luckymucklebackit Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Cant find any other reference to this.. https://metro.co.uk/2018/09/01/thomas-the-tank-engine-gets-multicultural-female-trains-in-equality-overhaul-7903296/ Thoughts? Mine was, yes lets jump on the politically correct bandwagon for racial and gender equality, and at the same time create several new characters that someone will made models of and we will make a lot of money as the existing brand has gone stale. One obvious contender for a new model is the SR pacific "Rebecca" Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted September 2, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 2, 2018 Mrs 4630 already wants a model of Rebecca as ‘her’ engine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_mcfarlane Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 I hate to spoil their PC fun, but wouldn't the Indian locos mostly be built in the UK? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragtag Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 It's hardly the first time the series has featured locos from abroad. Personally I welcome the changes if they're going to add a few core characters and develop them properly. What I've found watching through with my daughter is that previously they've introduced new characters (e.g. the Misty Island logging locos) who are overused for a few episodes then it's on to the next fad. Of course, let's not forget we're hardly the target market. My daughter loved Nia and Ashima in their respective movies so I'll be glad to see them back and produced in toy/model form. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
E3109 Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 To be fair, at least they feature an Indian Alco. PC nonsense aside, I'm well up for that! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 (edited) Cant find any other reference to this.. https://metro.co.uk/2018/09/01/thomas-the-tank-engine-gets-multicultural-female-trains-in-equality-overhaul-7903296/ Thoughts? Mine was, yes lets jump on the politically correct bandwagon for racial and gender equality, and at the same time create several new characters that someone will made models of and we will make a lot of money as the existing brand has gone stale. One obvious contender for a new model is the SR pacific "Rebecca" Jim The new series starts at 7am tomorrow and Fridays is "What Rebecca Does" which presumably will not include her oil bath catching fire. http://www.channel5.com/show/thomas-friends-big-world-big-adventures/ Edited September 2, 2018 by Butler Henderson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted September 2, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 2, 2018 Well it might be an enjoyable TV series and why shouldn’t there be multicultural and female engines. But it’s not Thomas the Tank Engine puffing through lovely British scenery . Thomas the Tank Engine ended with book 26 . 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
E3109 Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 (edited) Well it might be an enjoyable TV series and why shouldn’t there be multicultural and female engines. But it’s not Thomas the Tank Engine puffing through lovely British scenery . Thomas the Tank Engine ended with book 26 .True, it all went a bit aw(d)ry when it went on the telly.Let's face it, even if 'D9022' had been named 'Sir Testosterone of Alpha Males' he would've still been referred to as 'she', due to it being a (fictional) locomotive. Maybe we're to blame for all the PC nonsense! Edited September 2, 2018 by E3109 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
60159 Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 We've lost the plot and Mattel are churning out inferior quality, politically correct carp. By the way, are LGB now rueing their acronym? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 ....... are LGB now rueing their acronym? well if they had to get into "T" scale it might have been embarassing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 At least these foreign trains will be affordable and run on time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted September 3, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 3, 2018 (edited) At least these foreign trains will be affordable and run on time. I dunno, having used foreign trains quite a bit in recent years in Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy and the Netherlands I wouldn't rate punctuality and reliability as being any better than ours. In fact, unless you're unlucky enough to be using one of the problem franchises I think many of our routes are if anything better. Edited September 3, 2018 by jjb1970 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steven B Posted September 3, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 3, 2018 I'm sure export markets for the toys (i.e. China & India) has more to do with the choices of new characters than political correctness. As most big machines are "she" I'm more surpised that there have been no comments over the years about Thomas and his friends being a little confused over their gender.... Steven B Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 You are all forgetting the human factor. Think of the sales of Driver Wendii's pink lunchbox always prominently placed on the control desk, the Fashion Concious Controller's boutique outfits, the on train hairdressing salon's tie in products* and Guard Sunita's powerful handbag with official mobile phone and other accessories. How far we have come from simple relationship difficulties arising from the risk of spoiling one's paint job... *I shall quickly register the 'Aw-Dry' name for hairdryers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 I do wish that they’d just make a series with talking trains and call it something other than Thomas the Tank. Purists and casual viewers alike would then be satisfied 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steven B Posted September 3, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 3, 2018 They did - Underground Ernie and Chuggington Steven B. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steven B Posted September 3, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 3, 2018 They did - Underground Ernie and Chuggington Steven B. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgeconna Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 No Wonder Hornby are Pulling out of this Lark. Shelves of brightly coloured non selling locos. Hate to see the amount of figures needed for the Indian set! No doubt a future episode we be when the engines be converted to Vegetable Oil and Cancerous Coal seen as the arch enemy blocking up the locos chimneys. all about the money, money, money. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Rather begs the question are there any other similarly popular railway based children's story formats that are marketed on the same scale as TTTE, or has the Rev Awdry's quiet imagining accidentally proved suitable for achieving world domination? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted September 3, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 3, 2018 I'm sure export markets for the toys (i.e. China & India) has more to do with the choices of new characters than political correctness. As most big machines are "she" I'm more surpised that there have been no comments over the years about Thomas and his friends being a little confused over their gender.... Steven B A former employer of mine made a huge effort to review all of their documents to make references to ships gender neutral. I didn't mind that and tended to agree with it. What did annoy me was a very heavy handed approach by certain managers if they heard staff refer to a ship as "she" in general conversation. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp1 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Just bring back Ringo Starr and all will be right with the world...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted September 3, 2018 Author Share Posted September 3, 2018 They did - Underground Ernie and Chuggington Steven B. Always felt that they didn't quite think things through when they chose the name Chuggington, brings up visions of a town full of rugby players indulging in after match rituals (or worse) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted September 3, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 3, 2018 (edited) Just bring back Ringo Starr and all will be right with the world...... .............and bring back the use of models instead of using CGI Edited September 3, 2018 by chuffinghell 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted September 3, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 3, 2018 Just bring back Ringo Starr and all will be right with the world...... Somehow I can't see Nickelodeon (makers and distributors of the latest series) going along with that, or using models. And I don't think there's anything new in this lot as most of the foreign engines have been seen before. As ever I'm afraid it is a typical story of something thoroughly British, and with a good helping of whimsy and morality to prove it, going to the dogs when a bunch of money grubbing Americans get their greasy capetbagging hands on it and totally misunderstand what the original was all about - but if it makes them money they'll no doubt be perfectly happy. And in a churchyard not far from us all even Jeremiah Jobling will be rotating rapidly in his grave, and no doubt making a lot of the fact that these foreign johnnies (and joanies) don't even wear bootlaces. What is the world coming to? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted September 3, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 3, 2018 (edited) .......... Americans get their greasy capetbagging hands on it and totally misunderstand what the original was all about Edited September 3, 2018 by chuffinghell 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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