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feigeroman · 8 months

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The Boulder Quarry Line

I recently binged the entire Classic Series again, as background noise while I was working on something else. When I got to Series 5-7, I remembered a headcanon I’d developed ages ago, to link together most of the Skarloey Railway episodes from those seasons. This recent binge spurred me to finally write it down, and bash it into something a little more coherent. Most of this is just me thinking aloud, but I thought I'd run it up the flagpole and see who salutes it...

1951

Just as operations are winding down at the old slate quarry at Ward Fell, new beds of good-quality slate are discovered in the hills north of Rheneas. A new quarry is established to extract this slate, and this helps to revive the Skarloey Railway’s then-declining fortunes. Even so, the surveyors who uncovered this slate are convinced there are still further treasures to be found deeper into the mountains.

1950s-60s

The search for such treasures is carried out as time allows - which isn’t very often, considering all the new developments which take place on the SR during this time.

Roughly 1970

Finally, a discovery is made - large deposits of stone in the northern foothills of Shane Dooiney, of similar quality to that quarried at Ffarquhar. Plans are quickly devised to extract the stone, and the Skarloey Railway is tasked with building a line to the new quarry.

The proposed line branches off the Rheneas Quarry line, passes through a natural ravine known locally as Echo Pass, travels alongside the main Skarloey-Peel Godred road, and finally turns south towards the new quarry site.

1970-early 1972

The line is constructed, following the route described above. When it is completed, trains start carrying building supplies to the site of the new quarry. Some trains are also laid on for the benefit of a road-building company, which is upgrading the Skarloey-Peel Godred road so that heavier vehicles can access the quarry as well.

Winter 1972

Due to a problem with the winch, some trucks break away on the incline at Rheneas Quarry. The breakaway tumbles into Echo Pass, triggering an avalanche which buries Skarloey, who happened to be travelling through the Pass with a supply train. He is subsequently rescued by Rusty.

These events are later loosely adapted into the episode Snow.

Early 1973

The new quarry finally opens for business, and even has a new name - Boulder Quarry, after an enormous, spherical boulder which looms ominously over part of the line. Boulder Quarry enjoys a prosperous first few months, and the Skarloey Railway enjoys the revenue boost provided by the new stone traffic.

After a while, Rusty begins to feel nervous about the Boulder, but can’t really explain why. The others don’t take him too seriously.

Autumn 1973

After several weeks of heavy rain, Boulder Quarry is able to try out its latest acquisition - an experimental drilling machine known as Thumper. Unfortunately, the vibrations from Thumper cause the Boulder to fall off its perch, and run away down the Skarloey Valley. The Boulder causes a great deal of damage to track and property all down the valley, culminating in the destruction of some new stone-cutting sheds just outside Crovan’s Gate.

All concerned parties agree the disaster is an act of god telling them to leave that part of Sodor alone, and Boulder Quarry shuts its doors for good - financially crippled by having been forced to pay substantial compensation to every property owner in the valley.

The Skarloey Railway also ends up in dire straits - besides the damage caused by the Boulder, several years of hard work have just gone down the tubes.

The remainder of 1973

The Thin Controller decides to temporarily close the SR, so that everyone can focus their efforts on repairing all the damage to track and property. The rest of 1973 is spent doing just that.

The events of Duncan Gets Spooked take place during this clean-up operation.

At some point, the time is found to move the Boulder to a new, safer perch - on a specially-constructed plinth on a hill near to Crovan’s Gate, and positioned to face in the direction of its old perch.

That winter, during a break, the little engines tell Thomas (or more likely some other standard gauge engine) the story of Skarloey’s Avalanche.

1974

The clean-up continues into 1974, and the line remains closed for the first half of that year. The Thin Controller hopes to have the line ready to reopen in time for the start of the summer operating season. Fortunately, Rheneas Quarry is closed for the two weeks before, freeing up men and engines to help. Elizabeth also happens to be working in the area, and is persuaded to lend a wheel. With all this help, the clean-up is completed in the nick of time, and the Skarloey Railway is officially declared open once more.

Meanwhile, the people of Glennock decide to treat themselves to a new organ for the village school. Headmaster Hastings personally oversees the delivery of the organ. This isn’t really relevant to the Boulder saga - I just felt like mentioning it.

1975

By this year ,things are more or less back to normal on the Skarloey Railway. One day, Rheneas takes a special charter train carrying a party of schoolchildren from the Mainland. On his way back down the line, he is accidentally diverted onto the abandoned line to Boulder Quarry. The line isn’t in the best condition, and wasn’t designed to carry passengers anyway, so Rheneas has a real rollercoaster ride to the Quarry and back.

Since the children enjoyed themselves so much, the Thin Controller lets Rheneas off for his mishap, but it gets him thinking about the old line, and how he might be able to get his money’s worth from it after all…

Surveys are carried out, and it is decided to reopen the old quarry line to serve as a connection between the SR and the Culdee Fell Railway - the latter being reached by rerouting the line in the direction of their station at Skarloey Road.

The line also passes through many areas of natural beauty, and so a number of stations are proposed to serve some of these areas. These stations include Elephant Park (above) and Rumblin Bridge (below).

The terminus of the line is at the village of Skarloey Road. So as to avoid confusion with the CFR station, the SR station is known as Upland Station. While not a direct link between the two railways, their respective stations are still a reasonably short walk away from each other.

The reconstruction of the line takes place throughout the first half of 1975, and is completed just in time for the summer operating season. Sir Topham Hatt and Lady Hatt attend the grand opening, having first viewed the new line from a hot air balloon (and then made a crash-landing in said balloon).

To finish off, here is a rough map of the original Boulder Quarry line, the subsequent Upland Extension, and how they both relate to the main SR line.

#thomas the tank engine #the railway series #sodor #island of sodor #skarloey railway #ttte headcanon #ttte boulder #sir topham hatt #the fat controller #lady hatt #the thin controller #mr percival

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number1spongebobfan · 2 months

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#thomas and friends #ttte #sir topham hatt #mr percival #mr fergus duncan #the fat controller #the thin controller #the small controller #stickmen #stick figures

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fabianvalencia561 · 2 years

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"Getting Help."

After a while Henry talked to Sir Topham.

Henry: "Sir I need to stop Mr Percival from bleeding and fix him up a little bit I'm going to call Mr Routh so he can help me.."

Sir Topham: "Alright Henry…"

Sir Topham quietly walked out of the room and Henry began to call Mr Routh.

Henry: "…. Hello Mr Routh.."

Mr Routh: "Hello Henry, you want me to come over and check on Thomas I'm guessing?"

Henry: "Well… not really … it's Mr Percival actually..."

Mr Routh: " Oh? Uh…. Huh sure.. Can you tell me what's wrong with him?"

Henry: "I… I think it's better if you see for yourself…"

Mr Routh: "Alright… I'll be there soon.."

Henry: "Great see you soon.."

Mr Routh: "See you soon.."

:)

#ttte #thomas the tank engine #ttte humanoid #ttte henry #ttte sir topham hatt #ttte Owen Routh #ttte au #ttte thomas #ttte Percival #the thin controller #ttte corrupted au #corrupted engines

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amyfevernight · 1 year

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“alright so topham hatt is a taka onna and fergus duncan is a horrifying jikininki, what about percival?” doggy. “wha-” DOGGY.

#touhou #touhou au #ttte au #ttte x touhou #ttte mr percival #ttte the thin controller #the thin controller #ttte #thomas the tank engine #DOGGY.

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gothic-oracle · 10 months

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#glitch productions #meta runner #meme #thomas and friends #thomas the tank engine #the fat controller #the thin controller #the small controller

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livedeadgirl · 19 days

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ꕤ I just can't wait for clothes to look this good on me ꕤ

#weightloss #@n4 diary #3d f4st #calorie control #th1nsp1ration #thiinsp0 #3d diet #4n0rexic #thin$po #thinspø #tw restriction #th1n$pø #th!n$piration #tw thinspi #4nor3xia #4n4blr #4n4rexia #4n4tr1gger

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kicktwine · 3 months

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im a carpenter and a mage, right? im gonna make arenvald one of those walking wheelchairs. From witch hat. gods know wheeling around eorzea is impossible, especially gridania, NOT built for disabilities at all, and you’re going to be wandering around anyways so might as well give it hooves I think. I’ve got time. provided someone else helps me figure out how to enchant the darn thing. prototypes and all! what do you think alphy hooves or paws. maybe I could ask cid about an automaton type thing so it doesn’t have to… eat? Would a familiar have to eat it if doesn’t have a mouth? brb I gotta find matoya again

#play game #shadowbringers spoilers #your dad’s still on thin ice im getting levity into this situation if my life depends on it #arenvald’s not really a magic guy so maybe an automaton with controls would be better

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lewvithur · 5 months

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weight gain as healing is a very good trope but i thought of an offshoot which is just as good, maybe even better

may i present to you: weight gain as re-establishing bodily autonomy

#bzz bzz #when you have no control over your body and its appearance #when that is all determined by external influences that want to keep you thin #reshaping your body is an act of defiance and a way to claim your body as yours #i think a lot about idle scree's video on what hunter's death means in terms of sacrifice #and there's a whole bit about the body as a battleground #i come back to it so often it drives me wild

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ang3lz-z · 8 months

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need to start eating like this fr

i don’t have enough motivation😭

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feigeroman · 6 months

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Any Mr. Percival headcanons?

Just one, and ironically, it's that there is no Mr Percival in my headcanon. Let me explain:

When the TV producers finally decided to introduce a Thin Controller in Series 9, they were faced with the dilemma of what his formal name should be. Series 9 as a whole was based on events which happened in 1977 - according to my own timeline headcanon - and during that time, the Skarloey Railway's general manager was Mr Peter Sam. Obviously that name couldn't be used - the potential for confusion with Peter Sam the engine was too great.

So after a bit of brainstorming, he became Mr Peregrine Percival. Over time, the character evolved into an amalgamation of all the real-life Thin Controllers - in the same way that the TV producers had previously rolled up all the Fat Controllers into one.

In the 'reality' of my headcanon, of course, this change never happened, so the SR remains under the control of Mr Peter Sam from S9-12 (1977-80), and Mr Roger Sam from S12-onwards (1980-onwards).

#thomas the tank engine #the railway series #sodor #island of sodor #ttte headcanon #skarloey railway #the thin controller #mr percival #mr peter sam #mr roger sam

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thankstothe · 1 month

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#house md #james wilson #lisa cuddy #gregory house #screencap #s01e11 “Detox”#oh season 1 where house and wilson still have a thin layer of decorum #which quickly (2 seasons) evolves into “doesnt sound like her” “sounds like you tho”#the more cuddy and wilson ally against house the more he attracted to them both #id say he gets off on boundary erasure - taking back control and all

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juicyyyboxxx · 2 months

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You know when you're working on something and you want to share it but you don't want to share it so you can do a final reveal but you want to share it but you also don't want to but it would be so cool if you did but

#juicy thought #my line of self control is there just veryveryvery thin n stretchy

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fabianvalencia561 · 2 years

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:)