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Published: 2016-11-18 23:16:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 4180; Favourites: 50; Downloads: 7
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Before everyone gets upset, I know Edward is supposed to be a modified Furness Railway "Larger Seagull" K2 Class,but the LNER "D Class" (NBR Reid Class K) locomotives appears to the basis behind Edward's Railway Series appearance, with large splashers, a full cab and the right proportions.
Sodor "historian" Martin Clutterbuck notes that Edward bears a close resemblance to that class and the Rev. Awdry apparently used this model to represent Edward on his model railway.
What do you think?
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I think the K2s were older...
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I like to think that he is a hybrid of a FR K2 and a LNER D Class or that after he saved James in Old Iron he got an upgrade rather than just an overhaul.
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Nice Idea. Modified so he works more efficiently or have more commonly obtainable parts (like Gordon and Percy).
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To be fair Awdry couldn't have a got a kit or a model of a K2 Larger Seagull class for his model railway and would have had to have settled for anything that looked similar with a 4-4-0 wheel arrangement.
This looks superb and might have been a better basis for Edward from the beginning however Awdry explained that Edward had been modified carefully over the years.
I guess that was to explain why he didn't quite look like the K2.
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What if Edward was modified with LNER D Class parts and that's why he has a closer resemblance?
*shrugs*
I mean Percy doesn't look much like his basis as he was modified.
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I do like how the Furness Railway is right next to Sodor, gives a bit of locational history for Edward.
Awdry had to come up with some interesting backstories for NWR engines 1-6 just to explain their unusual shapes.
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1- modified
2- modified
3- got into a huge accident horribly disfigured, needs modification
4- threw a tantrum to get modified
5- modified after a wooden brake fire
6- likely was neglected before, so he needed everything redone
Bonus:
7- accurate
8- quackity quack quack
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Yeah, I think it does bear a better semblance to Edward than the Furness railway class.
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