The British Railway Series

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The British Railway Stories (formerly The British Railway Series: The End of the LNER) is the name of a YouTube series which was created by Simon Martin and his university colleagues. It first aired in 2007, and it has proved exceptionally popular since its introduction.

In 2011, Simon Martin announced that the series would return in a new format similar to the format of the book.

History

In 2007, a group of university students decided to produce a video series for YouTube as part of a film project they had to do for a degree. After a lot of ideas, they decided to make a series about model trains after discovering Simon Martin's old train set. Originally, it was based on the Railway Series by the Reverend W. Awdry, but as the time period was researched more, Thomas the Tank Engine began to disappear from the "BRWS Team's" (the name the colleagues were known as) minds.

Characters

There are 7 "central" characters in the series. These are:

• Allen, a young and cocky A1 Pacific
• Stephen, an old and wise Holden B12
• Sir Ralph, a boastful A4 Pacific with a dark past
• Herbert, a shy and nervous Gresley V2
• Nigel, a large grumpy V3 tank engine
• Tavish, a Scottish J39
• Scott, a once famous A3 Pacific

Episodes

There are currently 18 episodes and 2 special episodes in the series. The reformatted series will feature several remastered versions of the original episodes, along with all new story lines.

1. A Great Problem Goes West!
2. Veto a V2!
3. Hawk, Aye!
4. Nigel, Herbert and the Cows
5. Hand of the Fair Maid!
6. Goodbye, Stephen the Green Engine!
7. Christmas, 1952
8. Scott and the Herring Gull
9. Birds of a Feather!
10. The Legacy of Gadwall
11. Hawk Eyed!
12. Hawk the Hunter
13. Suburban Tank
14. Silent Night
15. Day of the Deltic
    • The Parting of Ways
16. Great Scott!
17. Fowler's Ghost
    • The Ghosts of Engines Past
18. The Last Run

Books

The British Railway Stories has now become a book series. The 1st book (Tale of the Unnamed Engine) was released in July 2012. The books are written by Simon Martin and illustrated by Dean Walker. The 2nd book in the series (Great Western Glory) is currently in production and is scheduled to be released in 2019.