Sodor Short: Chosen

The engines argue about which of them will be chosen by the Fat Controller to pull the express.
A special thanks to Trampy for allowing me to adapt their original video: • Trampy Quickie 1: Pilot

[@tanyax5827]

Trampy has left his mark on the Thomas community, and I couldn’t be happier

[@TheChillGal]

*bigengine87

[@JojoCat2008]

​@@TheChillGalNo, it's Trampy.

[@shivamkamil1581]

@@TheChillGal Doesn't he hate that username now and as a result doesn't go by it anymore?

[@StarlightSnow1991]

@@shivamkamil1581what does he go by nowadays?

[@MaxwellTheTrainFan]

Since when did he change his name . Oh he made number 11

[@raphaeltessier7565]

Gordon: Edward you're too old to be useful. Edward: We'll see. Sir Topham Hatt: Edward you're too old to be useful. Edward: *emotional damage*

[@elmasterdezoologia6641]

Gordon: Told you!

[@PCMan8922]

@@elmasterdezoologia6641, or Thomas. They Both Knew, Edward Won't Be Picked.

[@suerootes9771]

TB2 : so you have chosen, death

[@comicfan1324]

The only major accident I can think of that Edward was involved in was one Big Mickey hit him with s giant boiler. But that wasn’t Edward’s fault, so I wouldn’t count that.

[@santafewarbonnetproductions]

And when his side rod went through his footplate, but that's also not his fault

[@personal9146]

@@santafewarbonnetproductions that’s more of an incident or an accident

[@chilldude1821]

And when he crashed into a sighting while pulling sine type of mail train

[@fanofeverything30465]

I'll bet that's what Henry was referring to

[@arenjtumastens]

Edward HAS had accidents. That time his crank pin broke in "Edward's Exploit". And the time he was knocked off the rails by a ship's boiler.

[@toadbrunoandbelleproductions]

1 wasn’t an accident it was a failure in mechanics and 2 wasn’t his fault

[@arenjtumastens]

@@toadbrunoandbelleproductions the latter was still an overall accident nonetheless.

[@toadbrunoandbelleproductions]

@@arenjtumastens i guess but it was genuine carelessness from mickeys controller

[@diontraywooden436]

Besides, at least Edward didn't crash into anything like the others do

[@raphaeltessier7565]

Still the lowest accident rate compared to all the others

[@Henry25727]

Shrek: DONKEY

[@davidmorin2818]

DAWNKAY

[@Henry25727]

SHREK: WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY swamp

[@spirit1369]

Sir topham is Shrek and the donkey is Donkey. 😅

[@Henry25727]

SHREK: THIS MINE SWAMP

[@Jcb1990s]

Donkey!

[@DEAD_ACCOUNT0000]

Henry referencing his characterisation disaster in BWBA was perfect

[@DanknDerpyGamer]

*"Sir Topham, did you forget to take your pills again?"* 😂

[@aster4jaden]

I hope this gets a Sequel, I really want to see how the Donkeys will fuck it all up.

[@NewController01]

Express Tank Engine......LBSC says River Class

[@gameoholic1994]

Henry: HEY!!! I just though of an accident you’ve had. Me: Was it that swinging ocean liner boiler that knocked Edward off the tracks?

[@sudrianrailwaystudios676]

Henry: “You! You can't climb hills!” James: “Hey! It wasn’t my fault I couldn’t grip the rails! The line was covered in leaves!” Toby (off-screen): “Perhaps you will need a leave blower to get rid of leaves on the line!”

[@Ryder-a-Blaze]

Thomas saying “geez louise” remind me of myself since I say it lot due to Mr. Small saying it in The Amazing World of Gumball

[@DillianTrainzStudios]

How has NO ONE noticed that this is a Trampy reference?!

[@muhammadfadhiil5992]

"There's no such thing as an express tank engine" Meanwhile the LBSCR L 4-6-4Ts, SS 1300s / PNKA C28s :

[@spirit1369]

It's going to take a lot more then just one donkey to pull a train such as the express. Perhaps Sir Topham should use dinosaurs, they're bigger and stronger.

[@Arkay315]

Little does Gordon know express tank engines do exist, they're streamlined.

[@arenjtumastens]

That is right. So it's best he learned about those.

[@pollyjackson-dzacchaeus1342]

engines like garrets and shays are technically tank engines aswell

[@zerosen1972]

The LBSCR actually used 4-6-4Ts and 4-6-2Ts on their heaviest express trains until they H1 Atlantics were built.

[@aplane9625]

@@zerosen1972Furness railway had some baltics

[@jacobdragonblood1217]

"no such thing as an express tank engine" Gordon.... there actually is such a thing.... sorry you had to find out this way lol

[@arenjtumastens]

Why a donkey?? That's impossible!! And NO ONE here goes five minutes without having an accident! That's NEVER happened that way here EVER before! Besides, you'd just be regressing back to the Stone Age of trains if you do this! We can't have that on this Railway or this day and age! It would NEVER work, and the passengers will outrage over it.

[@berkshire4607]

Edward: I never had an accident Me: But didn't you get hit by a ship's boiler?

[@BlueE2RollingStock]

Or crashed while pulling the mail?

[@plaina3806]

That was Big Mickey's fault not Edwards

[@arenjtumastens]

Oh yeah, that's another one he's had that I just remembered.

[@arenjtumastens]

​@@BlueE2RollingStockwhen was that one again?

[@kelanjones7281]

@@arenjtumastenswhen his crank pins broke

[@hankthefunniesttugboat8916]

Why Donkeys Sir Topham Hatt?! 😂

[@robertbalazslorincz8218]

"There's no such thing as an express tank engine" Clearly, Gordon has never heard of certain German or Hungarian locomotive classes

[@TheLazyFusspot_3428]

Hell, Arthur or the BR Standard 4 tanks.

[@thinaphonpetsiri9907]

0:38 Well, the LB&SCR L class might want to disagree with that Gordon. P.S. It’s one of very few class of tank locomotive designed for express service.

[@courtemanche437]

And they're Thomas' cousins! :D

[@roaropgard8575]

Henry you roaster😏

[@raptorrixx99-wv2hl]

My Arthur, Thinking: "Hmmm..." "Well Eddie, there was that one time you got knocked over by a Ships boiler..."

[@christopherschuch5328]

0:20 OMG 'Do It Again' the funny meme.

[@andrewscolari5724]

Fun fact: Trains USED to pulled by horses in the very early days of railroads

[@believeinthelostengine3326]

Duck makes a reference to that in the Stories Of Sodor: Beeching

[@arenjtumastens]

And we can't regress back to the Stone Age of trains with donkeys here. That would NEVER work. And the passengers would outrage over it.

[@arenjtumastens]

@@believeinthelostengine3326 I would have brought that up as well.

[@jaanshersaeed4541]

Aside from getting hit by Big Mickey with the ship’s boiler, other accidents Edward has had was when he also crashed James into the billboard and got damaged, caused his pipes to fall out of his trucks onto the line (from that one episode we all hate), crashed into the barrier and gravel on the closed line while taking the mail, while not getting damaged (somehow) got hit by those logs being thrown around on that one place we don’t speak of, and also got hit accidentally by Percy in the BWBA era where his trucks got derailed (all minus the Season 7 one from insignificant and forgettable eras).

[@TheStickCollector]

Time for duck or someone to pull it this time.

[@prideoftheline2009]

Some of Edward’s accidents were kinda rare. One where he crashes with the Mail and one where he gets decked by big mickey

[@PCMan8922]

*The Iconic Accidents of The Grand 5:* Thomas - Smashed Into a Stationmaster's House, Edward - Pushed Into a Pile of Coal by a Ship Boiler, Henry - Crashed Into a Goods Train, Killing a Guard In The Brake Van, Gordon - Crashed Through a Station Wall, and James - Landed In a Field by Trucks. Lol

[@pizzaplanettruck9761]

​@@PCMan8922 Henry didn't kill the guard. And James had two, both partially caused by trucks.

[@robinbaxter3055]

Series 7, Edward's Brass Band - Edward had an accident there. I thought that, given the empty berth, Percy might do his GUYS thing haha

[@arenjtumastens]

Perhaps, now that you mention it, he should have. And we know how Duck stole it not too long ago just for once.

[@TotoDG]

0:38. Not to be _that_ guy, but there were a handful express tank engines back in the day, including the DRG Class 61, which was apparently capable of 175km/h.

[@Douglas57647]

Well, the engines sure made *asses* out of themselves in this one.

[@the_autism_express]

0:37 Gordon: "there's no such thing as an express tank engine" Me: **hides the FR and LBSCR 4-6-4 Baltic tanks**

[@nwrmurdoch9427]

Trampy

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

The only accident I can really think of which involved Edward was when he was knocked off the track by a ship boiler which was being hoisted by Big Mickey

[@saltbombcreations8336]

There’s also that time he was pulling the mail and crashed into I think sand bags. I didn’t 100% watch that episode but it’s in season 11

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

@@saltbombcreations8336 oh yeah I remember

[@Je-0308]

Great Adaptation

[@pizzaplanettruck9761]

That wasn't the express Thomas was pulling in "Thomas' Train".

[@arenjtumastens]

It actually was. What do you mean?

[@pizzaplanettruck9761]

@@arenjtumastens Really? I never heard it was the express.

[@arenjtumastens]

@@pizzaplanettruck9761 but of course it was. The coaches themselves in that episode are literally the Express ones.

[@pizzaplanettruck9761]

@@arenjtumastens "Express Coaches" aren't strictly for the Express. Other engines have pulled them for other trains. Edward pulled two green ones in "Bertie's Chase".

[@d.r.dproductions6519]

Edward crashed into an old steam boat boiler because he wasn’t paying attention

[@todddavis2041]

Another funny short. The Engines all discussing who'll pull the express only for them all to be dissapointed.

[@arenjtumastens]

When I first saw the donkey in the thumbnail, I thought it might have been Thomas's donkey Tigger from the "Pets" Short.

[@thomaswalsh8726]

What about the time Edward got knocked off the rails by a ship's boiler by a crane (a.k.a Big Mickey from TUGS)?

[@PCMan8922]

You're Adapting Trampy's Videos In Your Sodor Shorts Now? Tops. XD

[@elijahstevenson2546]

2:21 Henry: Hey, I just thought of an accident you've had. Me and Edward: Oh, Shut Up, Henry!

[@weaponizedtoast2134]

Love the video

[@GrandMasterSkywalker2005]

Gordon ramsay:YOU DONKEY!

[@Sudriantank743]

0:40 literally the LB&SCR L class: hahahahaha!! We are express tank engines Gordon!

[@Alpha-oo8]

Gordon, I’m pretty sure there were tank engines designed to be express… Not many, and not many that would be better than an A3, but they did exist

[@kelanjones7281]

You did it, you actually did it!

[@thomassiprieteniisairomana2473]

I can think of an Iconic Edward accident: When he damaged himself horribly by breaking his crank pin and still went on!

[@arenjtumastens]

None of the mentioned accidents here were any of the engines' faults. For one, no one knows what caused Thomas to leave without his train. And he couldn't have known that he wasn't pulling it. Perhaps they forgot to couple Thomas to the train. Perhaps Thomas was too impatient to wait till they were ready. Or perhaps the driver pulled the lever by mistake. Anyhow Thomas started. Also, for James, it was those wooden brakes they gave him. His driver and fireman always said they were no good. For Gordon, as he approached the new station, neither the driver or fireman could apply his brakes; something had jammed. The driver reduced steam, but Gordon was still going too fast. And Thomas's controls were meddled with by the cleaner, causing him to run off on his own without being able to 'wheesh' or stop. And for another, Henry and his crew, while pulling the Flying Kipper, couldn't know the points from the Main Line to a siding were frozen. And the home signal should have been set at 'Danger', but snow had forced it down.

[@Benzilla-pr5rs]

0:41: 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thomas might be little, Gordon, but he's not THAT little.

[@Ludi_Chris]

What about the time Edward has his side ride smash his splashers in Edward’s exploit?

[@DiamondKingStudios]

“Express tank engines don’t exist” _Ignoring that the London, Brighton, & South Coast_ (Thomas’s own home railroad) _used express tank locomotives before electrification:_

[@flintswenson8234]

Doesn't hurt that he released his 11th part, Today.

[@benhughes3394]

I have the stories of Sodor idea. The stories of Sodor: Crocodiles. With The Narrow Gauge Engines.

[@I_aint_active_no_more]

What was the accident Edward had?

[@tred6292]

And then all the passengers saw that a Donkey was pulling their Train, turned on their heels, and demanded their money back. Seriously. What was Topham thinking? A Donkey can’t pull one Express Coach, let alone the five or six Gordon usually pulls.

[@arenjtumastens]

Did Henry think of the accident Edward had that I just mentioned?

[@AW.Dry_and_Co.]

Wait till Gordon finds out about the LB&SCR L class

[@samuelmyers5084]

Edward: who gets to pull the express? Fat controller: this donkey! My favourite part😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@anneexoskin2287]

What about Eric, Oliver, and ghost Arthur, Aren’t they technically express tank engines

[@neilsonthegreat]

Well Oliver is a autotank and Eric and ghost Arthur are commuter tanks

[@neilsonthegreat]

Also actual express tank engines were the big tank engines used by the SECR,LBSCR,L&YR and Furness railway

[@azuma892]

Mantetsu Dabusa OC when.

[@TheChillGal]

this takes place before all of them show up.

[@anneexoskin2287]

Oh ok

[@therealsantwerp3751]

Thomas The Donk(ey)Engine & Friends!

[@Ryder-a-Blaze]

Edward you did have accidents you were knocked over by a ships boiler being lifted by cranky and you crashed into a siding pulling the mail train

[@Super_Sentai-fan_1975.]

Ha I like to see how this plays out when that donkey pulls the express.

[@MilkTruck1210]

I know, give Thomas a tender and duplicate him

[@WendyAnnChadWick-rp1ez]

*salutes to Victor Tanzig*

[@rickylennon3847]

1:45 “This, Donkey!!!”

[@arenjtumastens]

Of COURSE there are Express Tank Engines, Gordon!! I've only just learned about them, but they ARE a thing, you should know! Besides, Thomas HAS pulled this Express before. Sometimes with help, like that time of the Triple Header. And DO NOT make such STUPID remarks about how small Thomas is!!!! That's rude and uncalled for!!! You almost made a TATMR reference with the 'teeny-weeny' part. He is NOT that little, and you know it! At least he and Percy are both bigger than the Narrow Gauge Engines!

[@numberblocks63]

Edward really has an exploit from the pistons and side rods. That's the last time he had an accident Dang from the next video is where peter finally gets attention Thomas: SHUT UP YOU BLUE GALLOPING SAUSAGE Gordon: ... Thomas: im older than gordon... Donkey

[@Dylan-cr2ip]

I chose to go down a slide backwards when I was little and scratched my elbow.

[@ekparatrooperfilms9668]

There's no such thing as a express tank engine- Angry Baltic Tank Engine noises

[@StuartStudios5]

"There's no such thing as an express tank engine!" *laughs in LBSCR J1*

[@TheNerdyKMan]

I was chosen to read a poem at my school’s veteran’s day assembly, and it went very well.

[@wellthatsjustprime4107]

The only blemish Edward has, that I can think of, is his crankpin breaking

[@mbpofficial1]

"There's no such thing as an Express Tank Engine" MÁV Class 242: Am I a joke to you?

[@kaydensrailway5594]

"There's no such thing as an express tank engine." LBSC L Class: Am I a joke to you?

[@AshBlueFox16]

1:27 Edward stated facts

[@DarthWill3]

Nice little ironic echo from STH. 😜

[@ALCO-C855-fan]

I rather believe he forgot to take his pills again...

[@Randomperson-rm5se]

This reminds me of epsode when they were using the models like this

[@cinnamon9859]

Edward: What about me, sir? I’m completely safe! That one episode where he had beef with Rocky: mhm keep dreaming buddy

[@MrMuppetLover]

There were some references to Edward's Day Out.

[@harrisonallen651]

So Henry finally remembers the accident Edward had at the docks in season seven?

[@aplane9625]

0:38 the LB&SCR L class and the FR 115 class were both tank engines and express engines

[@romanorozco1633]

I like the trampy movie references at 0:00 and 0:14 👍

[@believeinthelostengine3326]

Gordon: Express tank engines dont exist. Decapod tank engines (Hurricane's class of steam locomotive): Hi, I don't think we've met.

[@jeremiahsisaias8677]

Trampy Movies in a nutshell and other stories. 😂🤣👍

[@Hellcats_]

Has sir topham hatt been taking drugs or something cause why would he choose a donkey to pull the express🤨

[@cody9526]

Mixture of tanzic and trampy

[@yourlocalAviator122]

edward: so who gets to pull the express?🧐 sir fat controller: this donkey🥰

[@klowell19]

the Fat Controller forgot about Percy and Toby

[@iteddie9202]

“You were the chosen one!😭”

[@davidspencer8373]

Like video

[@ngcarson6607]

you know that there is jazz train service in england that uses tank engines to pull long trains at high speed

[@Dr.Disney]

Not me thinking that was Thomas’s Donkey from the Pets Short

[@Gamer0049]

Wait a minute, Is this a reference to Trampy Movie 1? Because for some odd reason the dialogue sounds kind of familiar in the first minute.

[@Djay17]

Yep. If you think so, always check the description. You may be right!!!!

[@danieltheblueschoolsclass927]

0:40 Actually there is an express tank engines! Take LBSC L class for example.

[@Frenchman_1812]

I think Edward break a coupling rod on that one time

[@spring626]

Did Gordon forget that there are express tank engines?

[@jaedenlyons]

Some even from his former railway, the LNER too

[@savvadance7006]

Percy skidded on the Oily Rails & plunges into a Chocolate Factory.

[@theoneandonlynumber1253]

The pill one gave me flashbacks to the fat man short where he just turned into batman but fat

[@arenjtumastens]

Oh yeah, that did remind me of that Short as well.