What EXACT Kind of Toad is Toad? - RWS Research #5 

This is an interesting video. It's funny because the Wooden Railway model of Toad has a 16 Jons on it and I never understood what that meant. Of course that's unrelated but still it's nice to know that there's a possibility of the real life Toad out there. Keep up the good work man.

Excellent research! Never knew there were centre Toad brake vans or fully enclosed ones especially for Severn Tunnel! Thanks so much!

WOW!!! You have gone to a LOT of trouble here, just for a Toad van! I look forward to you finding out more about him, as well as Oliver and Isabelle.

I was just on my way to college when this streamed. It’s great to see this series again. I can’t wait for the next part.

So happy you are back! These research videos are brilliant!

Really good to have these videos back. The music in the background is so relaxing too.

That was a brilliant show of Research! I never even realized there were so many types of GWR Toad Brakevans back then! As for the Oliver & Isabel Episodes, I'm already looking forward to seeing them eventually!

I never would have guessed that Toad would also be subject to a false identity like Oliver, Duck or Diesel. I found this very informative as I never knew there were so many different classes of Toad brake vans. Hey, American so I only can find so much on British rolling stock through the internet and pre-1970s out of print railway books are hard to come by. I think the biggest remarkable fact is that Toad had to have been built during the early years of WWII meaning he would be the youngest Steam Era member built on the Little Western and that makes scene why he refers to everyone with the title of "Mister."

He's back! Can't wait for the rest of the Little Western crew! I think one thing's for certain about Oliver - the real 1436 was withdrawn and scrapped WAY too early to realistically be him; I feel like he has to have been one of the few withdrawn in '64. Also, whenever you get to Duck, I'd be curious to know which 57xx's if any worked in both London and Wales during their career.

Won't be awake for the premiere but will tune in as soon as I wake up!

Whatever other 57xx Duck could’ve been, imagine just before coming to Sodor since it was 1955 when the BR modernization plan had been announced several steam engines likely knew their time would be up soon (especially the shunters since diesel shunters were already around, likely why Duck would be suspicious of Diesel) so possibly the actual 5741 decided to give Duck their number plates to carry out their legacy when going to Sodor just in case they didn’t make it so they swapped numbers where Duck has carried the number 5741 ever since. As for Oliver, if he also wasn’t 1436 maybe he took on the number plates of the actual 1436 which was scrapped in 1958 so he wouldn’t get caught while escaping (like when someone wears fake glasses and moustache) imagine while just getting close to Sodor Oliver would’ve casually passed a diesel and greeted them who then causally greeted him back before realizing how there was word about a 14xx escaping scrap and the actual 1436 was scrapped years ago so the diesel caught him Isabel and Toad and put them out in the siding at Barrow (like when Brian was wearing a fake moustache and Stewie started beating him up in Family Guy), I know Oliver simply ran out of coal at Barrow Yard but still.

After Oliver’s arrival, it’s definitely possible Sir Charles Topham Hatt II would’ve been trying to get more steam engines to save and there were still a number of steam engines working on BR from late 1967-mid 1968 so maybe he could’ve acquired the likes of another Black 5 like Henry, a Standard 5MT, a 9F (where Murdoch could come into play in the RWS), and I could also see it he’d think about getting an 8F too but with WildnorWester’s Peter stored in Ballahoo Tunnel we could have him easily conveniently found there earlier and come into service. Sir Charles wasn’t kidding when he said steam engines were rare and hard to find since before late 1967, lots of engines were already cut up before then by even just a few months after being withdrawn but again it’s definitely possible lots more steam engines would’ve tried escaping (how Emily Molly Neville Rosie Ryan Rebecca etc. could come into play) though at the same time I think in the RWS canon post-late 1967 STH II would’ve had the easiest time when looking for steam engines either those still in service on BR by the end, some still in scrapyards yet to be cut up, or industrial engines.

Friendship Express? (Nah that's just a generic train to transport the main characters along)

Thank you for this video does this mean the Oliver video will be coming soon also. Isobel might be interesting. I get the feeling Oliver and toad escaped together and were old friends at the time when they did

I wish Gator ha more character development in the tv show, he's supposed to be from Colombia 🇨🇴 and he's a unique type of locomotive too. 😊

Okay so I looked at my Local steam railway website and they have a Toad AA21 ‘Toad’ 17391 built in 1939 at Swindon So could be a candidate could not be I’ll look into it

YES TS BACK

Could you try to do an video on which locomotive gordon is? Like I don't like the idea of him being the prototype since that was great northern, and awdry did say the books tend to be inaccurate

I have an idea for a character research video if you're up for it.

Could you do more of these? Maybe the next will be Pug?

Alright. While you're on the research of Isabel and Oliver, can you do research on Emily and Murdoch?

Isn't Toad GWR №56831 as all of his merch and model have that exact number?

10:24 Unless he was repainted and I just forgot, does this mean Toad isn't actually grey?