Check out Part 2: • More Thomas & Friends ... A video showing the engines of 'Thomas & Friends' in real life - including Henry, Duck, Murdoch and, of course, Thomas! Thanks for watching! samstrains samstrains
Thomas in the series: "He had six small wheels, a short stumpy funnel, a short stumpy boiler and a short stumpy dome." Thomas from Hornby: *L O N G B O I*
You know, at the start of his life, Henry wasn't actually based on the Black 5. He was an experimental locomotive mixed from a pacific A1 and an C1 Atlantic, only without the rear pony truck. This mixture made him often feel ill, so he needed special welsh coal because his firebox was too small for his size. But after he had an accident with a night goodstrain called "The flying Kipper", he was finally rebuild at Crewe, making him a Black 5.
+GWR1232 LMS2343 No, It really was an H2. I have now even read something about Henry being ordered as an actual H2. But then of course, the Henry which was actually delivered looked like a bit like an H2 with 6 driving wheels. As I said, an experimental locomotive.
The two engines you know the least about (Arthur & Oliver) are two of my favourite engines ever. Oliver's stories were great in the Railway Series (the books Thomas & Friends were based off), and I loved Arthur's introductory episode so much when I was 5 I could recite it word for word. My favourite class to this day remains the Ivatt class 2.
The 9F's were introduced in 1954, and remained in production until 1960 at which time, No. 92220 'Evening Star' was built, at Swindon, making it the very last steam locomotive built by and for British Rail. Some of the other 9F's were also built at Swindon while the others were built at Crewe. Evening Star was the only one that was painted green.
Wait if all those engines are the same class of engine arnt Splatter Doge Arry Bert Diesel Paxton Sidney The brizal shunter and The bridlington goods yard diesels all brothers
The thing about most of the small 0-6-0 diesel shunter characters on Thomas is they could actually be any of classes 08, 09, 10, 11 or 12. They all look almost identical, the difference mostly being the internal machinery. Personally, with his all black paint I think the original Diesel in the Thomas shows was probably a class 11, the oldest of the bunch and were all originally painted black in LMS service.
it's so weird to see these childhood heroes (for me at least) without their faces. Still amazing to see what they were all based on. thank you for the great childhood Thomas!
9:40 "It's only quite recently that he's been in it I suppose." Actually, Flying Scotsman's first appearance was in "Enterprising engines" in 1968, so he predates a lot of the new characters like 'Arry and Bert, who were only introduced into the CGI TV series and were never in the books.
Cool video! Did you know that Thomas, the show's namesake, was actually the fourth engine introduced in Rev. W. Awdry's books "The Railway Series"? The first three were Edward, then Gordon, then Henry (who featured in the video). Cool tidbit of the day.
Hi Jack, thanks for the comment - no I didn't know that, it's pretty cool though! I wonder why they chose Thomas to be the main character?! Cheers, Sam :)
Thank you Sam for ‘completing my circle’: it was in 2007, watching a rerun of the first series of Thomas with my then 3 year old son, that I first ‘rekindled’ my childhood hobby of model railways. Happy days. Wonderful Hobby. Wonderful Videos from you!
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For me the Thomas tv series only has 12 seasons (computer animation & trains do not mix), but seeing "Steven" rocket around the track here is hilarious :D .
I like how Arthur actually has the LMS initials on him. And Mattel had to get permission to use the LNER initials on the Flying Scotsman, even though it does not really exist any more.
Duck was built in 1929 by the North British Locomotive Works of Glasgow (oddly he doesn't have a scottish accent) as GWR #5741. He arrived on Sodor in 1955. (The real 5741 was scrapped in 1958).
Duck is a GWR 57xx class, of which there were ultimately over 800, still being built by BR in GWR workshops into the early 1950s. The two diesel shunters are Class 08's, which first appeared with the LMS back in about 1947. There were HUNDREDS built by BR, and quite a few still in shunting use as well as preservation around the UK. These engines first appeared in Book 9 (I think) "Duck and the Diesel Engine" where Diesel tries to show off to Duck, and Duck teaches him a lesson. To this day "Diesel" is a popular character in the many animated series' on RU-vid. The brakevan "Toad" is a typical GWR "Toad van" from the 1920s or earlier. He first appears in Book 24 "Oliver the Western Engine."
The class 08 diesel shunters were introduced in 1952. Over 800 were built, and could manage a maximum speed of 15 mph. In terms of service life, they have lasted longer than any other locomotive on British Rail (at least in diesel terms).
Great stuff mate, Duck's real name in the books was Montague, and even in the TV series his call this, its just that he waggled, and was nicknamed Duck, and has become more recognised by his nickname 'Duck'. Also Oliver is in correct livery with the GWR roundel that the 14xx/48xx class would have been in, but of course never as vibrant green, it was Brunswick green. Looking forward to seeing more uploads, great video mate!
Cracking idea for a video Sam! I loved this, thanks. Interesting to learn that Henry was a 5MT; always thought he was a Patriot class, what with the mid life rebuild of that class and the short lived green paintwork they wore early in BR days. Was also wondering if you have a Metrovick Type 2 diesel to represent BoCo? Heljan do one I believe.
Thanks Luke, though it wasn't my idea - you can thank Custard Timelord for the idea - he got me started on doing this! :D Really glad you liked the video though - it's worth saying that some of the characters are very loosely based on these locos - and some may even be a mixture of multiple ones! I don't have one of those actually, but they do look very nice! :D All the best, Sam :)
Wrenn made these in many different liveries; most of them inappropriate, but it was a good way to sell more models, as a company with constant financial struggles, All the best, Sam :)
When I was a kiddo, i used to love steam engines (i still do, actually) and It’s amazing how well both Bachmann and Hornby followed designs of the characters and real engines. At first, my favorite engines were Thomas (because he was main character), Edward, since he was so level headed, and smart, and Percy, since he was the ‘best friend’ character, since I was a social kid back then. After learning more about engines (their label, and how their wheels were labeled, such as 0-6-0, 4-6-2, and so on), i began loving the 2-0-2 engines, since they were small, and adorable for a train, making Percy my favorite character from the series as I got older
Thanks for the comment - yes it's amazing how many of the characters have their real models on the market! Yes it's a great way to get youngsters interested in this hobby! :D Thanks for watching - Sam :)
Awesome! My toddler son, who is 3 and a Thomas fan, really enjoyed this! I've often wondered what the engines look like actually. Thanks so much and I subbed! =)
i love Stephenson I got to get one of them he was my fav I never laughed so much in all my life I might even have to buy the whole lot and build a heritage railway ....... my partner Andrew has cancer in his eyes and said you did not show them all I said you did we were laughing our head off nice one Sam :0)
haha thanks Chris - glad you liked seeing stephenson - they are great little models, if a bit fiddly! Yeah they're definitely funny when they start flying ;) All the best mate, Sam :)
Please could you do real life Diesle10, Fllin, Rocky, Daisy, Mallard, Axle, Vinny, Asheem, Etyen, Ivan, Rale, Geena, Yong bow, brugy, shain, Freeda, Hiro, class 40, Derick and Florer.
No, it was the the first to go over 100 miles per hour officially. Some people claim that city of Truro did it first, but that was not recorded, and people that used to drive them have said they could never have done it. That’s the reason why flying Scotsman it so famous.
Hi again mate, no problem at all - I reply to every comment I get - I really appreciate everyone who wants to watch what I make! Thanks so much for the kind words, Sam :)
Sam'sTrains Also, Lady the magical engine was based on a one-time experimental prototype that didn't work out and was scrapped, Gordon is the same model as The Flying Scotsman and his basis is the only other one of it in existence besides the Scotsman, they were made by Doncaster Works Stepney is a real engine on the BlueBell Heritage Railway in England, I believe that all of the basis models for Boco have been scrapped, I believe Edward and James are the same model different years (Edward is 18 years older than James). Henry was rebuilt and now looks near identical to Gordon and The Flying Scotsman, Dennis and Norman are the same model of diesel, Logan is a Steam Shunter that looks like a diesel (very similar to tender engine Neville), Raul of The Great Race seems to be the same model Stafford is an electric shunter, Glynn the Coffeepot engine is from between the years 1905-1908. Sam is an American engine from the Virginian Railway, Hiro is a Japanese engine that appears to be the same model as Murdoch Diesel 10's basis does not have a claw on top, that was added to 10 by the movie people Victor and Timothy are oil-burning steam engines, Bash and Dash are oil and wood burning steam engines, and Ferdinand is an oil andnwod burning tender engine Donald and Douglass the tender engine twins that hail from Scotland are the only engines on the entire island to be painted in the BR livery (although i have heard they were originally painted blue for some reason, they were black when they arrived on the island) Yellow tank engine twins Bill and Ben were also originally painted blue Gordon was originally painted green like The Flying Scotsman James arrived painted in the BR black livery but was repainted red after a bad accidnt with his wooden brake blocks catching fire (thats another interesting tidbit right there, his brake blocks, unlike Edwards at least as far as Edward's history is know, were originally made of wood) Billy and Charlie are the same model Connor and Caitlin look identical with the exception of color, apparently however they are different models This is about all i could come up with out of the top of my head, I am a huge Thomas and Friends FANatic and am particularly interested in the historical aspect at the moment. there is much more to discover as the character universe is HUGE and expansive.
Most of that was wrong, Henry and Gordon are completely different locomotives Henry is a LMS 4-6-0 Black Five 5MT, Gordon is an LNER 4-6-2 A1. Neville doesn't look anything like Logan. Raul and Logan are different trains. Hiro doesn't have the same basis as Murdoch. James and edwad don't share a basis. When Donald and Douglas were blue it would be called "Caledonian blue". Bill and Ben were never blue. Catlin and Conner have different a basis. Lady doesn't have a basis and finally Victor isn't a oil burning engine timothy is the only one. did you even know that Victor is narrow gauge? I wouldn't really call you a fan you don't seem to know much about the history.
I love that fact that Sam choose oliver as a "obscure character" which literally is paired with toad, toad is his breakvan, yet you choose some of the 1 off characters as unobscured characters.
Hi mate thanks for the comment! Making my own loco would be fantastic - and I've motorized a few wagons in the past, but I doubt I'd be able to make anything that looks good ;) All the best, Sam :)
the bullid, or Q1 looks very different post war, because as soon as metal scarcity was no longer a consideration, the railways "threw metal" at the engines, adding running boards etc, as the biggest problem of the engine was how light it was for it's power causing excessive wheel slip.
Oh really? I didn't know that - thanks for the info, I'll have to look for a photo of them once they had the metal thrown at them! All the best, Sam :)
haha thanks - I bet not many people like my accent! Glad you liked the video anyway - I've just finished part two, and I'll upload it soon! :D Cheers, Sam :)
The Flying Scotsman recently made his first debut into the tv show through the Thomas special "The Great Race" but he actually appeared along with Stephenson's Rocket with Thomas and the bunch back in the original "The Railway Series" children's books that Thomas and Friends is based on.
duck is specifically based on the 5700 or 57xx class. i think it is in particular the engine numbered 5741. oh also TOO MANY DIESELS are class 08s. actually now thhat i think about it that's pretty accutate. the first was diesel, then arry and bert, then splatter and dodge, then paxton and then sidney (there could be some i forgot)
The 4mt had a single engine painted blue. It was for the preserved Caledonian Railway. Also, the N2 had pulled more than 3. It was the main engine for the quad-art stock which ran suburban services out of Kings Cross.
Did you know, at the start of his life, Henry wasn't actually based on the black 5! He was an experimental locomotive mixed from a pacific A1 and an H2 Atlantic, I think, only without the rear pony truck. This mixture made him often feel ill, so he needed special welsh coal because his firebox was too small for his size. But after he had an accident with a night goodstrain called "The flying Kipper", he was finally rebuild at Crewe, making him a Black 5.
Yeah I have heard this actually - that's very interesting!! I wonder how he would have looked in the show with that design?! Thanks for watching - Sam :)
Rocket is actually almost 200 years old (built in 1829). She and her sister locomotives were among the first locomotives ever built, and the "Rocket-class" was the first (and, at that time, only) type of locomotive to run on the first ever purpose-built commercial railway line. She was the fastest vehicle ever built - even faster than a horse. The original Rocket still exists, and is preserved in the Science Museum in London. She's an amazing piece of history.
She is indeed - incredibly old now! I thought there was only one Rocket though - didn't the first class become the Planets? And yes, that speed must have been incredible for the time - it was a wonderful machine against the competition! Thanks for watching - Sam :)
@@SamsTrains Rocket was certainly incredible. :) She competed in the famous "Rainhill Trials" against a handful of other prototype locomotives, in order to determine which engine should become the basis for future production locomotives. Rocket was the most reliable by far, as well as being capable of remarkable speed and pulling power (for the time). As such, she won the competition. As a result of her success, several other locomotives were build to the same design as Rocket, and they were the first locomotives ever to see service on a dedicated railway. Fun fact: The Duke of Wellington (by then the Prime Minister of the UK) rode in one of the carriages on the railway's opening day (1830). The title of "first ever commercial locomotive", however, goes to "Locomotion No. 1", which was build a few years earlier. However, it ran on a single line which was not a dedicated "railway" in the modern sense. Most wagons were pulled by horses, it was available for public use, and it wasn't timetabled or organised in the slightest. It was a "rail-road" in the realest sense. "Planet" debuted shortly after Rocket and her sisters had established themselves on the railway, and single-handedly became the basis for all future steam locomotives. If Rocket was the pioneering prototype, then Planet was the "real deal". I hope this sort of thing interests you as much as it interests me. :) Keep up the good work on your videos!
Awesome video! However I'm unfortunately not familiar with any of the characters past the original "Thomas and Friends" series. I'd love to see more of the originals! Thank you for this video though, I've recently rediscovered my interest in model trains and my nostalgic love for old Thomas and Friends. This was wonderful.
I just loved listening to this and seeing the trains run on the track. -sighs- reminds me that I would have love to have models of the real locomotives running too. But that didn't happen in my childhood.... But I can still have a chance to get into it! Hehe, but anyways. I really wanted to ask where you get the models like these. But mainly... I really want to know where to get the Stephenson's Rocket model! X3 I freaking love that one of the first ever locomotive and would and should be slow, is the fasted one here! Also Stephen is still a character I love. Thank you for the very nice and informative video. I am definitely subscribing. :)
Hi mate, thanks very much for the lovely comment and for subscribing - much appreciated! I get most of my locos online from Hattons or Ebay etc, and you can probably get a stephen on Ebay, though they're pretty rare and can cost well over £100 in good condition with a coach! Thanks again, Sam :)
Sam'sTrains Hey there, your welcome, I am happy to hear it. Well alright, that is so cool. And I understand that it would cost more, but still thanks, I'll see about that. And your welcome again. ^^
I've done some research to out here in the Netherlands, and Arry, Bert, Paxton and Diesel himself are at the NS the 500 600 and 700 series. I hope I can help you enough with this information.
I was surprised by just how few of these were engines from the start of the series. Many of them were from not long before they started animating everything.
The reason for Thomas' splashers is because there were two different water tank styles on the E2. One was a smaller tank, as on the model you have, and the other was like the one on Thomas.
Hi! Yeah that's true, there were two different versions of the E2 - but neither had splashers! The splashers were entirely fictional, and only appeared on Thomas, never the E2s! Cheers, Sam :)
Hi Jacob - yeah, I don't have a problem with any Bachmann Thomas stuff - it's just that I happened to choose Hornby for the Thomas that I showed! If I do more Thomas - I may well try some Bachmann stuff! :D All the best, Sam :)
