#hazel's art

[nuh-uh-not-real]

where did dimitri and momo go? oh, wait-

[hazel-of-sodor]

A thing I've long considered for the AU is the idea James gets rebuild with a full cab at some point, so I gave him a LMS Black five a few nights ago, what do y'all think?

[hazellight11]

Ok i'm REALLY happy with how this turned out. I was bored so I was going to trace a screenshot, but I wanted to mess with layers and clipping and that stuff. Also I found a setting so the thickness of the line was tied to the speed at which it was drawn. Anyway i couldn't quite figure out the clipping stuff (yet) so i zoomed out and?? It looks good! Anyway sorry for the long text. Anyway I used this screenshot.

[voidqueenie]

me: *hides the fact that i dont understand colors by doing things only in monochrome*

WOW TUMBLR ATE THE QUALITY

i pulled out my tablet for the first time in like twenty seven years to finally show off Will’s void queen look for real :V i havent fucking touched sai or... digital art at all.... in so long so this is ultra messy but void queen au has Inspired Me™

@theclericandthetrashmouth @heterophobicwillbyers @flowerboybyers

[hazelbaum]

Helping a grad student w a project. Heh, guess I underestimated my painting skills. Oh well, I guess they have some character.

[hazel-of-sodor]

Tonight's engine, my updated LNER A4 pacific! I updated the motion, and took the opportunity to finish out the liveries. (severalof these are inspired/pulled from @joezworld's Au with permission)

Spencer (Silver Link- is preserved by Sir Robert Noramby in 1962. When not pulling Railtours or serving as the Duke's private engine, he serves on the North Western Railway.

4491 Commonwealth of Australia- was gifted to her namesake country upon withdrawal in 1964.

C1 Dr. Evan Pierce (William Whitelaw)- was purchased by the Denbigh and Wrexham Railway in 1966 to run their express services to London.

17 Silver Fox- is under private ownership, but is managed by the London New Eastern Railway on behalf of her owners.

60015 Quicksilver-was purchased by the Chester and Holyhead Railway in 1963, and ran her last British Railways train from London onto C&HR Metals under her own power.

4902 Seagull-purchased as scrap for the Seagull Line, where she is their flagship engine.

4468 Mallard-The Official World Speed Record holder for Steam locomotives, Mallard is owned by the National Railway Museum.

2511 Silver Queen (Silver King)- purchased by the North Western Railway upon her withdrawal in 1965, she chose to amend her name to Silver Queen, but keep her original Silver King markings.

4487 Sea Eagle and 4494 Osprey- purchased in 1962 by the London New Eastern Railway to run their express services.

4493 Woodcock- escaped to America aboard an unknown liner in 1963.

4903 Peregrine- preserved by the Krestaen Railway Museum upon withdrawal in 1966.

4498 Sir Nigel Gresley- preserved in 1967 by the A4 Locomotive Society,known in the present day as the Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Preservation Trust.

4464 Bittern- bought by Geoff Drury in September 1966 from British Railways, the locomotive is currently owned by Jeremy Hosking.

60009 Union of South Africa- was purchased from British Railway by John Cameron in July 1966. She is usually found on his Lochty Preservation Railway.

60035 Thunder-the 36th member of the Class, was slated for Preservation by the Sudrian Railway Museum in the 50s, and ran to the museum under her own power upon withdrawal in 1966. She remains one of their flagship excursion engines through the present day. Notably this engine spent her later LNER and British Railway service sharing the number of LNER A3 Windsor Lad due to an accounting oversight.

60013 Dominion of New Zealand- was gifted to her namesake country upon withdrawal in 1963, but wasn’t delivered until 1964 so she could be shipped with 4491 Commonwealth of Australia.

60 018 Sparrow Hawk- was donated to the London New Eastern Railway when withdrawn in 1963, with the provision she would be available for use if BR wanted to run steam excursions in the future. Due to this, Sparrow hawk would spend much of the 70s and 80s pulling excursions on the BR mainline.

4489 Dominion of Canada- was gifted to her namesake country upon withdrawal in 1965.

4486 Merlin-was yanked off the docks by cargo ship in 1965, and taken to South Korea, where he would take up high speed express trains as he was designed to pull. In the modern day he is an honored elder among their locomotives, and trained almost every high speed locomotive and trainset in the Republic of Korea.

11 Empire of India- was purchased directly from British Railways in 1964 by Silver Fox’s owner. She can normally be found hauling expresses on the London New Eastern Railway, as prefers to stay on home rails rather than touring.

4484 Falcon, 4900 Gannet, and 4483 Kingfisher- were purchased by an American Railroad. 4493 Woodcock had wandered onto the line after her escape to America, which had led to increased tourism to the line. In response the line contacted British Railways and acquired 4484 and 4900 later the same year. The three A4s soon settled into their new home, although whether they understood the difference between their new employment and the former ownership by British Railways was somewhat of a question at the time. In 1966 the railway contacted BR again and 4483 joined the trio.

4495 Golden Fleece-rolled himself on a ferry to France at the end of 1962, and eventually ended up in America, Running the CSX Miami Terminal.

60008 Dwight D. Eisenhower- Donated to the United States in 1964 due to being named after a US President. He soon found employment on the Southern Pacific, and would eventually marry one of their Daylight GS-4 northerns, 4437 Irene.

[hazel-of-sodor]

Presenting the Great Western Railways 4073 Castle Class!

4073 “Caerphilly Castle”-first of the class, preserved by the National Collection upon withdrawal in 1960.

4079 “Pendennis Castle”-Locomotive that was trialed on the LNER in the 1925 exchange trials. Operated by the Great Western Society at Didcot following an eventful life in preservation, including 23 years in Australia. Notably, (within the AU) the engine is still part owned by Australian Preservation Groups, whose interests are managed by the North Western Railway.

5043 “Earl of Mount Edgcumbe” (“Barbury Castle”)- rescued from Barry in 1973 by what is now the Tyseley Locomotive Works.

Thornbury Castle-Preserved by the Great Western Society at Didcot following her purchase from Barry in 1972 (no she's not a parts donor for a new build in my AU, screw that.)

5080 “Defiant” (“Ogmore Castle”)- rescued from Barry in 1974 by what is now the Tyseley Locomotive Works.

7029 “Clun Castle”-The Locomotive to haul the last steam hauled train from Paddington, and the last Castle to be withdrawn, she was preserved shortly after being sold for scrap in 1966, and is now owned by Tyseley Locomotive Works.

5051 “Drysllwyn Castle” (“Earl Bathurst”)-pulled from Woodham by a Great Western Society member in 1970.

5029 “Nunney Castle”-saved from Woodham by a mix of private individuals and Didcot in 1976, now owned and operated by Locomotive Services Limited.

AU Preserved 

7007 “Great Western” (“Ogmore Castle”)-pulled from Cashmore’s Great Bridge Scrapyard in December 1963 by the Kingsbridge Preservation Group.

7037 “Swindon”- Transferred to the North Western Railway upon withdrawal in 1963.

C32 (7032) Denbigh Castle (“Ogmore Castle")-Gifted to the DWR upon withdrawal in an attempt to improve relations.

4000 “North Star”-Originally the prototype of the Star Class, later rebuilt into a castle. Queen of the Great Western Railway. Her withdrawal in 1957 nearly caused the Western Region to revolt until it was announced she was being donated to the Sudrian Railway Museum, although whether that was always planned or a last minute change is heavily debated. She would become a common sight on Railtours through the Western Region through the fall of steam, being the last steam engine to run on the BR mainline before the steam ban went into effect. She returned to her railtours once the ban was lifted, and remains a favorite among railfans in the present day.

4090 “Dorchester Castle”-Purchased by the Chester and Holyhead in 1963 after she was withdrawn for the third time. 

5005 “Manorbier Castle”-Saved by Caomhnóir, operated by Locomotive Services Limited.

5002 “Ludlow Castle”-saved by a private collector.

7013 Bristol Castle and 4082 “Windsor Castle-Preserved upon withdrawal by the Seagull Line, and given their original names back.

4032 “Queen Alexandra”-Disappeared from Swindon in 1951, eventually appearing in a private collection in 1974. In recent years, she is often found hauling heritage trains for Arriva Wales.

4078 “Pembroke Castle” and 4085 “Berkeley Castle”- purchased by an Australian Tourist Line in 1962.

5032 “Usk Castle”-hidden away by Caomhnóir, donated to the lloches Heritage Railway in 1972.

7035 “Ogmore Castle”-Saved by an American Shortline in 1964, can still be found hauling local freights.

7010 “Avondale Castle”-Preserved on the London New Eastern Railway after being saved as a part of a joint deal with another of their engines.

5004 “Norwich Castle” (“Llanstephan Castle”)-purchased by her crew, often hired out for railtours or heritage operations. Currently operating heritage tours for the modern Great Western Railway.

5068 “Beverston Castle”-appeared at the Dartmouth Steam Railway in early 1973, her whereabouts from her withdrawal in 1962 until her sudden reappearance remain a mystery.

7020 “Gloucester Castle”-Saved by the Pennsylvania Railroad.

5019 “Treago Castle”-Escaped to the United States in early 1962 and found employment with the Southern Pacific, being nicknamed “Daylight Castle” by railfans.

6099 (5076) “Gladiator” (“Drysllwyn Castle”)-Saved from a scrapyard in 1964 by the Rose Line alongside several LMS engines, the Castle was in rather appalling shape when pulled from the scrap line. She was set to the side in the line’s works awaiting her eventual turn for repairs. The original plan was to restore the intact components before selling the engine onto a Great Western focused preservation line. However, it took several years before the original parts were ready for reassembly, and by this time Gladiator had become part of the railway, and the idea of selling the engine was a non-starter for engines, crews, board, and Gladiator alike. 5076 would remain a Rose Line Locomotive. Gladiator was given the choice of restoration. She could be restored to standard condition but in LMS Livery, or given a rebuild to represent what may have existed if the LMS had actually been allowed to purchase a set of Castle Class as they had wanted to in 1926. Gladiator chose to be rebuilt in LMS fashion in order to fit in with her new LMS family,  and emerged in 1976 in her new shape.

7016 “Chester Castle”-Preserved at the Krestaen Railway Museum.

5025 “Chirk Castle”-Preserved at the Denbigh Railway Museum

7008 "Swansea Castle”-Saved by the New York Central

4095 “Harlech Castle”-preserved by the Harlech Museum

4075 “Cardiff Castle”-Donated to a Canadian Heritage Railway

7028 “Cadbury Castle”-Purchased by the Cadbury Company, and is used to run promotional railtours.

[hazel-of-sodor]

Tonight's engine, the GWR 47xx Night Owl!

4700 “Eagle”- Preserved on the North Western Railway after being saved from the Cashmoore’s Scrapyard by LNER No.4472 “Flying Scotsman” in late 1963.

GWR Lined Green

NWR Mixed Traffic Red

4702 “Screech/Gwyllgi”-A curious case, 4702 was recorded as scrapped in late 1962, with photographic evidence supporting the reports. Despite this, 4702 would reappear shortly thereafter on the Uman and Din Light Railway, where they have remained ever since, much to the bafflement of railway historians. Many theories have been put forward, most involving a case of mistaken identity with 4701, the other scrapped member of the class, but none have sufficiently explained 4702’s presence on that Welsh railway.

Uman and Din Brunswick Livery 

GWR Worn

4703 “Ural”- Preserved by the Krestaen Railway Museum upon withdrawal in 1964.

GWR Unlined Green

GWR Wartime Black

4704 “Hawk”-purchased by the Alarch Railway from British Railways shortly before their scheduled withdrawal in 1964.

Alarch Railway Lined Green

Alarch Railway Lined Black

4705 “Tawny”-Purchased from Cashmoore’s Scrapyard by the North Western Railway in March 1964, re-entering service later that year.Following the completion of an overhaul in 1975, 4705 was transferred to the ownership of the Suddery Railway Museum in order to permit them to run railtours on the mainland, which all but a select few North Western Locomotives were prohibited from doing by the 1972 North Western/British Railways Agreement. Despite this, 4705 would be frequently loaned to the North Western during heavy seasons.

 BR Lined Black

NWR Express Green

4706 “Snow”-Preserved by the Denbigh and Wrexham Railway.

DWR Lined Black 

BR Express Passenger Green

4707 “Boreal”-Purchased by the Chester and Holyhead Railway upon withdrawal in 1964.

C&HR Lined Blue

BR Express Passenger Blue

4708 “Tyto”-Preserved on the North Western Railway after being saved from the Cashmoore’s Scrapyard by LNER No.4472 “Flying Scotsman” in late 1963.

NWR Mint

NWR Express Passenger Blue

4709 “Forest”-By the early 2010s, enough components that had once belonged to the lost member of the class had been gathered that it was decided to attempt to combine these parts with new build components in an attempt to reawaken 4701 “Barn”, making the class whole once more. The attempt, a joint effort between the Great Western Society and Crovan’s Gates Works, was ultimately unsuccessful. Even before the engine was completed it became clear the resulting engine would not be “Barn”, but it was decided to finish the project in his memory. The new engine would be number 4709 and awoke in early 2019 at Didcot and was named Forrest by her Siblings, after the Forest Owl, as was typical of Night Owl naming convention.

GWR Blue

BR Ultramarine