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TMNT

## Plot

When the world is threatened by an ancient evil, the four adolescent turtles must reunite and overcome their faults in order to stand against it.

## Why It's Great

1. The choice to make the film computer-animated rather than the usual live-action/puppetry was creative and worthwhile choice.
2. The unique and semi-realistic designs of the newly CGI animated turtles.
3. Very intense and well-choreographed action scenes.
4. The film had an incredibly solid, ensemble cast that do a good job portraying their characters.
5. Peter Laird, one of the co-creators of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics, worked with Warner Bros. and had more involvement that the previous three films.
6. The production company picked a newbie director, Kevin Munroe, a self-proclaimed fan of the original comics and film.
7. Munroe wrote the film with re-introducing the characters in mind, as it had been nearly fourteen years since the last film with the turtles. He also made sure the turtles were written well-enough to make new/old audiences happy.
8. Munroe worked with Peter Laird to make sure the story hit all the right notes for a good TMNT film.
9. The computer animation enabled the crew to make more frantic and kinetic action scenes. Leo and Raph's fight scene is a major example.
10. The film decided not to bring back The Shredder, which is a creative plus.
11. April O'Neil, while with a smaller role, still kicks butt and has her own storyline with being an archaeologist and putting up with Casey Jones. Also, she suits up and helps Casey and the Turtles in the end!
12. Each of the thirteen monsters in the movie were based off real-life, mythological creatures with exaggerated and creepy designs.
13. For additional voices, the film brought in Billy West, Kevin Michael Richardson, John DiMaggio, Jim Cummings, Phil LaMarr and Jennifer Hale.
14. Made a smart choice of casting voice actors for the lead turtles while having the celebrities voice the supporting characters.

## Bad Qualities

1. The dialogue lacks the irony and goofy wit of the earlier TMNT movies.
2. The CGI hasn't aged well, some of the textures are rough around the edges.
3. Despite being meant to be the fourth movie in the series, it almost has nothing to do with the movie trilogy, and feels more like it's based on the 2003 show. The only connection the movie has with the trilogy is the old relics at the end.
4. Yaotl and his siblings are considered the weakest villains in the series.

## Reception

*TMNT*holds a 35% approval rating on the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 119 reviews with an average rating of 4.96/10.

## Box Office

*TMNT* grossed over $95 million worldwide, including over $54 million domestically during its 91-day run in the 3,120 North American theaters.

## External links

* ***TMNT*** on IMDB
* ***TMNT*** on Rotten Tomatoes
Nerland Passenger Light Railway

**The Nerland Passenger Light Railway** (NPLR for short) is a light railway on Nerland. The railway uses part of the former line past the abandoned sanatorium that was closed in 1905. This is the only railway in Nerland that uses electric multiple units (EMUs) as its main motive power.

## Founding

The NPLR was almost not founded when the company that was to build the line was given over 10,000UKP to construct a new line in 1986 and three years later, the line was opened and has since used 1960s BR-built electric units.

## Motive power

The light railway uses four 1960-introduced British Rail Class 304 (AM4 before TOPS classification) overhead wire units. Like other London, Midland Region EMUs, this class is now extinct.
Mainland Ironworks

**The Mainland Ironworks** is a ironworks located on the Mainland and is were scrap is melted to make iron. The locomotives refer this place as the "Smelting Yard."

## History

The yard's history is pretty much unknown as it does not appear in the series until season 3 episode A Night at the Ironworks. It is shown as a scrapyard where scrap metal, including rusted railway stock, is melted to molten metal and transformed into iron, the company's product. It also the reason Nerland Metal Recycling was founded.
Nerland Metal Recycling

**Nerland Metal Recycling** is a metal recycling company on Nerland, Scotland. This company owns The Scrap wagons.

## History

Nerland Metal Recycling was first named 'Smithfield scrapyard' (after its founder Edward Smithfield) and founded in 1962 due to high amounts of scrap metal being shipped to the Mainland and decided to solve this problem.

## Vehicles

* The Scrap wagons
* Scrap trucks

## Basis

Nerland Metal Recycling is based on Sims Metal Management, a scrap metal company that has yards in different countries including Australia, where Matilda and Yass are from.
Season 5

**Season 5** of The Tri-ang Railway Series consists of 36 episodes. It takes place in the 1940s (1940-1949) and features the Thorndyke and Klondyke air-raid of 1942 and the Chapton Junction shed fire of 1943.

## Plot overview

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## Episodes

* Link to episode 1
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The Scrap wagons

The Scrap wagons are three bogied ex-Tri-ang Railways cargo carrying wagons now owned by Nerland Metal Recycling. These wagons now recycle/scrap old cars.

## History

The Scrap wagons are made of two GWR "Macaw" flatbeds and a single well wagon rebuilt with new extras for scrapping cars that have been left beside the railway for years. The well wagon was rebuilt with a car crusher to recycle the cars and make them easier to transport. The first "Macaw" flatbed was fitted with a excavator head with the old-style craw to pick up the cars and put them in the crusher, then the other flatbed (which is unmodified).

## Basis

The Scrap wagons are based on real Great Western Railway "Macaw" flatbeds, the same flatbeds used in Thomas & Friends, and the well wagon is based on a GWR "Crocodile-G" 35 ton well wagon. These well wagons also appeared in Thomas & Friends.

## Models

The Scrap wagons first appear in numerous episodes before being rebuilt for car recycling. They are scratchbuilt with tension lock couplings but are edited out and replaced by CGI chain couplings. The devices later put onto these wagons are also scratchbuilt but are made in 1:87 (HO scale) instead of the 1:76 (OO scale) the wagons are built to.

In operation, the "claw" is a remote control model in a larger scale while the crusher is mostly done by CGI, a large scale model or the real thing.​

## Callsign

The Scrap wagons all have callsigns, named after class and job. They are:

 TR-62790
 TR-31025
HMS/USS Krakatoa

### Shipping line

North Star Line (formerly as SS North Star), Royal Navy (given to US Navy after WWII), United States Navy

### Commissioned

1918 (North Star Line), 1919 (Royal Navy), 1945 (US Navy)

### Fate

Scrapped in 1954

**HMS or USS Krakatoa** was a naval tramp steamer launched in 1918 and destroyed in 1953 under US Navy ownership. She was originally named **SS North Star**.

## History (SS North Star)

North Star was launched from Harland & Wolff of Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1918 after WWI had finished.

## History (HMS Krakatoa)

After being bought by the RN in 1919, SS North Star was renamed HMS Krakatoa, after the Indonesian volcano.

## History (USS Krakatoa)

After WWII, the RN gave Krakatoa to the United States Navy and kept her name. She underwent a US$100,000 refit to meet USN specifications, including removal of Marconi wireless in April, 1948. In 1950, she was refitted with new amour plating after the 20 year old armour plating installed to the ship under RN service rotted away. When the Korean War broke out, she started service as a supply vessel and kept deliveries up with the transport planes. In 1953, she was destroyed at Portsmouth Harbour after a spark from her chimney (some dust from her coal burning days) set fire to munitions on the pier. She was decommissioned by the USN due to her damage being beyond repair and was scrapped at Portsmouth a year later. The first ship scrapped in Nerlish waters.

## Basis

HMS/USS Krakatoa is based on a 1910s tramp steamer used by the British. Her service is believed to have been based off SS Kentuckian, also known as USAT Kentuckian and *USS* Kentuckian. Krakatoa's described nickname "unsinkable" came from RMS Titanic, that sank in 1912.

## Trivia

Krakatoa is named the Indonesian volcano that blew itself apart.

Unlike most tramp steamers, Krakatoa served for a navy during the Korean War, all would have been privately owned or scrapped.

Krakatoa is one of a few ships in the series that had more than one name.

Spite there being an SS North Star in the Rev. W. Awdry's Railway Series, the two ships are not related, spite having the same name.

This Krakatoa was inspired by the naval tramp steamer in the 1989 TV show 'Tugs', which is also named 'Kraka-Toa'. Both ships did have the same fate, destroying during their loading.

Ideas on how Krakatoa was to sink in her moorings changed in 2021 with the idea of her hull breaking in half, as her cargo would be enough to cause an explosion so powerful, it would tear the keel in half.

McConnell generally feared the Krakatoa whenever it was in port. This could refer to its namesake, the Indonesian volcano.
Peppy

**Peppy** is a Peppercorn K1 mogul preserved by the Nerland Preservation Society (NPS). She handles excursion trains for the NPS and mixed duties if loaned out to Tri-ang Railways.

## Bio

Peppy was built by the North British Locomotive Company of Glasgow, Scotland, in June 1949 to a design drawn up by the LNER. Throughout her service life, she normally handled goods trains while working alongside older designs by Sir Nigel Gresley and Edward Thompson and several pre-Grouping engines. She often listened to them talking about the days of the LNER while also trying to put up with the shenanigans of younger BR Standards. Originally allocated to Darlington, Peppy was a North Eastern Region girl her whole working life until withdrawn in September 1966 and sold for scrap in December that year. Before she could be cut up, she was purchased by the Nerland Preservation Society (NPS) who saw to save a North Eastern Region locomotive and something LNER designed, given many LNER designs were being lost.

## Livery

Peppy is painted in LNER Apple Green with red rod inserts. Originally, she would have worn BR Lined Black her entire service life.

## Filming model

Peppy's main filming model is a Hornby Peppercorn K1 that has been repainted from British Railways Lined Black into LNER Apple Green.

## Trivia

Peppy's name is a reference to her designer (Arthur Henry Peppercorn) but made to be more feminine.

Peppy speaks with a County Durham accent despite being built in Scotland. Given she worked her entire service life in the North Eastern Region, this can be explained.

Peppy is the NPS' sole mogul.

* Originally, there was going to be a Trinidad Government Railways (TGR, ex-SR) N class to compliment her but this was scrapped before a model could be made.

Peppy being LNER Apple Green is a reference to preserved survivor No. 62005 'Lord of the Isles', who wore that livery for the early part of its preserved life until the 1990s, when it was repainted BR Lined Black.

Peppy's red rod inserts are not authentic to the LNER green livery. This is most likely referring to BR North Eastern Region applying red rods to NER-ish green engines.

* It also works with Yamahashi, another mogul who has the same colour rod inserts, but had them from new due to her Japanese origins.
Nerland Continent Railway

The Nerland Continent Railway (or NCR for short) was the first railway on Nerland, opened in 1835 and ran its last trains in 1855 after a fearce battle with 1854-founded Tri-ang Railways.

## Reminders

Little remains of this former railway due to the routes mostly being regauged to Standard gauge (4ft 8.5inch).

2-4-0 Mauretania is the only NCR locomotive left.
John Oxley

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**John Oxley** is a large Scotch gauge 4-4-2 built by Tri-ang Railways. He is regular complainer due to him being a express locomotive.

## Bio

John Oxley was built using the unfinished "23rd Klondyke" that never got completed. The design drawings were drawn up by Ashton Works after the railway bought the half-assembled locomotive in 1905, being finally assembled at Norton Works. Most "Klondyke" design features were kept but some differed from the design the boiler was originally for.

## Livery

John Oxley is painted Prussian blue with red and yellow lining and the TR "shield" emblem on his tender with the number '405' painted in gold leaf.

## Basis

   John Oxley was based off a Great Northern Railway (GNR) of England Ivatt C1 Small Boiler (LNER C2) 4-4-2 "Atlantic" for express duties from Kings Cross. These were built by Doncaster Works from 1898 to 1903 with 22 built in total. These locomotives were commonly known as "Klondykes" after the 1897 Klondike Gold Rush in Canada. The first member of the class (No: 990 'Henry Oakley') is the only survivor of a class of 22 and is a part of the National Collection. As of 2016, Henry Oakley is on static display at York's National Railway Museum (NRM).

John Oxley's tender is a freelance design but was inspired the appearance of many late-Victorian era six wheel tenders, mostly on the South Eastern Railway (SER).

## Trivia

John Oxley operates on a smaller gauge to his basis but isn't rescaled in any way.

John Oxley appears to be unmodified from his basis but it is mentioned he does have some slight and unnoticeable modifications.

John Oxley is named after a British explorer and Surveyor General of New South Wales in Australia during the 1800s. The name could have also come the sole survivor of his basis, Henry Oakley.

* Much like his basis, John Oxley's name is split between his two nameplates on his slashers.

John Oxley has the nickname the "the Drummer" because the sounds of his exhaust sound like a snare drum being hit hard. This appears to be related to his "unnoticeable modifications" as no GNR C1 Small Boiler had such an exhaust sound.

Before the introduction of Henry Lawson, John Oxley was the TR Scotch Gauge fleet's largest locomotive but is fastest with a maximum speed recorded of 75mph (120km/h).

John Oxley's tender is similar to the tender paired with Jack only built for Scotch Gauge instead of Standard Gauge.

John Oxley's whistle sound is recorded from ex-LSWR T9 "Greyhound" 4-4-0 No. 30120.

## Gallery

Final concept featuring John Oxley's basis, finalised in late-2020
The Phantom Light

**The Phantom L**i**ght i**s a mysterious light that flags trains down and vanishes when the train is 10 feet from the light. It is believed to be associated with an accident that happened there with the Nerland Continent Railway (NCR) in 1849.

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## History

The Phantom Light first started after Tri-ang Railways (TR) regauged the rails from 4ft 6in to 4ft 8.5in in 1864, almost ten years after the NCR went bankrupt to TR in 1855.

The light has been described by many locomotives and crews as a "small, but bright, circular light that hovers about the rails at about 5 feet". There was on occasion when it took the form of a large 4-8-2 American steam locomotive in 1940.

More than 150 years after the line was reguaged, McConnell started to call the light "will-o'-the-wisps", an old Scottish legend that has been around since before the Industrial Revolution. Sightings of this ghost light continue, even after TR official suspended passenger services on the line in 1971.

## Inspiration

The Phantom Light appears to be inspired on the stories of the Maco, Min Min, Gurdon and Marfa lights. These mysterious ghost lights have been classified as will-o'-the-wisps, the old Scottish legend.
Volks Railway

**Volks Railway** **(VR)** was the rival of Tri-ang Railways from 1934 to bankruptcy in 1991.

## History

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## Locomotive fleet

All of the VR's locomotives were all their own designs other than the inherited railmotors. Known locomotives from the Volks Railway include:

* 0-6-0T No. 111 (Mark)
* 0-6-0WT No. 112 (Mr Cairo)
* 0-6-0PT No. 113 (Pan)
* 4-6-0 No. 1123 (Minnie)

* 4-6-4 No. 1452 (Kate)
* 4-6-4 No. 1453 (Kim)
* 4-6-4 No. 1454 (Erica)
Hunslet

**Hunslet** is a saddle tank who works on the Mallingford line for Tri-ang Railways. He was reduced in height to operate on the route due to the Beverley Bridge.

## Bio

Hunslet was built in 1934 to operate goods trains on the Mallingford line located under the mainline towards the harbour of Portsmouth. Due to the Beverley Bridge which carries the mainline over the branch, his design was reduced in height so he can clear the bridge.

## Basis

Hunslet is based off an Austerity 0-6-0ST, designed by the Hunslet Engine Company of Leeds. 485 of the famous Austerity saddle tanks were built between 1943 and 1964 for military and later industrial service across the UK. They were built by Hunslet Engine Company mainly but during WWII, they were also built by Andrew Barclay & Sons, W. G. Bagnall, Hudswell, Clarke & Company, Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns and Vulcan Foundry to keep up with the order book written by the War Department. The class was one of the last steam locomotives in service outside of preservation with withdrawal happening between 1959 and 1984 under industrial service. 70 have been preserved.

## Filming model

Hunslet's main model is made from a Hornby Hunslet Austerity with its cab reduced in height and the water tank lowered.

## Trivia

Hunslet is named after his builder, **Hunslet** Engine Company.

Hunslet's design has been reduced in height so he can clear a narrow bridge. This has been done on many real locomotives such as Bagnall's 0-4-0STs 'Alfred' and 'Judy', owned by the Port of Par in Cornwall.
Yass

**Yass** is an Australian tank engine that works for Tri-ang Railways on Nerland. He is known for taking more coal that he really needs and one of the most reliable Australian tank engines on the railway despite his age.

## Biography

Yass was built by Beyer Peacock & Co. sometime between 1877 and 1882 as a NSWGR 79 class 4-4-0 until rebuilt between 1896 and 1902 into a CC class 4-4-2T for suburban duties. In 1924, he was renumbered to '1313' from '172' and was withdrawn in the 1960s after the Yass branch line services. He was bought by TR in 1971 due to the need for an extra locomotive to assist in Matilda's suburban duties following the stepped up timetable.

In 1978, Yass was given charge of his own branch line that TR originally closed to passengers during the First World War and assisted in reinstating its passenger services to the local communities and industries, which he operates as a "tram".

## Livery

Yass is painted in NSWGR Lined Black with yellow and white numbers.

## Basis

Yass is based off the real locomotive of the same number. 20 were converted from C class 4-4-0s to CC class 4-4-2Ts following the lack of suburban tanks and the number of C class locomotives made redundant, with these conversions carried out by Eveleigh Works between 1896 and 1902. In 1924, they became classified as '13 class' and numbered from 1301 to 1320. The class was normally reallocated to different parts of the New South Wales Government Railways (NSWGR) system when they were replaced by S/30 class 4-6-4Ts in those areas until allocated to working the Ballina branch, Picton-Mittagong Loop, the "Yass Tram" and North Coast school trains. The class was withdrawn from service in the 1960s and three have been preserved.

## Trivia

Yass' service is known as a "tram" in NSW, due to it having only the driver in the cab and the conductor in the carriage.

Yass was named after the town in NSW, Australia, where a few 13s worked the "Yass Tram."

Yass' behaviour was inspired by one of the drivers on the "Yass Tram."

Yass features the original bunker design.

Due to this origins are a Beyer Peacock engine, Yass has a Lancashire accent instead of an Australian accent.
Other paranormal occurrences on Nerland

On Nerland, there are many paranormal occurrences that happen during different times of the year

## The ghost ships

Seen only at Klondyke harbour and Portmouth dockyards, **the ghost ships** are phantom vehicles in the shape of vessel or ship.

### History

The first recorded sighting of a "ghost ship" off Nerland was before the first railways appeared in the UK when the Royal Navy ship of the line HMS Nerland was wrecked off Klondyke in 1754 during the furious thunderstorm at night in rough seas.

## The sanatorium shunter

**The sanatorium shunter** was a battery shunter that haunts the Green Line of the Nerland Passenger Light Railway (NPLR) after the section between Canton station (mainline connection to Tri-ang Railways trains) and the closed sanitarian. This was the engine that replaced Maddie.

## The murdered girl

**The murdered girl** is a case involving a 13-year-old girl who was found murdered on a north-bound train headed by McConnell in 1972. The girl was found in the compartment with two stab wounds, one to her neck (her voice box) and the other to her heart. After incident, Carriage 1963 was withdrawn and burned due to the carriage being haunted by the girl in the compartment she was found died in.
Marina and Patricia

**Marina and Patricia** are two saddle tank sisters that work for Tri-ang Railways. They are the only saddle tanks that TR owns built to their own design and are the first locomotives built for TR by the Hunslet Engine Company.

## Biography

Marina and Patricia were built by Hunslet of Leeds in Yorkshire (same company that built Edinburgh) for TR in 1935 as the long awaited No: 10 and 11 after 25 years since Maddie's withdrawal in 1910. When the two arrived on Nerland, it was discovered by crews that Marina couldn't be operated backyards in wet weather due to her cab's design unlike her sister Patricia.

## Livery

Marina is painted in TR's LMS style Crimson Lake livery with the TR shied emblem painted on the water tank and the number '10' written on the bunker.

Patricia is painted in TR's dark blue livery first seen on Maddie with the TR shied emblem painted on the water tank and the number '11' written on the bunker.

## Basis

Marina and Patricia are actually based off the Hunslet Kingsley class 0-6-0ST built by Hunslet Engine Company in the 1920s and 1930s such as famous member 'Fitzwilliam' but fitted with a Andrew Barclay & Sons style water tank off the company's famed 0-4-0STs built from the 1910s to the 1950s. Both types were used around collieries and other industrial complexes around the United Kingdom and overseas with samples of both classes found on the UK's various preserved railways with a virtually identical copy of a Hunslet Kingsley class (NSW PWD No 79) preserved in NSW, Australia.

Marina's original cab could have been based off the unique GWR 0-4-0T No. 101, built at Swindon Works in 1901 but with added handrails to support the cab roof at the back.

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## Filming models

Marina and Patricia's models are built from two Hornby Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0STs with scratch built bodies. For the 1980s onwards, Marina's model has its cab rebuilt to match Patricia's.

Marina and Patricia's close-up models are scratch built, non-operating models. built to O scale.

## Trivia

Marina and Patricia are both named after Shane Sowter's great grandmothers, both passed away in early 2018.

Patricia is the normal freight hauler of the two because Marina doesn't like her crimson lake paintwork getting dirty.

While Marina and Patricia are identical, they both sound different in whistle tune. Marina's whistle has a Fowler whistle, while Patricia has a Bullied chime whistle.

Both Marina and Patricia are nicknamed "Hunsleys" as a reference to their builder, Hunslet Engine Company.
Thorndyke Corpse Railway

The **Thorndyke Corpse Railway (known as "The Dead Railway")** is a mysterious railway company on Nerland. It centered operations around the hospital and morgue of the Nerlish capital of Thorndyke.

## History

The history of the Thorndyke Corpse Railway (known in the whole series as "The Dead Railway" by TR locomotives) is largely unknown since it was completely secret until the discovery of an abandoned railway tunnel under Thorndyke Hospital in 1938. This same tunnel served as a bomb shelter during WWII.

In 1983, TR No. 12 accidently wondered into the tunnel that went through to the abandoned 'Morgue' station. The tunnel from there onwards is walled up (the trains stopped running and the date is unknown). Following a rescue three days later, the tunnel was buried and the entrance to the mainline network removed and re-arranged as a siding.

## Inspiration

The Thorndyke Corpse Railway appears to be based on the urban legend of the Whitechapel Corpse Train in London. The train's route was underground (owned and operated by the Metropolitan Railway) and is in the former stomping ground of famed London murderer, 'Jack the Ripper', aka the 'Whitechapel Murderer' and the 'Leather Apron'. It's unknown when this service began operations and when the operations of this service were suspended by the Metropolitan. A walled-up tunnel that has been photographed is said to be the Whitechapel Corpse Train's former route but there is little evidence of this theory.

## Stations

It has been known that the Thorndyke Corpse Railway only has two stations:

* Thorndyke Hospital
* 'Morgue'

The route toward the hospital was walled up at 'Morgue' station at an unknown date.

## Motive power

The motive power of the line is unknown but since it has overhead catenary supports on the tunnel roof, this appears to be an electrified line.

## Trivia

'Morgue' station features four weeping angel figures. These came from the 'Doctor Who' episode, 'Blink'.

Shane Sowter described 'Morgue' station as "something from a nightmare".

Spite having catenary supports in the tunnel, no wiring is seen.

Some "padded cell" coaches are found in the tunnel despite the fact they sport TR branding. It's unknown how these coaches ended up here without being noticed.

Despite being an urban legend, it's hard to believe that the tunnel to the Thorndyke Corpse Railway is connected to the TR mainline.
McConnell

**McConnell** is a LNWR "Small Bloomer" that was built for and works for Tri-ang Railways on Nerland, Scotland. He is the railway's first locomotive and it's oldest locomotive.

## Bio

McConnell was built by Crewe works of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) in 1854 for work on a new railway on an isle in the northeast of Scotland called Nerland (Tri-ang Railways). He became the railway's No: 1 and was TR's first express locomotive.

## Livery

McConnell is painted in LNWR (Southern Division) red livery with the number 1 written on a brass numberplate and painted on the front and back buffer beams.

## Basis

   McConnell is based off a L&NWR "Small Bloomer" 2-2-2 steam locomotive, introduced in 1854. They were based off the similarly nicknamed "Large Bloomers" from 1852 but featured 6ft 6in driving wheels opposed to the 7 foot driving wheels of their basis. They were rebuilt with cabs along by Francis Webb in the 1880s and were all withdrawn by 1890. All had been scrapped.

## Filming model

McConnell's main filming model is a modified London Road Models kit of a Large Bloomer (Large Bloomers have 7 foot driving wheels instead of 6 foot 6 inch wheels). The model kit is heavily modified so it can represent the right class.

## Trivia

McConnell is named after his designer, James McConnell.

The nickname "Small Bloomers" (which McConnell is a member of) is the nickname to LNWR "Bloomers" with 6 foot 6 inch (1.981 metres) tall driving wheels.

Unlike his basis class (which were rebuilt with covered cabs), McConnell is still in "as built" condition with a spectacle plate as his crew's only protection with no roof. This explains why he never operates during wet weather.

McConnell was 164 years old when withdrawn by TR in 2018.

McConnell is the oldest operating steam locomotive in the British Isles. He is known as "museum piece" by Casey a few times due to his age.

Unlike his basis, McConnell is built at Crewe Works despite the fact that all of the Small Bloomers were built at Wolverton.

Due to how long he's been around, McConnell has many superstitions from his design's era (the 1850s) and some from much later.

* One example is whenever the naval tramper Krakatoa moored in Nerlish waters. McConnell believed the vessel could explode at any moment. This could be because of the 1917 Halifax explosion or referring the volcano the ship is named after.

McConnell being red could be based on the popular myth on the LNWR Bloomers being painted red despite reports saying they were historically painted Brunswick Green and later Blackberry Black
Over the Hedge

**Over the Hedge** is a 2006 American computer-animated comedy film, based on the characters from the United Media comic strip of the same name. Directed by Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick, and produced by Bonnie Arnold, it was released in the United States on May 19, 2006. The film was produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed through Paramount Pictures.

## Why It's Great

1. Like most DreamWorks films, outstanding 3D CGI animation.
2. Likable and memorable characters, like Verne and Hammy.
3. Nice soundtrack.
4. Heartwarming ending.
5. Comforting environment and setting.
6. Bruce Willis does an astounding job as RJ the Raccoon.
7. It spawned a video game, which is well-received.
8. Funny and unforgettable moments.
9. A good moral where it shows stay in your environment and by the ones who care for you.
10. Vincent, Gladys, and Dwayne are entertaining antagonists.
11. Decent voice acting.
12. The film surprisingly didn’t put in any product placement.

## Bad Qualities

1. A lot of human characters shown in the film are portrayed as murderous monsters out to kill the animals.
2. Some of the jokes are hit and miss.
3. There are a few animal inaccuracies seen in the film where Verne is capable of having his shell be removed, which real life turtles are unable to do due to their shells being part of their skeletons.
Glorious

**Glorious** is a Stanier Jubilee owned by both Tri-ang Railways and the Nerland Preservation Society. She has become a celebrity due to her livery and regularly handles passenger trains for TR.

## Bio

Glorious was built at Crewe Works in 1936 for express passenger duties on the LMS as replacements for older 4-4-0s inherited in 1923 that were still in service. She was withdrawn by British Railways (BR) in 1963 are nearly 27 years of service and sent to Horwich Works for disposal. Fortunately, the Nerland Preservation Society and Tri-ang Railways (TR) were looking for an "all-rounder" steam locomotive that could be purchased cheaply. During a visit to Horwich, Glorious was discovered by Saint Martin and after being inspected and revealed to be in the best condition than the others there, securing her purchase from BR. Despite this, she was still a wreak with several missing pieces. That changed when her older brother (No. 45564 'New South Wales') was purchased by the NPS and by his request, became a parts donar to Glorious.

## Livery

Glorious is painted in BR Lined Maroon with Late Crests. Prior to restoration, she would have been painted in BR Lined Brunswick Green with Late Crests.

After the release of the Japanese mobile game 'Azur Lane' to English-speaking nations (including the UK) in late-May 2019, Glorious gained a small artwork of the Azur Lane character named after the ship she is named after below her number.

## Basis

Glorious is based off a LMS Jubilee class 4-6-0. 191 were built by the North British Locomotive Company (NBL), and the LMS' workshops of Crewe and Derby between 1934 and 1936 for express duties. They were based on the chassis of the Fowler Patriot (Bradshaw's class) but they resembled the Stanier class 5 "Black Fives" and were nicknamed "Red Staniers". Withdrawals of the class began in 1952 when No. 45637 'Whirlwind Islands' was written off in the 1952 Harrow & Wealdstone Disaster while proper withdrawals began in 1960 with the final one retired in 1967. Four have been preserved.

45719 'Glorious' was built at Crewe in 1936 and was withdrawn in 1963. It was scrapped at Horwich Works.

## Filming model

Glorious' main model is a repainted, renamed and renumbered Bachmann Jubilee.

Glorious' close-up cab model is scratchbuilt from cardboard.

## Trivia

Historically, only one Stanier Jubilee has worn BR Maroon, which is No. 45699 'Galatea' during preservation from 2013 to 2019.

* The unique livery made Galatea quite a celebrity of its class.

Glorious is named after an aircraft carrier (former battlecruiser) that was sunk in 1940 by German battleships.

Glorious was the replacement of a planned Jubilee named 'Mars' but due to the lack of female members of this class, the concept and locomotive was changed in 2021.

Glorious is the only NPS locomotive jointly owned by Tri-ang Railways.

Glorious' faces are simply a rescaled version of Thomas & Friends character Emily, due to her being "the only female steam locomotive introduced into the Classic Series."
Alexandra Wicks

**Alexandra ("Ally") Wicks** is a voice actress for the Tri-ang Railway Series. She does the voice of Alexandra.

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## Biography

Alexandra ("Ally" she prefers to be called) first met Shane Sowter at the same primary school and last saw each other in 2015, their last day of primary. In 2017, Shane found out she had Instagram and late that year, he started following her.

## Behind the scenes

For her character, Ally had to speak in an English (Cumbrian) accent even when she is Australian.

Ally and Shane still follow each other on Instagram.
Mark

**Mark** is a shunting tank engine that worked for Volks Railway until 1985. He is now owned by Tri-ang Railways since.

## Bio

Mark was built in Scotland by Andrew Barclay & Sons for the newly founded Volks Railway (VR) on Nerland in 1932 for shunting duties and the first in a series of three tank engines using the same frames.

## Basis

Mark is a freelance design so he has no exact basis but his design slightly resembles a USATC S100 0-6-0T.

## Filming model

Mark's main model was built using a Jouef SNCF 030 TU (ex-USATC S100) 0-6-0T chassis with a scratchbuilt body.
The Recovery Train

**The Recovery Train**, officially known as the **Breakdown & Recovery Train**, is a breakdown train operated by Tri-ang Railways. It is often called to the sites of minor derailments but also to sites of disastrous collisions.

## History

The Recovery Train was first formed in the 1880s as the idea of locomotives carrying rerailing jacks was seen as too expensive and saw a special breakdown and recovery train as far cheaper and logical solution. It wasn't until 1898 when TR orders four 30ton cranes from Cravens based off a design by competitor Cowans Sheldon which two were delivered by 1900.

## Vehicles

Over the years, the Recovery Train has been changed and expanded as second-hand rolling stock came on the market. Rolling stock used on the Recovery Train are as follows:

* Cravens 30ton cranes (based off Cowans Sheldon design)
* Cowans Sheldon 75ton cranes
* TR "Second-Gen" coaching stock
* BR Mk1 coaching stock

## Livery

The liveries used on the cranes used on the Recovery Trains differs between eras, known as "marks" by TR.

Mark 1 (1900-1918):

* Crane body: Olive green wt TR emblem
* Crane arm: Olive Green
* Frame: Olive green

Mark 2 (1919-1953):

* Crane body: Dark Brunswick Green with TR emblem
* Crane arm: Dark Brunswick Green
* Frame: Black wt Dark Brunswick Green

Mark 3 (1953-1993)

* Crane body: Black wt TR emblem, white 'ENGR DEPT.' font and red highlights
* Crane arm: Black wt red tip and highlights
* Frame: Black

## Trivia

The 'ENGR DEPT.' during their Mark 3 livery means "Engineering Department", referring to which sector or department the equipment allocated to.

The reason Cravens instead of Cowans Sheldon is seen on the cranes is because in Australia, where the series is filmed, many cranes there were mostly built by Cravens.
TR "Fourth-Gen" coaching stock

**The TR "Fourth-Gen" coaching stock** is a series of coaches introduced by TR during the Cold War. They vary on body design but all are known as "Fourth-Gen" and are built to replace the aging "Third-Gen" stock.

## History

As TR started to modernise its infrastructure, the elderly "Third-Gen" coaching stock were starting to look dated (since they were introduced in the 1880s) and now needed replacement. Ashton Work began design a new carriage that is both larger, and capable of handling higher top speeds, which would be known as "Fourth-Gens". The first was ordered from UK carriage builder Metro-Cammell and had a 63'6" frame and fitted with Commonwealth bogies. This batch had ten new coaches while the twenty "Third-Gens" they replaced were scrapped. The second batch were produced by Ashton to a stainless-steel, matching those found on NSWGR & VR's 'Southern Aroura' express train in Australia. The ird batch were built by Metro-Cammell
Carriage 2000

**Carriage 2000** is a railway carriage owned by Tri-ang Railways (TR). It was built in 1999 to commemorate the new millennium (2000).

## History

Carriage No: 2000 was built by Metro-Cammell on the Mainland to show that TR is now buying newer, more modern rolling stock to replace its ageing fleet. It was aslo built to an unusual design resembling the British Rail Mark 4 carriage also built by Metro-Cammell. It was delivered to TR via modern traction in late 1999 and was the replacement of the much hated (and haunted) Carriage 1963 (built by Rogers in 1889 and scrapped in 2000).

## Basis

Carriage 2000 is based on the British Rail Mark 4 Tourist Second Open (TSO) model carriage. These carriages were built by Metro-Cammell, GEC-Alsthom and Washwood Heath for the InterCity 225 class HSTs (High Speed Trains) made of nine Mark 4s, one Mark 4 DTV, and one British Rail 91 class electric locomotive. These carriages were built from 1989 to 1992 and are still in service today.
Carriage 1963

Carriage No: 1963 was a railway carriage owned by Tri-ang Railways and has been scrapped. It has been rebodied in 1988 after original body was destroyed by fire in 1974.

The carriage's history has been filled with tragedy since the day it was built in the USA.

## History

Carriage No: 1963 was built by Rogers Locomotive Works in New Jersey, the same works that built "Experimental 1", in 1889 for Tri-ang Railways (TR) for suburban services on the "Highland Line" from 1888 to 1912 and later served on the mainline in intercity services like runs from Thorndyke to Portsmouth but has never been used a lot when second-hand rolling stock from the Mainland was bought by TR.

In 1974, the carriage mysteriously caught fire and the wooden body was destroyed. In 1988, the carriage was rebodied with a BR Mark 2A type body and had the vacuum brakes removed for air-brake installation. The carriage re-entered service June of that year

## Basis

Carriage 1963 (in original form) is based on a standard American carriage on a shorter LNER Gresley Teak stock frame. After the fire destroyed the original wooden body in 1974, the carriage was given the body shape of a BR Mark 2A but only shorter, due to the length of the frame.

Carriage 1963's first basisCarriage 1963's second basisCarriage 1963's rebodied basis
## Deaths involved with Carriage 1963

* During construction at Rogers, a worker's 13-year-old daughter was killed when a wall fell on her. Nails hammered into the wall pierced her in the neck and heart. She died on site.
* In 1973, a 13-year-old girl was found in compartment 5 with stab wounds in her neck and heart. Her ghost has been seen in the carriage until the body was destroyed by fire in 1974, believed to been lighted by her ghost.
* In 1991, two sisters, one 13 and the other 15, found died with bullet wounds in the neck and heart.

All these cases are believed to be linked due to three victims being the same age, wounded in the same spots, the neck and heart, and all were female.
Blue Comet

**Blue Comet** is a large express locomotive that originally worked in the USA. He hauls the named 'Blue Comet' train from Thorndyke to Glasgow. He is named after the express.

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## Bio

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## Livery

Blue Comet is painted in Packard Blue with the number '833' painted in simple yellow on the cabsides. The tender is painted in the same colour but with the CNJ emblem in white.

## Basis

Blue Comet is based off the real locomotives on the same express for the Central Railroad of New Jersey or commonly known as the CNJ G-3s class 4-6-2 steam locomotive. These were built for the Blue Comet express from the New York metropolitan area to Atlantic City in New Jersey from 1929 to 1941. The class was light for American standards but top-heavy for British standards (total weight: 326,470 lbs, axle loading: 197, 660 lbs). None of the locomotives of the G-3s class 4-6-2s survive in preservation.

## Filming model

For main filming on layouts/sets, Blue Comet's model is a HO scale model (1:87 scale) locomotive, which was scratch built via halving the measurements of an O gauge Lionel model.

Some close-up scenes of the driving wheels are of a Lionel O gauge model, used to help create the HO model.

Wooden mock-ups of Blue Comet's cab are created for interior scenes, created using the measurement (to full scale) of the Lionel O gauge, close-up model.

## Trivia

Blue Comet has some modifications in order to work on British railway routes.

Realistically, Blue Comet shouldn't be able to run on British railway routes due to his design being too heavy for UK rails.

Blue Comet is the only locomotive on TR fitted with Baker valve gear.

* Casey was fitted with Baker valve gear originally but was changed to Walschaerts valve gear for easier maintenance.
"Padded cell" coaches

Until 1959, TR used series of coaches with small windows. These coaches were nicknamed by locomotives, passengers and railwaymen as **"padded cells"** since some were used in prison transport or on funeral trains.

## History

It's mostly unknown when the first of these carriages was built or arrived on Nerland but by the 1880s, a group of carriages with small windows began to be noticed on Tri-ang Railways made from some "Second-Gen" coaches with reduced passenger comfort after some were seen on standard passenger trains. According to staff, the coaches were designed to handle criminals or as coffin carriers on funeral trains but were used on passenger service when there was a shortage of carriages. Their convict transport role and small windows earned the coaches the nickname "padded cells".

## Basis

The "padded cell" coaches are based on various type of four-wheel coaches used across the United Kingdom from the 1870s to the late-1930s when they were withdrawn from passenger service and replaced by more larger and modern bogie coaches. They could be based off prison coaches or "convict vans" as inspiration of their small windows and prisoner transport role.

## Trivia

The nickname "padded cell" was used in real life on the early carriages of the City & South London Railway (C&SLR) as these carriages had small windows and uncomfortable seats. They were soon replaced by carriages with larger windows and better seats.

The "padded cells" are made from various models with their windows reduced towards the top.

It appears that some "padded cells" were used by the fabled Thorndyke Corpse Railway as two were found by Jack after he wondered into the abandoned line under the city.
Tri-ang Railways

TR "Shield" emblem, used since 1857

**Tri-ang Railways (TR for short)** is the current railway in Nerland, founded in 1854. It is the successor of the Nerland Continent Railway. It's emblem is known as the "shield" emblem due to it being shaped into a shield and was introduced in 1857. It's founding engine was McConnell (No: 1), who was withdrawn after 164 years of TR service.

## History

Tri-ang Railways was founded in 1954 and started train operations the same year with Crewe-built, L&NWR designed "Small Bloomer" 2-2-2, McConnell as the main motive power. In 1872, the first true TR design emerged from Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns in the form of the 2 or "Crimson" class 4-2-4 well tanks, Bertram (TR No: 7) is now the last of the class in TR service. In 1889, TR took its first delivery of two 4-4-0 express locomotives to replace McConnell on express workings to Glasgow. These ended up being No: 8 and 9 Mathew and Neilson of the 8 or "Highlander" class due to their Highland Railway-style yellow livery.

## Choice of motive power

TR has always relied on steam as the main motive power for the railway, due to there being a lot of steam locomotives around the isle. Diesel power was first seen on the railway in the for of the Brush Type 2 or BR TOPS (Total Operations Processing System) classification Class 31 Bo-Bo diesel-electrics of 1957. TR owns only 2 diesel-hydraulics (Hymak and Western Hero) and only one diesel-electric.

## Line cuts and closures

In 1959, TR's management did a financial investigation into the 34 branch lines on its network. In 1961, the line from Hyde to Upkeep was closed to passenger traffic but remained in use by goods traffic (handled by former LSWR "Black Motor" Morrissey) until 1988, when the line fully closed. Another line that fell to the railway's own version of the 'Reshaping of British Railways' is the 2 mile tramway from Klondyke to Hattons in 1968. Unlike the Hyde to Upkeep line, this was a pure freight-only line when passenger trains stopped running on the line in 1921. This was the first Scottish gauge route to be closed to all traffic in the 20th century. 16 other lines have been fully closed to the plan or are still open to only one form of traffic.

The line from Norfork Junction was closed in 1983 but is now used by locomotives of the Nerland Industrial Board's (NIB) coal sector. This is where Edinburgh and Glasgow are normally seen, due to them being a part of the coal sector.

## Real life counterpart

Tri-ang Railways appears to be based on British Railways, formed in 1948. Like TR, BR is a national company and serves its area and used a heavy number of steam locomotives from 1948-1968.

## Livery choice

For its first seven locomotives, TR's standard crimson lake livery was adopted with the exception of the L&NWR Southern Red which is carried by McConnell. For the 8 class 4-4-0, they were painted in TR's version of Highland Railway yellow, which lead to the class' nickname of "Highlanders".