#ttte Day of the Diesels

[autumn-sinner-or-cat]

d10:I'm evil and terrible Diesel 10! Be afraid of me! Percy:dad? d10:what?

[thefluffyrailway-official]

Since i rewatched The Day of The Diesels, i felt something was wrong with Diesel 10.

He was... How can i say it...

So peaceful??

I don't know but CGI Diesel 10 doesn't fit so well with the original Diesel 10 to me.

So i managed to do a bit of lore for him AND an alternative ending to the movie. And i'll show you it!

-𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐥 𝟏𝟎'𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭-

Is well-known between the engines, that Diesel 10 is one of the most dangerous engines alive.

But not everyone knows why is he like that.

The truth is that Diesel 10's life before his fight with Lady is still a mistery. Excepting the fact that he was very close friends with Lady.

But one day, Diesel 10 suffered a terrible accident that left him severely brain damaged.

To make things worse, the one who found him after that, was the one and only, P.T. Boomer.

He made Diesel 10 believe that Lady caused the accident and convinced him to take revenge on her, killing her.

Which caused their battle.

-𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐬-

After taking the Steamworks and getting scolded by Sir Topham Hatt, of course, Diesel 10 mocked him to his face.

And of course he would! I mean, who's Sir Topham Hatt to Diesel 10 except an easy prey?

"Luckily, I'm kind and you're important to my plan... I could slash you in two right here right now if I wanted..." Diesel 10 said.

The diesel engines were shocked, but none of them said a word...

Instead, the steam team was furious...

Toby, Edward and Percy puffed and hissed. They even released steam from their mouths.

Henry and Emily whistled imposingly as they slowly approached their opponent.

Thomas growled and rushed to Diesel 10 hitting him with his buffers.

Gordon and James were about to do the same.

Till they saw what Diesel 10 did...

10 grabbed the little tank engine with his claw and began to squeeze him, tearing his back and making some kind of red liquid gush out.

The steamworks were silent for a moment...

Only Thomas' pain screams were heard in there.

Sir Topham Hatt, terrified for what he was seeing, screamed the blue engine's name, along with Edward, Percy and Emily.

Which just made Diesel 10 to squeeze harder.

STH had no choice than offering Diesel 10 ANYTHING for him putting Thomas down and leaving him alone.

10 relaxed his claw, and looked to him.

STH said he would repair the dieselworks that week if it was necesary.

But Diesel 10 smiled and, while placing the bleeding engine down, said he changed his choice. And now he wanted something from Thomas for him.

Thomas looked at him, horrified.

Edward tried to fight him too to defend Thomas. But Gordon stopped him by blocking his rail.

Sir Topham Hatt thought about it for a moment.

He didn't wanted Thomas to be injured, but he knew if he didn't let Diesel 10 take that something, he would kill Thomas, and probably many other steamies and himself too.

So after a while, the man just looked down and nodded in silence.

...

Every steam engine whistled and puffed in protest. But they were quickly shut by Diesel 10's hiss.

He ripped off one of Thomas' wheels, letting everyone see his real limbs, or at least the rest of them.

For some reason, he just wanted his blood. His oily yet sparkling dark red blood had something magical that Diesel 10 wanted with all his soul.

After that, he looked at Thomas...whimpering and panting...barely moving...

"There's your little toy. Ihave what i want." 10 said as Edward and Gordon couldn't resist anymore and rushed into him nearly hitting him and probably making him derail.

But 10 instantly ran away with a sound of his horn. Dissappearing in the shadows and smoke...

The last thing they could see was a Crocodile-like thing...

(AU inspo creds: @steam-beasts <3)

[weirdowithaquill]

Ships? But Sir, They're Trains!

It's Valentine's Day, and to celebrate, I thought I'd break my usual streak of not shipping the talking trains together and share the pairings that I like the best! But only of the original 11, and a few other RWS-related friends (and maybe a bonus or two from the TVS).

Also known as: local weirdo decides trains can kiss, but only on Valentine's Day.

Let's get into the ships... er... trains.

Thomas:

Almost chronically single. I'm sorry Thomas, but you're not very good at the dating thing. Maybe Hank if I swallowed my pride and went to watch Season 12 - just because Hank's calm and friendly personality would naturally balance out Thomas. But also because they are the epitome of 'gentle giant' and 'tank engine terror'. Also, Thomas blushes in this episode:

(Sorry for the Season 12 image, but it's the only Season Hank was in!)

Edward:

This engine has options! Or more to the point - this engine has suitors. Not all make sense to the poor engine - but that's the pain of being the one everyone looks up to. I would put him with BoCo, but I must admit I had a phase where I read EdwardxJames fanfics. So... nostalgia wins (that and Edward needs someone with a fiery personality to boost his confidence sometimes, and James needs a cooler head all the time).

(Look at the smile on James' face! He's ecstatic to see his engine.)

Henry:

Bear. The answer is Bear. I'm sorry, but that Hymek has it bad for Henry, and Henry fought for Bear to stay on Sodor. And after the early days when every engine fought, Henry has no interest in getting tangled up with them again, only this time romantically. Besides, the youthful energy and eagerness Bear has will only benefit Henry, who can be a bit of an old grump.

(Bear, I can't tell if you're looking into Henry's eyes or not...)

Gordon:

Hoo boy... Gordon, oh Gordon. What to do with you? Henry and James are taken, Edward and Thomas are more siblings than romantic interests - and engines 6 through 11 are just not close enough. But how about BoCo? (Yes, this is why I didn't pair him up with Edward). BoCo is calm and polite where Gordon is loud and brash - and Gordon does see BoCo as his saviour. It would probably be the plot of a b-list romantic movie, but I can see these two getting together, with Gordon being the jock and BoCo being the 'kid' of Edward.

(Look at that little smile Gordon has! This engine is smitten.)

James:

He's with Edward, thank you. More than that, he doesn't really fit well with the other RWS cast romance-wise. Thomas is something of a rival and friend, while he wants Gordon and Henry to acknowledge him and Percy is something of a little brother/annoyance to James. Edward and he have a lot to work out (mostly James groveling) but they got a lot of coding in the series from what I remember. Plus Edward saved him - so we've ticked the cliche box.

(Yes, this means Edward is the knight in shining armour. James is a diva anyway.)

Percy:

Has about as much luck as Thomas does, if we're honest. Young, childish Percy has no chance, while older, grumpier Percy is more interesting to consider. The Percy of Seasons 5 and 6 I could see bagging Harold. But then, we could also consider the absolute insanity of Percy and Diesel 10. Imagine the shock, imagine the story! (I'm a writer, let me dream about how I'd write this lot). Diesel 10 would be the delinquent who is soft for Percy and Percy only. It would also lead to an epic fight between the helicopter and the engine with a giant claw.

(Um, is Percy... blushing?! What are these faces?! I have questions.)

Toby:

Is married to Henrietta. They are old couple goals. Percy and Thomas are extremely jealous.

(Toby is grinning cause he knows his wife - that poor manager...)

Duck and Donald:

I considered Percy for Duck, but I feel like what Duck needs is an engine who can really bring out the playful side in Duck - the engine who helps him be more than just the railway he used to work for. That engine is Donald. When they ended up playing pranks on each other in Donald's Duck to the point where Duck stooped to putting a literal duck in Donald's tender knowing Donald would find it funny really says it all about these two.

(Look at him, so excited to play his little prank! His driver is wheezing!)

Douglas and Oliver:

These two practically have a kid in Toad already (or an advice-giving uncle. One of the two). Douglas saved Oliver, and that sort of thing has a lasting impact - especially because it's also the most likely relationship to actually happen. Both Douglas and Oliver are known for sticking it to authority, being a bit hot-headed and being led a bit more by spirit and the heart than by their heads. They have Toad for critical thinking. They live and work together too - and it would be hilarious to watch Duck blast his safety valve off when he finds out.

(Ah yes, let me just stare into your eyes for half an episode.)

Mavis and Daisy:

These two are disaster lesbians, and we love them for it. It's also the femme fatale (or as femme fatale as a diesel railcar can be) and the butch (she works in a quarry - this girl wears overalls) tropes - and they're disasters. Need I remind anyone that Daisy was the one who encouraged Mavis to ignore Toby? It would also be hilarious purely for how much Thomas and Percy would grumble about being single, while Daisy and Mavis rub their relationship in the pair's faces. Which would lead to that one memorable incident where Thomas tried to flirt with a very unamused and confused Bertie.

(Mavis, sweetie - don't listen to Daisy's advice. I know you're distracted but ple-- and she's gone.)

Annie and Clarabel:

Are wine aunts and siblings. And no, neither of them are interested in Thomas, so you can stop thinking that.

(These coaches are Thomas' wine aunts and best friends - and he loves them too.)

Bill and Ben:

Are children! Edward's children! That he has with BoCo (sort of) leading to the brilliant moments where Gordon has to 'babysit' them - which is mostly done with a lot of grimacing and begging BoCo to just hand this lot over to Edward and James - no seriously, please stop letting these two just randomly adopt you as their parent. They're evil, and they wanted to throw me in the sea, remember? No, I don't care that James doesn't like them, I don't like them! BoCo!

(He's petrified of them, but he wants to be nice for BoCo's sake...)

Emily:

Does not need a man, thank you. But she is entranced sometimes by Caitlin's streamlining (yes, I have seen some CGI - I am not a true purist, I am sorry Awdry). Then again, sometimes Emily likes Hiro - and then there was that one time where she was just so upset that Mavis wouldn't notice her. Emily doesn't need no man - but she's also not exactly got the best selection of potential candidates at her shed...

(She's got an amazing poker face. Caitlin however...)

So... that was a thing I did. Somewhere around Percy's entry, this gained a coherent plot in my mind - probably a High School AU? - and now I'm just thinking of Diesel 10 towering over Percy, blushing and trying to give him flowers (with his claw???) while Harold seethes. Clearly, being a single pringle has driven me insane.

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone, I hope you enjoyed this wild idea and if people want expansions on these ships (still trains) and why I like the idea of them, please go ahead and ask!

If people really like this, I will take on the Narrow Gauge engines.

[masterj]

Shoutout to Nino's Productions for an AWESOME re-write of the infamous 2011 special Day Of The Diesels which just premiered!

[orangesartblog]

Traintober day 4!

Devious

It's scary cause it's AEG /j /lh

Idk I think Diesel and aeg!diesel would get on well.

It was fun trying to ensure the two different styles came across. I wasn't sure if the soft shading + cell shading would work but I think it did!

[baldwin-10-12-d]

Good morning and today's engine(s) of the day is Damian (Diesel) , I chose him early on so I can get him out of the way

[transsexualunderground]

happy 10/10 to them!!

[v0id-c0rroded]

Class 42 'Warship' hammering along the Great Western mainline at Twyford

November 1959

[thebunnylord]

Ttte Valentine’s day headcanons

Thomas: has received a lot of cards from fans and gets sick from eating too much chocolate

Edward: has sent a few cards out and gets a few from Thomas, bill and Ben.

Henry: is too busy dressing his Guinea pigs up for their valentine photoshoot.

Gordon: gets one of those cheap cards that kids hand out to their classmates from Spencer. Meanwhile, his brother gets a decent card from Spencer

James: had mailed a bunch of cards out to himself because he wanted to prove to Thomas that he is just as popular as him, (this backfires when Thomas grows suspicious because all of the cards were the same)

Percy: is just happy to have extra work for the mail train, buys himself some discount candy the next day.

Toby: was surprised when he came downstairs to see Henrietta fixing his lunch (Toby always packs his own lunch) didn’t get Henrietta anything but she knows that he loves her and doesn’t need cards or chocolate to prove it.

Duck: was given this lovely card from Thomas:

Donald: got a card and some candy from his mother.

Douglas: ditto

Oliver: did not receive any cards, didn’t care, bought himself some discount candy on discount candy day.

Emily: was sent some roses from a fan

Diesel: got this rather passive aggressive card:

[0whiteblack0]

Traintober - Day 10, Flora

Diesel 10 was not pleased. Not one bit! He takes one nap, and boom! Flowers and bows everywhere! All these nasty flora were like perfume sprayed right up your nose! “Stupid pranksters . .” The diesel mutters, using his claw to rip the bow off his face.

[brendambois]

Traintober day 8: Impact

Thomas sat dazed and confused, he had just backed through one of the back walls of Crovan's date sheds.

"Uhh, excuse me, but could someone help me, my bunker is starting to get quite chilly"

"You always seem to find all the accident spots on Sodor, Thomas, Percy said from the track over, "oh how can you be so accident prone?"

"Shut up" Thomas quipped back as Wendell the works diesel made an attempt to get Thomas back in the building.

[bruhstation]

happy new year 2023 from the casa tidmouth cast! hopefully things will go well for everyone in this new year ^_^

[duskstargazer]

[1968]

Henry grimaced as he felt the steam pressure quickly vacating his system. He supposed he couldn’t make fun of Gordon’s incident with his safety valve anymore.

It wasn’t long before he heard a familiar growl approaching. The railway’s newest diesel engine, Bear, came rumbling up alongside with a supportive hoot.

“Heard from the stationmaster someone needed a rescue?” The Hymeck smiled.

Henry rolled his eyes, but found himself fighting down a smirk of his own. “Yeah, my safety valve gave out on me. What a place for it, huh?”

“Well, could be worse.” Bear replied, frankly. “You could’ve stopped in a tunnel, or-” He froze, as Henry grimaced. “I- I mean uh, you’d be letting off a lot of steam, and uh… and it probably wouldn’t have anywhere to go, um…”

Bear winced again, well aware he was doing very little to fix his slip-up.

“Genuinely, that wasn’t meant to be a jab at… y’know, the-”

“From you, it’s fine.” Henry interrupted. “You’re not Gordon or Percy about it. You can be blunt and outspoken at times, but you’re not malicious.”

The big green diesel managed a tentative smile.

“A-at any rate, we should probably get you moving.”

“Yeah, can’t be holding up the main line like this.”

[gronkgal]

Day out with Thomas

Never got to go to one of these as a kid, but my sons were a perfect excuse to go as an "adult"(I have high functioning autism so I may never be a true adult). Nah my sons had a blast, it was great. Although I amit I liked the little diesel switcher(that was actually doing all the work) best.

[dawn-sunlight]

I absolutely despise Day of the Diesels, but it is really good for art.