Sodor the Modern Years: Its Geography, Places and Railways 

Just by listening to this, I can tell there are many stories ready to be told in the future

This is so not Awdry, yet completely Awdry at the same time. This isn't his layout, but it's the perfect example of how Awdry worked with what he had to make something unique and great. The way you've made your layout is amazing. I never thought a TVS layout could be realistic like this, but here we are. Keep up the good work, Dan.

I have always loved your world building and just how sensible and authentic it is. I love how, many times during this video, you say "for now" or "lately". Your version of the NWR is constantly growing and adapting with the times, just like Wilbert's always did. I think that's what I love most about your storytelling, and there's a LOT to love. Some of your sets are OFF THE CHARTS now, too! You're always getting better! Crovan's Gate has always been my favorite from you, especially the works, and now it looks better than ever. I love how crowded and industrial it feels! That shot of Oliver exiting the yard is just stunning. I absolutely cannot wait to see more from you, your work only gets better with time. You're truly one of the greats!

This was quite the treat! Also, Gordon having smoke deflectors at the end certainly caught my attention. Olivia's new livery, and the extra lore surrounding Emily, Arry & Bert too, it was all amazing. This was really well made. Despite it being half an hour in length I genuinely think an extra 5-10 minutes would've served this well to further elaborate on particular locations. Since Crosby was rushed over, and there was no mention of the various viaducts on the Main Line. Regardless, this was incredibly well done as usual. I look forward to the next STMY video whenever it might be!

Some content from this video has now been released on my website (wildnorwester.wixsite.com/wnw2019/post/content-releases-geography-video). Sigrid, Barry, the 10T iron vans, the 20T tank wagons and dual-tank tank wagons, are now all available for download. EDIT: And yes, I did accidentally leave Cronk and the viaducts out of the middle of the mainline section. I just forgot about them, my bad.

I truly adore how you've structured this world. I'm a massive fan of the RWS and the fact you're so faithful to it, while naturally fitting in certain aspects of the TV Series, is really lovely to see and makes me appreciate your series as a whole even more.

The world you've created helps to keep the memories of both the TV Series and the Railway Series alive. I'm so happy you're still making videos.

8:15 in case people didn’t see it, you can see the standing stones on top of the hill.

Loved this. I must admit, I never watched both Stey and STMW, but this has been rather helpful. I always kinda had my head wrapped around trying to figure out Tidmouth and Knapford since the TVS and RWS go at odds with each other there, and this video really cleared some stuff up. Can't wait to see what's next!

This is great! It's so cool to see how all of your routes are connected to one another to form a cohesive map of the island. I especially liked seeing some of the new models that haven't appeared in your stories yet!

Excellent job on the Map WildNorWester! This answered alot of questions I had about Sodr's Maps.

I’ve always loved your series because I think the models always looked good, as well as the strong storylines. So much in fact, that I consider STMY canon, as the current show is now in shambles… but that’s just me. Continue on with your great work man! I’ve enjoyed it for so many years now, and your stories have gotten me through a lot of tough times. You have my eternal respect. ❤

Amazing work Dan! Keep up the good work!

I think I've said all I really need to on Twitter but after watching this a second time through bravo. I haven't watched the TV show since The Great Discovery came out but damn everything you post it captures what hooked me on this series as a kid

Wonderful! As a fan of history fictional and real, this was a blast.

Amazing video this puts a whole new context onto most of the series.

This was a pleasure to watch! I look forward to your next upload, whenever that may be! Cheers!

I never thought someone changing and adding things to sodor would work so perfectly. I like your version of sodor a lot, it makes sense. I been wanting to make my own version of sodor but didn't think it was a good idea.

This was prettu cool. I love the idea of the Mid-Sodor being rebuilt further and becoming a part of the Arledale Railway. Wish they had restored the old Mid-Sodor sheds and station though.

WildNorWester as always the layout you have looks amazing and so do the engines and rolling stock. I really liked this video and can't wait to see what else you have in store.

Finally I'm not the only crazy guy who has the same idea about the miniature gauge Railway

I can listen to this man's voice all day.

Nice. Very well presented! Everything explained clearly. Look forward to new Sodor the Modern Years!

I never understood the biggest harbour on Sodor being on Edward’s branch either. Love that you changed it.

This is a great set up for the different lines, looking forward to watching the new episodes, I also have ideas for future stories in the modern years if you need it.

Great Video just had time to watch it and I am excited to see all of these places and all the possible history related story just waiting to be told . Keep Up The Great. :)

That is some brilliant work! I really enjoyed it! Well done! :D

9:56 that's a good in depth Wildnorwester on how Wagons are Overhauled.

there's just a certain... vibe to the arlesdale railway extending to peel godred that gives me chills even to this day

You inspired to write my own railway series stories I love your content :) this is awesome

Idk why but repeatedly rewatching this is relaxing

Really interesting to learn how different parts of the railway work in your series.

Now this was so beautiful especially the ending music

IMPRESSIVELY INCREDIBLE!!!

I love this! You truly have one of the most fascinating and well developed interpretations of Sodor I have ever seen! I take it that, since she wasn't mentioned in this, that Rosie will be appearing in a future story arc?

This is Awesome, I Certainly Enjoyed that.👍

This was a great video, It gave me some Ideas of my own layout for Sodor.

I have a feeling that Emily is still alive at Noramby Harbour, waiting to be found

You are really detailed, Excellent work👏👏👏

I have a few questions: 1. What happened to Wendy & Lucy? 2. Peel Godred has E5-E8, where’s E1-E4? 3. Will Emily be found? 4. Will Knapford Harbour find another engine? 5. Edward’s Branch Line have China Clay Quarry, where’s Brendam Docks?

Hello I am glad you posted a new video I can't remember the last time a new video was posted

Well done this is a wonderful thing to see I'm looking forward to these new stories I'm hoping Emily is still around I would like to see her interact with your cast especially Lily given they're from the same company

You've answered many questions, true, but perhaps raised a few more in the process, which is good for potential future stories!

Wonderful! I loved this!

Amazing video and I like the skarloey railway in your sodor the modern years videos

This is amazing

I’m so excited 😆

Love the idea of the Arlesdale Railway being expanded. :3

Oh my goodness, I just realised the shot at 2:23 is a nod to the series 3 episode *All At Sea* . Except... instead of Thomas, Percy and Duck happily staring out at the horizon to the sun rising... Thomas and Percy are distraught to know Wendy would be scrapped. Thanks, Dan, you're going to make me cry...

Yeah I also have the S2 to S4 harbour as Knapford with the one from S5 onward as Brendam on my map.

When the world needed him most, he retuned.

While your series is admittingly a bit confusing as it is a mashup of TVS locations in a RWS timeline, you have made your mark with your series using real life dates, events and OCs that stay as true as they can be to the RWS. I'll admit that I can find it a bit hard to accept some of these but I still can't deny you accomplished things that influenced how I picture Sodor as well as others do. Peter is one of your best characters as, after learning about the 8Fs, I found it to be a natural choice that one would be preserved on Sodor to balance out Henry (both being Stanier designs) and that the North Western met the LMS at Barrow before Nationalization. I see that you gave Emily the same fate as Simon (87546) and I love the idea of Wendy.

Good job mate.

Awesome job

12:21 AT THE MOMENT 19:57 the old harbour i have a feeling that we will have to remember that, steam engines helping out on the brach line

*Wellsworth* the wait, Dan. It was just awesome seeing your version of our favourite fictional island come to life. And you're right. Why did the TV series choose Brandam Docks to be the main harbour? Because of Salty and his interactions with Bill and Ben, maybe? Seems like a flimsy reason if you ask me. And there's this whole mystery going on with Emily. "Not been seen since then?" And then there's this mysterious Wendy as well... these girls are going to be interesting to explore. Not to mention the mysteries surrounding Arry and Bert. And E5-E8? That means there must have been E1-E4... Ooh, some of the Coffee Pots decided to show up, I see. They'll be fun to explore. The series 3 episode where the goods station is would be Thomas Gets Bumped. I remember writing that story as a sequel to Trust Thomas. I got some chuckles when you mentioned incidents such as "a certain blue tank engine went fishing" or "when Sir Handel and George once came to blows". I can imagine if the engines were watching the documentary, they'd be like 'ugh, that had to be brought up'?

Very interesting I always view the Farquhar branch as the Watercress line and view the Skarloey railway as the Tallylyn railway and at Calin station and engine shed I view the sheds as the sheds from the Didcot railway

Another great video. It does well to put a lot of locations in the series into perspective. If tou dont mind me asking why do the electric locomotives' numbers start at E6? Are their numbers a part of a future story. Well done on the video again and thank you for your years of great fan content.

What a lovely video :D

I don't know why but i love watching this video back a lot of the time. It also makes me wonder if you've ever considered doing a history video. I know theres always watching older videos back but a few things have changed since then and other things have been added since then

Seeing this is just making me want to finish my own custom railway route even more. The big problem though is that it’s on the Trainz 2 app since I don’t have Trainz on my laptop and after a certain while the route will refuse to open.

Nice to see you back mate, big fan. Hope you had a wonderful Halloween. 😊 Hope Wendy escaped the scrapyard, maybe she escaped to the mainland or something?

Great video

Good show keep up the good work

Amazing work as always, I love your interpretation of the coffee pots having cabs and one of them having a tender. Your models are always a treat to watch as they chuff along the line. I did have two questions. 1( In your chapter of Henry's Forest and Elsbridge, by the signal box hiding in the shrubbery, I noticed a small statue of engine. Is that suppose to be Henry?) 2 (In your Norramby Branchline chapter, you mentioned Emily, would I be right to say that you have future plans to bring her into your series of STMY?

Nice work

Anyone else get super nostalgic for memories they never had when they watch this?

I like how the fact it's just rws map with tvs sprinkled abit

18:44 I bet Arthur would love that little harbour. 🐟 🚢 ⚓️

I like the lore, it's really good.

Seeing Sodor with a container facility is kinda crazy too me. Never thought I’d see Sodor handling container traffic

17:14 Sounds good, would love to see the Peel Godred engines in future episodes.

What a rich history you've written!

Now we need a video on the engines of Sodor

I honestly hope Henry finds Emily, because that would explain their odd connection in the TV series. I honestly have lost track at how much those two are seen together. It could be something or an odd coincidence. But I don't believe in coincidences. And well, they were consistent with it up until BWBA. Plus, you did mention sometimes steam engines help out the diesels there. That or on this occasion Henry could have been wrongfully diverted on to the Norramby, but then why does he go on the old line, I don't know.

23:58 it's also implied that in sodor it's people and railways, that an electric funicular railway was opened in 1985 in skarloey. It go from the town of skarloey at the top to the lake and a few hotels at the bottom. It's likely that the rolling stock and the massive electric winch for the funicular was transported by lorry, hense why we never seen them. A funicular is a type of cable propelled transit, where a rope(in this case driven by an electric winch) is used to bring one car up the line and the other car down the line.

Enjoy your videos keep it up

This was a good video have you plans to do a video about the engines of each line from the precursor days to the present?

This is amazing. Lovely video. What is the next series out for sodor the modern years

Wildnorwester, I notice the elephant statue in the nature reserve 24:49 from the tvs episode The Runaway Elephant.

There's Nothing Quite Like it... Though if I may point out (Without any absolute disrespect you understand sir), in truth there is another station on the Mainline, known as Cronk. But I understand perhaps in you're beginnings, you were probably never aware of it. And I solely respect that dutifully. Regardless..., this video was Magnificent!!!

28:32 I do hope the platform and seeds are restored one day, or atleast turned into a museum for visitors.

Nice!

I hope there is a mini series on finding Emily!!

I think an interesting story for ten cents in season 3 would be to have him finally see the others tugs that still survived the second world wR

I might have a headcanon for bill and ben. So after the events of heroes from season 3, the clay pits at brendom closed after the landslide, plus im not including season 6 or so onwords, bill and ben were sent to work at the old lead mines at knapford. Why the lead mines at knapford? Well, in david mitton's map of the IOS, it clearly shows that the lead mines are a few miles away from knapford, so, my head canon is that the lead mines were re-opened after heroes, and bill and ben were sent to work there bringing lead to the docks at knapford. Weird headcanon, yeah, but it might actually work.

I was legitimately surprised when I heard Emily. I thought she had been replaced by that other Stirling Single Elise. I’m glad she’s in STMY, especially since she’s grow on me and made me realize that she actually is a good female Thomas character and wasn’t just shoved into the spotlight like Nia and Rebecca.

Can’t wait to see the stories you make. I do wonder, and this has more to do with ten cents what happened to the other tugs from the star tugs and puffer are they preserved in sided the modern years or are they scrapped cause a good example would be grandpus the submarine in real life none of his class survived but captain star saved him . I’m just wondering if we may see a story about them or if Hercules will visit Ten Cents it be nice to see if the star tugs get preserved together. Another thing was the NWR private during BR or were they part of it but BR didn’t have any control of it.

2:27 with the shunting around the larger Knapford area was getting to be too much for just Damien and Iris, so I have three theories as to how this will be sorted: 1. Sheffield gets allocated thereafter Rowan's arrival. 2. Wendy is found (assuming she somehow managed to avoid the torch), and restored. 3. the Knapford Harbor board decides to finally buy a second engine (either an OC or Salty), they wonder about what happened to the first engine, and theory 2 happens with the two working together. out of all of them, I think the 1st is the most likely but we'll have to wait and see. if you folks have your own ideas feel free to share them.

I finally found your old website

So, would the original NWR electrics be a topic for the future videos? As I do wonder what E1-E4 were. Also, Arlesdale Railway going to Peel Godred, nice. A concept like that could see the AR fleet needing an extra engine or two, though Olivia likely serves that purpose. But as a fun mention, Jock has a pair of siblings in Japan, just imagine him hearing about how there's four total locomotives built to Northern Rock's design.

This is fantastic! I do have a question though, as I'm not sure if i misunderstood from the video: is the loop line a thing in your series?

Hmm i wonder who will help with Knapford and i wonder where Emily is since it seems she disappeared after that bombing

Nice

I'm looking forward to how Gordon got smoke deflectors.

Nice job so far but I like the book version better and this gives me ideas for a base

two abandoned mines it sounds like Bertrum and Stanley hints to me

Vicarstown is SO CUTE

You should do a video about the engines that ran the railway past to present in order of arrival

I wonder if Emily survived the bombing of the norramby harbour and if she will appear in future episodes