The History Of Class 40 & His Models (Plus A Surprise Unboxing!)- The History Of TTTE 

I call this boi Andy. Yall should know that reference

I would like to see the history of that terrifying looking van from haunted Henry

The Wooden Railway toys called him 'The Diesel'. My brother and I used to pretend he was a pre-pinch Diesel 10 since we knew nothing about British locomotives and just that the shapes were nearly identical.

Me seeing class 40 at drayton manor compared to the others there: Not bad, I’ve seen worse

I often called Class 40 as “Bowler” due to the bowler hat incident

I always love the Adult Swim vibe of your intros. Brings back some memories.

Officially, his name is Diesel. In supporting material, the Awdrys would call him Diesel 2 to distinguish him from Diesel 1 (from Duck and the Diesel Engine.) Britt Allcroft did this by calling him Class 40 on his nameboard, but told merchandise companies his name was The Diesel.

I would've like to see him in more seasons like a background model.

What do I think of Class 40? Well, simple. _Someone needs to pull a Toby and save this mans._

Well since you unboxed a toy of him; why not do Bertie's model history next. Cos of the thumbnail; i thought this WAS his model history since Class 40's was so brief.

I’d like to see The history of Peter Sam because of his iconography with the Talyllyn Railway and his popularity

It's a shame where his model ended up honestly he deserves better. I love that modified Bertie BTW

I always found that certain diesel to be an unusual design for a very interesting character!! 👍🏽👍🏽

I only just stumbled onto your channel in the last couple days and have been binge watching videos ever since. Its really nice to see a perspective on series that was a major highlight of my youth from a contemporary, adult perspective and also seeing all the love and passion put it into it. Really looking forward to diving in to more of your old videos and any new stuff you put out!

I’ve been watching your videos for a while now and I love your editing style and use of sound effects, as well the information you are able to dig up about the props in the show.

The ERTL was one of my first trains and I still have it after 22 or so years. Never knew anything about him till now (including his name)

Class 40 was a very laid-back diesel, unlike most diesels which were often hostile and antagonistic to steam engines on the island. But still has the belief that steamers were outdated and needed to be scrapped. But if we see more of Class 40, he would eventually become a nicer diesel when he returned to the island, and help Gordon with the passengers after his incident of passing another station without stopping for him. Then he will be given a name called “Andy” like other engines, which had names on their own.

40's always been an interesting character for me. As a kid I'd see him all the time in advertisements and the between-episode sequences, and thought he looked interesting. When I finally got to see Bowled Out in middle school and also found that this was his only appearance, I was a little disappointed as he had potential in my eyes. While he hasn't returned in canon (and hopefully doesn't considering where we are now 🙄), I think fans have done an outstanding job following up on 40's overall character.

Class 40, along with Freddie, Big City Engine, Stepney, Arthur, and Culdee, have special CGI renders used for the Take-n-Play packages.

Thanks for uploading this on my birthday!

I think Class 40 is a very underated character in both the RWS and TVS. They both had so much potential, but he only appeared in 1 book and 1 episode were he actually spoke (not accounting Rusty To The Rescue). As Trainboy said, there was the dynamic touched upon between him and Stepney, and the fandom has already created plenty of possibilities this could've gone in the show and books. I personally think that him, Diesel 10 and D199 would've been a perfect 3 way relationship of 3 big diesels who want to rid the island (and world) of outdated steam locomotives. In fact if I were to rewrite Magic Railroad I'd probably have 10, 99, 40, Splodge, George and Boomer as the villains. D199 and Class 40 would be friends and careful yet more skillful spies on the Steamies every movement, much to the jealously of Splatter and Dodge.

Catch me walking out of Drayton Manor with an unusual long, oblong shape under my shirt.

D261: exists D199: AM I A JOKE TO YOU!?

Yes this class 40, spam can & Derek are my favorite characters in Thomas series. More stories should be built around them

I love klasse 40, I like his design and I like his perso… yeah and the many appeara… Roundabout best character ever 10/10

Great upload I really enjoyed watching your video

Him wearing his sad face is fitting considering he’s damned to stay Drayton Manor

I wasn't expecting the Full Metal Jacket reference, but it was hilarious.

I also commissioned one of bowledout95’s Berties! I got mine season 3 styled and I agree with trainboy; this little bus is amazing, amazing, AMAZING!!!

You know, this was one of the episodes I missed as a kid, but somehow I think I still had Class 40's ERTL toy, so I happily played with it with zero context.

another great video from trainboy.

I want history on troublesome trucks, I'm still holding hope.

There is the Season 4 style story of using Class 40, Boco, and Henry to recreate the classic RWS story Super Rescue. Wish we got that with the model series

Bowler, Class 40, D261, the guy goes by many names. The fan content made about him is quite cool honestly, with surprisingly solid redemption arcs for Class 40. Alas, if only his model could get out of it's prison. That sad/scared face mask definitely fits. Also Fun Fact: Class 40's basis. . .the Class 40s are mostly scrapped, but multiple have been preserved. I think 7 to be exact, but that is pretty cool. Always liked their smooth, elegant design.

I saw him in magazine stories that I saw on the fandom wiki where in one page he is with Diesel 10 and another one where he shows his good side.

It would be interesting to see Proteus or Neville done, considering most of the character have been 1-7 series characters

finally. we are back to standard gauge! PRAISE THE STANDARD!!!

I'm so glad I'm not the only one annoyed that most of the TV series diesels are class 08s, although my reasoning ties more into being annoyed about so many shunter diesels, particularly becuase they run on the mainline where the have no business running. Use proper mainline diesels for the job FFS. And while they're at it, bring electric locos to Sodor, as that would be really interesting to see.

I like the adult swim style bumpers you’ve included.

awesome content as always ! any chance you can do one of these videos of the big stations from the model series ?

The opening to your videos remind me of the adult swim messages that pop up

He is the reason why I am such a fan of the BR Class 40s today! He really was a special diesel character that I couldn't get enough of as a kid and still can't. And that is an impressive Season 1 Bertie! I should use of those to replace my Bachmann Bertie.

1:45 That's Take-n-Play actually.

Nice video dude. I think you should do the history of Rusty next or Peter Sam.

The big diesels' faces in The Railway Series were yellow or green (BoCo) because they were embedded onto their ends. The steam engines and smaller diesels (Diesel, Rusty, Mavis, Frank) had grey faces because it would look weird and wouldn't be practical to have an embedded face on a smokebox or, for the diesels' case, on their front grilles (how that even be possible?) That being said, Toby has always had a grey face in The Railway Series, yet his face is not where his smokebox is. For the TV series, my guess is that they had the grey face-masks because they would look weird or disorienting in yellow. My guess is that Annie and Clarabel have always had embedded faces because they didn't use the moving eye mechanism for them; but then again, neither do the troublesome trucks but they have grey faces from Series 2 onwards. Probably because they are easier to make and fix on. Also, I don't like Class 40's TV series model. The body is too low and out of scale in comparison to its real life counterpart. You can see that when he is moving up to the coaches in Bowled Out.

Wooooooooohhhhhhhh a new train boy episode

Awesome video! Amazing

I had an ERTL D199 (SpamCan) and I remember the first time watching Bowled out when I was 6 or 7 in 1995 and assuming Class 40 was the same character and being confused why they changed his face and color. A few years later the ERTL Class 40 (sold as simply "The Diesel") came out and then I realized they were different characters

I remember having a Class 40 wooden railway toy at my great-grandparents house and was so confused on who he was as out off all the VHS's I had none had the episode he appeared in and there was no name on the bottom. The only time I saw him was in one of the sing a long videos

3:25 “Sir an inspector’s hat sir!”

Class 40 was really chill compared to the other diesels, who were more antagonistic. He did give off snide remarks and quaint showing off, he intrinsically did not do too much trouble aside for getting the ire of the Sudrian engines and battering an inspectors bowler hat.

What a jammed packed episode!

GREAT JOB

I think I saw him in the background of calling all engines or steam v dezls

The TCC REALLY did his character justice!

Bertie looks amazing.

That Adult Swim intro was awesome!

I found Class 40 to be an interesting character but very underused. It also amazed me that he had a nameboard that was only used one time on the Cranky Bugs video release. You'd think that his nameboard would have been used in Thomas and the Special Letter, like maybe appearing after Sir Handle, but nope. His nameboard went unused until at that point. Both Class 40 himself and his nameboard were very underused. It's quite sad really/

Clash 40 is one of my favorite Diesel characters, if Diesel 10 not existed I think that Class 40 should’ve been the main villain in Thomas and the magic railroad

Great history and unboxing as always. For character you could do next could you please do Daisy

Class 40 cameos very briefly in Rusty to the Rescue

Is it weird that I think he's handsome? I mean, not that the other engines are ugly or anything, but something about him specifically just comes across as handsome.

I love the adult swim style intro

As kids, me and my brothers would always call Bowler 'Diesel Surveyedtheshed', because we didn't know what 'surveyed' meant, and thought it was some kind of naming title, or something

I would love to see trainboy make a history video about the scraped engines/rolling stock also him making his own 2nd episode of mad bomber

Do you think you could possibly do Lady next??? I think it'd be interesting to see her history, and she was the first engine I liked from the franchise

imo Class 40 has a lot of potential as a character

Thanks to Leokim's old Mad Bomber video, I keep calling this engine "Andy" or "Andy Diesel" in my head whenever I see him.

The CO in his wheel arrangement is the same meaning as the CO in Boco's name. The 1 is the pony truck, CO being a bogey of 3 powered axles, CO again then the 1 for the pony truck for the other end. Boco is BO which is two powered axles in the bogey. :D

I Remember that D261 exist as Take A Long Model too

3:02 Little fart noise. :3

Nice variety you should do the trucks next especially season 1

I am curious about the faces of Class 40 used in the episode Bowled Out. I've just rewatched the ep and there is 1 face used which I am unsure about which one it is (if that sentence makes any sense!). It is just after the Diesel stops and is pushed back by Duck and Stepney into his shed. His face is hidden behind Duck, though I cannot tell whether it is Face 4 or whether it could be Face 5. It looks like it has red cheeks too, as if he was furious. Dunno whether it is even a 6th unaccounted face.

They could have repainted him for a couple adaptations they never did due to the diesels only appearing once.

I personally don’t think that he’s an evil diesel, but more of a misguided one. When he says “Not bad, I’ve seen worse, at least you’re all clean.” He isn’t saying that to be rude, he’s saying it because it’s true. He’s only seen steam engines very dirty. It’s like when a baby says something insensitive. It’s not that they’re trying to be rude, they just don’t know any better.

3:23 WHAT IS THAT PRIVATE 40!!!??

2:57 Class 40 sad to be at Drayton Manor

I would love to see daisy, Mavis, or lady model history

3:02 Joshua has ate toco bell probably before this

1Co-Co1 just refers to his wheel arrangement. There were no other diesels in Britain with that classification that had a different wheel setup, so "1Co-Co1" doesn't really specify anything about him, beyond the obvious.

the fact that gold rail box has shining time logo shows how old it is

Why were characters like Class 40, City of Truro, Derek, Bulstrode and (partly) Flying Scotsman built only to appear once and never again, it always seem like an odd thing to do as this since characters probably cost a bit to create with motors and the build so wouldn't it make sense to use them more often?

I do like diesels theme and it goes well with class 40. And I like class 40, he's one of the diesels I've known for a long time. I've always want the thomas wooden railway class 40 toy but he is quite expensive on ebay.

Do the History of Bertie! I'd love to hear stuff about him!

Hey TrainBoy you think you could a history of Top Hat from Tugs?

Train boy:it supposed to be in the style of season 1 *shows a picture of Bertie from season 2*

I will forever refer to this guy as Andy, never knew why they never gave the guy a proper name so Leokimvideo did it best

Could you possibly do Sir Topham Hatt's car? He had Winston the rail car in the CGI era, why not his car from the model era.

It's funny , when I was a kid watching this , I always though class 40 (or bowler if you will) was "diesel 10". I always thought it made sense 😅😂😂

They should have done more with class 40. he was my fave deisel and he was basicly boco but a boy

Beautiful

Can you do the Troublesome Trucks next?

I would definitely like to see the history of the scary owl from that one music video

I'd love a history of the Troublesome Trucks please

3:04 Class 40 without face

Can you do the history of Neville and his modals

Yes!!

His buffers are so silver ✨

why do i feel like the intro to your newer videos are inspired by something from adult swim

suggestion, History of Derek and his models