User:GadgetFan97

About me
Trains are one of my most beloved passions, and Thomas helps to keep my enthusiasm for said passion up. Thomas and his friends have been with us for decades aplenty, bringing joy to young and old railway enthusiasts and Thomas fans alike, both on the television and in the Railway Series books that came before (some after). Some of those books that I used to read when I was a child I still have. Maybe not in perfect condition, but still in good enough condition for me to read and enjoy. Loved Thomas as a kid, still do and always will for the rest of my long, good life. And may the beloved creator of the world’s favourite anthropomorphic tank engine and his friends, the late, great Reverend Wilbert Awdry, rest in piece and live on forever in our hearts. Long live Thomas the Tank Engine and all his friends!

My Favourite Quotes
I got a WHOOOLLLLEEE heap of ‘em!

"There are two ways of doing things: the Great Western way, or the wrong way. I'm Great Western and..." "Don't we know it!"

- Duck, Henry, Gordon and James, Pop Goes the Diesel, Duck and the Diesel Engine

"When I was young and green, I remember going to London. You know the place? The station's called Kings Cross." "Kings Cross?! London's Euston! Everybody knows that!" "Rubbish! London's Paddington! I know. I worked there."

- Gordon, The Foreign Engine and Duck, Gordon Goes Foreign, The Eight Famous Engines

"There's no risk. Why, with my superheat..." "Oh! It's superheat, is it? I'd have said it was “conceit” myself."

- Lord Harry and Culdee, Danger Points, Mountain Engines

"Our controller says steam engines spoil our image." "Of course, we do! We show what frauds you are! Call yourselves engines? If anything happens, you care nothing for your train. You just moan for a fitter. We bring it home, if only on one cylinder!"

- D199 and Duck, Super Rescue, Enterprising Engines

"He's City of Truro. He's famous." "As famous as me? Nonsense!" "He's famouser than you. He went 100 miles an hour before you were drawn or thought of!" "So he says. But I didn't like his looks. He's got no dome! Never trust domeless engines, they're not respectable! I never boast, but I say that 100 miles an hour would be easy for me!"

- Duck and Gordon arguing about City of Truro, Domeless Engines, Duck and the Diesel Engine

"People say I'm old fashioned, but I don't care. The Fat Controller says I'm a useful engine."

- Edward, Saved from Scrap, second season

"Did you see him straining?" "Positively painful!" "Just pathetic! He should give up and be preserved before it's too late." "Shut up! You're all jealous! Edward's better than any of you!" "You're right, Duck. Edward's old, but he'll surprise us all."

- Henry, James, Gordon, Duck and BoCo arguing about Edward, Edward's Exploit, second season

"That would never suit his grace."

- Duke's catchphrase

"Fusspot! Fusspot! Fuddy-duddy! Fuddy-duddy! Fuddy-duddy!"

- Falcon complaining about Duke, Bulldog, fourth season

"For pity's sake, take this spam can away! It's failed! The "Limited" is behind, and all he does is wail for his fitter!" "Spam can?! I'm..." "Stow it! Or I'll take my tin opener to you. Now then!"

- The signalman complaining about D199, Super Rescue, Enterprising Engines

"Your ugly fizz is enough to frighten anyone! You're like..." "Ugly indeed? I'm..." "A green caterpillar with red stripes!"

- Thomas and Percy arguing, Woolly Bear, second season

"James, why are you red?” ”I am a splendid engine. Ready for anything. You never see my paint dirty."

- Toby and James, Dirty Objects, first season

"Engines come, engines go, Granpuff goes on forever!" "You impertinent scallywags! Whatever are young engines coming to nowadays?"

- Stuart and Falcon teasing Duke, Granpuff, Duke the Lost Engine

"He did it, I'll do it! He did it, I'll do it!"

- Gordon trying to do a "City of Truro", Domeless Engines, Duck and the Diesel Engine

"Hello, Percy. You look tired." "Yes, sir. I am, sir. I don't know whether I'm standing on my dome or my wheels." "You look the right way up to me."

- The Fat Controller and Percy, Duck Takes Charge, second season

"I can't do it! I can't do it! I can't do it!" "I will do it! I will do it! I will do it!"

- Gordon being pushed up the hill by Edward, Edward and Gordon, first season

"It isn't wrong, but we just don't do it."

- Henry quoting Gordon, Whistles and Sneezes, first season

"Oh dear, what can the matter be? Johnny's so long at..." "Never you mind about Johnny!"

- Edward's fireman and driver waiting for Thomas, Bertie's Chase, second season

"Please tell everyone, that whatever happens elsewhere, steam will still be at work here. We shall be glad to welcome all who want to see, and travel behind, real engines."

- The Fat Controller, Little Western, Enterprising Engines

"I'm going to the scrapyard today." "What? Already? You're not that old!"

- Edward being teased by Thomas, Saved from Scrap, second season

"Making out his royalty or something! It's disgusting!" "I knew an engine called King James. In the old days at Paddington. King James I, he was. But he didn't swank about like that." "Och! Dinna be tellin' James that! It's even mair than misery he'll be makin' oor lives!" "Exactly! But who's going to trim his wheels for him?"

- Henry, Duck and Donald talking about James, Crossed Lines, James and the Diesel Engines

"Excuse me? Are you a vandal? Driver told me vandals break in and smash things!"

- Duke talking to The Fat Clergyman after having literally dropped in on him, Sleeping Beauty, Duke the Lost Engine

"Well, thank you, my dear. I knew this was my special birthday party, but I didn't know it was fancy dress!"

- Lady Hatt greeting her husband, who has arrived in torn clothing, Lady Hatt's Birthday Party,fifth season

"Be careful, or you might run into danger. And Duke is not here to save you." "D...Duke?! You mean our hero?!" "The very same!"

- Thomas talking about Duke to Percy and Toby, Bulldog, fourth season

"Wake up, lazybones! Why don't you work hard like me?"

- Thomas startling and teasing Gordon, Thomas and Gordon, first season

"I'm Great Western and I..." "Quack, quack, quack!" "What?" "Ye heard: 'Quack, quack' ye go! Sounds like ye’d an egg laid! Now wheesht and let an engine sleep!" "Quack yourself!"

- Duck and Donald, Donald's Duck, third season

"Verra wee engines bring the ballast doun fur the hills!"

- Donald and Douglas, Ballast, Small Railway Engines

"We may be small, but we’re quite efficient!"

- Rex, Ballast, Small Railway Engines

"I remember on the Great Western...” ”That tinpot railway!” ”Tinpot indeed! Let me tell you..."

- Duck and Gordon, Hullo Twins!, The Twin Engines

"I appreciate your feelings, but you must know that this engine and his crew have prevented a serious accident. It was a very close, um... shave!"

- The Fat Controller talking to the barber about Duck crashing through his wall, A Close Shave, second season

"Look! The station’s crowded!” ”Silly! How can ah look? Unless ah be a corkscrew."

- Percy and Douglas, Bluebells of England, Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine

"Bluebells forever!"

- Stepney, Stepney Gets Lost, fifth season

"Stupid nonsense! Wouldn’t have brought 'em if I’d known. I’d have had a breakdown or something.” ”I’m glad you didn’t. You'd have spoiled their fun. Look how their enjoying themselves.” ”Pah! Enjoyment’s all you engines live for. Taking the petrol from the tanks of us workers. Come the revolution, railways’ll be ripped up! Cars and coaches’ll trample their remains. Free the roads! Free the roads from railway tyranny!"

- Bulgy and Duck, Bulgy, Oliver the Western Engine

"An honest steamie can beat a pouty puffer ANY day!"

- Percy on Edward racing Spencer to the Sodor summerhouse, Edward the Great, eighth season

"Old Iron?! Slow?!” ”Why, Edward could beat you in a race any day!” ”Really? I should like to see him do it!"

- Percy, Thomas and James arguing about Edward, Old Iron, second season

"Luckily, no-one was hurt.” ”’Cept my ears!"

- Cranky complaining about Salty’s story, No Sleep for Cranky, sixth season

"Don’t want new coaches! Don’t want new coaches!"

- Thomas, Emily's New Coaches, seventh season

"I’ll give Duck Dukes!"

- Peter Sam, Duck and Dukes, Very Old Engines

"Come on, grandfather! Do look at this engine!” ”That’s a tram engine, Stephen.” ”Is it electric?” ”Hooosssh!” ”Shh, shh! You’ve offended him!” ”But trams are electric. Aren’t they?” ”They are, mostly, but this is a steam tram."

- Stephen Hatt, The Fat Controller, Bridget Hatt, Toby, Toby and the Stout Gentleman, first season

"I might look old, but I’m very useful.” ”Useful?! Pah! Just you toodle off!” ”Toodle?!"

- Toby and a horrid lorry, Horrid Lorry, fifth season

"Where’s your cowcatcher?!” ”But I don’t catch cows, sir.” ”Don’t be funny!"

- Thomas and an angry policeman, Thomas in Trouble, first season

""Coughs and sneezles spread Diseasels!" "You had a cough in your smokebox yesterday! It's your fault the Diseasel came!" "It isn't!" "It is!"

- Bill and Ben, The Diseasel, second season

"A goods train! A goods train! A goods train! The shame of it! The shame of it! Oh, the shame of it!"

- Gordon, Edward and Gordon, first season

"Who put this here?"

- Monty after crashing into the lightning tree, A Tale for Thomas, Jack and the Sodor Construction Company

"Come along, Henry, it's time your train was ready." "Henry's not going. We won't shunt like common tank engines. That was Thomas's job. We are important tender engines. You fetch our coaches and we pull them. Tender engines don't shunt!" "Oh, indeed! We'll see about that. Engines on my railway do as they are told!"

- The Fat Controller and Gordon, Trouble in the Shed, first season

"I really can't think what all the fuss is for. They were only little branches, after all - nothing to get prickly about, surely."

- Duncan teasing Peter Sam, Peter Sam and the Prickly Problem, Great Little Engines

"Bust my buffers!" "I think you have."

- Bill and Ben, Buffer Bother, sixth season

"Yah! Boo! Snobs!"

- Bulgy taking away Duck's passengers, Bulgy, third season

"Harumph!"

- Oliver's opinion on snow, Snow Engine, seventh season

"Stop being pushy!" "Don't call me "pushy"! "Ye shooldnae have pushed me intae th' cart! " "Ye pulled me, ye mean!" "Didne! "Did!" "Did nae!" "Did too!"

- Donald and Douglas arguing about who did what, Twin Trouble, sixth season

"I wouldn't drink too much of that water if I were you, Gordon. It might give you boiler-ache." "Pah! What's this? Educating Gordon Day? First James, and now you, Duck! Big engines have big needs. Little engines are just annoying." "Don't say I didn't warn you."

- Duck teasing Gordon, Tender Engines, third season

"Big, horrid, awkward thing!"

- Thomas complaining about his snowplough, It's Only Snow, sixth season

"Duck still wonders about the lands beyond the horizon, but he enjoys being with friends most of all and I think he knows that sometimes the best travels are those we can only dream about. Don't you?"

- The narrator, All at Sea