Thomas in the series: "He had six small wheels, a short stumpy funnel, a short stumpy boiler and a short stumpy dome." Thomas from Hornby: *L O N G B O I*
You know, at the start of his life, Henry wasn't actually based on the Black 5. He was an experimental locomotive mixed from a pacific A1 and an C1 Atlantic, only without the rear pony truck. This mixture made him often feel ill, so he needed special welsh coal because his firebox was too small for his size. But after he had an accident with a night goodstrain called "The flying Kipper", he was finally rebuild at Crewe, making him a Black 5.
+GWR1232 LMS2343 No, It really was an H2. I have now even read something about Henry being ordered as an actual H2. But then of course, the Henry which was actually delivered looked like a bit like an H2 with 6 driving wheels. As I said, an experimental locomotive.
The two engines you know the least about (Arthur & Oliver) are two of my favourite engines ever. Oliver's stories were great in the Railway Series (the books Thomas & Friends were based off), and I loved Arthur's introductory episode so much when I was 5 I could recite it word for word. My favourite class to this day remains the Ivatt class 2.
The 9F's were introduced in 1954, and remained in production until 1960 at which time, No. 92220 'Evening Star' was built, at Swindon, making it the very last steam locomotive built by and for British Rail. Some of the other 9F's were also built at Swindon while the others were built at Crewe. Evening Star was the only one that was painted green.
The thing about most of the small 0-6-0 diesel shunter characters on Thomas is they could actually be any of classes 08, 09, 10, 11 or 12. They all look almost identical, the difference mostly being the internal machinery. Personally, with his all black paint I think the original Diesel in the Thomas shows was probably a class 11, the oldest of the bunch and were all originally painted black in LMS service.
9:40 "It's only quite recently that he's been in it I suppose." Actually, Flying Scotsman's first appearance was in "Enterprising engines" in 1968, so he predates a lot of the new characters like 'Arry and Bert, who were only introduced into the CGI TV series and were never in the books.
Thank you Sam for ‘completing my circle’: it was in 2007, watching a rerun of the first series of Thomas with my then 3 year old son, that I first ‘rekindled’ my childhood hobby of model railways. Happy days. Wonderful Hobby. Wonderful Videos from you!
Wait if all those engines are the same class of engine arnt Splatter Doge Arry Bert Diesel Paxton Sidney The brizal shunter and The bridlington goods yard diesels all brothers
it's so weird to see these childhood heroes (for me at least) without their faces. Still amazing to see what they were all based on. thank you for the great childhood Thomas!
Hi I just wanted you to know that I have a lot of work done and I will be there in about 10000 to get a little time and you have a good time thanks for your well thanks again I’ll see if I can get a little more money to get it to get you to take it thanks for the good morning I’ll get to see you tomorrow at1000000000
duck is specifically based on the 5700 or 57xx class. i think it is in particular the engine numbered 5741. oh also TOO MANY DIESELS are class 08s. actually now thhat i think about it that's pretty accutate. the first was diesel, then arry and bert, then splatter and dodge, then paxton and then sidney (there could be some i forgot)
No, it was the the first to go over 100 miles per hour officially. Some people claim that city of Truro did it first, but that was not recorded, and people that used to drive them have said they could never have done it. That’s the reason why flying Scotsman it so famous.
Duck was built in 1929 by the North British Locomotive Works of Glasgow (oddly he doesn't have a scottish accent) as GWR #5741. He arrived on Sodor in 1955. (The real 5741 was scrapped in 1958).
Duck is a GWR 57xx class, of which there were ultimately over 800, still being built by BR in GWR workshops into the early 1950s. The two diesel shunters are Class 08's, which first appeared with the LMS back in about 1947. There were HUNDREDS built by BR, and quite a few still in shunting use as well as preservation around the UK. These engines first appeared in Book 9 (I think) "Duck and the Diesel Engine" where Diesel tries to show off to Duck, and Duck teaches him a lesson. To this day "Diesel" is a popular character in the many animated series' on TH-cam. The brakevan "Toad" is a typical GWR "Toad van" from the 1920s or earlier. He first appears in Book 24 "Oliver the Western Engine."
Sam'sTrains Also, Lady the magical engine was based on a one-time experimental prototype that didn't work out and was scrapped, Gordon is the same model as The Flying Scotsman and his basis is the only other one of it in existence besides the Scotsman, they were made by Doncaster Works Stepney is a real engine on the BlueBell Heritage Railway in England, I believe that all of the basis models for Boco have been scrapped, I believe Edward and James are the same model different years (Edward is 18 years older than James). Henry was rebuilt and now looks near identical to Gordon and The Flying Scotsman, Dennis and Norman are the same model of diesel, Logan is a Steam Shunter that looks like a diesel (very similar to tender engine Neville), Raul of The Great Race seems to be the same model Stafford is an electric shunter, Glynn the Coffeepot engine is from between the years 1905-1908. Sam is an American engine from the Virginian Railway, Hiro is a Japanese engine that appears to be the same model as Murdoch Diesel 10's basis does not have a claw on top, that was added to 10 by the movie people Victor and Timothy are oil-burning steam engines, Bash and Dash are oil and wood burning steam engines, and Ferdinand is an oil andnwod burning tender engine Donald and Douglass the tender engine twins that hail from Scotland are the only engines on the entire island to be painted in the BR livery (although i have heard they were originally painted blue for some reason, they were black when they arrived on the island) Yellow tank engine twins Bill and Ben were also originally painted blue Gordon was originally painted green like The Flying Scotsman James arrived painted in the BR black livery but was repainted red after a bad accidnt with his wooden brake blocks catching fire (thats another interesting tidbit right there, his brake blocks, unlike Edwards at least as far as Edward's history is know, were originally made of wood) Billy and Charlie are the same model Connor and Caitlin look identical with the exception of color, apparently however they are different models This is about all i could come up with out of the top of my head, I am a huge Thomas and Friends FANatic and am particularly interested in the historical aspect at the moment. there is much more to discover as the character universe is HUGE and expansive.
Most of that was wrong, Henry and Gordon are completely different locomotives Henry is a LMS 4-6-0 Black Five 5MT, Gordon is an LNER 4-6-2 A1. Neville doesn't look anything like Logan. Raul and Logan are different trains. Hiro doesn't have the same basis as Murdoch. James and edwad don't share a basis. When Donald and Douglas were blue it would be called "Caledonian blue". Bill and Ben were never blue. Catlin and Conner have different a basis. Lady doesn't have a basis and finally Victor isn't a oil burning engine timothy is the only one. did you even know that Victor is narrow gauge? I wouldn't really call you a fan you don't seem to know much about the history.
For me the Thomas tv series only has 12 seasons (computer animation & trains do not mix), but seeing "Steven" rocket around the track here is hilarious :D .
Awesome! My toddler son, who is 3 and a Thomas fan, really enjoyed this! I've often wondered what the engines look like actually. Thanks so much and I subbed! =)
the bullid, or Q1 looks very different post war, because as soon as metal scarcity was no longer a consideration, the railways "threw metal" at the engines, adding running boards etc, as the biggest problem of the engine was how light it was for it's power causing excessive wheel slip.
Oh really? I didn't know that - thanks for the info, I'll have to look for a photo of them once they had the metal thrown at them! All the best, Sam :)
Please could you do real life Diesle10, Fllin, Rocky, Daisy, Mallard, Axle, Vinny, Asheem, Etyen, Ivan, Rale, Geena, Yong bow, brugy, shain, Freeda, Hiro, class 40, Derick and Florer.
Wrenn made these in many different liveries; most of them inappropriate, but it was a good way to sell more models, as a company with constant financial struggles, All the best, Sam :)
The Flying Scotsman recently made his first debut into the tv show through the Thomas special "The Great Race" but he actually appeared along with Stephenson's Rocket with Thomas and the bunch back in the original "The Railway Series" children's books that Thomas and Friends is based on.
Hi mate thanks for the comment! Making my own loco would be fantastic - and I've motorized a few wagons in the past, but I doubt I'd be able to make anything that looks good ;) All the best, Sam :)
The class 08 diesel shunters were introduced in 1952. Over 800 were built, and could manage a maximum speed of 15 mph. In terms of service life, they have lasted longer than any other locomotive on British Rail (at least in diesel terms).
i love Stephenson I got to get one of them he was my fav I never laughed so much in all my life I might even have to buy the whole lot and build a heritage railway ....... my partner Andrew has cancer in his eyes and said you did not show them all I said you did we were laughing our head off nice one Sam :0)
haha thanks Chris - glad you liked seeing stephenson - they are great little models, if a bit fiddly! Yeah they're definitely funny when they start flying ;) All the best mate, Sam :)
When I was a kiddo, i used to love steam engines (i still do, actually) and It’s amazing how well both Bachmann and Hornby followed designs of the characters and real engines. At first, my favorite engines were Thomas (because he was main character), Edward, since he was so level headed, and smart, and Percy, since he was the ‘best friend’ character, since I was a social kid back then. After learning more about engines (their label, and how their wheels were labeled, such as 0-6-0, 4-6-2, and so on), i began loving the 2-0-2 engines, since they were small, and adorable for a train, making Percy my favorite character from the series as I got older
Thanks for the comment - yes it's amazing how many of the characters have their real models on the market! Yes it's a great way to get youngsters interested in this hobby! :D Thanks for watching - Sam :)
10:51 I am confused. On Trainz Railroad Simulator, I have both a KWVR Ivatt 2MT and Arthur, the LMS loco, and I see you have the BR model. I do not really know how railways work in this case but why do all three of them have the same locos?
3:32 speaking of Duck, how good is the mechanism on the bachmann Duck. Although none of my bachmann Thomas locos (bar spencer, who I’ve gotten fixed) have had issues, I’ve heard that a lot of them have poor mechanisms.
I like how Arthur actually has the LMS initials on him. And Mattel had to get permission to use the LNER initials on the Flying Scotsman, even though it does not really exist any more.
9:32 I'm gonna sound like a bloody nerd, but the Flying Scottsman has been in an episode in the episode "Tender Engines" (season 3.... when they didn't use CGI)
12:22 Ok I have to admit, and even though it's not accurate, I think that BR 4MT model looks pretty interesting in LMS Maroon. It looks like Arthur but a bit bigger. At least in my opinion.
Hi again mate, no problem at all - I reply to every comment I get - I really appreciate everyone who wants to watch what I make! Thanks so much for the kind words, Sam :)
The 4mt had a single engine painted blue. It was for the preserved Caledonian Railway. Also, the N2 had pulled more than 3. It was the main engine for the quad-art stock which ran suburban services out of Kings Cross.
Arry and Bert are yellow with black stripes, they are indeed Class 08s, and so is Diesel, Paxton, Sidney, Splatter and Dodge! While I could complain how you missed Gordon (who's a A3 prototype), but I love this video, very simple but nice indeed!
I just loved listening to this and seeing the trains run on the track. -sighs- reminds me that I would have love to have models of the real locomotives running too. But that didn't happen in my childhood.... But I can still have a chance to get into it! Hehe, but anyways. I really wanted to ask where you get the models like these. But mainly... I really want to know where to get the Stephenson's Rocket model! X3 I freaking love that one of the first ever locomotive and would and should be slow, is the fasted one here! Also Stephen is still a character I love. Thank you for the very nice and informative video. I am definitely subscribing. :)
Hi mate, thanks very much for the lovely comment and for subscribing - much appreciated! I get most of my locos online from Hattons or Ebay etc, and you can probably get a stephen on Ebay, though they're pretty rare and can cost well over £100 in good condition with a coach! Thanks again, Sam :)
Sam'sTrains Hey there, your welcome, I am happy to hear it. Well alright, that is so cool. And I understand that it would cost more, but still thanks, I'll see about that. And your welcome again. ^^
I love that fact that Sam choose oliver as a "obscure character" which literally is paired with toad, toad is his breakvan, yet you choose some of the 1 off characters as unobscured characters.
Good question Chris - I can't think of anything in particular for Military! Check out my video on getting started with model railways, and consider buying everything you need separately - there are plenty of locos and rolling stock available individually suitable for a military layout, depending on your era! Thanks for watching - Sam :)
@@SamsTrainsHi Sam. Thanks for your advice. I will watch it and make some notes. Looking forward to watching a lot more of your easy to listen to Videos. Chris.
A lot of these make sense. Some nice details were added to the Thomas ones. I have never liked most of the Thomas Hornby models, though. James and Percy look the most like the tv counterparts. Also is your "Nevell" (idk how it's spelled) dirty or is it just painted like that? If that's paint, then the manufacturer is really good at paintwork.
Thanks mate! Yeah that's true - the Hornby ones aren't too great - I'm much more fond of the Bachmann ones! haha yeah Neville has been factory weathered - so that he looks dirty - but yeah they do a fab job! :D Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Awesome video! However I'm unfortunately not familiar with any of the characters past the original "Thomas and Friends" series. I'd love to see more of the originals! Thank you for this video though, I've recently rediscovered my interest in model trains and my nostalgic love for old Thomas and Friends. This was wonderful.
Hi everyone! Part 2 of this video is now ready: th-cam.com/video/ZGE9702_BYs/w-d-xo.html
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Thomas in the series: "He had six small wheels, a short stumpy funnel, a short stumpy boiler and a short stumpy dome."
Thomas from Hornby: *L O N G B O I*
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Yeah, buts it accurate to the real life E2
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You know, at the start of his life, Henry wasn't actually based on the Black 5. He was an experimental locomotive mixed from a pacific A1 and an C1 Atlantic, only without the rear pony truck. This mixture made him often feel ill, so he needed special welsh coal because his firebox was too small for his size. But after he had an accident with a night goodstrain called "The flying Kipper", he was finally rebuild at Crewe, making him a Black 5.
haha! Thanks for the comment - I think Daniel told me about that once - lol! :D
All the best mate,
Sam :)
H2? I've heard it was a C1, but oh well. That fits the story better anyways
+GWR1232 LMS2343 No, It really was an H2. I have now even read something about Henry being ordered as an actual H2. But then of course, the Henry which was actually delivered looked like a bit like an H2 with 6 driving wheels. As I said, an experimental locomotive.
Sodor Arts Productions I get ya. I was just saying as I heard, But I did do some searching so I understand now. Thx
Really from what I've heard Henry is a mixture of a express engine and something else I don't know
Fun fact, Gordon is the same kind of engine as Flying Scotsman. Both the RWS books and T&F show confirm they are brothers.
The two engines you know the least about (Arthur & Oliver) are two of my favourite engines ever. Oliver's stories were great in the Railway Series (the books Thomas & Friends were based off), and I loved Arthur's introductory episode so much when I was 5 I could recite it word for word. My favourite class to this day remains the Ivatt class 2.
That's awesome mate - I don't blame you! And the Ivatt class 2 was my favourite for many years too actually! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
"I can't remember where I left those." (Thomas and the E2)
*looks right at them*
haha! You noticed my joke then ;)
All the best,
Sam :)
The 9F's were introduced in 1954, and remained in production until 1960 at which time, No. 92220 'Evening Star' was built, at Swindon, making it the very last steam locomotive built by and for British Rail. Some of the other 9F's were also built at Swindon while the others were built at Crewe. Evening Star was the only one that was painted green.
The thing about most of the small 0-6-0 diesel shunter characters on Thomas is they could actually be any of classes 08, 09, 10, 11 or 12. They all look almost identical, the difference mostly being the internal machinery. Personally, with his all black paint I think the original Diesel in the Thomas shows was probably a class 11, the oldest of the bunch and were all originally painted black in LMS service.
9:40 "It's only quite recently that he's been in it I suppose."
Actually, Flying Scotsman's first appearance was in "Enterprising engines" in 1968, so he predates a lot of the new characters like 'Arry and Bert, who were only introduced into the CGI TV series and were never in the books.
Timestamps for anyone on mobile
0:03 - Intro
0:44 - Thomas the Tank Engine
1:32 - London, Brighton & South Coast Railway E2
2:26 - Test Race
3:03 - Henry (London, Midland & Scottish Stanier 5MT)
3:32 - Duck (Great Western Railway 57XX Class)
4:05 - Toad (Great Western Railway 16T Toad Brakevan)
4:20 - ‘Arry and Bert (British Railway Class 08 Diesel Shunter)
5:01 - 1st Race
6:16 - Murdoch - (British Railway Stanier 9F)
6:52 - Spencer (London and Northeastern Railway Class A4 “Gadwall”)
7:33 - Neville (Southern Railway Q1)
8:08 - 2nd Race
9:32 - Flying Scotsman (London and Northeastern Railway Class A3 “Flying Scotsman”)
10:07 - Oliver (British Railways 11XX Class)
10:51 - Arthur (London, Midland & Scottish Ivatt 2MT Tank)
11:28 - 3rd Race
12:17 - Belle (London, Midland & Scottish Standard Class 4)
13:04 - Stephen (Liverpool & Manchester Railway/Robert Stephenson and Company Stephenson’s Rocket)
13:51 - Ryan (London & Northeastern Railway N2)
14:30 - Final Race
15:30 - All Models
Sterling effort sir, many thanks.
Thank you Sam for ‘completing my circle’: it was in 2007, watching a rerun of the first series of Thomas with my then 3 year old son, that I first ‘rekindled’ my childhood hobby of model railways. Happy days. Wonderful Hobby. Wonderful Videos from you!
Like Duck always says "It's the Great Western way or the wrong way"
haha absolutely, it's a fab quote! ;D
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
For sure and no problem
I'm Great Western, and-
Don't we know it?!
Duck is 57xx and that is 57xx
James Dorey pop goes the diesel
Nice video! I always found it quite interesting how many engines in the show were based on Class 08s. Something like 10 from my quick count.
Yeah it is pretty cool - I didn't know how many there actually were until recently!
Cheers,
Sam :)
There is
Splatter
Dodge
Harry
Birt
Diesel
Sidney
Paxton
Bridlington diesels
Wait if all those engines are the same class of engine arnt
Splatter
Doge
Arry
Bert
Diesel
Paxton
Sidney
The brizal shunter
and
The bridlington goods yard diesels all brothers
@@steamerfan2212 sort of, they may have been built in different workshops which might mean they're more like cousins, depending on how you see it
True plus I'm a big fan of yours
it's so weird to see these childhood heroes (for me at least) without their faces. Still amazing to see what they were all based on. thank you for the great childhood Thomas!
Ahh fantastic - really glad you liked seeing them! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains I has repli'd
And subscrib'd
@@SamsTrains will you be getting a Bachmann model of Toad the GWR brake van someday?
"Let me just turn around.."
"Steven again!"
Honestly that killed me :D
hahaha! xD
wow this guy made me like trains i am usually a plane or car fan but now i like trains too also this video was uploaded on my birthday
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Thanks very much mate - I'm really glad I could get you into the hobby! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
Confederate Mapper your trains are really cool
i like the set up and the layout very nice indeed.
Sam'sTrains are you Australian?
cool vid!!!
Thanks very much mate! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
God love me a Q1, great to see something like this Sam, good for all the ages. Have a good one!
Connor.
Hi Connor, thanks very much for the kind words - yeah I hope everyone can enjoy this one!
All the best,
Sam :)
Hi I just wanted you to know that I have a lot of work done and I will be there in about 10000 to get a little time and you have a good time thanks for your well thanks again I’ll see if I can get a little more money to get it to get you to take it thanks for the good morning I’ll get to see you tomorrow at1000000000
I usually am not a huge fan of British steam locos but that Black 5 is absolutely beautiful
duck is specifically based on the 5700 or 57xx class. i think it is in particular the engine numbered 5741. oh also TOO MANY DIESELS are class 08s. actually now thhat i think about it that's pretty accutate. the first was diesel, then arry and bert, then splatter and dodge, then paxton and then sidney (there could be some i forgot)
10:13 IT'S OLIVER!
haha thanks - my bad! ;D
I've been hoping for this. Awesome job, Sam!
Awesome - glad I did something you'd like to see! :D
All the best,
Sam :)
nice video I ever see sam
Nice comparison. I am really partial to the Murdoch locomotive
Thanks! Yeah the 9Fs were fantastic - the very last british steam locomotives to be developed! :D
All the best,
Sam :)
Sam'sTrains hello you are the best!
No, it was the the first to go over 100 miles per hour officially. Some people claim that city of Truro did it first, but that was not recorded, and people that used to drive them have said they could never have done it. That’s the reason why flying Scotsman it so famous.
haha yeah I think so too - definitely Scotsman did it officially!
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
Beautiful trains !!
Really cool comparing Thomas & Friends models to real life models.
Thanks a lot mate, glad you enjoyed it! :D
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
Duck was built in 1929 by the North British Locomotive Works of Glasgow (oddly he doesn't have a scottish accent) as GWR #5741. He arrived on Sodor in 1955. (The real 5741 was scrapped in 1958).
haha that's a point - he should really have an accent! :D
Vincent Berkan You say Duck was arrived in 1955 on Sodor, But why he is scrapped in 1958 so fast? 🙅
Fiction versus reality. BR were getting scrap-happy by this time. :-(
Duck is a GWR 57xx class, of which there were ultimately over 800, still being built by BR in GWR workshops into the early 1950s. The two diesel shunters are Class 08's, which first appeared with the LMS back in about 1947. There were HUNDREDS built by BR, and quite a few still in shunting use as well as preservation around the UK. These engines first appeared in Book 9 (I think) "Duck and the Diesel Engine" where Diesel tries to show off to Duck, and Duck teaches him a lesson. To this day "Diesel" is a popular character in the many animated series' on TH-cam.
The brakevan "Toad" is a typical GWR "Toad van" from the 1920s or earlier. He first appears in Book 24 "Oliver the Western Engine."
If any accent, he should perhaps have a Welsh accent, depending on where Duck worked. The GWR was western England and South Wales, not Scotland.
Belle's number would've been worn by an LMS Royal Scot. I have no idea when she arrived on Sodor.
Hmm, that's pretty odd then! I wonder if that's coincidence??
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4:30
a list if all the British Rail Class 08 Shunters in Thomas and Friends (in debut order)
Diesel
Splatter
Dodge
Arry
Bert
Paxton
Sidney
Hi Cale, thanks a lot for that information - that's going to be useful for the part two version of this! :D
All the best,
Sam :)
Sam'sTrains Also, Lady the magical engine was based on a one-time experimental prototype that didn't work out and was scrapped,
Gordon is the same model as The Flying Scotsman and his basis is the only other one of it in existence besides the Scotsman, they were made by Doncaster Works
Stepney is a real engine on the BlueBell Heritage Railway in England,
I believe that all of the basis models for Boco have been scrapped,
I believe Edward and James are the same model different years (Edward is 18 years older than James). Henry was rebuilt and now looks near identical to Gordon and The Flying Scotsman,
Dennis and Norman are the same model of diesel,
Logan is a Steam Shunter that looks like a diesel (very similar to tender engine Neville), Raul of The Great Race seems to be the same model
Stafford is an electric shunter,
Glynn the Coffeepot engine is from between the years 1905-1908.
Sam is an American engine from the Virginian Railway,
Hiro is a Japanese engine that appears to be the same model as Murdoch
Diesel 10's basis does not have a claw on top, that was added to 10 by the movie people
Victor and Timothy are oil-burning steam engines, Bash and Dash are oil and wood burning steam engines, and Ferdinand is an oil andnwod burning tender engine
Donald and Douglass the tender engine twins that hail from Scotland are the only engines on the entire island to be painted in the BR livery (although i have heard they were originally painted blue for some reason, they were black when they arrived on the island)
Yellow tank engine twins Bill and Ben were also originally painted blue
Gordon was originally painted green like The Flying Scotsman
James arrived painted in the BR black livery but was repainted red after a bad accidnt with his wooden brake blocks catching fire (thats another interesting tidbit right there, his brake blocks, unlike Edwards at least as far as Edward's history is know, were originally made of wood)
Billy and Charlie are the same model
Connor and Caitlin look identical with the exception of color, apparently however they are different models
This is about all i could come up with out of the top of my head, I am a huge Thomas and Friends FANatic and am particularly interested in the historical aspect at the moment. there is much more to discover as the character universe is HUGE and expansive.
When you brought out the 08 shunter I was thinking "How could you not mention the first 08 and diesel in the series, Diesel?"
Trackmaster Cale Norman?
Most of that was wrong, Henry and Gordon are completely different locomotives Henry is a LMS 4-6-0 Black Five 5MT, Gordon is an LNER 4-6-2 A1. Neville doesn't look anything like Logan. Raul and Logan are different trains. Hiro doesn't have the same basis as Murdoch. James and edwad don't share a basis. When Donald and Douglas were blue it would be called "Caledonian blue". Bill and Ben were never blue. Catlin and Conner have different a basis. Lady doesn't have a basis and finally Victor isn't a oil burning engine timothy is the only one. did you even know that Victor is narrow gauge?
I wouldn't really call you a fan you don't seem to know much about the history.
For me the Thomas tv series only has 12 seasons (computer animation & trains do not mix), but seeing "Steven" rocket around the track here is hilarious :D .
Sam, isn't that a bit slow for Spencer usually passenger locos would be pretty quick
haha yeah, though my Spencer doesn't like running fast! ;D
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
Part 2 for this video coming soon - keep an eye on my channel! :D
Sam'sTrains the 14x is Oliver.
and the flying scotsman had a brother in thomas called Gordon. He's one of the main characters. I'm a massive Thomas Super fan!
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8:38
Maybe Spencer has a leaky tank?
haha maybe!! ;D
9:02 A little embarrassing for an A4 pacific to be over lapped by a 9F don't you thing (lol)
haha yeah that's true actually, lol! ;D
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
Awesome! My toddler son, who is 3 and a Thomas fan, really enjoyed this! I've often wondered what the engines look like actually. Thanks so much and I subbed! =)
Hi! Thanks very much for the comment - really glad you and your son enjoyed it!
Thanks for subscribing too!
Cheers,
Sam :)
Thank you!!!! =)
the bullid, or Q1 looks very different post war, because as soon as metal scarcity was no longer a consideration, the railways "threw metal" at the engines, adding running boards etc, as the biggest problem of the engine was how light it was for it's power causing excessive wheel slip.
Oh really? I didn't know that - thanks for the info, I'll have to look for a photo of them once they had the metal thrown at them!
All the best,
Sam :)
Please could you do real life Diesle10, Fllin, Rocky, Daisy, Mallard, Axle, Vinny, Asheem, Etyen, Ivan, Rale, Geena, Yong bow, brugy, shain, Freeda, Hiro, class 40, Derick and Florer.
That'd be great! I'll see if I have those! :D
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
@@SamsTrains you don't
Nobody does
@@TrainBoi227 yea I don’t know about the rest but there a now Flynn axle Vinnie Ashima young bow freda or Hiro and mallard is just himself
@@TrainBoi227 Daisy was a class 121 railcar. All the rest are new characters.
10:19 Oliver is based on this engine
That's true! Thanks for the comment!
All the best,
Sam :)
A Standard 4 in LMS maroon? How does that work?
Wrenn made these in many different liveries; most of them inappropriate, but it was a good way to sell more models, as a company with constant financial struggles,
All the best,
Sam :)
Thank you for sharing. My son was a huge Thomas fan. Nice to learn from where they came.
The Flying Scotsman recently made his first debut into the tv show through the Thomas special "The Great Race" but he actually appeared along with Stephenson's Rocket with Thomas and the bunch back in the original "The Railway Series" children's books that Thomas and Friends is based on.
Oh very nice! I didn't see that one, but it sounds awesome!
Thanks for the info mate,
Sam :)
6:09 it's right there!
haha oh yeah!! Thanks for helping me find them :3
Sam'sTrains your welcome.
I LOVE! The Class E2 .
From Harrison
Hi Harrison, really glad you like it - I'm very fond of it too! :D
All the best,
Sam :)
Have you ever thought of makeing your own locomotive? Well you do seem very smart and well I think you should make your own locomotive.
Hi mate thanks for the comment! Making my own loco would be fantastic - and I've motorized a few wagons in the past, but I doubt I'd be able to make anything that looks good ;)
All the best,
Sam :)
Sam'sTrains you forgot Percy
I've been watching you for years and you never cease to amaze me
That's very kind of you Kalos! :D
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
The class 08 diesel shunters were introduced in 1952. Over 800 were built, and could manage a maximum speed of 15 mph. In terms of service life, they have lasted longer than any other locomotive on British Rail (at least in diesel terms).
Aye. Low speed, but high torque.
i love Stephenson I got to get one of them he was my fav I never laughed so much in all my life I might even have to buy the whole lot and build a heritage railway ....... my partner Andrew has cancer in his eyes and said you did not show them all I said you did we were laughing our head off nice one Sam :0)
haha thanks Chris - glad you liked seeing stephenson - they are great little models, if a bit fiddly! Yeah they're definitely funny when they start flying ;)
All the best mate,
Sam :)
The 14xx's name is Oliver
Yes that's right! Sorry about that - slipped my mind!
All the best,
Sam :)
I thought it was stepney
Really?🤣
Matthew Clinton lol
Is he American or Britain?
Me!? I'm from Britain! :)
Cheers,
Sam :)
When I was a kiddo, i used to love steam engines (i still do, actually) and It’s amazing how well both Bachmann and Hornby followed designs of the characters and real engines. At first, my favorite engines were Thomas (because he was main character), Edward, since he was so level headed, and smart, and Percy, since he was the ‘best friend’ character, since I was a social kid back then. After learning more about engines (their label, and how their wheels were labeled, such as 0-6-0, 4-6-2, and so on), i began loving the 2-0-2 engines, since they were small, and adorable for a train, making Percy my favorite character from the series as I got older
Thanks for the comment - yes it's amazing how many of the characters have their real models on the market! Yes it's a great way to get youngsters interested in this hobby! :D
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
10:51 I am confused. On Trainz Railroad Simulator, I have both a KWVR Ivatt 2MT and Arthur, the LMS loco, and I see you have the BR model. I do not really know how railways work in this case but why do all three of them have the same locos?
Yes the Ivatt designs originated on the LMS, which eventually became part of British Railways - hope that helps! :D
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I saw the Tardis in the video.
haha very well spotted! :D
You should watch Thomas and friends
I have watched from time to time, but you're right - I should watch more!
Cheers mate,
Sam :)
i love flying scotsman
If you do, stick to the first five series, but ignore series 8 thru 16.
I liked subscribed a left a coment
Thanks very much Nicholas - hope you enjoy the channel!
Cheers,
Sam :)
I do and love trains im even trying to make a model railroad but i have little peaces of track though
You have a fine collection of locos and rail cars. This was a wonderful episode.
Thanks again mate, appreciate it! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
1:33 Which manufacturer made that E2 you have? Hornby? Bachmann? Marklin? Hattons? Dapol?
1:12
Steven HAVE SOME RESPECT FOR YOUR ELDERS then he speeds ahead In front of the young
haha I know - he's very out of control, haha!
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
#BRING BACK MURDOCH
ya also i would love that hornby thomas set
haha! If you want to enter the giveaway, you can do that in the comment section of that video! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
Sam'sTrains I want to enter the give away
NO!!! BRING BACK EVERYONE THAT IS FROM THE TV SERIES OR THE MODEL THINGGY MAGIGY!
3:32 speaking of Duck, how good is the mechanism on the bachmann Duck. Although none of my bachmann Thomas locos (bar spencer, who I’ve gotten fixed) have had issues, I’ve heard that a lot of them have poor mechanisms.
It's not particularly good unfortunately - I remember not being very impressed by them :(
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
I like how Arthur actually has the LMS initials on him. And Mattel had to get permission to use the LNER initials on the Flying Scotsman, even though it does not really exist any more.
haha did they really?! That's very cool! :D
14:39 DANG!! NO WONDER THEY USED TO CALL HIM THE ROCKET.
You got arry and berts livery correct but the green was a greeny yellow
Ahh okay, thanks Luke! :D
9:32 I'm gonna sound like a bloody nerd, but the Flying Scottsman has been in an episode in the episode "Tender Engines" (season 3.... when they didn't use CGI)
Oh very nice! I don't think I've seen that, but I'll look that one up! :D
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
12:22 Ok I have to admit, and even though it's not accurate, I think that BR 4MT model looks pretty interesting in LMS Maroon. It looks like Arthur but a bit bigger. At least in my opinion.
Ooh cool! Yeah you're right, it does actually!!
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belle was a standard 4mt, similiar to the fowler 4p, but with differences
Yeah that's right - that's why I used the Wrenn one, and not my Hornby 4P!
All the best,
Sam :)
That's alright. It looks good either way
14:16
The N2s pulled more than 2-3 coaches. The suburban services they worked had many more coaches.
Duly noted - thanks for letting me know! :D
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
Thanks for reply love your videos and your format of presenting them
Hi again mate, no problem at all - I reply to every comment I get - I really appreciate everyone who wants to watch what I make!
Thanks so much for the kind words,
Sam :)
I’m so glad I found this channel during quarantine
haha thanks Jude! :D
The class 08 can also be Diesel, Paxton, Splatter, Sidney and Dodge.
Thanks for that! Yeah - I never knew there were so many! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
4:46 Arry and Bert are like that but their cabs are same as the front yellow and black stripes
Well done Sam! I used to looovvvveee Thomas & friends! AMEN
Really wish we had these in the states in HO scale. Id buy all these in a heartbeat. Nice locos
Most of these will work fine on HO track - so you could import them! :D
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
Thomas actually looks like a LB&SCR E-1x with the wheel arches
Refreshing, fun and informative. Who knew these Thomas and his friends had relatives outside of Sodor?
Thanks mate! Yeah I know - I'm really glad they were all based on real trains - that's what makes it special in my opinion!
Cheers,
Sam :)
The 4mt had a single engine painted blue. It was for the preserved Caledonian Railway. Also, the N2 had pulled more than 3. It was the main engine for the quad-art stock which ran suburban services out of Kings Cross.
That's very cool - I didn't know about that blue one! Thanks very much for all the info!
Cheers,
Sam :)
what coach does the E2 have here 1:30
I plan to get an E2 as well with the coach's
SAMS FIRST VID TO REACH 1M OMG
Wow!! It is!! :O
Arry and Bert are yellow with black stripes, they are indeed Class 08s, and so is Diesel, Paxton, Sidney, Splatter and Dodge! While I could complain how you missed Gordon (who's a A3 prototype), but I love this video, very simple but nice indeed!
Thanks for the comment and the info on Arry and Bert! Yeah sorry about Gordon - I don't know how I missed him!
ALl the best,
Sam :)
This gives me nostalgia, still an awesome vid and channel! 👍👍
That's lovely to hear - thanks so much! :D
beautiful locos, a joy to watch :)
Thanks a lot Kyle! :D
I just loved listening to this and seeing the trains run on the track. -sighs- reminds me that I would have love to have models of the real locomotives running too. But that didn't happen in my childhood.... But I can still have a chance to get into it! Hehe, but anyways. I really wanted to ask where you get the models like these. But mainly... I really want to know where to get the Stephenson's Rocket model! X3 I freaking love that one of the first ever locomotive and would and should be slow, is the fasted one here! Also Stephen is still a character I love.
Thank you for the very nice and informative video. I am definitely subscribing. :)
Hi mate, thanks very much for the lovely comment and for subscribing - much appreciated! I get most of my locos online from Hattons or Ebay etc, and you can probably get a stephen on Ebay, though they're pretty rare and can cost well over £100 in good condition with a coach!
Thanks again,
Sam :)
Sam'sTrains Hey there, your welcome, I am happy to hear it. Well alright, that is so cool. And I understand that it would cost more, but still thanks, I'll see about that.
And your welcome again. ^^
The N2's were built for use on suburban passenger services, especially in and out of Moorgate (in the City of London) hence the condensing apparatus.
I feel like whistles from their basis’ classes could fit the Thomas & Friends characters way better than their show whistles.
Ooooooooh I loved your trains they were so cool
Thanks so much Shawn! :D
Sam two black 5s were painted green in 1948. I think 44763 was painted lner green and 44764 in be green. 44932 was painted br green in the 80s.
Ooh wow - I bet that looked nice! :D
I love that fact that Sam choose oliver as a "obscure character" which literally is paired with toad, toad is his breakvan, yet you choose some of the 1 off characters as unobscured characters.
haha yeah - guess he's not that obscure! ;D
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
Duck is based on a GWR 57xx (5700) Class tank engine.
Cool! Thanks for that - I believe mine was a 57xx actually! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
2:26 brothers united😂😂😂😂😂
Boys love watching your videos! Thank you Sam.
Lovely to hear that - it's a pleasure! :D
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
Revisiting this lovely video, and noticed how you said Ryan was probably for passengers. In the show, Ryan helps Daisy with the goods work :P
Hi, thanks for the comment! Ah sorry about that - that's what they did in real life though! :D
All the best,
Sam :)
Sam'sTrains That's alright! I always thought Ryan would be better off with passengers. He's still one of my favourites though :P
Do you have any recommendations for a Starter Set Up for a British Military Set Up?. Thanks for the great videos. From Chris in Derbyshire.
Good question Chris - I can't think of anything in particular for Military! Check out my video on getting started with model railways, and consider buying everything you need separately - there are plenty of locos and rolling stock available individually suitable for a military layout, depending on your era!
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
@@SamsTrainsHi Sam. Thanks for your advice. I will watch it and make some notes. Looking forward to watching a lot more of your easy to listen to Videos. Chris.
hey Sam just a quick FYI Spencer only pulls one choshse
Hi Jacob! Okay mate, thanks for that - I usually like to put a whole rake on though, hehe ;D
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Sam :)
Don't worry Sam's Trains Duck is based on the 57xx Pannier Tank Engine
Thanks James for that!! :D
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@@SamsTrains that's all right mate
A lot of these make sense. Some nice details were added to the Thomas ones. I have never liked most of the Thomas Hornby models, though. James and Percy look the most like the tv counterparts. Also is your "Nevell" (idk how it's spelled) dirty or is it just painted like that? If that's paint, then the manufacturer is really good at paintwork.
Thanks mate! Yeah that's true - the Hornby ones aren't too great - I'm much more fond of the Bachmann ones! haha yeah Neville has been factory weathered - so that he looks dirty - but yeah they do a fab job! :D
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
Awesome video! However I'm unfortunately not familiar with any of the characters past the original "Thomas and Friends" series. I'd love to see more of the originals! Thank you for this video though, I've recently rediscovered my interest in model trains and my nostalgic love for old Thomas and Friends. This was wonderful.
Thank you! I wasn't either - I had to look most of these up! ;D
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
Really really enjoyed the video the original trains look awesome
Thanks so much - really glad you liked it! I've finished filming another of these videos - I'll be out soon! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
2:48 look at em run together
7:33 Nevil, this engine was built during world war 2 and they did not cover the wheels because they didn't have enough parts.
Hi Henry, cheers for the information!
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
Sam'sTrains Your welcome
HAHA! The Rocket finally earned it´s name! Well done Steven/Rocket!
i like how almost every single top viewed video you have
Its all thomas
All of them
ALL OF THEM