The British Railway Series: Episode 6, Part One.

[lucygueits]

it will be cool if a amercan engine visitid

[simierski]

@dalekman889 - wow, that the best you got? Trolls are not imaginative these days.

[dalekman889]

Shit

[sfrederick5]

for a while there i thought Stephen didn't survive the crash...

[SkarloeyRailway01]

3 people have no taste in videos. 80 sensible people though! 

[disneyrangerblue02]

I know what's coming, but I still feel bad for Stephen.

[mrtrainboy97]

What is Sir Ralph's Number

[TheNw1218]

The comic strip is just summaries of the important things that happen. And it's short.

[TheNw1218]

Sorry, but it is a good episode though.

[TheNw1218]

I'm doing a comic strip of this episode

[simierski]

@TheNw1218 - I would really prefer if you didn't, or at the very least ask before you state things...

[teddystorm1]

why a class 25 in 1952? AND DIESELS a dont get it

[simierski]

@teddystorm1 - it's what is known in the business as a "flash forward".

That, and the fact I had very little funds at the time to afford anything else!

[TrainzFanNumber1]

I heard Daisy's horn!

[disneyrangerblue02]

@TrainzFanNumber1 Sounded like Diesel's, to me.

[neverender888]

See, in your "Making Of The British Railway Series" video, you said putting faces on the diesels didn't look right. However, I think if the diesel at 1:33 looks absolutely perfect!

[courtneydavis433]

The bell, I believe, Sir Ralph is referencing occured during Episode 10. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[crazyracer12]

those three years ago I became sad as my favourite engine was thought to have died.

[NewController01]

at 5:55, I can just about hear the sound of a chiming clock

[hunfitz]

Another 16 years and steam traction will vanish from Britian (1968)...but not for long!!!

[Whizzer1]

is that engine that Stephen was talking to Jerry the Standard 4MT

[simierski]

@Whizzer1 - yes, yes it is.

[simierski]

It is not. It is based on an actual incident involving a B12 locomotive.

[luke9620]

is the crash based on a real one

[KonradAdenauer]

make Stephen the green engine come back

[simierski]

He's still about - I couldn't kill off the main character within six episodes! He's just painted a different colour :)

[teddystorm1]

@simierski livery

[tropicalfishswim]

Will we see this Midland Engine again?

[CurseThomasFromHiT2]

@tropicalfishswim he's in the BRWS short Jerry's Ghost

[consteau]

A surprising entrance by Stephen

[Tomthetrainfan]

i'm a little confused as to the liveries and crests.

i know BR brunwhick green came later than BR blue, but in which year did the express passenger engines painted into BR green and when did they all carry the late crest?

[Hawklord4000]

Just a note of correction: The modernisation plan was announced in 1955, not 1952.

[simierski]

And with respect...the Modernisation plan was first "mooted" in 1952 by British Railways and the government of the day - within three years of the original suggestion the plan was announced (and I think I have actually said this in the episode's web page, see right of the video for the link).

[sonicxthomasexpert]

Was Sir Ralph(Herring Gull) talking about Sir Ralph(Gadwall)?

[sonicxthomasexpert]

How come you didn't add a bell sound effect in 7:02?

[sonicxthomasexpert]

Out here in America we already had diesels by the 1940s and steam was not embolished completely until the 1950s. I'm surprised that you guys in Britain still had steam engines by that era.

[lolguy543returns]

what? I think its because , No offence to americans they do kick arse but there not the best, the british dont always want the top and best

[sonicxthomasexpert]

Is that true?

[lolguy543returns]

yeh!

Good God! who wants a f**king 200ft by 50ft Diesel???

[donaldengine9]

I am a steam fan through and through, and the Union Pacific just wants to show off their motive power. DOWN WITH DIESELS!! UP WITH STEAM!!!

[lolguy543returns]

yeh!!!

Whats union pacific?

[donaldengine9]

The Union Pacific Railroad is a rail system that connects with the Central Pacific Railroad in the Western United States. This company created the largest Diesel loco in the world and created the Big Boy and Challenger Locomotive Classes.

[lolguy543returns]

ok..........

im not a US train fan u see

[Eddie4790]

I don't know much about US locos, but Big Boy is seriously impressive. I've seen an OO gauge model and it dwarfs even Garrett-style locos.

[Eddie4790]

The GWR had some diesel railcars as early as the 1930's.

[donaldengine9]

But the Big Boys were one of the largest locos ever built, the largest would be the 2-6-6-6 Allegheny Class articulated.

[Eddie4790]

Wow, that sounds friggin' huge. I'll go and look that up.

[donaldengine9]

While your at it, look up the 2-8-8-8-2 Triplex.

[KH990j]

That may have been big, but it didn't have any use I don't believe. I heard it used so much steam it ran short distances.

[Tomthetrainfan]

the lms had their fair share of early diesels, too.

most of the earliest diesels were taken out of service within their first few months because they had an annoying habit of breaking down, giving the steam locos a bit longer before they were withdrawn

[traindude456]

I gotta say some of your episodes are like really historical. It's cool how you made the history of british steam interesting and enjoyable.

[AEM7andthomasfan]

the strange thing is that i know as much about british steam engines as i do know as much as ameriecan steam

[leokimvideo]

i do love the black / white old film look

[lolguy543returns]

i have a question, Is Stephen Based on the Preserved B12? And is that why he went into BR black?

[simierski]

Spot on! :)

[lolguy543returns]

i know mah trains :P

[trainlover657]

is it alright if i use this episode idea?

[simierski]

Absolutely not. The episodes are copyrighted to prevent this.

[trainlover657]

then how come you let trainmaster844 use this idea with out asking, i know he didnt i looked on the comments, he only asked about DCC... :^'

[simierski]

This is a private mater between himself and the team. We are currently in discussion and I have no wish or requirement to disclose any information. What I would say, is that in any event, people should be able to come up with their own ideas without resorting to using someone else's.

[smleonard55]

Really good to see somebody simply having fun, it must take up a lot of time.

That's what this hobby should be about.

Imagination is a great gift and this hobby is a great place to use it to the fullest.

Best wishes Shaun.

[trainmaster4449]

smleonard55 you`re entirely right

[littlegiant18794]

"Last time i heard that bell, the year was 1942, it was one of my brothers". That brother was Sir Ralph Wedgewood who Sir Ralph in the series is masquerading as, discovered by Scott!

[simierski]

Very good :)

Wait for Episode 10. If you wait until this evening, who knows, you might see a new trailer...

[littlegiant18794]

I'll be on this evening then!

[joeferrito]

I think an evil diesel might add to the series, but, you know, just saying.

[simierski]

No evil diesels. Sorry, but I happen to disagree with Awdry on this one. You will certainly see some tension between steam and diesel, but by no means are any of the characters evil.

[CTC41392]

dear:simsierski can you ever do a episode about the engines send off to the bluebell

[SammySteamie]

I have the fish van!

[tencents6]

Do you have railway cranes?

[simierski]

You know, I think the lack thereof of cranes to be seen in these episodes might hint at that unfortunate situation.

[RobertHew]

its... i wont say in case i spoil anything

[simierski]

Please don't spoil anything, that would be poor form.

[RobertHew]

(gasps)

[RobertHew]

ooh, ooh, ooh! you could do an episode like 'super rescue'.

[ThomasFan247]

he already haz 1 thats kinda like super rescue but the rescue is of only stephen and no 1 else.

[hollysnails]

Hey, simierski, can you make a episode where Flying Scotsman visits?

[simierski]

I don't do requests, sorry!

But we have planned and written a Flying Scotsman episode for the series.

[hollysnails]

Although, can you call it, "Stephen & The Famous Visitor?"

[hollysnails]

That's ok.

[simierski]

The episode is more based around Sir Ralph and "Scott" as he is known in the series, as in the period we're depicting, Flying Scotsman was painted first blue, then Dark Green and was just another steam engine (we're talking 1950s), this forms a lot of the jokes between "Scott" and "Tavish" who had never heard of him, having been built after the LNER's "golden age" of the 1920s.

[donaldengine9]

The steam engine that Stephen talks to in the beginning, was he a Class 4MT Stanier Black 5, the same engine that Henry was based off of?

[simierski]

No. He was a British Railways Standard 4MT design - the Black five is an entirely different engine.

[donaldengine9]

I asked because that particular engine looks remarkably like Henry the Green Engine.

[Damocles178]

What is that diesel at 1.44?

[simierski]

That is a "Blue Pullman" midland region DMU, first used by BR in 1959, and last used in 1975 or thereabouts.

[Damocles178]

Thank you. In a way it looks abit like an intercity 125.

[simierski]

It was the first DMU in service in Britain, and really it was the forerunner for the Intercity and DMUs worldwide.

[Damocles178]

This is very good. This reminds me of the railway series when the Diesels were starting to take over on the other railway.

[sonicandrotor]

Poor Steven he not that old.

[arthurfanatic]

So, let me get this straight: you and your fellow enthusiasts have taken on the Big Four, and what about BR Standard? Who's gonna take on that? I would be a great choice, wouldn't I? I can send you some narrative pieces if you tell me what your e-mail is, please.

[simierski]

The standards, like the railways in question, are spread across the series, so having a separate series is rather redundant. That's not to say we haven't got a BR standard series in the works, so to speak, but only after these series are completed.

On another point, Simierski is seeing a publisher tommorow about publishing a book of the series!!! Great News!!!

Superjason

[88speedfreakDrage]

A book?!

Well, I'd buy a copy of it!!! :D

[donaldengine9]

Is this your last episode?

[simierski]

Only until December, when we move onto out new purpose built set, then we'll be churning out something like two episodes a month, or similar, of LNER and GWR, with LNER finishing by Easter to make way for the LMS series.

[arthurfanatic]

Well, what's the title of episode 7? Christmas Follys Galore, I bet! ;)

[simierski]

Just "Christmas", lol.

Superjason

[leokimvideo]

great story here, nothing like the threat of being cut up for scrap to keep the viewers involved...stars *****

[simierski]

Absolutely ;)

The next part is just being processed actually, a bit sappy, but it's better than the ending we had planned by some way!!!!

[Pur3p0w3r06]

lol i cant stop dancing to the ending theme haha!

[Pur3p0w3r06]

even tho this part has none!

[lolguy543]

what why did you kill off stephen

[simierski]

See part 2 and see!

[AllAmericanBoy9]

OH DEAR When To Expect Part 2

[tmurphy828]

awesome 5/5 Can't wait for part 2.

[sparkshot]

I meant on the siding screaming

[sparkshot]

Great! Nice 'Flying Kipper' re-enactment! Lol!

Loved the lighting effects, better than mine as you used it in real time rather than using a poxy filter. Liked the Darker atmosphere, really has a forboding feeling brewing, the mention of the Loco on the screaming screaming actually bothered me, horrable, so yeah, a disturbing reminder of the reality, good effort!

[simierski]

This one has been in the works so to speak for a while - we must have crashed the spare B12 about a dozen times, and we decided in the end that the best way to do it was to IMPLY a crash, You see the engine hit the brakevan, and then the screen goes dark for a few moments.

The lighting was okay with the evening shots of Allen, Stephen and Herbert, but I was not really happy with the night shots of Stephen or the Midland: however, in the end they served a purpose.

[simierski]

The engine being cut up on the siding, for me, conjures up that picture from "Stepney the Bluebell engine" of the engines on the sidings being cut up! Great little moement there, really sends a chill through the episode.

[greenmachines777]

oh boy. the next part will tell us all.

[Owentheguitarist666]

next epeisode NOW lol

great stuff

so whats next coming out in Dec and please say part 2 is due soon

[simierski]

It's part of our "early morning sounds" I think - good spot, it should be permanently 2 0'clock in the morning with that soundtrack!!!

[simierski]

It does that to me as well.

1. Yes, that was Harry the Hymek, visiting from "Great Western Glory".

And yes they did, but mostly in industrial settings, and on rare occasions in the Eastern region, but only in the 1960s really - this is where we've slightly stretched the truth to give the episode some extra strength - it did happen, but not quite in that way. Rest easy, no engines were hurt in the making of this episode!

[ThomasnBear1D3]

Nice! Hymeks are my favorite Brittish diesels, since Bear from TRS is one.

[ThomasnBear1D3]

Whoah, the end gave me shivers!

Just a couple of questions-

Was that a Hymek at 1:32?

And did the Brittish Railways really burn the engines right on the sidings?