That time a train decided to go swimming 

No train that's the sea, you're not supposed to be there

"Water's nothing to an engine with determination" said Percy. And he ran off singing, once an engine attached to a train, was afraid of a few drops of rain

"Engines don't swim, Henry. You were meant to deliver fish, not swim with them. You should know that by now."

Who knew there was a real-life parallel to Henry’s plunge into the sea? “You were meant to deliver fish not swim with them!”

"Waters Nothing to an Engine with Determination" ~ Percy ~ - 1956

3:33 "Strong Ropes were fastened to his back end, and James and Henry, pulling hard, managed to bring him to safety"

"He's fallen in the water!"

Glad to hear the engine was preserved. A happy ending well deserved. Only now I'm realising that rhymes. It really must be a sign of the times.

What a interesting story. Glad to hear the engine involved in the accident is still around. I can only imagine what the people on the beach thought of this.

"Well well, 038. Did you like the water?" "No..." "I am surprised. You must need more determination. 'Water's nothing to an engine with determination,' you know."

"you're supposed to deliver fish Henry, not swim with them"

I think he couldn’t find a water tower, so he just went for a drink

**Crashes onto the beach** “Ooooooh! Get me out! Get me out!” “Not a hope, your stuck”

It I had a penny for every Thomas story where an engine plunges into water.... I'd actually have quite a few pennies, and that's surprising.

I love when these lil stories end with "The engine is preserved and awaiting restoration." Just fills me with so much joy

This sounds like the kind of story that would fit in perfectly with the Railway Series. Please tell me Awdry wrote this into one of his books.

When the locomotives talk at night, they roll their eyes as 038 starts to tell the story of his beach trip again- but they all listen avidly because it is the best story!

"Loco on the beach" sounds like an interesting cocktail.

“Late because the engine wanted to go skinny dipping. Again.” Was a sentence I didn’t think I’d need to hear today XD

This brightened my day, hearing about a train who possibly could have wanted to go to the beach again.

Here's a little silly rhyme I made for this story. Once, an engine attached to a train Was in a track of a single lane It went into a tunnel And with a squeak of its funnel Jumped the rails away at the landslide The engine came to immediate halt Where it stuck on the beaches salt Luckily no one was hurt But the situation was alert Claimed the crash was assualt Workers inspected the engine The plan did bring some tension Twas to rerail the loco to shore Soon temp rails were erected anew But water and sand challenged the crew The tide continued to have its way "But build a barrier around" they say They did so to make it work Soon the pulled out the tender With said barrier to defend her With the valve gear ruined They still had those rails smoothened There it goes up that ramp Despite its so very serious cramps It was finally back on track Today the engine is as good as new With the engine on display, its true So there she will stay Glad to hear the engine was preserved And happy ending well deserved, don't you?

Every time I think that Classic Thomas was a bit too unrealistic, I learn about incidents like these Great video 💙

This reminds me of a story. Somewhere in the Canadian Rockies a diesel/ or electric train was making its way along the side of a icy river when it burst its banks and completely flooded that section of track trapping everyone on board. They managed to get someone out of the train and to a nearby emergency telephone/telegraph machine that was on a nearby power pole. The only engine that could go through the water was a steam engine. The engine came and pushed the diesel/electric engine to a safer spot until the river went down.

Honestly, the way the recovery of the locomotive went, honestly sounds like this incident is partial inspiration for Gordon Takes a Dip.

And here I thought Henry, Percy and Gordon were the only ones to take a dip

"Silly old GORDON fell int the ditch"

Yes, it's an Italian tradition that every summer trains go swim

The train just wanted a vacation

"Oooooosh!" He hissed. "Get me out! Get me out!"

Finally a steam locomotive goes swimming on the beach!

Train on the water, boat on the track.

Locomotive 746 🇮🇹 was the largest and heaviest Italian locomotive in existence. After the accident the 746 038 was restored and is now visible in Pistoia, Tuscany... Greetings from Italy! 🇮🇹

Sir Tophamm Hat: “Engines don’t go swimming Henry. You were meant to deliver fish, not swim with them. You should know that by now”. Henry: “Yes sir. I’m sorry sir.”

And Henry once went into the sea due to high tides.

Love how so many of the comments are Thomas the Tank Engine references. I do wonder if this - possibly along with other incidents - inspired "Something in the Air" (which might have just been a TV episode, not original book story). But in that one high tides had washed out the soil under the track, which collapsed into the water under Henry's weight (but they were able to hold Thomas). I'm sure there have been similar real-life incidents.

having the delfino plaza theme playing fits this so well

When your granddady was an oceangoing steamship Its genetic

Later that night Gordon crawled home a sadder and wiser engine

the real reason why henry was scared of rain

“Engines don’t swim Henry, you’re suppose to deliver fish not swim with them. You should know that by now!” - The Fat Controller

I found this incredibly funny as I never knew this happened and yet it did and the engine in question had a happy ending, contrary to most engines that experience interesting derailments like this. I believe this is the first time you covered a story in Italy. I've been wanting to go to the beach recently as my home has been experiencing incredibly warm weather for April. Since you uploaded this, I think I'll look into going to an Italian beach. What else is appropriate about this video is that the FS 746 Class were first built in 1922-1923 so 746.038 is roughly 100 years old.

"Well, well, well, did you like the water?" "No" "I am surprised. You need more determination, Percy. 'Water's nothing to an engine with determination' you know"

"Well well well" chuckled Henry, "did you like the water?" "No" said Percy

"Can't park there mate" - The Sea 1956

"Engines Don't Swim Henry. You Were Meant To Deliver Fish, Not Swim With Them. You Should Know That By Now"

I would love to see someone try to make a story about this and have the actual engine tell it in his old age.

Very nice work, gald to see my suggestion came to fruition ! I was impressed that you managed to find more pictures as well as the ones i sent, i didn't think any more existed ! Only one correction i thought i'd point out is: after the engine was retrieved from the sea (as far as my research showed) it never went back into service, it was just towed around from works to works, before finally ending up at Pistoia. Of course it may be your research says different, in which case, fair enough !

The steam engine that wanted to be an ocean liner.

Gordon Takes Dip inspiration.

Super Mario Sunshine works perfectly for the background music! 😊

Basically that one episode of the show "Ivor the Engine" where rails are laid down for Ivor to chug down into the beach, but with real trains! "the engine decided to go skinny dipping" -I'm dead lol

the fact it's an Italian Incident i just can help but laughing harder

_"Engines don't go fishing!"_

Loving that delfino plaza theme

Glug Glug help me

That's very good news 038 is still around 😌 I'm sure it probably has a ton of stories to tell about it's time on the beach

Reminds me of when Gordon went into a ditch, Percy plunged into water, and when Henry swam with fishes

"In fair Verona, where we lay our scene"

Nice to know the engine is still with us.

That engine looks he really said “Oy! Let me check if the water’s right!”

Oh that might be the inspiration for Gordon takes a dip, or the episode where Percy goes over which I actually can’t remember the episode name.

Great work, I'm sure glad the water didn't get into the boiler. A very interesting story, sub'd.

I forget what the episode was called, but this reminds me of when Henry went "swimming"

For me and many Thai railfans, This reminds me of an accident that happened on the night of August 31st, 2006. An express train no.52 from Chiang Mai to Bangkok, hauled by an Alsthom AD24C diesel locomotive number 4218, collided with a pile of fallen rocks shortly after it passed Kaeng Luang station in the province of Phrae, 545 kilometers north of Bangkok. The locomotive derailed, broke free from the rest of the train, and plunged into the deep, muddy, and rapidly-flowing currents of the Yom River that run alongside the tracks. It took 5 days to retrieve the locomotive from the river and three more years for the locomotive to be repaired by the State Railway of Thailand workshop and put back into service. The locomotive is currently still in service with the State Railway of Thailand. But unfortunately, both the driver and the mechanic passed away from drowning. May their souls rest in peace. P.S.: 1. The accident took place around here (18.014495, 99.955801) in the remote, mountainous river valley during the monsoon, making it difficult to bring heavy machinery like cranes to the site. 2. The track is the only rail line connecting Bangkok to Chiang Mai, making any major accidents equal the temporary closure of the line. And rescue trains can't do the job consistently because they had to move back and forth between the site and the Kaeng Luang station in order to clear the track for other trains to pass. 3. Thai diesel locomotives and DMUs always have two operators on board. The driver, who drives the train. And the mechanic, who acts as the driver's wingman, assists the driver and repairs the train when it breaks down. (The word "repair" in this case means to repair the train just enough for it to move on its own power to the nearest station around and calls for help, usually for replacement locomotives, but many repairs are minor that could be done on the fly or in a short halt.)

Oh, the Mario Sunshine music :)

“Ooosshhhh,” he hissed! “Get me out! Get me out!”

"You're late! And that smell is making me ill."

Mmm, yes! I love my Italian State Railways class 746. It loves swimbing!

Silly old Gordon fell in a ditch, Fell in a ditch, fell in a ditch. Silly old Gordon fell in a ditch, All on a Monday morning.

Engines don’t swim Henry. You were meant to deliver fish. Not swim with them.

The recovery effort was really quite impressive. Much credit to the workers who designed and executed it.

"Noo let me stay a few more years pls" -038

Quite fortunate the chill shock didn't crack the cylinder castings or the damage the tube sheet at the smoke box.

I shall make you drink 56 gallons of milk next stream.

I live in Dover. I can think of a lot of things better than going to the beach, especially on holiday. Serious brain trauma being one of them.

Beutiful. I know a lot of story from Italian railways, but thisone is new to me

A MAN HAS FALLEN INTO THE RIVER IN LEGO CITY

“He’s fallen in the water!”

Engine really said “Ima do a swim. Blub blub”

038 isn't the only locomotive to go paddling in the sea, either. Two engines of the old Cambrian Railways came to grief at Friog in central Wales, one in about 1910 and the other in the 30's. Sadly neither case had so happy an ending as this story, as both engine crews were killed in the falls. The second incident resulted in the building of an avalanche shelter over the track, which is still there today. (And possibly small pieces of the engines, on the rocks below.) Doubtless there are other such incidents, and - yes - Awdry would most surely have known of them!

The choo-choo train went for a beach holiday! 😀

Reminds me when Henry was pulling the flying kipper and fell into the sea

When a locomotive _"makes a splash."_ 😊

Shit glad the tide wasnt in, imagine if it fell over in the sea an cold water went down the funnel and in the firebox... Hms barham on a small scale 😯 certainly glad it was recovered and it still exists, nice looking loco

So cool the engine still exist, and might even run again

Super video like.

Thanks for that.

I'm wondering about damage from the temperature gradients (spatial and temporal). "Beached engine", that's a new one.

Amazing!

I was expecting an Ivor the Engine reference in this ;)

0:38 This feels like a TTTE episode

"I want to go swimming!" But they all said the same thing "Engines don't go swimming!"

“Ah, finally. Now I ca. take a brake.”

This sounds like an Episode of Ivor The Engine when Ivor is lifted onto temporary tracks on a beach so he can go swimming

Maybe better for October, but the time in Italy, around 1944, when a freight train killed several hundred passengers in a tunnel

In New Zealand we had something similar a couple years back when a train rolled into and sunk into Picton Harbour

O38: Oh come on, I needed a break. XD

0:55 "Luckily, no one was hurt"

thanks man !

I have inherited a photo of a locomotive whose front half has fallen into a roundhouse’s turntable pit. My great-grandfather is the photo, along with dozens of others pondering how to get it out. That would be rather urgent because no other locomotive would be able to get in or out of the roundhouse until that one was removed.