The History of Bloomer

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[@TankEngine97]

Bloomer's history is quite interesting. Such an obscure character.

[@TankEngine75]

Btw the real Portpatrick and Wigtownshire is a joint railway owned by the Caledonian Railway, Midland Railway, Glasgow & South Western Railway and the London and Northwestern Railway companies Also I really like this guy, shame he's only talked about in Thomas discord servers and Twitter Thomas fandom, hopefully this video gets popular and everyone in the fandom will know who Bloomer is! 3:12 FYI its pronouced Milton Keens not key-nus

[@Tyger_Lily_01]

Hello there

[@musicalaebsrailways5615]

Ya know, one of DemonOfNowhere’s stories is actually on bloomer, though not filmed nor on KZbin, they have a doc about a mysterious red private engine called Torch, and James with this Torch’s snobby private coach(es). Decent story iirc

[@Sam_Dabboi]

I can't find it, can you add a link here please

[@burnout300991]

The Milton Keynes Bloomer was my Apprentice project to bring it back up to a presentable condition for unveiling at the last proposed but never happened, Wolverton Works open days. Originally it was built by wolverton works apprentices and went on display on the 3rd October 1991. It was removed after basically being forgotten about and returned to the works. I started work on it in 2009 and finished it to some degree. It was supposed to get full lining but this was shelved. It again sat gathering pigeon poop for a few years while many dignitaries argued over what to do with it… it’s now on permanent display outside at the Milton Keynes Museum in Wolverton. I did a fair bit of research into the engines while on the project. The 7ft 1/4” driving wheels would’ve given a great turn of speed on good track but they unfortunately never really got the chance to prove themselves.

[@bladeobrian2144]

Very nice! This is definitely one of the deepest parts of RWS lore! Also, when I hear “Bloomer” all I can think of is “Bloomers” as in, old fashioned underwear!

[@scifiguy9000]

Oh wow, so Thomas' branch line has an older engine that resides somewhere in the area. Neat! I can imagine him and Toby being friends and him being like a 'great grandfather' to the younger engines.

[@retrogamelover2012]

I can also imagine imagine James developing a rivalry with Bloomer, considering his usual vanity, as well the fact that he'll have competition, knowing that he isn't the only bright red engine on the Fat Controller's railway, by then.

[@wyattm6782]

I like to think that Edward and bloomer are best friends there so similar

[@ajaxengineco]

The Bloomers in real life were never really Crimson Red - they were teal green and then repainted black! Very beautiful locomotives.

[@TankEngine75]

I guess Awdrys Bloomer model red livery is a Preservation Livery as Bloomer pulls Enthusiast Specials and Railtours

[@retrogamelover2012]

I think there were some that were painted red, but it was more of a plum-like colour, before getting re-painted to LNWR standard green.

[@Sam_Dabboi]

some of the 1861 Bloomers briefly wore a dark plum red livery

[@wyattm6782]

Wow

[@SodorTrain1225]

I have two questions for the Q&A. 1) Who is your favorite Railway Series character and why? 2) What is your least favorite episode of the model era?

[@Simerali]

Awdry is somewhere out there watching us all lose our shit over his series even 77 years on

[@ScrapyardStudios]

1) What have been your favourite & least favourite models to make & why? 2) Top 3 Railway Series books? 3) favourite season of the show? 4) Favourite fan writer & story? 5) who in the fandom do you think is overrated or underrated?

[@nascar97fan]

Questions for Q&A: 1.What happened if there's a engine named Karen? 2. Do you hate the 2D show of Thomas I hated it

[@Arturobrito0502]

Questions for Q&A: 1: what would you think if emily, harvey or any good cgi character would appear in the books. 2: would you want an industrial engine from scotland to appear in the books. And finally 3: do you think that chris awdry diserves the backlash for the crappy continouity in his books?

[@jamesthomas5109]

Bloomer would be an awesome character, he'd be a big hit and good friend for characters like Edward, Neil, Stephen, Glynn, Skarloey, Rheneas etc given his age and origin. 👍

[@sirwelcome]

Glynn isn’t that old, neither is Edward. Bloomer would be friends with Skarloey and Rheneas though

[@jamesthomas5109]

@@sirwelcome Isn't Glynn from the same era as Edward?

[@sirwelcome]

@@jamesthomas5109 Glynn was built in 1905, Edward was built in 1896

[@jamesthomas5109]

@@sirwelcome Ok, so not that much difference in age.

[@TankEngine75]

@@sirwelcome I doubt Bloomer wouldn't be friends with Edward as both of them are Old and Wise engines, Glynn, idk

[@stokerino1905]

I never thought to question what the locomotive in Milton Keynes (previously outside the station, now at the MK Musuem a few miles away) was! This video may well prompt me to go and visit the museum for the first time since I was a kid.

[@jamessmithandgarrettsmith3623]

Not even Awdry could think of anything for Bloomer.

[@trainzman-harperman]

Only found him when looking for something to model, and now he's out on me website the shed In model form for trainz : D

[@Dreamyyepic]

Is it up for download and if so could I get a link?

[@trainzman-harperman]

@@Dreamyyepic Indeed it is on the branchline crew and the shed

[@TankEngine75]

Yes! I have your model on trainz and it's a good model!

[@fishpop]

I never knew this character existed.

[@StephTHatt]

Same.

[@stevenmosco20]

I’m so glad someone finally talked about bloomer

[@mrsaturngamingandstories]

I didn't know that Bloomer exist he is one of the oldest engine on the North Western Railway

[@oldcharliebean239]

Taillamp Studios it turns out that in some of the earlier episodes when you see Topham Hats home you can see a paint of a 2-2-2 engine who could possibly be Bloomer.

[@Mr.toasterandclay]

Question for Q&A 1. Fo you think of making sires with your models. 2. What episodes do you think are good in the hit era. 3. What characters are you thinking of puting in the rws universe examples like salty,furges,auther,Spencer and any others . 4. how old were you when you got into Thomas and friends 5. Who is your favorite character in the rws and characters from the TV and chi sires.

[@Ity698]

Question 1: If you were a driver, what steam locomotive would you drive? Question 2: What S1 Episode would you rewrite? Question 3: Have you watch The Mad Bomber?

[@williamafton9538]

DOUGLAS

[@Ity698]

@@williamafton9538 Douglas doesn't count, It has to be a real life locomotive.

[@user-nt3gt8ot7k]

L

[@MrY_thetenderengine]

You know, I have written an AU backstory for Bloomer and am planning to buy a bachmann precedent class to convert into Bloomer and use a wooden railway stephen for his face. I also plan to make the S&M box tank engines, the W&S engines from Wildnorwester and then try to make the TK&ELR coffee pots.

[@DanielGomez-gw4kt]

This is a very interesting red steam engine, I think Bloomer should appear first in Railway Series form, for a new Railway Series book that I think should be entitled Thomas and Bloomer. And then I think Bloomer should also be part of the show as well

[@retrogamelover2012]

Or even just have it as "Bloomer" or something like that. Plus, considering he'd be the 2nd bright red engine on the Fat Controller's railway, I can see James developing a bit of a rivalry with Bloomer, considering the usual vanity he's known for.

[@magicguystudios7940]

Such an interesting character, it’s odd how he was never used in the rws I think it’s awesome

[@Tyger_Lily_01]

Question 1 : what do you think of alfred the Holden B12? Question 2 : imagine what a story between bloomer and Emily would look like? Question 3 : what do you think of railway mania's take on the North Western Railway? Aka. Sudrian Spotlight.

[@retrogamelover2012]

Honestly, considering he'd techincally be the 2nd red mainline engine on Sodor, I can easily imagine a rivalry between him and James sprouting from that. Especially when he'd have competition, now that his colour isn't quite as unique as it once was, and given his usual vanity and the more elloquent, Victorian design of Bloomer, I can't imagine them both getting along well, to start off with.

[@Joethec12]

Q&A qustion 1 and 2: how old are you and whats your real name Q&A qustion 3 and 4:what was the first episode of ttte you watched and what do you think the reboot Q&A qustion 5 and 6: did you like shed 17 or not and did you watch the sonic movie 2 trailer yet and what do you think of it

[@thelonetrooper4141]

Q&A questions: will you ever make your own viaduct for your models( wellsworth and Crosby viaduct) question 2: when will old shape Henry be done. Question 3: can I get a shoutout

[@LMS5935]

1 what character in the TV series fits well in the books 2 Do you prefer the way the characters look in the books or show 3 do you have a headcanon 4 how did you build James

[@timosha21]

I'm a train and I approve this video!

[@chrisdavies3913]

Question 1: What characters that where introduced in the TV series do you think would fit in the RWS? Question 2: If you could choose to be the driver of any engine on sodor, who would it be and why?

[@Joey15811]

1: Derek, ‘Arry, Bert, Old Slow Coach, Mighty Mac, Salty, Cranky, The Horrid Lorries, Paxton, Sidney, Dennis/Norman, Billy Sure their locations may change or be less childish but these engines could work. At a push maybe Arthur Murdoch and Spencer.

[@williamafton9538]

Derek I'm driving Douglas!

[@chrisdavies3913]

@@Joey15811 athur, murdoch , spencer, Derek, the lorries, mighty mac and a nice diesel shunter I agree with. I would add the likes of Ryan, Neville the slip coaches.

[@chrisdavies3913]

@@williamafton9538 I would probably drive Gordon, non stop journeys across the island 👍

[@connormclernon26]

Question 1: Spencer Question 2: Toby. Responsible, and feels like someone you could confide in

[@Adamguylol]

Question for Q&A. Question.1 Will You Ever Cover Tugs? Question.2 How Many Colabs Have You Been Invited To?

[@TheNamelessFoxXD]

i didn't know this character,its soooo interesting

[@lukechristmas3951]

Since Bloomer exists in The Railway Series lore afterall, that would make him (how did Bloomer even start to be referred to as a 'he' anyway?) the oldest of the NWR fleet. Honestly, I actually was hoping that Awdry would have worked more LNWR engine's into The Railway Series.

[@sortascouse3]

Bloomer isn't apart of the NWR fleet

[@lukechristmas3951]

@@sortascouse3 How? From what I gather he is. It's implied that he is owned by The Fat Controller.

[@sortascouse3]

@@lukechristmas3951 ye by the fat controller not the NWR

[@TankEngine75]

@@sortascouse3 Besides, he never pulls NWR Goods or Passenger Trains, He only pulls Enthusiast Specials and Railtours,he is located in the NWR yes but not owned by the NWR

[@Djay17]

Also bloomers model is on display at the Talyllyn Railway’s Narrow Gauge Railway Museum at Tywyn Wharf Station.

[@JaxTrains]

Very Interesting video on a very interesting character, Great Job Taillamp!

[@izukumidoriya2216]

Billy and Charlie are some my favorite character

[@numberjacksoctonauts7138]

For the Q&A If you were to pick a book from the RWS to rewrite, which one would it be?

[@That1LucaGuy]

Question: What color is your toothbrush?

[@funnistudios7875]

This was very enjoying watch, great work.

[@harold6442]

Bloomer’s Awdry model is amazing also you pronounced Milton Keynes wrong.

[@thegreenb1747]

Question: Are you going to make a video about your own head cannon of "the crovan's gate fire of 1930"

[@saltbombcreations8336]

A lot of steam locomotives have been or are being built this century, PRR T1 5550, Bloomer, Tornado, Steam into History #17, BR standard class 2 (tank engine version), etc

[@Sam_Dabboi]

I have Bloomer in my AU, I've re-named him Cecil to sound more like a person

[@mrmalos4194]

i love bloomers, which they were still around

[@TonsOfTrackmasters]

very nicely made

[@masonthedirtywork8367]

Who is your favourite jack and the pack character? What was your favourite video to make on your channel? Do you own any official Thomas merchandise? What was the reason for calling your channel taillamp studios?

[@the_autism_express]

Q1: dog or cat? Q2: favourite thomas characters? Q3: favourite and least favourite model? Q4: if I told you that there was supposed to be a bulleid pacific that looked like the Q1 class, would you think I was crazy?

[@eliotreader8220]

so someone found some long forgotten character notes written by Awdry recently

[@Scrinwaipwr]

OK, Bloomer.

[@randombread7535]

qna 1 Who is the austerity engine 2 favorite color

[@sirwelcome]

Nobody knows

[@stevedax6947]

Wait Barry was all Chris Awdry's creation wasn't he?

[@Henry-oj1oo]

I gotta question for your Q&A Outside of Thomas and friends, what else do you watch?

[@mistermadmachine6311]

I was about to say bloomer was like the Roadhauler (transformers character look it up) of rws but apparently there are several characters (that I had no idea at first) that are also obscured (again nothing new in realm of transformers soooooooo😕)

[@kennethjoseph9309]

I didn't know Bloomer was apart of the Thomas series, let alone his branchline. It begs the question was it Bloomers branchline, before Glynn took over and then Thomas? Also for 2-2-2s were they fast passenger trains as to what Edward and Gordon pull and what's their top speed?

[@TaillampStudios]

Bloomer didn’t come to Sodor until the 70s and didn’t run on the branch until after 1975, so they couldn’t have run it before the coffee pots. They were fast passenger trains for the time, and I don’t know what their top speed was.

[@kennethjoseph9309]

@@TaillampStudios I mean if he was made in the 1860s then I see how (if he was a hard working engine) how his ethics has somehow rubbed off on Edward on how he was taught and to me he could have been a mentor to Edward since they were made in the mid to late period in the Victorian era. What's your view?

[@JosephRailwayStudios2000]

I’ve got a question for your Q&A video do you believe that the 2 Henry’s theories are real.

[@vihaantalekar9475]

you know i have a secret for u about the island of sodor , some of the locations are named after some manx citys .eg- the cronk(isle of man) and cronk(sodor)

[@harrisonallen651]

Okay Bloomer

[@funnistudios7875]

Also can you do barry the rescue engine next?

[@dakotastuart4486]

Question, do you think Spencer is Silver Link? If not, then which A4 do you think he is?

[@SaltyVan]

0:56 the red engine’s name is Alled Greedy

[@TaillampStudios]

That isn’t real, that was something that trackmaster boco made up

[@SaltyVan]

@@TaillampStudios huh the more ya know

[@TheEerieMaster]

Makes headcanon immediately* BTW if anyone told me Bloomer was a precursor to Edward... I'd believe it

[@spe-notapopularytbersus1237]

Bloomer more like boomer

[@notcdyvids]

Bloomer is basically a mix of city of Truro and emily

[@gavinlikestrains9314]

What are your favorite American locomotives

[@thegreenb1747]

Interesting

[@RetroPro7101]

Nah but in JBS, where was Duck and why wasn’t he there with everyone else. Mad disrespectful bro

[@scotturry7165]

Barry was Christopher awdry's idea

[@brothercomedy1303]

Are you making Models of Thomas and friends

[@LBSC_71]

I am coughing more than Walter white did in breaking bad

[@gabrielm1420]

Do you own any mamod steam engines?

[@katiepeterson7565]

What are your opinions on the buried truck

[@katiepeterson7565]

This is for the q&a

[@TheSodorCaterpillar]

i might write a bloomer story for ya😉

[@tehdrago]

i got a good question who is the fourth fat controller

[@tehdrago]

whoops i forgot that this was an actual q and a here is a better question, if you had to write of a character from the railway series, who would it be?

[@Kukaak]

So far Stephen Hatt (the third Fat Controller) is still running the railway, but it's been said his son Richard will one day inherit the railway

[@Joey15811]

Its prounouced milton key ns btw

[@joelthenascarfan5811]

ok bloomer

[@abrr2000]

your pronunciation was close. but milton keynes is a one sylable word, not two, and the second e is silent. so it's said keyns not key-nes. An understandable mistake if you haven't heard it pronounced before.

[@Hercules658]

i will make a bloomer story

[@Djay17]

DONT TELL ME WHAT TO DO-

[@warrior3456_]

oof

[@guilhermesiffer4904]

0:14 Where's duck

[@TaillampStudios]

He died in a marching band accident

[@joycehancock5612]

Everyone reply train on this message!

[@Mull_Shapaad]

Bloomer was scrapped and put in the no longer used character scrapyard.

[@tre-engines]

Bloomer? or BOOMER

[@TaillampStudios]

Well he is canonically over 100 years old sooooo

[@Ryder-a-Blaze]

No idea who this guy is.

[@mihaelalaber2084]

Ok, Bloomer.