#traintober2024

[galinneall-dearg]

Day 3- The Film/Trust

You believe me... Don't you?

Happy 10th Anniversary to Tale of the Brave!

[redwryvernwrites]

Traintober 2024

#traintober #traintober2024 #tttetraintober

Here's my personal Traintober list for 2024! I've given it to a few people who have asked but since a lot of people are asking, I've decided to release it so people can start to plan.

I had a few ideas I wanted to get out of my head, so this list is what resulted. Feel free to use it if you want or make your own.

Good luck and I can't wait to see what you do with the prompts if you decide to participate.

[noble-atomics-railway]

I still can't get over how many people liked the uncoloured version of this!

After much delay, enjoy a coloured Edward on a day out to the sunny seaside.

[joezworld]

So yeah, this is Traintober 2024. Or, rather, it's a Traintober, because I started making this list a few days ago and got beat to the punch by @tornadoyoungiron by about a day. Sorry about that!

Anyways this is the fun, scrappy, alternative Traintober. Feel free to be creative with the ideas contained within. I'm always interested to see what people come up with.

Also, to answer an ask I got a little while ago, no I'm not dead/on hiatus. I just work a lot, and real life often gets in the way. Also I have fallen victim to the endless pit of "fanfictions you never seem to finish." That being said, expect some output from me later in the year!

Art is by Russell Smith, the image is edited by [ALAN SMITHEE]. Thanks a lot for the help with this [ALAN]!

[edwards-exploit]

I believe the morning sun

She still can't quite believe that she's finally feeling steam in her tubes and warmth in her firebox again- the dreamlike light that the morning sun casts definitely doesn't help.

Always gonna shine again, and

But here she is, in resplendent new colours and new nameplates affixed to her sides and a new number painted on her cabsides - the newest addition to the North Western Railway! As she thunders down the rails, finally free from the din and darkness of the Steamworks, she only hopes she isn't late!

I believe a pot of gold, waits at every rainbow's end, oh.

TRAINTOBER DAY ONE: DAWN + THE ARRIVAL

[ella376]

Traintober Day 24 - Accepting

It is now midday in the moderately busy city of Siófok. Since the morning rush hour, the city has considerably quieted down, the only noise being that of the trains, buses and birds passing by. It's during these mostly silent moments that Hektor's thoughts wander. His brethren... the lines they worked on... The happy faces of passengers and the recipient of whatever goods they happened to pull... The little tank engine almost feels... Homesick.

But he is home. Right next to the station where he once whistled with joy as he came to a stop, dropping off those smiling people. But that was years ago, and now... He's merely a footnote on Wikipedia and a few photos on Google.

As the rusty tank engine wallows in his self-pity, he spots... Someone, pointing at him? Smiling? It's a little kid, with his parents. "Gőzös! Gőzös!" the child beams with a toothy grin on his chubby face as he runs up to Hektor. His parents take a few photos of the boy with the engine before they continue on with their day, all giggles and smiles.

And it's those little kids, so eager and excited, that give Hektor the tiniest bit of hope that maybe one day... One day he can return to his former glory. Even if only on the outside. But for now, if he can bring a smile to just one kid's face every now and then, he's content to stay as is.

[hazel-of-sodor]

Day 6-Musical Twins

Day 6-Harmony 

Other Stories

Other Days

“Should old acquaintance be forgot

 and never be brought to mind?”

The Scottish twins sang happily as they shunted the Arlesburgh yard. One twin shunted empty ballast hoppers shunted from a pair of sidings to the hoppers even as the other pulled the full hoppers away to assemble into a train at the yard mouth.

“Are they always this…” Swindon trailed off, the Castle class searching for the right word.

“Vocal?” Duck suggested.

“Should old acquaintance be forgot

In the days of auld lang syne”

“Musical.” 

“For auld lang syne, my dear

For auld lang syne.”

Duck snorted, “When they're together and in a good mood. You should hear Thomas on his branchline.”

“We’ll drink a cup of kindness yet

For the sake of auld lang syne.”

Rex spoke up from the little railway’s sidings, “It's July.” He said, “We couldn't be farther from new years.”

“And surely you’ll buy your cup

And surely I’ll buy mine.”

“I think they just like the song,” Bert called amusedly from the top of the hoppers.

“We’ll drink a cup of kindness yet

For the sake of auld lang syne.”

“Or it's the only one they know.” Rec grumbled.

“We two who’ve paddled in the stream

From morning sun ‘till night.”

“They sing it so much  because it annoys him,” Duck whispered to Swindon.

“The seas between us roared and swelled

Since the days of auld lang syne.”

Swindon snorted, “of course.”

“For old acquaintance be forgot

And never brought to mind”

The castle stretched slowly, “at least they harmonize well.”

“Should old acquaintance be forgot

For the sake of auld lang syne?”

“Do they?” Rex snarked. The twins, hearing him, decided to serenade him more closely and pulled alongside the little railway’s sidings.

“For old acquaintance be forgot

And never brought to mind

Should old acquaintance be forgot

In the days of auld lang syne!”

“Oi! off with that will ya!” Rex shouted over them. Instead the twins increased their volume.

“For auld lang syne my dear

For auld lang syne

We’ll drink a cup of kindness yet

For the sake of auld lang syne.”

Rex uttered a curse that was sure to have the Small Controller rinse his mouth with soap later and rolled away towards the sheds to find some quiet.

[ladychandraofthemoone]

Traintober Day 10: The Great/Flora

10/10

Have a Douggie with thistles, the national flower of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿!!(also dunmeshi thistle got me in a chokehold rn-)

Bonus RWS/Caledonian Douglas: