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[A Notice from The Sodor Heritage Railway]

We apologize for the delay of our usually scheduled programming. As the controller currently exits Tech Week and takes some time to recover, we should be returning shortly!

Thank you for your patience!

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You never said in your Dos/Don'ts, so I'ma ask. . .

DO you have any ships/relation ship headcanons for the Crew?

2. Are there any other drivers coming, like Percy or Toby?

Oooooh- good questions! I definitely see a mentor relationship between Edward and James, as well as Edward and Thomas. I love James and Thomas being like brothers, and Gordon eventually having that mentor relationship with Thomas.

As far as romance- I am a sucker for Thomas/Percy/Ashima (don’t ask why- the brainrot hit after The Great Race), I also really like Duck/Donald. Gordon/James is a guilty pleasure, but I don’t believe I’ll be incorporating much in terms of romance on this blog.

And will we be having more drivers join the railway? Hehehehehehe, I do have many ideas to bring some others on board. First of which definitely is Percy! He’ll join us sometime soon. [My other job is about to start soon so I may get really busy coming up, but I’ll do my best to keep up with this blog, as I’m having a lot of fun with it.]

~SHR Controller

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(Tumblr won’t let me answer your ask @dawn657 , so I hope you don’t mind the tag!)

Life can be very stressful, but keep your chin up! It gets better. Please don’t forget to take breaks and take care of yourself!

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For theCrew before I forget- Do you guys have any different nationalities, or are you all just Brits?

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To the Crew-

. . .

Except Edward

How long do you think he's gonna last. . .

If not to gruesome of a question-

We here on the Sodor Heritage Railway believe that Sir Edward Pettigrew will be with us for many, many more years to come.

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Ooooh, questions for the crew! Thomas; Is Gordon actually as tough as his picture looks?

Mr. Pettigrew; . . . just how old are you exactly, if you don't mind me asking-

Henry; Are you a natural red-head?

Gordon; How long has your hair been grey?

James; Is that eyeshadow your wearing? If so, please give some advice!

Creator; What was your thought process behind making the characters (like, choosing designs, ages, and all)

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To help pay for costs on the Railway, our lovely employees have decided to model for some adverts! Here we have James Hughes modeling for his own line of Sodor-made Perfume!

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Railway Fact - The Larger Seagulls

Hello everyone!

My name is Edward, and I’m here to tell you a few facts about the locomotive that I drive! I do hope that you enjoy.

He’s a 4-4-0 heavily modified Furness Railway 21 class- often called “Larger Seagulls” and were created by Sharp, Stewart and Company in 1896- making him one of the oldest of the main running engines here on the SHR.

This particular loco arrived on the isle of Sodor in 1915, and was fitted with a cab that had dual glazed side windows- a much more characteristic feature of North Eastern locos! He also features tapered, non circular spectacle windows and a higher boiler line- making him much more reminiscent of the NER Class R1.

There were only 8 Larger Seagulls produced, and they were in operation up until they started being withdrawn from service starting in 1929. By 1931, they were fully withdrawn and scrapped. Making Old Iron here, very special indeed.

Although smaller than some of the other tender engines here on the railway, their tenders carry up to 3,000 US Gallons of water, and about 3.6 tons of coal! To visualize that, imagine piling two cars into the tender back there. Small, but with certainly enough puff!

~Edward Pettigrew, driver of the No. 2 SHR Tender Engine

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Railway Fact - LNER Class A1s

Our number 4 express engine is based off of Nigel Gresley’s LNER Class A1 with a 4-6-2 configuration. That means that this express engine has 4 leading wheels, 6 main running wheels, and two trailing wheels. Many engines can be classified and organized by wheel configuration.

The A1 class was initially based on the 1914 American Pennsylvania class K4 Pacific, but unlike those engines, the A1s were built with round-topped fireboxes that were more in line with the Great Northern Railway traditions.

Gresley Pacifics were built to the maximum limits of the LNER loading gauge with large boilers and wide fireboxes that had a large grate area.

One of the most famous engines of this class is No. 4472 The Flying Scotsman, built in 1923 and retired from service in 1963. January 7th, 2016, Scotsman steamed up again and began running on the line as a heritage passenger train.

~Gordon Gresley, Driver of No. 4 SHR Express Engine

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MEET THE CREW

#1 - Driver of our number one 0-6-0T side tank engine, Thomas Billington!

#2 - Driver of our number two mixed traffic K2 engine, and longest employed driver, Edward Pettigrew!

#3 - Driver of our number three mixed traffic 4-6-0 Stanier 5MT, Henry Klein!

#4 - Driver of our number four 4-6-2 Gresley Class A1, Gordon Gresley!

#5 - Driver of our number five mixed traffic 0-6-0 Class 28, James Hughes!

Here at the Sodor Heritage Railway, we value locomotive education for Railway Fans and casual fans alike! Don’t be afraid to ask any of our drivers anything you’d like! Whether it be about the railway itself, or even their personal lives!

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PLEASE READ FIRST

Thank you for checking out the Sodor Heritage Railway!

Check here to Meet The Crew!

Before you ask any questions, please read our Do’s and Don’ts!

DO

Ask about the characters!

Ask about the AU

Ask about life on the railway

Ask about real life engines and rail facts! [ I love learning about locomotives and historical railways, and I also love info dumping!- if you want me to do some research about a topic, please address your questions to ‘The Controller’]

Be respectful, please! My IRL life can be quite busy, and I do this for a fun hobby.

Be kind to your fellow Rail Fans and fellow Railway Series fans!

DON’T

Spam, Troll, or Hate - you will be blocked [Discrimination, Racism, Homophobia, and Transphobia will NOT BE TOLERATED]

Submit NSFW or go above PG13 for asks

Demand specific art or demand that I change my designs to better fit your idea of the characters.

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Specific answers and posts from the drivers will be tagged under their first names with ttte before them (i.e. #ttte thomas, #ttte edward, etc)