Why Doesn't Edward Look Like He Used To?

[@SteamingAlong]

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[@soymaster6919]

It really makes you wonder how the Railway Series would’ve progressed had the original designs for the characters been the standard going forward.

[@SparklingJam]

I wonder how Thomas and Henry would of been since they were entirely different

[@joshslater2426]

If Edward was intended to be a Furness Railway K2, he has a surprising number of differences. He is sort of a generalised depiction of a Victorian/Edwardian 4-4-0, with vague elements of North Eastern and Midland designs. Ultimately I prefer the idea of Edward being a K2 as it helped more people recognise the great locos of the Furness Railway, and helps suggest Sodor is located not far off the Isle of Man.

[@KBY30]

I believe Awdry mentioned that Edward had extensive rebuilds on Sodor in the Island of Sodor book, so that probably explains why he doesn’t look much like a K2.

[@kennethjoseph9309]

Awdry created Edward to be a Furness K2 Larger Seagulls in 1896.

[@KBY30]

Well not really. He was created to be an older, smaller engine than the boastful, newer, larger and stronger Gordon. He later claimed Edward was a K2 because it resembled his appearance in the first book’s original illustrations, and that the real-life engines worked nearby where the Island of Sodor is said to be located off the coast of Cumbria.

[@Gmcenvoy2002]

I’m glad I’m not the only that sees Edward lost height

[@KBY30]

I wonder if they made him shorter in the CGI series to make him look more like a K2, which were built relatively low on their chassis compared to Edward’s original prop.

[@Gmcenvoy2002]

@@KBY30 nah prob cause he was probably almost tall as Henry

[@Gmcenvoy2002]

And he was slightly bigger than James in the model series.

[@Brickticks]

And now I shall have nightmares about sentient locomotives. Thanks.

[@danielsellers8707]

I think the Hornby model of Midland Railway / LMS Compound 4-4-0 No. 1000 looks a lot Edward. There's an illustration of this locomotive on the footbridge at Matlock railway station. I think this would be my Edward!

[@Gmcenvoy2002]

Don’t forget a curved cab roof

[@englishtwister]

0:04 Is it just me or does that engine reversing look like it has big eyes?

[@Dominic_812]

IT DOES

[@jordandorsett3106]

Now that I saw it I can't unsee it

[@westernregion104]

Part of me thinks what engine Awdry wanted Edward to be, after all Awdry mostly didn’t have a say on the specific design of locomotives.

[@Dominic_812]

His footplate looks so THICCC

[@Scorp-tw8xd]

Noted..

[@thihoaithuongvoducthien5573]

Idk if it’s me but I think the guy narrating is the guy that is on the Kaikki TikTok account

[@user-fk8ub5qs5y]

The railway seires was created in 1945 not 1995

[@CakeKingYT]

This is such a good vid! I’m subbing! So underrated!

[@pkfire6763]

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[@goreion8470]

This is something I see funny now I’m well aware Edward is male, but when I was little watching the model series, I thought Edward and Henry were girls because the narrator when doing their voice, it sounded a bit high-pitched and their face to me. You look like a girl when they brought in Emily. I was like confused because it already had two girls in the time I started listening to audiobooks. The railway series when I heard the narrator, describe it Edward and Henry as him

[@KBY30]

Funny you mention that, because when Britt Allcroft was developing the original television series for the United States, there were plans to change Edward into a female character named Alice- there’s even scripts for the first episode of Shining Time Station that feature this name. They decided against it because Britt felt that would be straying too far from the Rev. W. Awdry’s vision for the character.

[@goreion8470]

@@KBY30 that’s interesting so I wasn’t just weird for thinking they were girls, during my childhood but cool thanks

[@Grenko]

isnt this an evolution video?

[@donald9douglas10production8]

Simple Answer: C. Reginald Dalby can't illustrate for shit and horribly butchered Edward's appearance when it came down to the James book.

[@BrentSudric]

Even funnier when you realise Dalby basically traced over Payne's original illustrations for Thomas the Tank Engine

[@Dat-Mudkip]

In his defense, that entire book was borked. Awdry said it was his least favorite book, as it had been written merely to meet a deadline. The illustrations suggest that these too were also rushed, judging by some of the strange proportions seen throughout in not just Edward, but practically everything in the book.

[@donald9douglas10production8]

@Dat-Mudkip Simple terms, Dalby was a horrible artist for when it came down to drawing locos and made a terribly bold cliam how the Railway Series was gonna die out. How wrong the foolish old man was.

[@CrankyCain_EndoTrubbish]

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