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This was brought to my attention by CrovanWorks. In a journal he posted regarding Enterprising Engines, he mentioned this. "The Fat Controller was probably unaware of the conditions of British Railways and probably never realised that Dieselisation was a thing and that Steam Engines were being sent for scrap. When he did is probably when he was on his Holiday in the Deputation and hence why when he returned he decided to keep both twin engines." What do you guys think of that theory? Could CrovanWorks be onto something here? Or do you believe something else entirely.

THE GREATEST RAILWAY SERIES BOOK by CrovanWorks, literature

THE GREATEST RAILWAY SERIES BOOK

Since my article about why the Railway Series was significantly better under Wilbert Awdry than his son Christopher, I wanted to see what definitively is the Greatest Railway Series Book? Of course, many people would say straight away, "Well it’s Book No. 2: Thomas The Tank Engine. It has the most iconic stories and gave us the most famous character of them all." While that’s true and the moral of constantly trying and being rewarded in the end is certainly relatable it’s not the greatest. Like Unlucky Tug said, most famous doesn’t necessarily mean greatest. Of course now people will say, "DUH, Thomas the Tank Engine would not have existed without Book No. 1: The Three Railway Engines. This is surely the greatest Railway Series book of them all." I don’t deny without the Three Railway Engines that none of the other books would’ve existed but just because it’s a starting doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the greatest book. Nope. In my opinion, the Greatest Railway Series Book ever

Why are Wilbert's RWS better than Christopher's? by CrovanWorks, literature

Why are Wilbert's RWS better than Christopher's?

You can’t consider yourself a true fan of Thomas unless you’ve read or heard a story from The Railway Series. Without these incredible books, the TV series, this fandom and the no.1 engine at the centre of it would not have existed. I sometimes feel that some fandom users have never even understood or read the railway series with some of the crap they come out with, but that’s another story. For all those users who genuinely haven’t here’s a link to a series of videos of Railway Series stories with original narration. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaCUv65M6vnc0IDfexcJBS5yWkTSJPZvi To give a bit of history, the Railway Series was started by a church vicar named the Reverend Wilbert Here Awdry in 1942 to entertain his two year old son Christopher. These stories were based on Nursery Rhymes and Wilbert’s own experience with steam engines banking trains. These stories were eventually published in the book the Three Railway Engines in 1945. It wasn’t until the second book in

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Apr 9
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Hi, everyone. I'm a lover of - as you can probably guess - trains and cartoons. It all started with my interest in "Thomas the Tank Engine" and "Sesame Street"...

Then I got interested in more TV shows - mostly animation-based - and the rest is history.

BRAK: REE-REE-REE-REE-REE!

Okay, Brak. We get it. :P

People I get along with:

GTPS2Studios-2020: The creator of Kerry Adarvez as well as the whole "Kerry 150" lore. And if it weren't for him, I don't think I'd be as willing to be showcasing as much "Giant-related" art (although he's more in preference to the female ones, quite naturally).

SodorMatchMaker: Helps me with certain "Thomas the Tank Engine" stories whenever I'm having trouble with them (though quite naturally, he isn't the only one to do so).

ArthurEngine: The creator of a number of OCs for the show, "Robotboy", as well as making a good number of stamps, some of which are inspired by yours truly. ;)

DanTEHMan2001: A great person to talk to who agrees with me on a lot of things (though even for those he doesn't, we can still agree to disagree). He and I tend to - as the old saying goes - "tell it like it is" with each other (and there's no denying that).

Spike-McFinn: He and I both enjoy "Arthur", but also agree on some of the... more lackluster episodes. He is someone I enjoy talking to, and do tend to turn to whenever I have problems, which he often does his best to help me out of.

And that's just the tip of the iceberg. There's plenty more where those came from... ;)

As for people I don't get along with... well, I'd prefer to disclose that info, mainly because I don't want to hurt any feelings (at least not any further, even if they were the ones who had initiated it).

RULES:

- Only one request per person, and even then only up to ten. Other than that, ideas can be given, but that's all.

- Do not use my artwork in any form for your personal gain.

- No use of my face sets for Trainz reskins - or reskins in general - relating to OCs that are just uncreatively-made character recolors. The reason I've been making them in the first place was to inspire other users to make different expressions in the 3D format (whether for Trainz or otherwise).

- Constructive criticism is welcome. However, insults will not be tolerated.

- And lastly, never ever twist my words, or my intentions!

That's Not What Criticism Is and You Know It

DIS IZ INHPIRED SHU IT MUZT BE A REEP-OFF!!!1!

Age for these shows really doesn't matter

Favourite Movies

Most Disney Animated Movies (such as "Beauty and the Beast", "Aladdin", "Tangled", etc.) as well as some Non-Disney Animated Movies, including DreamWorks

Favourite TV Shows

Thomas the Tank Engine; Sesame Street; The Muppets; Arthur; The Powerpuff Girls (1998 Series); My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (at least in part); Gravity Falls, Phineas and Ferb; Sailor Moon; Teen Titans (2003 series)

Favourite Books

The Railway Series (the basis for "Thomas the Tank Engine")

Favourite Writers

Rev. W. and Christopher Awdry; Marc Brown

Favourite Games

Super Mario Bros. (virtually any game from the series)

Favourite Gaming Platform

Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS

Other Interests

Trains (usually British ones); Drawing

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TrainsAndCartoons

1 hour ago

Happy Mother's Day, everyone.

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5 days ago

Looking back by now, I feel more and more sick just thinking about some of the comments I've made on both here and YouTube at around like - what? - 10 or so years ago? But after misinformation had been spread about me, it's worse than ever, because half those people are using my past mistakes that I've learned from as weapons against me, and in some cases, have the audacity to play the victim. Look, I can take criticism. But what I can't take is false claims being made about me and/or my friends (such as them being "white-knights") either online or in real life.

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TrainsAndCartoons

May 1, 2021

On a more positive note, I do sometimes consider adapting "Edward's Exploit" in some way. But then, there have been so many other adaptations, so I don't know. But one particular audio adaptation on S.I.F. - specifically by Ryhalis Productions - had really intrigued me, particularly with the scene in which "Sir Topham Hatt pointed angrily to the clock..." To be precise, when the passengers "swept him aside", they actually tell STH/TFC that Edward's a hero, much to the railway controller's surprise, and in the end, he himself praises Edward for his actions when all is said and done. Very rewarding if you ask me. :) Although I'm not sure that the team will give me permission to use their audio for inspiration (I'm mean, it is the higher-ups in the Thomas fandom, not to mention my track record regarding certain issues, even ones I've learned from), I still enjoy the particular audio of the story, looking back on it.

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