STMY: Adeline the Phantom Engine - Duncan Gets Spooked

In 1997, after being rude to Ivo Hugh about an accident with trucks, Duncan is taught a lesson by Rusty.
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[@dominik_lenarcic]

Poor Duncan, that prank worked better than expected. It's been almost 15 years and he's still traumatised.

[@WildNorWester]

Yep. Actions have consequences.

[@mhmmelicious]

i dont think that figure was apart of the prank...

[@RailerTheRailwayDog]

@@mhmmelicious Could it be true, that ghosts of the past can tend to come back?

[@YimYum911]

@Finn Windu احححححححح

[@WildNorWester]

BTW, there's a scene in the middle of the credits. Also, there's no upload next week. 'Adeline the Phantom Engine' is still in production.

[@ps7372]

You told me not to judge this episode till it came out. Well I saw it, it’s ok but SiFs version is still and will always be the superior version.

[@kupferbergbahn7952]

Just saw it. This video was great!

[@WildNorWester]

@@ps7372 Thank-you for your honesty. You seem to have made your mind up months ago.

[@ps7372]

@@WildNorWester but that doesn’t mean ur version is bad

[@AndrewHager02]

@@WildNorWester I haven’t seen the SiF’s interpretation of the story, but I know yours was excellent. The part at the end especially made me anxious for what’s to come!

[@calebc.2290]

This day just keeps getting better and better. First the unlucky tug timeline and now this!

[@yaboi5932]

You watched that to. Nice!

[@carolcorcoran2043]

I watched that too two great you tubers uploading in one day

[@LMS5935]

Me too

[@lorumipsum1129]

What vid is that?

[@TankEngine97]

Interesting take on the episode. Giving Ivo Hugh Peter Sam's role does make sense for a RWS version of a TVS story.

[@WildNorWester]

Yep. Given that the TVS episode came out in 1998, I figured setting it in 1997 would allow me to develop Ivo Hugh a bit. It's his first big accident.

[@djdrago9712]

@@WildNorWester that ghost engine saying "hello?"at the end spooked me

[@WildNorWester]

@@djdrago9712 It was supposed to ;-)

[@djdrago9712]

@@WildNorWester i have a feeling on who it is. But it doesn't help i watched That at 4am

[@benscott8782]

@@WildNorWester Would be interesting for Duncan to see an adaption of that very incident in the TV Series by the next year anyway. After all..., it's always an amazement to see stories based on events that occurred on Sodor anyway.

[@VictorTanzig1]

Fantastic work. Loved it. Can't wait for the next episodes

[@lbsc108gb5]

Same here Victor same here.

[@MasterMoyle]

Just think that also the 5 years of Peter Sam being a mute character is now over.

[@ClassicProgrammes2868]

It really is gonna be interesting to see what's gonna happen next.

[@roadwarrior114]

Ayoo Look who's entered the chat.

[@JosephRailwayStudios2000]

The king has returned.

[@Jedi-ge6lr]

16:02 I expected the ghost to be slowly going in the same direction behind Duncan. I didn't expect that, and it actually spooked the shit out of me, like, I could barely talk for a good minute... It was really subtle, and not meant to make you jump, but it was enough to send shivers down my spine....

[@southieo7468]

That “Hello” at the end arises some questions I can’t wait to have answered.

[@avontsaunders2689]

I'll admit I was alone when watching this so when that voice said hello I turned around wondering who that was.

[@UKstudio976]

This was a great adaptation of a tv series episode to RWS. The last scene is nice as well with a bit of a time jump by 15 years as well as the ghost saying hello when Duncan is out of earshot

[@cornholio329]

I hope it doesn't take 15 years 4 the the next part of the series 2 come out lol

[@alexpaumen3937]

YES! Here the legend himself restarts.

[@TheBritFromOz008]

Been on an STMY binge recently and reached this mini-series. Whoever did the arrangement of the Duncan Gets Spooked theme deserves a medal: They took an already chilling theme and made it absolutely terrifying.

[@numberjacksoctonauts7138]

I just realised something: this episode is essentially Duck and Dukes done right. It's a prologue episode leading to more mysteries being unravelled later on, and the issues the characters have - Duncan's stress over Adeline's death, Rusty and Peter Sam's prank, Ivo Hugh's simple curiosity and Rheneas and Sir Handel knowing more than they're letting on - are all built upon in the next episodes being produced instead of waiting four more books.

[@samgineer9857]

I LOVE how during the scene where the narrator describes Peter Sam and Rusty, Percy is seen in the background with the EXACT SAME trucks he had when he was talking to them! It's such a small detail but one that I personally appreciate SO MUCH!

[@puma2334]

why would he delete the consist? he just set the train to run while he took camera shots

[@samgineer9857]

@@puma2334 You have no idea how filming works, do you? Essentially, given how this was filmed and edited in a matter of several months, he would have to re add rolling stock to scenes and sets in order to refilm them for a slightly different scenes each time he turned the game off and turned it back on. At least in the way these were all released, It's highly indicative that he was at least filming each episode after making the previous one. At most writing and filming each episode right after each other. Which means entirely new scenes taking place earlier where a previous scene was in a previous episode would require him to re-add every piece of rolling stock.

[@puma2334]

@@samgineer9857 Why would he have to refilm and re add rolling stock if he was filming one scene right after the other. Wait which timestamp is this scene?

[@samgineer9857]

@@puma2334 He's not filming one scene right after the other. He's filming them one episode after the other.

[@puma2334]

@@samgineer9857 timestamp for the scene?

[@simontrainbrainz6038]

16:03 That was quite a twist, so much so that I literally got up out of my chair and just said “WHAT”

[@railfan475productions3]

no matter what rendition of "Duncan gets spooked', this story always gives me chills.

[@ironcityrailfan8467]

When we thought all hope was lost, he came back.

[@WildNorWester]

I appreciate the sentiment, but I've been back for a while now. Since January at least.

[@ironcityrailfan8467]

@@WildNorWester ah ok. And no prob. Glad to see you’re back in action.

[@RoseSupreme]

Splendid reimagining of the TVS classic in your canon, mate. It was a long time coming, but the wait has most certainly been worth it. Bravo.

[@spring626]

When we needed him the most, he comes back. This was an awesome episode

[@KorraDaTrainBuff]

I like how you're starting to incorporate more elements from the TVS into your headcanon. I really liked this! Can't wait to see part two of this arc.

[@ps7372]

Ill admit, the audio is 10 times better than all the past Sodor Early/Modern Year episodes.

[@WildNorWester]

Thanks. I got a new microphone during my time off. This is the second video I did with it, the first being the Desperate Measures remake.

[@Edwardtheblue2]

We’rent you the one that said the Sif one was gonna be better than this

[@ps7372]

@@Edwardtheblue2 yes, I was complementing on the audio. SiF is still superior with the atmosphere, voice acting, music, etc. No one can top them since they’re the gods of the Thomas fandom

[@NirateGoel]

@@Edwardtheblue2 Might I ask who SiF is?

[@DarthWill3]

Ooh... Different roles, different weather, mysteries and new pieces of music. Great start to the season, dude!

[@tjmfarming9584]

Let me just say WOW! This is a fantastic representation of what the episode would’ve been like if it was in the books and I can’t wait to see what comes next! I dare say that Awdry would be proud

[@oldiron02productions]

You know, I was reading your deleted scene for this adaption on Deviantart yesterday and it was still cool to see Percy play a part in this story.

[@neilsomers9046]

Me and my friends have been theorizing about this in our discord server, and we believe we already have some idea of what's going on. At first, we thought the ghost Duncan saw was just a hallucination, and the fact that we, the audience, could see it too was simply for storytellling purposes, a visual representation of what Duncan was seeing. However, bear with me a moment. Duncan reacts to Rusty's story as though he's never heard it before, which means, unless WnW directly states that A: Rusty told Duncan what the engine looked like, which he didn't, we heard him telling the story, or B: Duncan knew a Quarry Hunslet who died at some point, *the ghost is real.* He wouldn't know what it looks like, so his mind wouldn't have been able to conjure up a hallucinatory image of a Quarry Hunslet, which is what the engine appears to be. This is based on the appearance of the engine in it's "alive" form at the beginning of Rusty's tale, and earlier concept models for Adeline's basis being a Quarry Hunslet 0-4-0ST. Also, note how Rusty specifically states the apparition of an engine appearing before Duncan *wasn't* his doing, so it wasn't part of the prank. Now, considering WnW's storytelling is heavily RWS inspired, such realism doesn't leave much room for the supernatural. So, we're liable to never see this properly addressed or answered. Another conclusion we've drawn is, if the ghost ISN'T Adeline, then it means TWO engines have fallen off The Old Iron Bridge at some point. Rusty told the tale of one of them, and at the end, Sir Handel and Peter Sam mistook his story for Adeline's. It also makes sense considering we hear someone call out around the bridge at the end, and Duncan felt as though the ghost was trying to tell him something. Perhaps the ghost was trying to alert Duncan to Adeline's location being nearby? Further proof that there were two fall victims can be found simply by looking at Adeline. She is seemingly a custom design, with *6* wheels, not 4. Her coal bunker is behind her cab, not in front of it and split in halves, like a Quarry Hunslet. Whether the second fall victim, the actual ghost, is ever addressed is anybody's guess, and it could just be Rusty was telling the story wrong and that it actually was Adeline, but, regardless, the storytelling and visuals in this have been bloody outstanding, and I can't wait to see what comes next. Roll on the Adeline mini-series, and if you've read the entirety of this, well, basically an essay, I'm sorry for the length but thank you for reading, and I hope you've enjoyed my speculation on me and my friends' behalf!

[@WildNorWester]

That's a well thought out story, but there's something missing. Rusty and Duncan don't know where Rusty's story happened. It was just something they heard on the radio.

[@evanclarke5561]

Perhaps that engine was Godred who's literally a free spirit. The same engine from Bad Look Out who fell from the Culdee Fell Railway down a mountain. What if he's a shape shifter?

[@engineerskalinera]

I think the most reasonable conclusion is: Duncan hallucinated or imagined the ghost. The voice at the end is Adeline, who did fall off the bridge, but survived a-la-Lily and had been spit out of the mud by the ever-changing waterflow in 2012. Though the location of the bridge in this episode seems a bit screwy. It's supposed to be on the quarry branch, which was an out of use dead end spur even by 1997, unless the Ministry of Defense is still using the quarry as an ammo dump. Here, it's depiced as being part of the lake loop line? Or not, because of that switch at 0:44...? If I was to guess about Adeline's origin, given that she was never seen before or mentioned in either the IoS of RBTL, is that she was the original MoD engine, brought in to handle the ammunition dump in the old mine. After the crash, she was replaced by the "beetle-like electric locomotive".

[@WildNorWester]

@@engineerskalinera That switch at 0:44 is the two ends of the loop line converging. Geographically speaking, I use the route as presented - and the one I use has the old iron bridge as part of the loop line. There's a junction just down from Skarloey station where the quarry branch starts.

[@engineerskalinera]

@@WildNorWester Thank you for clarifying. But canonically, this does occur on the quarry branch?

[@bluebirbjayy]

Looks like Sir Handel and Rheneas know something we don't... Also, at the mid credit sceen, were Duncan has just crossed the bridge, if you listen closely, you can hear a feminine voice quietly say "Hello?"

[@WildNorWester]

;-)

[@Jade2781]

It’s Adaline.

[@MasterMoyle]

Fantastic job putting this together, im proud to also be Peter Sam's new voice actor too. Looks like we've also got a mystery on our hands too, just have to wait and see.

[@thesudriana016]

Excellent adaptation of the original TV episode, I was kind of surprised by that voice at the end after Duncan crossed the Old Iron Bridge some years later. And also, nice use of Ivo Hugh taking Peter Sam's role as if it were written as a Railway Series story.

[@LadyTehpikachu]

it's nice to be back lads

[@Saph_The_Witch]

Oh god this bring back so many Childhood memories watching my Mom's old VHS Tapes while I slowly fell asleep and waking up at like 2 am seeing these weird small engines I've never seen before, Sorry I just needed to express how much Nostalgia this brings me Thank you, Some British 15 year old

[@jriddle41]

This was a fantastic retelling of Duncan Get's Spooked. I can't wait to see how the next Saga works.

[@georgepom328]

It leaves it ambiguous with is adeline really a ghost and Duncan saw her or is she still alive and Duncan mind was playing tricks on him

[@scottishtwinstudios]

That mid-credits scene just blew my mind.

[@steelworksproductions8218]

Hooray it’s here 😄😄😄

[@Thomasboi01]

I really loved hearing ivo Hugh's voice that sounds good.

[@Soundwave3591]

you know, if Lily survived being under the Sea for 75 years, i would ponder, an engine in cold river water.....

[@WildNorWester]

@@G_Force-cx2mr If you look at 16:03, it's quite deep.

[@todddavis2041]

Well this was very good, turned out to be different from how thought it would the episode would go. Always nice to see tv series original episodes getting adapted to such a degree. The mid credits scene and flash forward were very nicely done. Look forward to Adeline the Phantom Engine!

[@WildNorWester]

How did you think it would go originally?

[@todddavis2041]

@@WildNorWester Thought it would be closer to the episode. Everything was very enjoyable. All the new element and references to the railway series kept me wondering what was going to happen next.

[@Stackedwithcash]

I’ve said it in another video but I’ll say it again. Duncan gets spooked scared the entire fan base of this show when we were kids. It’s iconic. To this day the music is haunting and creepy. The story is creepy enough, but the signature thomas the tank engine mist.....it’s unsettling to say the least. To this day, as an adult, fog still bothers me. Rewriting this episode has been done before, and I enjoy watching them and seeing different perspectives, twists, and ideas. As you can imagine, I was counting down the days until this upload. And, As usual, I was impressed with the Kings work. You just keep producing quality content, time after time! Keep it up! I look forward to your next upload!

[@ishanmishra6810]

the king is back at it again. that was spectacular!

[@brianfalzon6739]

That ghost engine’s whistle gives me the chills!

[@colbyjames7205]

Perhaps my favourite theme of the Thomas theme is probably this sounding at 7:04 which I tend to find entertaining. Also I like how you adapted the Duncan gets Spooked into what Awdry could have created for sure after Ivo Hugh’s introduction into service.

[@tasercorpproductions2755]

Glad to see you posted

[@randompersonwhocomments3645]

Just like the classic series. If you are rude and disrespectful, you get more than a slap on the wrist; you get shaken to your core, and then you change because of what happened.

[@michaelpham8368]

The Prodigy has Returned

[@XaviMacBash]

octo boy and wild nor wester in the space of 1 hour!!!

[@cadenceauntarcticfan6238]

Great job on this prologue Dan, it was also a great start to Ivo Hugh's life on the Skarloey Railway, great flashback to the story You Can't Win, great reference to Ghost Train, David also did a great job as Peter Sam, Max also did a great job as Rusty too, I like it how you made Duncan talk about the events in this story in the mid-credits scene. I'm also looking forward to seeing Adeline The Phantom Engine.

[@MasterMoyle]

Glad you enjoyed my voice acting for Peter Sam, officially i'll be staying as his permanent voice actor for the character as iv no intention on ever retiring from voicing any roles.

[@cadenceauntarcticfan6238]

@@MasterMoyle Great to hear and you're very welcome to voice a character in my series.

[@alexfaulkner6275]

I don't think I've smiled this much for anything. This was great. It's safe to say the king has returned

[@RogueAce93]

SA-WEET!!! Another remake of one of my all-time favorite episodes!!

[@OlanKenny]

This was a fantastic episode and a really good take on the story a lot of us knew, with some interesting implications!

[@Douglas57647]

That was awesome! I love the updated look of your models, and I can't wait to see whatever's next!

[@nerfreak01]

Young Ivo is precious.

[@alextucker5819]

We're so glad you came back WildNorWester.

[@inactief1966]

Welcome back

[@Thomasboi01]

Nice Thomas and friends the modern years. You did a great job!

[@roadwarrior114]

Watching these while Victor is on standby making SCPs of Sodor, and this is way better than I expected.

[@KameronCousin]

Excellent work! To be honest, I think this is better than the original story.

[@streamlinedengine]

Fantastic work as always! I've been with your series since Season 2 of STEY was being uploaded (though I was under a different name back then), and I just want to say how much of a pleasure it is to watch your series develop into its current form. The visuals in this episode, both the sets and the engine models, are stunningly beautiful and a treat to the eyes. The story developed so uniquely, I could never have predicted it. Although I would prefer the "suspense" scene of Duncan encountering the ghost on the bridge to have lasted longer, it was made up by the very last line: "How did you make it look as though another engine was up there?" "I didn't." Boy, that's bone chilling! Not to mention, there are just so many questions left unanswered: We know from the director's cut of "Desperate Measures" that Adeline had been around when SKR #1~6 were all there, so how come Peter Sam, Rusty & Duncan all seem completely oblivious to her fate, suppose that really was here fate? Were they never told? And why did Rheneas look uncomfortable during the mid-credit scene? I'll not make too many assumptions as we barely know anything about Adeline as of now, let's just say all these mysteries keep us hooked! Looking forward to more of what you have in store! Take all the time you need, we are just waiting to be spoiled XD

[@locomotivefanproductions2090]

The story has snow and it just passed winter. Also this is the first STMY episode in a while.

[@WildNorWester]

My videos operate on their own timeline.

[@locomotivefanproductions2090]

@@WildNorWester it was a coincidence.

[@quarrylocomotiveproduction5439]

@@WildNorWester excuse me but does Duncan gets spooked take place before or after Atlas arrived on the skarloey railway ?

[@WildNorWester]

@@quarrylocomotiveproduction5439 All of it takes place in 1997, between the last episode of 'Sodor the Early Years' and the first episode of 'Sodor the Modern Years'. It's just a few months after Ivo Hugh was built. This is why Duncan's red for most of it, and yellow in the '15 years later' bit of the credits scene.

[@thesovereign5mt]

Oml ivo can be such an innocent character. He could’ve been a candidate for the role skarloey was given in the last few seasons of the television series

[@Feedeeri]

I love It! Cant whait for rest of the adeline episodes. P.S Tank you again for the release of the models on christmas, It meant a lot for some folk like me!

[@KianWesternRailway]

There is so much lore in this series and sodor the modern years

[@eddierools]

Well, this was really well done, I missed seeing Duncan in yellow in this episode, but I understand that this story took place before he was painted yellow. Anyway very awesome re-write, and i'm glad to see Sodor the Modern Years make its long awaited return!

[@WildNorWester]

He's in yellow in the mid-credits scene.

[@TankEngine75]

I love Quarry Hunslets! There my favourite Narrow Gauge Locomotive,thanks for making the Ghost Engine be based on one!

[@aaron-prime117]

Welcome back wildnorwester

[@lukechristmas3951]

The release date came before I knew it!! This is a great prologue and RWS-style adaption and it makes us wonder what really happened. Percy suggesting the ghost trick is a sharp addition!!! This was a good start to the weekend!!!!

[@upwellonwards7373]

wonderful video and i do love the part at the end

[@thomasfune3383]

Great episode. Welcome back with the Series and I enjoy it.

[@PeachLover94]

Amazing! One of my favorite Skarloey & Mid-Sodor Narrow Gauge Railway (S&MSNGR) stories...

[@MrRocklover18]

I had to hold my phone up to my ear to hear the “hello” just before the end Nice work

[@JrtheGreenFox]

Same

[@thechineserussian]

2:43 if you think about it, it's really nice of the trucks to throw the guard out of the train before they go into the ravine

[@DanielTheShunter]

That end actually got me a little because I didn't expect it at all. Nice one.

[@bluebellsfan8704]

amazing! Love it

[@ShadowGamer011]

Amazing bud The bit at the end in the credits errrm scary that leads into the upcoming mini series

[@MattyHarris]

Really enjoyed your take on the "Duncan Gets Spooked". I will admit, it's a bit too slow for me. It just feels like some of the scenes has really dragged on. However, I really enjoyed the dialogue and I really enjoyed the voice acting from you and all of the others that were involved here. I also really enjoyed the lighting and the scenery here. Seriously, it looks so amazing and your models really fit very well here. I also liked the mid-credit scene here too. Overall, it's quite nice. Bit slow but everything else is great. Great job to you and to everyone else involved!

[@percyfan1006]

Great adaption, love how Ivo Hugh is the main character

[@alexanderherrera9297]

Well, you never failed to entertain us, interesting take on the story and the way you made it with the time skip and everything. I can’t wait for part two!!

[@fishpop]

13:31 That downward panning shot was nifty.

[@WildNorWester]

Thanks :)

[@Sebdamememan]

The return of the king

[@andrearegionproductions1493]

Well worth the wait. Can’t wait for the next parts.

[@1TruNub]

The King has returned

[@amitysluzara2022]

Better than the actual episode

[@gbhtrain1325]

Good to have you back man. Edit: was that a muffled hello I heard at the end there?

[@WildNorWester]

Yes, it was ;-).

[@mikeshearer1250]

I've never been so quick to play a video before

[@londonbrightonsouthcoast]

And once again, the king has returned to his throne

[@NirateGoel]

I like this twist on the original fits well with the series and gives Ivo Hugh a much needed character moment. That music as Duncan left the top station was nicely spooky. I loved the aerial to ground pan it gave a nice sense of the area. Ooh that chill, even though I knew that hello was coming. I'm guessing Adeline was the engine the fell over, and is still alive at the bottom of the ravine.

[@richieosborn2639]

I watched your series as a teen and I’m happy for your return! Good luck on the Adeline mini series!

[@tylerkane1238]

Love this version over the tv series, and with the zoomed in shot of Skarloey and Reheneas... I smell another episode, or at least hope there will be another episode to explain why they look worried...

[@WildNorWester]

This is the prologue to my upcoming mini-series. There's another five episodes coming up, but not for a while yet.

[@tylerkane1238]

@@WildNorWester If you mean the mini series: Adeline, the Phanton engine... "appologies if i happen to misspell her name" I'm looking forward to it. In fact, I kinda wished the tv series had done something similar, showing the audience how the ghost stories came to be than having the audience hypothesize how those ghost stories came to be.

[@gallriothe1189]

2021 is getter more and more better

[@Fort_Master]

I missed these so much!!!

[@harryjohnson9215]

I love how this reminds me of the original series but better

[@dillanmccants4642]

Knew I forgot to turn the notifications on . Great episode 🙂

[@martinvillareal4409]

I really like this adaptation version than the tv series.

[@SNER333]

This is just amazing! Glad for more StMY, as well as seeing some TVS episodes get RWS-ized! Hopefully we'll see some more of that? :) And can I point out the scene at 13:32? Goodness, that's beautiful seeing the entire yard and the way the camera pans down! I'm really curious what that siding with the yellow tanker is for at 7:59? It goes nowhere and is seemingly just a random piece of straight track. Like maybe it's to transfer stuff from the standard gauge track, but no narrow gauge engine can access it.

[@WildNorWester]

I think it's transfer track, too.

[@OlanKenny]

Looks like a fuel tanker, possibly for the railway's diesels?

[@joaocarmozambom4964]

@@WildNorWester IS SIR HANDEL AND RHENEAS ARE HIDIND SOTHING?

[@scotthomas3309]

This was a brilliant adaptation!

[@ClassicProgrammes2868]

That ghostly hello at the end really was a shock. Really cant wait to see what happens next and hard to think that its just a few months short of a year since this video was released. Wonder if what Rusty was talking about was true and a real accident happened.

[@ryanapparicio9925]

Also welcome back to KZbin

[@AndrewHager02]

16:04 (GASP!!) [Speaking with a French accent] Zee plot, she thickens!!

[@DeathAlchemist]

Good adaptation and the models look great, too.

[@TotoDG]

Great work as always. Then again, why would I expect any less from WildNorWester? Also, I don’t know if it was intentional, but I like how Peter and Peter Sam now have the same voice actor.

[@MasterMoyle]

I'm glad ya like it, thought I'd expand and voice more characters alongside Peter in the series. Seeing as Peter Sam had been a silent character after the previous voice actor departed and as WildNorWester wanted to bring him back into the spotlight instead of being a background cameo appearance I was offered to become his replacement voice actor.

[@numberjacksoctonauts7138]

@@MasterMoyle And you did splendid, David. Keep up the good work.

[@ClassicProgrammes2868]

It is clearly noticeable that it is the same person from their voice and the names in the credits.

[@billybath2140]

This episode was very chilling!

[@javionpolite3758]

YES I loved it, Splendid Job I cant wait to see more like these ❤️😁