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The Professor

The Professor, also known as Richard Says Goodbye, is a 2019 American drama comedy film directed and written by Wayne Roberts and starring Johnny Depp.

## Why it's great

* Johnny Depp's performance as Richard Brown is great.
* The film successfully tells what the real problem with today's society.
* Clever and funny humor
* Emotional scenes
* Great soundtrack
* The message about living your life at the bear is really good

* Johnny Depp does an amazing performance as Richard Brown
* The film successfully tells the problem with today's society.
* The humor is really clever and funny
* It has really emotional scenes like when Richard hugs his best friend and the latter says that he don't want to lose him.
* The soundtrack is really good.
* The message about living your life at the best is really good.

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Ugander

**Ugander** is a former Southern Railway (ex-LSWR) T9 "Greyhound" that works for Tri-ang Railways. He escaped to Nerland in 1935 to prevent himself being scrapped. He is one of the railway's backup express locomotives and is more commonly found working commuter trains.

## Biography

Use this section to give greater details about the character's life.

## Persona

If there's anything you'd like to say that's not derived from episodes, but maybe comes from interviews that actors or crew gave, use this section.

## Livery

Ugander is painted in Southern Railway olive green.

## Filming model

Ugander's main filming model is a Hornby T9 with no modifications. A static model from the "Great British Locomotive Collection" is painted to act as a stunt double to prevent the Hornby model from being damaged.

## Trivia

Ugander's name sounds exactly like the country 'Uganda'.

* Despite the similar sounding name, both are pronounced differently to prevent this confusion by saying the end of his name as "der" instead of "da".

Ugander is the only Southern-type that escaped instead of being bought prior to 1955.

In real life, the "Greyhounds" were withdrawn from service between 1951 and 1963 and Ugander's real life counterpart was withdrawn in 1951, not 1935.

* It appears that some T9s were being withdrawn by the Southern Railway (SR) 26 years early in this timeline
Dredd

***Dredd*** is a 2012 science-fiction action film directed by Pete Travis. It is based on the *2000 AD* comic strip *Judge Dredd* and its eponymous character created by John Wagnar and Carlos Ezquerra. The film was produced by DNA Films, IM Global, and Reliance Entertainment and distributed by Lionsgate. It was released on September 7, 2012 in the United Kingdom and September 21, 2012 worldwide.

## Videos

Dredd - TrailerDredd - Chris Stuckmann’s ReviewDredd - Jeremy Jahns’ ReviewDredd - Oliver Harper’s Retrospective Review
Lilliput

**Lilliput** is a railmotor that is owned by Tri-ang Railways. She's one the old Thorndyke & Wilmont Elevated Railway (T&WER) Wilmont class and is famed for getting into "sticky situations".

## Bio

Lilliput was built in Leeds, Yorkshire, by Kitson & Company for the T&WER as one of five Wilmont class railmotors for passenger service. She was sold to TR in 1933 as the demand for an extra passenger locomotive came and TR didn't want to borrow a locomotive from the LMS. To comply with mainline standards, Lilliput was modified at Ashton Works with standard railway buffers to replace her single central buffer.

## Livery

Lilliput was originally painted in T&WER Blue. As of 1933, Lilliput is painted in TR Brunswick Green with brass number plates. In both liveries, Lilliput's coach section is teak with brass window frames.

## Basis

Lilliput appears to be based off the South Australian Railways (SAR) Steam Motor Coach (SMC) No. 1, nicknamed "The Coffee Pot". It was built in 1905 by Kitson & Company in Leeds for suburban work in the outer reaches of the SAR network. It is preserved on the Pichi Richi Railway in South Australia's Flinders Ranges north of Adelaide.

Lilliput also appears to resemble the various railmotors built by the Great Northern Railway (GNR) and the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) in the United Kingdom.

## Filming model

Lilliput's main model is scratch built from brass, card and plastic. Her motor chassis is a Dapol L&YR 21 "Pug" class 0-4-0ST with the motor mounted into the chassis while her rear bogie as a Gresley bogie from a Hornby Railroad Gresley coach.

## Trivia

Lilliput was introduced as a "comic relief" character.

Lilliput is narrower and has been regauged from here basis but is not rescaled.
Thorndyke Underground

The **Thorndyke Underground** is an electric metropolitan railway that operates under Thorndyke, Nerland. The railway is run by ex-London Underground tube trains and is the only operational underground railway on the island.

## History

### Origins

The origins of an underground electric railway in Thorndyke goes back to the era of the alleged "Corpse Railway" that ran between Thorndyke Hospital and the long gone morgue. As the railway was public, it suspended operations at an unknown date and the tunnel abandoned, but the railway was rediscovered after TR No. 12 stumbled across the abandoned tunnel and along with its crew, was trapped at the abandoned morgue station. After a rescue resulted the remaining section of the tunnel to be demolished, the idea of an underground railway on Nerland under its major city was forgotten.

### Proposal

In the 1980s, the need for an underground railway became somewhat apparent as Thorndyke's existing tram and bus network was struggling to cope and the of traffic was a major factor. To reduce road traffic in the city and its outer suburbs, the proposal of a railway similar to the operations of the underground railway in London, New York and Glasgow was chosen with the old Highland Line platform (last used in 1971, when the line closed) being offered as the new company's first "overland" station. The original style was to be that of the Glasgow Underground but this was dropped in favour of a London Underground-style system with second-hand 1938 stock "tube" trains from London as the new company's first mode of traction until a more unique vehicle could be built.

## Stations

The Thorndyke Underground originally had seven stations when it opened. By 2000, the network had a total of 29 stations.

## Rolling stock

The Thorndyke Underground uses twelve ex-London Underground "tube" trains introduced in 1938 run in four-car formations. Originally, the 1938 Stock were meant to be a stopgap as to get the company up and running before new rolling stock could be built. Due to how popular the old tube trains were by passengers and staff, they were kept as part of the main fleet, with intentions to purchase further second-hand tube trains to help the aging units.

## Basis

The Thorndyke Underground is based on several underground metropolitan railways, mostly being the London Underground in the UK and the New York Subway in the United States.
PS Medway

**PS Medway** is an old paddle steamer that is operated in Nerlish waters. Despite her elderly appearance, she's seen as the most safest vessels ever in Nerland's history and is operated by Tri-ang Railways on the Portsmouth-Manly run.

## Basis

PS Medway is based on the American ocean-going paddle steamer SS Pacific of 1849. The vessel was built Brown & Bell of New York for the New York and Liverpool United States Mail Steamship Company, better known as the "Collins Line", for usage on the New York-Liverpool transatlantic route in competition with the British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, more commonly known as the "Cunard Line". SS Pacific underwent her first maiden voyage on the 25th May 1850 from New York to Liverpool. In September that year, SS Pacific captured the infamous Blue Ribbon from the Cunard liner RMS Asia on the westbound run.

SS Pacific would be involved in the rescue of survivors of capsized barque Jesse Stevens in the Atlantic in 1851, later on capturing the Blue Ribbon in the other direction from RMS Canada, another Cunard liner and sister ship to RMS Asia. In January 1856 on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, SS Pacific disappeared with over 300 people under mysterious circumstances with a bottle washing up in Scotland five years later, claiming the vessel had struck an iceberg and sank slowly with the result being all lives lost. A wreck of a paddle steamer was discovered off the coast of Wales with claims it's SS Pacific but there's little to no evidence to back up the claims it's the missing paddle steamer

## Filming models

PS Medway has two main filming models. These are a larger 1:76 scale one used in scenes where the vessel has to interact with railway while docked or in harbour (due to these being 1:76 scale to suit the size of the OO and HO locomotives and rolling stock) and a smaller 1:250 scale one when featuring the vessel at sea. These models are gas-fired live steam that are remote-controlled for ease of filming.

## Trivia

Unlike her basis, PS Medway has a steel hull as oppose to be wooden-hulled and unlike SS Pacific and her sisters, has watertight compartments. This is most likely as an upgrade in safety over the sinking of SS Arctic that sank in a collision in 1854.

While classed as a "coastal" vessel, PS Medway is capable of ocean-going runs (as she was used during WWII).
Minnie

**Minnie** is a prototype 4-6-0 express locomotive built by Volks Railway (VR) based off the LMS Royal Scots. She now works for TR since her withdrawal from VR in 1963.

## Bio

Minnie was the first locomotive built for the newly founded Volks Railway (VR) on Nerland to provide more efficient passenger service over its rival Tri-ang Railways (TR). Her design was based upon the LMS Royal Scots as most of VR's funding came from the LMS and the LMS had gifted VR ten Fowler tenders for use.
Mainland Britain

**Great Britain** (known as "**Mainland Britain"** to TR locomotives) is the main part of the series where the expresses goes for Glasgow. This is where many of TR's locomotives and rolling stock are from or built.

## Glasgow

**Glasgow** is the major mainland station in the series. It's where the expresses from Nerland terminate before turning round.
Turbo

***Turbo*** is a 2013 computer-animated sports comedy film directed by David Soren, produced by DreamWorks Animation and released by 20th Century Fox. It was released on July 17, 2013.

## Plot

The film features an ordinary garden snail named Turbo whose dream of becoming the world's fastest snail comes true.

## Why It's Great

1. Great animation, as expected for a DreamWorks movie.
2. Amazing voice acting, even from Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Samuel L. Jackson, Maya Rudolph, Ben Schwartz, and Bill Hader (his character Guy Gagne has a pretty cool, yet almost hard to recognize French accent).
3. Plenty of funny moments.
4. The characters are likable and funny.
5. The film has a decent pace.
6. The designs for the snails are truly appealing.
7. Awesome soundtrack, with notable highlights being the score by Henry Jackman, who would later compose Disney's *Big Hero 6*, and previously composed *Wreck-it Ralph*, and of course the song "That Snail Is Fast!" by Nomadik and V12, which is absolutely catchy and awesome.
8. The premise is really good.
9. "That snail is fast!"
10. It spawned a TV show, which was also good, and even more hilarious.
11. The adult humor is clever and smart for a change.
12. **The Indianapolis 500!**

## Bad Qualities

1. The story, while not bad, can be a little predictable and cliché sometimes, and some elements are noticeably similar to *Cars* and *Ratatouille*.
2. A few characters can come off as racial stereotypes.
3. Chet can be overprotective towards his brother (Theo) at times, making him rather unlikable. However, he does redeem himself and become better near the end.
4. Sometimes, the adult humor, while clever and intelligent for a change, can be a little off for younger audiences.
5. This film arguably has one of, if not, the worst DreamWorks twist villain with Guy Gagne. Guy is never set up as a villain until the big twist, and afterwards acts like a self-absorbed jerk in front of the crowd, which he never did in the rest of the film.
	* The twist doesn't even work since even taking it out of the story entirely, Guy would *still* need to try and win against Turbo.

## Reception

The review aggregator website, Rotten Tomatoes, reported a 67% approval rating with an average rating of 6.1/10 based on 113 reviews.

## Box Office

*Turbo* grossed $83 million in North America and $199.5 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $282.6 million.

## External links

* ***Turbo*** on IMDB
* ***Turbo*** on Rotten Tomatoes
Connie

"**Connie"** is a powerful 2-6-0 from Canada that works on Nerland. She worked for the same railway in Canada as 4-6-4T Lowey.

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## Bio

"Connie" was brought to Nerland in 1963 by Nelson Blunt after he also bought "Sammie" (CN No: 89) for full operational use for Tri-ang Railways as another mixed traffic locomotive.

## Behind the scenes

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Anthony

**Anthony** is a large shunting locomotive but for Tri-ang Railways in 1914. He is the railway's largest, and most powerful, of the railway's shunting locomotives, being used for duties the other shunters can't handle, despite being a tender engine.

## Biography

### Origins

During the build-up to WWI, TR realised that there was need for a powerful shunting locomotive for operations around dockyards and the marshalling yards. Originally, an 0-8-0T with flangeless middle wheels to assist in negotiating tight curves was proposed and it was originally asked for TR's Ashton Works to build the locomotive. However, Ashton Works (which specialised in the maintenance and rebuilds of TR's Standard and Scotch gauge fleets, haven't built a locomotive in over 60 years, so the request was transferred to several UK manufacturers with Beyer, Peacock & Co. and Vulcan Foundry, hoping for a new customer, responding. The two firms submitted their own designs with some help from the private companies for a combined effort for their designs to be successful.

Beyer, Peacock & Co. teamed up with Richard Edward Lloyd Maunsell on the South Eastern & Chatham Railway (SECR) for an outside-cylinder tank engine with a curved running board and two sets of Walschaerts Valve Gear.

## Basis

Anthony is based on a USRA 0-6-0. These were built for shunting during World War One but were used on US railroads around yards across their systems. 255 originals and copies were built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) from 1918 to 1919 with the class serving under 22 railroads with 17 other classifications. The class served up until replaced by diesels in the 1960s and appears none have been preserved, but similar locomotives still exist.

## Filming model

Anthony's main filming model is a modified Bachmann USA USRA 0-6-0.
Mainland Diesels

Since 1966, diesels from the Mainland have visited Nerland on passenger or goods traffic.

## Class 31 Bo-Bo

The BR Class 31 Bo-Bo is a class of diesel-electric locomotives. They were formerly known as Brush Type 2s.

## BR Class 31

### History

The Class 31 Bo-Bo diesel-electric is the first class of diesel to visit Nerland. They were introduced by British Railways on the Mainland to replace mainline steam.

## Class 43 HST

### Builder

Crewe works

The Class 43s (or "High Speed Trains"/HSTs" are a class of diesel-electric locomotives and hold the world record for diesel traction at 145MPH.
Tri-Air

**Tri-Air** is the national airline of Nerland.

## History

### Nerland's early aviation attempts

Prior to formation of Tri-Air, Nerland's previous attempts at starting an airline were mostly seen as failures. The first known example was Nerland Air Mail was formed in 1929 with three Dutch-built Fokker 28 "tri-motor" aircraft to handle mail runs between Nerland, England and Europe. Clearly, the young company's motive was take over the mail runs between Nerland and Glasgow, which was held by Tri-ang Railways (TR) for nearly a century. The result was TR altering its timetable to meet with competition with the young air mail company in an effort to keep their mail contract while capitalising on their new locomotives bought second-hand. Nerland Air Mail soon fell behind TR's efficiency and following the crash of one of their Fokker tri-motors in 1936, went bankrupt and the two remaining aircraft sold off.

1938 saw the second attempt of a Nerlish airline with the founding of Air Nerlish, using American-made aircraft, six Boeing 247 airliners and three Sikorsky S-43 flying boats as its aircraft. Unlike its predecessor that tried to steal TR's trade, Air Nerlish preferred to work alongside the railway as a way of increasing both theirs and TR's influence across Europe as the vessels had the global trade under control. During times when PS Medway was undergoing repairs, one of the S-43s was chartered by Air Nerland on the run until the paddle steamer was operational once more. However, the airline was forced to disband following the loss of their entire fleet in WWII with three 247s being involved in mid-air collisions with RAF bombers on training flights, two 247s + one S-43 following the 1942 Thorndyke and Klondyke Air Raid and one 247 + S-43 being shot down, with one of the S-43s being to friendly-fire via mistaken identity, which meant the airline suspended operations in 1944.

## Fleet

Majority of Tri-Air's fleet is a mix of American or European aircraft, due to the loss of British aircraft firms. The fleet is formed of:

* 6 McDonald Douglas DC-9s (last retired in 2016)
* 2 Boeing 727s (last retired in 1995)

## Trivia

Some of the Tri-Air plan registrations are clearly jokes.

The name "Tri-Air" is a pun on saying "*try air* travel".
The NIB Pannier

**The NIB Pannier** is a small pannier tank owned and operated by the Nerland Industrial Board. He works in the same colliery as Edinburgh and Glasgow but wonders why he has to deal with their antics.

## Bio

The NIB Pannier was originally built by Fox, Walker & Co. of Bristol in 1880 as a saddle tank for a private contractor in England. Sometime in the 1920s, the locomotive was sold to the Great Western Railway (GWR) after the contractor filed for bankruptcy following the First World War. During it's time owned by the GWR, he was alleged to be numbered as "809" but the official document to confirm this is yet to be uncovered and as per the GWR's standard practice, was converted from a saddle tank into a pannier tank, retaining most of its original parts.

It's unclear where the locomotive was as claims it was sold before Nationalisation into private ownership surround the locomotive but in 1968, he was sold to the Nerland Industrial Board (NIB) as part of their coal sector fleet with seven other steam locomotives. He was allocated to Caledenon Colliery with almost identical twins Edinburgh and Glasgow, where he still works today.

## Persona

The NIB Pannier appears to a little ill-tempered as he normally snaps at Edinburgh or/and Glasgow and would sometimes swear at them.

## Livery

The NIB Pannier is painted in the NIB Orange and Black Coal Sector "Tiger" livery with "N.I.B. COAL SECTOR" written in black.

## Basis

The NIB Pannier is based on no particular locomotive.

## Filming model

The NIB Pannier's only model is a 3D-printed body kit on a modified Hornby Railroad outside-cylinder 0-4-0 chassis.

## Trivia

The NIB Pannier has never been given a name. "The NIB Pannier" is just a reference name.

The NIB Pannier is the only character who routinely uses "vulgar" language, as evidenced by these quotes:

* "Why do I have to put with those two's (Edinburgh and Glasgow's) shit?" (normally said whenever Edinburgh and Glasgow argue or show off)
* "What did you say to me, you fat prick?" (used whenever he is referred to as "small" by larger locomotives)
* The reason for his consistent usage of swearing could be because of his rocky beginnings before being bought by the NIB in 1968.

The NIB Pannier has a Welsh accent despite never working in Wales.

The NIB Pannier is the only Fox, Walker & Co. locomotive in The Tri-ang Railway Series.

There were plans for the the NIB Pannier to be converted sometime into an oil-burner but these were scrapped due how he has a side bunkers.

* An original concept of him didn't feature a bunker.
Tinùviel

Tinùviel est une démoniste tieffeline au passé obscur.

Elle parcourt le monde, prenant le parti des victimes d'injustice.

Démoniste de grand talent, elle est dévastatrice sur le champ de bataille.

## Avant l'aventure

On ne sait pas grand chose de Tinùviel avant les événements de novembre 1113. Elle parcourrait la monde dans le but de défendre les faibles et les oubliés.

## L'aventure

Tinùviel franchit la Passe du Loup en novembre 1113. Prise pour un rebelle avec un autre groupe de voyageur. Elle est capturée et faite prisonnier par Teldir Galendhan, régent de la Forteresse du Loup.

Dans les cachots, elle rencontre Théobald d'Arouet, avant d'être libérée par Mr Floyd, Silas Corvus et Flynn Alh'ertzin. Le groupe improvisé d'aventuriers sème le chaos dans la forteresse en tentant de trouver une sortie. Découvrant qu'il était au service d'un démon, ils finissent par tuer le régent, lequel est atteint à la tête par un sort de Tinùviel dans un bataille sur les remparts de la forteresse.Ils lui prendront sa sphère d'activation et emprunteront un passage secret menant sous la montagne.

Décidant de se reposer dans le passage souterrain, ils sont surpris par le démon qui contrôlait le régent. Durant le combat, Tinùviel se retrouve blessée et à l'article de la mort. Elle se retrouve alors possédée par son propre démon de l'ombre et est prise d'une rage sanguinaire. Dans sa confusion, Tinùviel tue accidentellement Naëlla Ahenvendar. Théobald sauve le groupe in extremis de la fureur de Tinùviel en la soignant de sa magie sacrée. La réalisation par Tinùviel de son acte la projette dans une violente détresse et, sa magie se libérant fait s'effondrer une partie du passage souterrain, emportant les aventuriers dans les profondeurs de la montagne, excepté Silas, qui lance habilement un sort de feuille morte pour éviter la chute.
Roberts

**Roberts** is an old tank engine that works for Tri-ang Railways (TR) on Nerland. He is one of the railway's oldest second-hand locomotives.

## Bio

Roberts was built at Brighton Works in 1875 as "Ewell" by the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) until sold to TR in 1901. Due to this change in ownership, Ewell renamed himself to "Roberts" as it was a more fitting and proper name.

## Livery

Roberts is painted in TR Yellow with brass and red numberplates.

## Basis

Roberts is based off a LB&SCR A1 "Terrier" 0-6-0T.

## Filming model

Roberts' main models are repainted Hornby A1 and A1X Terriers.

## Trivia

Roberts was originally planned to stay an A1 so he can continue to be as original as possible. This was changed in 2021 with the possibility of his age catching up on him and the lack of parts for original condition Terriers in the 1960s, ultimately resulting in his rebuild to an A1X.

Roberts' conversion from A1 to A1X was based off many Terriers receiving new boilers that included superheating to improve the class' performance and relocation of the sandboxes.

* Roberts also features an extended bunker that was fitted to many A1X Terriers based on the Isle of Wight (IoW).

Roberts is partly inspired by Edward in Thomas & Friends.
SS Black Jack

**SS Black Jack** is a ocean-going freighter owned by Tri-ang Railways. She provided continental and international trade with Nerland as part of TR's plans of being an "international railway" in more than just its rolling stock. The vessel was the first of four identical ships which became known as the "Jackers" due to having their names ending with "Jack". Black Jack was sunk off the Caribbean island of Trinidad in 1941 by a U-boat with all hands lost after performing what could only be said as a "last stand".

## Trivia

SS Black Jack is named after a casino banking/gambling game, which could reflect how the ship's captain and crew seem to "gamble" with fate (including her battle of Trinidad in 1941, which resulted in her sinking).

SS Black Jack's last stand is a reference to the last stands of HMS Jervis Bay and SS Beaverford in 1940 against the German "pocket battleship" Admiral Scheer.

Despite her basis being a coastal vessel, SS Black Jack (and her three sisters) are ocean-going vessels instead.

SS Black Jack is the only one of the "Jackers" not to be converted to diesel propulsion due to her sinking in 1941 the conversions beginning in 1958.
Alyssia Boros

## Aylssia Boros

**Alyssia Boros** is a female voice actress and story writer in the Tri-ang Railway Series. Her first episode written was 'A Night at the Ironworks' (Season 8, Episode 7)

## Bio

Use this section to give greater details about the character's life.

## Behind the scenes

Alyssia rarely wrote stories for the series but mainly voiced characters or did live action sequences during filming of episodes or movies. Shane would have her take over from him as main story writer for the series by season 11, but he'll stay on for movies or other specials.

## Appearances

### Season 5

* Blitz, 1942 (cameo)
* Nationalisation (cameo)

### Season 6

* Dramas on the Mainline (does not speak)
County of Hants

**County of Hants**, commonly known by others as **"Hants"** is an ex-GWR 1000 class 4-6-0 that now works for Tri-ang Railways. He is the sole-surviving Hawksworth County and one of the railway's main mixed-traffic locomotives following his arrival.

## Bio

County of Hants was built in 1946 by Swindon Works as one of thirty new Counties designed by Fredrick Hawksworth for mixed-traffic duties. Despite his rather modern design, he was withdrawn from service in 1963 but was sold to TR that year due to his rather recent build year and the need for a more powerful mixed-traffic locomotive to assist the existing fleet such as Takahashi, Saint Martin and Alexandra as the workload increased. He arrived in 1964 after undergoing an overhaul and repaint at Swindon prior to delivery under his own steam.

## Persona

County of Hants is a rather excitable engine.

## Livery

County of Hants is painted in BR Lined Black with Early Emblems.

## Trivia

County of Hants, despite the name, is unrelated to County of Bedford, who is an older Churchward County built in 1912.

County of Hants idolises Bedford due to his origins of being an original GWR County, but the latter doesn't seem to like it. This could be based off Portland from Azur Lane idolising her little sister Indianapolis, which the latter doesn't seem to like.
The Ghost engine

**The Ghost Engine** is a phantom locomotive that haunts the railways of the United Kingdom.

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## Biography

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## Basis

The Ghost engine is based on a LNER Gresley J39 0-6-0 mixed traffic tender locomotive introduced in July 1926. This class totalled 289 built over a 15 year period. This last was withdrawn in 1962 by British Railways (BR) under the 1955 Modernisation Plan.

## Trivia

* Like most ghost locomotives, this engine does not have a face.
* The Ghost engine was created by a LNER liveried Bachmann J39/2 class 0-6-0 model painted white.
* Unlike most ghost locomotives, the Ghost engine does not speak in any of its appearances. It can also shunt rolling stock around from their proper place.
Chapton Junction MPD

**Chapton Junction MPD** is a motive power depot or engine shed located at Chapton Junction, in north western Nerland. It was first built by the Nerland Continent Railway in 1839 and was closed in 1943.

## History (NCR)

In 1838, The Nerland Continent Railway (NCR) had to find a location for the locomotives to be stored, they found it at their most northern terminus, Chapton Junction.

## Locomotives stationed at Chapton Junction MPD

### Tri-ang Railways

* McConnell (1868-1901)
* Matilda (1928-1943)
* Jack (1925-1943)
* Lowey (1928-1939)
* Morris (temperamental, lost in fire)
* Riddles (WD, lost in fire)
* Rose (USATC, lost in fire)
* "Fowler tank" (official LMS business, not allocated)
* "Midland 1P" (official LMS business, not allocated)

## Trivia

Until its closure in 1943, Chapton Junction MPD was the oldest depot operated by TR.

Chapton Junction MPD is the second motive power depot lost due to fire damage, the first being the Scotch Gauge Crookwell MPD nearly ten years before in 1935.
The Great Train Robbery

**The Great Train Robbery** is the 1st movie made for the series.

## Plot synopsis

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## Appearances

### Human characters

* Millie Stilton
* Nicole Webb
* John Aceman (Matilda's driver)
* Inspector Morse
* DS O'Kelly
* Owner of Nerland Metal Recycling
* Kristen

### Locomotives

* Bertram
* Blue Comet
* June
* Georgie
* Edinburgh and Glasgow
* Matilda
* McConnell
* Vincent
* Mark
* Hymak
* Hamish
* Smokey Joe (does not speak)

## Cast

### Human cast

* Elizabeth Fletcher
* Emily Wingfield
* Shane Sowter
* Jale Champion
* Paige Ward
* Bridget O'Kelly

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## Trivia

The movie was inspired by "The Great Train Robbery" from 1963, when 2.6 million was stolen from a mail train heading from Glasgow to London. It took months to plan the robbery.

This's the only movie where 'Smokey Joe' doesn't speak.

This marks the first of two movies with Millie Stilton and Nicole Webb.

This is the first with a murder scene in it.

During filming, some of the OO gauge model trains derailed while moving, including Edinburgh and Glasgow's models.

An original draft of film made the film almost hit adult themes but is currently being rewritten from scratch suit younger audiences.

A few changes were done to the story:

* A new character was going to be called "Mark" but was changed to be the Mark bought from the Volks Railway.
* The HHA hoppers from Colas Rail were replaced with MWA box wagons from Freightliner.
* The loaned diesel was originally a Colas Rail Class 37 but was changed to a Freightliner Class 70.
Conton railway station

**Conton** is an abandoned railway station on the TR mainline network. It was never opened and is said to be haunted.

## History

### Proposal

In the 1970s, operations at the major suburban stations in the outskirts of Thorndyke were being pushed to breaking point due to overcrowding. One answer was to construct five new stations only a few miles out of the capital, Nortwick, Conton, Fife, Turning and Upwelking.

Proposals of the five stations took five months to finalise as legal problems and engineering defects emerged in designing the stations. Conton station was approved in 1972 with much celebration by locals.

### Construction and nearby protests

Construction began on Conton station in 1974 outside the famed "Conton Tunnel". The design of the station was originally going to be a major mainline station with two island platforms but is was decided to change it to a single island platform to reduce operating costs. Only five months after construction began, the town protested against the station and ordered it to be demolished. Construction stopped when a legal battle against the railway was won after the island platform was completed. The person in charge of the protest later hung himself only half-a-mile from the incomplete station.

### Life as a "ghost station"

Since TR never got to complete and open Conton, the station quickly became a source of urban legends related to ghostly trains (one headed by an American-style 2-4-4T) stopping an arriving at the never opened station. One claim was that the station is haunted by the ghost of the protest leader since he was seen standing on the platform or on the rails in front of trains.

### Plans for opening (cancelled)

In the late-1980s, the town of Conton realized that no allowing trains to stop at the new station and preventing it to be completed was a mistake. The town soon sent an approval for the railway to re-open and complete the station to start commuter services. Unfortunately, this failed and the station stayed closed. In 2015, plans were soon drawn up to complete Conton railway station since problems arose with the passenger services accidently thinking the station was open (because of ghostly passengers and phantom passenger trains). The plans were cancelled when the operating costs were discovered. It's possible that Conton station would never be opened.

## Basis

   Conton railway station is based off Kymlinge station on the Stockholm Metro, Sweden. This station was never opened to public service and plans exist to open it. This is a perfect example of a "ghost station'. Like its fictional counterpart, Kymlinge's famed platform is of the "island" design and located inside and outside a tunnel.

## Trivia

A similar sounding station on the TR network exists, Canton, but isn't related to Conton station.
A Saint's Escape

**A Saint's Escape** is the 5th special in Tri-ang Railway Origins. I talks about how Saint Martin escaped to Nerland, not seen in the 6th season.

## Plot synopsis

The story first takes place in 1954 and we are introduced to our main character, Saint Martin.

## Appearances

* Saint Martin and his crew
* Oliver
* No: 75008
* Duck
* Thompson
* Clun Castle (does not speak)
* King George V
* City of Truro
* McConnell
* Blue Comet
* CEO of Tri-ang Railways
* Alexandra (does not speak)
* Andrew
* Princess Margret Rose
* Hymak / D7077 (does not speak)
* "Bear" / D7101
* The 04 shunter
* The Swindon engines (does not speak)
* The Derby engines
* The Leeds engines
* The prototype Deltic (mentioned)

## Locations (Mainland and Nerland)

* Thorndyke
* Swindon
* Derby
* Glasgow
* Edinburgh
* Exeter St Davids
* Highlands

## Notes & trivia

This story is based on the Modernisation Plan from 1954 (the first year the special is set in) that caused many steam locomotives to be withdrawn by British Railways and replaced by modern diesel locomotives.

This's the first special that is mostly set on the mainland (The United Kingdom).

This real Saint Martin (4900, formerly 2925) was scrapped in 1959. This's a fictitious story based on The Railway Series story: 'Escape'.

This's the only ever film that the prototype 'Deltic' diesel locomotive is in the series. It never appears in episodes.

Sounds (like all sounds in the Tri-ang Railway Series) is recorded from real locomotives or salvaged from archive footage from the 1950s and 60s.

## Broadcast to YouTube

After two years of production and model making, the special will be due to be broadcasted by SS Productions in 2020 possibly. While the special was being made (written), other episodes for season will be made along side it.
The Ironworks Diesels

**The Ironworks Diesels** are unnamed diesels that work at the Ironworks on the Mainland. They shunt the remains of withdrawn locomotives and rolling stock to their disposal

## Bio

The Ironworks shunters' history remains unknown built they appear to be used by British Rail

## Basis

Two of the Ironworks Diesels are British Rail Class 03 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunters, built by Swindon & Doncaster from 1957 to 1961 with 230 built. They were retired after 1968 due to being diesel-mechanical, not diesel electric. 56 are preserved.

The other three are British Rail Class 09 0-6-0 diesel-electric shunters, this class is mostly mistaken for the 08 diesel-electrics but have different gearing for a higher top speed. They were introduced in 1959 and 1960 to 1962 as TOPS 09/0s and were built by Darlington and Horwich works. In 1992 and 1993, 12 were rebuilt from the similar 08s to two other subclasses. 7 became 09/1s while the remainder rebuilt to 09/2s. 10 of the 26 of the originals have been preserved.
Matilda

**Matilda** is an ex-NSWGR Q(158) class 4-4-0 tank locomotive that works on Tri-ang Railways on Nerland. She is the railway's first foreign locomotive bought second-hand and began the import-export trade between Nerland and Australia's NSWGR.

## Bio

Matilda was bought to Nerland by the Australian Government on the British cargo vessel 'SS Clan Cameron' as an agreement for TR to own a locomotive of Australian origin. The vessel arrived in early 1914, before WWI broke out, and was rushed into service on suburban services on TR's many branch lines and on small goods traffic. When WWI broke out, she was allowed to stay operational but McConnell was not allowed to be used for any operation due to him not up to the Railway Operating Division (ROD)'s requirements.

## Basis

Matilda is based off a New South Wales Government Railways Q class 4-4-0T introduced in 1880 for suburban duties in Sydney, Australia. Six were built by Beyer Peacock & Co. of Gorton, Manchester in 1880 to replaced several older suburban tanks at the time. All were rebuilt to tender locomotives with the entire class sold to the Commonwealth Railways (known as 'D' class) for the construction of the Trans-Australian Railway in 1912. The class continued operation until the last was withdrawn by 1943 and scrapped by 1959.

Matilda's basisMatilda's basis at Blacktown, Western SydneyThe real No: 162 after rebuild to 4-4-0 tender locomotive
## Trivia

The real NSWGR No: 162 was rebuilt to a tender engine in 1910 and withdrawn in 1943 after being sold to Commonwealth Railways.

Matilda has some modifications done to her in order to run on British railway lines. These include:

* Vacuum brake pipes fitted front and rear.
* Change of chain and screw couplings.

Matilda's name comes from the Bango Patterson poem 'Waltzing Matilda.'

* The same poem is also referenced as her nickname as she was said to 'waltz' while hauling passenger trains.

Matilda is one of three locomotives in the series that has an Australian origin. All the others are from Britain, the USA or Canada.

Matilda was really a gift from the Australian Government in 1914, starting the import-export trade of rolling stock with Australia.

Matilda is one of two female characters that has traumatic shock. The other being Maddie.
"Experimental 1"

**"Experimental 1"** was an early locomotive once owned by Tri-ang Railways.

## Biography

When McConnell first arrived on Nerland to haul the fast express train to Glasgow, he met an engine different to any other class of steam locomotive he has ever seen. The locomotive had no name or number but the railway workers referred him as "Experimental 1" and was seen by many as a successful design. Unfortunately, "Experimental 1" was involved in TR's first ever fatal incident as the locomotive reportedly fell off the Wilick Bridge on the Nerlish side after leaving Wilmont. Despite several attempts, the locomotive was unable to be located and as a result, "Experimental 1" was lost forever with McConnell replacing him as the railway's premier express locomotive (as well as being given his number).

Since the incident, many reports of people claiming to see a steam locomotive heading to Wick from Wilmont falling off the bridge came in and spread the legend of a loaned locomotive that never returned home were becoming known, only to be put down as the locomotive described matched that of "Experimental 1", a 4-2-0 built to the Stephenson long boiler practice.

## Persona

It's currently not known what kind of personality "Experimental 1" has but according to McConnell, he was rather cocky due to his unique and "superior" status.

## Livery

It's believed that "Experimental 1" was painted in a blue livery as opposed to red like McConnell but with the same coloured lining.

## Basis

"Experimental 1" appears to be based off LNWR 4-2-0 No. 153, an early express locomotive built by Robert Stephenson & Co. in 1846. Not much is known about this locomotive was based off a design known as a "Great A" and was built to Stephenson's long boiler patent. It's not known when this locomotive was withdrawn but it appears to have been scrapped during the early years of Francis W. Webb's time on the LNWR. Strangely, this locomotive is sometimes written as a "2+2-2-0" due to the split axles at the front as opposed to a single bogie but is also referred to as a 4-2-0.

## Filming model

It's currently not known if "Experimental 1" will get a filming model.

## Trivia

"Experimental 1" is only a nickname since the engine is never named. It's unknown what his real name was.

Originally, "Experimental 1" was going to be a Rogers-built 2-4-4T but this was changed as an American-built 2-4-4T wouldn't have sit well against an 1850s British railway.
Open Season

***Open Season*** is a 2006 American computer-animated comedy film and the first installment in the film franchise, directed by Roger Allers, Jill Culton and Anthony Stacchi, produced by Michelle Murdocca, Amy Jupiter, Steve Moore and John B. Carls and written by Steve Bencich and Ron J. Friedman. It was released on September 29, 2006.

## Why It's Great

1. Good animation for 2006.
2. It started the legacy of Sony Pictures Animation, who would later go on to create other great films like Surfs Up, Cloudy with a chance of meatballs, Hotel Transylvania, and Spider Man: Into the spider verse
3. The titular protagonists Boog & Elliot are likable, funny & interesting.
4. Boog and Beth's relationship with each other is very emotional.
5. Shaw is a very enjoyable and intimidating antagonist.
6. The film features several funny moments such as the scene where Boog and Elliot burst into Puni-Mart and throw a wild party and Elliot's lullaby to Boog.
7. Boog & Elliot's growing friendship throughout the film is charming, pretty funny, interesting & emotional to see. (Even if it's pretty silly & kinda predictable, but in a good way)
Chapton Junction shed fire

**The Chapton Junction shed fire** is a disastrous event for Tri-ang Railways during World War Two (WWII) when the shed complex at Chapton Junction (opened by the NCR in 1839) was destroyed by fire, claiming three steam locomotives.

## Before the event

In the following days to the fire, a German aircraft which was reported to been flying over Nerlish airspace at night was shot down by the RAF squadron based at the Isle following the previous air raids of the year before.

## Legacy

As a result, Chapton Junction MPD was demolished and officially closed by TR after over 100 years of operations. A housing development was built in the 1970s on the depot's site with very little of its railway heritage remaining.

The fire left Matilda with a case of PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) after hearing the screens of the three locomotives who perished in the fire.
A Night at the Ironworks

**A Night at the Ironworks** is the 20th episode in the 3rd season of The Tri-ang Railway Series.

## Plot synopsis

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## Characters

* McConnell
* Matilda
* Lowey
* The Ironworks Diesels
* The Ghost engine (does not speak)
* Tri-ang Railway CEO
* Corfe (cameo)
* The American shunter (cameo)

## Trivia

This episode marks the Ghost engine and the American shunter's first appearance.

This episode marks the first episode with a railway scrapyard.

Some of the scrap models still have their old operator on them.

A scrapped 0-4-0T appears in this episode but it is American in design, but the Ironworks is on the Mainland aka Britain.

This is the first episode with faceless/scrapped engines.
Bradfield

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## Bradfield

### Builder

Commonwealth Engineering (Comeng)

**Bradfield** is an ex-NSWGR W-set electric multiple unit (EMU) owned by Tri-ang Railway. He is a part of a type of unit from Sydney known as "Red Rattlers" and is the only unit/locomotive working for TR that runs off electricity (in 1989).

## Bio

Bradfield's existence on Nerland was cloaked in secrecy with the secret to introduce electric multiple units (EMUs) on the suburban routes around Thorndyke, the capital of Nerland. Originally, McConnell wasn't pleased that "two electric carriage with two three-decker coaches" is going to take his suburban runs. The plan was to purchase "red rattler" units from Australia for these services, in order to reduce steam suburban operations (after several complains from passengers). Bradfield entered traffic in 1989

## Livery

Bradfield is painted in NSWGR Tuscan Red with TR reverse emblems on the sides of his coaches. He also bears his old NSWGR/SRA set number 'W3' on his front and back on the bottom left corner of the bodywork of the power cars.

## Basis

Bradfield is based on a NSWGR/State Rail Authority of NSW Sydney W-set EMU. These were the units that introduced double-decker electric trains to the Sydney scene, which have been a staple ever since. They were made of two Sputnik single decker "red rattler" power cars with two Tulloch double decker trailer cars. They were replaced by T-set "Tangaras" (Australian Aboriginal word for "go") in 1988. Strangely, Set 'W3' is a real life preserved W-set Red Rattler.

## Trivia

Officially, Bradfield's trailer cars are classed as "double-decker" but because of their appearance to McConnell, he often mistakes them for being "triple-decker".

Bradfield's name comes from John Bradfield, the very person who introduced electric traction to Sydney and had many famous parts of the NSWGR rail system around the metropolitan area and the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge built.

Unlike many multiple units, Bradfield doesn't have a face. This was because it would make it confusing with the power cars and meant that they are in fact being, allowing for Bradfield to speak from either car.
Matilda and McConnell

**Matilda and McConnell** is the 1st episode in the 1st season.

## Plot synopsis

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## Characters

* Matilda
* McConnell

## Trivia

This is the first episode of 'The Tri-ang Railway Series' to be released.
Deceased cameo engines

In the Tri-ang Railway Series, there are many cameo engines. Most of these engines are deceased.

## CR "Dunalastair"

### Fuel

Coal

**The unknown Caledonian Railway "Dunalastair"** is a deceased locomotive that worked for the Caledonian Railway in Scotland. He or she is believed to be the No: 121 wrecked in the Quintinshill rail disaster of 1915.

### Bio

There is little known about this engine visiting Nerland from the late-1890s to 1914 due to it not being known by name or number but has been known as "that Caledonian express engine" by many TR engines.

In season 8, the "Dunalastair" was seen for only five seconds before vanishing into the night. It has since been seen as a ghost.

### Filming model

The "Dunalastair" only has one model, a 1:76 scale/OO gauge model for cameos at Thorndyke railway station from season 1 to early season 2. The model was scratch built by Shane Sowter and used a Bachmann Douglas tender repainted to CR livery. The model was given the number '121', after the 139 class "Dunalastair" involved in the Quintinshill rail disaster of 1915. The engine was written off and scrapped.

## NBR D class

### Fuel

Coal

**The unknown NBR D (J83 by the LNER) class** is a small shunter that was loaned to TR by British Railways in 1954.