TTOS Insightful Examination Short #4 - (Thomas and the Trucks)

Thomas takes a train up the line, and discovers a station he's never seen before.
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Additional credits I forgot because I was in one hell of a rush
The Brakevan was voiced by The Engine Shed

[@OtterBoiMilo]

Omg that was fantastic!!! I feel so honored with you using my music!

[@TheMagicHistoryLifeProduction]

4:30 I love this sense where the brake van said, “I…. I am still the brake van.”

[@thesealsharkproductions9780]

“He Truly is the brakevan of all time” Enough Said

[@LoganAnimates_Official]

best quotes from Purple Van: Vol. 1

[@thecrossoverfanatic1339]

I get the feeling James will eventually fully recover from his accident and tell Thomas the truth.

[@Anthony684]

I hope so. I like this James better.

[@thecrossoverfanatic1339]

Also anyone else realize this takes places directly before the pilot when James has his accident? It makes me wonder if EDWARD was somehow responsible for it, in an attempt to keep the truth from Thomas.

[@TheT3Engine]

@@thecrossoverfanatic1339 I took me a while but it clicked, from what you're saying, Edward plotted with the trucks to make James a runaway and therefore he wouldn't tell Thomas.

[@GABYTRAINIAC28]

i think he lost WAY to many braincells tho

[@Tugsboi47]

@@GABYTRAINIAC28yep he’s gone crazy and mentally unstable

[@CoCuldee]

So this explains why jamie is at least a little nuts. Very interesting background to things relating to the deceased e2 revealed here (also new Thomas faces :0 ) Also, great job to whoever voiced the breakvan.

[@LumityTrioE2]

TheEngineShed voiced the brakevan, He was forgotten to be added in the credits (but he’s in the description)

[@Brveezy]

3:36 just the breakvan scream is enough to make my day 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@GABYTRAINIAC28]

*INTENSE WEEZING* JEZUS THAT SCREAMING😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@W.E1522]

the brack vans scream was so funny 3:35

[@Nighttime-Challenger]

I Have a Theory, Edward doesn't want anyone to tell Thomas about what happened to his brother that came here from the place that he and Thomas worked at before, that (based on what i can piece together) the old maron viaduct collapsed and took the original Sudrian E2 tank with it, which would why Marklin seemed so surprised to see an LBSCR E2 when Thomas first arrived and why Marklin acts as they do.

[@NexusWorks924]

It seems like that's the case

[@NwrDuck]

The OG E2 actually had his accident on Knapford viaduct

[@sepur_lempung34official]

that sound like fact, but you know its just a theory

[@NwrDuck]

@@sepur_lempung34official A GAME THEORY

[@kingalfredvii8945]

I’m assuming “that train” James had was the one where he had his accident thus why he never had the time to tell Thomas. Do you think somebody sabotaged him so he could have his accident and not tell Thomas?

[@StationPilot]

I swear I get more and more absorbed in the lore and history of your series every time you post something new! Granted the ending sort of tells us that James never really even got the chance to tell Thomas about 106 before his runaway, which makes me wonder if he’ll ever find out, that and what James comment about “Another drowning” meant.

[@imaketrainzvideos]

I think 106 is the one who drowned.

[@m90sanimations56]

After this, the next day, James's crash occurs before he can tell Thomas, with James getting his massive braincell loss, I think that's how it plays out

[@ScarfNJam2]

No matter what happens, the brakevan will always be the brakevan.

[@The_NW_EngineYT]

He truly is The Brakevan Of All Time.

[@The_NW_EngineYT]

@@jeremiahsisaias8677 He didn't quite word it the same way, but YES, that is absolutely PERFECTLY fitting xD

[@1309westernmaryland]

Ayy NW it’s me from Scratch

[@The_NW_EngineYT]

Ayy@@1309westernmaryland I have no idea who you are from Scratch I know like over 20 people xD

[@1309westernmaryland]

@@The_NW_EngineYT 2020bigboy?

[@Thatonesaddletank]

''Alright you chuckle we got a newbie onboard, lets show him how we do things" "Oh BOY!1 we're taking control of a train! Lets go to mcdonalds" "Shut up ray" "Lets go home" "FUCK OFF GREG" The trucks interacting is so funny 😂I love the breakvan being the breakvan Also James is really mature here, very nice!

[@Walker443]

3:35 the fucking breakvan screaming is hilarious. 🤣

[@dimitrismpouloumpasis8854]

Brakevan: * yoda scream *

[@Notrubenn]

1:04 The fat controller: "That's a good engine, now off you go" Thomas: *wheeshes steam at him causing him to get 3rd degree burns* also, is that new faces

[@BiscuitCatProductions]

Yep! The new faces were made by handfulmacaroni!

[@its2Blue1GreenEngines]

We need more adventures of "the breakvan"

[@AmazingCheese23]

I feel Edward would've been a better choice, however James spitting wisdom to Thomas like that was absolutely fantastic dialogue that should have made it into the books or show. Well done.

[@volvoolympianforever]

Maybe we’ll finally know the truth in the next episode…looking forward to that already (Also just noticed 6:25…they seem to be really good friends before the disaster…)

[@amitysluzara2022]

The brakevan truly is the character ever

[@toadturnpike3064]

We might have a lot of questions in life, but at least one thing we are certain of: the brakevan is truly the brakevan.

[@stationshunter]

For some reason I want to see James come back to the state we see him in this I think one quick running to his field from the opposite direction of where he crashed previously might do the trick. Hopefully this doesn't make him go more mad.

[@TheSudrianTerrier653]

“I’m still the brakevan”

[@smaximationsmotions]

It is genuinely so weird to see James be so sensible and reasonable. like bro really got brain damaged hard in episode 1. Poor bastard.

[@DuckyLTD69]

Crazy theory; Did the Narrator make James dumb to not spill the beans?

[@thatonecaledonian812]

Wise James is such a mood

[@LunaGenYT7905]

This shook my understanding of Maron, and I love it!

[@agreenwelltank21]

Edward caused james' brain damage since he can't remember anything before his accident

[@steamtrainguy8909]

I have a theory. Edward did not want Thomas finding out about his brother. So he told the trucks to make James have his accident.

[@valesbridge_yt]

*Hello, i'm the Brake Van :)*

[@NwrDuck]

Here comes biscuits with another banger. I loved this quite a lot, from the stupidity of the trucks to the lore. It's nice to see how James was before his accident. He clearly got hit in the head between this and the current TTOS timeline. Also loved the lore drop, always a fan of those! Keep up the great work! P.S. will the unabandoned OG Maron station see the light of public release? Looks pretty awesome ngl!

[@BiscuitCatProductions]

I might release it at some point, yeah :)

[@NwrDuck]

@@BiscuitCatProductions 👀

[@maretarachmayanti4498]

omg NWRDuck, i rlly like your vids! Especially that Everybody wants to rule the world Music video

[@onetrackmind3558]

Man I'm upset James got brain damage after his accident, I mean he's hilarious but man I like this nice caring and reasonable James.

[@altimotheus819]

Feels like Trampy all over again.

[@Arkay315]

Yay, another appearance of the freight car that sounds like Joe Swanson.

[@BiscuitCatProductions]

His name is Marco :)

[@Arkay315]

@@BiscuitCatProductions I like Marco, he seems like the kinda guy that would break someone's knees over $20

[@BiscuitCatProductions]

@@Arkay315 He'd break someone's knees over a passing glance, let's be real

[@Arkay315]

@@BiscuitCatProductions what a lovely piece of rolling stock

[@Reimu__Hakurei]

Loved this. So much put into a short.

[@Old-reliable]

That one truck that said (if we go any faster we're gonna break the f#cking sound barrier

[@LumityTrioE2]

That was Greg, the dark green truck

[@smortgaming4217]

"And i'm the brakevan."

[@littlebacongreengreatweste2606]

Didn’t expect James to be on Edward’s level of maturity.

[@PCMan8922]

No More Comedy. No More Tediousness. Time For Seriousness.

[@Somerandompokemon]

James had some insight..! And some intelligence… clearly the bigger engines know something he doesn’t

[@fishpop]

8:13 Was that the train that led to his crash into the cow field? Would explain why he never told Thomas about 106, as he got brain damage and is now a loon.

[@johnathonmcjohn3]

1:56 same greg same

[@janellewarren2119]

Gentle people We can agree that 106 was the engine we see in the bridge falling episode cause of death tornado or damage from the prior hurricane that has hit the bridge

[@andysnoopy9137]

It's a shame that James never did get to tell Thomas...whatever it was.

[@Graysonthegreenivatt2MT]

Did any one see marklin was in one of the old sheds😮

[@normallogankid]

i’m… I’m still the brake van 🙂

[@Tidmouth-River-Studios]

If Marco says something might have been A Bad Idea You Know Its An Extremely Bad Idea

[@clippitms]

Hello, i'm the brakevan 😄

[@Matthew-oi6kz]

Wait... is it possible EDWARD caused James to be a runaway and crash into the cow field to stop him from telling Thomas the truth?

[@Darkversion2356]

I think that the crash james had made him lose memory and made him crazy

[@Notrubenn]

Rewatching this and is James and Edward talking about Thomas' brother, 106? 106 (his name is jack maybe) was on sodor, you can see him here 6:18 and 6:54. He might've died during the bridge fall in this episode: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4a3gZeheaaNjZI And The fat controller replaced 106 with Thomas, that's why in Short 2 of TTOS Insightful Examination, Marklin is confused seeing Thomas. (Since Jack and Thomas look the same) ALSO in shot 3, it's shown that 106 was purchased before Thomas, Am I looking too deep into this?

[@ww2gaming-3473]

No but I think his name was Timothy

[@fishpop]

Was this a way to explain why Maron changed designs in the show? Going from a station similar to Wellsworth to the curved one most are familiar with.

[@BriceInkling138]

I think James having a New Jersey/Bronx accent sounds perfectly by the choice of actor you gave him.

[@WalterWallace-ov8uj]

I love how James is like a big brother figure almost to Thomas it really goes together can you keep this going?

[@AlexRails]

bro I may be acoustic but I think its just clicked in my head when James said "ANOTHER drowning" was he on about whatever Timothy is in biscuits AU???

[@Pyrotrainthing]

I just realized there's no narrator because Thomas didn't get a narrator before the first episode.

[@williamscheuerman1867]

What does Thomas not know, The conversation at the end left me so confused and on the edge. Hope they reveal it in the next episode

[@dinleywalters9067]

Thomas didn’t know 106 died in a drowning accident on Sodor, that’s why James said “I thought we were gonna have another drowning.” under his breath.

[@williamscheuerman1867]

​@@dinleywalters9067 is there an episode rhat explains that?

[@dinleywalters9067]

@@williamscheuerman1867 No but I added it up from lots of videos

[@toonaishere]

I don't think I was prepared for wise james

[@fishpop]

Ah so this is why that one truck is crazy, though here they're black instead of the yellow we know them as.

[@user-eg5mg4fo1m]

I love the brake van.

[@tankenginethomas1]

I’m the brakevan 😃

[@tankenginethomas1]

I’m still the brakevan

[@ultimatelifeformshad]

I JUST NOTICED IN 6:55 WE CAN SEE THE DECEASED E2

[@JNR_C62]

where

[@fishpop]

Missed it on first watch but TFC said James was doing maintenance at Maron, aka New Maron, so was nearby when Thomas came careening into Old Maron.

[@Brveezy]

hes really still just that breakvan

[@sepur_lempung34official]

Thomas and the truck with a plot twist

[@tomytrainguy7975]

Brilliant as always!

[@nwrstories8701]

You make me love James more

[@jalenjackson740]

Alright y'all here me out I got a theory I think Edward was responsible for James' crash

[@THEMAGICMEN1511]

james never got to tell him, cuz his accident gave brain damage

[@sauce2kgod193]

Tbh I feel like the original tank engine that was on sodor was the first E2 tank engine ever built which was numbered 106 and after the relocation of Maron had ended and before the viaduct was built the tank engine had a nasty accident I maybe resulted in its demise(scrapped) and because the railway wanted to ig save face the fat director bought Thomas to replace the original tank engine aka Thomas’s brother who he didn’t know about therefore when Thomas arrived the other engines besides Edward was less than happy to see him and marklin well more or less confused

[@kevinseipel5130]

im looking forward to what James explains what comes next. this is getting interesting.

[@CPTRailfan]

The trucks are my favorite anarchists

[@MaxwellTheTrainFan]

Guys … I think he is the breakvan

[@j88productions]

3:30 “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA” “OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO”

[@jacobcave1587]

2:08 are we sure the breakvan wasn’t in on the trucks plan

[@Goodgty]

Bro when did this cyan truck knows McDonald’s 💀

[@Goodgty]

And bro is saying I’m still the break van 💀

[@mr.m4275]

I prefer Marco as a Truck leader because He truly funny along with Rae

[@TracksideManiac]

The LORE!!!

[@urtooslow4415]

truly the brakevan of all time

[@danthebluetank6636]

The lore is real

[@bunnyking6163]

Neat stuff right here

[@jalenjackson740]

This is fuckin fantastic we need another one asap

[@MSwolfdog158]

Nice banner dude!

[@trevortyrrell175]

Brilliant as always.

[@b12fan]

This made be think. What if the crash was staged. So james can’t tell Thomas

[@poo1ix]

Am I missing some lore here? What event does he want to tell Thomas about?

[@winterwolf4793]

Two dad protecting their son from what happened to his brother

[@PizzaTrain44]

Hello im the brake van

[@thatguywearingahat173]

Dose anyone else think James sounds like Angel Dust

[@spottotea]

And he’s the brakevan

[@bostongeis5123]

Edward totally made james Braindead

[@Dje65]

Are they talking about Timothy?

[@user-fj3iv4ct3s]

Presumably

[@j88productions]

5:54 jinty on his way to break the whole timeline of this bideo

[@tylerknoll8135]

I think that you should make this into a full length episode or make a port two

[@BiscuitCatProductions]

Nah, it's good enough as it is.

[@LumityTrioE2]

part 2 does exist, this is technically the prequel lmao

[@abbeyroadfan94-J.P]

Awesome job

[@brenlc1412]

Why did Thomas replace that Toad brake van with The Brake Van.

[@BiscuitCatProductions]

Because The Brakevan seemed like he'd be a little more fun to work with

[@LumityTrioE2]

Cause he’s literally The Brake Van

[@Jams_Plooshi]

brakevan

[@urtooslow4415]

James definitely suffered from brain damage after his accident. Will he ever recover?

[@popcorncolonel726]

I wonder if he’s the brakevan 🤔

[@Letohnibzah1]

Can the breakvan a side character plz

[@LumityTrioE2]

The bake van 🍞🥖🥐

[@theveryangryE2]

So from the other shorts the information we can get is marklin was good friends with 106 and his personality got a lot darker after 106 crashed off the unfinished hawin ab viaduct crashing and drowning in the water

[@BiscuitCatProductions]

1. Hawin has nothing to do with this 2. Marklin uses they/them pronouns

[@theveryangryE2]

@@BiscuitCatProductions oh sorry about the pronouns I didn’t realise and hawin ab is the river that runs underneath the viaduct and in the rws is dubbed the hawin ab viaduct hawin meaning river

[@BiscuitCatProductions]

@theveryangryE2 It's the River Els. Not the Hawin river

[@theveryangryE2]

@@BiscuitCatProductions ohh my bad