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i just like making stuff with silly little trains.

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DukeOfBenreBay🏳️‍🌈✨ @dukeofbenrebay.bsky.social · Apr 24

Am quite fond of my TWR style stuffs, really aught to do something with them...

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Trevor Fraley @illustrevor.bsky.social · 1d

Celebrating 41 Years of Thomas and Friends! When I was a child I was fascinated by Thomas the Tank Engine which started a years long interest in trains and anthropomorphic characters. The lessons and stories that I absorbed will stay with me forever.

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Mechanical Shed @mechanicalshed.bsky.social · 1d

#TAFcollab2025

Neil of Fortune

Rusty gets frustrated at the thought of the Bluebell valley line closing when Stepney returns to the mainland. While searching for another engine to run the line, he finds someone many thought was lost to time...

Happy 41st Thomas and Friends!

(story in alts)

“It’s not fair,” complained Rusty. “I do love a good run through the bluebell valley at springtime. But Stepney’s gone home, you see. The line will close without him for sure!”
“It’s no use getting grouchy about it.” said Skarloey. “Being a crosspatch will get you nowhere, it never did for me when I was a young engine.”
The little engine thought back to long ago.
“It’s a shame Neil isn’t around these days. I’m sure he would love to run that line. He’s not very strong you see, not like the big engines we see. He was taken out of service years ago, bless his soul.”

So off they set, past the bleak and brooding line of diesels. They soon realised that the box shaped engine letting off steam was not a diesel. All eyes glared at the little engines.
“Where is he going?” the diesels hissed.
“Just down the line!” gulped Rusty.
The diesels took his word and their growls subsided. Rusty quickly guided Neil out of the yard, leaving an eerie chorus of engines purring contentedly in their wake.
“We’ve done it!” cried Neil through exhausted puffs.

When Skarloey opened his eyes he was amazed!
“Well bless my soul!” he exclaimed. “If it isn’t Neil!”
“I wouldnae be here if not for yer wee friend.” said Neil.
Skarloey looked at the little diesel.
“You never,”
“I did!” grinned Rusty. “Neil will be perfect for the Bluebell valley.”
“You lucky old engine!” chuckled Skarloey. “Fancy being saved so long after retirement.”
The manager arrived to see what all the commotion was about. He was delighted to see Neil and promised his immediate restoration.

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DukeOfBenreBay🏳️‍🌈✨ @dukeofbenrebay.bsky.social · 2d

Heyyyyy, go support Christian's upcoming project if ya can! Dude's got some incredible work especially on the original side and really awesome stuff up ahead!

www.indiegogo.com/projects/tre...

Tree Lights - A Short Film

Sometimes music says what words cannot properly express | Check out 'Tree Lights - A Short Film' on Indiegogo.

www.indiegogo.com

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🎃LittleBooRailway🎃 @runningsomeerins.bsky.social · 2d

Escaping from D10 can take a lot out of you 😮‍💨✨

#ttte #thomasandfriends #thomasthetankengine #animation #2Danimation #tatmr #thomasandthemagicrailroad #tttelady #lady #ladythemagicengine #ladythelostengine

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DukeOfBenreBay🏳️‍🌈✨ @dukeofbenrebay.bsky.social · 2d

Little over 3 hours to go!

DukeOfBenreBay🏳️‍🌈✨ @dukeofbenrebay.bsky.social · 3d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcj8...

New video up tomorrow! featuring a little bonus at the end...

A Farewell To An Era - North Western Engines MV

YouTube video by DukeOfBenreBay

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DukeOfBenreBay🏳️‍🌈✨ @dukeofbenrebay.bsky.social · 3d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcj8...

New video up tomorrow! featuring a little bonus at the end...

A Farewell To An Era - North Western Engines MV

YouTube video by DukeOfBenreBay

www.youtube.com

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DukeOfBenreBay🏳️‍🌈✨ @dukeofbenrebay.bsky.social · 3d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcj8...

New video up tomorrow! featuring a little bonus at the end...

A Farewell To An Era - North Western Engines MV

YouTube video by DukeOfBenreBay

www.youtube.com

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DukeOfBenreBay🏳️‍🌈✨ @dukeofbenrebay.bsky.social · 4d

The magic and the misery, madness and the mystery
Oh, what has it done to me?
Everybody Scream ✨️🗣🎃🌕

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DukeOfBenreBay🏳️‍🌈✨ @dukeofbenrebay.bsky.social · Jul 22

Like a little ol' fairytale~
🤎🧡

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DukeOfBenreBay🏳️‍🌈✨ @dukeofbenrebay.bsky.social · Jul 21

You look so good in green 💚 ~

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DukeOfBenreBay🏳️‍🌈✨ @dukeofbenrebay.bsky.social · 4d

The magic and the misery, madness and the mystery
Oh, what has it done to me?
Everybody Scream ✨️🗣🎃🌕

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DukeOfBenreBay🏳️‍🌈✨ @dukeofbenrebay.bsky.social · 6d

listen. i thought i had finished the joke saved it and all its normal STH head glory. and then an idea popped in on making a bit of cheeky commentary on s5 draft STH hehehehe

DukeOfBenreBay🏳️‍🌈✨ @dukeofbenrebay.bsky.social · 6d

"i only wish to see outside my line :<"
"christ you are extremely fucking selfish. die."
"i am 17.7 dog years old."

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Visionary Locomotive Works @visionary1126.bsky.social · 6d

A very late tribute to the late Britt Allcroft, but after the recent auction, I was inspired to do my own version of the famous Lady painting from Thomas and the Magic Railroad.
I'm very satisfied with the end result. It's exactly how I wanted it.
#thomasthetankengine #ttte #fanart #thomasandfriends

Full image fanart illustration of a painting of the character 'Lady' from the Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends film 'Thomas and the Magic Railroad.' The setting is a brownish yellow, grassy hillside with small red and white flowers dotted about. A small magenta steam locomotive with four wheels, a purple roof and frame, and gold smokebox and lining, with her name 'Lady' in gold script lettering on her sides is climbing the hill towards the sunrise in the background, which has fluffy pinkish-white clouds and lilac purple colored mountains with a bit of snow on their peaks. Smoke swirls out of the steam locomotive's chimney against the medium blue sky with a sun coating it in yellow from the left side. In the bottom right in script black lettering says 'In loving memory of Britt Allcroft' - indicating it is for the passed on creator of the television series adaptation of Thomas the Tank Engine a.k.a. The Railway Series books.

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DukeOfBenreBay🏳️‍🌈✨ @dukeofbenrebay.bsky.social · 7d

"Well that's just rude."

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DukeOfBenreBay🏳️‍🌈✨ @dukeofbenrebay.bsky.social · 11d

Beginning an Adventure...

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DukeOfBenreBay🏳️‍🌈✨ @dukeofbenrebay.bsky.social · 12d

craaaanessss

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DukeOfBenreBay🏳️‍🌈✨ @dukeofbenrebay.bsky.social · 13d

i realize while idly thinking about things that the ideal rosie, is perhaps, train pippi longstocking.

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DukeOfBenreBay🏳️‍🌈✨ @dukeofbenrebay.bsky.social · 13d

the slight heart attack of dropping what i thought was a fragile custom onto cold tile with a thud

only for not a single scratch or broken piece on him. little trooper i underestimated your superglued resilience.

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TheMilanTooner @themilantooner.bsky.social · 13d

don't you go judgin' books by covers now

a long-in-development Crotoonia music vid has finally dropped!

Reorchestrated by @wbirdstudios.bsky.social!
Featuring the vocals of @toongalart1998.bsky.social and an INCREDIBLE model of Train by @thomastrainzuser.bsky.social!