The History Of Edward The Blue Engine & His Models: The History Of TTTE 

The way the Rev. randomly made Edward in my opinion is extremely wholesome.

Thomas, Percy, James, Gordon, Henry, and Toby all looked at Edward. Edward looked sad and looked at all of them. "I will sure miss you guys." He said sadly. "We will miss you too," Gordon said, "I'm sorry for treating you like a museum piece." "Us too." James and Henry added. Thomas looked around and saw everyone was down. He then took a breath and said, "Edward. No matter where you are or what you're doing, you'll always be welcomed here at Tidmouth Sheds." They all looked at Thomas. "Whether snow, rain, or shine, you can be sure we're ready to see you." Edward smiled. "When you light the fire," he began. Soon everyone joined in. "And stoke the boiler, and we'll be there for you!" They tooted their whistles and laughed. Though Edward would leave, no one would forget what he's done for them in their early years on Sodor.

Edward wearing James's face always bugged me, even as a child. I know some of the goofs weren't so obvious while filming, but how did they miss _that?_ But aside from that, great video as always!

It's sad to see the one who started this whole thing gets treated horribly by Mattel.

When most people hear the name Edward: that twinkly vampire When I hear the name Edward: that beautiful old blue engine who taught me to never give up

Interestingly, in Britain at least, all locomotives are referred to with male pronouns, while DMUs and carriages are referred to with female pronouns. That’s why one of the first female ‘engines’ was Daisy, as Awdry wanted to follow the rules.

*Supposes to be paying attention in class* Instead decides to watch trainboy’s recent upload. Plus it’s Edward so that just makes it better.

Edward is cool, I'm sure you've seen it already, but Tuggster explained why Edward is his favorite character and I have new respect for that engine aside from being the first one created Also, hey, Mattel, Thomas is not the most important character

I'm pretty sure everyone will be asking for Henry next.

Calamity: strikes Edward, the OG Awdry engine: I can do this all day.

The past month has been nothing but Edward appreciation and I am LOVING it

Real edward: *can barely move without his rods* His toys: pathetic

You’ve might of heard the RU-vidr “Unlucky Tug” say this, but, I’m surprised the never made a episode about all the engines asking Edward for help and later that night Gordon and James make fun of Edward and then Edward gets all mad and leaves tidmouth sheds and the other engines get mad Gordon and James so the other engines tell Gordon and James too say sorry but (being their character they are) they are to stubborn and that is how Edward gets moved out of tidmouth sheds.

Man I really wanted him to be in the magic railroad but since the model wasn’t ready at that time I understand but he’s the most famous character in the show you can never forget him

Mattel: Why the hell do so many older people like our kids show? We should actively try to make them stop following the product. Also Mattel: Why the hell is Thomas' viewership continually on a downward spiral?!?!?!? It's like parents aren't putting the show on for their kids anymore or something

I always found the Edward model to be an absolute wonder. It was the perfect size locomotive and honestly made me think, “That’s what the real star of the franchise should look like.”

Mattel getting rid of Edward = Family Guy killing Brian... smh

If you're doing rundowns of the models' histories, I'd put in a vote for the narrow gauge engines, especially Rusty. They seem to have undergone the most radical changes over the course of the series, with the original models only seeming to see use in Season 4 and part of Season 5 before new models took their place. Granted, the original models were by far the most kitbashed together, with wheels and running gear often coming from old Triang OO-gauge stock, but the difference in appearance between, say Ssn4 and Ssn7 is striking. And honestly, I found the later models a lot less realistic and more toy-like.

I think the problem is not all about Edward being removed from the steam team. People can counter by saying that he still has minor roles. All that aside the real problem is the fact Mattel chose to remove Edward. It shows that they didn't see Edward as a historically significant character but just a character in general.

Edward pulling the train after breaking his crank pins will always be one of my favorite moments in the show. For me, Thomas was really seasons 1-3, and kind of 4. I really don’t think they ever really reproduced the magic of seasons 1-2 ever again. Season 3 had some good moments, including Henry’s forest, I just think the first 2 seasons had the most incredible stories, music, and character development. Edward being removed is moot to me because he’ll always exist in the Thomas we all know and love :)

2:36 - top to bottom, left to right: Happy shocked unamused tired sad sleeping cross neutral wincing/clenched exhausted/anxious grinning

I always have felt people see Edward as the "Black Sheep" of the Sodor. It is the same way the other engines saw him just too old and too weak. Though my favorite is Percy I have always liked Edward he was always very soft spoken and polite.

TheUnluckyTug mentioned in his Edward video that he didn't get many episodes about himself cos he's not very flawed, so is hard to write for. All 4 stories of Edward's self-named book (Cows, Bertie's Chase, Saved From Scrap & Old Iron) featured him prominently but the main character was someone else. (Gordon/Henry, Bertie, Trevor & James respectively) The dum-dum writers of the HIT/CGI Eras got around this "bland" personality by retrofitting Edward into an old and fretful (i think there was a better word for that...) character.

Edward will always be my favorite character growing up ever since I watched this show when I was a kid! What a chad Edward is with his exploit of getting his passengers to the station with only 1 driving wheel in wet rain.

Edward: *exists* Mattel: let's change Edward with a unique designed loco Also Mattel: creates an engine that looks like a loaf of bread and an engine that looks like an orange toilet paper.

Dude, you can make a model of Edward from Edward's Exploit after the crash!

if you really think about it, i think edward is quite possibly the best looking engine out there, in that theres no time where he looks off putting or creepy which is unfortunatly the case for some other engines

I really like Edward.

You might as well keep going in numerical order and do Henry next.

As I’m watching this video I have just completed all of Edward’s faces from Shapeways for my HO Bachmann model. It feels so cool to be watching this while working on my own models to make them more accurate and appealing. I love your videos and really appreciate your in-depth knowledge of the Thomas series! Thank you for being such a true fan to the Thomas community!

Edwards literally my favourite character out of the show. Edward should’ve been the main character not Thomas.

Do rusty or henry next. They've probably had the most significant changes.

Fans: we want Edward and Henry not Rebecca and nia

Even back when I was a kid, I only had one toy of Edward and most other characters had duplicates and that felt wrong to me then and it still does. My favorite episode with Edward from my childhood was Old Iron.

I knew my most favorite character in the show had a vital essential role from the start back in the days of old. Edward has a certain characteristic the likes of which any train engine character has ever possessed.

Thank you, edward Rest in Peace

I hate that photo which has Edward with James smiling face

Also in the episode saved from scrap, Edward is also seen wearing one of Donald and Douglas' faces in one scene.

The only one that actually matters. Number two is really Number one.

History of Henry next! Is there a real reason his shape changed?

i love to see a history of either henry, toby or even spin offs of thomas

Henry should be next. He's my favourite character overall and his rebuilt form's basis is literally the most famous mixed traffic locomotive in the world, that being the 842-strong LMS Stanier "Black Five". It was his basis that saw the retirement of my channel's namesake.

I'd like to see the narrow gauge engines next!

I’m not saying I like Mattel’s decision to take Edward and Henry out, and replace them with Nia and Rebecca, but I will admit one thing - given how long the franchise has been running for, I’m frankly surprised none of the major characters had been officially written out of the series until S21!

Well If this is about edward id like to see the real life basis on the story of Edward's exploit

I want to see James and Thomas next.

I am glad that The producers of TTTE chose Ringo Starr and George Carlin for the Narrator. Ringo Starr had a good low voice story telling and George Carlin had an Enthusiastic voice for story telling.

I love Edward! He’s the best

Ah Edward the determined blue engine,

I want to hear the history of Percy

Do Henry and his old shape next

The legendary awdry character

You should do henry next, its only fair to keep going down the line

What song did you use? It sounds incredible and it really fits with the beginning scenes!!!!!

1:16 this is Edward's true smiling/happy face, his other happy faces are either his excited face or laughing face

Because of Edward I come to admire the real life engine he is close to that being the Furness K2. Gotta be one of my mixed traffic engines,

Great video on the engine that started it all the one and only Edward both he, Henry and Toby are my top three favorite characters in the show and will always have a special place in my heart 👍💙🚂

First off that was not Edward's whistle and second of all do Henry next

Do Henry and the history of his models next please.

We should make a museum for all of the models used in TTTE before the switch to CGI.

Besides Boco Edward is my favourite engine and that’s the reason why...

Wonderful History Episode! Henry is coming up next!

you should do gorden as he seems to be a important character in the railway series

I’m kinda glad Edward left the show bc He doesn’t have to deal with the crap Mattel is doing,he hopefully will stay away from the chaos and terrible ideas Mattel have

Happy weekend! 😃

Mattel: *REMOVES EDWARD* Me: SO YOU HAVE CHOSEN...... DEATH

A coulple months after this video, the Edward model previously at Drayton Manor resurfaced at a Clearwater event, albeit restored with its broken/missing parts replaced and his replica face replaced by one of his screen-used faces

Can you make a video about The History Of Henry the Green Engine & His Models?

You probably already were told this but just in case ThomasTankMerch on twitter has one of the Edward props

When you said there were series books there was so much flashbacks

Really nice video. I only just got back into the TTTE fandom after hearing about the reboot and wanting to revisit the classic era. The history of the models always fascinated me. Out of curiosity, what is the name of the song that you played starting when Edward pulled the carriages? It sounds really familiar but I can't think the name for the life of me.

Gordon: I can't do it I can't do it Edward: We will do it we will do it

If The Reverend met the head manager Mattel, he’d punch the manager for what he did.

Here is a suggestion. Make a one of the Thomas series like story's of sodor and use it to fix Thomas and friends big world big adventure

Edward was the basis for Thomas the tank engine... You remove edward and its no longer Thomas and friends... Like the it was supposed to be. Edward is the most important character in the series. Also my favorite. Toby is close second, Then Percy and finally Gordon. Thomas is just after Henry in 6th place. :P

Edward is the BEST!!!!!!!

Me, someone who watched the originals as a kid and never liked the cgi and hasn’t been in touch with recent seasons: what the fuck they removed Edward? He was my favourite character.

One night at Tidmouth sheds, all the engines were sad. Toby was moving to Vicarstown to join Edward. "We certainly will miss you," said Percy. "We're sorry you're getting put in the shade. Due to this and because you're a hard worker, there'll be more stone trains on the Ffarquhar branch for me and Percy to sort out," Thomas agreed. "And I'm sorry I called both you and Henrietta dirty objects. Please forgive me," added James. "I should've never called you an old timer either. You really got me out of a jam when I stalled with the express," Gordon said. "Just remember you're always welcome here whenever you're not too busy," Henry finished. And they all chuckled.

The uploads are flowing like water

Edwards my favorite one

Well Unlucky Tug says Gordon is the most important but I say Edward is the best

I Think we should Just go In Order Like Next should Be Henry...

I want to see Henry next please

Literally the BEST character on the show! Great intro for a great character! Also, what early 1900s jam do you have playing in the first clip? It is a bop with a vibe, and I see five others have requested to know the name of said bop.

Awesome background music!

Edward is god you can’t denial that

I swear if anyone says Thomas was the one that started it all I will prepare to send them to brazil

What about an episode on Spencer? I don't really recall him from the books all too much, but I do remember that he's based on the Silver Link, and had a pretty okay entrance episode along side quite a few other good episodes.

you should do james next

No matter what, Awdry’s characters will always matter to me! Edward is no exception!

I would love to see Percy, James and Thomas

Did the OG team have a thing for Marklin? background engine? Marklin. Donor parts? Marklin. Whole loco underneath? Marklin.

Another awesome video. Man, seems like you are the new gen Unlucky tug. (Yeah, I wish I could be like you)

Need that super rescue true story from you

If your going in order then Henry is next..right?

I love Edward. It's sad that he is being pushed aside for a character that isn't going to be loved as much.

I'd love to see a video on Toby next.

Train boy will u do James and the trouble with trees as a story please

I used to have a Tomy Motorized Edward he came with two troublesome trucks

could the next engine maybe be James?