I was not expecting to learn Alf is also an honorary Autobot; when I first saw this, that little bit made my day as both a Thomas fan and a Transformers fan!
@gojicrushers Жыл бұрын
same boi. it’s nice seeing that!
@beard34512 жыл бұрын
That's cute, Alf has an Autobot insignia on him. That is such a lovely little detail, and I love how Dan mentioned 'More Than Meets The Eye' at the end of the video. Maybe Alf, being rather rectangular, is an undercover agent who works with a modern version of Blaster, sent to the Talyllyn Railway to watch over it and protect it in secret! I wanted to ask: Is the Autobot Insignia welded on, or is it a large sticker? I am a little worried that it might fall off.
@The10centsguy Жыл бұрын
Looks like its welded
@ethandouro43342 жыл бұрын
I have a question though, is Alf running well?
@ScottishEngineStudios2 жыл бұрын
Beat me to it lol
@Bluegreenslug2 жыл бұрын
He is and always will be, until the end of time
@Iggyslime89102 жыл бұрын
@@Bluegreenslug even then Alf will still be running well
@BoxtankEngine6 ай бұрын
No, currently he is running VERY well…
@dittapermata43542 ай бұрын
ALF IS ALWAYS RUNNING WELL
@bryantan8632 жыл бұрын
That was very funny at the end where there is an Autobot symbol on the bottom left of Alf's buffer beam because I noticed it when the video mentioned about Fred.
@bryantan8632 жыл бұрын
Now the question is how did Alf get that Autobot symbol on its buffer beam.
@Living_Life_RN2 жыл бұрын
I’d love to see someone try to reuse the remains of Alf’s donor loco to build something useful. Last time I was at the TR in 2020, the chassis was parked in the sidings at Rhydyronen station.
@captainhuggyface67312 жыл бұрын
If had the money, time, a railway and of course wasn't 12 years old, I would by Alf's brother loco and build a working train out of it
@highpath47762 жыл бұрын
@@captainhuggyface6731 12 is a good time to start. Hunslet locos have a good following
@kupferbergbahn79522 жыл бұрын
Whatever remained of that locomotive would've been chucked or scrapped by now.
@Living_Life_RN2 жыл бұрын
@@kupferbergbahn7952 No I’m fairly certain what remains is still abandoned. The chassis is just in a siding and the rest of the parts will be out on shelves as spares for Alf. There’s also a third one in Yorkshire as well that could be used.
@dirks.41722 жыл бұрын
Thank you for introducing also a less prominent member of the TR-fleet. Yes, a unsung hero indeed. A bit sad that the other 'half' of the pair is left to its own destiny in the siding at Brynglas.
@paytonburrows23252 жыл бұрын
That horn sounds so happy and cheerful.
@OmniscientCameo2 жыл бұрын
It's a shame that his Railway Series counterpart is characterized as either lazy or unreliable, because it's quite obvious that neither is true of our Alf! I figure one of the steam locos is due next, but very eager to hear and see more about Merseysider when that time comes
@NewController012 жыл бұрын
@@joshuaW5621 you know, you could say in some form or fashion, or in an AU, if the best of both diesels were used to restore Alf, maybe the other one became Fred and had all of the worst parts
@steamroddsroundhouse20802 жыл бұрын
Now Alf is a strong autobot that stabs Autobots and Decepticons optics with pencils.
@docterwu_2 жыл бұрын
Alf is one of my favorite engines on the railway, I'm so excited!
@TheGreatWesternExpress9 ай бұрын
i love alf his whistle is too cute and hes so smol
@ZstackZip2 жыл бұрын
I want a hoodie/shirt that says “Alf is running well”
@tpaul28662 жыл бұрын
Alf - ‘a loved fixture’
@wills_corner2 жыл бұрын
I hope my future Alf model will always be running well!
@josephkipka7722 жыл бұрын
I hope there will be stories about the Talyllyn's former locomotives Merseysider and Bryn Eglwys
@blasterblaster12212 жыл бұрын
Lets not forget the two scrapped diesels...lawnmower and charlies ant
@definitelynotakgbagent6612 Жыл бұрын
Everybody knows that Alf will outlive time itself
@midnightexpress36042 жыл бұрын
Ahhh, that's why they run so well. Autobot roll out.
@josephkipka7722 жыл бұрын
I hope there will be engine stories about Dolgoch, Sir Haydn, Midlander, Douglas, and Tom Rolt someday
@josephkipka7722 жыл бұрын
Now there's engine stories about Talyllyn, Edward Thomas, Trecwn, St. Cadfan, Toby, and Alf.
@citricamoeba2 жыл бұрын
Love these videos! Very well made and very informative!
@ZstackZip2 жыл бұрын
Theory: the reason Alf is always running well is due to his Cybertronian self-repair capabilities
@TracksideProd758 Жыл бұрын
The day Alf isn't running well, is the day the world ends.
@MSMFurcorn22Ай бұрын
Agreed. He is fighting off the inner demons of many by running well.
@DDRailways2 ай бұрын
Guys, I think Alf is running well.
@MasenMonster2 жыл бұрын
3:54 Alf is a transformer confirmed.
@vehicleandanimalcrossovers2 жыл бұрын
3:24 Fred & The Trouble With Trees
@rmgilyard2 жыл бұрын
Will there be a video featuring the history of Midlander? He hasn’t been given any attention at all.
@Pekkett2 жыл бұрын
Someone that hasn’t been given any attention at all is Merseysider, I even forgot that Merseysider even existed until he mentioned in the video. Edit: I just realised that Merseysider and Bryn Eglwys were both sold :(
@Pekkett2 жыл бұрын
Moral of the story: Alf is R U N N I N G W E L L.
@robrice72467 ай бұрын
3:55/3:56 Keep in mind that two other engines were used as both a Thomas character and a Cybertronian respectively. - JNR D51: Hiro & Astrotrain - 0 Series Shinkansen: Kenji & Shouki.
@robrice72467 ай бұрын
Also, how many people know that two Thomas VAs were involved in the Transformers franchise (specifically for the 2014 Universe game)?
@babafisi81352 жыл бұрын
If fred ever makes an actual appearance, he should have a decepticon logo near his right buffer to match with alf.
@BoyTrain8722 жыл бұрын
Wait that’s a autobots logo from Transformers is Alf a Transformer fan.😲
@trainmanfan20142 жыл бұрын
Nice, and any new info on the new loco?
@docterwu_2 жыл бұрын
That's what I'm wondering about, though I think they're going to talk about it in a later video
@trainmanfan20142 жыл бұрын
@@docterwu_ i hope so
@citricamoeba2 жыл бұрын
There's a new loco?
@docterwu_2 жыл бұрын
@@citricamoeba yes, it’s electric if I’m correct
@trainmanfan20142 жыл бұрын
@@citricamoeba ye! A battery loco from the ministry of defense! Watch the vid about the Eco coal!
@saltbombcreations83362 жыл бұрын
*Alf is running well intensifies* I live on the other Atlantic ocean
@jufnah98342 жыл бұрын
Alf
@GordonSnowMachine2 жыл бұрын
Alf
@shinji474062 жыл бұрын
Alf
@marisrandomness2 жыл бұрын
Alf
@saltbombcreations83362 жыл бұрын
Alf
@TalyllynRailway18652 жыл бұрын
Alf
@wildwind4132 жыл бұрын
Now the important question. When did Alf join the Autobot cause?
@watershipfalls55202 жыл бұрын
Oh My God He has an Autobot sticker!!!!
@alexthelnerj722 жыл бұрын
Why does Alf have the autoparts logo on him
@sprinkle71762 жыл бұрын
ALF!
@steamroddsroundhouse20802 жыл бұрын
Ah yes Autobot Alf, tbh hasbro should get on this and make us a Talyllyn x Transformers
@RoseSupreme2 жыл бұрын
3:55 *WHAT?!* XD
@XYZ_is_taken2 жыл бұрын
What is up with the transformers logo on his buffer beam?
@Chessie-Steam-Special2 жыл бұрын
YOOOO IT IS TRAIN BOY
@blasterblaster12212 жыл бұрын
Alf is an interesting engine....and eith that secret at the end revealed, its easy to see why lol
@therustyfox4202 жыл бұрын
Wait why does Alf have an autobot insignia? Is he gonna be in the new transformers movie coming next year?
@TalyllynRailway18652 жыл бұрын
Hopefully he isn't, we need him here!
@ashleydemoss46092 жыл бұрын
Cute little diesel.
@train_dude_youtube9 Жыл бұрын
Alf’s horn sounds a bit 💀 but also 🤔 at the same time!
@karenfan010 Жыл бұрын
fred: I have no lines
@isitredormaroon21962 жыл бұрын
HE’S A TRANSFORMER?!?!
@edcola66712 жыл бұрын
Alf is running well.
@MrJMS8142 жыл бұрын
Lawrie should be doing these!
@danelweigel61752 жыл бұрын
How many diesel engines are there on the talyllyn railway
@ryleeculla557019 күн бұрын
Did you actually weld that to Alf
@peytonsherman32822 жыл бұрын
What's the story behind the autobot insignia?
@legomania24272 жыл бұрын
Now I want to see a robot mode for Alf.
@dogyslime99546 ай бұрын
3:23 MF SURVIVED A TREE FALLING ON THEM
@emagenevanhorn1543Ай бұрын
Thinking about it the two of them combined it has a literal DOUBLE LIFE 😂
@jamesgroccia6442 жыл бұрын
Rusty is running well.
@markeast742 жыл бұрын
bro alf is a undercover transformer yoooo that's sick yooo
@darkangelproductions4482 жыл бұрын
Can you do a video on midlander
@johnathonmcjohn3 Жыл бұрын
Alf is a trainsformer
@ReallyUsefulPinkEngine292 ай бұрын
Fred!
@LMSengine2 жыл бұрын
Alf the transformer
@greninjazac4577 Жыл бұрын
Ok, did not know Alf had an autobot symbol
@Pogle2 жыл бұрын
will jeff be next? ;)
@onetrackmind3558 Жыл бұрын
Why does Alf have a whistle?
@TalyllynRailway1865 Жыл бұрын
Many early diesels had whistles rather than horns, as it's what people were used to hearing from Railway locomotives!
@АлександрУмный-п9ю2 жыл бұрын
Guys common, were stories about: Dolgoch, Sir Hyden, Midlener, Douglas and Tom Rolt?
@docterwu_2 жыл бұрын
you can always read about them.😐
@TalyllynRailway18652 жыл бұрын
All in good time!
@jamessmithandgarrettsmith36232 жыл бұрын
@@docterwu_ It isn’t the same. 😞😞
@ciarangleeson2880 Жыл бұрын
When I think about it, it seems a little strange how the engine videos were not released in numerical order.
@TailsFan369no2 Жыл бұрын
And no one has made a reference to the sitcom alien?
@elaaron1236 Жыл бұрын
Our god alf
@vehicleandanimalcrossovers2 жыл бұрын
3:56 Fred is a transformers fanatic confirmed.
@eliotreader82202 жыл бұрын
I guess that's one engine you would feel happy if you got a toot while he was going up the line
@mistermadmachine63112 жыл бұрын
I wonder if he happens to have a liking for cats (just like another character named Alf 😂)
@berkshire46072 жыл бұрын
#TransformersAreReal
@loganBolfcraft642 жыл бұрын
Alfs little transformer sticker
@kristinabegail2 жыл бұрын
3:55 Why is that on Alf?
@TalyllynRailway18652 жыл бұрын
We don't know! He arrived with it and we can't get it off! 😉
@jamessmithandgarrettsmith36232 жыл бұрын
@@TalyllynRailway1865 (Sarcastically) ha ha ha 🙄🙄🙄. I saw the old photos like: 3:24 and that wasn’t on Alf.
@AngryDogeman2 жыл бұрын
Why is there a Autobot logo on it
@brothercomedy13032 жыл бұрын
Transformers Robots in diskeyes
@Ryder-a-Blaze2 жыл бұрын
It’s Fred
@green5studios472 жыл бұрын
Is this tardisrescue?
@railduskchaser2 жыл бұрын
Alf is like nigh indestructible. When the steam engines have worn out and ground away to dust, Alf will still purr through the post-apocalyptic landscape. If Alf could be deployed, they'd be using it to steal Russian tanks in Ukraine - and it'd win.