#toby the tram engine (rws)

[kumatajdg]

Toby's vintage train

#Toby #The Railway Series #Thomas the Tank Engine #Henrietta #Victoria #Elsie #Fanart #Illustration #Children's books #TTTE #RWS #Art #Digital Art #Artists on Tumblr #Tram #toby the tram engine

[visionarylocomotiveworks]

'Later in the Big City, all the engines were lined up in a splendid shed. The children were delighted to meet their friends.

"I'm glad the little girl wrote to us," whispered Thomas to Percy. "Isn't it wonderful what happiness a letter can bring?"' ~ S4:Ep22; Thomas and the Special Letter

I dunno about all of you, but this shot was always one of the most impressive to me as a child. Anyways, more old art reuploading!

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

[transsexualunderground]

happy 7/7 to them o7

#secondman says #ttte #thomas the tank engine #thomas and friends #the railway series #railway series #rws #toby ttte #ttte toby #toby the tram engine #ivo hugh rws #ivo hugh ttte #ttte ivo hugh #rws ivo hugh #ivo hugh #alaric ttte #alaric rws #ttte alaric #rws alaric #jade's engine days

[whirligig-girl]

tramsgender

Marvin the Class 04 diesel-mechanical shunter and Tabby the J70 steam tram

#J70 tram #tram engine #Class 04 #train #tram #steam engine #diesel engine #transgender #trans au #ttte #rws #ttte mavis #ttte toby #toby the tram engine

[brendambois]

When james the red engine first arrived, he was L&YR black.

That very same day, his black ass nearly got sent to the shadow realm due to his wood catching fire.

When he returned from the works, he was painted in the new experimental nwr red with black stripes on the side of his cab and gold boiler bands, but no lining on his splashers.

After james took the express when gordon got yeeted around on thr loop line sir Charles added lining to James's splashes, (for my headcannon).

After james slams into some tar tankers he gets taken to the works by toby and percy where, alongside toby, james was panted in the Skarlowey livery

OK, so why is james in Skarlowey red, well, I think the Unlucky Tug's "Sodor Debunked" put it best, james saw the SKR engine's liveries and asked to be painted in that color.

Side note: while james and toby were being repainted they both gained a mutual respect for each other. James's skr livery also persuaded people to take the nwr to go and ride the skr.

#james the red engine #ttte james #rws james #brendambois #thomas and friends #thomas the tank engine #ttte #island of sodor #skarloey #skarloey railway #skr #the island of sodor #ttte headcanon #i am a chocolate person for the record #liveries #crovans gate #ttte toby #toby the tram engine #rws toby #first day runaway

[mean-scarlet-deceiver]

Hi! What’s your favorite Railway Series book? I have another question too, what do you think of the engines faces being the smokebox doors?

I'm not sure what I think about the smokebox faces? It's peculiar when you try to think through it and make it "realistic" but the notion is so natural that there's not much to think about.

People really get on Awdry's case for not having thought through the implications of his sapient engines but I feel like we gotta cut the man a break. He clearly never had any interest in worldbuilding. It's not like he had some wild oddball idea that he just then neglected to nurture to maturity. Almost everybody has imagined smokeboxes to be the face of a steam engine (and the grill and headlights to be the face of a car, etc.)

No idea if that answered anything. Anyway!

What isn't my favorite RWS book?

Honestly it changes every week or two. At one point or another it’s been: 

Thomas the Tank Engine - the structure is so simple yet so sound. this is some Joseph Campbell bullshit right here (positive)

Tank Engine Thomas Again - simply a classic from the moment it was penned. not my personal favorite (i think the ffarquhar line is just a bit too twee as a setting for my tastes?), but you can't beat these stories or this character. objectively, the best stand-alone book in the series. you don't have to know anything about anything to read this and to fall in love and to sense at once that it's an indispensable part of classic childhood literature.

Toby the Tram Engine - this kicked off the era of somewhat darker themes of obsolesce as well as new characters having really great introductory arcs/backstories❤️ points off for the last story tbh—but points on for seeing the Fat Controller and his fam on holiday as well as the parts dunking on busybody cops

Gordon the Big Engine - another one that just has really good structure—plus some underrated character moments in this—plus stories 1 and 3 are hilarious

Edward the Blue Engine - the vibes are impeccable

Eight Famous Engines - altogether, just a really good ensemble romp

Duck and the Diesel Engine - I N T R I G U E

The Little Old Engine - another just-really-good ensemble romp

The Twin Engines - I N T R I G U E, also irony; it's just very ambitious, grow-the-beard stuff

Very Old Engines - the sheer layers going on. also i'm a sucker for prequels.

Main Line Engines - just very classic Golden Age rws stuff, witty and warm, nothing to criticize, all clover. it feels like home.

Enterprising Engines - hooooooooooly crap, it's so good. some bits are shaky or pudgy, i kinda wish i had been the editor for this one, but you have to forgive the nitpicky stuff in the face of all the wealth. a triumph.

Oliver the Western Engine - the books just kept getting better in this era? wtf????? 

Duke the Lost Engine and Tramway Engines - i could write ESSAYS on both these books. i SHOULD. like at this point you can start doing high-grade LITERARY ANALYSIS (enthusiastic)

Christopher Awdry's stuff is alllll on a lower tier than the above but while i'm on a roll i gotta give some props here too:

Jock the New Engine - i don't know how to defend it, it just makes the mini railway feel very real to me in a way that their first book (funny though it was) didn't

Gordon the High Speed Engine - it's overrated by certain Thomas bros, who to my eye seem to be deliberately obtuse when they insist that it's every bit as good as any Wilbert book (WHAT??), but it is enjoyable, thoughtful, and certainly the most consistently high-quality Christopher book

Henry and the Express - i'm here purely for the arc and the book's ending. as a final word on Henry's character development, the last couple of pages are unmatched and give him a new and hard-won layer that even Enterprising Engines didn't quite get him to

Thomas and the Twins - the interactions between Thomas, Edward, Bill and Ben are delicious. even if the Trevor story is pretty lame, i'm still soooo glad this book exists, i can't believe it, it feels like someone wrote a self-indulgent fanfic... and i am Here For It

#chatter #the railway series #what even are engine faces #thomas the tank engine (rws) #tank engine thomas again (rws) #toby the tram engine (rws) #gordon the big engine (rws) #edward the blue engine (rws) #the little old engine (rws) #the twin engines (rws) #very old engines (rws) #main line engines (rws) #enterprising engines (rws) #oliver the western engine (rws) #duke the lost engine (rws) #tramway engines (rws) #christopher awdry #the fact that thomas and toby originally bonded over heckling a policeman is amazing 🙏 we stan

[leatherbootlace]

TrainTober2022 #15: Destination

Story Blurb & Credits Under Cut

   "Excuse me," asked Toby, "but is this Knapford? I was supposed to be meeting a... a 'Sir Top Hat' there today."

   The blue engine thought for a moment. "Well..." they began, "I'd certainly hope this is Knapford, otherwise I'm on the wrong railway altogether!" They laughed at their little 'joke', though Toby didn't find anything funny about it.

   "Yes, you're at Knapford." the engine sighed. "And the man you're looking for is Sir Topham Hatt. I'm Ed. What's your name?"

   "Tobias, and this lovely old soul behind me is my dearest Henrietta~"

   "Hello!" chimed Henrietta.

   "Pleasure to have you two here! I take it you're going to help sort out that trouble with the police?"

   Toby gulped. "what?"

   "You know, so that Thomas doesn't get arrested."

   "What???"

   "Honestly, I don't know what xe gets itself into these days. First there was the snowplough, then that race with Bertie Bus, and now this! Anyways, must be off now - they'll be needing me on my Branch Line!"

   Ed puffed off, leaving Toby quite flabbergasted.

   "What have I gotten myself into..." he thought to himself.

Original Sprites by Princess-Muffins, Cj-The-Creator, Diamond-Jubilee, wyattloughrie, RedEngineStudioNo5 & SplendidEngine02.

Any & All Edits made by Myself, LeatherBootlace.

#ttte #ttte au #Bootlace's TTTE AU #traintober2022 #ttte toby #toby the tram engine #ttte edward #edward the blue engine #rws #sprites #pixel art #it took me way too long to come up with an idea for this prompt #which sucks because i absolutely love what i did for 'Shadow' #local country man and wife arrive in big city immediately find themselves in the midst of a criminal investigation. more at 11.

[biggsodorcitystories]

Mavis Hawthornes, the Ffarquhar Quarry Diesel

After designing BoCo, the next Diesel engine that I wanted to humanise was Mavis. I put a lot of thought into Mavis and how to balance her very different RWS and later television series characteristics. In the end, I've tried to combine the two.

Mavis is a young and wilful diesel who works at (and now largely runs) the Ffarquhar Quarry. As such, she has very strong relationships with (in order of increasing closeness) Thomas, Clarabel, Annie, Percy, Toby, and Henrietta. The latter two, in particular, have become especially important figures in Mavis' life, as is now viewed as an unofficial daughter to the old tram and his wife.

Like many diesels, Mavis came to the island full of self-importance and unproved confidence in her diesel superiority. She is also notably strong-willed and has a tendency to believe her way is best. This led her to cross horns with the older Toby, which in turn led to several run-ins with him. However, after one of her plans backfired and almost involved Toby in a fatal accident, Mavis began to consider that there may be some use in giving way to experience. Whilst she is still very headstrong and unapologetically stubborn, she has learned from her mistakes and is now a friendly but formidable figure at the quarry.

Being one of only two diesel women on Sodor, Mavis is popular with the other diesels and treated with something almost like reverence. However, thanks to her much more down-to-earth attitude compared to Daisy, Mavis is much more approachable and, as such, has a good relationship with each diesel in spite of being openly pro-Steam.

Mavis is also a very firm believer in self-expression through her clothing and has modernised her uniform to suit her style. She is also the only engine to use hair dye. Originally intending to dye her honey blonde hair black, she discovered that her hair was too thick for the comb through dye to fully cover. However, she found herself completely enamoured with the result and has continued to maintain it ever since.

#biggsodorcitystories #ttte #ttte humanized #bscs art #bscs rambling #ttte mavis #ttte toby #ttte henrietta #Ffarquhar quarry #mavis the quarry diesel

[fanficfish]

TTTE / RWS Ranch AU

okay so if you follow me on ao3 ihave a whole ranch au ao3 link

anyways summary of what it is: it's a TTTE AU, but it's engines-are-humns and it's set on a ranch. Each chapter of the fic is based on one or more RWS books (or TTTE episodes). This is basically the masterpost for everything lol.

ranch Au chapters (including book when I know which one)

-Donald and Douglas (the twin engines) ✅ 

-James (James the Red Engine)

-Gordon (Enterprising Engines)

-Peter Sam and Sir Handel (Duke the Lost Engine)

-Toby (Toby the tram engine)

-Thomas (hero of the rails? Idk, maybe Legend of the Loat Treasure)

-Skarloey Ranch (Blue Mountain Mystery and Four Little Engines?)

headcanons will be in other posts, they will have spoilers be warned!

List of Headcanons (aka spoilers)

-Thomas

-Henry

-Gordon

--and his brother, Scott

-James

-Donald and Douglas

-Modern AU

-Modern AU - Social Media

Discord (for the snippets and stuff)

link

#ttte #ttte au #ttte human au #human au #the railway series #fanfic writing #fanfic #fanfiction

[feigeroman]

The New NWR Stocklist

As you'll no doubt be aware, about 90% of my Thomas output on this blog concerns my interpretation of the NWR locomotive roster - be it headcanons about our famous heroes, or write-ups on my metric shit-ton of OCs. You may remember I posted a stocklist, which neatly doubled up as a hub for all those headcanons and write-ups. For the benefit of those who haven't already see that post, I'll briefly summarize:

I've always thought that the NWR, as seen in both the RWS and TVS, seemed rather understaffed - only a dozen or so engines are ever seen in the former, with the latter expanding this to about 40 engines. Canonically, though, the NWR is said to have about 80 engines to its name, with the vast majority going undocumented officially.

So I took it upon myself to expand the visible fleet accordingly, deftly mixing elements from the RWS, TVS and my own ideas. Taking a leaf out of the Extended Railway Series, I limited myself to eighty steam engines, and thirty diesels, the names of which are listed under the break.

Now, the main purpose of this new stocklist is to showcase a substantial rethink I've had regarding the numbering sequence. To cut a long story short, I've massively overhauled the sequence so that it bears more relation to the order in which the characters officially joined the NWR - as well as take account of those characters with canon numbers.

As before, characters listed in bold are canon, and all others are my OCs - some have their roots in canon, though, and are also listed in bold, and marked with an asterisk (*). The numbers in brackets indicate the order in which the engines on this list entered NWR service.

STEAM

Thomas The Tank Engine (1)

Edward The Blue Engine (2)

Henry The Green Engine (9)

Gordon The Big Engine (10)

James The Red Engine (11)

Percy The Small Engine (12)

Toby The Tram Engine (23)

Duck The Great Western Engine (26)

Donald The Scottish Twin (32)

Douglas The Scottish Twin (33)

Oliver The Little Western Engine (50)

Barry The Rescue Engine (108) *

Vanguard The Austerity Engine (107) *

Charlie The Fun Engine (82)

Maggie The R.O.D Engine (3)

Murphy The R.O.D Engine (4)

Everett The R.O.D Engine (5)

Nia The Helpful Engine (102)

Warren The R.O.D Engine (7)

Vernon The R.O.D Engine (8)

Reagan The Director's Engine (6)

Rebecca The Happy Engine (103)

Barbara The Mixed-Traffic Engine (13)

Albert The Jubilee Engine (14)

Spike The Wharf Shunter (15)

Wendy The Dock Shunter (16)

Harvey The Crane Engine (66)

Maura The Atlantic Engine (17)

Sarah The Naughty Engine (18) *

Metin The War Department Engine (19)

Temel The War Department Engine (20)

Jesse The Steelworks Engine (21) *

Jason The Night Owl Engine (22)

Evadne The Commuter Engine (24)

Hilda The Commuter Engine (25)

Cathy The New-Build Engine (27)

Rosie The Yankee Tank Engine (77)

Siani The Welsh Engine (28)

Big Bertha The Banking Engine (29)

Grace The Midland Engine (30) *

Abigail The Compound Engine (31)

Heidi The Cambrian Engine (34)

Monique The Goods Engine (35)

Fletcher The Recluse Engine (36)

Roy The Scottish Engine (37)

Errol The Jazzer Engine (39)

Heather The North-British Engine (41)

Lady Margaret The School Engine (42)

Clarence The Calm Engine (43)

Michael The Franco-Crosti Engine (44)

Hiro The Japanese Engine (84)

Rhonda The Welsh Engine (46)

Elspeth The Caley Tank Engine (47)

Roscoe The Cool Engine (48)

Stepney The Bluebell Engine (40)

Loretta The Utility Engine (49)

Saffron The Hippie Engine (51)

Raven The Vicarstown Pilot (54)

Franklin The Really Usual Engine (55)

Jasmine The Suburban Engine (56)

Ashley The Suburban Engine (58)

Shanks The Suburban Engine (59)

Emily The Stirling Engine (68)

Arthur The Obedient Engine (69)

Murdoch The Mighty Engine (70)

Whiff The Rubbish Engine (78)

Victor The Works Shunter (71)

Molly The Shy Engine (74)

Neville The Ugly Duckling Engine (75)

Billy The Silly Engine (79)

Stanley The Silver Engine (80)

Hank The American Engine (81)

Scruff The Rubbish Engine (83)

Belle The Big Tank Engine (85)

Porter The Dock Tank Engine (93)

Callum The Highland Engine (94)

Robyn The Private Engine (96)

Caneri The Colliery Engine (97)

Ryan The Purple Engine (98)

Sonny The Fugitive Engine (105)

DIESEL

Daisy The Diesel Railcar (38)

BoCo The Diseasel (45)

Bear The Hymek Diesel (52)

Gideon The Station Pilot (53)

Sheridan The Railbus (57)

Mungo The Heavy-Freight Diesel (61)

Derek The Paxman Diesel (62)

Salty The Dockyard Diesel (67)

Dennis The Lazy Diesel (76)

Diesel Ten (65)

'Arry The Ironworks Diesel (63)

Bert The Ironworks Diesel (64)

Violet The Multiple Unit (72)

Hyacinth The Multiple Unit (73)

Den The Works Diesel (86)

Dart The Works Diesel (87)

Stafford The Battery-Electric Shunter (92)

Sidney The Australian Diesel (88)

Paxton The Green Diesel (89)

Norman The New-Build Diesel (90)

Argyll The Express Diesel (91)

Chopper The Quiet Diesel (95)

Maxine The Push-Pull Diesel (100)

Philip The Boxcab Diesel (99)

Donna The Heavy-Freight Diesel (101)

Devious Diesel (104)

Tracy The Thunderbird Diesel (60)

Tanner The Postal Shunter (106)

Pip The High-Speed Diesel (109)

Emma The High-Speed Diesel (110)

#thomas the tank engine #the railway series #sodor #island of sodor #north western railway #ttte headcanon #ttte analysis #stock list #engines #steam engines #diesel engines #ttte oc #original characters #too many to tag here #list

[rygoespop]

Thomas and Friends: Legends of Sodor (Story 2): Toby’s Makeover

Narrator: Toby’s Makeover

Scene transitions to Toby shunting empty cars under the stone hopper at Ffarquhar Quarry

Narrator: One day, Toby was shunting cars with Mavis and Sidney

Toby: Come on you trucks!

Troublesome Truck 1: Who does he think he is?!

Troublesome Truck 2: Lets get back at him!

Troublesome Trucks: On on on!

The trucks shot forward, pulling Toby under the hopper

Toby: Uh oh *he looks up*

The stone began to pour down on Toby, denting his roof, bell, and Cowcatchers

Toby: Oof! Oh no! Help!

Mavis: *shocked* Toby!

Sidney: Stop the hopper!

The quarry workers shut off the hopper, but Toby was badly hurt

Toby: Oooowwww…

Scene transitions to Molly, who arrived with a Well Wagon and Rocky, who came to rescue Toby

Narrator: Later, Molly arrived with Rocky to help Toby out

Toby: *loaded onto the Well Wagon* Ooowwww..

Molly: Hang on Cousin Toby, things are going to be alright… *puffs off as she pulled the badly hurt Toby to the Steamworks*

Scene transitions to Molly arriving at the Steamworks with Toby

Victor: Fizzling Fireboxes! What happened?!

Molly: Victor, it’s Toby, he’s badly hurt from all the stone at the Quarry!

Victor: Kevin! Get some parts, this is an emergency repair!

Kevin: On it boss!

Toby: *to Molly* Molly, please look after Henrietta for me…

Molly: I’ll try my best, Cousin Toby!

Molly puff off to get Henrietta

Toby: Oh do take good care of her..

Scene transitions to the repairs underway

Narrator: Soon, they waste no time, but there was trouble

Victor: I’m sorry Toby, but we don’t have any of the new parts for you to mend your roof

Toby: But Victor, you said my roof can be repaired

Victor: I did, but we don’t have any of the ones you have, but we have some that are black from previous tram engines before you

Toby: R-really?!

Victor: Of course my friend! It’s the only option left

Toby thinks for a moment

Toby: You know, it be nice if I gotten Blue Sideplates and Shiny White Buffers like Molly

Victor: Well, why didn’t you say so! Kevin, it’s time we give Toby an upgrade!

Kevin: Coming right up boss!

Scene transitions to Toby being fitted with a Black Roof, as well as getting new White Buffers on him

Narrator: Soon, Toby was given a new roof and new buffers

Scene transitions to Blue Sideplates now being added on Toby

Narrator: Toby was then fitted with new Sideplates

Scene transitions to Knapford, as everyone heard of what happened to Toby

Thomas: I hope Toby is ok, Henrietta would be sad if he broke down

Percy: Yeah

Rosie: I’m hoping Toby is all mended

Gordon: We’ll see

Molly puffed in at Knapford

Molly: Everyone in the Steam Team, come with me to the Steamworks! They finished repairing Toby!

Thomas: Toby?! He’s back!

Soon, Molly, Thomas, Percy, Rosie, and Gordon all puff to the Steamworks

Percy: We have to get everyone!

Scene transitions to the 11 members of the Steam Team (Thomas, Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Emily, Molly, Rosie, Stanley, and Rebecca) all arriving at the Steamworks

Narrator: Later, everyone came to the Steamworks

Victor: Introducing the new and improved Toby!

Toby puffed out, now with a new appearance, his RWS Livery, he was smiling

Thomas: Toby?

Percy: Is that you?

Toby: Yes, it is me, but new and different, same old me, but new look

Molly: It’s good to have you back Toby

Stanley: Yeah, the Branchline is a mess without you

Rosie: But now that your fully mended and got a new livery

Emily: It’s good to have you back

Edward: Three cheers for Toby!

All: Hooray hooray! *they all blew their whistles*

Scene transitions to Toby, puffing down the line with Henrietta

Narrator: Soon, Toby was back in service with Henrietta, and his new livery

Henrietta: It’s good to have you back Toby!

Toby: Me too Henrietta

Toby puffs pass BoCo and Philip

Narrator: BoCo and Philip were impressed

Scene transitions to Toby puffing by Daisy, Ryan, and Brent

Narrator: So were Daisy, Ryan, and Brent

Scene transitions to Toby puffing into Vicarstown, as Merlin, Caitlin, and Patriot all puff by, and Toby pulled into the station, where Flora is at

Narrator: Even Flora was impressed by Toby’s new livery

Flora: You look nice in your livery Toby

Toby: Thank you Flora, it’s glad to have our tramway running again

Flora: Indeed *she rang her bell and puff off with her coaches*

Toby: It’s good to be back in a new livery

Toby looks at the camera, smiles and winks as Steam Clouds rolled in

Story End

#thomas and friends

[thomaspolling]

HELP MEEEEE

The rails on Sodor are made of lead!!!! I found out that the rails were made of lead in the Unlucky Tug's RWS Sodor Map video, and lead poisoning causes hallucinations so that means...

MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN POISONED BY THE LEAD AND THE FACES ON THE ENGINES ARE JUST A FIGMENT OF IMAGINATION!

I have proof of the hallucinations too, in Toby and the Stout Gentleman, Bridget Hatt says "Is it an electric tram?" to Sir Topham Hatt. And Sir Topham Hatt KNOWS about these kinds of engines, and Bridget is used to the railway by now, and she hasn't seen ANY electric trams, there wasn't even ANY diesels either. This is a sign of the hallucinations being caused by lead.

Now you might be saying this isn't true but the lead is effecting the ENGINES too!

In Thomas' Train, Thomas does not feel the weight of the coaches. And this is not normal since an engine would feel that weight, but did you notice something? Thomas' theme is very childlike in Series 1, and lead poisoning can cause SENSORY ISSUES IN CHILDREN!!!

And going by the logic of the RWS, Thomas was built in 1915 and the story took place in 1924. 9 YEARS AFTER HE WAS BUILT!!! And a 9 year old is a child. Don't even think about going to Sodor, they should rip up those rails and make new ones.

So that's my lead theory, I hope you liked it...

#ttte thomas #ttte toby #ttte sir topham hatt #railway series

[daikenkki]

TOMY/Trackmaster Toby the Tram Engine (RWS) by SwindonSudrian

#Thomas and Friends #Toby

[transsexualunderground]

toby deluxe menstrual pads box repost because the old version has reblogs disabled by op

context: op made a post about how pad boxes should be cooler and have cool stuff like shadow the hedgehog on them. i was feeling dysphoric that day due to menstruation things. toby jumpscare! he's box shaped i'm making him into a box now.

may eventually be reblogged with a not MS Paint version by yours truly

#toby the tram engine #ttte toby #ttte #thomas the tank engine #thomas and friends #rws #railway series #the railway series #look. i need the support of toby the tram engine himself when menstruation reigns over my week and makes me feel bad about the flesh vessel #TOBY PAD BOX DELUXE EDITION #secondman says #secondman shitposts #secondman saves

[leatherbootlace]

What are you headcanons for Toby?

TOBY (He/Him) is one of the oldest engines on the Fat Controller’s Railway, having had a long working life on a small tramway deep in the countryside. Every engine, no matter how old, wants to be really useful and having once nearly been scrapped, Toby is always happy to work. He’s a humble sort, and enjoys the peace and tranquillity of Thomas’ Branch Line very much. Toby knows everything there is to know about Branch Lines and how to run them effectively, and is often the engine Thomas and Percy go to for advice. His coach, Henrietta, is his most trusted friend. She’s been with him since before he could remember, and he’d never want her to be anywhere else! Toby can occasionally get nervous, but when he does his faithful coach is always there to support him.

Original Sprites by Princess-Muffins, Cj-The-Creator & StarPrince52

Any & All Modifications made by Myself, LeatherBootlace

#ttte #ttte au #Bootlace's TTTE AU #ttte toby #toby the tram engine #rws #sprites #pixel art #more cool bits and bobs i've added for my AU spritesheets

[mean-scarlet-deceiver]

So, a question.

Do you think engines can fall in love? I mean, I'm pretty sure that Toby and Henrietta, because they've been with each other for so long, they're basically an old married couple.

Yes.

Mind you, I do enjoy RWS/TTTE: The Completely Aromantic Universe. I spend a lot of my own time there, and I enjoy it just as much as I enjoy RWS/TTTE: The Inevitable Soap Opera of 'Ships and Ex-'Ships.

That said, yes I think it takes some work to imagine the characters never falling in love, and it's easier to admit they can than to insist they cannot.

Does that make sense? (I might be shadowboxing a lot of strawmen here, considering how unpopular shipping is in Certain Large and Influential Segments of the Fandom.)

Anyway, they talk, they have feelings, they scheme, they get even, they do nice things for each other (when the moon and stars are just right), they grieve, they rejoice, they enjoy natural beauty (shut up, Author!), they feel loyalty, why on earth should they not feel love?

I'll be honest, though, I go against the tide a bit on Toby and Henrietta. Maybe just coz I really dig platonic friendships, I don't know. It seems to me from the text of Toby the Tram Engine that Toby wasn't supposed to take Henrietta around after a certain point, but he insisted on doing so anyway. And yeah that's heartwarming if it's romantic but I am also a big fan of People Being Generous To Each Other With No Romantic Motive At All. Bit more faith-in-humanity restoring if you ask me. (Also I think it would be hilarious if every time someone was interested in Toby they were all "... wait... WHAT DO YOU MEAN he's not with Henrietta? omg are you kidding me right now???!" and meanwhile Henrietta's all "I'm with Elsie" and invariably everyone is all "who?" ... which pisses off Elsie to no end.

... maybe this is just me?)

Hmm, that was a tangent. Anyway yes. And yes, although I like to consider the alternative it's also obvious that Tobes and 'Etty are marriage-coded. And in general, yeah. There are pictures in the books where my first thought is definitely not "wow it's totally cool how these engines never have crushes on anyone at all":

And that's just the books. When it comes to shipping, T&F was a giver. The engines teased Thomas and Rosie, thus signalling that the possibility was there for relationships in canon, while Ashima was clearly set up to become the Designated Love Interest.

#also the image at the end of james and the diesel engines but i can't stand looking at those stupid spong faces #so no #chatter #ttte shipping #rws illustrations #ttte screenshots #i'm not tagging everyone #i'm knackered g'night all <333 #new chappie tomorrow if all goes well *knock on wood*