Sooooooo, I kinda came up with a cool backstory for Emily, involving her sisters and their time in Scotland, only to be super disappointed. It sounds like there was only ONE sterling single that ever in Scotland. :/
THIS COMPLICATES THINGS SO MUCH! I HAD AN IDEA FOR WHOLE TTTE FAN SPECIAL ABOUT THIS DANGIT! Grrrr.
Granted, there were a few things that could work. But this particular detail really shot me in the foot. I'm thinking about going completely "alternate reality" and only changing a few things about her backstory and her sister(s). Because ttte does that all the time. Honestly it's just easier. We'll see.
Anyways, if you guys know any cool facts about Stirling Singles, let me know! I want to hear!
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Welcome to the North-Western! All aboard
Hello there ladies, gentlemen and everyone in between. Let me introduce you to our beloved gang of Sodor's steamies
Thomas Billinton
Age: appears 18, is actually 75
Height: 175 cm/ 5'7
Sexuality/gender identity: cisgender/ bisexual
Pronouns: he/him
Other: Thom struggles with self-esteem isses, often wishing he was bigger, stronger or faster; he lives in a house with Percy, Annie and Clarabel close to Tidmouth Station; currently doesn't have any relationships; he grew up in Brighton with his older brother Timothy as his only family; when skating became popular he'd do so with Percy; he's a huge comic book fan
Edward Furness
Age: appears to be in his early 60's, is actually 94
Height: 180 cm/ 5'10
Sexuality/gender identity: not labeled/ bisexual
Pronouns: he/they
Other: Eddie grew up in an orphanage in Barrow and Furness; he gets depressive episodes; during his first years on Sodor he had very little money and owned a tiny flat in Knapford before moving in with Gordon; he's a really good painter and can knit or crochet very complex pieces; he managed to graduate from art school; nobody on sodor can make apple fritters like him; before moving to Sodor he had a fiancé who was very toxic and left scared of relationships; he's married to Gordon (not legally)
Henry (Gresley) Stanier
Age: appears to be in his 50's, is actually 71
Height: 189 cm/ 6'2
Sexuality/gender identity: cisgender/ homosexual
Pronouns: he/him
Gordon Gresley
Other: Henry struggles with asthma and Crohn's disease; the Kipper incident left him an amputee (right arm, up to the elbow); he's considered Gordon's half-brother; he adores gardening; all of his plants have bames; he owns a small orchard and makes extra money from selling produce; he lives in a cottage around Knapford; Henry owns a little mongrel named Jackie and owned many rescue dogs before her; he's in a relationship with Hiro
Age: appears to be in his late 40's, is actually 69
Height: 195 cm/ 6'4
Sexuality/gender identity: cisgender/ homosexual /demisexual
Pronouns: he/him (she/her in drag)
Other: Gordon is on the autism spectrum, has severe depression and psychotic episodes; he has moderare h-EDS and anisocoria(uneven pupils caused by his TGR accident); he's a giant cat person and adores anything related to cats; he lives in his great grandmother's old summer house in Tidmouth; acting, drag and singing have always been his escapism; before Edward he had one girlfriend but both realised they were gay; he learned how to sew and tailor clothing and keeps this ability a closely guarded secret
James Hughes
Age: appears to be around 30, is actually 81
Height: 185 cm/ 6'0
Sexuality/ gender identity: non-binary/ pansexual
Pronouns: they/them
Other: James suffers from severe pyrophoba caused by their accident; they live in a bungalow nearby Tbomas and Percy; they have issues with upkeeping relationships so they often change partners, though they've been quite consistent with Spencer so far; James looks up to Gordon often trying to mimick him in many ways, but overtime they found their own style; James came out as non-binary around the 80's
Percy Avonside
Age: appears 18, is actually 93
Height: 170 cm/ 5'6
Sexuality/ gender identity: transgender (ftm)/ not labeled
Pronouns: he/him
Other: Percy was inicially named Priscilla but upon coming to the NWR he was able to come out and live life as his real self; he's often anxious and needs reassurance and support, but can be very brave and sometimes the voice of reason when Thomas and James start fighting; he's very imaginative and loves to hear stories from Salty and Edward
Emily Stirling
Age: appears to be in her 40's, is atually 95
Height: 177 cm/ 5'8
Sexuality/ gender identity: cisgender/ lesbian
Pronouns: she/her
Other: Emily is quite mature and kind but can be sassy and a bit impatient; she's one of James' closest friends and supports them through their ups and downs with relationships; she has a crush on Catilyn and they have a blooming relationship; She lives in a flat in Knapford;
Now some general info on the au etc. (Idk how to make titles ok? lolol)
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Since the RWS and early TVS depict coaches as sentient, even the faceless ones, are the coaches, including Emily's coaches, sentient in this universe? If so, what are their names and personalities and what do they think of one another (for example, what do Emily's coaches think of Annie and Clarabelle?)?
Hello 👋
Yes, a majority of the coaches are sentient, non-faceless coaches are more common on the narrow gauges railways like with Skarloey, Rheneas, Sir Handel/Falcon, Andreas (a few being faceless like with the miniature gauge lines there’s still some with faces along with trucks but it’s not as common as other gauges)
As for Emily’s coaches, they are sentient and have their own personalities and names (I’m torn between Elodie, Elliot, and Elwyn or Morgan, Martha and Martin/Marvin for their names) they get along swell with Annie and Clarabel plus the other coaches though two of them, (I’m not sure which names cause I’m still thinking but it was the guy and the girl of the group) had a bit of negative attitude towards the other coaches, thinking of themselves as superior and were quite a terrible influence, I’ve based it off a fanfiction I’ve on DA where it was during Emily’s HiT era persona and it rubs off of them though I’m changing it a lot)
Over all they along quite splendidly like with Dexter the mobile school coach despite him being an oddball (sure it’s the classic case of them thinking he’s strange but have come around to accept it) I’ve even made some coaches oc for certain characters as well (names are still a WiP though pfft-)
Thank you for the ask 🤩😊
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My list of ttte characters that are SO GAY
Edward
Henry
Bear
James
Arthur
Emily
Caitlin
Douglas
Rosie
Bertie
Farmer mccoll
That’s everyone I could think of rn ^_^
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Wellsworth and Suddery Railway Engines (My AU)
#1 “Charlie”: Manning Wardle Q class 0-6-0ST (built in 1878, still operational).
#2 “Billy”: Manning Wardle Q class 0-6-0ST (built in 1878, withdrawn in 1920, currently resides in the National Railway Museum of Sodor).
#3 “Stanley”: Manning Wardle Q class 0-6-0ST (built in 1878, still operational).
(OC) #4 “Jane Ruby”: Highland Railway Jones Goods (built in 1894, still operational).
#5 “Emily”: GNR No. 1 class 4-2-2 Stirling Single (built in 1895, still operational as NWR #16).
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Are there also gangs based on the railway companies that own the classes, such as the LNER gang (Gordon, Toby, Alfred, Emily, Molly, Spencer, Whiff)?
Yeah though not by much but it’s also more of it’s like friends groups and subgroups you just mingle together due to similar personalities like with the Farquhar branchline (and that includes the Anopha quarry engines like Mavis and Sonny) an little family plus with the Little Great Western Gang ( this includes Donald and Douglas whenever they visit) or even little railway groups like TL&K coffee pots.
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