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Little Red Toyota

@littleredtoyota.bsky.social

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Female, 40, married, 1 kid. INTP. Narrow-gauge enthusiast, allround artist and writer. Author of the Norwegian Railway Stories. NB: You might find NSFW here.

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Little Red Toyota @littleredtoyota.bsky.social · Sep 20

People sometimes ask me why I find steam engines so fascinating... 🤔 I think it is because they balance on the fine line between machine and living creature. They feel so alive and have so much personality, there is no wonder they have been anthropomorphized for nearly as long as they have existed.

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Little Red Toyota @littleredtoyota.bsky.social · 13h

I never... planned on getting into this, but here I am. I now own this little fella, and my husband is already planning our garden railway... ^^'
It doesn't have any name yet, so I am open to suggestions. #gardenrailway #miniaturerailway #locomotive #trains

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Little Red Toyota @littleredtoyota.bsky.social · 2d

I lost my mother today. I was 15 minutes too late to see her alive for the last time... I feel numb.

Little Red Toyota @littleredtoyota.bsky.social · 7d

Meet my emotional support locomotives! 💕
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Noen av lokomotivene jeg jobber med er litt viktigere for meg enn andre... #mentalhelse #mentalhealth #railway #steamlocomotive #diesellocomotive

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Little Red Toyota @littleredtoyota.bsky.social · 9d

Video of Granfos' rescue last winter!

En film fra da vi hentet Granfos til Hamar. En glemt og forlatt diesel i skogen skal snart få nytt liv på Tertittsporet på Martodden! #train #railway #jernbane #diesel #locomotive

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Little Red Toyota @littleredtoyota.bsky.social · Sep 18

"Mom? Can you make a Skibladner cake for my birthday?"
"Suuuuure...."
Meh... it's close enough isn't it? 😅

Little Red Toyota @littleredtoyota.bsky.social · Sep 6

First merch!
Temporary tattoos. 😊 Thanks to everyone who has made this possible! When I published the first book, I expected it to flop... but here we are 4 years later: 2 book, a coloring book, Christmas booklet and now these! Thank you so much for the support!

Little Red Toyota @littleredtoyota.bsky.social · Aug 4

Happy 100th birthday to our beloved UHB No.6 Høland! ❤️

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Little Red Toyota @littleredtoyota.bsky.social · Jul 15

She is snoring... 😅
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Damplok er levende maskiner! I allefall kan det virke sånn av og til. #damplokomotov #jernbane #tog

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Little Red Toyota @littleredtoyota.bsky.social · Jul 14

Walking into the engine shed at night and I hear this deep, steady, heavy snoring sound. Like a big animal sleeping. And it comes from the locomotive. 😅 Try to convince me these things aren't alive!

Little Red Toyota @littleredtoyota.bsky.social · Jun 23

Little Red Toyota @littleredtoyota.bsky.social · Jun 13

UHB No.4 Setskogen looking pretty today! <3 I had the honor of driving her for today's service.

Little Red Toyota @littleredtoyota.bsky.social · Jun 7

She is home again!
After two years in Czechia for repairs, she is finally home again. And I have the honor of being her driver this weekend at the international festival "Stoppested Verden" (Next stop: the World).

Little Red Toyota @littleredtoyota.bsky.social · May 27

Finished the job of mapping the electrical wiring today, then stripped the machine from cables and electrical components to make it ready for body work, welding, sand blasting and painting.
He looks a bit naked without his electrical components.

Little Red Toyota @littleredtoyota.bsky.social · May 20

Yes! I was picked to be one of two driver at the festival "Stoppested Verden" at the Norwegian railway museum this year! Can't wait to drive good old Urskog again, she's been in Czechia for repairs for two years now. I've missed her.

Little Red Toyota @littleredtoyota.bsky.social · May 4

"These are my woods. Though I do not own them." ~Nitahå Jussi

Little Red Toyota @littleredtoyota.bsky.social · Mar 30

Soon... Soon the driving season will start again. I can't wait! I seriously suffer from steam withdrawal!

Little Red Toyota @littleredtoyota.bsky.social · Mar 11

Bingsfos' imagination goes a bit wild upon learning that Granfos once was standard gauge... 😅
Illustration for the story "Granfos" from the third book.

Little Red Toyota @littleredtoyota.bsky.social · Mar 10

My daughter gets to see her favorite locomotive in September 2023. The photo to the right was published in a railway magazine and was the start of an incredible rescue mission. The locomotive is now at the Norwegian Railway Museum and will be restored and preserved.

Little Red Toyota @littleredtoyota.bsky.social · Feb 28

I try to keep politics out of my Bluesky, but I just can't shut up after seeing today's meeting at the White House.
What an absolute disgrace Trump is.
He's just Putin's lap dog. I am sure Putin will give him a fat, juicy bone after today's meeting and tell him he's a good boy.