The Stars have shone beautifully today. We look forward to welcoming more of you tomorrow at Midland Railway Butterley!

The Bigg Weekend is upon us. We'll see you tomorrow and Sunday at Midland Railway Butterley for fun with the Tugs of Bigg City Port!

Star Fleet and Z Fleet together? Whatever next? #TUGS

For nearly four decades, this show has survived through thick and thin. From nearly being forgotten and hidden away - to becoming a highly acclaimed cult series. Happy anniversary, TUGS. You've changed my life for the better and I cannot thank you enough for it. Here's to more years to come. #tugs

Top Hat is back with the Star Fleet again, and looking forward to seeing you all at Midland Railway Butterley on the 18th and 19th of April. Grab your tickets for a fantastic weekend with the Tugs of Bigg City Port! www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk/whats-on/all...

Next month will see the home media release of our film on DVD! Pre-order your copy at: [email protected] (2/2) #tugsabiggretrospective #documentaryfilm #independentfilmmaking #thisistugs #britishkidstvshows #TelevisionHistory #80snostalgia #filmpremiere #inserttitlehereproductions

3 years on since we hosted the cinema premiere of TUGS: A Bigg Retrospective at Reading Biscuit Factory! Still a great event we pulled off!! This was certainly TUGS Day, not just for the fans, but for the members who were involved in the series’ production; the greatest reunion for them! (1/2)

"Sail With Us" in Bigg City Port here's a new piece - inspired by 1930s New York Posters and the TUGS sizzle reel style, I created a poster for Tugs, advertising the Star and Zero companies in the port

Just under a month to go until @tugstheexhibition.bsky.social's Bigg Weekend at the Midland Railway - Butterley; April 18-19. There will also be a special display area for 'TUGS: A Bigg Retrospective!' We look forward to meeting you all and we're sure Sunshine and Top Hat are just as excited too!

Full details for our Bigg Weekend event at Midland Railway Butterley are now on their website - check it out and see how far your ticket will take you in April! Join us on the 18th and 19th of April for fun with the Tugs of Bigg City Port!

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TUGS: A Bigg Retrospective is still available for pre-order! Order your copy today before we run out! [email protected] If you are attending @tugstheexhibition.bsky.social's Bigg Weekend on April 18th-19th, the DVD costs £15.50 for collection. (1/2) www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtnV...

‘TUGS: A BIGG RETROSPECTIVE’ is still open for DVD pre-orders!! Only 100 copies available! For all enquiries or to order a copy, please email us at: [email protected] #80snostalgia #80skids #startugs #zstacks #biggcityport #tugsabiggretrospective #inserttitlehereproductions

My copy of TUGS is a bit different...but informative.

That moment when you realise it's been a long time since the beginning, and the end is nowhere in sight 😜

A third win for Bigg Retrospective!?! Victory for TUGS once again!! Film composer; @itssebymg.bsky.social has won 'Best Composer' for his work on 'TUGS: A Bigg Retrospective' at the Ottawa Film Award 2026! 🏆 A massive congratulations to ThomasSeby MG, he really deserves this award!

Today is the Ottawa Film Award 2026 - the online event is for one day only! 🏆 'TUGS: A Bigg Retrospective' is still up for the 'Best Experimental Film' award and our film's composer, @itssebymg.bsky.social, is up for the 'Best Composer' award! Here's to hoping we win! 🤞🏻 ottawafilm.website

STOP PRESS: TRAINS RUNNING FROM THIS WEEKEND 'Edward Thomas' is excited to greet passengers over Half-Term! There are three trains a day to choose from, and Kids Travel for £5! Have you booked your ticket yet? 👉 www.talyllyn.co.uk/plan/timetable #HeartofGold

Top Hat is back with the Star Fleet again, and looking forward to seeing you all at Midland Railway Butterley on the 18th and 19th of April. Grab your tickets for a fantastic weekend with the Tugs of Bigg City Port! www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk/whats-on/all...

Total victory for TUGS!!! 'TUGS: A Bigg Retrospective' has finally won its first award for 'Best Experimental Film' at the Kyoto Cinematica Film Festival!! This has been a great day for all of us and thank you for all the support! 🏆🎬🎥 And a special thanks to Kyoto Cinematica for inviting us!

Full details for our Bigg Weekend event at Midland Railway Butterley are now on their website - check it out and see how far your ticket will take you in April! Join us on the 18th and 19th of April for fun with the Tugs of Bigg City Port!

Join us for our biggest event to date at Midland Railway Butterley on the 18th and 19th of April!

🚣🌊🌅 @tugstheexhibition.bsky.social Exhibition October 2025 - Filmed by SmurfyDan 🚣🌊🌅 youtu.be/l2DxJ55AIqs photos.app.goo.gl/tCChmGDNGouz...

The 2nd Magorail set has arrived and I think there is just about enough 'track' to do the raised track section. I don't think many modelled a raised track before. There's one I saw in a photo @tugstheexhibition.bsky.social took that I've been using for reference, but can't think of any others.

New feature blog addressing the question of whether or not the Tugs models will tour overseas. Any questions or constructive feedback, we'll do our best to answer in a follow-up blog. tugs-the-exhibition.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

They're BACK! The BRAND NEW series of Dreigiau Cadi is available to watch NOW on BBC iPlayer & S4C Clic - with new episodes every Friday morning! Watch now! 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Brand new feature blog on Friday discussing a question we get asked quite frequently - Will the Tugs Ever Tour Outside of the UK? tugs-the-exhibition.blogspot.com

Brand new feature blog on Friday discussing a question we get asked quite frequently - Will the Tugs Ever Tour Outside of the UK? tugs-the-exhibition.blogspot.com

Dates for the Diary: 11th of October - Tugs Day at Midland Railway Butterley facebook.com/events/s/tug... 25th and 26th of October at Slough and Windsor Railway Society Model Exhibition www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/swrs-mrx25... We hope to see you there to round off an excellent year for Tugs!

At long last, here is the Awdry Extravaganza 5 experience from the livestream team's side of things, going through every element of the event! Full 45 min video on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOdJ...

We're at Bressingham Steam Gardens this weekend at Diss, Norfolk! Come and join us for some Star Tugs fun! bressingham.co.uk/events/2025/...

We're at Bressingham Steam Gardens this weekend at Diss, Norfolk! Come and join us for some Star Tugs fun! bressingham.co.uk/events/2025/...

Dear Friends, This past weekend has been something rather special indeed. From all of us at the Talyllyn Railway we cannot thank you enough for coming to the Awdry Extravaganza 2025 - so many have travelled so very far to visit our little railway and we are so very grateful.

Bigg thanks to the @talyllyn.co.uk for having Lakesider III at Awdry Extravaganza. We are very grateful for the opportunity to be part of this extraordinary event, and be part of the amazing experience. He's enjoyed being in Wales apparently!

Lakesider III is visiting @talyllyn.co.uk’s Awdry Extravaganza 2025! This prop was adapted from OJ and will be on display as part of the weekend in his Thomas & Friends guise For more information about the weekend please visit the Talyllyn Railway's event page www.talyllyn.co.uk/events/awdry...

Lakesider III is visiting @talyllyn.co.uk’s Awdry Extravaganza 2025! This prop was adapted from OJ and will be on display as part of the weekend in his Thomas & Friends guise For more information about the weekend please visit the Talyllyn Railway's event page www.talyllyn.co.uk/events/awdry...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7Zr... Happy 4th July! Today's Guide Rail is an American special, looking at the surprising list of UK steam engines that toured across the Atlantic. It was done many times BEFORE Flying Scotsman! (and Thomas...)

First and foremost, we would like to extend a magnificent Municipal Garbage Day to TUGS fans across the world. Thank you to Chris Sig for the banner! And also, Happy 4th of July to all our followers and friends in the United States of America. We wish you all a happy day!

We had a great day out today at the TUGS Exhibition. It was great seeing Top Hat and Zip (my favourite Characters) in person.

Top Hat x Warrior #thisistugs #tugs1989 #tugs #tophatxwarrior

See you sometime somewhere this year!

We had to tell him - Zorran is VERY much aligned with the dark side, and there was no force involved either, he was a willing participant! #starwars #stormtrooper #darkside #fundaysout #zstacks #fun #thisistugs #80skidstv #dayout #80skids #maritime #biggcityport #familyevent #familyevents

Today is Top Hat’s last planned appearance in 2025 - pop along to Midland Railway Butterley for the 80s Weekend and see him and the other Tugs!

Two classic characters from the 1980s met at Midland Railway - Butterley at the 80s Weekend! Bigg thanks to the team behind the Johnny5 replica for the photo opportunity and being awesome! #johnny5 #shortcircuit #80smovies #fundaysout #thisistugs #80skids #tugs

Just as a courtesy to fans, this will be Top Hat’s last planned appearance in 2025 with the rest of the collection. We are very grateful to his owners for the opportunity, and we look forward to welcoming him back for good times with his old crewmates and his umpteen adoring fans!

Our Star Tugs are out for visitors to Midland Railway Butterley's 80s Weekend!

We're going back to the 80s at Midland Railway Butterley this weekend, and the Tugs of Bigg City Port would love to see you there!

We're going back to the 80s at Midland Railway Butterley this weekend, and the Tugs of Bigg City Port would love to see you there!

Ten Cents, Sunshine, Zorran, Top Hat and Big Mac are going out on display for Midland Railway Butterley 80s Weekend on 14th and 15th of June! See you there?

The second half of 2025 sees us displaying a varying selection of items at special events in Tywyn, Bressingham, Slough and course our home at Ripley. More information will appear nearer the date of each event. We look forward to seeing you soon. Details are in the thread: