We won't know for sure until we get the rest of the stories from 1966 to present day. But since _someone quite important_ got taken out in season 5, I wouldn't be surprised if in the following years, even more of the main characters got scrapped.
BoCo having the same name and number as that one person? Well that can add to whole revenant theory of non faceless vehicles or it could be just a coincidence. I do like how this ties into some events of Stories of Sodor.
Your right that’s why they know there names or numbers straight out of the works because there just reincarnated people. But then again it is just a theory 🧐
Here’s the thing…. There’s other names that are more obscure like… Splatter Dodge TenCents Salty? Bulgy? Falcon? Duke? Atlas? Rusty? The names with ? At the end are ones that might or might not be names The ones without are ones that are for sure not names
Who would’ve thought an episode set entirely in daylight could deliver such chills … And well … the thought that our idolized diesel underdog earning his stripes who was once the one suffering throughout the saga of T&F is actually a rebirth … that feels uneasy, a certain sense of precariousness of what enigma will be revealed to us next in this maelstrom of a series. I can’t wait for more!
That Bobby Cooper, D5702. What you did, making him BoCo, short for Bobby Cooper, and being a failure. That is absolutely genius, can't wait for the rest of the series. Great work Victor 👍
Whoa... This an unsettling but rather interesting first episode of the whole miniseries. And Cobra Commander once said "science requires sacrifice". 😱 Ah, the Revenant Theory seems to be gaining substance.
Okay, this series has gotten of to an amazingly scary Bang. Also, it did fill in some gaps from the episodes, "Mountain" and "Secrets. Great Job Victor
Who would’ve thought that SCP and Thomas would work so well. This is just too good to be limited to the stilted animation and limited items of trainz, this deserves to be properly animated!
I can't believe this was layed out so well! I'm not sure whether you get some of the ideas from the wiki, or make these completely yourself. But might I say, You got a very creative initiative for this series! Favourite part has to be when Toby causes dear Jeffrey another heart attack. Keep up the good work!
The moment Gavin (Potter) mentioned that he and his team 'wiped' Toby and crew's memory, I have to wonder how; Did the SCP have Men In Black style DeNeurolysers? In 1957? Colour me fascinated!
Glad to see SoS return. Wasn't a fan of what the shorts became. But I can get behind The SCPs of Sodor. Really enjoyed this first entry, while Bryan hinted at it, this confirmed it. Looking forward to the rest!
That was an excellent first installment for this series! It seems that the Revenant Theory is all but confirmed now - non-faceless vehicles are indeed the reincarnations of the recently departed. I can't wait to find out the full story of the Lucky Lamp next week!
Item #: SCP-071-S Object Class: Euclid Special Containment Procedures: Due to the nature of the SCP, the area in which it is located is to be cordoned off in a multi-kilometer radius, with patrols preventing any unauthorized personnel from entering the area. Any unauthorized personnel that make it past the initial perimeter are to be captured, questioned and released with proper amnestics administered to them. Description: SCP-071-S appears to be the entrance to an old mine in the Culdee Fell region of the island of Sodor in the British Isles, with Ancient Sudrian writing on the top cross beam, which has been translated (See Addendum ). When a human or other life form enters the SCP's entrance, the effects of the anomaly are made known. A loud noise, described as an 'inhuman wailing' is easily audible and immediately after, an entity (Henceforth known as an instance of SCP-071-S-1) rushes out of the SCP and into the open skies above, disappearing shortly after. The SCP was first discovered by the Foundation after an emergency call was placed to the local law enforcement by a local hiker, reporting that their friend had entered the anomaly and did not come out, and instead, a wispy entity appeared to exit after a distinct noise was heard. Agents imbedded in local law enforcement agencies contacted the Foundation immediately and agents rushed to the area, cordoning off the anomaly in its current containment area. In order to fully understand the anomaly and its properties, testing with D-Class as per standard procedure. A radar system was also set up to attempt to see the anomalies on radar. Test Log 071-S (Testing approved to understand the effects or actions of the anomaly in question): Test 1: D-7426 was ordered to enter the SCP's entrance, despite initial protests, the D-Class complied. Approximately 3 seconds after crossing the threshold of the entrance, a noise, described as a 'wailing' was heard by all on-site personnel. Immediately after, an instance of SCP-071-S-1 flew out of the anomaly and into the skies above. Results: The radar failed to register the presence of SCP-071-S-1, with no malfunctions present. The entity however, was later found to have manifested into a physical form. In a nearby railway yard, a non-faceless GER Class C53/LNER J70 Tram Engine named Toby encountered the entity, who he identified as the former stationmaster of Elsbridge, Alexander Jeffries, despite him being dead for over a decade. The entity entered an argument with Toby until it suffered a heart attack and died shortly thereafter. The engine and his crew called the authorities and Foundation agents in the area were notified. All witnesses as well as the Tram Engine and his crew were all given Class-B Amnestics. A later autopsy revealed the resurrected Jeffries' body had no abnormalities in his blood, bones, organs and other tissues aside from his heart, which had failed leading to the Heart attack. Notes: The results of this experiment lead to the discovery of the true effects of the anomaly and the identity of the anomaly was subsequently identified by Dr Hadley (See addendum ). The discovery of the effects of SCP-071-S lead to further testing of the anomaly and other potential information regarding the anomalous effects. Test 2: D-5702 was approached by Dr Hadley before the test and asked a few questions before the commander-in-chief of the operation, Dr Pierce ordered D-5702 to follow the same instructions as D-7426. D-5702 complied, but stopped for a moment and told Dr Hadley his name, Bobby Cooper, before entering the entrance to SCP-071-S. As expected, the same sequence of sounds and an instance of SCP-071-S-1 flew in the same direction. Results: The radar adjustments did not pick up any trace of the entity, which was not found after. (Results of experiment changed, see Addendum ) Test 3: D-2847 was ordered to enter SCP-071-S similarly to other D-Class, but refused at the last second and tried to run, but was gunned down. Results: N/A Test 4: D-9273 was ordered to enter SCP-071-S similarly to other D-Class and complied, entering and triggering effects of SCP-071-S. Results: Adjustments failed to pick up entity as before, Entity not found. Addendum 071-S 1: Testing in this method continues for 4 years as the 05 council begins to believe that all options with the anomaly were exhausted and operations regarding SCP-071-S should cease, with Foundation Personnel to move on to other potential anomalies on Sodor. Dr Hadley however, noticed something that caught her attention before going to SCP-071-S's containment area. Specifically with the recently acquired non-faceless Metropolitan Vickers Type 2, also known as a British Rail Class 28, meant to run on the main line on Sodor. She saw the number D5702 printed on the side of the non-faceless vehicle and a subsequent questioning of the non-faceless vehicle named BoCo was initiated. (See Transcript below) Interview transcript between BR Class 28, named BoCo, Dr Pierce, Dr Hadley and Agent Potter, head of security of Foundation Sodor operations. BoCo: Can I help you? Dr Pierce: We have a few questions we would like to ask you, D5702. BoCo: Okay, but only if you use my name. Dr Hadley: It's BoCo, right? Is that short for something? BoCo: Yeah, Bobby Cooper. (Dr Hadley, Dr Pierce and Agent Potter all look at each other in varying degrees of surprise and shock.) BoCo: What? Dr Pierce: Can you remember anything before your first firing? BoCo: How could I remember something that happened before I was alive? Dr Pierce: Was that a yes, or a no? BoCo: No. Dr Pierce: Have you ever been to prison? BoCo: No, I've stayed out of Railgate. Dr Pierce: I didn't say Railgate. I said prison. BoCo: Where else do they send problem engines? (Dr Pierce sighs) Dr Pierce: Do you feel like you've been here before? BoCo: You mean Sodor? Dr Pierce: D57-! (Dr Pierce clears his throat) I mean, BoCo, answer my questions without asking your own. And yes, do you feel like you've been on Sodor before? BoCo: No. Dr Pierce: Have you ever worked for any organizations other than British Railways? BoCo: No. Dr Pierce: Do *we* look familiar to you at all? BoCo: No. Dr Pierce: Are you absolutely sure? BoCo: Yes, I'm sure! Why are you asking me all these-! Wait, hang on! What's the time? Agent Potter: 9:15. BoCo: Oh no! I'm late to pick up the Express! I got to go! (BoCo's engine starts up, spluttering and banging as expected of a BR Class 28) Dr Hadley: You might want to have someone take a look at your engine first. It doesn't sound too good. BoCo: That's because it doesn't work. Like the rest of me. I'm a failure... (BoCo rolls away to pick up the Express as he said.) End of recording. This is a rare case which proves the Revenant Theory, the explanation for non-faceless vehicles which says that all of them are the reincarnations of deceased humans. Addendum 071-S 2: The text above the entrance to SCP-071-S was successfully translated by Dr Hadley to the following: "If life enters before it's time, the dead will return." Thanks in part to a comment made by Agent Potter, referring to the resurrected Jefferies 'returning'. This also lead Dr Hadley to realize that the SCP in question was the same supernatural item referred to as "The Path of the Dead." Mentioned only in the legend of King Godred. It is believed to have been built by shamans who wanted to explore the afterlife. This offended the spirits, which cursed the path. Whether this is true or not, remains a mystery to this day...
Well THAT was a bang and a half to start with! Imagine if the foundation had continued testing. With the rules applying to living vehicles, Colin, Lily, Adam, Alfred, Arthur, any of them could have come back!
The king is back and on amazing form. I always assumed you'd abandoned the idea of having Jeffries return and oh lord, as soon as I saw Douglas after that man entered I knew it would be Dominic. Chills man!
NOTE: My thoughts here will contain some spoilers so if you haven't watch the whole episode, please make sure that you do before commenting. And it begins. I've been wondering what that cave was for a long while now, since the episode Mountain. I questioned what could be the thing that was "better to be left alone" and now knowing the answer, I wasn't expecting that. Let's start things off with the main characters of Dr. Gwen Hatley, Dr. Pierce, Dr. Angus Murphy and Agent Gavin Potter. I really love the characters you’ve come up with, I like how Gwen and Angus have a good mutual relationship with them agreeing their morals towards the D Class, compared to Dr. Pearce and Agent Potter who don't have that same mortality. Gwen is also quite the character herself, she has a wonderful personality with love for the history of Sodor that makes her fitting for the foundation. Dr. Pearce isn’t friendly but is reasonable, he reminds me of Mr. Star quite a bit and Agent Potter and Dr. Pierce are great too, I like their contrasting personalities. So the main event being the cave. The Path of The Dead, “If life enters before its time, the dead will return”. That is interesting, certainly interesting and seeing it played out gave a really good mysterious aspect to it all. It was surprising to see Stationmaster Jeffries return before passing away from another heart attack again but the big surprise that BoCo was originally human and instead of another someone returning from the dead, he was reincarnated into an engine instead. That gave me a shock, that was certainly intriguing, even more intriguing that it connects to the convo that he was talking to Henry about in Secrets. Very interesting, indeed! The ending was quite a shock too. This was great! And it makes me interested in seeing the others in the next few weeks! Only thing I can say for feedback would be the close up of the people, I know it’s limited since they don’t have much expression but it’s really hard to understand what they’re thinking or what expression they're supposed to have unless you look at the visual and hear what they’re saying very closely. It’s a bit awkward too. Pacing is okay at some parts, some of it is a little bit too fast at some points but nothing major. Overall, it’s an excellent start! Very interesting! Looking forward to seeing the others when they’re released.
Very well done Victor! I for one can't wait to see what else you have in store for this series. And to have it started in October was sheer genius at that. Here's to seeing more episodes that will be just as great!
It was chilling when that scream came out of the cave. When Douglas showed up I knew Dominic would appear. I guess that cave is the reason why Jack Bailey or King Godrid if that's who he really is has been around for so long. And when spirits are risen from the dead they are reborn as non-faceless vehicles and rolling stock?
Whoa! Now that was intense and haunting to say at the least. The more I think about it, I'm starting to think that maybe the rumours of those dead souls being resurrected incarnations could indeed be true! And even if it is, then all I could say is this: "Oh... my... god..!"
It almost feels like the ending was left open for a sequel episode, and honestly, I would be up to that, because since there were quite a few years between 1958, and 2015, the foundation could very well have the tech capable of tracking them, and I know they have about three or five MTF's which might be able to help with both the cave, AND tracking the entities.
Every time I think this series has hit it's peak in terms of brilliant twists, turns, revelations and REturns, there's always a new surprise around the corner. Well done old boy, well done.
He’s also hinting that this is how Brian came back with the text on the cave. The last word is Return, the name of the episode that Brian came back in not to mention he says he was in the afterlife with Colin, Lily, and Adam. There’s no doubt, these are 100% canon!
It’s kind of ironic that this series came out when I’m studying Anthropology, definitely something about things working out the way they are. With the episode is concerned, that chat with Bob reminded me the story of when Emily was introduced in the main series. Full of surprises for me I suppose.
what a start to the series, given that this was done mostly with the human models it was astounding, great work victor. Imagine if the old idiotic, self-centered arthur comes back from the cave and meets the current arthur, now that would be insane
Amazing Work Victor! Now I think that these are plain canon due to in another episode boco says that a group of people asked him about the same things the foundation did! Also this story is great because there is so much we are told but so much we aren’t told which helps with suspense a ton!
I was a bit thrown by the Futhark runic alphabet, as I was by (minor spoiler) the different writing system in the next episode, but it did get me thinking. From ~1000 BC to 1000 AD, most residents of the British Isles were Celts (although this changed toward the end of this period), but foreign sailors would make port there too: Phoenician and (later) Punic traders, or at least people who traded with them, got tin from mines in Cornwall. Then came the Romans, and then the various Germanic tribes. Given the position of Sodor and its productive mines, it would make perfect sense that traders would visit, and where goods are traded, so are practices and ideas. With that in mind, it makes sense that different scripts could be used in different periods. If we're talking the latter half of the first millennium BC, it'd be too early for Runic; writing would probably be based on the Punic alphabet or one of the ancient Iberian scripts (the alphabets and hybrid-alphabet/abugidas used by various ancient cultures in what's now Spain and Portugal). If we're talking after the Roman invasion until the 400s AD or so, it'd likely be the Latin script - but it'd look all weird, full of lines and about as easy to read as cursive Cyrillic (which is a godawful pain!). Finally, if it's 400-900 AD, then yes it could be Runes, but it could also be Ogham, a dot-and-line script used primarily for early Irish. Of course, the ancient Sudrians could have created their own writing system, but that wouldn't be as practical as using or adapting a pre-existing script.
Wow, totally bone chilling with those screams right there, and nice job Victor!! That's insane that both Jeffries and Dominic both came back from the dead
Knocked it out of the park once again Victor! I am so looking forward to the rest of this series, especially the episodes about the Nartwin and Johnny Cuba. Nice reference to the Lord of the Rings in the title as well.
Interesting story. You certainly got the feel of the SCP right. As well as accurate I might add. Given the timeline, this feels like a younger, less experienced, and a bit cockier Foundation, that “played god” even though there were consequences to their actions. Before the formation of the Ethics Committee, or MTF Mu-13 “Ghostbusters” (Yes the Foundation has their own Ghostbusters) hence the lack of concern or compassion to D-class or concern of letting ghosts out after they realized what it’s capable of, as well as the lack of equipment to track ghosts
Wait, when boco was rescued by henry which led to him meeting emily, boco said he had people ask him ‘real strange questions’ and listed some of the questions they said here.
Love the Bone Chilling Groaning and screaming Sounds along with the Music having Oppressive Gloom by Kevin McLeod is Amazing and seeing Geoffrey basically Re-Live his own Death this is shaping up to be an interesting series if continued
I love this. I’m a great fan of SCP. And to have them on Sodor makes sense to me. I love the fact that it wasn’t just humans coming back too. As I’ve always felt engines etc have souls to. Well done.
A solid first episode, this series is gonna be amazing, just such a unique and interesting concept, and with Victors writing prowess, you know he's gonna do it justice, fab to have you back matey! Reaction to this is already up!
Holy freaking sh!t... I was definitely excited for this series, but after this episode my hype is through the roof. I know that in canon this is all hypothetical, but it all makes too much sense to me not to be true. Victor you freaking genius you've outdone yourself... 😍
Brilliant Video! I honestly think that's one of the best Victor has done in quite a long while(And that's not an insult to his other videos, it's just that was really good!)
Does anyone noticed that jerk(as he refer to himself as) Station Master Jefferies and Dominic resurrected at the very spots where their respective death occurred?
@@tanyipan3554 Are you saying that a Heart Attack isn't a natural cause of death? Because my paternal grandfather died that way in his 60s back in 2006
Oh my god! Two SCPs appeared in previous episodes! I'm still surprised, but I figured that they would show up on the Island of Sodor again. Toby had an encounter with one of the SCPs, Douglas, likewise, with the other SCP.
Jesus christ! This was amazing. Boco having the same number as the prisoner was likely a coincidence, but the chills I got after every spectre coming out of that were quite real. But this does add to the whole thing of nonfaceless engines, and why very few occured under BR, since the only people to enter the cave would've been from the SCP. And despite the fact that these may not be canon, I'll still count them as such. Just gotta remember to not watch these at night if they're gonna be this scary. But I also kinda wonder something else now. Were Henry and Emily actually a couple that got killed in the past, and their relationship moved on to being nonfaceless engines? Or is that just another coincidence?
WOW! I have waited months for this series and I must say, this was amazing! The idea about the "Path of the Dead" is a really interesting thought that could open new ways for the storytelling. The human casts are also really good, you can understand their feelings & motives, moreover the facts why the act the way they are. Furthermore, I have a theory about the text: As Dr. Hadley said "if life enters before its time, the dead will return", what if there are different types of returning from the afterlife: - those who where bad or miserable, they will only return for a short period of time (eg.: Jeffries) - those who felt remorse and grief for their crimes, they become engines as a means of "new release on life" However, I don't think that Old Bailey is being on Sodor because of this effect. Maybe a Nartwin (who's life force is stronger or live longer Idk, I just came with this when I'm writing down these words) sacrificed him/herself for the king and thats the reason. Well, these are my theory about the tunnel. Maybe I'm wrong or maybe I just picked the exact thing that will happen (I hope so, that would be funny). What do you think?
Ima just point something out UR engine thing is hard to pin point cjs in the end of the episode we see Dominic and obviously he isn't remorseful but he came back and He can go on rails so maybe some people will become rolling stock or engines and either have a problem or but smashed up or something for karma
If this serves as a potential way to bring Lily back, I would be happy to let it play out for one week so that Douglas and Lily could get some more closure.
Didn't think the SCP episodes would have longer names compared to the one word episodes and shorts. Mid episode: Wait, could Brian's return be because of this cave since Jeffrys appeared!? Post episode: Well, that's chilling, especially K c i n i m o d appearing at the end
I’m thinking that BoCo was just a very surprising coincidence but the living bringing back the dead is definitely what’s happening. I’m interested in seeing what the follow up with Dominic will be, if there is one. Will the SCP return? Will Dominic find out he was dead already and die again? Does that affect that his ghost already came back? So many places you can go with this mini-series and I’m so excited to see where you take it!
Fantastic job as always Victor, joining together so many references and details from previous seasons and making such excellent content from them. My question is does the dead that return stay or do they just appear only to relive their death again at the same location and with the same person/engine that was around them? Cause I would love to see Mr Star, the wellsworth & suddery engines and Andreas again.
And we're back baby. I love how much research is done on the subject of the series when victor makes them. It really shows. As usual, I can't wait for the next episode
Victor you’ve done it again well done. 👍🏻 This was an outstanding start to this new mini series. I was shocked and surprised with everything that was revealed about The Cave and Boco, alongside the return of Jeffries and Dominic and also the implication that The Revenant Theory is now 100% true. In fact if Bobby Cooper becomes Boco could that mean the man who entered the cave at the beginning who was named Rocky will eventually reincarnate as Rocky the crane at some point or am I just overthinking this? Really excited for the next video or in this case the next SCP entry.😃
This could also explain why in Extension we first see an Arthur that looks exactly like the one that died in Ghost. I'm honestly surprised that wasn't brought up. But either way good work Victor! I can't wait to see more.
Y'all thinking Toby died cuz Edward says "a pity I can't ask Toby"
It's because his memory of the incident got erased, Toby's still alive.
Yeah ik
We won't know for sure until we get the rest of the stories from 1966 to present day. But since _someone quite important_ got taken out in season 5, I wouldn't be surprised if in the following years, even more of the main characters got scrapped.
BoCo having the same name and number as that one person? Well that can add to whole revenant theory of non faceless vehicles or it could be just a coincidence. I do like how this ties into some events of Stories of Sodor.
Your right that’s why they know there names or numbers straight out of the works because there just reincarnated people. But then again it is just a theory 🧐
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It’s like Old Bayley said, “Coincidences don’t exist”
Here’s the thing….
There’s other names that are more obscure like…
Splatter
Dodge
TenCents
Salty?
Bulgy?
Falcon?
Duke?
Atlas?
Rusty?
The names with ? At the end are ones that might or might not be names
The ones without are ones that are for sure not names
@@DouglasTheBlackEngineNo.10 Atlas is a real name.
Ladies and Gentlemen, a legend is back.
Agree
@@Filoxenía-d6c yeah.
Indeed!
Agree
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12:42-12:44 “Yeah, Bobby Cooper”
I can’t believe BoCo would’ve reacted to the SCP so calmly.
BoCo’s reaction to being a reincarnated D-Class: :|
He didn't know at the time.
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Bobby Cooper.... Bo Co.... That's fucking clever
Who would’ve thought an episode set entirely in daylight could deliver such chills …
And well … the thought that our idolized diesel underdog earning his stripes who was once the one suffering throughout the saga of T&F is actually a rebirth … that feels uneasy, a certain sense of precariousness of what enigma will be revealed to us next in this maelstrom of a series. I can’t wait for more!
It also makes u question what did the workman do to fix him and the other diesel
That Bobby Cooper, D5702. What you did, making him BoCo, short for Bobby Cooper, and being a failure. That is absolutely genius, can't wait for the rest of the series. Great work Victor 👍
I think BoCo needs somebody to talk to. What do you guys think?
BoCo probably is the reincarnation of the D-Class.
@@jose.lfurtado6245 He probably wound up like Brian: going apeshit crazy until Mickey somehow calls him down.
I didn’t realise that 😮
I am ballesy
Holy moly, this just got very interesting. Can't wait to see what Dominic has in store
I just realized. This cave can explain why Brian remembers dying.
My mouth dropped when Boco said what his real name was, does this mean the reverent theory is true
Possibly 🤷🏻♂️ 🫤
Whoa... This an unsettling but rather interesting first episode of the whole miniseries. And Cobra Commander once said "science requires sacrifice". 😱
Ah, the Revenant Theory seems to be gaining substance.
Yeah😰
Okay, this series has gotten of to an amazingly scary Bang. Also, it did fill in some gaps from the episodes, "Mountain" and "Secrets. Great Job Victor
I think it also explains the episode, "Return."
That howling that came just before the title card freaked me out!! Gives me chills every time it happens!
"A pity I can't ask Toby about it!" I don't like the sound of that, nor the look on Edward's face. Brilliant episode by the way. 👌
Who would’ve thought that SCP and Thomas would work so well. This is just too good to be limited to the stilted animation and limited items of trainz, this deserves to be properly animated!
That wail and scream in the opening scared the hell out of me, and it was worse since I maxed out my phone's volume. Good job on the scare
I can't believe this was layed out so well! I'm not sure whether you get some of the ideas from the wiki, or make these completely yourself. But might I say, You got a very creative initiative for this series! Favourite part has to be when Toby causes dear Jeffrey another heart attack. Keep up the good work!
Who should "keep up the good work"? Tanzig or Toby?
That's stationmaster Jeffrey.
It’s Jeffries.
The moment Gavin (Potter) mentioned that he and his team 'wiped' Toby and crew's memory, I have to wonder how; Did the SCP have Men In Black style DeNeurolysers? In 1957? Colour me fascinated!
@@tdasmal3622 That's stationmaster Jeffreies
Douglas: DOMINIC!!! YOUR ALIVE!!!!
Dominic: Hello Douglas, we meet again.
Douglas: Oh, shite.
Glad to see SoS return. Wasn't a fan of what the shorts became. But I can get behind The SCPs of Sodor. Really enjoyed this first entry, while Bryan hinted at it, this confirmed it. Looking forward to the rest!
That was an excellent first installment for this series! It seems that the Revenant Theory is all but confirmed now - non-faceless vehicles are indeed the reincarnations of the recently departed. I can't wait to find out the full story of the Lucky Lamp next week!
Item #: SCP-071-S
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Due to the nature of the SCP, the area in which it is located is to be cordoned off in a multi-kilometer radius, with patrols preventing any unauthorized personnel from entering the area. Any unauthorized personnel that make it past the initial perimeter are to be captured, questioned and released with proper amnestics administered to them.
Description: SCP-071-S appears to be the entrance to an old mine in the Culdee Fell region of the island of Sodor in the British Isles, with Ancient Sudrian writing on the top cross beam, which has been translated (See Addendum ). When a human or other life form enters the SCP's entrance, the effects of the anomaly are made known. A loud noise, described as an 'inhuman wailing' is easily audible and immediately after, an entity (Henceforth known as an instance of SCP-071-S-1) rushes out of the SCP and into the open skies above, disappearing shortly after. The SCP was first discovered by the Foundation after an emergency call was placed to the local law enforcement by a local hiker, reporting that their friend had entered the anomaly and did not come out, and instead, a wispy entity appeared to exit after a distinct noise was heard.
Agents imbedded in local law enforcement agencies contacted the Foundation immediately and agents rushed to the area, cordoning off the anomaly in its current containment area. In order to fully understand the anomaly and its properties, testing with D-Class as per standard procedure. A radar system was also set up to attempt to see the anomalies on radar.
Test Log 071-S (Testing approved to understand the effects or actions of the anomaly in question):
Test 1: D-7426 was ordered to enter the SCP's entrance, despite initial protests, the D-Class complied. Approximately 3 seconds after crossing the threshold of the entrance, a noise, described as a 'wailing' was heard by all on-site personnel. Immediately after, an instance of SCP-071-S-1 flew out of the anomaly and into the skies above.
Results: The radar failed to register the presence of SCP-071-S-1, with no malfunctions present. The entity however, was later found to have manifested into a physical form. In a nearby railway yard, a non-faceless GER Class C53/LNER J70 Tram Engine named Toby encountered the entity, who he identified as the former stationmaster of Elsbridge, Alexander Jeffries, despite him being dead for over a decade. The entity entered an argument with Toby until it suffered a heart attack and died shortly thereafter. The engine and his crew called the authorities and Foundation agents in the area were notified. All witnesses as well as the Tram Engine and his crew were all given Class-B Amnestics. A later autopsy revealed the resurrected Jeffries' body had no abnormalities in his blood, bones, organs and other tissues aside from his heart, which had failed leading to the Heart attack.
Notes: The results of this experiment lead to the discovery of the true effects of the anomaly and the identity of the anomaly was subsequently identified by Dr Hadley (See addendum ). The discovery of the effects of SCP-071-S lead to further testing of the anomaly and other potential information regarding the anomalous effects.
Test 2: D-5702 was approached by Dr Hadley before the test and asked a few questions before the commander-in-chief of the operation, Dr Pierce ordered D-5702 to follow the same instructions as D-7426. D-5702 complied, but stopped for a moment and told Dr Hadley his name, Bobby Cooper, before entering the entrance to SCP-071-S. As expected, the same sequence of sounds and an instance of SCP-071-S-1 flew in the same direction.
Results: The radar adjustments did not pick up any trace of the entity, which was not found after. (Results of experiment changed, see Addendum )
Test 3: D-2847 was ordered to enter SCP-071-S similarly to other D-Class, but refused at the last second and tried to run, but was gunned down.
Results: N/A
Test 4: D-9273 was ordered to enter SCP-071-S similarly to other D-Class and complied, entering and triggering effects of SCP-071-S.
Results: Adjustments failed to pick up entity as before, Entity not found.
Addendum 071-S 1: Testing in this method continues for 4 years as the 05 council begins to believe that all options with the anomaly were exhausted and operations regarding SCP-071-S should cease, with Foundation Personnel to move on to other potential anomalies on Sodor. Dr Hadley however, noticed something that caught her attention before going to SCP-071-S's containment area. Specifically with the recently acquired non-faceless Metropolitan Vickers Type 2, also known as a British Rail Class 28, meant to run on the main line on Sodor. She saw the number D5702 printed on the side of the non-faceless vehicle and a subsequent questioning of the non-faceless vehicle named BoCo was initiated. (See Transcript below)
Interview transcript between BR Class 28, named BoCo, Dr Pierce, Dr Hadley and Agent Potter, head of security of Foundation Sodor operations.
BoCo: Can I help you?
Dr Pierce: We have a few questions we would like to ask you, D5702.
BoCo: Okay, but only if you use my name.
Dr Hadley: It's BoCo, right? Is that short for something?
BoCo: Yeah, Bobby Cooper.
(Dr Hadley, Dr Pierce and Agent Potter all look at each other in varying degrees of surprise and shock.)
BoCo: What?
Dr Pierce: Can you remember anything before your first firing?
BoCo: How could I remember something that happened before I was alive?
Dr Pierce: Was that a yes, or a no?
BoCo: No.
Dr Pierce: Have you ever been to prison?
BoCo: No, I've stayed out of Railgate.
Dr Pierce: I didn't say Railgate. I said prison.
BoCo: Where else do they send problem engines?
(Dr Pierce sighs)
Dr Pierce: Do you feel like you've been here before?
BoCo: You mean Sodor?
Dr Pierce: D57-! (Dr Pierce clears his throat) I mean, BoCo, answer my questions without asking your own. And yes, do you feel like you've been on Sodor before?
BoCo: No.
Dr Pierce: Have you ever worked for any organizations other than British Railways?
BoCo: No.
Dr Pierce: Do *we* look familiar to you at all?
BoCo: No.
Dr Pierce: Are you absolutely sure?
BoCo: Yes, I'm sure! Why are you asking me all these-! Wait, hang on! What's the time?
Agent Potter: 9:15.
BoCo: Oh no! I'm late to pick up the Express! I got to go!
(BoCo's engine starts up, spluttering and banging as expected of a BR Class 28)
Dr Hadley: You might want to have someone take a look at your engine first. It doesn't sound too good.
BoCo: That's because it doesn't work. Like the rest of me. I'm a failure...
(BoCo rolls away to pick up the Express as he said.)
End of recording.
This is a rare case which proves the Revenant Theory, the explanation for non-faceless vehicles which says that all of them are the reincarnations of deceased humans.
Addendum 071-S 2: The text above the entrance to SCP-071-S was successfully translated by Dr Hadley to the following: "If life enters before it's time, the dead will return." Thanks in part to a comment made by Agent Potter, referring to the resurrected Jefferies 'returning'. This also lead Dr Hadley to realize that the SCP in question was the same supernatural item referred to as "The Path of the Dead." Mentioned only in the legend of King Godred. It is believed to have been built by shamans who wanted to explore the afterlife. This offended the spirits, which cursed the path. Whether this is true or not, remains a mystery to this day...
Well THAT was a bang and a half to start with! Imagine if the foundation had continued testing. With the rules applying to living vehicles, Colin, Lily, Adam, Alfred, Arthur, any of them could have come back!
Arthur was probably the one who came back🤷♂️
The king is back and on amazing form. I always assumed you'd abandoned the idea of having Jeffries return and oh lord, as soon as I saw Douglas after that man entered I knew it would be Dominic. Chills man!
Same here! I started losing it when I saw Douglas climbing the hill bc I knew the only thing that he'd see would be Dominic
NOTE: My thoughts here will contain some spoilers so if you haven't watch the whole episode, please make sure that you do before commenting.
And it begins.
I've been wondering what that cave was for a long while now, since the episode Mountain. I questioned what could be the thing that was "better to be left alone" and now knowing the answer, I wasn't expecting that.
Let's start things off with the main characters of Dr. Gwen Hatley, Dr. Pierce, Dr. Angus Murphy and Agent Gavin Potter. I really love the characters you’ve come up with, I like how Gwen and Angus have a good mutual relationship with them agreeing their morals towards the D Class, compared to Dr. Pearce and Agent Potter who don't have that same mortality. Gwen is also quite the character herself, she has a wonderful personality with love for the history of Sodor that makes her fitting for the foundation. Dr. Pearce isn’t friendly but is reasonable, he reminds me of Mr. Star quite a bit and Agent Potter and Dr. Pierce are great too, I like their contrasting personalities.
So the main event being the cave. The Path of The Dead, “If life enters before its time, the dead will return”. That is interesting, certainly interesting and seeing it played out gave a really good mysterious aspect to it all. It was surprising to see Stationmaster Jeffries return before passing away from another heart attack again but the big surprise that BoCo was originally human and instead of another someone returning from the dead, he was reincarnated into an engine instead. That gave me a shock, that was certainly intriguing, even more intriguing that it connects to the convo that he was talking to Henry about in Secrets. Very interesting, indeed! The ending was quite a shock too.
This was great! And it makes me interested in seeing the others in the next few weeks! Only thing I can say for feedback would be the close up of the people, I know it’s limited since they don’t have much expression but it’s really hard to understand what they’re thinking or what expression they're supposed to have unless you look at the visual and hear what they’re saying very closely. It’s a bit awkward too. Pacing is okay at some parts, some of it is a little bit too fast at some points but nothing major.
Overall, it’s an excellent start! Very interesting! Looking forward to seeing the others when they’re released.
I was surprised to see jeffreys is back
Wasn't expect that😳
@@roaropgard8575 OI! That’s stationmaster Jefferies to yeau!
OH for Pete sake go to after live 😒
Dominic & Jefferson is back!
I wasn't expect that😳
I don't know why but was laughing when Jefferies came back to life only to have a REAL heart attack
*HALO voice*
Double kill.
7:22 WhAt ThE bLoOdY hELL
Very well done Victor! I for one can't wait to see what else you have in store for this series. And to have it started in October was sheer genius at that. Here's to seeing more episodes that will be just as great!
This is amazing! Seeing characters I thought I’d never see again! The mysterious vibes I got were insane! Great job!!!!
You refferring to goeffreys or dominick?
Well Geoffreys died again
@@stevenmosco20 both
@@oliverhood1732 Honestly, I'm glad he's gone.
@@nevellgaskins6732 Geoffreys
It was chilling when that scream came out of the cave.
When Douglas showed up I knew Dominic would appear.
I guess that cave is the reason why Jack Bailey or King Godrid if that's who he really is has been around for so long.
And when spirits are risen from the dead they are reborn as non-faceless vehicles and rolling stock?
Johnathan Star was King Godred. Jack Bailey is Culdee.
When the world needed him most he came back, I can already tell that I’m going to enjoy this series
This gave chills and has me all excited for what is to come.
Whoa! Now that was intense and haunting to say at the least. The more I think about it, I'm starting to think that maybe the rumours of those dead souls being resurrected incarnations could indeed be true! And even if it is, then all I could say is this: "Oh... my... god..!"
It almost feels like the ending was left open for a sequel episode, and honestly, I would be up to that, because since there were quite a few years between 1958, and 2015, the foundation could very well have the tech capable of tracking them, and I know they have about three or five MTF's which might be able to help with both the cave, AND tracking the entities.
Every time I think this series has hit it's peak in terms of brilliant twists, turns, revelations and REturns, there's always a new surprise around the corner. Well done old boy, well done.
He’s also hinting that this is how Brian came back with the text on the cave. The last word is Return, the name of the episode that Brian came back in not to mention he says he was in the afterlife with Colin, Lily, and Adam. There’s no doubt, these are 100% canon!
Holy cow! Off to a strong start with this. Love how well it ties in to the actual Stories of Sodor, especially with Boco.
It’s kind of ironic that this series came out when I’m studying Anthropology, definitely something about things working out the way they are.
With the episode is concerned, that chat with Bob reminded me the story of when Emily was introduced in the main series. Full of surprises for me I suppose.
There’s definetly a lot to unpack here and a lot of mysteries left to be solved. A great start to the series if I do say so myself.
That was awesome. Definitely fitting for Halloween, these stories from this mini-series will be chilling.
WHen i saw Dominick oh boy😰
The first series of the Stories of Sodor that I'll be able to stick along for the journey for! Can't wait to see what comes next!
This is a masterpiece. Wow. It explains a lot of stuff from back then and I’m always impressed how you tie connections way later on
what a start to the series, given that this was done mostly with the human models it was astounding, great work victor.
Imagine if the old idiotic, self-centered arthur comes back from the cave and meets the current arthur, now that would be insane
Amazing Work Victor! Now I think that these are plain canon due to in another episode boco says that a group of people asked him about the same things the foundation did! Also this story is great because there is so much we are told but so much we aren’t told which helps with suspense a ton!
I was a bit thrown by the Futhark runic alphabet, as I was by (minor spoiler) the different writing system in the next episode, but it did get me thinking. From ~1000 BC to 1000 AD, most residents of the British Isles were Celts (although this changed toward the end of this period), but foreign sailors would make port there too: Phoenician and (later) Punic traders, or at least people who traded with them, got tin from mines in Cornwall. Then came the Romans, and then the various Germanic tribes. Given the position of Sodor and its productive mines, it would make perfect sense that traders would visit, and where goods are traded, so are practices and ideas.
With that in mind, it makes sense that different scripts could be used in different periods. If we're talking the latter half of the first millennium BC, it'd be too early for Runic; writing would probably be based on the Punic alphabet or one of the ancient Iberian scripts (the alphabets and hybrid-alphabet/abugidas used by various ancient cultures in what's now Spain and Portugal). If we're talking after the Roman invasion until the 400s AD or so, it'd likely be the Latin script - but it'd look all weird, full of lines and about as easy to read as cursive Cyrillic (which is a godawful pain!). Finally, if it's 400-900 AD, then yes it could be Runes, but it could also be Ogham, a dot-and-line script used primarily for early Irish.
Of course, the ancient Sudrians could have created their own writing system, but that wouldn't be as practical as using or adapting a pre-existing script.
Wow, totally bone chilling with those screams right there, and nice job Victor!! That's insane that both Jeffries and Dominic both came back from the dead
This was brilliant, so many connections, I didn’t even realize Bob’s number until the insert if BoCo’s number
Won’t deny that this sent some chills down my spine.
Knocked it out of the park once again Victor! I am so looking forward to the rest of this series, especially the episodes about the Nartwin and Johnny Cuba. Nice reference to the Lord of the Rings in the title as well.
That ending is shock and awe! Fantastic work Victor! I cant wait to see what next week has in store!
i thought it was going to be that engine that derailed with all the passengers on board and it was finally going to complete its journey
Interesting story. You certainly got the feel of the SCP right. As well as accurate I might add. Given the timeline, this feels like a younger, less experienced, and a bit cockier Foundation, that “played god” even though there were consequences to their actions. Before the formation of the Ethics Committee, or MTF Mu-13 “Ghostbusters” (Yes the Foundation has their own Ghostbusters) hence the lack of concern or compassion to D-class or concern of letting ghosts out after they realized what it’s capable of, as well as the lack of equipment to track ghosts
Loved this! Also love how this aligns with a previous story. When they asked Edward if he “had been here before” fun callbacks
Wait, when boco was rescued by henry which led to him meeting emily, boco said he had people ask him ‘real strange questions’ and listed some of the questions they said here.
This is brilliant! Well written, well paced and ends on quite the cliffhanger.
Love the Bone Chilling Groaning and screaming Sounds along with the Music having Oppressive Gloom by Kevin McLeod is Amazing and seeing Geoffrey basically Re-Live his own Death this is shaping up to be an interesting series if continued
It's pronounced Jeffries, just to know!
This has been teased for a while. It’s great to see that it’s finally happening!
I love this. I’m a great fan of SCP. And to have them on Sodor makes sense to me. I love the fact that it wasn’t just humans coming back too. As I’ve always felt engines etc have souls to. Well done.
This was a terrific episode Victor! Really looking forward to the rest
Great start to the series and the climax is a hook. Anyone reading this before watching you are sure to be in for some exciting references.
A solid first episode, this series is gonna be amazing, just such a unique and interesting concept, and with Victors writing prowess, you know he's gonna do it justice, fab to have you back matey! Reaction to this is already up!
Today is my birthday and I am really happy this came out. Thanks Victor
That was the best episode yet
Happy Late Birthday 🎂
Holy freaking sh!t... I was definitely excited for this series, but after this episode my hype is through the roof. I know that in canon this is all hypothetical, but it all makes too much sense to me not to be true.
Victor you freaking genius you've outdone yourself... 😍
It’s just amazing what he brings to the table. INCREDIBLE. Keep up the amazing work
Brilliant Video! I honestly think that's one of the best Victor has done in quite a long while(And that's not an insult to his other videos, it's just that was really good!)
0:32 Wow so that guy has over 86 million fingers? Now that is an SCP if I’ve ever heard one. XD
Great episode I loved how you took the point of the people speaking to boco from a previous episode stellar work
Great first episode Victor, looking forward to the other episodes of this series
Oh my God. It's Dominic! I wonder what the story of sodor will look like when we get it and the character interactions when Dominic is back.
Does anyone noticed that jerk(as he refer to himself as) Station Master Jefferies and Dominic resurrected at the very spots where their respective death occurred?
The problem with that is that Dominic was revived in the modern day, which won't be covered for a few years at this point, if ever.
@@Stormrider019 and the believe that BoCo might be the reincarnation of the dead makes the revenant theory more convincing.
@@Stormrider019 I also noticed one thing is that those specific characters who were resurrected didn't die of natural cause.
@@tanyipan3554 Are you saying that a Heart Attack isn't a natural cause of death? Because my paternal grandfather died that way in his 60s back in 2006
Alright I'm not the only one freaking out over the D-class at 10:56, right?
...and this is why we should wait until the video's over before leaving a comment. My brain is in pieces! 😅
You are a bloody genius with this one Victor
The scream from the cave easily give me the chills
Oh my god! Two SCPs appeared in previous episodes! I'm still surprised, but I figured that they would show up on the Island of Sodor again. Toby had an encounter with one of the SCPs, Douglas, likewise, with the other SCP.
This whole series is going to blow my mind I can not wait for more
Jesus christ! This was amazing. Boco having the same number as the prisoner was likely a coincidence, but the chills I got after every spectre coming out of that were quite real. But this does add to the whole thing of nonfaceless engines, and why very few occured under BR, since the only people to enter the cave would've been from the SCP. And despite the fact that these may not be canon, I'll still count them as such. Just gotta remember to not watch these at night if they're gonna be this scary. But I also kinda wonder something else now. Were Henry and Emily actually a couple that got killed in the past, and their relationship moved on to being nonfaceless engines? Or is that just another coincidence?
WOW! I have waited months for this series and I must say, this was amazing!
The idea about the "Path of the Dead" is a really interesting thought that could open new ways for the storytelling. The human casts are also really good, you can understand their feelings & motives, moreover the facts why the act the way they are.
Furthermore, I have a theory about the text: As Dr. Hadley said "if life enters before its time, the dead will return", what if there are different types of returning from the afterlife:
- those who where bad or miserable, they will only return for a short period of time (eg.: Jeffries)
- those who felt remorse and grief for their crimes, they become engines as a means of "new release on life"
However, I don't think that Old Bailey is being on Sodor because of this effect. Maybe a Nartwin (who's life force is stronger or live longer Idk, I just came with this when I'm writing down these words) sacrificed him/herself for the king and thats the reason.
Well, these are my theory about the tunnel. Maybe I'm wrong or maybe I just picked the exact thing that will happen (I hope so, that would be funny).
What do you think?
Ima just point something out UR engine thing is hard to pin point cjs in the end of the episode we see Dominic and obviously he isn't remorseful but he came back and He can go on rails so maybe some people will become rolling stock or engines and either have a problem or but smashed up or something for karma
If this serves as a potential way to bring Lily back, I would be happy to let it play out for one week so that Douglas and Lily could get some more closure.
that would explain Arthur as I always felt his ghost was his punishment in the afterlife rather than wrath, he could have grown wiser over time
Didn't think the SCP episodes would have longer names compared to the one word episodes and shorts.
Mid episode: Wait, could Brian's return be because of this cave since Jeffrys appeared!?
Post episode: Well, that's chilling, especially K c i n i m o d appearing at the end
16:44 OH GREAT, the biggest prat of break vans is back.
I’m thinking that BoCo was just a very surprising coincidence but the living bringing back the dead is definitely what’s happening. I’m interested in seeing what the follow up with Dominic will be, if there is one. Will the SCP return? Will Dominic find out he was dead already and die again? Does that affect that his ghost already came back? So many places you can go with this mini-series and I’m so excited to see where you take it!
Edward going “I’m just sad I couldn’t ask Toby” with a sad face got me concerned he’s gonna end up kicking the bucket at some point ngl.
It probably also means that Edward couldn't ask him because the Foundation erased his memory of the Jeffries incident.
More likely Toby wouldn't believe it.
@@BlooMonkiMan true, but seeing Jeffries and 'Him' was a surprise. We'll see what the next episode will show-
Victor won't kill Toby Toby's a canon character
Yeah. He’s probably forgotten it.
Fantastic job as always Victor, joining together so many references and details from previous seasons and making such excellent content from them.
My question is does the dead that return stay or do they just appear only to relive their death again at the same location and with the same person/engine that was around them?
Cause I would love to see Mr Star, the wellsworth & suddery engines and Andreas again.
@SparksTechnology
I’m thinking Randolph might take part in this too.
@@codywilliams8251 try and clear the animosity between him and Reginald.
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That scream is truly chilling you did a good job everytime I heard that sound it made me uncomfortable
And we're back baby. I love how much research is done on the subject of the series when victor makes them. It really shows. As usual, I can't wait for the next episode
This is my childhood growing up and I love this path better then the TV I use to spend hours at
Victor you done it again! Can't wait to see more
Victor you’ve done it again well done. 👍🏻
This was an outstanding start to this new mini series.
I was shocked and surprised with everything that was revealed about The Cave and Boco, alongside the return of Jeffries and Dominic and also the implication that The Revenant Theory is now 100% true.
In fact if Bobby Cooper becomes Boco could that mean the man who entered the cave at the beginning who was named Rocky will eventually reincarnate as Rocky the crane at some point or am I just overthinking this?
Really excited for the next video or in this case the next SCP entry.😃
Freaky! First time watching, scared the hell out of me! Smashing job, Victor! Keep up the good work!
This was very well done considering the human models in Trainz aren't much more than set dressing.
Holy mother... Those screams are blood curdling...
It was a good episode. Seeing Edward, Bruce, Boco, Salty, and some new engines is a true story of Sodor
i love how broken trainz look sometimes, and i alo love when hiking trails float like magic carpets.
Now we know how Colin, Lily and Adam came back for the Shorts.
Victor himself stated that the shorts are not canon to Stories of Sodor.
Boys girls and inbetweens the king has returned
Spooky and scary sending shivers to my spine. Excellent work
Oh my god to be honest that was a bit scary but I was surprised to see stationmaster Jeffreys and Dominic back what is going on the island of Sodor
I noticed one thing is that they both happened to be standing on the spot where their respective death happened.
Yes, I love how it fits in to what BoCo said in an earlier episode.
Now I need more.
Wow! That was great and the sound really scared me. I did not expect to see Station Master Jeffries or Dominick.
Fantastic start!, can't wait to see how you work this series into already established characters, like maybe arthur
Oh my gosh, probably wasn’t a good idea to watch it at midnight. Great episode Victor!
This could also explain why in Extension we first see an Arthur that looks exactly like the one that died in Ghost. I'm honestly surprised that wasn't brought up. But either way good work Victor! I can't wait to see more.
Brilliant Episode. You are incredibly talented. You deserve at least 5 million subs
Heck yea this awesome legend is back once again
Edit after watching the episode:
Woah douglas sees Dominic? NOW I HAVE TO KNOW WHATS NEXT
That shrieking when the people go in gave me goosebumps as always great job Victor 😀😀