The Brave Locomotive | Opening Sequence Work In Progress

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This is the work-in-progress opening sequence of "The Brave Locomotive", a six-minute independent animated short film produced and directed by Andrew Chesworth, featuring music by Tom Hambleton (Undertone Music.)
It was conceived as a love letter to the Andrews Sisters and 1940s animation.
Andrew Chesworth developed the concept in 2008, and produced and recorded the music with Tom Hambleton in 2009. The complete animatic was storyboarded by Chesworth.
Although the project was shelved in 2011 when Chesworth began as a CG character animator at Disney, it lies dormant with a wealth of materials to share. A complete manuscript for a children's book has also been developed.
You can follow the project on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Thanks for stopping by!

[@achesworth]

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[@RRTATHOMASFAN2K10]

Exactly for the brave locomotive behind the scenes of 2023.

[@trainmaster1115]

Everyone make sure you watch the full version. It was well worth the wait

[@djallosaurus4746]

100% agree with you I didn’t even know this existed before it popped up on my recommendation

[@DavidAutomotive123]

We waited more than 8 years...

[@trainmaster1115]

@DavidAutomotive123 for 8 minutes. I know I know. But considering this wasn't presented as being a current project I'm ok with that

[@trainmaster1115]

@maxthepenguin69 in his interview from the flim festival he said he hasn't been working on it for 8 years. He worked for Pixar and on other projects in the interim. I'd assume this maybe took a year to make at the most. But what do I know?

[@TRIOAntimations]

Yes!

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

It took 8 years but my guy finally did it. I LOVE the completed version!!!

[@AUET9768]

Hello there

[@Ar021]

General Kenobi

[@gabe_gamer9320]

This almost feels like part of Disney's "Melody Time" from my old VHS tapes. It's incredibly touching. 🥰

[@GeneralBlueprotogen]

And the design of Linus is close to Casey Junior

[@TPDManiacXC626]

@@GeneralBlueprotogen With a blue paint job and a different smokestack for sure.

[@Aisissoa]

1959

[@mcnugget677]

I’m here after watching the full version and I honestly had no idea you’d been working on it for THAT long, it just makes me appreciate the completed product even more. I admire your persistence, Andrew.

[@Danominator]

I cant believe how long it's been. Was in high school when I first saw this teaser. The final product was simply perfect animation prowess and I'm so happy it finally came out!!

[@GenskiMusic7857]

8 YEARS for an animated short film? Jeez, definitely worth the wait!

[@Mrinternet6]

Well to be fair, there wasn’t too much people working on this

[@cloudedarctrooper]

Can't believe this was a nearly decade-long project! Such commitment, and passion!!! I wholeheartedly _respect_ you dude!

[@TKS60163]

I love how the animation style looks like a modern version of older Disney cartoons (The Brave Engineer, Dumbo, etc.)

[@justanothermook6348]

...jesus christ this animation has been in the works for nearly a _decade?!_ thats... incredible. amazing how much effort goes into such a work of art. good on you lads for finishing the project after 8 years of labor and work!

[@CintaKalapati]

To answer people’s answers, yes these are some of the characters from the Wild West short film this guy made. They’re just more kid friendly now and not as scuffed looking as before.

[@mattdail1626]

Ture

[@mattdail1626]

Type I mean true

[@JoeyYamitaro]

Its the trains son working in a different country lmao

[@strongblader2813]

@@JoeyYamitaro no, they are the same ones, but way more kid friendly

[@ransomewalraven81]

Like the train that’s him before

[@AndrewHager02]

This has to be one of the smoothest animated clips I've seen in years! I would have loved to have seen this completed. You seem to really know your stuff as far as animation goes.

[@thet00nedl00n]

Late reply, but this project is set to be completed this year!

[@AndrewHager02]

@@thet00nedl00n It is? Really? Awesome!!

[@SunitaChauhan-wd9ix]

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[@fluffnose3386]

As of now, it is completely finished and is being shown at a few conventions. It’ll be released to the public soon probably!

[@AndrewHager02]

@@fluffnose3386 I know, I heard earlier this week! This is so exciting!!!

[@eliaaouaid6387]

Better than the Thomas and Friends reboot

[@krazylady2557]

True

[@MrKane-lu8eg]

100%

[@wendyzamudio7635]

dont laught at thomas and friends its mi favorite 😡😡😡😡😡

[@MrKane-lu8eg]

@@wendyzamudio7635 my*

[@krazylady2557]

@@MrKane-lu8eg well thomas and Freinds was my childhood and they made a cartoon reboot and I hate it

[@samuelfarris1949]

Nice to hear this project hasn't been given up to the scrap heap. Looking forward to seeing the final piece finished at last! Regards, Samuel F.

[@ThePainTrain765]

I really hope some Disney Executive sees this and gives you a chance to finish it, I would totally watch this!

[@GamerKeags_YT]

Me too

[@Chase4296]

Same

[@Marcy53Volkswagen]

yo

[@annien.1727]

Oh, yeah! Me, too!

[@Michael_Sangworth]

It’s finished

[@thecollectorsconundrum1928]

Massive congratulations to the team on the finished product, just like The Little Engine that could, it'll be added to the reservoir of timeless masterpiece classics. Thanks for the memories :)

[@shaunlukegreen8170]

I really enjoyed 0:38 because it reminded me of Casey Jr. The Steam Train from Dumbo! I was happy how Henry was helping Linus make his way up the hill. That's really helpful. I'll give him that statement.

[@tristantristan8764]

a mix of casey jr and the brave enginer

[@dvinny4608]

@@tristantristan8764 I was thinking the same thing watching this!

[@RailProductions2024]

How do you know the trains name?

[@RailProductions2024]

Oh wait, in some clips we hear the engines name.

[@spotmikestudios1020]

I would’ve loved a full movie of this!

[@CabCarCaden]

Same

[@LeonardoMaster2006]

Me too

[@sampeacaml9307]

Make Animated Movies 2D again.

[@thomasthetankengine9395]

Thomas better look out and its not chuggington

[@greetlievaart8717]

this Made me confused

[@duckthegreatwesternengine4340]

So much old Disney vibes this is amazing

[@browsertab]

Whoever worked on this: you're beautiful and thank you for keeping animation alive.

[@trippcory]

Whoever you got to impersonate the Andrews sisters did a spot on job!

[@TheVintageV]

Well done, this has the perfect vibe of melodie time and Casey junior. Glad that the spirit of the old cartoon hasn't died yet!

[@achesworth]

Thank you so much for saying so!

[@CartersTrains]

Yeah I agree. Cute and funny at the same time. Love it!

[@lausfam]

Andrew Chesworth

[@blancavelazquez5119]

Carter Resset

[@lauratownend4711]

TheVintageV

[@timmy6890]

Wow probably one of the best animations and musicals ive seen in a while! Great job!

[@MrZRACER]

so you're telling me this was 8 years in the making? yeesh.

[@carseat2004]

Oh that girl from the Wild West animation finally caught her train!

[@TheAmtrakSpartan]

But Linus was pulling a frieght train.

[@chevyj655]

@@TheAmtrakSpartan Passenger*

[@fighterwolfneon]

Can’t believe the opening has been up for 8 years and I didn’t even know it existed till few weeks ago when I saw the full thing

[@FEF832]

I hope one day that this would be a full movie.

[@matthewweatherford6566]

Preferably in theaters

[@Marcy53Volkswagen]

@@matthewweatherford6566 not really.

[@NichoJam-lr1xf]

You are in luck

[@hoodeddominoes9792]

That is genuinely incredibly impressive well done

[@jasobres]

Like how the station is named Colonnaville, clearly named after comedian and singer Jerry Colonna who, among other things, narrated the cartoon _The Brave Engineer._

[@achesworth]

Great catch, jasobres! Exactly right.

[@phoenixfirewing2483]

Honestly can't wait to see the full thing. Absolutely fell in love with the animation ^^

[@sladkinable]

The parts where Linus is grey and his wheels don’t move legit send me flying into laughter due to how goofy and menacing he looks.

[@Benn_3]

8 years in progress.. you can’t find animators like this anymore.

[@calimom3lestudios931]

I can officially say I've seen this, and let me tell y'all, it was cool!

[@MotorRoach]

Your work is so lively and well drawn. Really amazing animation here!

[@portalman1677]

YEARS in the making and The Brave Locomotive was finally released

[@lauraraineri3639]

This is an adorable work of art. Love the nostalgia and story behind its making. Disney made a great choice. Would love to see it finished, but so glad you've shared this. My 5 year old son loves this video and watches it over and over. He named his big wheel Linus and he pretends to be Henry while he rides it.

[@aamirdahri5388]

You can watch the complete video, along with your son

[@lupinbupin]

Holy shit this has been in the works for over 8 years!

[@BetweenNatural4449]

0:45 i just realised that linus has no face…

[@mathewjoseph2237]

For such an incomplete animation, this is pretty good.

[@Tankindankincam]

Hello wonderer… if your wondering what’s happened to this man and this animation. This man worked on a ton of disney movies to now. And… THIS IS ALL COMPLETED! Go to your nearest film fest now

[@fred-dm8ph]

0:55 THAT REMINDED ME OF CASEY JUNIOR ABOUT TO CRASH WITH ANOTHER TRAIN IN THE RELUCTANT DRAGON....

[@jouroz14]

0:37 The train and cars: [goes up the mountain] The caboose: AGH!

[@eggbaron3968]

The animation quality is *unbelievable.*

[@zacharycardon2353]

I can see this going places. There's hardly any good cartoons on trains lime this.

[@jinty.and.pug.studios]

Yo I love his design especially that it has some casey jr references 👍

[@sodorsirenproductions2288]

Love the Disney-style animation.

[@1981deloreanfan]

This is a wonderful cartoon! Please revive it, something this great should not remain unfinished.

[@Toaster-iq4wy]

This guy beats Disney if you ask me

[@TPDManiacXC626]

Of course he does, because he once worked for them, like Jeffrey Katzenburg of DreamWorks fame once did; ditto for Don Bluth as well. I love people that I like to call “Disney Defectors”, those who chose to leave and do animated films with more creative freedom and beat Disney at their own game.

[@hakai1014]

Now the finished video is out, it certainly did

[@TPDManiacXC626]

@@hakai1014 I saw the short film this morning, and it was nothing short of a masterpiece.

[@Elliottblancher]

He did work on several Disney Movies

[@bavarianbanshee]

This is just completely beyond words. All I can say is that you did a fantastic job. I'm also sad to hear that it'll never be finished. I would've absolutely loved to see the rest.

[@RelaxAlexX]

Out not!

[@davidbudka1298]

Cute! However, you would have a Fireman shovel in the coal. The minimum crew on a passenger train of that time would be an engineer, fireman, one or two brakemen, and the conductor. Cabooses were used on freight trains, or mixed trains, and were for carrying the brakeman and conductor. A front brakeman might ride in the locomotive cab with the engineer and fireman.

[@aidanmallon9879]

A lot of people who work on these things forget that the Fireman exists

[@caiomansooglorious]

@@aidanmallon9879 not to mention the headcodes

[@Ever_2008_ARG]

I feel like with enough time and effort, this animation could be better than most modern Disney movies

[@JAYDE3608]

Mostly yes it's slightly no

[@BNSF2012]

I don’t think American locomotives are supposed to have buffers but this is still a good animation

[@exospaceman8209]

Didn’t realize it took about 8 years to make this masterpiece

[@isaacdyer6556]

It's a pity that this project was retired. we need something like this in a show format to combat the stupidity Disney lets go on TV nowadays.

[@randomfifocz91]

Its been 8 years, worth the wait

[@parker-boy98]

The music and animation have a nice retro vibe, and I love it!

[@Inactive18302]

Over 8 years in the making, good lord…

[@andrenogueira1709]

1:26 Horror mode actived

[@NewJerseySirensAndTrains]

this is the good twin of the freight train in the wild west video

[@Y0Y0EvanExtras]

Me at 9 PM: I'll go to bed soon. Me at 12 AM:

[@FlyingDuckMan360]

Linus looks like Casey Jr. from Dumbo mixed with The Little Engine That Could.

[@idk10635]

I want to Casey Jr

[@Zecxrity]

It looks like casey Jr's lost brother

[@flashbeat9521]

@@Zecxrity i agree maybe the same model of train just a different paintjob

[@cameronknapp7315]

If you look 👀 closely at 0:34, you can see Henry doesn’t actually shovel the coal into the fire 🔥. So how does the fire 🔥 get hotter?

[@waspanimations7037]

Uhh oh your right that's so weird

[@balloonboy5212]

F a n t h e f l a m e s

[@TRAIN110ValleyProductions]

It’s actually flying into the firebox iirc

[@Notyourstodisclose]

Now if only Sterling Holloway was around to narrate this beautiful toon.

[@jesusmillon1763]

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[@jesusmillon1763]

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[@ABE2000]

This Animation is really amazing. :D

[@user-nl9te2my3i]

ㄷ

[@manthasagittarius1]

This is very good, smart material and you can see how it will really pop when it's fully realized. I hope they don't abandon it forever.

[@sabsfabs4605]

0:35 when you have alot of soda in the morning

[@christopheredwards788]

This was worth the wait. Finished product looks great.

[@seaboard18]

Congratulations on starting this project up again!!!!!!

[@Felitera]

this is breathtaking

[@adventuremann05]

I really wanna see more of this.. this animation is amazing

[@kathymalima557]

Adventuremq.

[@idalinalucas9180]

nous c

[@thomasharney6306]

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[@skylanbird-skead1229]

to canel reed the des

[@thet00nedl00n]

This guy is an animator working at Disney right now, I think.

[@Dwarfingtonvr]

I watched this over and over as a small child and just realized the whole thing was out

[@Nightprideenclave_studio]

Me too

[@hippsthehippo9804]

Thomas The Tank:Finally a worthy opponent *OUR BATTLE WILL BE LEGENDARY!*

[@hl2betafan]

Man their birthday wishes are epic.

[@hl2betafan]

And also how can a train have a birthday? Are they a human train?

[@BI-11]

Bacon the GWR 1402 check shed 17 and project g1

[@hl2betafan]

@@BI-11 I just did lmao.

[@BI-11]

Bacon the GWR 1402 well now you know

[@gabrielbennett5162]

Colonnaville! Nice reference to Jerry Colonna, who narrated "The Brave Engineer" (1950).

[@DanielMccoydinotrainman]

I love this I don't understand how somebody could not.

[@-militaryfloof-9758]

The style seems so wholesome and cute bro i love it

[@codyisrael6]

Amazing! Awesome work; like others have said you have a real talent! Look forward to seeing more (by the way my 18 month old son LOVED it too :))

[@_Kazakhstan_]

8 years to finish this animation Damn bro

[@gardencitykansasusa1149]

0:38 Cabouse Crash! 0:49 Again 1:27 Look carefully at the at the END use SLOW-MO!!!! 1:27 Cabouse no Face!!!!

[@NeosparkJ80]

Wish this was complete. It’s so awesome!

[@TheWagonConductor1899]

Just Got Finished This Year

[@rottenroads1982]

It has been 5 years and this still is not complete. That is sad.

[@rottenroads1982]

Ok.

[@complex2live]

I can't imagine the time this took to make. I tried animating at one time, and it is time consuming and difficult. Mad respect to all the animators out there.

[@aidenstech1285]

I love to see this when it's finished!!!!!!!!!

[@erinpearce2410]

Sembarang Wes bi

[@lenamaria4able]

It was never finished

[@ridicbird]

AMAZING!!!

[@exveefan]

This is fantastic, no wonder Disney company hired you, you have real talent!! :-) I'm sure if Walt was still around he would have loved this, being a huge train fan in all. I remember visiting the website with all the concept arts and progress info. Sadly it's a shame this has been postponed for now, we really need a Animated motion picture about trains.

[@meifungkhan104]

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[@mireyagarcia6201]

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[@juanmunoz9547]

,1-100

[@tonyamuldoon9453]

Jmainia 0

[@johnrockett8794]

Actually I spotted a goof. 0:45 Linus' face is gone!

[@se6555]

My 3year old loves trains and he watches this video over and over!! Music is perfect, I just Wish there were a few more... Really good job :)

[@achesworth]

Watch the entire finished film here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/omnQhJaBjM9mobM

[@Skoolitz]

Sir Yes Sir!

[@Blazeknight_6012]

Okey-doke

[@noobicles1]

ok

[@MrWadenson]

This needs to be a movie

[@Marcy53Volkswagen]

its about to be

[@gardencitykansasusa1149]

1:18 MY Favorite part!!! 1:23 also

[@dj-um7el]

Wow, the time, the DEDICATION!!! Astounding!

[@davidtull452]

I was 4 when I first saw this brings me back 😭😭😭

[@davidtull452]

I am 11 now

[@marceloazzirabelo]

0:15 Looks Like Casey JR

[@thetoontrain6073]

Just wanted to know. How is the progress going so far? It’s almost wintertime and the pinned tweet says you guys can have it finished in fall. And I can’t wait to see this awesome animation!

[@achesworth]

Thank you! We are planning to wrap in the first quarter of 2022 to account for the artists who needed more time to get their scenes just right! We're really proud of how it's coming together!

[@Woytek101]

@@achesworth can’t wait to see it all. As a train lover, it’s a cartoon I must see.

[@Marcy53Volkswagen]

@@achesworth hope its completed. im literally excited for the film. wonder whats the final product

[@20thcenturyfoxauttpofflori33]

@@achesworth it's finish?

[@voidreaver2855]

I actually might have a theory, this might be the train’s past and the present was the Wild West one, as he got older, he didn’t need a handler and started to become more bad, since we can see in this video that the train is all nice but in the Wild West, he wanted the robber on him to suffer, but hey that’s just a theory, a film theory, thanks for reading.

[@davidtheriot3205]

I love it. Steep Grage Ahead. That's an understatement.

[@aydengeist9465]

I love it but there are a couple flaws 0:44 The train has no face 0:48 the train phases through the ground, Twice and during that scene he's not moving. 1:25 Not moving again. But it's still really good

[@gardencitykansasusa1149]

Huuu what do you mean? 1:25 and 0:48?

[@astridfranke6733]

I love this childish minds,if kids imagine that trains and cars and everything else is allive and have a soul,like I still do! And I am 15. ❤️ This train is cute between❤

[@mayyiuleung7023]

This is the story of Casey junior and Westley's cousin or younger brother: Linus

[@al3x2706]

Mattel making T&F:AEG: WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT DOWN!

[@logtrainzipftt5549]

0:34 my favorite part

[@NewJerseySirensAndTrains]

WE NEED A PART THREEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

[@royalproductions8704]

the engine reminds me casey jr in is original look and the driver reminds the disney version of casey jones!great great great work!!