they could have possibly done to gain a warrant. Gordon, being the smart engine he is, figures out that they must've gone against Mallard and BR somehow. He goes to Henry's forest to be alone with his thoughts, only to bump into Henry and Boco. They explain what happened and Gordon is outraged by what Mallard and the Steelworks had done. He vows to keep them a secret, and vows to get the Island back from Mallard. Before they can object to the plan, Gordon runs off, leaving them behind. Without much choice, they stay in place.

Season 5 1985 (TL;DR Gordon starts a riot)

The Friend of My Enemy: Gordon sets out to get as much info on how Mallard is running the island as possible. He asks the workmen, who refer to the diesels who work for him. He confronts them about Mallard and, to his dismay, finds Diesel 10 defending him. Topham's bias towards the diesels was obvious, so when Mallard promised them proper care and respect, they supported him. He's kept his promise, and so they'll keep their end of the deal. Gordon, feeling betrayed by his friend, asks if he can at least tell him how Mallard runs the island. 10 refuses to do so, in fear of Gordon sabotaging Mallard's plans. Feeling even more betrayed, Gordon argues that Mallard's methods are causing harm to his friends. 10 takes this the wrong way and gets aggressive with him, damaging his buffers. Gordon storms off, leaving both former friends hurt in more ways than one.

James and Gordon: After Gordon's buffers are repaired, he runs into James in his new "Red Rocket" livery similar to the Duchess of Hamilton's. Gordon argues that they shouldn't be bullied by Mallard and should be helping Topham get his railway back. James argues that they've been doing great since Mallard took charge, and even if they could, they don't know how to help Hatt. Stumpt, Gordon and James decide that the only way to beat Mallard is to play his game and learn as much as they can about his plans. Then, when the home is right, form a team that's willing to stand up against him...and Gordon knows exactly who to recruit.

The Enemy of my Friend: In secret, Gordon recruits Bear and Diesel into his plan, While James recruits Toby and Emily. When James tries to recruit Percy, he refuses, saying that going against Mallard is ridiculous, and that they should absolutely not, under any circumstances, sneak around John Skiff's office at 3 am next to the abandoned shed at Tidmouth. James thanks Percy for the info and passes it to Gordon. While he's shocked that he would know such a thing, the team takes the info and plans to use it in the future.

Edward the Museum Piece Pt 1: Edward is finally finished and is told that he'll be sent to Darlington Railway Centre and Museum. Edward panics and insists that there's been a mistake, but two diesels come to take him away. For the entire trip, Edward sobs and is heartbroken that he'll never see his family again. His crying finally causes one of the drivers to snap, and as they stop at a station, he wraps a large cloth over his face for the rest of the journey. They arrive to the museum in the morning, and they remove the cloth. As Edward is shunted into the museum, he looks at the various exhibits that house old parts of engines, a model railway of what he could only assume was Stockton & Darlington Railway, and a fake station. Soon he's rolled onto a large shed in the middle of the room with 5 other engines.

Edward the Museum Piece Pt2: The engines welcome Edward to their fleet and introduce themselves. There's Derwent the clever 0-6-0, Dean the impressionable 2-4-0, Bolt the bold 0-8-0, Gasglow the timid BR class 37, and Finally, there's No. 1, who is a replica that convinced everyone (and himself) that he's the original. They welcome Edward to their Fleet and encourage him to "relax and get rid of all his sorrows". Afterall, he doesn't have to do anything here! Just smile and answer questions from the tourists! It's the perfect Paradice! No work, no workplace drama, and they're properly maintained and cleaned! Sure, they've been out of service for so long that they've forgotten their pasts, but they like it here more than their old place anyways! Edward screams internally.

Percy and The Diesels: Percy is quickly rising the ranks in the Diesel hierarchy, mainly due to his kind nature towards them. This catches D/10's interest, and he challenges Percy for leadership of the Vickarstown Fleet. Percy won the Popular vote and the shunting contest, but 10 won the strength and speed contests. In order to break the tie, a fight is to be held. Diesel tries to get Percy to forfeit, but he insists that he's got this. True to his word, Percy uses his size and clever thinking to his advantage and wins by tricking 10 into derailing, ending the fight. 10 declares him the winner and congratulates him, much to everyone's surprise. Later, Percy takes his place as the new leader, and starts his own master plan and agenda.

The Indignity: Gordon and D/10 run into each other again. With the two of them more levelheaded this time, Gordon again tries to convince him that Mallard is only doing more harm then good. Mallard is only using the Diesels as a tool, and once he has what he wants, he'll abandon them. He also tells 10 that he's regressing back into his past self. 10 ignores this and explains that, while he does agree with him to some degree, Mallard treats the diesels with respect and helps them right away. Gordon agrees that Hatt was biased, but he would've fixed it had he been told about it. The two fail to rekindle the friendship, and Gordon sets off to gather his team to start his strike. 10, meanwhile, gathers supplies for Percy's plan.

Viva La Retaliation Pt 1: Gordon confronts Mallard about his actions by beginning a strike. Himself, James, Toby, Bear, Diesel, and Emily declare a strike at Tidmouth, and demand an audience with Mallard. He arrives, and each of the engines list their demands. Mallard promptly ignores this and orders for everyone to return to their work or they'll be sent away. The engines stand their ground, but after John calls in for D/10 and others to send them to the scrap yard, the strike falls apart. Gordon tells his friends to stand down for their own sake.

Viva La Retaliation Pt 2: After the failure of Gordon's strike, Mallard determines that his judgement is too clouded by grief to make the best decisions for himself and others. He orders for the others to return to their work and to wait for their punishments. He then orders for 10 to deliver Gordon to his camp on the Mainland immediately. Gordon tries to resist being taken away, but this only proves Mallard's point to the public. 10 eventually couples up to him and drags him to the Mainland.

Double Stab: While on their way to Mallard's camp, 10 finally realizes that Gordon was right. Not just about Mallard but about himself. He tells Gordon everything he knows about Mallard's plan (Henry's journey, Edward's placement in the museum, and Thomas in Mallard's camp), and explains that Percy is planning a full-scale revolution with the help of the diesels. He explains that Percy promised to give the diesels the same benefits from Mallard but better, and that he'll keep Hatt in line if they help him get back in office. Gordon has a hard time believing it, but he'll take what he can get. They arrive at the camp at midnight and (awkwardly) wish each other good luck.

#ttte dc au #ttte #ttte au #good grief this is long #ttte thomas #ttte edward #ttte henry #ttte gordon #ttte james #ttte percy #ttte toby #ttte duck #ttte diesel #ttte diesel 10 #ttte bear #ttte mallard #ttte emily #John skiff is sailor John btw #idk if Baz and Bernie have last names so I just came up with my own lol

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Sir Nigel Gresley in war time black gliding out of Sydney Gardens, Bath por Dunkable Bath Por Flickr: The final railtour for the year for 4498 (60007) Sir Nigel Gresley, as well as her last appearance in wartime black, with the Steam Dreams Christmas Excursion from London Victoria to Bath Spa. Another tour using platform 2 much to the disappointment of the crowds gathered on the Bridges and along the fence in the park itself.

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mjalford98 · 2 years

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A bit late to the party, but better late than never... Saturday 14 May saw the last day of operations by Southern using the Class 455, an electric multiple unit built between 1982 & 1985 for inner suburban services south of London. To mark the occasion, Southern organised a farewell charity tour joined by over 500 enthusiasts, the tour raised £25,000 for mental health charity MIND, a fitting tribute to these classic trains. The Southern units are now awaiting their meeting with the scrap merchants, but this isn't entirely the end of the class, as several remain in operation with South Western Railway. What really attracted me to the Southern units was their slightly different cab design, an alteration carried out by Southern in removing the gangways offering access between coupled sets to install air conditioning for the driver's cab. Wanting to get some photos of the Southern units before they hit the chopping block, I headed to Clapham Junction to see units from both operators passing through, before transferring to Victoria to see the end of the tour. I'm not old enough to be particularly nostalgic about these 1980s units, neither do I particularly dislike a lot of the modern stock for what it is, but the enthusiast in me has a real soft spot for the classic, rugged utilitarianism of these trains, and I am sad to see them go. One of the difficulties of the preservation of this generation of trains is that it certainly doesn't have the same appeal as steam or early diesel/electric traction. That being said, the dwindling numbers of 80s era stock still have examples of many classes either in operation or at least some form of preservation. Long may that continue... #throwbackthursday #thursdaythoughts #uk_railfeatures #railways_of_our_world #trb_express #featurefriday #ukrailscene #class455 #metromarauder #railtour #emu #southern #southwesternrailway #classictrains #railenthusiast #fridayfacts #gb_rail_features #historyinthemaking #britishrail #wearerailfans (at London, Unιted Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeCheNXjP7y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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feigeroman · 3 years

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Thomas Headcanons: Ryan

Ryan is specifically GNR #1725 (later BR #69504), built at Glasgow in 1920. Entering service in December of that year, he was intended for suburban passenger services in the north of London. As such, he was allocated to the sheds just north of King’s Cross - more popularly known among railwaymen as Top Shed.

As depots went, the one at King’s Cross was by far the most important on the GNR, and later the LNER. Naturally, the engines based there felt they were the most important engines on the whole railway, and to begin with, Ryan was no exception. Despite not being as big or as important as most of his peers, the prestige of being based at Top Shed went to his smokebox, and he became overconfident and dismissive towards anyone he felt was beneath him.

At some point in 1922, Top Shed played host to the experimental prototype for Gresley’s A1 class. This was of course Gordon, who was staying overnight on his way up north, having been sold to the NWR. Although his stay was brief, Gordon certainly left his mark on the other engines - particularly Ryan, who was just one of the engines he talked with that night. The honour of having such a new and important engine talk to him only served to exacerbate Ryan’s sense of self-importance. As some of his peers put it, anyone would think that Gordon had only spoken to him that night!

Ryan continued to act as high and mighty as ever, but over the next few years, he was subdued by various turns of events - mainly down to the railways’ unique brand of karma. Chief among these events was the arrival of larger, more modern engines at Top Shed, who thought little of the older engines - even though Ryan himself wasn’t that much older.

As a specific example of this, when the first production A1s were allocated to the shed, they were rude and egotistical towards any and all tank engines, regardless of size or duties. A lot of them did mellow out later on, but by then, Ryan had been suitably humbled.

It wasn’t until quite some years later that Ryan was finally brought down to earth after an accident. In one of his moments of pride, he’d failed to hear a notice about track repairs, and thus was totally unprepared for the sound of detonators placed just before the site. Upon hearing the bangs, he went into such a panic that he forgot to keep a good look-out, with the inevitable result that he ran straight into the repair site and came off the rails.

Ryan was of course rescued and repaired after his accident, but as punishment he was taken off passenger trains, and demoted to empty coaching stock movements in and out of King’s Cross. This did the trick as far as his ego was concerned, and it wasn’t until immediately following the end of the War that he was finally allowed back on passenger trains.

Following Nationalization, Ryan lead a strange, unsettled existence. In early 1948, he was reallocated for the first time to Hatfield, just north of London. From here, he helped run a regular commuter service between Hatfield and King’s Cross. That in itself may not sound strange or unsettled, but over the next ten years, Ryan was transferred back and forth between those two sheds seven more times, still working the same service.

The chain was finally broken in 1959, when Ryan was briefly reallocated to Hornsey. This was then followed by a transfer to Peterborough, where Ryan would spend the rest of his BR career.

Ryan became one of the last of the N2s to be withdrawn from BR service, in September 1962. He was sold directly into preservation, and ended up touring the country on various railtours, and at various heritage railways and centres - alternating between these three over the next several years.

Shortly after being preserved, Ryan was repainted into his old GNR green livery. This was due to rules laid down by BR, forbidding the operation of ex-BR engines in any of their liveries - presumably to avoid confusion with stock still in service at the time. These rules were of course relaxed following the 1968 Steam Ban, but one can’t deny the preservation scene got some imaginative liveries as a result!

In the early 1970s, Ryan was given another repaint, this time into what was intended to be BR Experimental Purple. This is in fact closer to an indigo-blue colour, but unfortunately this was misinterpreted by the person responsible for ordering the paint, resulting in the actual shade of purple seen above. Fortunately, Ryan liked it enough to want to keep it, and so the mistake was covered up as being his choice!

In 1986, the NWR began making their final push towards completing the long-awaited extension of the Arlesburgh branch, up the coast to Harwick. However, the work required a lot of motive power, and Sir Topham Hatt had a difficult balancing act on his hands, trying to employ as many engines as possible on the extension without disrupting the rest of the network. This had been an issue since the extension work began a couple of years prior, but now the problem was growing too big to ignore. What was needed was another engine.

Ryan’s owner was duly called, and asked if the NWR could borrow Ryan to help out on the Harwick extension project. His owner was only too happy to agree, saying he’d been having trouble finding places for him to run anyway. Everything was soon arranged, and Ryan made his way to Sodor, under his own steam, from the museum he’d been living at for the past few years.

Although Ryan was intended to work on the extension project, this job had already been given to Thomas by the time he arrived - Thomas having been going through one of his phases of acting like a complete git. As a result, Ryan was instead sent to work on the Ffarquhar branch in Thomas’ absence.

That being said, Ryan was reallocated to the extension work after all, again to fill in for Thomas - this time, after the latter had an accident on the construction site.

Once the extension to Harwick was completed, Ryan ended up staying on the NWR, being reallocated to the sheds at Arlesburgh to help run the newly-extended branch line. Unlike the other engines on the branch line, who tend to mostly handle either passengers or goods, Ryan serves as a mixed-traffic engine, moving from one to another as and when required. Due to being larger and more powerful, he’s also frequently to be found on trains running between the branch line and other parts of the network.

As a side-note, when he’s handling passenger trains, Ryan uses the three ex-BR Mark 1s originally used by Duck prior to the arrival of Alice & Mirabel. Ryan is the first engine since Duck to regularly use this rake, which had previously been kept on standby, and used by any engine who happened to be drafted in to cope with sudden increases in passenger traffic.

Needless to say, Ryan got quite a shock when he eventually reunited with Gordon, and was even more shocked to find that the big engine still remembered him. Both discoveries were made when Ryan spent a few nights based at Tidmouth while he was working on the Ffarquhar branch. Needless to say, the two engines spent quite a lot of time talking about all that’d happened to them since their last encounter.

This did earn Gordon a bit of derision from his peers - he’d spent all these years lording it over the tank engines, and now it turned out he’d been friends with one before he’d even arrived on Sodor!

#thomas the tank engine #the railway series #sodor #island of sodor #north western railway #ttte headcanon #ttte analysis #ttte ryan #ryan the purple engine

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airmanisr · 5 years

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Stanier Class 5MT 4-6-0 ‘Black Five’ No 44871 by Alan Wilson Via Flickr: Built for the LMS in 1945 at Crewe Works and numbered ‘4871’. Renumbered as ‘44871’ by British Railways following the 1948 nationalisation, she remained in service until 1968, the last year of scheduled steam operations on the national network. She was one of four locos chosen to haul the ‘Fifteen Guinea Special’ on Sunday 11th August 1968. This was the last steam-hauled main-line passenger train in the UK, on which she double headed with 44781 between Carlisle and Manchester. Sold immediately into preservation, she initially remained at Carnforth. In 1972 the British Rail ban on steam was lifted and 44871 began a new career hauling main-line tours. Still very active, she is seen hauling ‘The Cathedrals Express’ railtour from Kings Cross to Lincoln. The resignalling of the WEB route has now made such tours possible on a Sunday. I caught her as she approached Holme Lode level crossing, on the two-track section of East Coast Main Line between Conington and Fletton, South of Peterborough. 9th December 2018

#locomotive

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railcamuk · 5 years

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On The Cams Tomorrow - 20/12/18

Thursday 20th December - MAINLINE CAMS

ALTRINCHAM CAM

BARKING CAMS

02:16 - DB Cargo light engine move (Diesel) - 0P9 Acton T.C. to Ripple Lane Exch Sdgs

BEATTOCK CAM

BEDFORD CAM

12:47 - Network Rail NMT test train - 1Q52 St Pancras International to Derby R.T.C.(Network Rail)

BOLTON LE SANDS CAM (freightmaster.net)

16:29 - WCRC Class 47/57s - 1Z48 The Northern Belle Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle) Skipton to Manchester Victoria

BUSHBURY JUNCTION CAM

16:44 - GBRf light engine move (Diesel) - 0E70 Longport F.D. to Peterboro Maint Shed Gbrf

CAMDEN JUNCTION CAM 1 (Euston/WCML)

07:22 - Caledonian Sleeper light engine move (Electric) - 0M11 Wembley Inter City Depot to London Euston

08:31 - Caledonian Sleeper electric hauled ECS move - 5M11 London Euston to Wembley Inter City Depot

09:31 - Caledonian Sleeper electric hauled ECS move - 5M16 London Euston to Wembley Inter City Depot

16:32 - Caledonian Sleeper light engine move (Electric) - 0A25 Wembley Inter City Depot to London Euston

18:56 - Caledonian Sleeper light engine move (Electric) - 0S25 Wembley Inter City Depot to London Euston

19:54 - Caledonian Sleeper electric hauled ECS move - 5S95 Wembley Inter City Depot to London Euston

21:21 - Caledonian Sleeper electric hauled ECS move - 5S96 Wembley Inter City Depot to London Euston

21:26 - Caledonian Sleeper light engine move (Electric) - 0A95 London Euston to Wembley Inter City Depot

23:56 - Caledonian Sleeper light engine move (Electric) - 0A96 London Euston to Wembley Inter City Depot

CAMDEN JUNCTION CAM 2 (Primrose Hill/Freight)

CLITHEROE CAM

CRAMLINGTON CAM

03:30 - Diesel hauled Network Rail test train - 3Q14 Slateford Depot to Heaton T&R.S.M.D.

CREWE CAM 1 (crewehc.org)

CREWE CAM 2 (crewehc.org)

06:40 - Diesel hauled Network Rail test train - 1Q43 Crewe C.S. (L&Nwr Site) to Crewe C.S. (L&Nwr Site)

09:48 - WCRC Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move - 5Z47 Crewe Down Refuge Siding to Preston

18:53 - Diesel hauled Network Rail test train - 1Q44 Crewe C.S. (L&Nwr Site) to Crewe C.S. (L&Nwr Site)

20:09 - WCRC Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move - 5Z48 Manchester Victoria to Crewe Down Refuge Siding

CREWE CAM 3 (crewehc.org)

09:48 - WCRC Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move - 5Z47 Crewe Down Refuge Siding to Preston

20:09 - WCRC Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move - 5Z48 Manchester Victoria to Crewe Down Refuge Siding

CREWE CAM 4 (crewehc.org)

09:50 - WCRC Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move - 5Z47 Crewe Down Refuge Siding to Preston

20:07 - WCRC Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move - 5Z48 Manchester Victoria to Crewe Down Refuge Siding

DAGENHAM (BECONTREE) CAM

FARINGTON JUNCTION CAM

10:50 - WCRC Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move - 5Z47 Crewe Down Refuge Siding to Preston

11:32 - WCRC Class 47/57s - 1Z47 The Northern Belle Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle) Preston to Skipton

17:03 - WCRC Class 47/57s - 1Z48 The Northern Belle Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle) Skipton to Manchester Victoria

FLITWICK CAM

12:42 - Network Rail NMT test train - 1Q52 St Pancras International to Derby R.T.C.(Network Rail)

GRATELEY CAM (facebook.com/grateleytrains/)

10:59 - 35028 Clan Line - 1Z92 Carols At Sherbourne Abbey (UK Railtours) London Victoria to Sherborne

18:51 - 35028 Clan Line - 1Z94 Carols At Sherbourne Abbey (UK Railtours) Sherborne to London Victoria

HORTON-IN-RIBBLESDALE CAM (foscl.org.uk)

KIRKBY STEPHEN CAM (foscl.org.uk)

LEYLAND CAM

10:46 - WCRC Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move - 5Z47 Crewe Down Refuge Siding to Preston

11:36 - WCRC Class 47/57s - 1Z47 The Northern Belle Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle) Preston to Skipton

17:07 - WCRC Class 47/57s - 1Z48 The Northern Belle Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle) Skipton to Manchester Victoria

NEWBURY CAM (icn-ltd.com)

PETERBOROUGH CAM 1 (railworld.org.uk)

08:59 - 60009 Union of South Africa - 1Z40 The Christmas White Rose (Railway Touring Company) Cambridge to York

21:02 - WCRC Class 47/57s - 1Z43 The Christmas White Rose (Railway Touring Company) York to Cambridge

21:10 - 6233 Duchess of Sutherland + Support Coach - 5Z47 P'boro Eastfield Jn. to Orton Mere

PETERBOROUGH CAM 2 (railworld.org.uk)

08:59 - 60009 Union of South Africa - 1Z40 The Christmas White Rose (Railway Touring Company) Cambridge to York

21:02 - WCRC Class 47/57s - 1Z43 The Christmas White Rose (Railway Touring Company) York to Cambridge

PORTSMOUTH CAM

PRESTON CAM

16:47 - WCRC Class 47/57s - 1Z48 The Northern Belle Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle) Skipton to Manchester Victoria

RIBBLEHEAD CAMS (foscl.org.uk)

SANQUHAR CAM (sanquharstation.co.uk)

SLOUGH CAMS

ST BEES CAM

THANKERTON CAM

TODMORDEN CAM

12:58 - WCRC Class 47/57s - 1Z47 The Northern Belle Christmas Lunch (Northern Belle) Preston to Skipton

UPHALL CAM

22:04 - Diesel hauled Network Rail test train - 1Q75 Mossend Down Yard to Mossend Down Yard

WATFORD CAM

04:01 - Freightliner light engine move (Diesel) - 0T05 Wembley Ny No 4 Road to Crewe Bas Hall S.S.M.

YORK NORTH (SKELTON JN) CAMS

YORK SOUTH (HOLGATE JN) CAMS

12:24 - 60009 Union of South Africa - 1Z40 The Christmas White Rose (Railway Touring Company) Cambridge to York

16:37 - 6233 Duchess of Sutherland - 1Z43 The Christmas White Rose (Railway Touring Company) York to Cambridge

There is no guarantee that the services listed above will run, at the time of posting these are believed to be correct.

Thursday 20th December - HERITAGE RAILWAY CAMS

LLANGOLLEN RAILWAY

(llangollen-railway.co.uk (stationholiday.co.uk))

Santa Specials - For more informations see http://llangollen-railway.co.uk/event/santa-specials-2017/

GLYNDYFRDWY CAM

Towards Corwen:

Towards Llangollen:

NENE VALLEY RAILWAY

(nvr.org.uk)

ORTON MERE CAM

Towards Peterborough:

Towards Wansford:

21:30 - 6233 Duchess of Sutherland + Support Coach - 5Z47 P'boro Eastfield Jn. to Orton Mere

WANSFORD CAMS

From Peterborough:

Towards Peterborough:

21:50 - 6233 Duchess of Sutherland + Support Coach - 5Z47 P'boro Eastfield Jn. to Orton Mere

ROMNEY, HYTHE & DYMCHURCH RAILWAY

(rhdr.org.uk)

Home of the Railcam Rambler

Santa Specials - For more information see https://rhdr.vticket.co.uk/section.php/15/1/santa-specials-2018/b71cf21fd00f5ffc613f601789fdb98d

DUNGENESS CAM

Departures:

Arrivals:

DYMCHURCH CAM

Towards Dungeness

Towards Hythe:

HYTHE CAM

Departures:

Arrivals:

NEW ROMNEY CAM

Towards Dungeness:

Towards Hythe:

ROMNEY SANDS CAM

Towards Dungeness:

Towards Hythe:

SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY

(southdevonrailway.co.uk)

Sants-by-Steam - For more informations see https://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk/santa/

BUCKFASTLEIGH CAM

Departures:

Arrivals:

SPA VALLEY RAILWAY

(spavalleyrailway.co.uk)

Santa Specials - For more information see https://www.spavalleyrailway.co.uk/product.php?xProd=17&jssCart=b255bd862c93b33eadbd26e6e61716ed

GROOMBRIDGE CAM

Towards Eridge:

Towards Tunbridge Wells West:

SWANAGE RAILWAY

(swanagerailway.co.uk)

Santa Specials - For more information see https://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/events/detail/santa-specials

CORFE CASTLE CAM

Towards Norden:

Towards Swanage:

SWANAGE CAM

Departures at:

Arrivals at:

TALYLLYN RAILWAY

(talyllyn.co.uk)

ABERGYNOLWYN CAM

Towards Nant Gwernol:

Towards Tywyn Wharf:

TYWYN WHARF CAM

Departures at:

Arrivals at:

WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY

(west-somerset-railway.co.uk)

BISHOPS LYDEARD CAM

Arrivals at:

Deaprtures at:

BLUE ANCHOR CAM

Towards Minehead:

Towards Bishops Lydeard:

CROWCOMBE HEATHFIELD CAM

Towards Minehead:

Towards Bishops Lydeard:

MINEHEAD CAMS

Arrivals at:

Departures at:

WILLITON CAMS

Towards Minehead:

Towards Bishops Lydeard:

There is no guarantee that the services listed above will run, at the time of posting these are believed to be correct.

#rctomorrow

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m-j-turner-photography · 2 years

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Scots Guardsman crosses the River Clyde - South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Steam locomotive 46115 Scots Guardsman seen hauling The Great Britain XIV railtour through the Southern Uplands of Scotland on Stirling to Grange-over-Sands leg of the 9-day journey. Here it can be seen crossing the junior River Clyde near Elvanfoot, with a backdrop of Lousie Wood Law. This view was previously obscured by some tall trees on the flank of the hill overlooking the railway, but these were recently forested; thereby revealing this tremendous aspect of the Clyde Valley below. Steam train tours are quite uncommon on this stretch of railway, especially travelling in this direction, so I had to wait quite some time before bagging this picture in the correct conditions. #thegreatbritainXIV #greatbritainXIV #networkrail #ukrailscene #trainspotting #trainspotter #steamtrain #steamlocomotive #westcoastrailways #railwayphotography #railwaytouringcompany #clydevalley #riverclyde #clydeviaduct #elvanfoot #lousiewoodlaw #lanarkshire #southlanarkshire #scotland #explorescotland #southernuplands #visitscotland #hiddenscotland #lovescotland #thisisscotland #instascotland #trainsofinstagram #scotsguardsman #46115scotsguardsman @railwaytouringcompany @westcoastrailways (at Elvanfoot, Fife, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc4vvbjj2fH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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opelman · 2 years

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Prague Pacific by Treflyn Lloyd-Roberts Via Flickr: DRG 03 2155-04 simmers at Praha-Smíchov station waiting to take its charter train back to Dresden. Locomotive: DRG Class 03.0-2 4-6-2 03 2155-4. Location: Praha-Smíchov station, Prague, Czech Republic.

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guerrerense · 3 years

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Tornado through Hamstead Station heading for Carlisle 16/9/2017. por Graham Por Flickr: LNER A1 Class 4-6-2 no 60163 Tornado passing through Hamstead Station with 'The Border Raider'. This tour is promoted by The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust with UK Railtours acting as ticket agents.

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feigeroman · 3 years

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Thomas Headcanons: Stepney

In my headcanon, the NWR and the Bluebell Railway both have joint ownership of Stepney. In theory, this means that he’s able to visit the NWR more frequently than would normally be the case, but in practice, he’s only made a handful of notable visits:

Firstly, his initial visit in 1962, which was officially intended to provide a nice bit of publicity for the Bluebell Railway, but also gave the NWR engines a glimmer of hope that should the worst happen (i.e. if BR should finally sweep in and modernize everything), they at least might be preserved.

Stepney didn’t visit the NWR again until 1973, when he arrived on a promotional tour to celebrate the tenth anniversary of his own RWS book being published. It was during this visit that the events of Stepney Gets Lost took place. (Series 5)

This was followed in 1974 by another promotional tour, due to popular demand following the 1973 tour. The funds from this tour went towards the Bluebell’s proposed extension to East Grinstead, although the actual work wouldn’t begin for another twenty-odd years. (Series 6)

Stepney next visited in 1980, but this wasn’t an official visit. Rather, the NWR had kindly agreed to undertake some running repairs that were beyond the capabilities of the Bluebell’s own staff. In exchange for these repairs, Stepney was allowed to work normal service trains on the NWR before returning home. (Series 12)

His final visit, to date, was in October 1984, as part of a series of events publicising the launch of the Thomas the Tank Engine television series that same month.

When Stepney first visited the NWR in 1962, he arrived under his own steam, travelling up to Sodor on BR metals - with permission, of course - and hauling the Bluebell’s famous rake of four ex-Metropolitan coaches. These served as support coaches during the journey north, and were used on special railtours during the visit itself.

Apart from those jobs mentioned in his book, it is known that he undertook railtours along various routes during his visit. The first of these ran to Brendam, and it was on the way back to Tidmouth that Stepney had his conversation with Edward, as seen at the beginning of Stepney’s Special.

Although the full details aren’t known, it is recorded that Stepney had an altercation of some kind with ‘Arry & Bert - then still under BR ownership - while passing through Vicarstown on his arrival. Hence why, when they nearly scrapped him during his 1973 visit, ‘Arry remarked, “Got you this time, Stepney!“

Originally, it was intended that Stepney would only work railtours during the course of his visit, but he was so keen to work, and got on so well with the other engines, that he also worked normal service trains between his tours. This was just as well, as his visit caused a major influx of passengers, necessitating the running of extra trains, and in turn requiring his help at times.

Such was Stepney’s success that for subsequent visits, the NWR’s contract with the Bluebell Railway was amended to allow him to work service trains in a similar manner. This explains why in stories set during those visits, Stepney is frequently seen pulling trucks.

Stepney’s 1974 visit coincided with the reopening of the Elsbridge Loop, and thus a number of his railtours ran along this route. Such was the demand that Stepney couldn’t cope on his own, and so Edward was drafted in to handle additional trains.

The Elsbridge Loop, by the way, is the one Gordon was once switched onto by mistake. Although it was said to have just been completed in Edward The Very Useful Engine, the line had of course still been in existence before then - it’d simply been closed for a few years, and the tracks left in situ.

It was also in 1974 that the NWR officially gained joint-ownership of Stepney. Prior to this, he’d simply been an honorary NWR engine, occupying the #55 slot on the locomotive roster. This arrangment remains in place to this day, even though Stepney hasn’t visited Sodor since 1984.

Although the Great Waterton branch line is often referred to as Stepney’s Branch Line, or the Bluebell Valley Line, it has no connection with Stepney whatsoever, besides him having briefly worked on it during his 1980 visit. This apparent confusion stems from the TV producers’ decision, in the mid-1990s, to depict the Bluebell Railway as being a branch line located on a faraway part of Sodor. Presumably they chose the Great Waterton branch because it ran through an area known as the Bluebell Valley.

#thomas the tank engine #the railway series #sodor #island of sodor #north western railway #ttte headcanon #ttte analysis #ttte stepney #stepney the bluebell engine

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airmanisr · 6 years

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71000 at Newport station, UK. 29 Aug 2011 (1 of 3) by CLIFF BANCROFT Via Flickr: Ex-British Railways Standard 8P 4-6-2 Pacific No.71000, 'Duke of Gloucester' coasts to a halt westbound at Newport station, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK in the Summer of 2011. This special service is 'The Carmarthen Cavalier' railtour organized by Pathfinder Tours, with 71000 powering the Bristol-Carmarthen and return portion. 'Duke of Gloucester' is the unique Class 8P Standard engine, produced by British Railways in 1954 and withdrawn in 1962. After some years languishing in Woodham Bros. Barry scrapyard "the Duke" was purchased by a Trust and the 'Mission Impossible' locomotive was somehow restored, with some technical improvements, to main line operational condition. Newport station is interesting in that the east end (shown here) is classic steam age railway architecture, but the west end has recently acquired a futuristic glass and stainless steel-clad footbridge with sundry buildings (partly visible on photo No.2). The juxtaposition of styles is eye-catching, but IMHO akin to wearing a tuxedo jacket with Adidas track pants. See also adjacent photos of "the Duke"

#locomotive #train #train station

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railcamuk · 5 years

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On The Cams Today - 13/07/19

Saturday 13th July - MAINLINE CAMS

ALTRINCHAM CAM

17:43 - DB Cargo Class 66s (TBC) - 1Zxx Buxton & Peak Forest (UK Railtours) Buxton to Euston London

BARKING CAMS

BEATTOCK CAM

BEDFORD CAM

01:48 - Network Rail NMT test train - 1Q52 Derby R.t.c to Derby R.t.c

BOLTON LE SANDS CAM (freightmaster.net)

01:03 - West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move - 5Z10 Steamtown Railway Museum to Cardiff Central

01:22 - 86259/E3137 Les Ross/Peter Pan light engine move - 0Z86 Steamtown Railway Museum to Euston London

10:42 - 86259/E3137 Les Ross/Peter Pan - 1Z86 The Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company) Euston London to Carlisle

12:48 - 86259/E3137 Les Ross/Peter Pan light engine move - 0Z87 Down & Up Goods Loop to Preston

19:34 - West Coast Railways Steam Pool Loco + Support Coach - 5Z87 Preston to Steamtown Railway Museum

BUSHBURY JUNCTION CAM

CAMDEN JUNCTION CAM 1 (Euston/WCML)

06:26 - 86259/E3137 Les Ross/Peter Pan light engine move - 0Z86 Steamtown Railway Museum to Euston London

06:54 - DB Cargo Class 66s (TBC) hauled ECS move - 5Zxx Wembley Yard to Euston London

07:13 - 86259/E3137 Les Ross/Peter Pan - 1Z86 The Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company) Euston London to Carlisle

07:22 - Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 light engine move - 0M11 Wembley Inter City Depot to London Euston

07:41 - DB Cargo Class 66s (TBC) - 1Zxx Buxton & Peak Forest (UK Railtours) Euston London to Buxton

08:41 - Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled ECS move - (MK5 Stock) - 5M11 London Euston to Wembley Inter City Depot

09:41 - Caledonian Sleeper Electric hauled ECS move (Classic Stock) - 5M16 London Euston to Wembley Inter City Depot

22:11 - 86259/E337 Les Ross/Peter Pan - 1Z87 The Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company) Carlisle to Euston London

22:25 - DB Cargo Class 66s (TBC) - 1Zxx Buxton & Peak Forest (UK Railtours) Buxton to Euston London t

22:43 - West Coast Railways diesel hauled ECS move - 5Z88 Euston London to Southall Wcr

22:54 - DB Cargo Class 66s (TBC) hauled ECS move - 5Zxx Euston London to Wembley Yard

CAMDEN JUNCTION CAM 2 (Primrose Hill/Freight)

CLITHEROE CAM

10:27 - West Coast Railways Class 47/57s - 1Z80 The S&C Anniversary Express (Settle Carlisle Railway Development Company) Carlisle to Chester

17:07 - West Coast Railways Steam Pool Loco - 1Z87 The Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company) Carlisle to Euston London

18:35 - West Coast Railways Class 47/57s - 1Z82 The S&C Anniversary Express (Settle Carlisle Railway Development Company) Chester to Carlisle

CRAMLINGTON CAM

CREWE CAM 1 (crewehc.org)

05:10 - Locomotive Services Ltd diesel hauled Statesman Rail ECS move - 5Z47 Lhs to Chester

23:46 - Locomotive Services Ltd diesel hauled Statesman Rail ECS move - 5Z48 Chester to Lhs

CREWE CAM 2 (crewehc.org)

01:41 - Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train - 1Qxx Crewe C.s. (l&nwr Site) to Derby R.t.c

01:51 - Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train - 1Qxx Crewe C.s. (l&nwr Site) to Derby R.t.c

02:42 - West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move - 5Z10 Steamtown Railway Museum to Cardiff Central

02:48 - 86259/E3137 Les Ross/Peter Pan light engine move - 0Z86 Steamtown Railway Museum to Euston London

09:39 - 86259/E3137 Les Ross/Peter Pan - 1Z86 The Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company) Euston London to Carlisle

11:21 - DB Cargo Class 66s (TBC) - 1Zxx Buxton & Peak Forest (UK Railtours) Euston London to Buxton

19:27 - 86259/E337 Les Ross/Peter Pan - 1Z87 The Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company) Carlisle to Euston London

CREWE CAM 3 (crewehc.org)

02:48 - 86259/E3137 Les Ross/Peter Pan light engine move - 0Z86 Steamtown Railway Museum to Euston London

05:10 - Locomotive Services Ltd diesel hauled Statesman Rail ECS move - 5Z47 Lhs to Chester

09:39 - 86259/E3137 Les Ross/Peter Pan - 1Z86 The Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company) Euston London to Carlisle

19:27 - 86259/E337 Les Ross/Peter Pan - 1Z87 The Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company) Carlisle to Euston London

23:46 - Locomotive Services Ltd diesel hauled Statesman Rail ECS move - 5Z48 Chester to Lhs

CREWE CAM 4 (crewehc.org)

02:45 - 86259/E3137 Les Ross/Peter Pan light engine move - 0Z86 Steamtown Railway Museum to Euston London

09:42 - 86259/E3137 Les Ross/Peter Pan - 1Z86 The Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company) Euston London to Carlisle

19:25 - 86259/E337 Les Ross/Peter Pan - 1Z87 The Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company) Carlisle to Euston London

DAGENHAM (BECONTREE) CAM

DAWLISH BEACH CAMS (dawlishbeach.com)

DONCASTER CAM (www.socotec.co.uk)

01:13 - Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train - 1Qxx Neville Hill Trs to Derby R.t.c

02:12 - Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train - 1Qxx Neville Hill Trs to Derby R.t.c

04:45 - Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train - 1Qxx Neville Hill Trs to Derby R.t.c

FARINGTON JUNCTION CAM

01:30 - West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move - 5Z10 Steamtown Railway Museum to Cardiff Central

01:50 - 86259/E3137 Les Ross/Peter Pan light engine move - 0Z86 Steamtown Railway Museum to Euston London

10:23 - 86259/E3137 Les Ross/Peter Pan - 1Z86 The Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company) Euston London to Carlisle

18:38 - 86259/E337 Les Ross/Peter Pan - 1Z87 The Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company) Carlisle to Euston London

FLITWICK CAM

01:44 - Network Rail NMT test train - 1Q52 Derby R.t.c to Derby R.t.c

GRATELEY CAM (facebook.com/grateleytrains/)

HORTON-IN-RIBBLESDALE CAM (foscl.org.uk)

09:38 - West Coast Railways Class 47/57s - 1Z80 The S&C Anniversary Express (Settle Carlisle Railway Development Company) Carlisle to Chester

16:02 - West Coast Railways Steam Pool Loco - 1Z87 The Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company) Carlisle to Euston London

20:17 - West Coast Railways Class 47/57s - 1Z82 The S&C Anniversary Express (Settle Carlisle Railway Development Company) Chester to Carlisle

KIRKBY STEPHEN CAM (foscl.org.uk)

09:05 - West Coast Railways Class 47/57s - 1Z80 The S&C Anniversary Express (Settle Carlisle Railway Development Company) Carlisle to Chester

15:28 - West Coast Railways Steam Pool Loco - 1Z87 The Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company) Carlisle to Euston London

19:43 - West Coast Railways Class 47/57s - 1Z82 The S&C Anniversary Express (Settle Carlisle Railway Development Company) Chester to Carlisle

LEYLAND CAM

01:33 - West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move - 5Z10 Steamtown Railway Museum to Cardiff Central

01:53 - 86259/E3137 Les Ross/Peter Pan light engine move - 0Z86 Steamtown Railway Museum to Euston London

10:20 - 86259/E3137 Les Ross/Peter Pan - 1Z86 The Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company) Euston London to Carlisle

11:32 - West Coast Railways Class 47/57s - 1Z80 The S&C Anniversary Express (Settle Carlisle Railway Development Company) Carlisle to Chester

17:21 - West Coast Railways Class 47/57s - 1Z82 The S&C Anniversary Express (Settle Carlisle Railway Development Company) Chester to Carlisle

18:44 - 86259/E337 Les Ross/Peter Pan - 1Z87 The Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company) Carlisle to Euston London

NEWBURY CAM (icn-ltd.com)

PETERBOROUGH CAM 1 (railworld.org.uk)

PETERBOROUGH CAM 2 (railworld.org.uk)

PORTSMOUTH CAM

PRESTON CAM

01:23 - West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move - 5Z10 Steamtown Railway Museum to Cardiff Central

01:43 - 86259/E3137 Les Ross/Peter Pan light engine move - 0Z86 Steamtown Railway Museum to Euston London

10:33 - 86259/E3137 Les Ross/Peter Pan - 1Z86 The Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company) Euston London to Carlisle

14:07 - 86259/E3137 Les Ross/Peter Pan light engine move - 0Z87 Down & Up Goods Loop to Preston

18:31 - West Coast Railways Steam Pool Loco + Support Coach - 5Z87 Preston to Steamtown Railway Museum

RIBBLEHEAD CAMS (foscl.org.uk)

09:34 - West Coast Railways Class 47/57s - 1Z80 The S&C Anniversary Express (Settle Carlisle Railway Development Company) Carlisle to Chester

15:56 - West Coast Railways Steam Pool Loco - 1Z87 The Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company) Carlisle to Euston London

19:50 - West Coast Railways Class 47/57s - 1Z82 The S&C Anniversary Express (Settle Carlisle Railway Development Company) Chester to Carlisle

SANQUHAR CAM (sanquharstation.co.uk)

SHREWSBURY ABBEY FOREGATE CAM (beachifa.co.uk)

04:01 - West Coast Railways Class 47/57s hauled Northern Belle ECS move - 5Z10 Steamtown Railway Museum to Cardiff Central (Station view ONLY)

07:14 - Locomotive Services Ltd Class 47s - 1Z47 Royal Windsor Statesman (Statesman Rail) Chester to Windsor & Eton Riverside

21:44 - Locomotive Services Ltd Class 47s - 1Z48 Royal Windsor Statesman (Statesman Rail) Windsor & Eton Riverside to Chester

SLOUGH CAMS

00:16 - Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train - 1Qxx Reading Triangle Sidings to Brml Hq

02:55 - Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train - 1Qxx Reading Triangle Sidings to Brml Hq

ST BEES CAM

THANKERTON CAM

TODMORDEN CAM

UPHALL CAM

WATFORD CAM

06:05 - 86259/E3137 Les Ross/Peter Pan light engine move - 0Z86 Steamtown Railway Museum to Euston London

07:24 - 86259/E3137 Les Ross/Peter Pan - 1Z86 The Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company) Euston London to Carlisle

08:03 - DB Cargo Class 66s (TBC) - 1Zxx Buxton & Peak Forest (UK Railtours) Euston London to Buxton

11:03 - Locomotive Services Ltd Class 47s - 1Z47 Royal Windsor Statesman (Statesman Rail) Chester to Windsor & Eton Riverside

11:08 - DC Rail light engine move (Diesel) - 0Zxx Derby R.t.c to Wembley Lmd

18:34 - Locomotive Services Ltd Class 47s - 1Z48 Royal Windsor Statesman (Statesman Rail) Windsor & Eton Riverside to Chester

21:58 - 86259/E337 Les Ross/Peter Pan - 1Z87 The Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company) Carlisle to Euston London

22:07 - DB Cargo Class 66s (TBC) - 1Zxx Buxton & Peak Forest (UK Railtours) Buxton to Euston London

YORK NORTH (SKELTON JN) CAMS

YORK SOUTH (HOLGATE JN) CAMS

There is no guarantee that the services listed above will run, at the time of posting these are believed to be correct.

Saturday 13th July - HERITAGE RAILWAY CAMS

LLANGOLLEN RAILWAY

(llangollen-railway.co.uk (stationholiday.co.uk))

GLYNDYFRDWY CAM

Towards Corwen: 10:23, 11:25, 12:40, 13:40, 14:55 & 16:10

Towards Llangollen: 11:25, 12:25, 13:40, 14:40, 15:55 & 17:09

NENE VALLEY RAILWAY

(nvr.org.uk)

ORTON MERE CAM

Towards Peterborough: 10:40, 12:25, 14:15 & 15:55

Towards Wansford: 11:06, 12:51, 14:36 & 16:21

WANSFORD CAMS

Towards Peterborough: 10:20, 12:05, 13:50 & 15:35

Towards Wansford: 11:26, 13:11, 14:56 & 16:41

ROMNEY, HYTHE & DYMCHURCH RAILWAY

(rhdr.org.uk)

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DUNGENESS CAM

Departures: 10:40, 11:40, 12:40, 13:40, 14:40, 15:40, 16:40 & 17:17

Arrivals: 10:32, 11:35, 12:15, 13:15, 14:15, 15:15, 16:15 & 17:15

DYMCHURCH CAM

Towards Dungeness: 10:50, 11:30, 12:30, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30, 16:30, 17:30 & 18:10

Towards Hythe: 09:50, 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30, 16:30 & 17:30

HYTHE CAM

Departures: 10:30, 11:10, 12:10, 13:10, 14:10, 15:10, 16:10, 17:10 & 17:55

Arrivals: 10:12, 10:52, 11:52, 12:52, 13:52, 14:52, 15:52, 16:52 & 17:50

NEW ROMNEY CAMS

Towards Dungeness: 10:00, 11:08, 11:48, 12:48, 13:48, 14:48, 15:48 16:48, 17:45* & 18:25

Towards Hythe: 09:35, 10:15, 11:15, 12:15, 13:15, 14:15, 15:15, 16:15, 17:15 & 17:44*

* = Terminates here

ROMNEY SANDS CAM

Towards Dungeness: 10:15, 11:18, 11:58, 12:58, 13:58, 14:58, 15:58 & 16:58

Towards Hythe: 10:58, 11:58, 12:58, 13:58, 14:58, 15:58, 16:58 & 17:35

SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY

(southdevonrailway.co.uk)

BUCKFASTLEIGH CAM

Departures: 10:45, 12:15, 14:15 & 15:45

Arrivals: 12:00, 13:30, 15:50 & 17:00

SPA VALLEY RAILWAY

(spavalleyrailway.co.uk)

GROOMBRIDGE CAM

Towards Eridge: 10:36, 12:16, 13:56 & 15:36

Towards Tunbridge Wells West: 11:22, 13:02, 14:42 & 16:26

SWANAGE RAILWAY

(swanagerailway.co.uk)

CORFE CASTLE CAM

Towards Norden: 10:20, 10:40, 11:40, 12:40, 13:00, 14:20, 14:40, 15:40, 16:40 & 17:00

Towards Swanage: 10:42, 11:38, 12:02, 13:22, 13:38, 14:42, 15:38, 16:02, 17:22 & 17:38

SWANAGE CAM

Departures at: 10:00, 10:23, 11:20, 12:23, 12:40, 14:00, 14:23, 15:20, 16:23 & 16:40

Arrivals at: 11:04, 12:00, 12:21, 13:44, 13:57, 15:04, 16:00, 16:21, 17:44 & 17:57

TALYLLYN RAILWAY

(talyllyn.co.uk)

ABERGYNOLWYN CAM

Towards Nant Gwernol: 11:18, 12:28, 14:48 & 16:25

Towards Tywyn Wharf: 12:10, 13:20, 15:40 & 16:50

TYWYN WHARF CAM

Departures at: 10:30, 11:40, 14:00 & 15:10

Arrivals at: 12:57, 14:12, 16:27 & 17:37

WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY

(west-somerset-railway.co.uk)

BISHOPS LYDEARD CAM

Arrivals at: 11:30, 13:53, 15:52, 16:50 & 18:19

Departures at: 10:15, 11:00, 12:40, 14:45 & 17:00

BLUE ANCHOR CAM

Towards Minehead: 11:24, 12:08, 13:48, 15:54 & 18:19

Towards Bishops Lydeard: 10:22, 12:49, 14:48, 16:33 & 17:19

CROWCOMBE HEATHFIELD CAM

Towards Minehead: 10:30, 11:20, 12:55, 15:00 & 17:25

Towards Bishops Lydeard: 11:18, 13:43, 15:40, 17:17 & 18:09

MINEHEAD CAM

Arrivals at: 11:40, 12:24, 14:04, 16:10 & 18:35

Departures at: 10:05, 12:30, 14:30, 16:15 & 17:00

WILLITON CAMS

Towards Minehead: 10:55, 11:40, 13:20, 15:26 & 17:53

Towards Bishops Lydeard: 10:55, 13:17, 15:18, 16:58 & 17:50

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Saturday 13th July - MAINLINE CAMS