#Bear ttte

[dragons-and-magic]

Thinking about disabled engines. :3

Engines that are blind and as a result, have to rely on their other senses to get around. They're better at it than even humans, because I believe that engines have better memory and observation skills than us. Maybe they get special aids, made specifically for engines. Like an engine equivalent of a cane, but it's more like a wire on their buffers, to let them know if they're approaching something. Their crews help them too, almost becoming seeing eye dogs for them.

Engines that designs were flawed and it impacted their lives in a certain way. Maybe they learn to work with it, like Duck and Boco. Or maybe they get "corrective surgery", like Henry.

Engines with mental or developmental disabilities like Sidney, who have short term memory loss and maybe forget things easily. Or maybe it's something else like autism or ADHD. But everyone let's them take their time, and helps them if needed, because GOSH they know they trying. The life of an engine is hard enough already. (As someone with ADHD, this one in particular is very important to me. Just found out today that ADHD and Autism are officially recognized as disabilities! So that's interesting!)

Engines that can't see well like Whiff, and have to get glasses made specifically for engines. And engine optometrists that can get them the correct prescription lenses.

Engine Specific doctors and engineers, they make it their life duty to help these disabled engines and get them back in working order, therefore saving them from scrap. Because if there are optometrists that work on them, there are surely doctors in different fields as well.

Disability Activists, both humans ones and engine ones, that speak out for disabled people and engines. Helping them to get rights, and their special needs met like they deserve.

And, yeah. That's about it. I you can see, I find this stuff very fascinating. :)

Some of this stuff is inspired by @joezworld's world building, which I greatly enjoy. Also some awesome TTTE ocs I've seen floating around. And also some amazing disabled people and family members I have known.

Thanks for for reading!

[deathxxlaw]

how about Rebecca or Bear 🐻?

Sadly i couldn't think of a good design for Rebecca, otherwise i would've also drawn her, but here is Bear!

[drballinator]

My list of ttte characters that are SO GAY

Edward

Henry

Bear

James

Arthur

Emily

Caitlin

Douglas

Rosie

Bertie

Farmer mccoll

That’s everyone I could think of rn ^_^

[edwards-exploit]

It's... it's...! Or, the big main line engines show their displeasure.

[klein-sodor-bahn]

He’s really fucking furious! Henry is so furious he’s even drooling molten soot. Just run really.

Was motivated to draw this angry boy by @00lemonfizz00 Art.

Love your art and your precious OC Blaidd! Keep it up.

[weirdowithaquill]

Traintober 2024: Day 15 - Star

Duck once had a Friend...

Once upon a time, Duck the Great Western Pannier Tank had worked at Paddington Station in London as a station pilot. Paddington was a huge station with several engines just like Duck who rattled about shunting trains for the big engines to take on long journeys all across the West of England and into Wales. Some of these engines were pompous and rude, while others were old and wizened. Duck’s favourite engine at Paddington however was an old, old friend of his.  

Her name was Princess Margaret, and she was a member of the Star Class of GWR express engines. They were old and wise engines, who though displaced from the top link express services by their younger successors the Castles and Kings, still performed admirably.

Duck didn’t get to see his friend much. She worked trains that went right the way out to Wales and back, and so she would often spend the night at her destination before returning. But when Princess Margaret was there, she would always take time out to talk to Duck. The two were as close as engines could be – Margie, as Duck called her, had taught the Pannier everything there was to know about coaches when he’d first arrived, back when she still headed important expresses like the ‘Cornishman’ and the ‘Cambrian Coast Express’. As she’d been displaced first by the Castles, then the Kings, she’d begun running longer-distances, on lighter-laid lines that the two bigger classes just couldn’t travel on.  

“Margie was still in service when I left,” Duck explained to the sheds one evening. The engines at the Big Sheds had been discussing their lives pre-Sodor – the Scottish Twins had spent several long minutes purely explaining why the Thistle was the prettiest flower in the world, while Percy had spent almost an hour going through all the various parts of the country he’d seen. “I feel like she had a good chance of being preserved too. She even got to cameo in that one movie – the Titfield Thunderbolt!”

All throughout this, Bear had been unusually quiet. The former Western-region diesel had had his own stories he wanted to tell, but now he was slightly afraid of speaking up. Oliver noticed. The Great Western autotank was still new to the railway, and didn’t trust Bear yet.

“Well, Bear – you look troubled. Is something the matter?” he asked. Bear winced, his engine making an odd rumbling sound. All the engines looked over, and Bear shrunk back under their attention.

“When I was being built,” he began slowly, “we… uh… I…” Henry smiled sympathetically.

“It’s alright Bear, we won’t hate you for what you have to say,” he offered. Duck, Percy and the other big engines agreed. Bear sighed.

“Princess Margaret was the last Star Class in service,” he said quietly. “And when I was built… she was… being… taken apart at Swindon.” Bear cut off, looking down at his buffers in shame. Duck’s eyes widened.

“She… she was cut up?” he asked slowly. Bear didn’t look Duck in the eye, staring down at the rails instead.

“Yeah. At Swindon. The men claimed they’d waited four years to see if they could find a buyer… and none came for her. I’m sorry Duck – she seemed like such a nice engine. She just told them it wasn’t their fault, and she’d lived a good life…” Bear rumbled out of the sheds to pull the Midnight Goods before any of the engines could say anything. Oliver looked horrified.

“I… I didn’t think he would be so… torn up about it,” he admitted quietly into the night air. “Oliver, I understand you went through something traumatic,” Percy replied darkly, “but you need to learn that not all diesels are evil. Duck… I’m sorry too. It’s hard learning a friend is gone.” Duck didn’t reply, instead staring silently out of the sheds.

His friend had been a real shining star on the Great Western, who’d served them through two World Wars and kept on going even as her class was torn up. And all she got for it was a cold siding at her own birthplace and a cutter’s torch.

Duck wasn’t sure what that said about Swindon’s legacy, but it wasn’t positive.

Back to the Master Post

[panicky-pansexual]

IT’S HIS DAY🗣️🗣️‼️‼️

[trinketfairy]

Today's a day for jewelry making

In order: 🚂 Choo-choo / ♾️ Faust / 📻 Radar / 🖌 Gouache / ⛅️ Apollo / 🍝 Alfredo

[duskstargazer]

Content Warning // Mild body horror, body mutilation

“Mmmph!”

“Nmmngh!”

“Mmmnnnmphh!!”

Murdoch looked around, unable to take his eyes off of what surrounded him.

His colleagues - his friends - stood around him, many with tears in their eyes as they tried to scream.

He hadn't wanted this. He's wanted the others to stop talking so much, true, but not like this.

He never would have wanted this.

[uselessalexis165]

tried making some ttte memes (328)

[synthetic-rust]

Just your average Hymek diesel

[dragons-and-magic]

Decided to post some new Dragon AU sketches!

1: My concept design for Bear. I'm super happy with this one. I used some new techniques from Disney animation for it. Hopefully all the characters will have this lovely retro looking animation style.

2: My concept design for Rosie. I tried to make her frill look like rose petals. I thought it would be cute.

3: My concept sketches for Thomas, James, Edward, and Gordon's wings. Edward's wing patterns are based off moon moths.

[coalnwater]

What is it with characters that were introduced in Enterprising Engines staring lovingly into the eyes of their saviours?

[drballinator]

Im a simple person, I see a Henry and bear or a Emily and Caitlin ship and I go fucking feral

[steam-beasts]

" Everyone says I'm handsome! Or at least NEARLY everyone...anyway, my curves are better than Thomas's corners! "

(Quote from Ttte season 2 ep 25; Wooly Bear)

Happy 6/6!

Did you know? A flipped over engine exposing his or her underbelly is a sign of trust! :D

[choc-ice-on-wheels]

SQUAD