Happy 81st Anniversary to The Railway Series!

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Nia enjoyed her life on the fat controllers railway. Some things were very new to her but many things were the same no matter where you were, trucks were one of them. "If you stop bumping I'll tell you stories from home" she told them & the curious trucks relucantly behaved.

James had been excited when Sir Topham Hatt had sent him to the mainland to collect some new "very important" rolling stock. However when he came back over the Vicarstown rolling bright instead of nice shiny coaches like he had expected he was pulling some dull tar wagons!

"It took days to straighten my bufferbeam! Days!" "The yards in a right state too at the moment & its all thanks to that drated Tetley." "I reckon we should just get it over with & get you to pull him apart Oliver, scare some discipline into them." #ttte #trainz

When Isabel & Dulcie came out of the works they had been painted up in NWR colours! Both looked very smart. The driver would go into their little cabs & control Oliver using levers under the coaches. They would ring their bell's to tell Oliver what to do & all three worked well. #ttte #trainz

There was a brakevan in the yard that had taken a dislike to Douglas. Things always went wrong when he had to take it out... #ttte #trainz

They found Gordon half way up & very cross. His driver & fireman were talking to him severely. "Your not trying!" "I can't do it," said Gordon "The noisy trucks hold an engine back so" #ttte

SUPER RESCUE!

While passengers were all good & well the backbone of the Fat Controllers railway was fright. This was where the engines were really in constant competition with the roads. #ttte

I may have gotten carried away and made a tierlist of 128 stations across all of thomas. Feel free to post your rankings! tiermaker.com/create/thoma...

Arthur was a gentle soul & while he loved his time with the fish run it was sometimes nice to pull coaches again too. He was very gentle with the fish vans & carried that same care to his coaches. They were very impressed & sung his praises loudly as they sprinted down the line. #ttte #trainz

Got this weird pop up today after rewatching Carson's Dudley adaptation? What do I do? #ttte

The big station was buzzing. Dowager Hatt was coming so both Duck & Toby had been drafted in from the branchline's to help clear the yard & make sure everything was in its proper place. "Don't daddle by the watertower" Duck teased but Toby just laughed as he enjoyed his drink. #ttte #trainz

Well it's the first day for Peter Sam's new driver and all he's got left is to do the incline run what could possibly go wro- WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT ROBERT?! #ttte

Saw people were making this a meme so why not! You are stuck on a 10 hour flight with a bunch of Thomas characters. Choose your seat. #ttte

One day Thomas was at the junction when, with a cheerful "Good morning!" Pip & emma hurried by! Moments later with a rattle and a roar they were gone! #ttte #trainz

Idk guys it seems pretty accurate to me...

Wish Bluesky did birthdays but as you can see from the other blue site it’s mine today!

"Good grief do you ever stop being so cheerful?" Ruth hissed as they thundered onto the viaduct. "Oh come on, lighten up" Richard chuckled "Before you got repainted you always loved a joke" Ruth didn't reply. Richard hadn't seen how things were changing now BR had formed... #ttte #trainz

Mike found the passengers insufferable. They would act like he was an amusement rather then a "real" engine and many a time he would loose his patience. His temper would flair up, the boiler pressure grew & his safety valve would go off! #ttte #trainz

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Gator enjoyed his time on sodor. It was a lot more relaxing then his work back home but he enjoyed still feeling really useful. #ttte

After Daisy had moved to the Harwick line she found herself more full then ever! Lots of passengers wanted to travel between the seaside village & the big station. She struggled on all season before the Fat Controller awarded her a second compartment to make her a proper DMU! #ttte

Ballast is a very important part of any railway. Because of this the Sodor Railway Repair was always busy checking the sleepers to make sure the ballast was in its proper place & safe for the engines to ride on. This could cause delays but the engines knew it was for their safety #ttte

The Refreshment Lady loved her mobile Tea shop. Whenever she wished to move on she would flag down a nearby engine who would gladly take her down the line to the next siding. The passengers loved it too as many stations on the line had nowhere to buy food & drink! #ttte

Gordon felt miserable. The day had started well but by the time he had gotten to Barrow-In-Furness he had developted a fault. An engine from the Other railway had to take him & his train home. He thought it was a great joke. "Never thought you Sodor engines would need our help!" #ttte

The Fat director stood infront of the newly bricked up tunnel. "Now we shall leave you there for always, and always, and always" but his words fell on deaf ears as no one but a nearby worker could hear him... #ttte

The post train is one of the most important trains, it must get through, regardless of weather. Percy normally took it but sometimes when there was too much for him to handle Thomas would be called upon to help. Normally he didn't mind but he hated running at night in the mist. #ttte #trainz

As Thomas awoke the world was on its side... as he came to his senses panic set in! "Bust my buffers! Help!" Thomas called as he smelt the smoke! Little did he know help was not far away... #ttte #trainz

The next day Percy was cheerfully chuffing through Misty valley when suddenly... #ttte #trainz

Edward always loved helping out on the mainline, it allowed him to see all his friends on Thomas' branchline. One day however Daisy was in a right state. "That silly balloonist! He flys much too low & seems to enjoy making us jump!" she complained. Edward had to agree. #ttte #trainz

As the summer months rolled back around the engines were starting to struggle. The fat controller promised them he would find help & soon he brought back a farmilar face. With a fresh engine & a somewhat better attatude, lorry 3 began helping with the good work.

Old slow coach would often remember the glory days when she and her sisters would run up and down the line. They were very luxurious coaches and the passengers all seem to love them. #ttte #trainz

Toby wasn't one to be spookied easily. As much as he enjoyed Halloween he knew it was all make believe. However when the points jammed and he had to stay at the scrapyards overnight the fog began to play tricks on him... #ttte #trainz

Gordon had broken down so Pip & Emma, the mainland express, were allowed to run through to Tidmouth. They had never been on Sodor before & Pip was enjoying herself. Emma however felt sad. "I wish we could run here more often" Little did she know what the future would bring... #ttte #trainz

A commission for @railwaysparrow.bsky.social of Peter Sam crossing the road at Abergynolwyn on the @talyllyn.co.uk Talyllyn railway! #TheRailwaySeries #RWSfanart

Decided to test out some new reshade settings. Normally I add to my pictures in post but this is raw from trainz. Would love to hear any feedback.

Train spotting at a quite branch line station on the new quarry diesel's first day. #ttte #trainz

As Rusty was doing maintenance work it happened. With a couth & a splutter the little diesel stopped. Black smoke bellowed from Rusty's engine & nothing the driver did would fix it. "The only comfort is you stopped by the block post, we can phone for help" he told Rusty. #ttte #trainz

* ( TTTE ) * steamies and diesels need to work together!

When the Thin Controller heard about the Talyllyn Railway celebrating its link to Sodor by painting a coach in blue he decided to return the favour! Ada was painted in a stunning red. Even Sir Handel was happy. He was too busy posing for photos to complain about "cattle trucks"

No one: Thumper in the S5 draft scripts:

In the summer lots of holiday makers would come to the Skarloey railway. All the engines liked to take them but Duke enjoyed it most of all. "It reminds me of the olden days" he would explain as the passengers would listen to tales of the Mid Sodor railway as they travelled. #ttte #trainz

Baking tracks to new desserts... #ttte

When Skarloey broke down he was moved to a shed out of the way & Rheneas was left to run the line alone. The coaches tried to cheer him up but with less & less passengers Rheneas felt the burden of reasonability deeply. Non the less he continued on for Skarloey & the passengers. #ttte #trainz

Ada, Jane & Mabel had gone to the works. Their boards were rotting & they were quite out of date. When they came back with their new roofs & panels Skarloey was waiting for them. "Come along dears, we are to take a special train!" They were most excited! #ttte #trainz

The other engines often teased Henry for his love of the forest but he didn't care as he knew they got it wrong. It wasn't the trees he was fond of but the wildlife that lived around them. He would often take the local trains as they allowed him to see see the animals. #ttte #trainz

"This is Dick Marriot of Sodor Island News reporting live from Tidmouth railyard where we have received news of some unusual going on! As you can see there has been the most dreadful accident! Here's how it all began..." #ttte #trainz

Still can't get over how they just added ladders when Sidney was introduced in CGI, kinda prefer his OG look. #ttte