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RailRaider25 @railraider25.bsky.social · Feb 19

Can't think of any other way of doing this, so here: a "Master Post" of my Free-To-Adapt stories for ease of access;

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RailRaider25 @railraider25.bsky.social · Dec 1

Alrighty, this should be fun! We're going to work our way backwards from "newest" to "oldest", posted weekly in the run-up to Christmas 🎄

So we're starting off with stories set in the CGI era. Happy reading!

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Aiden the Helicopter 2355 @the2355.bsky.social · 2d

Stephenson's Ballast✨🚂

Back again with another Gunvor and Peter Edwards artwork, lemme know ya thoughts!^^

#TAFcollab2025 #Thomasandfriends

"Using every ounce of steam and strength, Stephen pulled and strained against the heavy ballast trucks. Rex and Mike watched in amusement.

Wheels gripping the rails, his funnel shot out clouds of smoke high into the air, showering all over Duck, who was taking a passenger train. Poor Duck!"

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RailRaider25 @railraider25.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry, you might want to explain this one to me, please 😅

RailRaider25 @railraider25.bsky.social · 1d

And for anyone interested, this also acts as a follow up to this story, which I wrote two years ago...reason being was that, until recently, I had trouble coming up with a suitable idea without retreading old ground;

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Make Mine Mavis - Nov 2023

MAKE MINE MAVIS Written by Chris Sig One afternoon, Mavis was finishing her work at the Quarry when her Manager arrived. “I have a special job for you, Mavis – the Fat Controller would like you to h...

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RailRaider25 @railraider25.bsky.social · 1d

No, this is *not* yet another "Super Ed" story...but it *is* loosely inspired by it. Only this is more grounded into reality 😛

Clay Truck Works' Splatter and Dodge model made it easier to "custom edit" a new character, too!

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Horwich's Horn - Oct 2025

HORWICH’S HORN By Chris Sig The Coal Mines on the Island of Sodor are important. Without coal, the steam engines will not be able to work. But none of them likes working there – especially Percy! “I ...

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RailRaider25 @railraider25.bsky.social · 2d

Still trying to pick myself up, slowly but surely. Just messing about with "whatever" at the moment.

S4 Elsbridge Route by Tevy.

Rosie the USA Dock Tank is pulling a train of scrap iron. She passes Splatter and Diesel, the Diesel Shunters, struggling to pull a heavy train of iron girders and beams.

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RailRaider25 @railraider25.bsky.social · 2d

Incredible work as always ⭐👍

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sodor_modelmonger @rwsnwr12.bsky.social · 2d

5 down 4 to go

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Talyllyn Railway @talyllyn.co.uk · 3d

Forever a Faithful.

While others scheme in castles, ‘Dolgoch’ keeps steaming through the mountains.

🏰 #RailwayAdventure
📷 🐼

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sodor_modelmonger @rwsnwr12.bsky.social · 3d

sexy diesel shunter girl gang

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RailRaider25 @railraider25.bsky.social · 3d

These past few weeks have been emotionally draining...😓

I decided to get my feelings down through these screenshots.

Coaling Plant Route by @thereallegothemano.bsky.social

Murdoch the Big Goods Engine stands in the yard looking with concern at the sky. It is dark, overcast and raining.

Diesel stands in the Coal Yard, surrounded by trucks, looking fed up. It is dark, overcast and raining.

Molly the Yellow Engine puffs slowly through the Coal Yard, looking anxiously at the sky. It is dark, overcast and raining.

Gordon the Big Engine puffs crossly through the Junction with the Express, looking with contempt at the sky. It is (yet again) dark, overcast and raining.

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RailwaySparrow @railwaysparrow.bsky.social · 6d

When the Thin Controller heard about the Talyllyn Railway celebrating its link to Sodor by painting a coach in blue he decided to return the favour! Ada was painted in a stunning red.

Even Sir Handel was happy. He was too busy posing for photos to complain about "cattle trucks"

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rexeljet.bsky.social @rexeljet.bsky.social · 5d

New video premiering very soon! This week I cover the narrow gauge engine characters introduced in the HiT Model era, and try and figure out how they'd worked if they were in the Railway Series

youtu.be/81Ib7e61h-E

Drawing NARROW GAUGE Engines from the TV Series in the Railway Series Style!

YouTube video by Rexeljet

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RailRaider25 @railraider25.bsky.social · 3d

They were all good, but Mighty Mac does look fancy in RWS Red 👍

RailRaider25 @railraider25.bsky.social · 3d

a cartoon of two teddy bears standing next to each other with the words imgplay in the bottom right corner

ALT: a cartoon of two teddy bears standing next to each other with the words imgplay in the bottom right corner

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RailRaider25 @railraider25.bsky.social · 3d

Not the happiest Theodore Tugboat Dock character, is he? XP

RailRaider25 @railraider25.bsky.social · 7d

I'm certain each would have grown to like the other over time 😉

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RailRaider25 @railraider25.bsky.social · 7d

It's not just Daisy or Percy who has to look after Henrietta for Toby. Up to you what Thomas thinks of it here 😉

Route by Tevy.

Thomas the Tank Engine pulling Toby's coach, Henrietta. Thomas looks annoyed, for some reason...

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RailRaider25 @railraider25.bsky.social · 7d

At least I'm still able to have fun with these screenshots and penning the odd free-to-adapt story from time to time. Good to know you folks still get a kick out of those 🙂

RailRaider25 @railraider25.bsky.social · 7d

Upon reflection, I would like to make a new Trainz video some day. But at times, life outside the internet has been hard. Very hard 😓

It's just a matter of having more time, fewer concerns, a good idea and getting to grips with how Trainz 22 works. Never say never, though.

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TheSpookySamurai @sodorsamurai.bsky.social · 7d

What do you mean Duke was meant to be in Series 5?

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RailRaider25 @railraider25.bsky.social · 7d

USELESS FACT:

This *was* going to be a new Trainz video, until I realised what a learning curve driving a loco in Realistic Mode actually is. Especially when not all the models respond in the same way...

So this is all you're getting. Sorry 😔

Route by @thereallegothemano.bsky.social

Rosie the USA Dock Tank, Derek the Diesel and Murdoch the Goods Engine all look with interest at a very long goods train in the Shunting Yard (There are are also Blue-and-Yellow boarders at the top and bottom of this image).

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Dalton @thetrainiac123.bsky.social · 8d

"I'm highly sprung and right up to date"
Series 2 - Daisy the Diesel Railcar(Revamped Edition)!

With the recent revelations about her, I wanted to design what she could've looked like if she had a fully custom model instead of being hodgepodged together as a last minute addition

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RailRaider25 @railraider25.bsky.social · 8d

A "Daisy" and a "Bluebell".

Series 4 Elsbridge Route by Tevy.

Daisy the Diesel Railcar chatting with Stepney the 'Bluebell' Engine at Elsbridge Junction.

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sodor_modelmonger @rwsnwr12.bsky.social · 8d

chuggington rolling stock used in ways its not supposed to be >

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RailRaider25 @railraider25.bsky.social · 8d

I love Enya's songs. Even today, they retain that magical 80s style of music yet they never feel dated ⭐🎵