#the railway series edward

[shelli-gator]

I won't stew in silence any longer. My grievances will be heard. AND tagged.

Why is there such a huge emphasis on Edward's 'old age' amongst fans and sometimes in the series itself, but more importantly, fan depictions of him as this decrepit old man. He's at most 17 years older than James. Look at this guy's face, he's like, the face of eternal youthful beauty. He looks like a wry and mischievous fae folk charming you away into a forest where you will fucking never be seen again. GOODBYE.

And don't get me wrong, I like describing/thinking of him as older, it gives his struggles and his dedication more merit and weight, but he's not anyone's peepaw by any means. People act like this poor guy was made in 1806 as opposed to earliest 1896.

Maybe at the time, when he was holed up in the sheds, he was 'older'. Marginally. Like how you look at your Samsung S10 and frown because it's not the S21 ultra. I wouldn't call that a grandpa, would you?

Anyway that's my two cents for what it's worth. If anything.

#ttte #ttte edward #the railway series #the railway series edward #engines #thomas and friends #i only care about the 'and friends' #maybe this is unpopular opinion #but i'll die on this hill #yes i'm talking about trains #i'm slipping back into old fixations #WHEEL SLIPPING #haha #dont get me wrong i love older men but i've seen his humanizations described as fucking 60+ in years which feels woefully unfair

[13o7billionyearsinthemaking]

Tidmouth Runaway

It's The Railway Series 79th Anniversary

Probably the most biblically accurate version of them, even having their correct wheel arrangements

#ttte #RWScollab2024 #if it counts #thomas and friends #thomas the tank engine #ttte humanized #ttte fanart #my art #ttte thomas #ttte edward #ttte henry #ttte gordon #ttte james #ttte Percy #ttte toby #ttte duck #ttte montague #the railway series #rws #79th anniversary #ttte humanoid #ttte human au #thomas the train #i tired to get this done before the deadline and miscalculated oops but ill see if ill update this later #railway series #ttte au

[steam-beasts]

POV; You recieve a book in the mail of the first ever RWS book. Once you set it on your table, these three start crawling out.

Meet Eddie, Gordie and Hen-Hen.

#thomas and friends #thomas the tank engine #The three railway sausages AU #the railway series #ttte gordon #ttte edward #ttte henry

[theflyingkipper]

can you two back me up here instead of laughing!!

#we got a number 1 victory royale yea tidmouth we bout 2 get down (get dow #lots of this was just me staring at the edwards’ illustrations and goign HOW #maybe I’ll do one of those me not shutting tf up tutorials on this #if you want me to do that #let me know please!!! #ttte #thomas the tank engine #the railway series #this was started like a day before the anniversary #no way I was finishing it on time ���� #ttte gordon #ttte edward #ttte henry #kips art #ttte fanart #ttte fandom #art #the thing is I cant stand drawing humans how the illustrators do and it shows #thomas and friends

[mean-scarlet-deceiver]

Edward scolded the twins severely, but told Gordon it served him right. Gordon was furious.

I don't think we, as a fandom, have grappled enough with the fact that these are the first two sentences of "Edward's Exploit" (RWS).

#ttte #ttte edward #ttte gordon #the railway series #TO HAVE BEEN A FLY IN THE YARD FOR THIS CONVERSATION #... britt and david looked at this and were like 'hmm. let's substitute a bit of the pastoral and picturesque instead.' #(i'm not criticizing them. i'm just cackling.)

[visionarylocomotiveworks]

"Trevor's home in the Vicarage orchard is close to the railway, and he sees Edward everyday." ~ Saved from Scrap; book no. 9 - Edward the Blue Engine.

#thomas the tank engine #ttte #ttte fanart #ttte thomas #thomas #thomas and friends #the railway series #rws #edward the blue engine

[railway323]

HAPPY NATIONAL TRAIN DAY!!!!

take some multi-colored trains

#thomas and friends #thomas the tank engine #railway series #the railway series #the three railway engines #ttte thomas #ttte edward #ttte henry #ttte gordon #ttte james #ttte percy #ttte toby #ttte duck #ttte donald #ttte douglas #ttte oliver #ttte donald and douglas #ttte diesel #ttte neil #ttte skarloey #ttte rheneas #ttte sir handel #ttte peter sam #ttte rusty #ttte duncan #ttte duke #ttte bill and ben #ttte bill #ttte ben #ttte daisy

[themidlandengine]

Updated the Famous Eight!

Redid their chassis mostly and added and adjusted a few other things.

Henry and Percy are more noticeable due to being redoing their liveries. Henry’s Forest Green was retconned to be more dark olive green. And Percy has just been repainted to NWR Standard Green. Same with James, he’s gone back to his usual colours.

#thomas the tank engine #the railway series #thomas and friends #ttte au #the railway series au #the sudrians #ttte #percy the small engine #edward the blue engine #henry the green engine #james the splendid engine #james the red engine #gordon the big engine #gordon the express engine #toby the tram engine #duck the great western engine #ttte art #ttte thomas #ttte percy #ttte fanart #ttte henry #ttte gordon #ttte edward #ttte james #ttte toby #ttte duck

[edwards-exploit]

I'm extremely late for 1/1 but it's still January!!! Say hello to my human au Thomas design!! This has been on the back-burner for months but at least I've finally done it. While I can't say he's the oldest person around, he's definitely been with NWR the longest- he practically grew up in it! Though, he doesn't look like it...

Perhaps it's for the best. No one can handle Tall Thomas.

#live from tidmouth #creative on the mainline #ttte #thomas and friends #rws #the railway series #ttte thomas #thomas the tank engine #ttte edward #ttte gordon #ttte human #ttte human au #ttte humanized #ttte humanisation #tall thomas is a reoccurring nightmare gordon has alongside biblically accurate e2 #thomas and edward are forever bros in my heart so they live together. #thomas has ridden edwards bike once tho instead of edward. he raced bertie to work and edward was hanging on for dear life

[weirdowithaquill]

Ships? But Sir, They're Trains!

It's Valentine's Day, and to celebrate, I thought I'd break my usual streak of not shipping the talking trains together and share the pairings that I like the best! But only of the original 11, and a few other RWS-related friends (and maybe a bonus or two from the TVS).

Also known as: local weirdo decides trains can kiss, but only on Valentine's Day.

Let's get into the ships... er... trains.

Thomas:

Almost chronically single. I'm sorry Thomas, but you're not very good at the dating thing. Maybe Hank if I swallowed my pride and went to watch Season 12 - just because Hank's calm and friendly personality would naturally balance out Thomas. But also because they are the epitome of 'gentle giant' and 'tank engine terror'. Also, Thomas blushes in this episode:

(Sorry for the Season 12 image, but it's the only Season Hank was in!)

Edward:

This engine has options! Or more to the point - this engine has suitors. Not all make sense to the poor engine - but that's the pain of being the one everyone looks up to. I would put him with BoCo, but I must admit I had a phase where I read EdwardxJames fanfics. So... nostalgia wins (that and Edward needs someone with a fiery personality to boost his confidence sometimes, and James needs a cooler head all the time).

(Look at the smile on James' face! He's ecstatic to see his engine.)

Henry:

Bear. The answer is Bear. I'm sorry, but that Hymek has it bad for Henry, and Henry fought for Bear to stay on Sodor. And after the early days when every engine fought, Henry has no interest in getting tangled up with them again, only this time romantically. Besides, the youthful energy and eagerness Bear has will only benefit Henry, who can be a bit of an old grump.

(Bear, I can't tell if you're looking into Henry's eyes or not...)

Gordon:

Hoo boy... Gordon, oh Gordon. What to do with you? Henry and James are taken, Edward and Thomas are more siblings than romantic interests - and engines 6 through 11 are just not close enough. But how about BoCo? (Yes, this is why I didn't pair him up with Edward). BoCo is calm and polite where Gordon is loud and brash - and Gordon does see BoCo as his saviour. It would probably be the plot of a b-list romantic movie, but I can see these two getting together, with Gordon being the jock and BoCo being the 'kid' of Edward.

(Look at that little smile Gordon has! This engine is smitten.)

James:

He's with Edward, thank you. More than that, he doesn't really fit well with the other RWS cast romance-wise. Thomas is something of a rival and friend, while he wants Gordon and Henry to acknowledge him and Percy is something of a little brother/annoyance to James. Edward and he have a lot to work out (mostly James groveling) but they got a lot of coding in the series from what I remember. Plus Edward saved him - so we've ticked the cliche box.

(Yes, this means Edward is the knight in shining armour. James is a diva anyway.)

Percy:

Has about as much luck as Thomas does, if we're honest. Young, childish Percy has no chance, while older, grumpier Percy is more interesting to consider. The Percy of Seasons 5 and 6 I could see bagging Harold. But then, we could also consider the absolute insanity of Percy and Diesel 10. Imagine the shock, imagine the story! (I'm a writer, let me dream about how I'd write this lot). Diesel 10 would be the delinquent who is soft for Percy and Percy only. It would also lead to an epic fight between the helicopter and the engine with a giant claw.

(Um, is Percy... blushing?! What are these faces?! I have questions.)

Toby:

Is married to Henrietta. They are old couple goals. Percy and Thomas are extremely jealous.

(Toby is grinning cause he knows his wife - that poor manager...)

Duck and Donald:

I considered Percy for Duck, but I feel like what Duck needs is an engine who can really bring out the playful side in Duck - the engine who helps him be more than just the railway he used to work for. That engine is Donald. When they ended up playing pranks on each other in Donald's Duck to the point where Duck stooped to putting a literal duck in Donald's tender knowing Donald would find it funny really says it all about these two.

(Look at him, so excited to play his little prank! His driver is wheezing!)

Douglas and Oliver:

These two practically have a kid in Toad already (or an advice-giving uncle. One of the two). Douglas saved Oliver, and that sort of thing has a lasting impact - especially because it's also the most likely relationship to actually happen. Both Douglas and Oliver are known for sticking it to authority, being a bit hot-headed and being led a bit more by spirit and the heart than by their heads. They have Toad for critical thinking. They live and work together too - and it would be hilarious to watch Duck blast his safety valve off when he finds out.

(Ah yes, let me just stare into your eyes for half an episode.)

Mavis and Daisy:

These two are disaster lesbians, and we love them for it. It's also the femme fatale (or as femme fatale as a diesel railcar can be) and the butch (she works in a quarry - this girl wears overalls) tropes - and they're disasters. Need I remind anyone that Daisy was the one who encouraged Mavis to ignore Toby? It would also be hilarious purely for how much Thomas and Percy would grumble about being single, while Daisy and Mavis rub their relationship in the pair's faces. Which would lead to that one memorable incident where Thomas tried to flirt with a very unamused and confused Bertie.

(Mavis, sweetie - don't listen to Daisy's advice. I know you're distracted but ple-- and she's gone.)

Annie and Clarabel:

Are wine aunts and siblings. And no, neither of them are interested in Thomas, so you can stop thinking that.

(These coaches are Thomas' wine aunts and best friends - and he loves them too.)

Bill and Ben:

Are children! Edward's children! That he has with BoCo (sort of) leading to the brilliant moments where Gordon has to 'babysit' them - which is mostly done with a lot of grimacing and begging BoCo to just hand this lot over to Edward and James - no seriously, please stop letting these two just randomly adopt you as their parent. They're evil, and they wanted to throw me in the sea, remember? No, I don't care that James doesn't like them, I don't like them! BoCo!

(He's petrified of them, but he wants to be nice for BoCo's sake...)

Emily:

Does not need a man, thank you. But she is entranced sometimes by Caitlin's streamlining (yes, I have seen some CGI - I am not a true purist, I am sorry Awdry). Then again, sometimes Emily likes Hiro - and then there was that one time where she was just so upset that Mavis wouldn't notice her. Emily doesn't need no man - but she's also not exactly got the best selection of potential candidates at her shed...

(She's got an amazing poker face. Caitlin however...)

So... that was a thing I did. Somewhere around Percy's entry, this gained a coherent plot in my mind - probably a High School AU? - and now I'm just thinking of Diesel 10 towering over Percy, blushing and trying to give him flowers (with his claw???) while Harold seethes. Clearly, being a single pringle has driven me insane.

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone, I hope you enjoyed this wild idea and if people want expansions on these ships (still trains) and why I like the idea of them, please go ahead and ask!

If people really like this, I will take on the Narrow Gauge engines.

#weirdowithaquill #railway series #thomas the tank engine #ttte relationships #edward x james #ttte henry x bear #ttte gordon x boco #ttte percy x diesel 10 #somehow that made sense in my mind #toby x henrietta #ttte duck x donald #ttte oliver x douglas #ttte mavis x daisy #valentines day #ttte characters #yes this is unusual for me #but i did it anyway #haters will get banished to the shadow realm

[kumatajdg]

A scene from the Railway Series story "Thomas' Christmas Party"! Not as polished as I'd like - got a bit too ambitious for the limited time I had to work on this ^^;

Still, I hope you all enjoy, and have a very Merry Christmas!

#The Railway Series #RWS #Thomas The Tank Engine #Christmas #Party #Illustration #Digital Art #Train #Children's Book #Art collab #Steam Engine #Steam Locomotive #Thomas #Edward #Henry #Gordon #James #Percy #Toby #The Fat Controller #Sir Topham Hatt #Mrs Kyndley

[shelli-gator]

🎠🚂 That's a horse!

#ttte #ttte edward #thomas and friends #the railway series #edward the blue engine #i wish trains were real #oh this is SO not safe #not regulation approved #one errant cinder and then VOOMPH #but he is a horse and by GOD i will draw him like one #the prettiest pony #he's going to the railway show #you wouldnt believe the songs i listened to drawing this

[steam-beasts]

A lil thing I put in an ask for rushingexpress

Decided I'd leave it here;

The Three Railway Sausages

#thomas and friends #thomas the tank engine #meme engines #gordon the big engine #ttte edward #ttte gordon #ttte henry #edward the blue engine #henry the green engine #the railway series

[theflyingkipper]

it fuckin wimdy

#AUGH I picked this up and put it down so many times 😭 #BUT ITS DONE!!!! #I love drawing the railway trio so much it turns out #ttte #thomas the tank engine #art #kips art #ttte henry #ttte edward #ttte gordon #the three railway engines #the railway series #ttte humanized #ttte human au #ttte humanisation

[mean-scarlet-deceiver]

I could write a whole post explaining how Edward and James are ADHD (similar to my autistic Gordon post) but ironically enough I can never build up enough attention to write up the argument.

So just, like, trust me on this. James displays the impulsive/hyperactive type and Edward displays the inattentive/distractible type.

Obviously both are so much more than an ADHD subtype and therefore they are not poster children (especially James — I see James as also NPD rep and that muddies the ADHD presentation. And Edward's masking skills are heavy-duty.)

But they are both really wonderful examples and they bring me such comfort. They're so true to real life in so many little ways. Long before I understood them through this lens they made me feel so, so, so seen.

#writing this in a rare moment of vulnerability #so it's possible this post will self-destruct in 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... #ttte #ttte analysis #(without all the tiresome legwork to make it analysis) #ttte james #ttte edward #the railway series #<- some of the evidence is rws only #which is why i don't think i put it together until recently

[visionarylocomotiveworks]

"There's not a mountain that we can't climb. There's not a river we can't make it over. There's no tomorrow we can't find if we try. Y'know we're gonna make it. Nothing can stop us now!"

#thomas the tank engine #ttte thomas #ttte #thomas #thomas and friends #ttte fanart #the railway series #rws #edward the blue engine