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requested my take on everyone's favorite one-time diesel, Diesel 261, a.k.a. Bowler. Enjoy.Related content
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"Not bad. I've seen worst. At least you're all clean."
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(The engines glared)
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"It's not your fault, but Sir Topham Hatt should scrap you and get engines like me! A fill of oil, a touch on the starter and I'm off! No bother, no waiting. They have to fuss over you for HOURS before you're ready."
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That's his BASIS, and he goes by several names depending on who you ask.
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You know what, lets call him Bob
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You can call him that, I'm stickin with Bowler.
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Ok. I'm not really calling him that
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"not bad, I've seen worse, at least you're all clean."
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How would you feel if Bowler was his official name given to us by HiT rather than having the nickname be created by fans?
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That would be great.
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It's much better than just calling him D261 or The Diesel; more creative of a name Bowler is, in my opinion.
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Plus, having him named Bowler makes more sense, considering that he sucked a bowler hat into his air intake.
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Oh, we must NOT forget about that.
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I wish that recent episodes referenced episodes like this. I don't think they even referenced the very first episode of the whole series in an episode yet.
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I mean, out of all the episodes this series had, I don't think the very first one was ever referenced.
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Yeah, quite ironic, seeing it started the whole TV series.
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Yeah, even though it's not the first story in the RWS(I think).
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You're actually right about Thomas and Gordon not being the first story in the RWS; the very first RWS story was Edward's Day Out.
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There's a lot of history behind that story as well.
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For starters, we all know that the Rev. W Awdry first told these stories to his son Christopher when he had the measles in 1943, but the stories weren't published until 1945, two years later, due to wartime issues. A fact that I found really interesting was that the stories in The Three Railway Engines weren't originally intended to be included in the same volume, let alone take place on the same railway. Luckily, the publishers encouraged Awdry to write the story Edward Gordon and Henry to bring all of the characters together and to finish off with a happy ending.
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Wow. And look where we stand today.
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Do you know how things would be if Edward, Henry and Gordon weren't part of the same railway? Or if World War II didn't get in the way of publishing the stories?
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Well, I'm sure things would definitely be different.
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Well, obviously The Three Railway Engines would have been published earlier, and Edward Henry and Gordon would be on different railways.
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I see. Well praise the Lord for the publishers' decisions.
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Otherwise, we wouldn't be standing here right now.
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You're quite welcome.
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Well, if it isn't also Old Stuck Up from the Railway Series.
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Actually, that's not Old Stuck Up.
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Yeah, it is, because both the Diesel and Old Stuck Up are based on the same class.
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Yeah, but they're not the same color nor did they get into the same trouble. Don't believe me? Then take a look here ttte.wikia.com/wiki/The_Diesel and here ttte.wikia.com/wiki/The_Diesel
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