#stex freight

[wolvesfangs]

The toxic gossip train

[no1-tvgirlfan]

thinking about the theory that all the characters/trains in stex are based off of people control actually knows in real life and they sort of insert themself as rusty in their dream.

pearl is obviously a girl they have a crush on. maybe shes a new neighbour , a new kid at school. maybe if we’re getting sentimental she wears a pearl necklace which gave control the idea of naming her pearl.

greaseball could be controls older sister , maybe shes a little mean to him sometimes , as siblings often are , maybe thats how she manifests as a big bully in their dream.

dinah is controls older sisters girlfriend , she probably thinks hes cute and tells controls older sister to lay off of them and stop being so mean. control probably thinks that dinah is too good for greaseball since shes so nice to them.

the other coaches could be their sister’s girlfriends friends maybe? they come round sometimes to hang out and are often pretty nice to control as well. i like to think their personalities manifest as their own type of train , like yes the irl dinah gives them snacks sometimes so shes a dining car , irl tassita is always telling irl greaseball to shush so hes a quiet coach , the irl belle is always having sleepovers so shes a sleeping car. etc. etc.

electra could be a new kid at school , a bully perhaps , the comps are their little posse. irl killerwatt could be a kid who gets in a lot of fights , irl wrench is someone who is always hanging around the medical bay , irl joule is a misbehaving child who maybe set something on fire once (dynamite truck) , god knows why irl volta is a freezer truck.

the irl freight are just the class clowns. a bit annoying to control but they’re still his friends.

momma obviously represents his mum.

the engines are maybe a couple more bullies , maybe theyre in the year above , control doesnt like them very much. they hang around with their older sister and are always teasing him.

thats just my thoughts on it. i think its a cool theory is all.

[chaoticninjar]

Unfortunately for me I don’t have a monkey in my brain telling me what to do, it’s just the freight trains hopping around

[brand-new-girl]

Probably been done before but I think I'm funny anyway

[tinyuselessadult]

I dont know if anyone else is thinking this, and again, just my opinion.... but.... I think freight is pretty great.

[varian-caboose]

Some silly sketches of V.W, my Caboose OC... I sorta forgot to post these but whatever!!

Click for better quality!!

[junglefurytrash]

Thank you Tumblr for blessing me with this completely unhinged thread that made me laugh so hard my lungs hurt, and it's associated reblogs and posts/extra funnies.

Today's Starlight Shitposts; Greaseball being introduced to the absolute insanity that is Greek Mythology and everybody else in the group has random chunks of knowledge surrounding this topic except him and he becomes increasingly exasperated.

[billie-the-sleepyhead]

Momma was looking for the freight for a little while now, seems they decided to go to sleep early and that Greaseball joined them. Probably best to let them sleep.

(The reason Greaseball is there is a headcannon for another post. The freight all having different hair was on purpose, I like drawing hair and experimenting with hair.)

[unknowns-musical]

You know what, I'm gonna say this and you guys might hate me for it... But Flattop and Dustin are the Timon and Pumba of the show. They both fit the trope of the big sweet heart and smaller chaotic friend duo. But also Timon and Pumba like insects, Flattop and Dustin have interest in building materials.

[blazewoodss]

HELLO STEX TUMBLR!!!!

Have you ever been sitting there, thinking about those wonderful trains we all love so much, and then thought ‘hm, I wonder how much the four 2024 London revival freight trucks would weigh as actual train cars theoretically’?

Well boy oh boy do I have the document for you!

I have spent a little bit of time (10+ hours) pulling together a Google doc with a bunch of “research” that I’ve done into what I think the four revival trucks (Porter, Lumber, Slick, and Hydra) would weigh potentially as actual rolling stock! I’d say it was for fun but idk if it actually remained fun working on it close to the end.

Regardless, for anyone interested in reading over it all, it has been linked!

For anyone not interested in reading and is just willing to trust my math and web browsing and decisions, here is a screenshot of the final conclusion page listing the possible tare weight and total weight at max load!

Please read over the lengthy disclaimer page though if possible, I do make a bunch of important notes there that you should consider!!

Thank you for hearing me out, I hope this information is somewhat useful for you all :)

[unknown-art-room1]

FLATTOP!!! I can't believe how much I actually like this Freight, he gives me so much serotonin. But I swear... His vibes remind me of a Geordie. If you don't know what that is, look it up. It's kinda hard to explain, but that is what he makes me think of and that is what he is to me.

[wolvesfangs]

The other freight trucks treat hydra like that vegan cousin that constantly tries to convert you and is a pain in the ass but you put up with them anyway because you love em

[gayass-trainyard]

New pfp i made for a roleplay server i just joined bc obviously i wanna roleplay myself (if u use as a pfp pls either credit me by linking to this blog or rb this) RAAAHHHHidk im not good at editing shit but i like it

[gutsofgold]

Freight might be great chat

1984 Original London Cast of Starlight Express

[slickaskblog]

⚠️ INTRO ⚠️

“ wagwan…….. gang, it’s me, Slick ”

“ I am ..here, with a banger blog, for some awesome asks “ his handwriting sucks jeez

“ Lumber, I’m not reading this “

“ goawn, read some more mate it gets better “

Sigh “ send in some questions that I’ll answer “

“ Lumber this sucks, I thought you were good at writing mate “

“ SHUP!!!!! LEAVE ME ALONE- “

⚠️ OOC ⚠️

Heyy!!! This is my first ask blog :)

I might not be the best at replying to things so sorry about that!!! :P

Nothing nsfw obvi

I’d love to interact with other ask blogs!!!

I’m open to any starlight express version! :)

I might reply with another freight member if it’s funny; I’ll only be doing the Wembley gang, but they know who the olc and Bochum are!!!!

Main account: @m1dgemodge

[tinyuselessadult]

To the three people who remember/even care, I promise I'm still working on my Freight tap choreography :)! It's a bit longer than my first and I'm working to get some friends to help me out.