#standard gauge railway

[wikipediapictures]

Shanghai–Nanjing railway

“A train speeding along the Ningzhen Highway” - via Wikimedia Commons (original description translated from Chinese using Google Translate)

[motharaya]

And here it is, the entire piece! And of course the clouds don't even loop properly lmao Thanks to everybody who has supported me while making this, it's greatly appreciated! If any of you have any suggestions for more art, leave a comment, or if you want a commission, DM me on my discord: mallarddriver7.

Long live King Starscream!

[duskstargazer]

[1967]

Sir Handel stood waiting at the platform. He sighed, wholeheartedly expecting the connecting service from the North Western to be late, as it had been the past two days.

“Just who does that Ryan think they are?” He muttered to himself.

He glanced up at the clock, but right as the minute struck, he heard a big engine approaching. A red tank engine in LMS Crimson strode into the station, gracefully stopping at the platform.

Sir Handel tried to hide how impressed he was.

After his ‘fruitful endeavor’ a few weeks back, the fat controller had reallocated Arthur to passenger trains for a while. While the tank engine appreciated the change, he still felt he’d let everyone down.

“Any passengers disembarking at Crovan’s Gate, this is your stop!” Arthur announced.

“Isn’t that the guard’s job?” Sir Handel cocked an eyebrow.

“It never hurts to be safe.”

“It also helps to arrive on time.” Sir Handel clarified after visible panic began to form on Arthur’s face. ��The engine before you would arrive at his own leisurely pace.”

“I can’t speak for them, but I will do the best I can to ensure our passengers arrive safely and on time.”

“As well you should.” The little red engine agreed. “And I see your paintwork is in good condition as well. Can’t let the passengers see a shabby engine pulling their trains. It wouldn’t suit hi-” He stopped abruptly, then coughed. “It- it wouldn’t do.”

“Are you all right?” Arthur asked, hesitantly.

“Of course!” Sir Handel replied, quickly. “I was just saying that our passengers would never approve. Ask Skarloey!”

And before Arthur could get another word in, Sir Handel stormed out of the station. Arthur watched him go, wondering where he’d overstepped.

[just-someone-online]

If I ever end up with the money or space to build a big model railway, that shit would be complete anarchy. British and American engines running side by side, engines doing work they typically didn't do, engines from wildly different eras. Historically accurate modelers would look at my layout and hate it.

[cologne1049]

Zp9! Und los geht's.

[whirligig-girl]

NWR No.1 and SLYM No.11513 at a dual gauge interchange just outside of the city center.

SLYM No.11513 is an Advanced Steam Locomotive native to Gymnome--a coal-burning steam engine operating at high pressure, with technological improvements to allow it to rival the efficiency and ease of use of a diesel locomotive, such as electronic controls, compound expansion of steam, a gas producer combustion system firebox, dual exhaust, and automatic firing and oiling. 11513 was built some time in the 2340s, and survives to 2381 as a museum piece.

NWR No.1 is a much older locomotive and from another planet altogether, built 1915 for the LBSC railway as a one-off prototype for a six-coupled shunter to replace the aging Terriers and to supplement the much larger E2-tanks. NWR No.1 made it to the North Western Railway not long after it was built, having been allocated there for the war effort. It is not clear how a locomotive built 465 years in the past on planet Earth made it intact to Gymnome, nor how its gauge perfectly matched Goo'iw Broad Gauge, at least not without invoking some kind of universe-spanning magic railroad, or perhaps the notion that this is all a simulation being run in some kind of virtual reality in some alien starship.

(no this isn't canon.)

Artist's notes:

Earlier today I doodled this in my sketchbook.

And when I got home i decided, hey, I have my Thomas 3D model, and I have the game model of the Advanced Steam Tank Engine... why not actually stage them together and draw them to-scale. The size difference is greater than I expected--partly I think this is because the Thomas gauge-1 prop was not designed with scale in mind, so it's bigger than British Railways loading gauge. Granted, they are at different gauges (standard gauge versus roughly meter-ish gauge), but the loading gauge on the advanced steam engine is very wide.

My first attempt at the drawing was from a very different angle:

But I quickly realized that you can't actually see the Advanced Steam Engine's wheels, and that's a major design aspect.

So i chose a different angle.

I constructed the dual gauge track before anything else.

And before long (the better part of 2 hours) I had the line art finished.

The Advanced Steam Engine ended up being a hybrid between the original illustration I did of it months ago, and the game model--with most of the geometry accurate to the game model, but with the subtler detailing of the illustrated version.

Thomas was meant to be a sort of hybrid of the Gauge 1 Prop from the TV series and a realistic loco. I prioritized the geometry and simplicity of the gauge 1 prop in most respects, but added details below the running board, in particular brake rigging, sanding gear, and these blade-like protrusions of the frames which i'm pretty sure are some kind of debris deflector, a british version of a cowcatcher. There's also snifters on the cylinder saddle, and the whistle is made of two different lengths to justify Thomas' multi-tone whistle.

The original background was going to be this marshland with (electricity-generating) windmills in the background, a callback to that first shot in the Thomas & Friends opening credits, but I hated how it felt like the middle of nowhere, so I introduced the retaining wall and an alien city scene.

British steam engines are generally given very shiny liveries which reflect the environment in interesting ways, so I made sure to do that justice, using a GWR 14xx autotank as reference.

By contrast, the Advanced Steam Tank Engine is kept in a more workwormlike condition, with a somewhat faded matte paint work and a fair amount of grime.

The original illustration of the advanced steam engine, for comparison.

Finally, a version with faces.

[merpmonde]

60 Years of the Tokaido Shinkansen!

On 1 October 1964, a railway line like no other opened. Connecting Tôkyô and Ôsaka, paralleling an existing main line, the Tôkaidô New Trunk Line had minimal curves, lots of bridges, zero level crossings. Striking white and blue electric multiple units, with noses shaped like bullets some would say, started zooming between the two cities as at the unheard-of speed of 210 km/h.

This was the start of the Shinkansen, inaugurating the age of high-speed rail.

The trains, with noses actually inspired by the aircraft of the time, originally didn't have a name, they were just "Shinkansen trains", as they couldn't mingle with other types anyway due to the difference in gauge between the Shinkansen (standard gauge, 1435 mm between rails) and the rest of the network (3'6" gauge, or 1067 mm between rails). The class would officially become the "0 Series" when new trains appeared in the 1980s, first the very similar 200 Series for the second new line, the Tôhoku Shinkansen, then the jet-age 100 Series. Yes, the 200 came first, as it was decided that trains heading North-East from Tôkyô would be given even first numbers, and trains heading West would have odd first numbers (0 is even, but never mind).

Hence the next new type to appear on the Tôkaidô Shinkansen was the 300 Series (second from left), designed by the privatised JR Tôkai to overcome some shortcomings of the line. Indeed, the curves on the Tôkaidô were still too pronounced to allow speeds to be increased, while all other new lines had been built ready for 300 km/h operations. But a revolution in train design allowed speeds to be raised from 220 km/h in the 80s to 285 km/h today, with lightweight construction (on the 300), active suspension (introduced on the 700 Series, left) and slight tilting (standard on the current N700 types).

Examples of five generations of train used on the Tôkaidô Shinkansen are preserved at JR Tôkai's museum, the SCMaglev & Railway Park, in Nagoya, with the N700 prototype lead car outdoors. It's striking to see how far high-speed train technology has come in Japan in 60 years. The network itself covers the country almost end-to-end, with a nearly continuous line from Kyûshû to Hokkaidô along the Pacific coast (no through trains at Tôkyô), and four branch lines inland and to the North coast, one of which recently got extended.

東海道新幹線、お誕生日おめでおう！

[poppitron360]

Hii! Can I ask for some of your more lighthearted (as in not too angsty) Leo Valdez headcanons?

1. CANNOT SIT ON A CHAIR PROPERLY

FOR THE LIFE OF HIM. YOU COULD POINT A GUN TO HIS HEAD AND HE STILL COULDN’T DO IT.

I NEED MORE FANART OF THIS PLEASE

2. Can in theory breathe fire but doesn’t bc it gives him a really bad sore throat.

3. Still reading TOA- I just found out that Leo’s full name is “Leonidas” (either that or it’s a nickname Calypso gave him, but the fandom seem to agree that it’s his real name) but he HATES it when Calypso calls him that, so my hc is ANNABETH is the ONLY one with “Leonidas” privileges. And that’s bc he’s so fucking terrified of her he doesn’t DARE appose her on it. I feel like she does use it respectfully though.

Hazel is also allowed to use it sparingly.

4. Oh yeah fuck canon Leo and Annabeth are besties and they bond over both being runaways and also engineering/architecture stuff. Leo’s DEFINITELY had a peek around Daedalus’ laptop- his design for an automaton that can house a human soul got him thinking about his mom. He always planned on maybe taking a closer look at those files but then the laptop got lost in Tartar Sauce. I know you said no angst. Whoops.

5. Leo and Hazel start a support group for demigods who have come back from the dead. Every Wednesday in New Rome. Biscuits and Orange Juice will be provided. They call themselves the “YOLTers” (You Only Live Twice- because YOLO is for the weak). Thalia is also a frequent attendee.

6. I hc him as hard of hearing after the explosion in Blood of Olympus. Specifically deaf in his right ear and chronic tinnitus in his left. He uses hearing aids sometimes and also uses ASL and Morse Code to communicate. I choose to view that as wholesome bc we need more disability representation.

7. He is a “Leonidas” ONLY at Starbucks. He then follows it up with a bunch of equally hard-to-pronounce middle names (which he completely made up) said in a rapid-fire Spanish accent and watches the Barista panic as her white ass tries to spell it all. It’s even funnier when she tries to say it back to him when giving him his order. He takes the cup (leaves a generous tip) and says “but usually I just go by Leo” and walks away.

That is pretty much my entire understanding of American culture right there-

8. Trains autistic. He loves them. In the one I’m currently reading- The Dark Prophecy- Calypso and Apollo go on a train without Leo and I’m just imagining them getting back and him being “But what kind of train was it? Standard gauge or narrow gauge? Man, I love narrow gauge trains. Did you know that there’s this place in Wales called the Ffestiniog railway, where they have this special type of locomotive where the engine- the sicky-outy bit- is like, either side of the locomotive, so that there’s no need for a turntable-“

Okay I might also love narrow gauge trains (I’ve been on the Ffestiniog railway, it is amazing) (Also that is not a typo, in Welsh I believe the double f makes a soft sound (like in “off”) and a single f makes a hard sound, more like a v (like in “of”) you learn a new thing every day!)

9. Ambidextrous but Left-hand dominant (Often has to specify to his tool belt that he needs left-handed tools)

10. When speaking will put weird pauses in the middle of a sentence and not stop between sentences like talkingreallyfastwhenhe’sreally exited and talking slowly when he’s tiredit’skindaweird and choppy like hisbrainisgoing a million times faster than hismouth.

11. His favourite Disney film is Frozen.

12. When he’s comfortable around you, you start to hear more of his hispanic accent.

13. Said it before, will say it again. Headcannon no. 13 is ALWAYS WITHOUT FAIL “They’re a Swiftie.”

He has to listen to music as a way of not being alone with his thoughts. I discovered Taylor at a young age, and she has remained one of the few consistencies in my life since then. She got me through some tough times (Not as bad as Leo, but she helped me survive 2020). I feel like Leo would be the same- not always knowing where he’ll be sleeping that night or if food will be on the table, he’d want comfort, stability. Taylor would be there.

14. He wakes Frank up at 3am with “Hey I can’t read that what does that say?” “…Leo you wrote this. You’re telling me you can’t read your own writing?” Little does Leo know that Percy came in with exactly the same request half an hour before. Frank is finding being the only non-dyslexic on the ship incredibly frustrating.

15. Has the philosophy “anything is a fidget toy if you fidget with it” and STICKS to it

16. If Piper sees an item of clothing with an ungodsly amount of pockets, she is contractually obligated to buy it for him.

17. Eats cheese straight off the block. Like doesn’t even bother cutting it, he just *noms* straight into the block of cheese like it’s a chocolate bar. Similarly also eats Nutella straight outta the jar, sometimes without even using a spoon (and y’all know he doesn’t wash his hands).

18. Slightly more immune to electric shocks than normal bc of his way with machines (Valgrace nation do with that what you will)- similar to how Percy, as seen in botl, is a little bit fireproof.

19. You can’t tell me that during his first quest with Jason and Piper, they didn’t at least once triple-spoon with Leo in the middle bc he’s warmest.

20. In fact, “Cuddle Leo” is a common pastime for Jasiper. Particularly when it’s cold.

21. HE. CAN. SEW.

I saw a lot of people hc that Leo makes Percabeth’s wedding rings but that is factually incorrect. TYSON makes the ring. LEO makes Annabeth’s dress. I just started this fic where Annabeth, Piper, Leo, Reyna, and Rachel all go wedding dress shopping for Leo to get ideas, but he makes absolutely the most BEAUTIFUL gown for her- much better than any store. It puts all other wedding dresses to shame.

22. He can also knit, crochet (This hc was supplied by my mum who I’ve forced to read Heroes of Olympus), weave, and do macramé. He’s gone down rabbit holes about old-fashioned lacemaking. Him and Annabeth have sewing/crafting competitions at camp and on the Argo.

23. Autistic hand-flappy stim

24. He watches Stand-Up Comedy specials with Jason. I feel like if he wasn’t a mechanic he’d be a comedian (or run a taco truck, like Jason suggested in TLH). He takes his friends to as many comedy shows as he can. He loves them.

25. A Valgrace hc but it relates- while I was thinking up ways for Leo/Jason to propose (just a regular day in my brain), I had an idea for Leo to take Jason to one of those comedy shows that does crowd-work, and sits in the front row to get their attention. When the comedian asks who they are, Leo introduces Jason as his fiancé. When Jason goes, “Wait, no I’m not!” Leo yells “WELL WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE?” And gets down on one knee.

Also, sorry it’s taken me so long to respond. I’ve had this saved to my drafts and I’ve been slowly adding to it every time I get a new headcanon.

[richwall101]

Standard Gauge Rail Track 4' 8.1/2 inch ...

Down the lines

Northern Montana, USA

[supertrainstationh]

2/21/1995 - 2/21/2025

The Thomas VHS, “Rusty to the Rescue & Other Stories” turns 30!

The release of this Thomas tape was one of the biggest entertainment events of my childhood, it was even bigger than playing Mario 64 for the first time.

I was a kid in the US who loved Thomas and had no knowledge of the Railway Series aside from the fact that there were mysterious “old Thomas books” that I could never find anywhere. Somehow I got in my head that these books depicted the history of Sodor prior to what had been seen in the TV show up to that point, somehow I got that idea in my head in an era without internet or ANY means of learning about these books.

From the US perspective, Thomas was released sort of “by tape” rather than “by season”, so whenever a tape appeared that showed off a new character, it was a big deal.

Prior to this, Daisy and Other Stories was for example a big deal to me when I first saw it in a toy catalog, and that only had ONE new character.

So seeing the flyer for Rusty to the Rescue pictured above and being excited waiting for just one new engine character and instead getting SEVEN new characters, with the first two stories actually taking place in the past on an older railway, and learning that there were MULTIPLE railways on the Island of Sodor was a all huge mind blowing revelation to me, plus I never even knew that narrow gauge railways existed, so that was amazing to see as well, and basically sort of bridged the gap between me liking Thomas to learning as much about real life narrow-gauge railways as that books I had access to at the time allowed me to.

I think Britt Alcroft was very aware this tape was going to be a big deal, I never remember there being so many pre-release promotional materials for a Thomas tape during the VHS era.

The narrow gauge model work which was to scale with the larger standard gauge models was incredible, it was a great selection of stories, introduced me to the idea of the Bluebell Railway that I ended up getting the chance to travel to England to visit 20 years later (7395 days after the release of this tape to be exact), and it made it seem like basically anything could happen in future Thomas stories going forward.

Oh, and I was in fact totally aware even as a small child that Rusty was referred to only using gender neutral pronouns, which got my attention even without my awareness that it was a deliberate choice. 

But yeah, tons of new characters, amazing model work, a great mix of stories, yeah this tape was DA BOMB.

[captain-price-unofficially]

British Home Guard operating the Romney, Hythe And Dymchurch Railway narrow gauge railway as an improvised armoured train.

Originally built as a tourist attraction featuring miniature versions of standard gauge steam locomotives pulling passenger carriages, during the war, the railway, being so close to the coast and fearing the possibility of a German invasion, built this armoured train fitted with Lewis guns and Boys anti tank rifles.

[xylem-3-keys]

Maple the Suburban Tank Engine

2/23/2025 Update: I gave her the lore based on research of the Barry Railway Class J. Yes it's realistic and I intend it to be.

1/24/2025 Update: I have changed her basis to the Barry Railway Class J and her nationality to Welsh after realizing that Irish engines can not run on standard gauge tracks In case you're wondering why she has different numbers from both universe, it's because one, in RWS, Maple arrives early before engines 7-11. Meaning that she was awarded with her number for doing a respectful act. TVS has no logic because an engine arrives no matter how old it is, so the year built and withdrawal didn't matter in that universe. She is No. 22 on my Google sheet before I gave it an overhaul. Both of my AUs don't coexist.

I've made this OC to replace Billy (+ Nia) in my headcanon. Right now, Billy does not exist (as well as Nia because I hate her.) in my headcanon anymore. Maple is a female as the NWR engine to also kind of replace Nia. Maple was formally from Ireland. Human version of Maple is out.

Humanized version

Lore

Maple, the Barry Railway Class J was the youngest engine and the last to be built in early Autumn of 1899 on the Barry Railway located in South Wales, designed to pull suburban passengers from Barry to Cardiff. She was given the name “Maple” from her first driver after discovering maple trees for the first time in her life.

Unlike all of her siblings and a few who have the same common facial features from humans, Maple was the only engine with vitiligo on her face, which is very rare on humans and engines. Because of her facial appearance back then, her siblings found it funny, and they made fun of her. Not only that, when she was pulling suburban coaches, some of them were disgusted to see her face, and some laughed at her as well. As much as Maple didn't want to puff out of her shed with her siblings. Her crew didn’t know what to do with it, but they told her that they don't focus on their work and instead make fun of her facial appearance. The only advice they gave to her was to ignore them and the people who shamed her. Maple agreed, so any engine who shames her was ignored by her or told to be quiet and get to work.

After years of working on the Barry Railway, in 1922, she and her kind were passed to the Great Western Railway, as the Barry Railway. Maple was saddened to hear that the Railway she loved was gone, but on the other hand, her siblings got used to her vitiligo after time passed by while some engines she first met were not. She disliked the pine green paint and missed her red livery, but she didn't complain because it wasn't worth it. It was just that it's not the same without her old railway. Maple did her same job as usual, but her operation was cut short more than she could imagine on the Great Western. Withdrawals of the Class Js began in 1926. She didn't know what it meant to withdraw until an engine told her what it really meant. It made Maple paranoid. So paranoid that she believed she would be next on the cutter's torch. After two decades of her service in Wales, the manager announced that it was Maple's turn to be withdrawn. She became petrified, not understanding what she did to deserve to be withdrawn. The little green engine did all the work she was tasked to, and she asked herself that this was what they repay her. After her withdrawal, she was never seen on Barry or Cardiff ever again as she waited to be put on the cutter's torch. Maple watched her other siblings being scrapped and tortured to death, and she was the last one remaining. After her siblings got scrapped, she was next until the manager came in and told her it was her lucky day. He informed Maple that she would be sent to Sodor to work on the NWR for suburban services there. Maple was very relieved and happy that her life was saved, but on the other hand, she was traumatised to see her kind being scrapped and that she was the only Class J survivor.

As she arrived at Sodor, she was repainted to red as her color choice. She never had a number until 1967. Maple is currently working on Sodor as a suburban service engine to this day.

Ew old shit ref

[network-rail]

The Transatlantic Railway, part 2

Previously we asked if we should wait for the technology to become available before starting construction on a rail line across the Atlantic, or if we should boldly forge ahead and build it right now. Since it seems caution and research are not for us, we’ll be starting construction soon. However, there are still a few more things to consider, such as what vehicles to use, and what route to take, among other things. Here we present the options for vehicles, along with some advantages and disadvantages of each. The illustrations of the vehicles are presented as poll options from left to right, top to bottom.

More info on each option:

American trains

Pros:

Heavy, so won’t blow away in the wind

More comfortable—if you’re going to be on a train for days, you’ll want to be on an American one

Basically indestructible (especially anything built by Budd)

Can be double decker

Cons:

Almost every American rolling stock manufacturer has gone out of business or been bought out by someone else, and Brookville probably aren't going to be able to meet the demand for this line

American trains may not fit on British loading gauge

Lack of recent trains means not that fast

British trains

Pros:

Faster and newer

Aren't too big for American platforms and loading gauge

Far more options for rolling stock than with American trains

Cons

Basically every British rolling stock manufacturer has also gone out of business or been bought out, so essentially just European trains

British and American trains are built to different crash safety standards, so a British train running in the US may be crushed by American trains

Far less comfortable over long journeys

BR Class 99

Pros:

All of the technology already exists

Doesn't need a massive bridge

Can maximize passenger comfort and capacity

Cons:

Not very fast

Unless we refurbish the NS Savannah or build a new one, won't be electric (and making it wind-powered creates whole new problems)

Maglev

Pros:

Very, very fast

this is probably one of very few scenarios where a maglev makes sense

Cons:

REALLY expensive

still mostly unproven technology (there's like one operational maglev)

Probably not compatible with rail systems on either side (unless we build it like the Shuo Shinkansen or something)

These are the only possible options for this railway. We could in theory use European rail vehicles but seeing as most British and American rolling stock manufacturers went out of business and most of our new stuff is European anyway we don't really need that as an option.

If you have any other ideas for rolling stock, please suggest them! They may not get added to the poll but it will be nice to think about them.

[shelli-gator]

I unrealed myself. Cringe is dead here's my train sona! With a MONDO FUCKING LAMP BABY. 💡☀️

Shelli the Wynberg Tender, they're a new build version that's a combination of all the CGR/South African Railway Class 3s. Their Cape Gauge wheels were replaced with larger, standard gauge wheels to conform to the North Western Railway standard, because you bet your ass that's where I wanna be.

Refs below!

[masterjarthub]

I feel like the time has come for you all to meet my main Chuggington OC:

Meet Astra, the new Chug Patroller!

Name: Astra

Created: May, 2020

Gender: Female ♀️

Age Range: 15-16

Home:

• Chuggington

• Tootington (formely)

Chugger Status: Full-fledged

Occupation:

• Chug Patroller

• Backup Equipment Carrier

Eye Color: Mauve

Main Color: Red

Gauge: Standard Gauge

Basis: Freelance Design

Power Type: Diesel-electric

Power Output: 1440 hp

Top Speed: 110 mph

Configuration: Bo-Bo

No. of Wheels: 8

Affiliation:

• Jackman

• Calley

• Asher

• Wilson

• Brewster

• Koko

• Zephie

About Astra:

Astra is a compartment engine who can carry extra Chug Patrol gear and equipment.

Personality:

She is relatively a kind-hearted, eager-to-please teenage girl; she is always happy to do whatever job she is given with a can-do attitude. While there are occasions once in a while when her excitable nature can get the better of her, she is still focused and very capable. Sweet, lively and encouraging, Astra is always ready to do her part, whether it's keeping the tracks safe as a Chug Patroller, or just making everyone smile as a friend.

Astra In Action:

Astra is fresh from completing training, and is the youngest full-time Chug Patrol member. (Wilson does not count; he is only a part-time member as he is still a trainee) She often tags along on emergency callouts with the rest of the squad.

She'll volunteer to do other jobs whenever the oppurtunity arises as she simply loves helping and enjoys a brief change, but in her spare time, she is hobby photojournalist (She has a retractable smartphone-like camera located and stored where her pop-up wingmirrors are; inside the hatch with the Chug Patrol emblem on the door to access her engine placed adjacent to her face, I will draw this in the future)

Ever since she was a trainee, she journals photos and sometimes videos of her everyday life and adventures, usually just cute selfies of herself or group photos. She shares them online with some of her old friends who also partake in this hobby. She also finds her camera useful for reporting track and trackside hazards to Chug Patrol.

Additional facts:

She was a Chug Patroller in Tootington quite some time before moving to Chuggington. She was a top student as a trainee and moved up so quickly, she had graduated while still in the chugger equivalent of teenage years. (Very rarely do chuggers become fully-fledged when they're young. Hodge, Zephie and Emery are the only canon chuggers in this scenario) She had a very close relationship with her old mentor before he suffered a tragic accident that permanently put him out of commission, but he would still be put back together and preserved by a museum. Astra had been invited to Chuggington around this same time and was sad to leave him behind, especially in the sorry state he was currently in, but he reminded her that he'd always be with Astra in her heart. She did manage to recover before she left for Chuggington, but didn't open up to the others about this situation until much later.

She also likes stargazing, and the Planetarium (A new location on the outskirts of Chuggington suburbs) is one of her favorite places.

She has a playful and adventurous relationship with Wilson, and is his best friend to be with whenever Brewster and Koko aren't around. She's usually the Chug Patroller Wilson is on patrol with if not with Jackman or by himself.

Like Wilson, she too would form a father-child-like relationship with Jackman.

She also has a bit of an aunt-like relationship with Calley and an uncle-like relationship with Asher.

Often while they're in CPHQ, Asher likes to listen to chill music on the radio and Astra in particular sways side-to-side or even full-on dances to the music on the turntable.

When she's not with Wilson, Brewster, Koko, or Chug Patrol, she also has a dynamic with Zephie cuz girl power lol

Astra's creation and design was inspired by the Plarail Disney Dream Railway Mickey Mouse Rescue Train by Takara Tomy:

Unfortunately, I couldn't find a perfect real-life resemblance of this locomotive no matter how hard I tried, however the main body does seem to loosely resemble a E6 series Akita Shinkansen:

Now, I'm under the impression that Mickey rescue train was a freelance design, but if by some crazy chance any of you know a better real-life resemblance, do comment below, I'd appreciate that. (^ー^)

Annnd I think that's that, everything you need to know about Astra! I'm hoping to make actual 3d orthos for her, but those are quite tedious and challenging, so for now, that side view and posed render I made back in 2022 will suffice. I wanted to get her revealed before any other Chuggington OCs before it gets too late into the year... and I still need to draw Margot The Monorail for @lomotunes2008 😅...

I was planning to get this released a bit earlier in the day, but additional editing and new content on Youtube kinda got in the way of that :P

But anyway, I hope you all enjoy and do stay tuned because there will be more of Astra, and more OCs in the near future!

[cologne1049]

Link zu einem anderen Bild von 86 1001 im Mai 1983 (nicht von mir): https://www.bahnbilder.de/bild/Deutschland~Dampfloks~BR+86/20550/deutsche-reichsbahn-mai-1983lok-86-1001-6.html