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James // TTTE Map and Lore Enthusiast

[Smudge @smudger_98]

Here’s a Drive link to all my track plans. Anyone is welcome to use these for anything. I will continue to post new track plans in this thread as well as the drive folder.

https://t.co/3017QhVPYA

[Smudge @smudger_98]

This is how I've always imagined it would look like

[Smudge @smudger_98]

New Harbour track plan

[Tidmouth Streetlight @TidmStreetlight]

Here’s something different for today. @SodorMapped and I have been discussing model Sodor’s map, and I want to share a realisation I came to regarding this particular bridge:

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[Tidmouth Streetlight @TidmStreetlight]

So I was planning on doing an explainer on S5 Wellsworth, but in doing so I’ve made a bizarre discovery about how Mitton may have viewed the beginning of Edward’s branch line

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[Smudge @smudger_98]

@TidmStreetlight You cooked with this

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@KayaBlaster212 @thomastugsfan14 Rusty sees Stepney all the time at Bluebell Valley

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Excited to brainstorm this location for years to come

[Smudge @smudger_98]

AWESOME to see this shot of this yard

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Well this would've made it a lot easier to figure out that stonecutting yard was right behind the station lol

[carty™ @cartycinema]

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[Lew the Raccoon 🦝 @LewRaccoon]

Not sure if I'm seeing things, but I think this arrow sign near Diesel says "Sodor Railway"

[Smudge @smudger_98]

Interesting they used these random Welsh maps when Mitton obviously liked making actual Sodor maps...

[Smudge @smudger_98]

Just came across this S2 promo pic that somehow I've never seen before. Lowkey a beautiful looking station, would love to incorporate this into my map somehow. Gotta find a good spot

[Smudge @smudger_98]

@reddestroyer05 It was probably only a couple hours after the crash since it was already getting light

[E2forlife @E2forLife2lkpr]

Dude I love this Knapford layout so much

[Smudge @smudger_98]

@E2forLife2lkpr This honestly lines up with the show pretty well, except for that first junction from platform 1

[Smudge @smudger_98]

Another reason might be because the Brendam set was built for a water scene, and the New Harbour set never even had water. Percy's route to the harbor passes through all the typical locations we see engines pass through on their way to the New Harbour, Mitton just needed water...

[thomastugsfan @thomastugsfan14]

I saw fans wondering: Why “Percy Takes the Plunge” takes place at Brendam if the New Harbour was also going to be in S2? And I think I know the answer (I made this theory long ago).

The RWS story mentions Percy sometimes takes stone trucks to the other end of the line. (1/3)

[thomastugsfan @thomastugsfan14]

After some research, I believe this map here is the map that David Mitton and the S1 crew actually used to make their TVS Sodor map.

First, there's the lack of the names "Toryreck", "Haultraugh" and "Arlesdale Green", and there's the mention of River "Merry" before Wellsworth.

[thomastugsfan @thomastugsfan14]

Oh... T-This DOES explain why Diesel is mentioned as Bulgy's friend in Bulgy's bios from the early 90s...

Diesel constantly reappearing in S3 also fits with this...
https://t.co/sxWTpaCbMI

[UnwillingResident99 @UnwillingRezz2]

The idea that "Bulgy's Friend" who takes his passengers home so he can steal Duck and Oliver's may very well be Diesel is making me go nuts