DUCK and the DIESEL (RWS vs T&F) (Spot the Differences)

The Railway Series #13
Thomas & Friends: Gordon and the Famous Visitor ~ Pop Goes the Diesel ~ Dirty Work ~ A Close Shave
Music provided by Fiddlesticks Music and Sudrian Afro (based on works by Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell)

[@TankEngine97]

The RWS Spot the Difference video that started it all.

[@jvgreendarmok]

What happened to the original version?

[@vincentmorris8431]

Reuploaded here with a few additional gags

[@SamTheTrainFan]

I really like this series of videos! Keep it up!

[@T.N.M.-2005.]

if you do not know sam that is Jeffrey kitsch in another channel for Thomas and friends/ railway series stores

[@T.N.M.-2005.]

@James fan no.5 / Thomas yeah i accidentally said stores instead of stories

[@Alex_Bert_]

“We are revolutionary” *Communist uprising in Sodor intensifies*

[@Zacman1123]

The "Duck & Diesel Trilogy" are some of my favorite episodes in Thomas.

[@lauracross5776]

Mine too. Growing up, I absolutely loved the videotape these episodes came in. It had a purple cover and also contained "Better Late Than Never," "Gordon Takes a Dip," "Down the Mine," and "The Runaway." Naturally, all seven of those episodes were narrated by Ringo Starr.

[@killdozer7792]

There's another difference I noticed - in both the book and the TV, it's mentioned that the guard of the runaway train had been knocked out of his van by the trucks, where he had subsequently whistled a warning. In the book, the detail is mentioned near the start of the chase, but in the TV, it's mentioned after Duck crashes. It makes sense for the TV version because, since the chase had already begun, mentioning the guard there and then would have broken up the action. Plus, it did also give us the added moment of the narrator mentioning that the trucks didn't care about the carnage they'd caused and were feeling quite pleased with what they'd achieved.

[@Killermike2178]

Series 3 always felt like a "clean-up" series: Let's go back and do the stories we couldn't do with the Series 1 and 2 budgets...

[@darthknuxward3220]

How so? It didn’t seem like Series 3 covered that many unadapted stories. Though I may be wrong about that,

[@jvgreendarmok]

Exactly half the stories in series 3 were adapted from Awdry's.

[@owendinostudios1200]

@@jvgreendarmok or just left overs by the original trilogies For example: Henry the Green Engine with half of it’s stories being in season 1, with a scarf for Percy and Henry and the elephant being in season 3

[@jvgreendarmok]

@@owendinostudios1200 Yeah, 13 of the 26 episodes were leftovers. Though it's a matter of personal opinion whether you would consider the stories from "Enterprising Engines", "Oliver the Western Engine" and the Mavis stories from "Tramway Engines" to be leftovers or a continuation.

[@owendinostudios1200]

@@jvgreendarmok I would say a continuity error because of down the mine and paints, pots, and queens mostly because paints, pots, and queens starts off right after down the mine, and the episodes are in seasons 1 and 4, respectively

[@rayvenkman2087]

Unlike Paint Pots and Queen in S4, Domeless Engine being adapted in S3 after the Duck Trilogy doesn’t throw off continuity as the story didn’t have too much to do with the rest of the book.

[@LegendaryCaptain]

Yeah I honestly like it better that way too same with a few other examples but best is percy and the trousers since that has NOTHING to do with the rest of the henry book

[@WarmBreezeStudios]

5:14 - 5:19 I like how rhythmically you said, "The story ends with the trucks singing a parody of 'Pop Goes The Weasel' to Diesel."

[@Surupytreacy]

Best RWS Book IMO

[@braysfinds7479]

That and Enterprising Engines

[@samuelfarris1949]

Additional notes of interest: - City of Truro not being referred to as such in the adaptation might have possibly been because the TV series producers were not able to get permission from the official owners of the real engine for it to be named in the show. - In the adaptation of 'Dirty Work', the conversation between Duck, Diesel and the big engines takes place in the yard during daylight, soon after Duck has put the trucks in order, which in the episode involves him demonstrating the point by bumping one truck placed intentionally in front of him. In the original story the time of the conversation is not explicitly stated, but given the engines were all together at the time, it would likely have taken place at the sheds. Regards, Samuel Farris.

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

In the book, it was other engines that had the breakaway and duck nearly crashed into. They were resolved with Edward and James on tv.

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

For a close shave, there should’ve been 20 trucks on TV, too.

[@ironhorse3826]

God I wish they saved domeless engines for another book, they should’ve finished this story

[@lauracross5776]

Here's another difference: We don't know if Duck was crying in the Railway Series story Dirty Work, but in the TV adaptation (called Diesel's Devious Deed in the US), Duck indeed sheds a tear before heading to Edward's station, thinking that even Sir Topham Hatt has turned against him.

[@PercyFan7508]

4:22 lol he sounds exactly like Mr Burns fromt The Simpsons

[@heathertiplady]

In my opinion, some of the changes made in the TV series made sense since there's more which can be done with animation than with live action and physical models. This is especially true for computer animation given the software which now available. Also, it's important to remember that David Mitton and Robert Cardona carried their experience from working on Tugs over to Thomas and Friends to help refine the scenery and model work. As for Thomas being sceptical about City of Truro not noticing the Sudrian engines, I can't really blame him since the Sudrian steam engines are still working engines. This means that they are required to complete a variety of tasks throughout the day, which often results in them getting dirty and becoming quite weathered.

[@BiggCityB0i5]

This is the finest cocoa. Happy Valentine’s Day!

[@Mexic-boi-animations.1925]

The moment when diesel’s cupping brakes was adapted, is season 6

[@eggmannega6895]

Either Willie Ruston or Johnny Morris makes Diesel sound like Peter Sellers.

[@mattthedoormat]

It's a shame that we didnt get a story that showed Diesel getting sent away. It would've been a nice story

[@rayvenkman2087]

Awdry could have easily given us another Henry the Big Engine by giving us five stories.

[@adamtheblueberry]

Yeah.

[@LegendaryCaptain]

I respect thomas1edward2henry3 for having that same mindset and doing 2 episodes in his series on that

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

I’m sure that duck’s fireman still put the van breaks on in tv

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

It’s still not duck’s fault - diesel boasts to him how he should know what to do, and while duck tries to humble him down, diesel instead shows off to him while trying to take out rusty trucks and becoming a laughing-stock.

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

The annuals tell that diesel still insulted James and Henry, too

[@tidmouthmilk12]

Rushton's Diesel voice sounds a bit like Mr. Burns.

[@calebc.2290]

excellent

[@nibbles6675]

Sounds like Alec Guinness to me

[@SrMechaGojira93]

Stewie Griffin

[@deadchannel8262]

Can't wait how Small Railway Engines thumbnail is gonna end.

[@zacharyspinks6207]

I Certainly Enjoyed these Spot the Differences, Keep it Up.😃👍

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

Duck called me a galloping sausage! Rusty red scarp-iron! I’m old square wheels!

[@noahberg101]

Fun fact: you can see the reverend showing one of his illustrators duck telling him off about what a real 57xx pannier looks like

[@trox4106]

Cool!

[@lukegreen5341]

4:22 I've Got The Thomas The Tank Engine Railway Series Book Duck And The Diesel Engine From The Bluebell Railway's Gift Shop In The Bluebell Railway In East Sussex England In The United Kingdom Back In February 2013 And It Was My Very First Ever Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends Railway Series Book Ever. Thanks Mate. X

[@WelshGiraffa]

Trucks are waiting in the yard tackling them with easel show the world what I can do gaily boasts the diesel in and out he creeps about like a big black weasel when he pulls the wrong trucks out pop goes the diesel

[@thomasremakes539]

This is the finest coco

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

Plus, I wonder if there could’ve been more than 3 engines that diesel insulted

[@retroflashbackdude]

More differences. In the adaptation, Diesel has over twice as many cars as he had in the book. Plus in the book the cars are over some switches, which their busted brakes get caught in preventing them from moving, while the adaptation didn’t have the switches.

[@truckrobo147]

The yard was home to a lot of terrible old trucks, the oldest and terriblest however rest in a sighting far from the others. They were old and rickety and haven't been used in a long time in fact they haven't been used at all! They were so old and so horrible that nobody even bothered to touch them Even the thin git registered them as a historical landmark.

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

James is kind and cheeky

[@robbiewalker2831]

4:41: I couldn’t help but think of the Caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland, because of the cadence.

[@susman6364]

hello im the new subsriber cuz i like your vids.

[@thethomasfan903]

"We are revolutionary" Duck: ok

[@thomastrainzfan1584]

Could you make a playlist of all the railway series differences

[@harwickbranch]

“The only question now is which one is the Diesel, which one is the Duck?”

[@SuperDavidBrothers]

Nice episode man!! I wonder between 9:00 and 9:04 what the City of Truro has anything at all to do with Duck's crash in A Close Shave anyway that's just strange. So glad that was taken out in the episode because not only did The City of Truro not appear yet, but that would just sound really strange man. Lastly, when is the Stepney the Bluebell Engine episode coming out man?!

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

I hope that duck didn’t stay at wellsworth for that long.

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

Plus, how could crashing into a barber shop even prevent any fatal accident?

[@sighrissharber4458]

Episode: "The Fat Controller introduced him." Book: "The Fat Controller climbed down."

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

How could duck stopping the runaway help regain his respect from his friends after they fell out?

[@darkknight5541]

It wasn't. They felt bad for falsely accusing him when Diesel was the one who spread the lies.

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

@@darkknight5541 It wasn't what?

[@darkknight5541]

@@terencewilliammckenna6121 Didn't. I meant didn't.

[@Stepney_Studios]

You are really the finest cocoa

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

Im glad that they apologize to duck in the annuals.

[@BaboDex]

Why do you switch between the Remastered & Restored versions?

[@TheFinestCocoa]

When I made this video in 2017 I used footage from my Thomas & Friends vhs tapes. After a few videos I stopped using these old copies because the restored episodes are nicer to look at. With these re-uploads I've added more audio samples from the Railway Series audio-book narrations, hence why it switches to better quality clips.

[@pwsthetankengine3259]

Does this mean Gordon hates the Thomas wood line of toys, because these toys don't have domes either!!!!!!!!

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

James should’ve appeared in a close shave in the book

[@thomasegcouplesandships1956]

Domeless engines is gonna be part of season one in my Rewritten series.

[@ValentinSparkle16]

What Rewritten Series??

[@thomasegcouplesandships1956]

@@ValentinSparkle16 this is actually outdated now BFF since it'll be part of season two in my Rewritten series of Thomas and Friends.

[@gavintheredtrain6692]

Why does diesel in this book sound like Stewie Griffin from family guy

[@suzannestarnes9221]

Where are ducks eyebrows in duck and the Diesel engine in the episode?

[@buckethead_cdsonic]

4:31 OMG MOGUS REFERENCE 😳

[@thomassimpson95]

8:02 Duck is going in the wrong direction to Crosby.

[@FictionalADDON]

Why in the RWS where Diesel just sound like Mr. Burns from the Simpsons?

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

Why’d sir topham hatt send duck to work with Edward to depend upon further inquiry?

[@ericfasold805]

Is this a re-upload?

[@Parkinski27]

Seriously what English dub are you using? The narration is the standard one from the English UK one, but there's voice acting added for all the characters.

[@TheFinestCocoa]

It's from the Railway Series audiobooks. 1-8 were narrated by Johnny Morris. 9-26 by Willie Rushton, 27-40 by Ted Robbins.

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

Duck had rights to be doubtful with diesel

[@georgeoliver8300]

Would you ever do a comparison between the the book small railway engines and the 3 stories remade for series 20?

[@TheFinestCocoa]

Yes, I will compare the Small Railway Engines stories to the cgi adapted episodes.

[@samuelfarris1949]

@@TheFinestCocoa Speaking of which, I have already prepared a compilation of differences for that, plus all the other Railway Series books from the Wilbert Awdry line-up you haven't yet covered. I also have counted an expanded revision of your Enterprising Engines differences video. I could not have gone to the trouble of course, but it is only telling of the respect I have for what you do. Here's the file for your benefit; don't forget to credit me. Your faithful Samuel F. docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTMSCjxLxc9TS0svjuIDuGZcCntjpn6hS5ANRGbpDdSSgi2URUK-ubATUdviS-OJqrRQgQzo9Lyg09E/pub

[@samuelfarris1949]

I've just updated the file above, but I won't post it, since the former works just as well; it can be used to determine information not already apparent on the surface in the books for future reviews. Regards, Samuel F.

[@jimsmith8360]

Doesn’t really show how long duck was at wellsworth.

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

Both meanings of a close shave

[@Lm-gj1wx]

Ok so i looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove it

[@salvage_bernard6508]

I have a question. How Thomas push Duck to the Tracks if Duck is bigger than him? Like more bigger se the final scene from all at sea and you will understand.

[@pwsthetankengine3259]

Keep going ☺️

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

Is that all of his event, his narrow escape from the passenger train?

[@Lm-gj1wx]

Domeless engines is not made until s3 the others are in s2

[@Noah-rq2ek]

But even in the book it couldn't have been possible for Edward to be at his station again while Duck rushing through, could it?

[@gregkiteos1936]

In the book, it says that Duck pushed behind a goods train and helped it to the top [of Gordon's Hill]. It's mentioned earlier in the same story that he "sometimes helps foreign engines by pushing their trains up the hill." Edward was more than likely working a passenger train on his branch line when Duck was being pursued by the trucks.

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

What would’ve happened if diesel wasn’t exposed when duck crashed? And when was he exactly exposed?

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

How could they suddenly breakaway when they’ve reached the top of the hill?

[@adamtheblueberry]

Pulling to hard

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

@@adamtheblueberry On the coupling?

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

Are they still singing pop goes the diesel in the book?

[@jvgreendarmok]

Wasn't there another version of this video posted before?

[@jvgreendarmok]

I remember it mentioning that the original "Close Shave" had Duck helping "foreign engines" up the hill, and observing that the unnamed engine with the passenger train appeared to be Gordon.

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

Can anybody please mention this story’s tittle in a sentence? I mean, like just like “never trust dome-less engines”.

[@northwesternrailwaypresent7049]

Can you make Mainline Engines Rws Vs Tv Series

[@connorgaming4125]

How about you do Toby, Trucks, and Trouble?

[@lukegreen5341]

5:19 Trucks Are Waiting In The Yard. Tacking Then With Easel. Show The World What I Can Do Gally Boast The Diesel. In And Out He's Creeps About. Like A Big Black Weasel. When He Pulls The Wrong Trucks Out. POP GOES THE DIESEL!!!!!. Now That's Funny. X

[@Lm-gj1wx]

The wink is not in the tvs

[@KevenTheCattleCar]

5:14

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

Poor duck

[@Leshawna_bAll912]

The twin engines plz

[@chungus6987]

Why do you sound like Jeffery kitsch

[@sirwelcome]

Because it is Jeffrey Kitsch

[@robertsalter7669]

Is nothing sacred why have they re dubbed the voices. 😡

[@sirwelcome]

What do you mean?

[@owendinostudios1200]

Hi old square wheels, I’m dad! Dad jokes really are the worst

[@theotherrailway]

DUCK and the DIESEL ??? nice wrong title

[@percyhasarifle1598]

Its right

[@theotherrailway]

@@percyhasarifle1598 no its called Duck and the Diesel Engine

[@percyhasarifle1598]

@@theotherrailway oh wait you are correct but it's not that big of a deal.

[@carriematthews7344]

😱🚂. 😃🚞😃🚞😀🚞😀🚞 (chase scene In emojis)

[@sirwelcome]

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