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  1. Public Bookmark 2

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    Purse bumps into the freight truck flat-top, once, and again, and perhaps one more time coincidentally. Both don't believe the others talking to them yet... here we are.

    (Wrote this description before I finish so now it's a bit more flattop pining... Lol)

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    28 Apr 2026

  2. Rec 5

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    Hiro and Victor are truly in love with each other.

    Only that none of them knows the other does as well...

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    11 Apr 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 2

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    10 Apr 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    readlater

  4. Public Bookmark 7

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    So, they got together, saved the day, so you think they'd get to live happily ever after? Right? Apart from the fact that Gordon finds nothing in life is quite that simple for him.

    Navigating the perils of a new relationship is hard when it seems like one wrong step will change your life as you know it, and it also seems like no one quite approves of it.

    Join Gordon as he navigates his new life and takes the next step in being Haunted by his past mistakes.

    ■ THIS STORY IS SET IN 1959 AND CONTAINS PERIOD TYPICAL VIEWS ■

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    19 Mar 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 11

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    *Period Typical Attitudes - This is set in 1959 *

    Gordon was rather happy with his life, as it stood. He had his son, and he had his job, and there was nothing else that he wanted out of life. But when he is introduced to a new fireman, all of that starts to change. His new fireman, Henry Stainer, is quiet and soft spoken, the opposite of everything that Gordon is.

    The flame in his heart brings to light long hidden secrets from both sides of the fence, and proves that you can never truly run from your past.

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    07 Mar 2026

  6. Public Bookmark 9

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    An argument with Diesel unearths James's concerns about his partner Edward's age and their future together.

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    11 Feb 2026

  7. Rec 8

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    "This granted me a thought. An idea. Tell me, Edward, have you ever wanted to leave those rails?"

    "No," Edward said firmly. "Derailments hurt. Every engine knows that."

    "No." She laughed to herself. "Not like that. I am offering you the chance to become human."

     

    ■ Follows on from 'The New Driver' but should make sense as a stand alone. ■

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    28 Jan 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    i almst cried ouver stupid trains bro wtf this was so fuckig good/

  8. Public Bookmark 12

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    His brother and Henry had always been close, but now, it looked like it had turned into something more, at least for Gordon. “You have a crush,” Scott said at last.

    “I do not!” Gordon responded quickly. “What would give you that idea?”

    “Your goo-goo eyes,” Scotsman said sarcastically at his brother. It was so fun to watch him squirm when he had him backed up against the wall. “At a certain green tender engine.” He gestured with his eyes to Henry, who had disappeared over the bridge to the mainland.

    “I do not have a crush on Henry!” Gordon snapped angrily.

    “Your face says otherwise,” Scott laughed, and indeed, Gordon's face had gained a high light blush as he found a rather interesting patch of track to examine.

     

    ■ This is a direct sequel to Forever and Ever

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    26 Jan 2026

  9. Public Bookmark 5

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    In recent years, James has become a "problem engine", and the issue with problem engines is they think far too much of themselves and far too little of others. After an expensive stunt resulting in the destruction of Tidmouth Sheds, Sir Topham feels like he has no choice for the safety of his railway but to call in an expert from the mainland who has past experience rectifying behavioural problems with heritage engines.

    "It's for the best," he tells himself as he makes the call, knowing that if James causes another incident like that, there will be little he can do to prevent his removal from mainline service. He intends to keep a close eye on the new driver, but railway life gets in the way, and he trusts the man to do his job well. After all, he has come highly praised from many other railways.

    It seems, however, that the ways of Sodor are not the ways of the mainland, and James is about to find this out the hard way.

     

    ■ Forever and Ever - From James Point of View

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    26 Jan 2026

  10. Public Bookmark 9

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    It was funny, really, how the world could shatter without notice, and never find itself lined up again. It was no secret that Gordon couldn't stand change. And there had been so much change recently.

    He liked predictability. He liked doing the same thing day in and day out. Sure, Thomas might find that boring, but there was a sense of comfort in routine. A sense of rightness.

    That was why all this change was rubbing him the wrong way. Surely, Edward could come back and Nia could go to keep Philip company. If he complained enough to the Controller, he might get listened to...

    Eventually.

     

    An expansion of the Forever & Ever episode, where Gordon can't just get over it.

    ■ Can be read as a standalone fic, it just features characters from the series.

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    25 Jan 2026

  11. Public Bookmark 8

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    What if Gordon wasn't so happy to be streamlined in The Great Race?

     

    Streamlined…” the Fat Controller thought to himself. “That would make him faster.” He looked up at Gordon ominously. “Brilliant idea, Thomas. I could streamline Gordon and take him instead. He's bound to win.”

    It was hard to gauge which engine looked more irritated at the suggestion.

    “I told you, sir, I don't want to go,” said Gordon firmly. “Take anybody else. Everyone else wants to go.”

    “You're going and that is final.” The Fat Controller crossed his arms. “I've had enough of your stuff and nonsense.You will go, and you will be streamlined.”

    Gordon glared for a minute before catching the rest of what the Fat Controller had said. “Streamlining, sir?”

     

    (Doesn't need to be read as a series, Scotsman just references the events of 'Little Brother').

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    25 Jan 2026

  12. Rec 11

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    “So why does he call you ‘little brother'? You're older, right?”

     

    “I was built first. That's correct,” Gordon answered confidently. “But if I'm older, that could be debatable.”

     

    “But that doesn't make any sense,” Thomas said petulantly.  “If you're older, he's the little brother.”

     

    “It's a long story,” Gordon began. “For I didn't come alive like other engines.”

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    A story for why the Flying Scotsman calls Gordon "Little Brother."

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    21 Jan 2026

  13. Rec 2

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    jesus is set up for a blind date. the person he ends up getting is just as shocking to him as to his mother

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    20 Jan 2026

  14. Public Bookmark 1

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    The non-adventures of fat, middle-aged freight engine Electra working for Conrail continue! Electra mentally grapples with the clashing cultures and expectations of passenger and freight lines and gets a naughty glorified sponge bath and massage from Caboose to feel better. Electra has very complicated feelings about public perception and the physical changes they’ve been through.

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    14 Jan 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    10/10 made me squeal

  15. Public Bookmark 7

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    You were a Toon who never appeared on the Dandy's World TV series. Instead of being on stage you had the simple job of being Delilah's assistant... until one night she announced to your surprise that you were to be working alongside Dyle Timesly himself.

    You weren't fond of the sudden change, the two of you have never met despite both sharing an absence of desired screen time. Oh and you know nothing about the job responsibilities, isn't that lovely?

    Now all that's left to do is pray things go alright on your first day and you don't completely screw up your first impression to Gardenview's train conductor.

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    13 Jan 2026

  16. Public Bookmark 1

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    ellington, a young and disciplined person, finds themself meeting graceland on a cold winters night by the bus stop. the two get to chatting, teasing one another at first - before releasing they quite enjoy the others company. the story follows them, and the affects post-war has on the young couple living in 1948, london.

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    06 Jan 2026

  17. Rec 4

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    What could make Krupp leave Electra and his fellow Components? An in-universe explanation for Krupp's departure.

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    06 Jan 2026

  18. Rec 6

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    Can Rusty move on when a certain old steamer leaves forever? A short little send-off for our favourite blues-singing engine.

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    06 Jan 2026

  19. Rec 12

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    No one knew that Electra’s chest display wasn’t just for show. And no one knew that the reason he had his own repair truck was because, as someone once joked, he was ‘unreliable’.

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    05 Jan 2026

  20. Public Bookmark 19

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    007 and elliot be affectionate (the best they can) late at night, but c00lkidd having a nightmare interrupts them.

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    04 May 2025

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