[transsexualunderground]

places to read the railway series (and some other ttte related works)... FOR FREE!

so, I'm not sure if everyone on TTTE tumblr has gotten a chance to read the RWS, so I thought I'd post some links! Note that for some of these you'll need an Internet Archive account to check out the books as it's a virtual library. It's worth it, though! They have a LOT of books!

Internet archive 60th anniversary story collection - Only goes up to "The Twin Engines" but I do like that it contains the forewords. However, I believe those can be found on the TTTE wiki, so you may not find them necessary.

Internet archive Thomas the Tank Engine - the complete collection - All W. Awdry books in one!

All Christopher Awdry railway series books - This one's a pdf.

Internet archive The Island of Sodor, Its People, History and Railways - A non-picture book lore source that's rare to find physically. Also a pdf!

And, as a bonus...

Ongoing archive of Marvel Thomas magazines - This one's being run by @/KingoftheTWR on Twitter. I like reading these, they have quite a few original stories and I am especially fond of the "Write to: The Fat Controller" section! I suggest sorting them by name that way you can start at issue one and not have to run around the archive whenever some of them were uploaded out of order.

[citrus-soda]

gently hold him........... with love and care.....

[togetherness23]

Whose Rainbow Mini design looks the best?

Thomas

Emily

Rosie

Belle

Shane

Voting ended onJun 7

[togetherness23]

thank you superman

[togetherness23]

lesbian colors colorpicked from illustrations of rws!mavis, daisy, and caroline

[guarding-the-skarloey]

So, I may have found Thomas /lh

This is Merkland, built in 1912 by Hudswell Clarke (works no. 977) for the Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway in Wales. She was taken into GWR stock at the grouping and numbered 937, but withdrawn and scrapped in 1923. As far as I can tell, this is the only photo of her that exists; it doesn’t even seem to be online anywhere (I bought this copy physically from a store selling old railway photos and books) although it is included in M. C. R. Price’s book on the Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr; which is a shame because she really does look to be a dead ringer for Thomas. She has the extended side tanks, the splashers, and the right proportions (at least for after Thomas Comes to Breakfast); I think she might actually be the closest IRL thing to how Thomas is drawn in the RWS.

[peggy-is-silly]

My human Rosie design the other drawings were made by me but they're older

[pawnnibel]

Woe

Train yuri be upon ye

[cottoncandyartisz]

The Ladiesss!! Drew more engines and now it's the turn of the gals 🩷🫡 anywho idk who to draw atp so if yall wanna drop any suggestions you can 😋

[asktrio516]

Mavis x Rosie? I’m a sucker for goth x kawaii type ships

I don’t ship em but here’s them being besties

[panicky-pansexual]

Old livery Rosie my beloved 🫶

[jasminebelle096]

Toby got something to said

[serene-cinders]

[crankybugs]

Happy Pride Skarloey Railway

[mewymarsher]

Bertie the Bus loves the wide open fields and the long stretching roads.

[seaswine]

Well I certainly haven't.

[rouxipanda]

Hellooo happy late RWS borthday !

Here's my participation for the rws collab this year! :] I choose the RWS book 14 "The Little Old Engine " and the 1985's Annual "Donald's Duck" heehe